# 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:** 2012
**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:** [January 28, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40222 "2019-01-28T00:25:33Z")
He won’t be in charge this time, so his opportunities to throw sand in the gears will be limited. ---
**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 28, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40223 "2019-01-28T05:28:33Z")
[Fox News sez](https://crooksandliars.com/2019/01/fox-news-host-accuses-women-haveing) that women who terminate non-viable third-trimester pregnancies are having “recreational abortions”. If my mother hadn’t had an emergency abortion before she had me, she’d have died, and my sister and I would never have been born. How can you possibly call yourself “pro-life” if you advocate for a system that would kill _four_ at the expense of temporarily preserving someone that was never going to be born anyway? **Fuck you**. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40224 "2019-01-28T15:51:04Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [Fox News sez](https://crooksandliars.com/2019/01/fox-news-host-accuses-women-haveing) that women who terminate non-viable third-trimester pregnancies are having “recreational abortions”. > > If my mother hadn’t had an emergency abortion before she had me, she’d have died, and my sister and I would never have been born. How can you possibly call yourself “pro-life” if you advocate for a system that would kill _four_ at the expense of temporarily preserving someone that was never going to be born anyway? > > **Fuck you**. a) They are ignorant as fuck, and really don’t have much ability to retain information b) They are an evil nasty piece of work, who thinks women should be punished for the sins of Eve. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40225 "2019-01-30T18:18:55Z")
**Kentucky governor says America is weak for closing schools as a deadly arctic deep freeze wreaks havoc with record-breaking low temperatures** [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/were-getting-soft-kentucky-governor-says-america-is-weak-for-closing-schools-as-a-deadly-arctic-deep-freeze-wreaks-havoc-with-record-breaking-low-temperatures/ar-BBSXzv2?li=BBnb7Kz](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/were-getting-soft-kentucky-governor-says-america-is-weak-for-closing-schools-as-a-deadly-arctic-deep-freeze-wreaks-havoc-with-record-breaking-low-temperatures/ar-BBSXzv2?li=BBnb7Kz) > [@](#): > > 'Come on, now. I mean, there’s no ice going with it, or any snow. > > ‘I mean, what happens to America? We’re getting soft.’ > > The governor added that he did ‘appreciate that it’s better to err on the side of being safe’ and admitted that his comments were ‘slightly facetious’. > > He then doubled down, saying: ‘It does concern me a little bit that in America, on this and many other fronts, that we’re sending messages to our young people that if life is hard you can curl up in the fetal position somewhere in a warm place and just wait until it stops being hard… that just isn’t reality.’ He should be made to stand outside for an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40226 "2019-01-30T18:20:41Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > **Kentucky governor says America is weak for closing schools as a deadly arctic deep freeze wreaks havoc with record-breaking low temperatures** > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/were-getting-soft-kentucky-governor-says-america-is-weak-for-closing-schools-as-a-deadly-arctic-deep-freeze-wreaks-havoc-with-record-breaking-low-temperatures/ar-BBSXzv2?li=BBnb7Kz) > > He should be made to stand outside for an hour. I don’t get it. What exactly is wrong with staying warm inside until the worst of the deep freeze is over? ---
**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:** [January 30, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40227 "2019-01-30T18:26:32Z")
Real 'Mericans can handle frostbite, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40228 "2019-01-30T20:10:46Z")
Y’know, I can appreciate that “curl up in a warm place and wait” usually isn’t a productive course of action. But when the problem is that it’s cold enough to freeze brine outside, it turns out that that really is a solution. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40229 "2019-01-30T20:29:45Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > **Kentucky governor says America is weak for closing schools as a deadly arctic deep freeze wreaks havoc with record-breaking low temperatures** > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/were-getting-soft-kentucky-governor-says-america-is-weak-for-closing-schools-as-a-deadly-arctic-deep-freeze-wreaks-havoc-with-record-breaking-low-temperatures/ar-BBSXzv2?li=BBnb7Kz) > > He should be made to stand outside for an hour. I think the two Senators from Kentucky should go down there immediately and stand outside the Governor’s mansion in their underwear (preferably soaking wet) and prove that their colleague is correct and that a little cold weather is nothing to be afraid of. Who supports this idea? _\_ ---
**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 30, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40230 "2019-01-30T20:33:48Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I think the two Senators from Kentucky should go down there immediately and stand outside the Governor’s mansion in their underwear (preferably soaking wet) and prove that their colleague is correct and that a little cold weather is nothing to be afraid of. Who supports this idea? _\_ You realize one of those is Yertle The Turtle? Who wants to see his other wattles? _claws eyes out_ ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40231 "2019-01-30T20:35:25Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Y’know, I can appreciate that “curl up in a warm place and wait” usually isn’t a productive course of action. But when the problem is that it’s cold enough to freeze brine outside, it turns out that that really is a solution. In other threads about temperatures, a lot of people prefer being cold than hot because “You can always add layers” Why can’t people just add more layers of clothes? (somewhat serious question) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40232 "2019-01-30T20:57:05Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > You realize one of those is Yertle The Turtle? Who wants to see his other wattles? > _claws eyes out_ Once he and Rand Paul are encased in ice, you won’t notice any wrinkles. Should happen pretty quickly. ---
**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 30, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40233 "2019-01-30T21:08:32Z")
Florida state legislators want schools to teach alternative theories to global warming and evolution. > **[Florida bill would have students learn alternatives to climate change, evolution](https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/29/florida-bill-would-have-students-learn-alternatives-to-climate-change-evolution/)** > > The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, said that schools need to teach “different worldviews” on issues like evolution and climate change. He asserts that textbooks now skew toward “uniformity” of thought. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40234 "2019-01-30T21:15:54Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > In other threads about temperatures, a lot of people prefer being cold than hot because > “You can always add layers” > > Why can’t people just add more layers of clothes? > > (somewhat serious question) You ever try to bundle up your lungs? Or your eyeballs? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40235 "2019-01-30T21:28:44Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > You ever try to bundle up your lungs? Or your eyeballs? Goggles? Warm-air breathers? 🙂 This is why I love hot summers. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40236 "2019-01-30T21:40:29Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Goggles? Warm-air breathers? 🙂 > > This is why I love hot summers. I hate hot summers too. I love 70 degrees. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40237 "2019-01-30T21:59:07Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > In other threads about temperatures, a lot of people prefer being cold than hot because > “You can always add layers” > > Why can’t people just add more layers of clothes? > > (somewhat serious question) Somewhat serious answer: I’m a firm believer in “you can always add more layers” (and trust me that you probably don’t want to see me with fewer layers), but at some point it becomes like trying to fold a piece of paper multiple times - eventually, you can’t bend your joints. ---
**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 30, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40238 "2019-01-30T22:17:42Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Somewhat serious answer: > > I’m a firm believer in “you can always add more layers” (and trust me that you probably don’t want to see me with fewer layers), but at some point it becomes like trying to fold a piece of paper multiple times - eventually, you can’t bend your joints. Very serious answer: materials matter. Go hunker down under 30 or 40 packing blankets and let me know how warm they keep you, for example. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40239 "2019-01-30T23:44:22Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Very serious answer: materials matter. Go hunker down under 30 or 40 packing blankets and let me know how warm they keep you, for example. Humans have managed Antarctica for 100 years (sometimes with more success than others 😉 ). Bo is correct. The right gear can keep you mobile and warm. Layers let you prevent yourself from becoming overheated. Now I don’t expect people in Chicago to have NorthFace insulated bib overalls to walk to work in. I throw them no shade for staying home. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40240 "2019-01-30T23:53:30Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Very serious answer: materials matter. Go hunker down under 30 or 40 packing blankets and let me know how warm they keep you, for example. I’m not really sure if you think I’m going to warm or cold - but from the quilted packing blankets I recall, I think 40 of them are going to keep me warm pretty well. Probably won’t be able to move much, though. Growing up, my sister was in a room with no heat register, and she had so many blankets one cold winter that she said she couldn’t turn over. She finally got a small electric space heater after that complaint. ---
**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 31, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40241 "2019-01-31T00:05:30Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > You realize one of those is Yertle The Turtle? Who wants to see his other wattles? > _claws eyes out_ Because after about 15 minutes, all we’ll have to do is tap them with a little hammer and watch them shatter into cubes. It’ll be glorious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2011) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2013)