# 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:** 1934
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38662 "2018-08-21T13:54:57Z")
From the so-called “pro-life” party: [E.P.A.’s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead to More Deaths, Agency’s Numbers Show](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/climate/epa-coal-pollution-deaths.html?emc=edit_na_20180821&nl=breaking-news&nlid=2330713ing-news&ref=headline) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38663 "2018-08-21T14:03:01Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’m loving the comments in the linked Reddit thread: > > [Poor, poor me](https://www.reddit.com/r/greatawakening/comments/98qp0p/when_this_is_all_done_can_we_get_a_class_action/) > > My favorite so far: > > "Suing is not good enough , since people are staring at me in the grocery store when I wear q gear, like my favorite q tshirts. I tore up a whole stack of newspapers at the store the other day, and when security came, I TruthBombed the f\*ck out of them as they escorted me to the store office for interrogation. > > Wil I sue? You’re damn right! I am suing my kids, too, for believing all the UnTruth about q followers. They are OUT of the will , I tell you, and have NO right to my RV or DVD collection (Their former inheritance)." > > Now maybe that is someone making fun of these folks. It’s hard to tell. But it is really entertaining me at work this afternoon. Jinkies. Put that guy to work writing satirical product reviews on Amazon. See how he does on the Three Wolf Moon sweatshirt. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38664 "2018-08-21T14:04:07Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Damn that’s hard to read (in more ways than one). I had no idea this level of stupidity existed. This Q thing is like a religious cult to these poor bastards. Sort of have to wonder if it’s real. How is that level of stupidity possible? I know they voted for trump, and that’s hard to believe, but sheese. This is cray, cray. And there have been some thoughts (sorry no link) that the whole Qannon is just a giant trolling of the repubs. See who ‘catches’ it and makes a fool out of themselves. ---
**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 21, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38665 "2018-08-21T14:11:52Z")
> [@Running\_with\_Scissors](#): > > From the so-called “pro-life” party: > > [E.P.A.’s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead to More Deaths, Agency’s Numbers Show](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/climate/epa-coal-pollution-deaths.html?emc=edit_na_20180821&nl=breaking-news&nlid=2330713ing-news&ref=headline) #OnlyFetusesMatter ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38666 "2018-08-21T14:15:33Z")
He’s a pretty low-grade official, sure, but an egregious repeat offender. I’ve introduced you to Seminole County (FL) Tax Collector [Joel Greenberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20403718&postcount=34777) before, but he didn’t do the honorable thing and slink away. [Now he’s back](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/seminole/os-seminole-county-tax-collector-joel-greenberg-muslim-reaction-20180820-story.html), in Full Deplorable Mode, tweeting like Trump: > [@](#): > > Greenberg touched off the controversy Saturday with a post he said he copied from Neal Boortz, a former Libertarian radio talk show host. That Boortz post on Twitter read: “Very simple question. Name just ONE society in the developed world that has benefited in ANY WAY from the introduction of more Muslims. Just one.” > > Greenberg’s post was identical but he added, “Asking for a friend.” > … > > Greenberg also reposted another Boortz tweet on Monday saying: “There is no such thing as Islamophobia. A phobia is an irrational or unreasonable fear. There’s no cancerphobia either. Same reason.” The GOP leadership is distancing itself, but not enough to upset the base whose views he is stating. Two more years until this fool is gone … ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38667 "2018-08-21T15:00:08Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Sort of have to wonder if it’s real. How is that level of stupidity possible? I know they voted for trump, and that’s hard to believe, but sheese. This is cray, cray. > > And there have been some thoughts (sorry no link) that the whole Qannon is just a giant trolling of the repubs. See who ‘catches’ it and makes a fool out of themselves. During the height of 911 Twoof, several CTers lamented how believing in the conspiracy led them to ruin their lives with divorces, losing access to their kids and much more. I expect a lot of Q believers are experiencing the same thing. Only _faster!_ ---
**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 21, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38668 "2018-08-21T20:33:43Z")
Yes, this is from Breitbart. I apologize, but it’s the only place where I can find this being reported. Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana said that if Brennan had made his criticisms against Trump at an airport, he would have been arrested. Er, what? > **[GOP Sen Kennedy: If Brennan Repeated His TV Statements in an Airport, He...](https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2018/08/20/gop-sen-kennedy-if-brennan-repeated-his-tv-statements-in-an-airport-he-would-be-in-handcuffs-or-in-a-straight-jacket/)** > > Monday on CNN's "OutFront," Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) told fill-in host Poppy Harlow if former CIA Director John Brennan were making similar statements | Clips ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38669 "2018-08-21T22:24:51Z")
US Representative Duncan Hunter of California, and his wife, have been indicted for misusing campaign funds for personal expenses. > **[Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife indicted in use of campaign funds for...](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/duncan-hunter-campaign-charges/index.html)** ---
**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:** [August 22, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38670 "2018-08-22T00:15:18Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > US Representative Duncan Hunter of California, and his wife, have been indicted for misusing campaign funds for personal expenses. > > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/duncan-hunter-campaign-charges/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/duncan-hunter-campaign-charges/index.html) The first two Congressmen to endorse Trump: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Chris Collins (R-NY). … **Both, now, indicted.** Birds of a feather… > **[Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife indicted for alleged misuse of campaign funds](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rep-duncan-hunter-wife-indicted-alleged-misuse-campaign-funds-n902701)** > > Hunter, who represents communities in San Diego and Riverside counties, was the second member of Congress to officially endorse Trump. ---
**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 22, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38671 "2018-08-22T02:06:40Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > The first two Congressmen to endorse Trump: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Chris Collins (R-NY). > > … **Both, now, indicted.** > > Birds of a feather… > > [Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife indicted for alleged misuse of campaign funds](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rep-duncan-hunter-wife-indicted-alleged-misuse-campaign-funds-n902701) Who is number three? > [@](#): > > 1. Rep. Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee – He’s still a congressman and has not recently been plagued by scandal or charged with a crime – but DesJarlais has weathered plenty of criticism. He’s been re-elected several times since, but in 2014 it came out that the anti-abortion Republican had urged a woman he impregnated to get an abortion. [https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/duncan-hunter-chris-collins-trump-caucus/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/duncan-hunter-chris-collins-trump-caucus/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38672 "2018-08-22T02:13:32Z")
In Fort Worth, Texas some Republicans want the vice chairman of the Tarrant County GOP to be removed because he is a Muslim. Apparently any attempt to diversify the party will chip away at the morals that define it. Story from the Dallas Morning News [https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2018/08/21/time-took-party-back-republicans-want-muslim-tarrant-county-leader-ousted](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2018/08/21/time-took-party-back-republicans-want-muslim-tarrant-county-leader-ousted) I’ve never been very good at philosophy so maybe someone can help me with this: Is bigotry a moral value? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38673 "2018-08-22T02:14:40Z")
> [@](#): > > …but in 2014 it came out that the anti-abortion Republican had urged a woman he impregnated to get an abortion. We of the Society for the Prevention of Satan Spawn (SPSS) heartily endorse his action. ---
**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 22, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38674 "2018-08-22T04:28:56Z")
The undocumented worker who has been arrested for the murder of Mollie Tibbetts has worked for the brother of a county GOP official for four years, and is alleged to have passed E-Verify. > **[Cristhian Rivera, charged in Mollie Tibbetts' death, worked at a farm owned by...](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/08/21/mollie-tibbetts-undocumented-immigrant-accused-killing-worked-farm-owned-republican-iowa-craig-lang/1059482002/)** > > "This individual has worked at our farms for four years, was vetted through the government's E-Verify system," said farm owner. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38675 "2018-08-22T11:53:20Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > … **Both, now, indicted.** > > Birds of a feather… The \*best \*people. Drain the swamp! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38676 "2018-08-22T13:55:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The undocumented worker who has been arrested for the murder of Mollie Tibbetts has worked for the brother of a county GOP official for four years, and is alleged to have passed E-Verify. > [Undocumented immigrant accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts worked at farm owned by prominent Iowa GOP family](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/08/21/mollie-tibbetts-undocumented-immigrant-accused-killing-worked-farm-owned-republican-iowa-craig-lang/1059482002/) That sound you hear in the distance is that of Republicans masturbating like motherfuckers as they will get to use this as a way to drive out their base in November. ---
**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 22, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38677 "2018-08-22T17:38:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The National Republican Congressional Committee is showing an image of Trump in front of a space shuttle getting ready for launch. > The Columbia. > [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DlEKuFPW0AAHZOu.jpg:large](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DlEKuFPW0AAHZOu.jpg:large) Why does that make me envision smoldering chunks of Shitgibbon scattered across east Texas? ---
**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 22, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38678 "2018-08-22T18:02:13Z")
The CNN report on the Duncan Hunter indictment is hilarious reading. > **[The 30 most astounding moments in Rep. Duncan Hunter's 47-page indictment |...](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/politics/duncan-hunter-indicted/index.html)** > > On Tuesday night, Republican California Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr. was indicted on a series of counts ranging from conspiracy to campaign finance laws, all stemming from the congressman's alleged widespread misuse of campaign cash to pay for his personal... ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38679 "2018-08-22T18:03:31Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The CNN report on the Duncan Hunter indictment is hilarious reading. > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/politics/duncan-hunter-indicted/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/politics/duncan-hunter-indicted/index.html) And he’s refusing to relinquish his committee posts. May have to be [removed by force](http://thehill.com/homenews/house/403048-duncan-hunter-to-be-forced-from-committee-assignments). ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38680 "2018-08-22T18:32:09Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > And he’s refusing to relinquish his committee posts. May have to be [removed by force](http://thehill.com/homenews/house/403048-duncan-hunter-to-be-forced-from-committee-assignments). And how, exactly, is one ‘removed by force’ from a committee assignment? Do they call in the Storm Troopers? Or maybe the Vatican Guard? Blackwater? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38681 "2018-08-22T18:48:40Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The CNN report on the Duncan Hunter indictment is hilarious reading. > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/politics/duncan-hunter-indicted/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/politics/duncan-hunter-indicted/index.html) I’ll say, thanks for the link. Weeeeeeee! Free Money! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1933) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1935)