# 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:** 2028
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40543 "2019-03-04T21:08:49Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Really, modern day KKK? What are they burning, and on whose front lawns? Oh,we’re sneaker than that. It’s hidden in the backyard, and we’re burning bonfires & roasting marshmallows for our own kids and their friends from the neighborhood. Thus sneakily ‘normalizing’ GLBT families and undermining American society! ---
**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:** [March 5, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40544 "2019-03-05T03:42:32Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > He was referring to the UPCOMING presidential election, to wit:That’s not to say it hasn’t happened in the past and isn’t happening in the present, but the subject was 2020. It’s happening - now. And it will continue to happen. When Democrats are forced to torch one of their own, that tells you something. [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/04/omar-israel-house-democrats-1201881](https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/04/omar-israel-house-democrats-1201881) To be completely honest, though, Omar should really stop talking shit about Israel and focus on other subjects. Fair or not, right or not, Americans are going to look at the hijab she’s wearing and assume that she’s an anti-semite whenever she criticizes Israel -even in a measured tone. She wasn’t elected to talk about Israel; she was elected to help her district and as a Somali-born, naturalized American, she needs to understand that. I know it’s coming, so get the blowtorch out and put it to my face. I can take it (I think). ---
**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:** [March 5, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40545 "2019-03-05T16:20:31Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > It’s happening - now. > > And it will continue to happen. > > When Democrats are forced to torch one of their own, that tells you something. > > [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/04/omar-israel-house-democrats-1201881](https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/04/omar-israel-house-democrats-1201881) > > To be completely honest, though, Omar should really stop talking shit about Israel and focus on other subjects. Fair or not, right or not, Americans are going to look at the hijab she’s wearing and assume that she’s an anti-semite whenever she criticizes Israel -even in a measured tone.\*\* She wasn’t elected to talk about Israel; she was elected to help her distric\*\*t and as a Somali-born, naturalized American, she needs to understand that. > > I know it’s coming, so get the blowtorch out and put it to my face. I can take it (I think). Since when are the two mutually exclusive? And I thought we were done giving Israel a pass on committing human-rights abuses just because we have more Jewish people in America than Muslim… “Fair or not, right or not…” I’m tired of that shit. You want “American Exceptionalism”? Try doing something RIGHT as opposed to something THAT LOOKS GOOD. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40546 "2019-03-05T16:48:51Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > She wasn’t elected to talk about Israel; she was elected to help her district. This is nonsense and you know it. Support for Israel is a political topic and one that many congresscritters, past and present, have talked about _ad nauseam_. You don’t think her constituents knew about her feelings on Israel when they elected her? ---
**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:** [March 5, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40547 "2019-03-05T16:54:35Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > … I thought we were done giving Israel a pass … Huh. One of us must have missed something. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40548 "2019-03-05T16:56:17Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > …and as a Somali-born, naturalized American, she needs to understand that. > … Huh? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40549 "2019-03-05T18:00:37Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Really, modern day KKK? What are they burning, and on whose front lawns? [Bundles of sticks.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(unit)) In their dreams, anyway. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40550 "2019-03-05T18:07:23Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Huh. One of us must have missed something. What can I say…I had an optimism attack. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [March 5, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40551 "2019-03-05T18:11:43Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > This is why I love the SDMB. All my life, I never knew Stalin didn’t like hamburgers. Ham_berders_. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40552 "2019-03-06T12:18:07Z")
Washington Post, sorry it it’s paywalled but it really is worth a subscription… > **[GOP lawmakers wore pearls while gun violence victims testified. Activists...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/06/gop-lawmakers-wore-pearls-while-gun-violence-victims-testified-activists-were-outraged/?utm_term=.331f3c0e9831)** > > The implication was clear, critics said: These politicians thought gun-control activists were “clutching their pearls" in overwrought and self-righteous outrage — and, specifically, female outrage. Republican men in business suits and pearl necklaces. Yup, they wanted to make sure that those testifying about personal experiences with gun violence knew that they were not going to be taken seriously. “The implication was clear, they said: These politicians thought gun-control activists were “clutching their pearls” in overwrought and self-righteous outrage — and, specifically, female outrage. The advocates, who were volunteers with the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said they felt mocked, as if some of the lawmakers were not interested in hearing stories about how gun violence has affected their lives.” ---
**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:** [March 6, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40553 "2019-03-06T12:56:55Z")
I don’t understand how they could POSSIBLY think that was a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40554 "2019-03-06T13:18:50Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I don’t understand how they could POSSIBLY think that was a good idea. Really, that’s something a 10 year old would do. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40555 "2019-03-06T13:18:50Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I don’t understand how they could POSSIBLY think that was a good idea. Because they’re petty nasty bullies elected by petty nasty bullies. All the decent people in the Republican party have been voted out or otherwise driven away in the last decade or so. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40556 "2019-03-06T13:50:09Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Washington Post, sorry it it’s paywalled but it really is worth a subscription… > … WaPo subscription is really cheap or possibly free for Amazon Prime members (since Jeff Bezos owns both). I get it every day on my kindle. It is a great paper. Go to amazon and search for “washington post subscription for prime members.” If you subscribe, you can read the website, too. It will ask you to log in, and one of the options is “log in with amazon.” [/aside] ---
**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:** [March 6, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40557 "2019-03-06T15:00:59Z")
Republican Rep. Mike Rounds: Trump paid off porn star because “The President loves his family”. > **[GOP Senator: Trump Paid Off Stormy Daniels While in Office Because ‘The...](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/republican-rep-mike-rounds-trump-paid-off-stormy-daniels-while-in-office-because-the-president-loves-his-family/)** > > Sen. Mike Rounds had a curious answer to why President Donald Trump allegedly signed off what has been widely reported as hush money payoffs to adult film star Stormy Daniels, while in office. During an appearance on CNN's New Day, host John Berman... ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40558 "2019-03-06T15:16:54Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Republican Rep. Mike Rounds: Trump paid off porn star because “The President loves his family”. > > [GOP Senator: Trump Paid Off Stormy Daniels While in Office Because ‘The President Loves his Family’](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/republican-rep-mike-rounds-trump-paid-off-stormy-daniels-while-in-office-because-the-president-loves-his-family/) “I didn’t want to get caught”. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40559 "2019-03-06T19:24:03Z")
[Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) [today] compared the influx of migrants at the southern border to the D-Day invasion from World War II.](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/432853-gop-rep-compares-scope-of-illegal-immigration-to-d-day-invasion) ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40560 "2019-03-06T19:27:17Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) [today] compared the influx of migrants at the southern border to the D-Day invasion from World War II.](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/432853-gop-rep-compares-scope-of-illegal-immigration-to-d-day-invasion) So, by extension we are the Nazis? ---
**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:** [March 6, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40561 "2019-03-06T19:31:06Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) [today] compared the influx of migrants at the southern border to the D-Day invasion from World War II.](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/432853-gop-rep-compares-scope-of-illegal-immigration-to-d-day-invasion) Yet another shining example of how stupid the Republicans really are. Deplorable morons. ---
**Author:** ![PackerMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@PackerMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40562 "2019-03-06T19:53:45Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > WaPo subscription is really cheap or possibly free for Amazon Prime members (since Jeff Bezos owns both). I get it every day on my kindle. It is a great paper. Go to amazon and search for “washington post subscription for prime members.” If you subscribe, you can read the website, too. It will ask you to log in, and one of the options is “log in with amazon.” > > [/aside] Thank you. I did not know this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2027) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2029)