# 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:** 1951
**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:** [September 15, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39002 "2018-09-15T11:23:09Z")
Those who say _Washington Post_ panders only to liberals may want to take their brains in for an overdue oil change. Their regular columnist, Koch butt-licker Marc A. Thiessen, [published an opinion on Sept. 11](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-like-to-talk-about-trump-breaking-norms-now-obama-is/2018/09/11/3cb66ef4-b5ff-11e8-a2c5-3187f427e253_story.html). If you read it — though I don’t recommend such masochism; I think I clicked there by accident — you’ll learn that GWB and DJT are among the finest of Presidents while “Obama is breaking presidential norms with his self-serving foray into partisan demagoguery.” ---
**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 15, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39003 "2018-09-15T17:41:42Z")
Is the NRA advocating shooting cops? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39004 "2018-09-15T17:45:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Is the NRA advocating shooting cops? The NRA is advocating shooting, period. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39005 "2018-09-15T19:24:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Is the NRA advocating shooting cops? > [@Czarcasm](#): > > The NRA is advocating shooting, period. Can you imagine the shitstorm if he had shot and killed the police officer:eek: Every ounce of investigative energy would have been expended to paint Jean as a drug crazed assassin. Oh wait, they are trying to do that except for the assassin vs. victim part. The claim that she felt threatened by a big lumbering [del] insert dog whistle here [/del] man on drugs can’t be far behind. > **[Lawyer for Dallas man shot in home by police slams attempt to 'smear' victim](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lawyer-dallas-man-fatally-shot-home-police-slams-attempt-smear-n909506)** > > An attorney for Botham Jean's family said the search for contraband indicates authorities are trying to sully the victim's reputation. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39006 "2018-09-15T21:54:42Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > You know… morons. Morans? ---
**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 15, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39007 "2018-09-15T23:12:30Z")
Ted Cruz is whining that people like Beto O’Rourke because he’s more attractive then Ted. > **[Ted Cruz jealously whines to Fox News that people like Beto O'Rourke's 'hair...](https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/ted-cruz-jealously-whines-fox-news-people-like-beto-orourkes-hair-teeth/)** > > Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has voiced concerns that he may not be as physically attractive as his Democratic challenger, Beto O'Rourke.In an interview segment for Fox News, Cruz whined that he is being targeted by "wealthy liberals" on the coasts who have... ---
**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 15, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39008 "2018-09-15T23:25:40Z")
Coast Guardsman caught making a white power sign in the background of a hurricane report. Note him looking at the camera first before he does it. It’s not just a mistake. > ---
**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:** [September 16, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39009 "2018-09-16T15:23:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Coast Guardsman caught making a white power sign in the background of a hurricane report. Note him looking at the camera first before he does it. It’s not just a mistake. > [https://twitter.com/AynRandPaulRyan/status/1040915866005565441](https://twitter.com/AynRandPaulRyan/status/1040915866005565441) Kinda feel like I’m being played here. Why did the camera operator pan AWAY FROM the talking head? Where did the footage come from? And why does the Twitterer label him as a USGS (US Geological Survey) guy instead of a USCG guy? ---
**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:** [September 16, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39010 "2018-09-16T16:11:10Z")
Okay, nevermind. I see the Tweeter corrected herself. Still curious to know what the camera operator was thinking. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39011 "2018-09-16T16:14:12Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Kinda feel like I’m being played here. Why did the camera operator pan AWAY FROM the talking head? I’m guessing someone recorded this by pointing their phone at their TV screen, and that person panned over to the ‘white power’ guy. The original shot is probably static. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39012 "2018-09-16T16:18:28Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Okay, nevermind. I see the Tweeter corrected herself. > > Still curious to know what the camera operator was thinking. It looks to me like someone is filming the TV with their phone. The actual TV camera is still on the main guy. The viewer replayed the clip, filmed it with their phone, and zoomed in to the guy. That’s why the quality is poor and the pan/zoom is shaky. My guess. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39013 "2018-09-16T16:20:12Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > I’m guessing someone recorded this by pointing their phone at their TV screen, and that person panned over to the ‘white power’ guy. The original shot is probably static. Good point. The “BREAKING NEWS” chiron in the corner of the screen should have tipped me off. These 75" HDTVs are really something, huh? Never could have managed that with my grandma’s old RCA. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39014 "2018-09-16T16:34:47Z")
Here’s a tweet with a clip of the original, wide shot. > ---
**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:** [September 17, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39015 "2018-09-17T01:34:51Z")
[Live by bullshit; die by bullshit:](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/us/politics/trump-republicans-midterms.html) > [@](#): > > America First Action, a political committee aligned with Mr. Trump, conducted a series of focus groups over the summer and concluded _the party had a severe voter-turnout problem_, brought on in part by contentment about the economy and a refusal by Republicans to believe that Democrats could actually win the midterm elections. > > Conservative-leaning voters in the study routinely dismissed the possibility of a Democratic wave election, with some _describing the prospect as “fake news,”_ said an official familiar with the research… :smack: 😛 😃 😃 ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39016 "2018-09-17T06:18:55Z")
Governor Paul LePage’s racist week. > **[Maine Governor Paul LePage criticised for 'racist' remarks](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37204837)** > > Republican governor caps controversial 72 hours by saying people of colour are "the enemy" of his state. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39017 "2018-09-17T06:25:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Governor Paul LePage’s racist week. > [Maine Governor Paul LePage criticised for 'racist' remarks - BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37204837) August 2016. Reruns, Rick? ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39018 "2018-09-17T18:00:05Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > August 2016. > > Reruns, Rick? Damn, I didn’t check the date. It just popped up in my feed. Sorry. ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39019 "2018-09-17T18:02:20Z")
Lindsey Graham: Lying to the FBI is “no big event”. > **[Lying to the FBI Not 'a Big Event,' Graham Says](https://www.newsweek.com/lying-fbi-not-big-event-graham-says-1123125)** > > The South Carolina politician also attempted to shift the focus of the questioning, criticizing Democrats for not showing concern for "corruption at the Department of Justice and the FBI regarding the Clinton email investigation." * * * Ron DeSantis: Andrew Gillum wants to force an income tax on Florida, and supports child molesters being freed. > **[Ron DeSantis veers into the absurd in bid to raise fear and doubt on Andrew...](https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/09/16/ron-desantis-veers-into-the-absurd-in-bid-to-raise-fear-and-doubt-on-andrew-gillum/)** > > DeSantis suggested Saturday in Central Florida that a Gov. Gillum would usher in a state income tax and be soft on child molesters. “It’s almost like saying, ‘I can’t persuade voters on the real issues so I’m going to raise fear and doubt," says a... ---
**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 17, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39020 "2018-09-17T20:48:09Z")
Ted Cruz is criticizing Beto O’Rourke because O’Rourke criticized the cop who shot the black guy in his own apartment. > **[Cruz criticizes O’Rourke on Dallas shooting: Wish he wasn’t ‘so quick to...](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/407045-cruz-criticizes-orourke-on-dallas-shooting/)** > > Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) for saying a Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in his own apartment should be fired, adding … ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39021 "2018-09-17T21:06:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ted Cruz is criticizing Beto O’Rourke because O’Rourke criticized the cop who shot the black guy in his own apartment. > [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/407045-cruz-criticizes-orourke-on-dallas-shooting](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/407045-cruz-criticizes-orourke-on-dallas-shooting) Well, if this board is any indication, there are a sizable number of COPS ARE NEVER WRONG!!! types milling about. And in Texas? A cop shoots a black guy? C’mon, that’s gotta be worth a few percentage points in the vote. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1950) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1952)