# 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:** 1905
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38082 "2018-06-26T18:09:57Z")
Are the people complaining about incivility still deriding The Others as “snowflakes”? ---
**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 26, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38083 "2018-06-26T18:17:45Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Are the people complaining about incivility still deriding The Others as “snowflakes”? The right and alt-right have to constantly search for new insults and labels and conspiracies, since there is not even a kernel of truth to the vast majority of ones they spew forth. “Snowflakes” was soooo 2015-2017. I think they’re working on recycling “traitors”, but they’re waiting to see how they do in November before they do. If they lose in November, I suspect they’ll abandon “traitors” and temporarily go back to “elites” until they settle on something stronger, maybe “dictators”. But if they win or at least hold their advantage, look for everyone not towing the line to be called a “traitor”. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38084 "2018-06-26T18:29:24Z")
They’ll recycle. Few days ago, in Duh-luth, Il Douche ragged on a protestor for having long hair, couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman, har-de-har-har, bath haircut job… Made me feel a lot younger, but in a very unwelcome way. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38085 "2018-06-26T18:52:02Z")
Oh, I’ve heard “traitors” already. Set the Wayback Machine for 2002, Sherman! ---
**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 26, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38086 "2018-06-26T20:26:36Z")
I saw a comment on twitter accusing Maxine Waters of treason. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38087 "2018-06-27T18:05:19Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > They’ll recycle. Few days ago, in Duh-luth, Il Douche ragged on a protestor for having long hair, couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman, har-de-har-har, bath haircut job… > > Made me feel a lot younger, but in a very unwelcome way. Citizen: “HAW HAW HAW! I can’t tell if it’s a BOY or a GIRL!!!” Hippie: “Well why don’t you SUCK MY DICK and find out?” — one of the angrier Gilbert Shelton underground comix from the late ‘60s ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38088 "2018-06-27T21:24:40Z")
Ah, may the Goddess bless Gilbert Shelton and hold him close to Her bounteous bosom all the days of his life, amen! He made me laugh when Nixon… ---
**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 27, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38089 "2018-06-27T22:11:37Z")
The Nazi who ran down and murdered Heather Heyer at the Charlottesville protests has been indicted on one federal count of a hate crime resulting in Heyer’s death, 28 counts of hate crimes for causing bodily injury and involving an attempt to kill and one count of racially motivated violent interference with a federally protected activity. He has already been indicted in state court on the murder charge. > **[Driver accused of plowing into crowd at Charlottesville rally charged with...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/27/charlottesville-rally-james-alex-fields-charged-federal-hate-crimes/738514002/)** > > A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted James Alex Fields Jr., 21, on Wednesday with federal hate crimes in the death Heather Heyer, who was run down by a car while protesting a "United the Right" rally by white supremacists in Charlottesville. ---
**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 28, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38090 "2018-06-28T00:17:25Z")
Marco Rubio says the reason Republicans who disagree with Trump support him anyway is because they would rather sacrifice their own principles than be seen to [agree with the main stream media](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rubio-explains-why-republicans-will-never-criticize-trump): > [@](#): > > “Many Republicans won’t criticize Trump even when they don’t agree with him b/c it means siding with a media that nevers [sic] cuts him a break, turns even little things he does into an act of evil, are also unfair to them & in the end will still attack you anyway” ---
**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 28, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38091 "2018-06-28T00:31:47Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Marco Rubio says the reason Republicans who disagree with Trump support him anyway is because they would rather sacrifice their own principles than be seen to [agree with the main stream media](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rubio-explains-why-republicans-will-never-criticize-trump): Great user name/post combo since Rubio is straight up admitting that a primary motivator of Republicans is fear. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38092 "2018-06-28T04:19:00Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Nazi who ran down and murdered Heather Heyer at the Charlottesville protests has been indicted on one federal count of a hate crime resulting in Heyer’s death, 28 counts of hate crimes for causing bodily injury and involving an attempt to kill and one count of racially motivated violent interference with a federally protected activity. > > He has already been indicted in state court on the murder charge. > [Charlottesville rally: James Alex Fields charged with federal hate crimes](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/27/charlottesville-rally-james-alex-fields-charged-federal-hate-crimes/738514002/) MMMMM. State charges - no pardon. ---
**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 28, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38093 "2018-06-28T05:04:35Z")
Milo calls for vigilantes to start gunning down reporters. > **[Milo Yiannopoulos Encourages Vigilantes to Start ‘Gunning Journalists Down’](https://observer.com/2018/06/milo-yiannopoulos-encourages-vigilantes-start-gunning-journalists-down/)** > > The nationalist saw his his career implode following a Buzzfeed report linking his tenure at Breitbart to neo-Nazis. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38094 "2018-06-28T05:15:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Milo calls for vigilantes to start gunning down reporters. > [http://observer.com/2018/06/milo-yiannopoulos-encourages-vigilantes-start-gunning-journalists-down/](http://observer.com/2018/06/milo-yiannopoulos-encourages-vigilantes-start-gunning-journalists-down/) Civility, y’all. ---
**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 28, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38095 "2018-06-28T10:11:30Z")
It takes talent to come up with [a lie that so thoroughly destroys your own case](http://www.newsweek.com/ice-director-uses-nazi-defence-claim-border-policy-not-hitler-regime-were-just-985451): > [@](#): > > “I think it’s an insult to the brave men and women of the border patrol and ICE to call law enforcement officers Nazis,” said [acting ICE director Thomas] Homan. “They are simply enforcing laws enacted by Congress.” ---
**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 28, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38096 "2018-06-28T16:23:05Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Milo calls for vigilantes to start gunning down reporters. > [http://observer.com/2018/06/milo-yiannopoulos-encourages-vigilantes-start-gunning-journalists-down/](http://observer.com/2018/06/milo-yiannopoulos-encourages-vigilantes-start-gunning-journalists-down/) The only reason anyone asks this fool anything is because they know he’s gonna say something crazy. If said something reasonable, _THAT_ would be news. ---
**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 28, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38097 "2018-06-28T17:46:19Z")
The Republican primary winner for state legislature in North Carolina says God is a white supremacist and he created white people to be superior and black people to be inferior. And Jews are descended from Satan. [https://theguardiansofdemocracy.com/nc-gop-candidate-jews-descend-satan-god-racist-white-supremacist/](https://theguardiansofdemocracy.com/nc-gop-candidate-jews-descend-satan-god-racist-white-supremacist/) ---
**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 28, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38098 "2018-06-28T18:09:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Republican primary winner for state legislature in North Carolina says God is a white supremacist and he created white people to be superior and black people to be inferior. And Jews are descended from Satan. > [The Guardians of Democracy - Transpartisan organization of citizen journalists](https://theguardiansofdemocracy.com/nc-gop-candidate-jews-descend-satan-god-racist-white-supremacist/) Hmmm…sounds like a worthy candidate for Justice Kennedy’s seat. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38099 "2018-06-28T18:12:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Republican primary winner for state legislature in North Carolina says God is a white supremacist and he created white people to be superior and black people to be inferior. And Jews are descended from Satan. > [The Guardians of Democracy - Transpartisan organization of citizen journalists](https://theguardiansofdemocracy.com/nc-gop-candidate-jews-descend-satan-god-racist-white-supremacist/) The political parties don’t have any vetting mechanisms for people running for that party in the primaries? ---
**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 28, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38100 "2018-06-28T18:27:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Republican primary winner for state legislature in North Carolina says God is a white supremacist and he created white people to be superior and black people to be inferior. And Jews are descended from Satan. > [The Guardians of Democracy - Transpartisan organization of citizen journalists](https://theguardiansofdemocracy.com/nc-gop-candidate-jews-descend-satan-god-racist-white-supremacist/) To be fair, he has been disavowed by the local GOP: T > [@](#): > > he Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that the North Carolina Republican Party has withdrawn its support for Russell Walker, a Republican candidate running for state House District 48 after his website was uncovered this week. > > “Based on recent behavior and previous statements, the North Carolina Republican Party is unable and unwilling to support the Republican nominated candidate for North Carolina House District 48,” state GOP Chairman Robin Hayes said in a statement Tuesday. > > “The NCGOP along with our local parties in Hoke, Scotland and Robeson Counties will be spending our time and resources supporting Republican candidates that better reflect the values of our party,” Hayes added. ---
**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 28, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38101 "2018-06-28T18:29:05Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > The political parties don’t have any vetting mechanisms for people running for that party in the primaries? How would they prevent someone from submitting the right paperwork and claiming Republican Party affiliation? If all the requirements are met, I don’t see how the state could refuse to put them on the ballot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1904) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1906)