# 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:** 1999
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39962 "2018-12-23T08:55:34Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > [Mike Huckabee Says Donald Trump Tires His Staff Out Because He’s Like A 32-Year-Old](https://news.yahoo.com/mike-huckabee-says-donald-trump-111457751.html) > > This might be the stupidest thing that Huckleberry has ever uttered. And that’s saying something. That was, “He’s like thirty 2-year olds”. Has to be to jibe with reslity. (I know.) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39963 "2018-12-23T19:37:51Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > This might be the stupidest thing that Huckleberry has ever uttered. And that’s saying something. Worse than, “Let’s keep her. How much harm can a girl cause?” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39964 "2018-12-23T21:12:50Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > That was, “He’s like thirty 2-year olds”. Has to be to jibe with reslity. (I know.) :: golf clap :: ---
**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:** [December 24, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39965 "2018-12-24T02:07:03Z")
Rand Paul just went off on twitter celebrating Festivus by airing grievances against just about everybody. > ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39966 "2018-12-24T02:16:36Z")
Republican strategist says real Americans don’t give a shit about no-pay for federal employees. > **[Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](https://www.yahoo.com/)** > > Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo! ---
**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:** [December 24, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39967 "2018-12-24T02:38:23Z")
I’m just gonna say it. What we’ve seen justifies my hatred of conservatives. They’re human shit. I fucking hate these mother fuckers. This is 1865, and I want these animals conquered, crushed, humiliated, and controlled. Throw them into some education camps. Teach them the ways of real Christianity, not their fraudulent Falwell shit. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39968 "2018-12-24T02:40:05Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rand Paul just went off on twitter celebrating Festivus by airing grievances against just about everybody. > [https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1076928042616918017](https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1076928042616918017) Reading that, my impression of him just went up a few notches. But I do disagree with him on one important point; that beard makes Cruz look FAR more Canadian. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39969 "2018-12-24T02:41:14Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > That was, “He’s like thirty 2-year olds”. I was going to suggest he meant to say “like a dirty two-year old”, but this is better. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39970 "2018-12-24T03:56:19Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Republican strategist says real Americans don’t give a shit about no-pay for federal employees. > > [https://www.yahoo.com/](https://www.yahoo.com/) You linked to Yahoo’s main page. > [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > That was, “He’s like thirty 2-year olds”. Has to be to jibe with reslity. (I know.) > > I was going to suggest he meant to say “like a dirty two-year old”, but this is better. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39971 "2018-12-24T04:49:23Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I’m just gonna say it. What we’ve seen justifies my hatred of conservatives. They’re human shit. I fucking hate these mother fuckers. This is 1865, and I want these animals conquered, crushed, humiliated, and controlled. Throw them into some education camps. Teach them the ways of real Christianity, not their fraudulent Falwell shit. Maybe you should start a Pit thread. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39972 "2018-12-24T04:52:31Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Maybe you should start a Pit thread. [Meltdown here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=867721) ---
**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:** [December 24, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39973 "2018-12-24T06:55:23Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > [Mike Huckabee Says Donald Trump Tires His Staff Out Because He’s Like A 32-Year-Old](https://news.yahoo.com/mike-huckabee-says-donald-trump-111457751.html) > > This might be the stupidest thing that Huckleberry has ever uttered. And that’s saying something. I’ve been chastised for calling the Suckabee twat a ‘whore.’ Is it OK if I use that designation for her putrescent father? ---
**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:** [December 24, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39974 "2018-12-24T09:33:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rand Paul just went off on twitter celebrating Festivus by airing grievances against just about everybody. > [https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1076928042616918017](https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1076928042616918017) “Man if you weren’t a sociopathic libertarian with a deep personal investment in seeing my relatives die of treatable illnesses and a consistent record of supporting Trump’s worst ideas this thread would almost make me like you. Almost.” -Me, on twitter. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39975 "2018-12-24T12:14:34Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > “Man if you weren’t a sociopathic libertarian with a deep personal investment in seeing my relatives die of treatable illnesses and a consistent record of supporting Trump’s worst ideas this thread would almost make me like you. Almost.” > -Me, on twitter. I think I somehow missed all the funny bits. All I can say is, don’t give up the day job for comedy, Sen. Paul. Well, actually you could give up the day job. If you want. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39976 "2018-12-24T12:51:24Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > I think I somehow missed all the funny bits. All I can say is, don’t give up the day job for comedy, Sen. Paul. Well, actually you could give up the day job. If you want. I thought this one was pretty funny: “My friend Lindsay Graham is a bit mad right now. You see, he’s never seen a war end before. He’s going to have to console himself with the fact that we still are in about 8 more. I know it will be hard for him, but I think he’ll get by.” ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39977 "2018-12-24T18:40:59Z")
Whoops, sorry about the bad link earlier. > **[Americans Feel Little Sympathy For Unpaid Federal Workers, GOP Strategist Says](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jen-kerns_n_5c1f5461e4b08aaf7a89a53a)** > > Jen Kerns bashed the employees on Twitter, arguing that "American ppl just don’t feel sorry for paper-pusher bureaucrats." This ine should be better. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39978 "2018-12-24T21:36:10Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > I thought this one was pretty funny: > > “My friend Lindsay Graham is a bit mad right now. You see, he’s never seen a war end before. He’s going to have to console himself with the fact that we still are in about 8 more. I know it will be hard for him, but I think he’ll get by.” So Syrian conflicts will automatically end after the US pulls out? I guess he’s right. Just ask [del]South[/del] Vietnam. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39979 "2018-12-26T20:47:38Z")
Having suppressed Democratic votes as much as they can, Republicans in South Carolina are now considering suppressing the votes of their fellow Republicans. > **[South Carolina GOP could scrap 2020 primary to protect Trump](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/south-carolina-gop-could-scrap-2020-primary-to-protect-trump)** > > The South Carolina Republican Party could cancel its marquee presidential nominating contest in 2020 in a move to protect President Trump from any primary challengers. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39980 "2018-12-27T02:30:35Z")
And now Huckabee brings us the [“_Fatal Attraction_ ending” defense for Trump’s inanities](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-huckabee-defends-trumps-santa-call-wasnt-like-boiling-girls-bunny-rabbit-stove-192011770.html)! ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39981 "2018-12-27T16:20:52Z")
‘Deportation bus’ politician jailed after being indicted on insurance-fraud charges [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/deportation-bus-politician-jailed-after-being-indicted-on-insurance-fraud-charges/ar-BBRtjzA?li=BBnb7Kz](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/deportation-bus-politician-jailed-after-being-indicted-on-insurance-fraud-charges/ar-BBRtjzA?li=BBnb7Kz) Yell loudly about the horrible crimes committed by brown people all while committing crimes yourself. Then yell about a ‘political witch hunt’ in a state almost entirely Republican. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1998) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2000)