# 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:** 1941
**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 31, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38802 "2018-08-31T10:40:05Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alex Jones says the trans porn on his phone was a pop up ad. > [https://wokesloth.com/alex-jones-porn-phone-pop-up-ddt/jessi/](https://wokesloth.com/alex-jones-porn-phone-pop-up-ddt/jessi/) Probably the only pop up in his house. ---
**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 31, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38803 "2018-08-31T12:17:53Z")
> [@user\_hostile](#): > > …My phone seems to have been infected with pop up ads for asexual porn. What the heck is asexual porn? Or is that a whoosh? Sometimes I don’t see those. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38804 "2018-08-31T12:56:30Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Harassing, assaulting, or disrupting the fact-gathering media makes you wrong. Just wrong, in a metaphysical sense. Wrong in that history will judge you to be wrong. They live in a completely different reality. They’re creating their own truth, their own reality. This is the essence of authoritarianism. They do not give a fuck how wrong it is. It’s not that the media are the enemy of the people; it’s that the truth is the enemy of their people. And if they succeed, there will be no more first amendment rights of the free press, no more rights to peaceably assemble, no more rights to speak freely. They’re at war with liberty. They’ll invoke “liberty” in their struggle, but it will be for the cause of having the freedom to do as they please, at everyone else’s expense. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38805 "2018-08-31T13:19:30Z")
During Obama’s terms he managed to reduce the federal deficit by about 1 Trillion Dollars annually — that’s Trillion with a T. Admittedly this was easier since his Administration started with a bang: the Bush Stimulus to cope with the Bush Financial Crisis. So what did Trump and the Republiopaths do? They ordered a $1.1 Trillion deficit for this fiscal year — absolutely unprecedented in a time of prosperity. Republiopathic policies will increase the debt by at least Eight Trillion dollars over the next decade. Yes, that’s Eight Trillion with 8 T’s. But Republiopaths are finally acting to reduce the deficit. Are congratulations in order? After giving away trillions to the kleptocrats, Trump will save 2 billion or so by denying automatic pay raises to federal workers. These aren’t some boondoggle bonuses he’s vetoing but routine pay hikes that don’t even keep up with the Cost of Living increase. Obviously someone explained to our Simpleton-in-Chief that federal workers tend to vote for the Rational, and not for Stupidity. I hope someone starts a GD thread to saw how the SDMB’s nincompoops feel about this. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38806 "2018-08-31T15:09:09Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What the heck is asexual porn? Or is that a whoosh? Sometimes I don’t see those. I think **user\_hostile** tried to make a joke of the “exposing yourself to a blind person” variety. [At least some asexuals use pornography](https://www.asexualityarchive.com/but-asexuals-cant-masturbate-2/), but pornography _featuring_ asexuals would either be indistinguishable from any other kind, only with people willing to have sex even though they never “crave” it, or, yes, nonexistent, as the joke implies. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38807 "2018-08-31T15:21:11Z")
I’ve been reading asexual porn since I was a kid. Got the current issue out on my coffee table right now. Maybe I should hide it, geez, the neighbor kids could walk right in and see “21 DIY Projects You Can Do… Popular Mechanics”. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38808 "2018-08-31T17:31:37Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What the heck is asexual porn? Or is that a whoosh? Sometimes I don’t see those. [https://www.reddit.com/r/PenmanshipPorn/](https://www.reddit.com/r/PenmanshipPorn/) ---
**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 31, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38809 "2018-08-31T19:17:32Z")
The Ted Cruz campaign just released a poster of a smoking, heavily tatted and roided up Ted. > **[wokesloth.com](http://ww38.wokesloth.com/ted-cruz-tattoos-poster/jessi/)** > > This domain may be for sale! ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38810 "2018-08-31T19:26:19Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Ted Cruz campaign just released a poster of a smoking, heavily tatted and roided up Ted. > [https://wokesloth.com/ted-cruz-tattoos-poster/jessi/](https://wokesloth.com/ted-cruz-tattoos-poster/jessi/) They tweeted a [photo of Beto O’rourke in the punk band](https://www.vox.com/2018/8/29/17791584/beto-orourke-cruz-gop-punk-band-arrests-mugshot) which didn’t work exactly as they hoped - it proved to be very popular. So maybe now they’re trying to make Ted look cool too. ---
**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 31, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38811 "2018-08-31T20:15:25Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Just implying that she is a vertebrate is questionable: > \*Liz Crokin believes Satanic pedophiles want to kill us with vaccines and chemtrails. She’s theorized that JFK Jr. faked his death and is now the person behind the QAnon conspiracy theory. She says the mudslides that destroyed Oprah Winfrey’s home were God’s punishment for opposing Trump. She also says there’s a Hillary Clinton sex tape out there that proves Pizza Gate is real.… \* > > She claims that some people are about to write a hit piece on her, but how much work would that be beyond just quoting her? Actually quite prescient on her part. Predicts a hit piece and - BOOM - here it is on the SDMB! :eek: 😃 ---
**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 31, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38812 "2018-08-31T20:25:57Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Ted Cruz campaign just released a poster of a smoking, heavily tatted and roided up Ted. > [https://wokesloth.com/ted-cruz-tattoos-poster/jessi/](https://wokesloth.com/ted-cruz-tattoos-poster/jessi/) The creepiest part of that image is how it looks like he tried to steal that expression from Bill Murray. ---
**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 31, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38813 "2018-08-31T20:31:48Z")
Pennsylvania GOP county official calls kneeling NFL players baboons. > **[County GOP official called NFL players who kneel ‘baboons’](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/404501-local-gop-official-called-nfl-players-who-kneel-baboons/)** > > A county GOP official in Pennsylvania wrote Facebook posts last year that repeatedly called NFL players who kneeled in protest during the national anthem “baboons.”Carla Maloney, sec… ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38814 "2018-08-31T21:38:20Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Pennsylvania GOP county official calls kneeling NFL players baboons. > [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/404501-local-gop-official-called-nfl-players-who-kneel-baboons](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/404501-local-gop-official-called-nfl-players-who-kneel-baboons) “Baboons”? [“Monkey”](https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/floridas-ron-desantis-doubles-monkey-comment)? These words have nothing whatsoever to do with race. Zero. If you don’t believe that just ask the racists themselves, or ask SDMB’s own expert on racism, **HurricaeDitka**. ---
**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 31, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38815 "2018-08-31T22:35:13Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > They tweeted a [photo of Beto O’rourke in the punk band](https://www.vox.com/2018/8/29/17791584/beto-orourke-cruz-gop-punk-band-arrests-mugshot) which didn’t work exactly as they hoped - it proved to be very popular. So maybe now they’re trying to make Ted look cool too. That image looks even more ridiculous than any of the pictures of actress’ heads joined to naked porn starlet bodies that I’ve… er, heard they have on the Internet. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38816 "2018-08-31T23:00:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Ted Cruz campaign just released a poster of a smoking, heavily tatted and roided up Ted. > [https://wokesloth.com/ted-cruz-tattoos-poster/jessi/](https://wokesloth.com/ted-cruz-tattoos-poster/jessi/) Wait, when did Ted Cruz join MS13 ? And weren’t MS13 the big bads ? This is so very confusing. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38817 "2018-08-31T23:28:17Z")
El Chapstick. ---
**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 31, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38818 "2018-08-31T23:59:20Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > That image looks even more ridiculous than any of the pictures of actress’ heads joined to naked porn starlet bodies that I’ve… er, heard they have on the Internet. No kidding. Whose body is that anyway? Not Ted’s. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38819 "2018-09-01T01:39:09Z")
Ted Cruz came from Laredo T E X Hitchhiked his way across the U S AX Plucked his eyebrows along the way Shaved his legs and then he was a she She said Hey, Babe Take a walk on the wild side Hey, Babe Take a walk on the wild side ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38820 "2018-09-01T02:10:18Z")
Last night Tucker Carlson attacked Amazon, WalMart and Uber and called them the “backbone of the left” - paying starvation wages putting employees on welfare. He observed that only Bernie complains about this. Not an expected Republican criticism. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/38821 "2018-09-01T04:34:33Z")
Laura Ingraham had Ron DeSantis on her show and brought him on by playing “Shock the Monkey”. [http://www.joemygod.com/2018/08/31/laura-ingraham-plays-peter-gabriels-shock-the-monkey-as-she-welcome-ron-desantis-to-her-radio-show/](http://www.joemygod.com/2018/08/31/laura-ingraham-plays-peter-gabriels-shock-the-monkey-as-she-welcome-ron-desantis-to-her-radio-show/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1940) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1942)