# 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:** 1900
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37982 "2018-06-13T23:40:09Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Did illuminati assassins try to kill Larry Kudlow with a heart attack gun? > [Right-wing pastor: ‘Did Illuminati assassins target Larry Kudlow with a heart-attack gun?’ – DeadState](http://deadstate.org/right-wing-pastor-did-illuminati-assassins-target-larry-kudlow-with-a-heart-attack-gun/) WTF?? Yeah, years of snorting coke never brings heart attacks around. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37983 "2018-06-14T00:40:04Z")
Remember when Rand Paul’s neighbor went upside his head a while back? [Here’s the rest of the story, according to the neighbor](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/rene-boucher-describes-attack-on-neighbor-rand-paul.html). > [@](#): > > In October, Paul reconstructed the pile. A few days later, Boucher again had them hauled away. Less than 10 days later, Paul again made another pile of limbs and leaves, again in the same spot. Boucher took his beef to the Rivergreen Homeowner’s Association, but it did not help. > > On Nov. 2, Boucher hit some kind of limit with his patience. He poured gasoline on the pile of debris and set it on fire. The resulting fireball gave him second-degree burns on his arms, neck, and face. Some rich white gangsta shit right there. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37984 "2018-06-14T01:38:07Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Did illuminati assassins try to kill Larry Kudlow with a heart attack gun? > [Right-wing pastor: ‘Did Illuminati assassins target Larry Kudlow with a heart-attack gun?’ – DeadState](http://deadstate.org/right-wing-pastor-did-illuminati-assassins-target-larry-kudlow-with-a-heart-attack-gun/) You can’t prove to me that they didn’t, therefore I am forced to assume they did. I, like the good pastor, find your “natural causes” tale frankly far-fetched. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37985 "2018-06-14T05:09:14Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > Some rich white gangsta shit right there. We’re gonna have to send Warren B(uffet) in to regulate. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37986 "2018-06-14T15:50:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Republicans of Virginia, in their infinite wisdom, have nominated a neo-Confederate whom Trump enthusiastically endorses. The National Republican Senatorial Committee has said they will not support him, nor campaign for him. > [http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/392064-senate-gop-campaign-arm-has-no-plans-to-endorse-republican-candidate-in](http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/392064-senate-gop-campaign-arm-has-no-plans-to-endorse-republican-candidate-in) This is the same jackass who ran for governor last year on a pledge to stop people from tearing down racist monuments because they’re “historical”. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37987 "2018-06-14T15:51:56Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Did illuminati assassins try to kill Larry Kudlow with a heart attack gun? > [Right-wing pastor: ‘Did Illuminati assassins target Larry Kudlow with a heart-attack gun?’ – DeadState](http://deadstate.org/right-wing-pastor-did-illuminati-assassins-target-larry-kudlow-with-a-heart-attack-gun/) That guy’s crazier than Alex Jones! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37988 "2018-06-14T16:27:00Z")
Arizona legislator goes off on immigration, complains there [“aren’t enough white kids”.](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/david-stringer-arizona-immigration_us_5b226b5fe4b0adfb827185ba) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37989 "2018-06-14T16:56:19Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That guy’s crazier than Alex Jones! :eek: That’s nuthin compared to [this guy](http://deadstate.org/christian-author-trump-is-under-attack-from-multidimensional-luciferian-advanced-beings/) (same site) > [@](#): > > Last week, End Times author Paul McGuire appeared on the Jim Bakker Show and declared that President Trump is currently engulfed in “the greatest spiritual battle in the history of all mankind.” He expanded on his claim on his radio program this Thursday, this time clarifying that the battle is with “advanced beings” who possess “supernatural multidimensional” powers. This is the part I don’t get. If it is a battle with “advanced beings” who possess “supernatural _multidimensional_” powers, why hasn’t Trump been squashed like a bug? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37990 "2018-06-14T17:00:32Z")
I think the answer to that is supposed to be “because God is with him”. Despite all evidence to the contrary. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37991 "2018-06-14T17:23:55Z")
He’s saving the babies and the guns, isn’t he? So there. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37992 "2018-06-14T19:14:36Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > He’s saving the babies and the guns, isn’t he? So there. He’s saving fetuses. Doesn’t give a rat’s ass about babies or children. ---
**Author:** ![SaneBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37993 "2018-06-15T16:45:27Z")
Not sure if this is a right thread but what the heck, nothing seems to matter anymore: Editorial cartoonist of 25 years [was fired for refusing to do cartoons extolling Trump](http://news.editorialcartoonists.com/aaec/2018/06/rob-rogers-fired-a-statement-from-the-association-of-american-cartoonists-.html). ---
**Author:** ![SaneBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37994 "2018-06-15T21:02:49Z")
^^ Oh, I forgot this. [Here](http://robrogers.com/category/archive/) is archive of his blog. No wonder some got triggered. 😃 ---
**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:** [June 15, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37995 "2018-06-15T21:26:05Z")
> [@SaneBill](#): > > ^^ Oh, I forgot this. [Here](http://robrogers.com/category/archive/) is archive of his blog. No wonder some got triggered. 😃 Oh yeah. He’s good, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37996 "2018-06-16T00:35:12Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Oh yeah. He’s good, tho. Yeah, there’s a lot of incisive (and funny) commentary in those. Apparently the owner(s) of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Blocks, are very right-wing, of the Trumpist persuasion. They own a boatload of TV stations and cable systems, too. > **[Block Communications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Communications)** > > Block Communications Inc. (also known as Blade Communications) is an American privately held holding company of various assets, mainly in the print and broadcast media, based in Toledo, Ohio. The company was founded in 1900 in New York City when Paul Block, a German-Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in 1885, formed an ad representation firm for newspapers. The Block empire grew to encompass many newspapers on the east coast of the US, however with the Great Depression in the 1930s ca... ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37997 "2018-06-16T00:35:46Z")
Something tells me he’ll land on his feet. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37998 "2018-06-18T17:47:43Z")
Laura Ingraham thinks people upset over children being taken away from their parents and put into camps is “funny”. “Do you notice how the left, like [Rep.] Adam Schiff (D-CA), that’s Democrat, Adam Schiff, when he’s not covering for the Mueller abuses, he’s perpetuating the fraud about the border. And the U​.​S​.​ is so inhumane to provide entertainment, sports, tutoring, medical, dental, four meals a day, and clean, decent housing for children whose parents irresponsibly tried to bring them across the border illegally. OK? So we’re going to be here for today and tomorrow, and we’re going to expose what’s happened to th​is beautiful state (sic) of San Francisco under Democrat rule.” > **[Laura Ingraham: People talking about children being held in cages at the...](https://www.mediamatters.org/laura-ingraham/laura-ingraham-people-talking-about-children-being-held-cages-border-hilarious)** > > From the June 18 edition of Courtside Entertainment Group's The Laura Ingraham Show: ---
**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:** [June 18, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37999 "2018-06-18T18:10:49Z")
Republicans have a higher opinion of Kim Jung Un than of Nancy Pelosi. > **[Poll: Kim Jong Un has higher approval among Republicans than Pelosi](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/392756-poll-kim-jong-un-has-higher-approval-among-republicans-than-pelosi/)** > > \ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \ A majority of Republicans support taking kids away from their parents at the border. > **[Poll: Majority of Republicans back family separation policy](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/392802-poll-majority-of-republicans-back-family-separation-policy/)** > > A majority of Republicans support the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant children from their parents when they are caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a Quinnipiac Un… ---
**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:** [June 18, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38000 "2018-06-18T18:26:29Z")
The best thing that could happen to Laura Ingraham is a fatal case of something. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38001 "2018-06-18T18:33:50Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > The best thing that could happen to Laura Ingraham is a fatal case of something. Lockjaw would be too harsh; perhaps [lockarm](http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_slatest/2016/07/20/laura_ingraham_closes_rnc_speech_with_some_sort_of_a_salute/screen_shot_20160720_at_9.21.09_pm.png.CROP.promo-xlarge2.21.09_pm.png) instead… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1899) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1901)