# 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:** 2042
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40824 "2019-04-07T22:07:30Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Do they at least exhibit a sufficient grasp of reality to note that AOC, being 29 years old, is _constitutionally ineligible to be President before 2024_? So was Obama (as far as they are concerned) and its much easier to back date a birth certificate than to change the country of origin. ---
**Author:** ![Sinaptics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Sinaptics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaptics)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40825 "2019-04-07T22:14:02Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Lizardterians? Damn Liztards. Always trying to get voting rights for illegal aliens… ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40826 "2019-04-08T00:13:15Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I wonder how much I could make? I have a drawer full of butter knifes. That drawer full of butter knives is a lot sharper than any Trump supporter. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40827 "2019-04-08T00:28:58Z")
By which **Uke** means the drawer itself, not the knives in it. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40828 "2019-04-08T12:38:33Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > And this is why Democrats suck. I don’t think it’s the zero-sum game you make it out to be, of course, but ultimately with regard to a great many things, Democrats suck. > > They’ll get my vote because Republicans are demonstratively worse and I am not an idiot who doesn’t understand Duverger’s Law, nor have I lived in a cave so I have seen what Republicans in power do, especially to minorities and the poor. > > But they still suck. Yes, except it was [largely Democrats](https://ballotpedia.org/Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act) who supported the efforts to pass laws restricting corporate donations, > [@](#): > > On March 20, 2002, the bill passed the United States Senate by a vote of 60-40. Of the 60 votes in favor of the bill, 48 came from Democrats, 11 from Republicans, and one from an independent. Of the 40 votes against the bill, two came from Democrats and 38 from Republicans. Although he expressed some concerns with the law as passed, President George W. Bush (R) nonetheless signed it into law on March 27, 2002:[6][7] …and it’s not their fault that got thrown out by the courts. Having failed in their efforts to limit these donations, they’d be hamstringing themselves if they let the GOP take as much money as they want, without the Democrats matching them. Yes, it sucks, but it’s not the Democratic Party’s fault it sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40829 "2019-04-08T13:06:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The former chair of the Dane County, Wisconsin Republican Party flew from Wisconsin to Florida, where she was going to catch a cruise ship to the Caribbean. Along the way between Wisconsin and Florida, her luggage went missing. Delta Airlines found it and forwarded it to the ship’s first port of call, the Cayman Islands. Unfortunately for her, Cayman Islands officials confiscated the pistol she had in her luggage and is charging her with violating their gun laws. > [The Second Amendment does not apply to other countries](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/4/7/1847452/-The-Second-Amendment-does-not-apply-to-other-countries)? Why did she have a gun on her trip? Was she expecting to have to fight off bands of brigands roaming the lido deck? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40830 "2019-04-08T13:12:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The former chair of the Dane County, Wisconsin Republican Party flew from Wisconsin to Florida, where she was going to catch a cruise ship to the Caribbean. Along the way between Wisconsin and Florida, her luggage went missing. Delta Airlines found it and forwarded it to the ship’s first port of call, the Cayman Islands. Unfortunately for her, Cayman Islands officials confiscated the pistol she had in her luggage and is charging her with violating their gun laws. > [The Second Amendment does not apply to other countries](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/4/7/1847452/-The-Second-Amendment-does-not-apply-to-other-countries)? What, is the “I’m an American, I have rights!!” defense no longer working? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40831 "2019-04-08T13:40:30Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Why did she have a gun on her trip? Was she expecting to have to fight off bands of brigands roaming the lido deck? No, just Doc and Rep. Gopher (R-Iowa). ---
**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:** [April 9, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40832 "2019-04-09T18:18:44Z")
House Democrats are holding hearings on white nationalist violence, and the Republicans have turned it into a farce. The Republicans invited black white nationalist Candace Owens to testify. She said that there is no white nationalist violence, and the most dangerous faction in America today is antifa. She then blathered off into her plan for Black people to leave the Democratic Party. > **[‘This is a F\*cking Farce’: Reporters Gobsmacked By Candace Owens’ Appearance...](https://www.mediaite.com/politics/this-is-a-fcking-farce-twitter-gobsmacked-by-candace-owens-appearance-at-house-hearing-on-white-nationalism/)** > > Candace Owens, the communications director for TPUSA, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning for a hearing on hate crimes and white nationalism. Owens has had a winding road to testifying before the House about extremism.... Ted Lieu called her out to her face about her comments praising Adolf Hitler. Her facial expression is everything as he plays her own words back to her. > **[Watch Candace Owens React as Ted Lieu Plays Her Hitler Remarks Live During...](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-candace-owens-react-as-ted-lieu-plays-her-hitler-remarks-live-during-hearing/)** > > Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) played a video of Candace Owens defending Adolf Hitler's nationalism in a hearing on hate that was attended by the controversial right-wing provocateur. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee invited Owens, a former... Youtube had to shut down commenting during the live broadcast because of the racial hatred posters were spewing, and Louis Gohmert called it a “hate hoax”. [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/after-youtube-shuts-down-racist-chat-on-hearing-vid-rep-asks-if-comments-are-fake](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/after-youtube-shuts-down-racist-chat-on-hearing-vid-rep-asks-if-comments-are-fake) ---
**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:** [April 9, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40833 "2019-04-09T18:24:34Z")
Devin Nunes is suing McClatchy newspapers, the corporate owners of his hometown Fresno Bee (which endorsed him in every election until the last one) for $150 million for “conspiring with a political operative to derail his oversight work into the Hillary Clinton campaign and Russian election interference”. He also claims in the suit that Bee reporters “spread a variety of alleged untruths—including that Nunes “was involved with cocaine and underage prostitutes” during a 2015 yacht party involving “25 of the Napa Valley-based [Alpha Omega Winery]’s top investors, all men—[who] were openly using what appeared to be cocaine and ‘drawing straws’ for which sex worker to hire.” The suit says the reporter tweeted the article, mentioning Nunes in the same sentence as “cocaine and underage sex workers.”” > **[Nunes Sues McClatchy for $150M, Alleging Conspiracy to Thwart Clinton, Russia...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/nunes-sues-mcclatchy-for-dollar150m-alleging-conspiracy-to-thwart-clinton-russia-probes)** > > Nunes alleged one of the agency’s reporters conspired to derail his work into the Clinton campaign and Russian election interference. #YachtCocaineProstitutes is now trending on Twitter. > **[‘#YachtCocaineProstitutes’ trends on Twitter after Nunes announces McClatchy...](https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article229018164.html)** > > The morning after U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes announced that he is suing McClatchy, alleging defamation in a lawsuit focusing on the social media reach of the Sacramento, California, company’s publications and reporters, tens of thousands of users are... ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40834 "2019-04-09T18:28:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Devin Nunes is suing McClatchy newspapers, the corporate owners of his hometown Fresno Bee (which endorsed him in every election until the last one) for $150 million for “conspiring with a political operative to derail his oversight work into the Hillary Clinton campaign and Russian election interference”. He also claims in the suit that Bee reporters “spread a variety of alleged untruths—including that Nunes “was involved with cocaine and underage prostitutes” during a 2015 yacht party involving “25 of the Napa Valley-based [Alpha Omega Winery]’s top investors, all men—[who] were openly using what appeared to be cocaine and ‘drawing straws’ for which sex worker to hire.” The suit says the reporter tweeted the article, mentioning Nunes in the same sentence as “cocaine and underage sex workers.”” > [Nunes Sues McClatchy for $150M, Alleging Conspiracy to Thwart Clinton, Russia Probes](https://www.thedailybeast.com/nunes-sues-mcclatchy-for-dollar150m-alleging-conspiracy-to-thwart-clinton-russia-probes) > > #YachtCocaineProstitutes is now trending on Twitter. > [https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article229018164.html](https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article229018164.html) You’d swear Nunes is a fan of Barbra, given his devotion to proving the existence of the [Streisand Effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect)… ---
**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:** [April 9, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40835 "2019-04-09T18:33:48Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Devin Nunes is suing McClatchy newspapers, the corporate owners of his hometown Fresno Bee (which endorsed him in every election until the last one) for $150 million for “conspiring with a political operative to derail his oversight work into the Hillary Clinton campaign and Russian election interference”. He also claims in the suit that Bee reporters “spread a variety of alleged untruths—including that Nunes “was involved with cocaine and underage prostitutes” during a 2015 yacht party involving “25 of the Napa Valley-based [Alpha Omega Winery]’s top investors, all men—[who] were openly using what appeared to be cocaine and ‘drawing straws’ for which sex worker to hire.” The suit says the reporter tweeted the article, mentioning Nunes in the same sentence as “cocaine and underage sex workers.”” > [Nunes Sues McClatchy for $150M, Alleging Conspiracy to Thwart Clinton, Russia Probes](https://www.thedailybeast.com/nunes-sues-mcclatchy-for-dollar150m-alleging-conspiracy-to-thwart-clinton-russia-probes) > > #YachtCocaineProstitutes is now trending on Twitter. > [https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article229018164.html](https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article229018164.html) Why is the suit filed in Virginia when all parties are from California? Without looking it up, I’m going to assume that California has robust anti-SLAPP provisions, and Virginia does not. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40836 "2019-04-09T18:36:22Z")
I saw a story about Nunes’ lawsuit that mentioned that he had the smarts to appear on Hannity’s show and complain about Fake News. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40837 "2019-04-09T23:06:29Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Devin Nunes is suing McClatchy newspapers, the corporate owners of his hometown Fresno Bee He must not have any real work to do if he can spend all day cooking up lawsuits against cows and bees. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40838 "2019-04-10T00:05:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > House Democrats are holding hearings on white nationalist violence, and the Republicans have turned it into a farce. The Republicans invited black white nationalist Candace Owens to testify. She said that there is no white nationalist violence, and the most dangerous faction in America today is antifa. She then blathered off into her plan for Black people to leave the Democratic Party. > [https://www.mediaite.com/politics/this-is-a-fcking-farce-twitter-gobsmacked-by-candace-owens-appearance-at-house-hearing-on-white-nationalism/](https://www.mediaite.com/politics/this-is-a-fcking-farce-twitter-gobsmacked-by-candace-owens-appearance-at-house-hearing-on-white-nationalism/) Half that story is reposted tweets. That is pathetic. I do not care that they post important stories, if Mediaite is going to make twitter their primary source, fuck them, and fuck all the sites that go that route. Even if I support the content (or not), fuck every site that sucks on the hind twit. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40839 "2019-04-10T01:04:22Z")
> [@Sinaptics](#): > > Damn Liztards. Always trying to get voting rights for illegal aliens… I just saw a butterfly called an ornythion swallowtail today in my back yard, looked it up and found that its territory is Mexico and Guatemala. And here I am in the eastern part of L.A. County, CA… Obviously it came up here to take away a nectar-sucking job from an American butterfly. I did not, however, put it in a cage. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40840 "2019-04-10T01:10:25Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Where’s the head explodey smiley? > > On reflection, though, it’s hard to fault her logic. Macaroni and cheese with hot dogs is fucken DELICIOUS! > **[🤯 Exploding Head Emoji](https://beta.emojipedia.org/exploding-head)** > > A yellow face with an open mouth, the top of its head exploding in the shape of a brain-like mushroom cloud. A visual form of the expression mind blown, 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:** [April 10, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40841 "2019-04-10T03:35:33Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Why is the suit filed in Virginia when all parties are from California? Without looking it up, I’m going to assume that California has robust anti-SLAPP provisions, and Virginia does not. I was wondering that myself. How does the VA court even have jurisdiction? I am not a lawyer, I honestly don’t know if you’re required to file a lawsuit in a court in the district where an act took place or if you can just pick one. I can’t believe you could court shop like that, but what do I know? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40842 "2019-04-10T23:11:00Z")
[Texas legislators considering making abortion potentially punishable by death](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/10/politics/texas-legislature-abortion-bill/index.html) > [@](#): > > The measure would be a blanket ban on abortion procedures in the state, allowing the state to enforce the bill “regardless of any contrary federal law, executive order, or court decision.” Sounds like treason to me. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40843 "2019-04-10T23:33:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > … The suit says the reporter tweeted the article, mentioning Nunes in the same sentence as “cocaine and underage sex workers.”" > [Nunes Sues McClatchy for $150M, Alleging Conspiracy to Thwart Clinton, Russia Probes](https://www.thedailybeast.com/nunes-sues-mcclatchy-for-dollar150m-alleging-conspiracy-to-thwart-clinton-russia-probes) > > #YachtCocaineProstitutes is now trending on Twitter. > [https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article229018164.html](https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article229018164.html) It [gets even better](https://gizmodo.com/devin-nunes-lawyers-falsely-claim-reporter-bolded-cocai-1833901776). The lawsuit filed by cowman’s lawyers complains that Mays tweet deliberately highlighted the words “Devin”, “cocaine” and “woman” in bold text. Twitter does not support text styling – except when highlighting search terms in bold, as shown in their screen-grab. The stupid is so strong in this one that it has spilled over into his counsel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2041) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2043)