# 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:** 2000
**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 29, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39982 "2018-12-29T03:30:30Z")
Paul LePage has certified the results of ME-02 but put “stolen election” next to his signature. > **[Maine governor deems congressional election 'stolen' while certifying result...](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/28/politics/maine-governor-certifies-congressional-election/index.html?fbclid=IwAR22R2171IOl7qeqFSUZQFlyoe_pchk7vvAA-un9VM-LUPKZB_8WLmfyBW8)** > > Gov. Paul LePage certified the election results for Maine's 2nd Congressional District after a recount and legal battle dragged out the final result in the race for almost two months, cementing a Democratic victory. ---
**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 29, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39983 "2018-12-29T03:43:38Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Having suppressed Democratic votes as much as they can, Republicans in South Carolina are now considering suppressing the votes of their fellow Republicans. > > [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/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) As I keep saying, over the objections of the “rational” and “patient” posters, Republicans are coming for your democracy. They’re coming for your existence. They are an existential threat to your freedom. Do we just stand here and enjoy getting punched in the balls? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39984 "2018-12-31T04:52:36Z")
Mitch on shutdown: “NMP.” “McConnell at center of shutdown impasse but uncharacteristically disengaged” > **[McConnell at center of shutdown impasse but uncharacteristically disengaged](https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mcconnell-at-center-of-shutdown-impasse--but-uncharacteristically-disengaged/2018/12/29/1c1e62c6-0ab6-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html)** > > The sidelines is an unusual place to find the Senate leader and veteran dealmaker, especially during a budget breakdown — one he may have difficulty resolving with Republicans who are fearful of crossing Trump. > [@](#): > > The federal government has been partially shut down for a week, and hundreds of thousands of workers are furloughed, but there’s no sign of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the veteran dealmaker who has brokered an end to so many Washington impasses. > > McConnell is home in Kentucky, and the senator’s spokesman, Donald Stewart, said it’s up to President Trump and the Democrats to come up with a deal to end the stalemate over funding for Trump’s border wall. > > In other words, in McConnell’s view, it’s not on him. > … ---
**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:** [December 31, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39985 "2018-12-31T11:21:06Z")
Fine, Mitch, whatever you say. But on 03JAN2019 when Nancy brings you a passed version of the same CR you delivered on a 100-0 vote before Christmas, you just be ready to pass it again, toot sweet. Nobody’s going to bitch you out if you don’t get unanimity a second time; just get it onto the Resolute desk. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39986 "2019-01-01T22:02:20Z")
Anti-immigrant bigot Rep. Mo Brooks on the wall: Democratic leaders in Congress have “American blood” on their hands for their refusal to allocate $5 billion for its construction. > **[Rep. Mo Brooks: Pelosi and Schumer Have ‘American Blood’ On Their Hands -...](https://rollcall.com/2018/12/31/rep-mo-brooks-pelosi-and-schumer-have-american-blood-on-their-hands/)** > > Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., advocated for President Donald Trump’s border wall in inflammatory terms on Sunday, saying that Democratic leaders in Congress have “American blood” on their hands for their refusal to allocate $5 billion for its... What a bigoted piece of shit. “Immigrants are dangerous and evil” is basically mainstream Republican policy nowadays. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39987 "2019-01-02T02:56:28Z")
Speaking of hypocritical fetid pieces of shit: [Jerry Falwell Jr. slams homeless in bonkers interview praising Trump: ‘A poor person never gave anyone a job’](https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/jerry-falwell-jr-slams-homeless-bonkers-interview-praising-trump-poor-person-never-gave-anyone-job/) > [@](#): > > “What earns him my support is his business acumen,” Falwell tells the Post. “Our country was so deep in debt and so mismanaged by career politicians that we needed someone who was not a career politician, but someone who’d been successful in business to run the country like a business. That’s the reason I supported him.” > > Reporter Joe Heim then pointed out that the deficit had gone up in each of Trump’s first two years — and Falwell simply brushed it off by saying that “he had no choice because Obama had decimated the military, and it had to be rebuilt.” ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39988 "2019-01-02T03:09:47Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Speaking of hypocritical fetid pieces of shit: > > [Jerry Falwell Jr. slams homeless in bonkers interview praising Trump: ‘A poor person never gave anyone a job’](https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/jerry-falwell-jr-slams-homeless-bonkers-interview-praising-trump-poor-person-never-gave-anyone-job/) He’s just doing his duty by preaching the Gospel of [Supply-Side Jesus.](https://www.beliefnet.com/news/2003/09/the-gospel-of-supply-side-jesus.aspx) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39989 "2019-01-02T04:54:20Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Speaking of hypocritical fetid pieces of shit: > > [Jerry Falwell Jr. slams homeless in bonkers interview praising Trump: ‘A poor person never gave anyone a job’](https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/jerry-falwell-jr-slams-homeless-bonkers-interview-praising-trump-poor-person-never-gave-anyone-job/) More proof that Falwell knows nothing about Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39990 "2019-01-02T06:11:14Z")
A man who inherited his position from his father doesn’t understand economics, what a shock. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39991 "2019-01-02T06:56:34Z")
“What good does it do to make Trump his Lord and Savior and yet lose their soul?” –3 Corinthians or something ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39992 "2019-01-02T07:31:33Z")
> [@user\_hostile](#): > > “What good does it do to make Trump his Lord and Savior and yet lose their soul?” > –3 Corinthians or something Nitpick: I think “What good does it do to make Trump his Lord and Savior and **thereby** lose their soul?” would be more appropriate. Agree with the sentiment, though. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39993 "2019-01-02T20:21:51Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Having suppressed Democratic votes as much as they can, Republicans in South Carolina are now considering suppressing the votes of their fellow Republicans. > > [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/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) If they lock Trump in as the nominee, and he gets impeached and removed from office, then what? Can someone run for office after a successful impeachment? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39994 "2019-01-02T20:29:28Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > Can someone run for office after a successful impeachment? From the source material: “Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and **disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States:** but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.” Traditionally the “convicted” have received that full “sentence”, so, no. Well, okay, somebody could run and even win after being so disqualified, but they couldn’t take office. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39995 "2019-01-03T02:22:06Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Having suppressed Democratic votes as much as they can, Republicans in South Carolina are now considering suppressing the votes of their fellow Republicans. > > [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/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) Now it’s not just South Carolina – the RNC itself is looking to change it’s rules in order to keep Trump from getting primaried. [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/romney-op-ed-prompts-rnc-call-protect-trump](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/romney-op-ed-prompts-rnc-call-protect-trump) Typical GOP tactic. If the game isn’t going your way, change the rules. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39996 "2019-01-03T03:55:03Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Now it’s not just South Carolina – the RNC itself is looking to change it’s rules in order to keep Trump from getting primaried. > > [Romney’s Op-Ed Prompts Call From Within RNC To Protect Trump In 2020 Primary - TPM – Talking Points Memo](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/romney-op-ed-prompts-rnc-call-protect-trump) > > Typical GOP tactic. If the game isn’t going your way, change the rules. Competition used to be a centerpiece of conservative philosophy; now it’s the anathema. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39997 "2019-01-03T04:00:03Z")
Ronna Romney-McDaniel’s role in all this is going to make for some awkward family gatherings. Fortunately, Mitt’s family is big enough that they could both attend and never run into each other. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39998 "2019-01-03T04:03:34Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Ronna Romney-McDaniel’s role in all this is going to make for some awkward family gatherings. Fortunately, Mitt’s family is big enough that they could both attend and never run into each other. I don’t know why, but the Romney kids remind me of the Osmonds – or am I mistaking them for another kid band? ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39999 "2019-01-03T05:50:50Z")
Mittens has already caved, saying on Jake Tapper’s show that he supports Individual 1’s Wall. > **[Mitt Romney has already caved to Donald Trump after just one day](https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/caves-mitt-romney-trump-day/15052/)** > > ... ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40000 "2019-01-03T20:55:01Z")
Rudy Giuliani is ranting about witches: “According to CNN witches favor Democrats and they are offended that the Meuller investigation is described as a Witch Hunt. There is no reason for the witches to be offended because Witch Hunt derives from,for example,the Salem Witch Hunts where people were executed unjustly.” > ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40001 "2019-01-03T21:12:18Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > More proof that Falwell knows nothing about Jesus. Jesus? Isn’t he that hunky guy with flowing hair, neatly trimmed beard, and the physique of a carpenter? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1999) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2001)