# 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:** 1921
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38402 "2018-07-30T16:29:15Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > At the risk of completely hijacking this thread: not all immigrants are in the same category. Refugees and asylum seekers are not the same as economic migrants; numbers of the former ebb and flow suddenly as crises crystallize, and the consequences of denying them entry may be fatal to the rejected applicants. Economic migrant numbers wax and wane more gradually, and failure to obtain entry is not necessarily a life-or-death situation. There are also immigrants with special skills who are actively desired and invited to come, which are a whole other category, and there are migrant workers who could potentially enter the country on a seasonal basis and return home (e.g. fruit pickers). Immigration policy needs to take account of the different needs of all groups and the projected numbers, and balance those against the country’s needs and capacity without unduly pitting one category against the other. And not all categories would necessarily require the same approach; applying a lottery to refugees could be cruel, but economic migrants without sought-after skills or other extenuating circumstances could well be fairly served by a lottery system of selection. Too hard for brain! Vote Trump easier! ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38403 "2018-07-30T16:46:39Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Assuming there’s [some minimum requirements](http://www.usadiversitylottery.com/requiremnts.html) to qualify for the lottery, then yes, it can make sense. Ah, there’s some missing context. Thank you! This whole post is very good, by the by, and I find it quite pursuasive. 🙂 > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Arguing in favor of admitting refugees is not arguing for open borders. It is arguing for humanitarian ideals. Some people deserve to be admitted solely on the basis of saving them from the torture or death they are running away from. The wretched refuse of the worlds teeming shores may not have resumes that help corporate America fill formerly high paying jobs without raising wages, but it is the right thing to do. Not talking about refugees. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38404 "2018-07-30T18:22:31Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Not talking about refugees. Asylum seekers? ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38405 "2018-07-30T20:20:42Z")
So … this is a thing. Bigfoot erotica becomes an issue in the Virginia Fifth Congressional District election. > **[The Virginia House race at the center of the "Bigfoot erotica" controversy,...](https://www.vox.com/2018/7/30/17629580/riggleman-cockburn-bigfoot-erotica)** > > The stuff waves are made of. As somebody on twitter pointed out, Bigfoot erotica is not the same thing as Big Foot erotica. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38406 "2018-07-30T23:46:24Z")
What about a Samsquanch? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aJphX1WtVSY/hqdefault.jpg "Trailer Park Boys - The Samsquanch") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJphX1WtVSY) ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38407 "2018-07-31T12:00:46Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > So … this is a thing. > Bigfoot erotica becomes an issue in the Virginia Fifth Congressional District election. > [Bigfoot erotica and Denver Riggleman, explained - Vox](https://www.vox.com/2018/7/30/17629580/riggleman-cockburn-bigfoot-erotica) > > As somebody on twitter pointed out, Bigfoot erotica is not the same thing as Big Foot erotica. OK, when I clicked that link I had no idea it would become so time-consuming. But this is fascinating. Here is the text of the book the guy wrote that started all this. It’s actually pretty funny, and intentionally so. I’ve got to admit, I’m digging it. > **[Bigfoot Exterminators Inc. - Don Barone Outdoors Pages 1-34 - Flip PDF...](https://fliphtml5.com/znhu/uuci/basic)** > > Check Pages 1-34 of Bigfoot Exterminators Inc. - Don Barone Outdoors in the flip PDF version. Bigfoot Exterminators Inc. - Don Barone Outdoors was published by on 2015-05-13. Find more similar flip PDFs like Bigfoot Exterminators Inc. - Don Barone... ---
**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:** [July 31, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38408 "2018-07-31T13:54:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > So … this is a thing. > Bigfoot erotica becomes an issue in the Virginia Fifth Congressional District election. > [Bigfoot erotica and Denver Riggleman, explained - Vox](https://www.vox.com/2018/7/30/17629580/riggleman-cockburn-bigfoot-erotica) > > As somebody on twitter pointed out, Bigfoot erotica is not the same thing as Big Foot erotica. I like how the issue being put forward is the furry shit, rather than the Nazi ties shit. Good, sound moral priorities there, 'Murika. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38409 "2018-07-31T18:49:48Z")
Ron DeSantis, one of the Republican candidates for Governor of Florida, is running a campaign ad where he’s teaching his son how to read by reading “Make America Great Again”, teaching him how to build a wall with building blocks, and revealing that he’s a big Trump fanboy. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5IbT9j30TtM/hqdefault.jpg "Ron Desantis' New Campaign Ad Is A Must See...😂") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IbT9j30TtM) ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38410 "2018-07-31T19:28:45Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > I like how the issue being put forward is the furry shit, rather than the Nazi ties shit. Good, sound moral priorities there, 'Murika. Well, we’ve already proven that the Nazi shit isn’t a deal breaker, so we might as well try something else. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38411 "2018-07-31T19:49:12Z")
Tucker Carlson threatens to have a guest taken out and deported for being here illegally (he’s a DACA recipient who now has a green card) [Tucker Carlson Tells Guest With Green Card: You're In The U.S. Illegally](https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-tells-guest-green-card-youre-us-illegally-1049946)? ---
**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:** [July 31, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38412 "2018-07-31T20:05:43Z")
Jesse Watters from Fox News: Trump Wants the ‘Best and Brightest’ Immigrants, Not ‘Some Guy’s Uncle from Zimbabwe’ [https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jesse-watters-trump-wants-the-best-and-brightest-immigrants-not-some-guys-uncle-from-zimbabwe/](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jesse-watters-trump-wants-the-best-and-brightest-immigrants-not-some-guys-uncle-from-zimbabwe/) ---
**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:** [July 31, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38413 "2018-07-31T20:11:19Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Jesse Watters from Fox News: Trump Wants the ‘Best and Brightest’ Immigrants, Not ‘Some Guy’s Uncle from Zimbabwe’ > [Jesse Watters | Mediaite](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jesse-watters-trump-wants-the-best-and-brightest-immigrants-not-some-guys-uncle-from-zimbabwe/) Or some guy’s kid from Kenya. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38414 "2018-07-31T20:43:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Jesse Watters from Fox News: Trump Wants the ‘Best and Brightest’ Immigrants, Not ‘Some Guy’s Uncle from Zimbabwe’ > [Jesse Watters | Mediaite](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jesse-watters-trump-wants-the-best-and-brightest-immigrants-not-some-guys-uncle-from-zimbabwe/) Yeah, I mean, the Zimbabwe guy might just [go to college and become a successful entrepreneur off of a $150 startup and donate buckets of money to educate Third World children in poverty and become a guest speaker at Harvard before turning 35](http://lynnipulse.org/archives/6279). What use is that in terms of turning a profit for Trump? We need the “best and brightest immigrants”, i.e., ones whose presence will facilitate Trump family access to more money and/or wives. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38415 "2018-07-31T22:02:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Tucker Carlson threatens to have a guest taken out and deported for being here illegally (he’s a DACA recipient who now has a green card) > [https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-tells-guest-green-card-youre-us-illegally-1049946](https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-tells-guest-green-card-youre-us-illegally-1049946)? Fucker Carlson needs to be punched right in that Backpfeifengesicht of his. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38416 "2018-08-01T04:11:14Z")
The EPA is advocating against stiffer mileage requirements for new cars by arguing that people will drive less if their vehicles get fewer miles per gallon, lowering the risk of crashes. [http://amp.kcra.com/article/no-need-for-better-gas-mileage-heavy-vehicles-are-safer-us-says/22605593](http://amp.kcra.com/article/no-need-for-better-gas-mileage-heavy-vehicles-are-safer-us-says/22605593) ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38417 "2018-08-01T04:20:24Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The EPA is advocating against stiffer mileage requirements for new cars by arguing that people will drive less if their vehicles get fewer miles per gallon, lowering the risk of crashes. > > [http://amp.kcra.com/article/no-need-for-better-gas-mileage-heavy-vehicles-are-safer-us-says/22605593](http://amp.kcra.com/article/no-need-for-better-gas-mileage-heavy-vehicles-are-safer-us-says/22605593) Okay, so obviously that _sounds_ incredibly stupid - could it be true? ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38418 "2018-08-01T04:40:28Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The EPA is advocating against stiffer mileage requirements for new cars by arguing that people will drive less if their vehicles get fewer miles per gallon, lowering the risk of crashes. > > [http://amp.kcra.com/article/no-need-for-better-gas-mileage-heavy-vehicles-are-safer-us-says/22605593](http://amp.kcra.com/article/no-need-for-better-gas-mileage-heavy-vehicles-are-safer-us-says/22605593) Raising the gas tax would be a more effective way to achieve this goal. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38419 "2018-08-01T04:43:09Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Okay, so obviously that _sounds_ incredibly stupid - could it be true? Remember, the American Motorists organization advocated, “_if speed limits are increased, cars will spend less time on the road, meaning less time that they have an opportunity to hit something, thus there will not be as many accidents_”. Never estimate the low end of stupid, because it is always lower than that. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38420 "2018-08-01T05:12:59Z")
Saying [this](https://apnews.com/86bbb02de5e249eba482c4d2fb651120/Promoting-voter-ID,-Trump-says-ID-needed-to-buy-groceries) was pretty stupid: > [@Donald Trump](#): > > If you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card, you need ID. You go out and you want to buy anything, you need ID and you need your picture. :dubious::rolleyes: This guy is even more out of touch about groceries than George Bush was! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38421 "2018-08-01T05:59:40Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > Raising the gas tax would be a more effective way to achieve this goal. Tax bad! Hurt brain! Vote Trump easier! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1920) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1922)