# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1894
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37862 "2018-05-30T11:52:43Z")
A continuation of Republican attempts to identify every possible factor, regardless of how tangential or inconsequential, relating to or contributing to gun violence… except for the gun part. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37863 "2018-05-30T12:17:03Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The stores she frequents carry lube and butt plugs also. Groceries, not so much. Edible underwear doesn’t count? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37864 "2018-05-30T12:38:38Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Edible underwear doesn’t count? Naw, it’s too much work to hollow out the melons, and they chafe after awhile, trust me. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37865 "2018-05-30T19:11:33Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Tennessee lawmaker says pornography is a ‘root cause’ of school shootings > > Republican Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee > > And it’s on grocery store shelves (probably at the checkout) …“Pornography. It’s available. It’s available on the shelf when you walk in the grocery store. Yeah, you have to reach up to get it, but there’s pornography there,” Black says in the audio. “All of this is available without parental guidance.” > > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/politics/diane-black-school-shootings-pornography/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/politics/diane-black-school-shootings-pornography/index.html) What grocery stores is she going to? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37866 "2018-05-30T19:12:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > What grocery stores is she going to? 'Ho foods. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37867 "2018-05-30T20:31:43Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > 'Ho foods. That’s pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37868 "2018-05-30T20:49:57Z")
If this lady is concerned about access to pornography on store shelves, who has the heart to tell her about the internet? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37869 "2018-05-30T21:25:24Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > 'Ho foods. That made me laugh (and is cleaner than my version, too). ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37870 "2018-05-30T21:29:22Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > 'Ho foods. Ho’s gotta eat, too! ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37871 "2018-05-30T21:33:51Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Tennessee lawmaker says pornography is a ‘root cause’ of school shootings > > Republican Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee > > And it’s on grocery store shelves (probably at the checkout) …“Pornography. It’s available. It’s available on the shelf when you walk in the grocery store. Yeah, you have to reach up to get it, but there’s pornography there,” Black says in the audio. “All of this is available without parental guidance.” > > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/politics/diane-black-school-shootings-pornography/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/politics/diane-black-school-shootings-pornography/index.html) Oh yeah, she’s an idiot! She represents the district just to the east of Nashville (where I live). She wants to be governor. i hate sitting through her campaign commercials. Aw, the stoopid! It burns… ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37872 "2018-05-31T00:32:42Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > Oh yeah, she’s an idiot! She represents the district just to the east of Nashville (where I live). She wants to be governor. i hate sitting through her campaign commercials. Aw, the stoopid! It burns… Ah c’mon. Even the one where she will personally ban all abortions? They’re best if you imagine three little robot head silhouetted against the screen. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37873 "2018-05-31T19:08:04Z")
[[Florida’s] Lake County Republican Committeeman Ralph Smith doesn’t understand the backlash against Roseanne.](https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/05/31/us/ap-us-roseanne-florida-republican.html) > [@](#): > > Smith posted an image of Valerie Jarrett and a character from “Planet of the Apes” on Facebook with the caption, “And the issue with Roseanne is?” > > Barr’s tweet likening Jarrett to a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and a “Planet of the Apes” actor sparked nationwide criticism and prompted ABC to cancel its reboot of the comedy show “Roseanne.” > > The Daily Commercial in Leesburg, Florida, published a story Wednesday quoting Smith as saying that he thought the comparison was “funny.” > > :snip: > > Smith deleted his post Wednesday. On a radio show he hosts, he said he doesn’t care about a person’s color, only their values. To quote a line from “M_A_S\*H”: Everyone who believes that, stand on your heads. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37874 "2018-05-31T19:37:13Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > To quote a line from “M_A_S\*H”: Everyone who believes that, stand on your heads. Yeah, I had the impression that after the national and international shitstorm about the [W. Virginia Republican who Facebook-described Michelle Obama as an “ape in heels” and the Republican mayor who Facebook-agreed with her](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/12/27/the-nonprofit-director-who-called-michelle-obama-an-ape-in-heels-has-lost-her-job-for-good/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5555527df49f), conservatives had at least figured out that it’s inadvisable to call black women apes. Apparently that was too long ago for them to remember, or something. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37875 "2018-05-31T20:18:25Z")
Fox News has a great idea involving school shootings. Have cannon around to blast holes in the walls if there’s an active shooter. (Warning, link is to Fox News) > **[School shootings: This cannon fires unbelievable ammo to blast through walls...](https://www.foxnews.com/tech/school-shootings-this-cannon-fires-unbelievable-ammo-to-blast-through-walls-and-help-rescue-victims)** > > A powerful modern day cannon fires water bottles as cannonballs - smashing strong walls in mere seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37876 "2018-05-31T20:45:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox News has a great idea involving school shootings. Have cannon around to blast holes in the walls if there’s an active shooter. > (Warning, link is to Fox News) > [School shootings: This cannon fires unbelievable ammo to blast through walls and help rescue victims | Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/05/31/school-shootings-this-cannon-fires-unbelievable-ammo-to-blast-through-walls-and-help-rescue-victims.html) I can get behind that if Rupert Murdoch pays to fix the damage. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37877 "2018-05-31T20:47:09Z")
Of course the Fox News solution to guns is bigger guns. _Insert Tim Allen “more power” grunting_ ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37878 "2018-05-31T21:01:16Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [[Florida’s] Lake County Republican Committeeman Ralph Smith doesn’t understand the backlash against Roseanne.](https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/05/31/us/ap-us-roseanne-florida-republican.html) > > > [@](#): > > > > Smith deleted his post Wednesday. On a radio show he hosts, he said he doesn’t care about a person’s color, only their values. > > To quote a line from “M_A_S\*H”: Everyone who believes that, stand on your heads. I believe him, but I also believe that the most important value, in Smith’s view, is prolly that white people are better than everyone else. But no, I don’t think it’s important to Smith what color people are as long as they think that white people are #1. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37879 "2018-05-31T21:03:03Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox News has a great idea involving school shootings. Have cannon around to blast holes in the walls if there’s an active shooter. > (Warning, link is to Fox News) > [School shootings: This cannon fires unbelievable ammo to blast through walls and help rescue victims | Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/05/31/school-shootings-this-cannon-fires-unbelievable-ammo-to-blast-through-walls-and-help-rescue-victims.html) Holy fuck that’s stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37880 "2018-06-01T01:07:52Z")
Huffpo outs @AmyMek, the Islamophobic, Liberal hating twitter troll followed by Trump, Hannity and a lot of right wing assholes. Republicans go apeshit over how evil Liberals are for “doxing” her. :smack: > **[Trump's Loudest Anti-Muslim Twitter Troll Is A Shady Vegan Wed To An Ex-WWE Exec](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anti-muslim-twitter-troll-amy-mek-mekelburg_n_5b0d9e40e4b0802d69cf0264?7z=)** > > @AmyMek anonymously spread hate online for years. She can't hide anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37881 "2018-06-01T01:41:08Z")
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