# 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:** 2081
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41605 "2019-07-24T19:54:34Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Should I have read that in Eddie Vedder’s voice? Because that’s what I did. I didn’t. Then I read your post. Then I did. Nice job. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41606 "2019-07-24T19:57:44Z")
🙂 ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41607 "2019-07-24T20:57:22Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > **adaher** posted something today. > [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Is that a (Stupid Republican) Idea or a Stupid Idea had by a Republican? > > Okay, both. > [@JohnT](#): > > He’s posting in the Omar pit thread, so, yes: Both. Sorry; I should have clarified: **adaher** posted something today _and he’s convinced he’s right about it_. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41608 "2019-07-25T02:43:33Z")
120 retired coal miners took a bus from Kentucky to meet with Mitch McConnell about refunding the black lung disease fund, and left disgruntled, claiming he came, made a speech, and left after two minutes. > **["He Might've Stayed a Minute": Coal Miners With Black Lung Slam McConnell for...](https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/24/he-mightve-stayed-minute-coal-miners-black-lung-slam-mcconnell-brushing-them)** > > "It was a worthless trip, that's the way I feel," said one of the 120 coal miners who traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with the Republican leader ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41609 "2019-07-25T02:54:18Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > 120 retired coal miners took a bus from Kentucky to meet with Mitch McConnell about refunding the black lung disease fund, and left disgruntled, claiming he came, made a speech, and left after two minutes. > [https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/24/he-mightve-stayed-minute-coal-miners-black-lung-slam-mcconnell-brushing-them](https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/24/he-mightve-stayed-minute-coal-miners-black-lung-slam-mcconnell-brushing-them) The headline: **“He Might’ve Stayed a Minute”: Coal Miners With Black Lung Slam McConnell for Brushing Them Off in Healthcare Meeting.** He was trying to remove the coal dust. ETA To the coal miners: You voted for McConnell, You voted for Trump. How does it feel when _your_ face gets eaten? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41610 "2019-07-25T03:08:36Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The headline: **“He Might’ve Stayed a Minute”: Coal Miners With Black Lung Slam McConnell for Brushing Them Off in Healthcare Meeting.** > > He was trying to remove the coal dust. > > ETA To the coal miners: You voted for McConnell, You voted for Trump. How does it feel when _your_ face gets eaten? Why don’t reporters ask the people they are writing about who they voted for? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41611 "2019-07-25T05:07:01Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Sorry; I should have clarified: **adaher** posted something today _and he’s convinced he’s right about it_. And this is a change from what now? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41612 "2019-07-25T05:08:09Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Uhhh, sorry if I was unclear, but when I asked if you know any Conservatives, I meant that Reactionaries don’t count as Conservatives. Especially the radical ones. > > I mean, come ON. “Radical Conservative” is just as much meaningless gibberish as “Extreme Centrist.” > [@74westy](#): > > He wants to know if you know any true conservatives. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Is that like a True Scotsman? I honestly can’t tell anymore. I don’t think there are any actual conservatives who aren’t radicals or extremists these days. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41613 "2019-07-25T12:47:28Z")
Have you seen the quote from RBG about the Senator who expressed happiness at her cancer diagnosis? Well, here is Vincent D’Onofrio reading the quote using the voice of Dare Devil. > > > Vincent D'Onofrio @vincentdonofrio 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41614 "2019-07-25T12:59:09Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Have you seen the quote from RBG about the Senator who expressed happiness at her cancer diagnosis? > > Well, here is Vincent D’Onofrio reading the quote using the voice of Dare Devil. > > [https://twitter.com/hellresidentNY/status/1154210574491934720](https://twitter.com/hellresidentNY/status/1154210574491934720) > > 🙂 Kingpin, not Daredevil, right? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41615 "2019-07-25T13:21:02Z")
Oh yes, _from_ Dare Devil. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41616 "2019-07-25T15:04:39Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The headline: **“He Might’ve Stayed a Minute”: Coal Miners With Black Lung Slam McConnell for Brushing Them Off in Healthcare Meeting.** > > He was trying to remove the coal dust. > > ETA To the coal miners: You voted for McConnell, You voted for Trump. How does it feel when _your_ face gets eaten? After long hiatus, GOP rediscovers the principle of personal responsibility, applies it to sick people in need. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41617 "2019-07-25T16:43:28Z")
A damn stupid thing for a Kentucky pol to do, especially in a campaign year. Was he just too busy keeping things from happening? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41618 "2019-07-25T17:53:46Z")
07.23.19 Ilhan Omar’s Republican opponent is a QAnon crazy. Or else she’s pretending to be one for votes. Depends on whom you talk to. [Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Republican Challenger Appears to be a QAnon Conspiracy Theorist](https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-ilhan-omars-republican-challenger-appears-to-be-a-qanon-conspiracy-theorist)? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41619 "2019-07-25T19:56:08Z")
07/25/2019 Family values Republican Tennessee state legislator found on gay dating app Grindr, resigns. [https://thegailygrind.com/2019/07/25/anti-lgbtq-republican-lawmaker-abruptly-resigns-amid-grindr-hookup-scandal/](https://thegailygrind.com/2019/07/25/anti-lgbtq-republican-lawmaker-abruptly-resigns-amid-grindr-hookup-scandal/) ---
**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:** [July 25, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41620 "2019-07-25T20:31:06Z")
Following the Epstein suicide attempt (or whatever it was), ClintonBodyCount is trending on Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41621 "2019-07-26T01:28:12Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The headline: **“He Might’ve Stayed a Minute”: Coal Miners With Black Lung Slam McConnell for Brushing Them Off in Healthcare Meeting.** So let me see if I understand this correctly. [ol] [li]You (the coal miners) lobby the government to deregulate an industry you know is bad for you[/li][li]You expect the government to solve your problems caused by this dangerous industry you previously lobbied the government to deregulate?[/li][/ol] Do I have it right? ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41622 "2019-07-26T01:30:41Z")
Yup, it’s Mitch McConnell again: [McConnell blocks two election security bills](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/454742-mcconnell-blocks-two-election-security-bills) Apparently foreign interference is just A-OK if your party benefits. And if you weren’t sure it was necessary: [Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/us/politics/russian-hack-of-elections-system-was-far-reaching-report-finds.html?rref=collection%2Fnewseventcollection%2Frussian-election-hacking&action=click&contentCollection=politics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection) ---
**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:** [July 26, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41623 "2019-07-26T01:36:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > 07/25/2019 > Family values Republican Tennessee state legislator found on gay dating app Grindr, resigns. > [https://thegailygrind.com/2019/07/25/anti-lgbtq-republican-lawmaker-abruptly-resigns-amid-grindr-hookup-scandal/](https://thegailygrind.com/2019/07/25/anti-lgbtq-republican-lawmaker-abruptly-resigns-amid-grindr-hookup-scandal/) Whaddaya mean, “found” ? Isn’t the whole point of Grindr to be “found” ? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41624 "2019-07-26T02:19:48Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > 07.23.19 > Ilhan Omar’s Republican opponent is a QAnon crazy. Or else she’s pretending to be one for votes. Depends on whom you talk to. > [Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Republican Challenger Appears to be a QAnon Conspiracy Theorist](https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-ilhan-omars-republican-challenger-appears-to-be-a-qanon-conspiracy-theorist)? And in addition, was arrested twice last year for alleged shoplifting: > [@](#): > > Danielle Stella, the apparent QAnon conspiracy theorist and Republican candidate challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), was arrested twice in the last year over alleged shoplifting, and pleaded guilty in 2009 to driving under the influence, according to The Guardian. > > Stella was accused of stealing 279 items from Target totaling over $2,000 on Jan. 8 this year; six months later, the 31-year-old special education teacher launched her campaign to unseat Rep. Omar. According to the January police complaint cited in the report, Stella told officers that she “remembers arriving at Target to purchase items but nothing else” due to post-traumatic stress disorder … > **[Rep. Ilhan Omar’s QAnon Challenger Danielle Stella Accused of Felony Theft](https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-ilhan-omars-qanon-challenger-danielle-stella-accused-of-felony-theft)** > > Danielle Stella was accused of shoplifting more than $2,000 worth of goods from Target months before launching her campaign, according to The Guardian. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2080) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2082)