# 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:** 2019
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40363 "2019-02-12T14:06:13Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Well, if they’re really going to be an effective wall, they should be holding concertina wire or at least regular _bob-wahr_ while they’re standing there, amirite? Yeah. Use them as fence posts. Their intellect proves they are up to the job. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40364 "2019-02-12T14:20:30Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > It should probably be electrified to be on the safe side. > [@elucidator](#): > > Well, OK, but its gotta be solar! > [@enipla](#): > > Yeah. Use them as fence posts. Their intellect proves they are up to the job. NOW, y’all are talkin’. And not only would it not cost anything, but Der Trumpster could probably get his faithful followers to not only supply the materials themselves but PAY for the privilege of BEING the wall. It could be a moneymaker! ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40365 "2019-02-12T15:23:28Z")
I wonder how the human wall experience went for those who took part. Did they hang around until the news cameras showed up and form the chain then? Were there vendors there selling Mexican food ironically? Were there vendors who had guaranteed customers for their leftover MAGA stock? Did the truly faithful show up with binoculars, looking for sneaky invading forces of immigrants? Did they sing “Hands Across America”? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40366 "2019-02-12T15:41:44Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Yeah. Use them as fence posts. Their intellect proves they are up to the job. Only if it an electric fence. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40367 "2019-02-12T22:01:47Z")
[**This Republican lawmaker said he would drown his own kids if they’re gay**](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/republican-lawmaker-said-drown-kids-theyre-gay/) > [@](#): > > A Republican legislator said that he would drown his own kids is if they turned out to be gay. > > West Virginia delegate Eric Porterfield appeared on WVVA, an NBC affiliate, to talk about homophobic comments he made last week, where he said that LGBTQ people are “a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan.” > > He wore a red MAGA cap – along with a shirt and tie – during the interview. > > The reporter asked him what he would do if his son or daughter came out as gay. > > “Well, I would dress my daughter first, as I would take her for a pedicure, I’d take her to get her nails done, and see if she could swim,” Porterfield said, smiling. > > “If it was my son, I would probably take him hunting, I would take him fishing, then I’d see if he could swim,” Porterfield, still smiling. > > The reporter asked him to clarify. “I just want to make sure they could swim,” he repeated when questioned, continuing to grin. > > She again asked him to clarify, and he said, “That’s it. I’d take them out to do activities.” He was still smiling, as if threatening to kill his own children were cute. > … If you follow the link and look at his grinning face, you will have to resist the impulse to punch your computer screen. Interesting background on Porterfield: For one thing, he’s blind. From Wikipedia: > [@](#): > > Eric Earl Porterfield (born November 17, 1974) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 27. Representing parts of Mercer and Raleigh counties, he was first elected in 2018. Porterfield is the second blind person to ever serve in the West Virginia legislature. > > Porterfield grew up in Princeton, West Virginia, and attended a Bible college at age 20. In 2006, at age 32, he was immediately, permanently blinded in a physical altercation. After that incident, he met Jessica Worrell. They married and have two children. Porterfield founded Blind Faith Ministries in 2009, as part of which he traveled to South Sudan in 2012. > … One of his claims to fame is being anti-gay. Well, if ya got nuttin’ else, amirite? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40368 "2019-02-12T22:07:38Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [**This Republican lawmaker said he would drown his own kids if they’re gay**](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/republican-lawmaker-said-drown-kids-theyre-gay/) > If you follow the link and look at his grinning face, you will have to resist the impulse to punch your computer screen. > > Interesting background on Porterfield: For one thing, he’s blind. From Wikipedia: One of his claims to fame is being anti-gay. Well, if ya got nuttin’ else, amirite? :dubious: Follow up question: And what would you do if they _could_ swim? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40369 "2019-02-12T22:09:09Z")
“permanently blinded in a physical altercation.” Well, that’ll happen. Obviously god smited him for his yet future consideration that his kids could be gay. The promise to drown them was clearly insufficient to appease his god. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40370 "2019-02-12T23:00:38Z")
Maybe he was punched out by a gay 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:** [February 12, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40371 "2019-02-12T23:23:22Z")
His Wikipedia entry mentions that his daughter is four years old, and his son several months old. I guess the plan is to never spring for swimming lessons. I am a little curious about how credulous his son will have to be when his dad says “Let’s go hunting” to say “Sure thing, Pop. Lemme get your Braille rifle for you.” ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40372 "2019-02-12T23:34:39Z")
Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40373 "2019-02-12T23:50:02Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded? I’ve been googling, but haven’t come up with anything. Finding the right phrase to search for is challenging. Needs more google-fu than I possess. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40374 "2019-02-12T23:51:33Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded? Nope. He claims that some issues (presumably legal or liability-related) are “still pending,” and reports that the incident took place on December 10, 2006. Hey ya think maybe **Ultra Vires** is representing him? That might explain the lengthy process… ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40375 "2019-02-13T00:25:38Z")
If he follows the typical anti-gay republican script, he’s probably in the closet. “I’d drown my kids” This is republican ‘humor’ that exposes real feelings on real subjects. Ha. Ha. Fucking troglodyte moron. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40376 "2019-02-13T00:55:33Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Nope. He claims that some issues (presumably legal or liability-related) are “still pending,” and reports that the incident took place on December 10, 2006. > > Hey ya think maybe **Ultra Vires** is representing him? That might explain the lengthy process… This, this here, is exactly why I read and participate on the SDMB. Well done, **kaylasdad99** ; _very_ well done. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40377 "2019-02-13T00:59:32Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [**This Republican lawmaker said he would drown his own kids if they’re gay**](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/republican-lawmaker-said-drown-kids-theyre-gay/) > If you follow the link and look at his grinning face, you will have to resist the impulse to punch your computer screen. > > Interesting background on Porterfield: For one thing, he’s blind. From Wikipedia: One of his claims to fame is being anti-gay. Well, if ya got nuttin’ else, amirite? :dubious: Is he confusing being gay with being a witch? Instead of seeing if they can swim, maybe he should just compare their weight to some sort of water fowl. Maybe gay children weigh the same as a goose instead of a duck. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40378 "2019-02-13T02:04:41Z")
> [@Steve\_McQwark](#): > > Is he confusing being gay with being a witch? Instead of seeing if they can swim, maybe he should just compare their weight to some sort of water fowl. Maybe gay children weigh the same as a goose instead of a duck. “What would you do if your kids were gay?” " **BUILD A BRIDGE OUT OF THEM!!"** ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40379 "2019-02-13T14:18:26Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded? He can’t tell us, its still under audit. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40380 "2019-02-13T15:09:08Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded? > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Nope. He claims that some issues (presumably legal or liability-related) are “still pending,” and reports that the incident took place on December 10, 2006. Did he go quail hunting with Dick Cheney? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40381 "2019-02-13T15:09:50Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > He wore a red MAGA cap – along with a shirt and tie – during the interview. Just those 3 things? ---
**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:** [February 13, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40382 "2019-02-13T15:13:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by ThelmaLou > Quote: > He wore a red MAGA cap – along with a shirt and tie – during the interview. > [@Evil\_Economist](#): > > Just those 3 things? Eye bleach! Eye bleach! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2018) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2020)