# 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:** 1930
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38582 "2018-08-14T17:09:59Z")
Does he \*ever \*tweet that a white person is stupid? Or that a black person is not? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38583 "2018-08-14T17:26:21Z")
Most likely had good things to say about Sheriff Clarke, or Dr. Duh, who he gave Housing to. Don’t think he ever said Barrack was stupid, just everything 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:** [August 14, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38584 "2018-08-14T17:36:52Z")
Roger Stone retweets a photo of him and Trump and a group of Trumpistas in Space Force uniform - bedecked with swastikas. > **[Roger Stone shares image of himself and Trump as ‘Space Force’ wearing swastikas](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/401716-roger-stone-shares-image-of-himself-and-trump-as-space-force/)** > > Roger Stone on Monday shared a digitally altered and since-deleted image on Instagram of himself, President Trump and several other people serving in or aligned with the administration wearing… ---
**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:** [August 14, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38585 "2018-08-14T17:39:05Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Does he \*ever \*tweet that a white person is stupid? Well, yes, if “goofy” counts, and if Elizabeth Warren counts as “white” notwithstanding the whole “Pocahontas” thing. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38586 "2018-08-14T21:55:23Z")
Florida House candidate withdraws after college degree controversy [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-house-candidate-withdraws-after-college-degree-controversy/ar-BBLW2Ce](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-house-candidate-withdraws-after-college-degree-controversy/ar-BBLW2Ce) > [@](#): > > The decision comes after Howard was accused of lying about receiving a degree from Miami University in Ohio, and posed for a picture with a framed degree. The university’s counsel later released a statement saying the degree did not appear to be “accurate.” > > Howard apologized in a statement Monday, saying it was not her “intent to deceive or mislead anyone.” She went on to say she “made a mistake” in saying she completed her degree. At the time, she said she would stay in the race. Sure ---
**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 15, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38587 "2018-08-15T04:52:17Z")
Yeah, that’s the kind of mistake everyone makes from time to time. Why, I barely remember whether or not I graduated high school, let alone from where. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38588 "2018-08-15T05:01:02Z")
Wait. Some people remember that stuff? Like, all of it? ---
**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 15, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38589 "2018-08-15T05:49:41Z")
Here, I think, is the [offending picture]([https://www.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-11-at-n](https://www.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-11-at-n) .13.36-PM.png). The composition is a bit whatthefucky – I mean, what the fuck? It does not look to me like a kind of picture an educated person would pose for. “_Look at me! I am so smart! I wrote my masters thesis discrediting messers Dunning and Kruger!_” But the other genuine flaw, if you examine the fuzzy text, seems to be that she has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. I mean, yes, BS in Marketing does evoke a certain sense of symmetry, but I am skeptical that that would not be a BA-type discipline. But, as usual, I am probably mistaken on this point. ---
**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 15, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38590 "2018-08-15T06:22:20Z")
[Actual fucking nazi Steve West wins Missouri GOP Statehouse primary with 49% of the vote; the closest runner-up got 24%](https://www.jpost.com//American-Politics/Missouri-Republican-who-said-Hitler-was-right-wins-state-House-primary-564637). > [@](#): > > Steve West, who promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on a radio show he hosts, defeated three other candidates Tuesday in the bid for a seat representing Clay County. He won with 49.5 percent of the vote; the second-place finisher had 24.4 percent. > > “Looking back in history, unfortunately, Hitler was right about what was taking place in Germany. And who was behind it,” West said on KCXL radio in January 2017, The Kansas City Star reported Thursday. > > He has spoken of “Jewish cabals” that are “harvesting baby parts” from Planned Parenthood, abuse children and control the Republican Party. West also has a YouTube channel on which he has made homophobic, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and racist statements, according to The Star. Well it’s a good thing we all know the difference between a republican and a nazi, right? 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38591 "2018-08-15T06:29:29Z")
Wait? Can we still use the N\*\*\* word, yes? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38592 "2018-08-15T06:43:05Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Here, I think, is the [offending picture]([https://www.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-11-at-n](https://www.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-11-at-n) .13.36-PM.png). The composition is a bit whatthefucky – I mean, what the fuck? It does not look to me like a kind of picture an educated person would pose for. “_Look at me! I am so smart! I wrote my masters thesis discrediting messers Dunning and Kruger!_” > > But the other genuine flaw, if you examine the fuzzy text, seems to be that she has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. I mean, yes, BS in Marketing does evoke a certain sense of symmetry, but I am skeptical that that would not be a BA-type discipline. But, as usual, I am probably mistaken on this point. First, [is this the image you posted which is now gone?](https://web.archive.org/web/20180815063638/https://s2-ssl.dmcdn.net/rhNN-/x1080--WL.jpg) Second, [the University of Minnesota offers a BS in Marketing degree you can complete entirely online for the low, low price of $395.47 per credit at 120 credits!](https://online.umn.edu/degrees-certificates/bachelor-science-marketing) We should conclude absolutely nothing from the fact it’s at the Crookston campus. Yes, this entirely online course is at the Crookston campus, which makes perfect sense. Order now. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38593 "2018-08-15T06:50:36Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > [Actual fucking nazi Steve West wins Missouri GOP Statehouse primary with 49% of the vote; the closest runner-up got 24%](https://www.jpost.com//American-Politics/Missouri-Republican-who-said-Hitler-was-right-wins-state-House-primary-564637). > > Well it’s a good thing we all know the difference between a republican and a nazi, right? 🙂 A Republican gives lip service to lowering taxes. > [@smithsb](#): > > Wait? Can we still use the N\*\*\* word, yes? Naza please. Wait… NASA… NAZA… Swastika Force is going to make Hardcore Space Rap for White Nationalists! It’ll broadcast directly from space! We’ll only be able to block it by building a wall, and making Pharma-bro pay for it by selling his Wu-Tang Clan album! ---
**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:** [August 15, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38594 "2018-08-15T13:16:45Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > First, [is this the image you posted which is now gone?](https://web.archive.org/web/20180815063638/https://s2-ssl.dmcdn.net/rhNN-/x1080--WL.jpg) > > Second, [the University of Minnesota offers a BS in Marketing degree you can complete entirely online for the low, low price of $395.47 per credit at 120 credits!](https://online.umn.edu/degrees-certificates/bachelor-science-marketing) We should conclude absolutely nothing from the fact it’s at the Crookston campus. Yes, this entirely online course is at the Crookston campus, which makes perfect sense. Order now. Hell, order two–they’re small. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38595 "2018-08-15T14:27:03Z")
“With little fanfare, Trump and McConnell reshape the nation’s circuit courts”\* > [@](#): > > … > > While much of the focus has been on Kavanaugh and Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, the Senate’s rapid approval of appellate judges is likely to have its own broad impact on the nation, as the 13 circuit courts will shape decisions on immigration, voting rights, abortion and the environment for generations. > > For McConnell, this is the culmination of a years-long gambit that started with stymieing President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees, most notably Supreme Court choice Merrick Garland, and creating a backlog of vacancies on the nation’s highest courts. > > Trump’s 2016 election enabled McConnell (R-Ky.) to cement a legacy of judicial confirmations that is likely to be felt long after the two men leave office. The Republican leaders are also trying to use judicial nominations to energize conservative voters, who party leaders worry will sit out the midterm elections. > … This is where the thump administration is doing the most long term damage. BTW, fuck you, Mitch McConnell. \*I can’t access the URL on my kindle for some reason, but the story shouldn’t be hard to find in today’s Washington Post. Authors are Sean Sullivan and Mike Debonis. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38596 "2018-08-15T15:02:12Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Yeah, that’s the kind of mistake everyone makes from time to time. Why, I barely remember whether or not I graduated high school, let alone from where. Well, it’s certainly not the kind of mistake we Yale graduates make. I am so sorry. I did not mean to imply that I went to Yale. I certainly did not intend to deceive anyone. They taught us better than that at Ole Miss. Wait… ---
**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:** [August 15, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38597 "2018-08-15T15:06:50Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Well, it’s certainly not the kind of mistake we Yale graduates make. > I am so sorry. I did not mean to imply that I went to Yale. I certainly did not intend to deceive anyone. They taught us better than that at Ole Miss. > > Wait… Harvard taught me to go to a pro for forgeries. One that also alters records as part of the service. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38598 "2018-08-15T16:11:52Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Ehh… tap, tap tap. The bottom line is that trump supporters are a bunch of morons. But we know that. > > There have been talks about how you shouldn’t call them ‘deplorable’ or morons, but I’m done with that. The one thing I might agree with trump morons is the whole ‘Politically Correct’ movement. > > OK. That’s cool. They don’t want to be PC? Fine with me. Trump supporters are assholes. Troglodytes, morons and deplorable. Yes Hillary was correct. > > Bring it on assholes. Just how far is congress willing to go to support their hypocritical, racist, child king. Hmm? Part of the problem with polling in 2016 is that the uneducated vote was under represented. They needed to ask more morons. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38599 "2018-08-15T16:22:24Z")
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker looks pretty stupid in this photo: [![](https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_narrow_1x/s3/articles/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-31-1-02-51-pm.png?itok=5Uw3yo_W×tamp=1533060326) ](https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_narrow_1x/s3/articles/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-31-1-02-51-pm.png?itok=5Uw3yo_W×tamp=1533060326) Bad idea. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38600 "2018-08-15T16:28:31Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Wisconsin governor Scott Walker looks pretty stupid in this photo: > [https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp\_orig\_custom\_user\_narrow\_1x/s3/articles/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-31-1-02-51-pm.png?itok=5Uw3yo\_W×tamp=1533060326](https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_narrow_1x/s3/articles/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-31-1-02-51-pm.png?itok=5Uw3yo_W×tamp=1533060326) > > Bad idea. I guess he doesn’t remember [Dukakis in the tank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dukakis#Tank_photograph). ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38601 "2018-08-15T16:37:20Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Wisconsin governor Scott Walker looks pretty stupid in this photo: > [https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp\_orig\_custom\_user\_narrow\_1x/s3/articles/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-31-1-02-51-pm.png?itok=5Uw3yo\_W×tamp=1533060326](https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_narrow_1x/s3/articles/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-31-1-02-51-pm.png?itok=5Uw3yo_W×tamp=1533060326) > > Bad idea. What’s wrong with it? It features Scott Walker and the words “Fox” and “con”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1929) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1931)