# 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:** 2036
**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:** [March 26, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40704 "2019-03-26T20:19:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Senator Mike Lee: The solution to climate change is for people to get married and have more babies. In particular, for Americans to get married and have more babies. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mike-lee-says-we-can-solve-climate-change-with-more-babies-science-says-otherwise/2019/03/26/67f91b2e-4fed-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mike-lee-says-we-can-solve-climate-change-with-more-babies-science-says-otherwise/2019/03/26/67f91b2e-4fed-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html)? > > And as evidence for his claims, he gave us a poster of Ronald Reagan riding a dinosaur and firing a machine gun. > > [Sen. Mike Lee criticizes the Green New Deal with poster of Ronald Reagan riding a dinosaur and firing a machine gun](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/03/26/sen-mike-lee-criticizes/) [Ah, the Chewbacca Defense Strategy.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwdba9C2G14) ---
**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 26, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40705 "2019-03-26T20:41:56Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Senator Mike Lee: The solution to climate change is for people to get married and have more babies. In particular, for Americans to get married and have more babies. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mike-lee-says-we-can-solve-climate-change-with-more-babies-science-says-otherwise/2019/03/26/67f91b2e-4fed-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mike-lee-says-we-can-solve-climate-change-with-more-babies-science-says-otherwise/2019/03/26/67f91b2e-4fed-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html)? > > And as evidence for his claims, he gave us a poster of Ronald Reagan riding a dinosaur and firing a machine gun. > > [Sen. Mike Lee criticizes the Green New Deal with poster of Ronald Reagan riding a dinosaur and firing a machine gun](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/03/26/sen-mike-lee-criticizes/) I still don’t get this. Instead of people developing and implementing solutions today, we should all have babies in the hopes that one day THEY will develop and implement solutions? ---
**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:** [March 26, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40706 "2019-03-26T20:44:57Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I still don’t get this. Instead of people developing and implementing solutions today, we should all have babies in the hopes that one day THEY will develop and implement solutions? Doesn’t have to make sense, just play to the 'Quiverfull" people. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40707 "2019-03-26T21:30:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Senator Mike Lee: The solution to climate change is for people to get married and have more babies. In particular, for Americans to get married and have more babies. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mike-lee-says-we-can-solve-climate-change-with-more-babies-science-says-otherwise/2019/03/26/67f91b2e-4fed-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mike-lee-says-we-can-solve-climate-change-with-more-babies-science-says-otherwise/2019/03/26/67f91b2e-4fed-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html)? > > And as evidence for his claims, he gave us a poster of Ronald Reagan riding a dinosaur and firing a machine gun. > > [Sen. Mike Lee criticizes the Green New Deal with poster of Ronald Reagan riding a dinosaur and firing a machine gun](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/03/26/sen-mike-lee-criticizes/) Read the entire transcript. It would almost be funny if it weren’t so fucking pitiful. [https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4787836/mike-lee-velociraptors-sea-horse-farts](https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4787836/mike-lee-velociraptors-sea-horse-farts) ---
**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:** [March 26, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40708 "2019-03-26T21:40:45Z")
[DeVos: Slash Education Budget, Eliminate Special Olympics Support](https://www.newsandguts.com/devos-slash-education-budget-eliminate-special-olympics-support/) > [@](#): > > Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to cut more than $7 billion — about 10 percent — from her own department’s budget, including almost $18 million in support for the Special Olympics. > > \ > > As for the Special Olympics for disabled athletes, DeVos “simply suggested it is better supported by philanthropy,” I guess I shouldn’t be surprised anymore, but I continue to be astounded at the shit this administration proposes. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40709 "2019-03-26T23:03:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Senator Mike Lee: The solution to climate change is for people to get married and have more babies. In particular, for Americans to get married and have more babies. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mike-lee-says-we-can-solve-climate-change-with-more-babies-science-says-otherwise/2019/03/26/67f91b2e-4fed-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-mike-lee-says-we-can-solve-climate-change-with-more-babies-science-says-otherwise/2019/03/26/67f91b2e-4fed-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html)? > > And as evidence for his claims, he gave us a poster of Ronald Reagan riding a dinosaur and firing a machine gun. > > [Sen. Mike Lee criticizes the Green New Deal with poster of Ronald Reagan riding a dinosaur and firing a machine gun](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/03/26/sen-mike-lee-criticizes/) Second link isn’t available is the EU, so I must ask : is it really for real, or an Onion kinda thing ? I can’t fucking tell with these people any more. ETA : ok, watched the video, and it’s even worse than I imagined. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40710 "2019-03-26T23:06:07Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > [DeVos: Slash Education Budget, Eliminate Special Olympics Support](https://www.newsandguts.com/devos-slash-education-budget-eliminate-special-olympics-support/) > > I guess I shouldn’t be surprised anymore, but I continue to be astounded at the shit this administration proposes. Why be only a little evil, when there are special needs children whom you can crush under your boots? It’s like they are looking for ways to be more evil. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40711 "2019-03-26T23:24:37Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Why be only a little evil, when there are special needs children whom you can crush under your boots? > > It’s like they are looking for ways to be more evil. But how can Betsy be evil? She’s, like, all religious and stuff. Mike Pence championed her. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40712 "2019-03-26T23:27:43Z")
“Mike Pence championed her.” It would both them some good.🙂 ---
**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:** [March 27, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40713 "2019-03-27T03:15:33Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > [DeVos: Slash Education Budget, Eliminate Special Olympics Support](https://www.newsandguts.com/devos-slash-education-budget-eliminate-special-olympics-support/) > > I guess I shouldn’t be surprised anymore, but I continue to be astounded at the shit this administration proposes. And add $60 million for charter schools, and grant tax cuts to people who contribute to charter schools. ---
**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 27, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40714 "2019-03-27T13:03:48Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > And add $60 million for charter schools, and grant tax cuts to people who contribute to charter schools. Add $60 million to charter schools that have already wasted $1 billion: > **[DeLauro takes on DeVos failed charter schools, education budget cuts](https://ctmirror.org/2019/03/26/delauro-takes-on-devos-failed-charter-schools-education-budget-cuts/)** > > Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was put on the spot over a new report that said charter schools wasted $1 billion in federal money. > **[Report: U.S. government wasted up to $1 billion on charter schools and still...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/03/25/report-us-government-wasted-up-billion-charter-schools-still-fails-adequately-monitor-grants/?utm_term=.aadf0353f5d4)** > > It says one in four charter schools have closed because of mismanagement, fraud, low enrollment or other reasons. And there's more. I wonder how much of that $1 billion has made it into the Secretary of Grift, I mean Edumacation’s pockets? ---
**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:** [March 27, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40715 "2019-03-27T15:02:04Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I wonder how much of that $1 billion has made it into the Secretary of Grift, I mean Edumacation’s pockets? Secretary of Grift? Please. In this administration she’s not qualified to be the third assistant deputy undersecretary of grift. In this administration, first prize for grifting is being a cabinet secretary. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is fuck you, you have to solve the problems in the Mideast. Number one rule: Always Be Grifting. ---
**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 27, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40716 "2019-03-27T15:55:59Z")
> [@Steve\_McQwark](#): > > Secretary of Grift? Please. In this administration she’s not qualified to be the third assistant deputy undersecretary of grift. In this administration, first prize for grifting is being a cabinet secretary. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is fuck you, you have to solve the problems in the Mideast. Number one rule: Always Be Grifting. Thanks for that 😃 – I needed it. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40717 "2019-03-27T15:58:12Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I wonder how much of that $1 billion has made it into the Secretary of Grift, I mean Edumacation’s pockets? A mere pittance, I’m sure. Chicken feed. Barely worth mentioning. Probably not even enough for another yacht. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40718 "2019-03-27T16:15:20Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > And add $60 million for charter schools, and grant tax cuts to people who contribute to charter schools. I don’t have a link right now but I believe she has also cut $51M from programs for special ed & autism. So, $18M + $51M = $69M - $60M = profit of $9M! ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40719 "2019-03-27T16:29:59Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > “Mike Pence championed her.” It would both them some good.🙂 I wouldn’t wish that in Sen. Mike Lee’s Velociraptor ( or his Tauntaun ) . ---
**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:** [March 27, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40720 "2019-03-27T19:42:53Z")
Pennsylvania state legislator prays to God for forgiveness as first Muslim members joins the legislature. [Stephanic Borowicz's Racist Prayer as Movita Johnson-Harrell Sworn-in](https://theslot.jezebel.com/republican-lawmaker-prays-for-forgiveness-as-pennsylvan-1833604370)? ---
**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 27, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40721 "2019-03-27T19:49:12Z")
Would have been cool to have the new member go up afterward and say an Islamic prayer. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40722 "2019-03-27T21:12:21Z")
Better the first guy gets smote. Lightning, boils, locusts, whatever. I would bike to the nearest Methodist church to tell my Grandma that she was right, I was wrong, and I’m joining the choir. ---
**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 27, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40723 "2019-03-27T21:27:09Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Pennsylvania state legislator prays to God for forgiveness as first Muslim members joins the legislature. > [https://theslot.jezebel.com/republican-lawmaker-prays-for-forgiveness-as-pennsylvan-1833604370](https://theslot.jezebel.com/republican-lawmaker-prays-for-forgiveness-as-pennsylvan-1833604370)? Holy crap how is that even acceptable at a government function? These christians that think they’re better than everyone else make me sick. Dopers, you have to see that prayer to believe it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2035) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2037)