# 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:** 2062
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41225 "2019-06-05T04:35:11Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > **[SANCTIONED RUSSIAN OLIGARCH’S COMPANY TO INVEST MILLIONS IN NEW ALUMINUM PLANT IN MITCH MCCONNELL’S STATE](https://www.newsweek.com/company-russian-oligarch-millions-aluminum-plant-mitch-mcconnell-1397061)** > Nah. Nuttin’ to see here. Move along. > > [Original headline was in all caps.] They were happy that the Russians helped a fabric swatch inspector subvert our democracy, I am sure they will be happy to work for them as well. A thought on this though. An aluminum plant isn’t really all that expensive to make. A couple hundred million is chump change. The real cost to making aluminum is the electricity needed to run it. As electric utilities are govt regulated monopolies, they can be pressured into giving a favored company a lower rate. This would mean that other electric rate payers would be subsidizing profits of a Russian company, a fine thank you to the oligarchs who made it all possible. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41226 "2019-06-05T10:21:17Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > [Tennessee DA Says Gay People Aren’t Entitled To Domestic Violence Protections](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/craig-northcott-same-sex-domestic-violence_n_5cf66185e4b0a1997b70fd14) > And very recently, before this he said that Muslims inherently evil. And the [Coffee County Republican Party issued statement of support for Northcott](https://www.tullahomanews.com/news/local/coffee-county-republican-party-issues-statement-of-support-for-northcott/article_4486beb6-7b27-11e9-85f0-9fc1f6c99967.html) When you cross the state line into that hole, there’s a sign that says “Welcome to the Three States of Tennessee”. Now we know what those three states are: [ul][li]Stupid[/li][li]Irrational[/li][li]Bigoted[/ul][/li]I guess there is one positive out of Trump becoming president: the jackasses now feel no compunction whatsoever of showing their true colors in public. Now we know exactly who they are. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41227 "2019-06-05T13:31:59Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > [Tennessee DA Says Gay People Aren’t Entitled To Domestic Violence Protections](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/craig-northcott-same-sex-domestic-violence_n_5cf66185e4b0a1997b70fd14) Alabama says, “Hold my beer…” [Alabama Mayor Calls for Killing LGBTQ People in Facebook Post](https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/04/alabama-mayor-calls-killing-lgbtq-people-facebook-post) ---
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41228 "2019-06-05T15:47:02Z")
“Trump administration cancels classes, aid for unaccompanied child migrants” > **[Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-administration-cancels-english-classes-soccer-legal-aid-for-unaccompanied-child-migrants-in-us-shelters/2019/06/05/df2a0008-8712-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html)** > > In an email obtained by The Washington Post, U.S. officials say program for sheltering minors who crossed the border is running out of money, must focus on “essential” services. > [@](#): > > The Trump administration is canceling English classes, recreational programs, and legal aid for unaccompanied minors staying in federal migrant shelters nationwide, saying the immigration influx at the southern border has created critical budget pressures. > > The Office of Refugee Resettlement has begun discontinuing the funding stream for activities — including soccer — that have been deemed “not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety, including education services, legal services, and recreation,” said U.S. Health and Human Services spokesman Mark Weber. > > Federal officials have warned Congress that they are facing “a dramatic spike” in unaccompanied minors at the southern border and have asked Congress for $2.9 billion in emergency funding to expand shelters and care. The program could run out of money in late June, and the agency is legally obligated to direct funding to essential services, Weber said. > > The move — revealed in an email an HHS official sent to licensed shelters last week, a message that has been obtained by The Washington Post — could run afoul of a federal court settlement and state licensing requirements that mandate education and recreation for minors in federal custody. Carlos Holguin, a lawyer who represents minors in a long-running lawsuit that spurred a 1997 federal court settlement that sets basic standards of care for children in custody, immediately slammed the cuts as illegal. > > “We’ll see them in court if they go through with it,” Holguin said. “What’s next? Drinking water? Food? . . . Where are they going to stop?” > … Motherfuckers. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41229 "2019-06-05T19:42:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > “Trump administration cancels classes, aid for unaccompanied child migrants” > [https://wapo.st/2HWrcwM](https://wapo.st/2HWrcwM) > > > [@](#): > > > > \<…\> > > > > “What’s next? Drinking water? Food? . . . Where are they going to stop?” > > Motherfuckers. :mad: Maybe Joe Arpaio has some leftover [bologna sandwiches](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jun/27/joe-arpaio-maricopa-county-king-cruel). > [@](#): > > Morales spoke to a few inmates during the tour and one of the issues they raised was the fact that they are not given enough time to refill their water containers. They also complain about the food. Inmates are fed only twice a day and **Arpaio has boasted in the past of the food being rotten; green bologna is a specialty**. ( **Emphasis** mine.) Granted that the article is from 2012, but for Sheriff Joe the additional seven years would be a feature rather than a bug. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41230 "2019-06-05T20:06:10Z")
Meanwhile, in other news, the Red States are so - totally - owning the libs now! > **['Completely Catastrophic': Flooding And Tariffs Causing Chaos For Farmers](https://www.npr.org/2019/06/03/729191928/u-s-farmers-hit-with-bad-weather-and-trade-disputes)** > > Weeks of rain across the Midwest and the Great Plains have kept many farmers from planting crops. On top of that, they are dealing with President Trump's ongoing trade dispute with China. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41231 "2019-06-05T21:12:16Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Meanwhile, in other news, the Red States are so - totally - owning the libs now! Just wait, bub, your avocado toast is going to get REAL EXPENSIVE in a couple of weeks… ---
**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:** [June 5, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41232 "2019-06-05T23:04:33Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Meanwhile, in other news, the Red States are so - totally - owning the libs now! > > [Flooding And Tariffs Causing Chaos For Farmers : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2019/06/03/729191928/u-s-farmers-hit-with-bad-weather-and-trade-disputes) Yeah, but think how bad China has it! That’s how you know the US is #winning! ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41233 "2019-06-06T01:08:43Z")
And yet, [the number of Americans who think Trump will get reelected is rising. It’s up to 54%](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/politics/cnn-poll-trump-prediction-economy-issues/index.html). :eek: What the fuck is wrong with people? ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41234 "2019-06-06T01:26:19Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > And yet, [the number of Americans who think Trump will get reelected is rising. It’s up to 54%](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/politics/cnn-poll-trump-prediction-economy-issues/index.html). :eek: > > What the fuck is wrong with people? Well, the poll didn’t ask if they WANT Trump elected. Just that they THINK he will be. They might be thinking “God clearly hates us… floods, locusts… probably we’ll get 4 more years of God-Damned Trump since we’re clearly cursed.” ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41235 "2019-06-06T12:45:49Z")
And it’s because of teh gays. That’s why we have various shitstains calling for genocide. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41236 "2019-06-06T13:01:13Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > And yet, [the number of Americans who think Trump will get reelected is rising. It’s up to 54%](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/politics/cnn-poll-trump-prediction-economy-issues/index.html). :eek: > > What the fuck is wrong with people? It’s realism. The EC count is gonna be really close unless a whole bunch of southern states flip and that’s pretty unlikely, despite Forrest’s dismal polling numbers is some really important states. I consider it a healthy fear that should motivate us all to get out there and vote against him. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41237 "2019-06-06T14:00:59Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Meanwhile, in other news, the Red States are so - totally - owning the libs now! > > [Flooding And Tariffs Causing Chaos For Farmers : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2019/06/03/729191928/u-s-farmers-hit-with-bad-weather-and-trade-disputes) Their multi-billions of welfare checks should be showing up fairly soon. The term “welfare queen”, made famous by Reagan, is now being used to refer to farmers wearing MAGA hats and driving F250’s. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41238 "2019-06-06T15:38:14Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Their multi-billions of welfare checks should be showing up fairly soon. The term “welfare queen”, made famous by Reagan, is now being used to refer to farmers wearing MAGA hats and driving F250’s. Most of the “aid” will go to the bigger, richer farmers. > **[Column: Rich farmers, not mom-and-pop farms, will collect most of Trump’s...](https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-trump-farm-bailout-20190528-story.html)** > > The lone valiant farmer struggling to eke an existence from his hardscrabble farm — that’s the image President Trump wants you to think about when contemplating the $28 billion in bailouts he’s spending to cover farm losses from his trade war. > [@](#): > > Think again. The vast majority of the dollars flowing to the agriculture industry via the bailouts is likely to go to farms with annual revenues of several million dollars. Most of them are major beneficiaries of federal crop support programs that steer billions in subsidies and low-priced crop insurance — including insurance that already covers some of their losses in the trade war. Surprise! Surprise! Couldn’t have seen that one coming.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41239 "2019-06-06T16:23:15Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Most of the “aid” will go to the bigger, richer farmers. > > [Column: Rich farmers, not mom-and-pop farms, will collect most of Trump’s tariff bailout](https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-trump-farm-bailout-20190528-story.html) > > Surprise! Surprise! Couldn’t have seen that one coming.:rolleyes: But this isn’t just a Trump thing, or a Republican thing. The Omnibus Farm Bill has, for years—actually, decades—provided the majority of its subsidies to wealthy farmers and large commercial agribusiness enterprises. While agricultural subsidies are often touted as a measure designed to help preserve the farming way of life for American families, that’s not really what the Farm Bill is all about. And Democrats have been just as guilty as Republicans of handing out the pork to big agribusiness. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41240 "2019-06-06T17:34:16Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > And Democrats have been just as guilty as Republicans of handing out the pork to big agribusiness. I don’t think Dems can be blamed for the tariffs that are causing this latest round of farmer welfare. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41241 "2019-06-06T18:01:31Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I don’t think Dems can be blamed for the tariffs that are causing this latest round of farmer welfare. Oh, don’t worry. Republicans will make sure that this is blamed on Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41242 "2019-06-06T18:54:12Z")
Mike Huckabee, probably being a bit put out that his daughter Sarah is catching all the scorn these days, did his bit by posting this on twitter: > [@](#): > > Must have been an “awkward” moment for Angela Merkel to sit in ceremony as the Allies commemorated D-Day that broke the back of Nazi Germany. Folks did point that that Ms. Merkle was born 10 years after the end of WWII and is the leader of one of our strongest Allies (at least, I think they still are) and is probably just as glad as anyone else that Schicklegruber got what he deserved. No word on apology by the Huckster for being governor once of a state that traitorously left the United States… Article and more tweets here; [Mike Huckabee's 'Awkward' Nazi Joke Blows Up In His Face On Twitter | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-huckabee-nazi-joke_n_5cf8b503e4b0e3e3df153d25) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41243 "2019-06-06T19:01:38Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Mike Huckabee, probably being a bit put out that his daughter Sarah is catching all the scorn these days, did his bit by posting this on twitter: > > Folks did point that that Ms. Merkle was born 10 years after the end of WWII and is the leader of one of our strongest Allies (at least, I think they still are) and is probably just as glad as anyone else that Schicklegruber got what he deserved. > > No word on apology by the Huckster for being governor once of a state that traitorously left the United States… > > Article and more tweets here; [Mike Huckabee's 'Awkward' Nazi Joke Blows Up In His Face On Twitter | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-huckabee-nazi-joke_n_5cf8b503e4b0e3e3df153d25) Why did he put “awkward” in quotes? ---
**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:** [June 6, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41244 "2019-06-06T19:12:19Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > But this isn’t just a Trump thing, or a Republican thing. > > The Omnibus Farm Bill has, for years—actually, decades—provided the majority of its subsidies to wealthy farmers and large commercial agribusiness enterprises. While agricultural subsidies are often touted as a measure designed to help preserve the farming way of life for American families, that’s not really what the Farm Bill is all about. > > And Democrats have been just as guilty as Republicans of handing out the pork to big agribusiness. Aye! You do raise a good point, hendo. I guess what I would like to point out is that the aid, while having the best of intentions, isn’t necessarily going to alleviate the pain that Trump has inflicted upon them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2061) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2063)