# 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:** 2008
**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 18, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40142 "2019-01-18T20:34:28Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rand Paul is going to Canada for surgery. I guess socialized medicine is fine for some people … > [Rand Paul To Go To Canada For Surgery Related To 2017 Attack By Neighbor - TPM – Talking Points Memo](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/rand-paul-canada-for-surgery)? The US military has socialized medicine. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40143 "2019-01-18T22:07:38Z")
Well, there you go: we need a wall on the Canadian border to prevent tribble-headed glibertarians from going there for medical treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40144 "2019-01-18T22:29:27Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > A measly…_a measly_ 8 million. > > If my math is correct, and it probably isn’t, that is just .01142857142 of the _increase_ to 5.7 Billion from the original 5 Billion estimate that is, of course, off by about 15 Billion? > > Way to step up, Montana. More like off by a minimum of $45 Billion, if Amy Patrick, a [court-accepted expert on walls](https://www.facebook.com/apatrick/posts/10100902776405671), the design and building thereof, and a forensic engineer brought in to fix what others messed up, is to be believed. NB: Link is to a FB post that is publicly viewable. ETA: > [@eschereal](#): > > Well, there you go: we need a wall on the Canadian border to prevent tribble-headed glibertarians from going there for medical treatment. No, we need it to keep him \*in \*Canada. I mean, bad for Canada, but I’m sure they’d be willing to take the hit for us … ---
**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 18, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40145 "2019-01-18T22:29:56Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Wait, what border is Montana on? North Mexico, right? ---
**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 18, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40146 "2019-01-18T22:58:40Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Apparently Kolfage was playing fast and loose with the ‘return donations if goal not met’ rules of Go Fund Me: Every time I see that twerp’s name, I can’t but help reading it as _covfefe_. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40147 "2019-01-18T23:14:57Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Wait, what border is Montana on? > [@Airbeck](#): > > Canadia? > [@Smapti](#): > > North Mexico, right? Holy cow; who failed 3rd grade geography? :dubious: Montana, like all continental US states, shares borders with both Canexico and Mexanada. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40148 "2019-01-18T23:48:01Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > More like off by a minimum of $45 Billion, if Amy Patrick, a [court-accepted expert on walls](https://www.facebook.com/apatrick/posts/10100902776405671), the design and building thereof, and a forensic engineer brought in to fix what others messed up, is to be believed. > > NB: Link is to a FB post that is publicly viewable. > > ETA: No, we need it to keep him \*in \*Canada. I mean, bad for Canada, but I’m sure they’d be willing to take the hit for us … Okay, but that’s it, Celine’s paid for and we don’t want to hear any more about it. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40149 "2019-01-19T00:58:10Z")
> [@3trew](#): > > Okay, but that’s it, Celine’s paid for and we don’t want to hear any more about it. You still have to pay off for Bieber. Can we get you to take McConnell? ---
**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:** [January 19, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40150 "2019-01-19T03:22:02Z")
Maybe Ars is kind an alarmist site, but they seem to be [of the opinion](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/sen-marco-rubio-wants-to-ban-states-from-protecting-consumer-privacy/) that Marco wants to sell your privacy down the river. He presents it in the guise of fixing the flaws of the Privacy Act of 1974 and regularizing the “patchwork of state laws”. That last part means states would not be able to pass strict laws regulating use of your personal information that exceed the law that Rubio proposes. Which we cannot even be sure what it will add up to, because it even punts on that. ---
**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 19, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40151 "2019-01-19T03:51:09Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Maybe Ars is kind an alarmist site, but they seem to be [of the opinion](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/sen-marco-rubio-wants-to-ban-states-from-protecting-consumer-privacy/) that Marco wants to sell your privacy down the river. He presents it in the guise of fixing the flaws of the Privacy Act of 1974 and regularizing the “patchwork of state laws”. > > That last part means states would not be able to pass strict laws regulating use of your personal information that exceed the law that Rubio proposes. Which we cannot even be sure what it will add up to, because it even punts on that. I thought Republicans believed in states’ rights. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40152 "2019-01-19T03:56:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I thought Republicans believed in states’ rights. Situational. ---
**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 19, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40153 "2019-01-19T19:27:49Z")
Laura Ingraham mocks Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s accent. [Laura Ingraham makes fun of new House Democrat’s accent in cringeworthy segment – ThinkProgress](https://thinkprogress.org/laura-ingraham-ilhan-omar-house-democrats-fox-news-muslim-refugee-congress-minnesota-f88cce7b2329/)? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40154 "2019-01-19T19:43:39Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > You still have to pay off for Bieber. Can we get you to take McConnell? Sure we’ll take McConnell, on the condition that you make him the head of your diplomatic mission in Alert, Nunavut. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40155 "2019-01-19T23:00:46Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Maybe Ars is kind an alarmist site, but they seem to be [of the opinion](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/sen-marco-rubio-wants-to-ban-states-from-protecting-consumer-privacy/) that Marco wants to sell your privacy down the river. He presents it in the guise of fixing the flaws of the Privacy Act of 1974 and regularizing the “patchwork of state laws”. > > That last part means states would not be able to pass strict laws regulating use of your personal information that exceed the law that Rubio proposes. Which we cannot even be sure what it will add up to, because it even punts on that. I can’t even imagine the number of zeroes on the check Zuckerberg must have handed Rubio for that one. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40156 "2019-01-20T00:47:16Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Sure we’ll take McConnell, on the condition that you make him the head of your diplomatic mission in Alert, Nunavut. Putting him into a deep freeze is appealing, but I’m concerned it might preserve and extend his lifespan. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40157 "2019-01-20T01:16:02Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Putting him into a deep freeze is appealing, but I’m concerned it might preserve and extend his lifespan. Calling Austin Powers. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40158 "2019-01-20T01:44:51Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Putting him into a deep freeze is appealing, but I’m concerned it might preserve and extend his lifespan. The Charm of Forlorn Encystment has its advocates. Not as “showy” as the Excellent Prismatic Spray, to be sure, but offers a prolonged satisfaction. ---
**Author:** ![brossa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brossa/32/3040_2.png) [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40159 "2019-01-20T03:36:26Z")
Lugwiler’s Dismal Itch, then! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40160 "2019-01-20T03:49:00Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Sure we’ll take McConnell, on the condition that you make him the head of your diplomatic mission in Alert, Nunavut. No we won’t. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40161 "2019-01-22T10:05:18Z")
[Rep. Steve King (R-IA) tweets out praise for Martin Luther King with a quote that King never said:](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/steve-king-mlk-day-tweet_us_5c4657dfe4b027c3bbc489a6?ncid=NEWSSTAND0001) > [@](#): > > “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Coincidentally, it is exactly fourteen words long. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2007) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2009)