# 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:** 2111
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42209 "2019-09-24T00:46:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox News analyst calls Greta Thunberg “a mentally ill Swedish girl.” Asperger’s is not mentally ill. > [https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1176284552387538949](https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1176284552387538949) Th’ wingnuts are going CRAZY over Thunberg. Just take a peek at the comments on Fox and Breitbart. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42210 "2019-09-24T12:26:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox News analyst calls Greta Thunberg “a mentally ill Swedish girl.” Asperger’s is not mentally ill. > [https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1176284552387538949](https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1176284552387538949) Huh. She’s already at GandhiCon 3 ? Nice ! ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42211 "2019-09-24T13:03:16Z")
You can always tell who (or whose messaging) the right-wingers are most worried about, because they point the smear machine in their direction and crank it up to 11. Now that it’s not pointed at Hillary permanently it’s been on a constant swivel recently, including targeting Biden, Sanders, Warren, AOC, O’Rourke and Thunberg. Funny how there’s always a ready supply of bullshit memes prepared for circulation on any topic. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42212 "2019-09-24T13:23:42Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > You can always tell who (or whose messaging) the right-wingers are most worried about, because they point the smear machine in their direction and crank it up to 11. Now that it’s not pointed at Hillary permanently it’s been on a constant swivel recently, including targeting Biden, Sanders, Warren, AOC, O’Rourke and Thunberg. Funny how there’s always a ready supply of bullshit memes prepared for circulation on any topic. Ready. Fire. Aim. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42213 "2019-09-24T13:40:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox News analyst calls Greta Thunberg “a mentally ill Swedish girl.” Asperger’s is not mentally ill. > [https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1176284552387538949](https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1176284552387538949) She’s not being called mentally ill because of Asperger’s. She’s being called that because she doesn’t goose-step in time with the superior Party, plus she’s a girl–a _foreign_ girl!–telling greedy rich white people that they’re wrong. And, of course, she’s been duped into thinking climate change is real. She’s _obviously_ insane. And probably has two fathers. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42214 "2019-09-24T14:24:55Z")
> [@Swampwolf](#): > > She’s not being called mentally ill because of Asperger’s. She’s being called that because she doesn’t goose-step in time with the superior Party, plus she’s a girl–a _foreign_ girl!–telling greedy rich white people that they’re wrong. And, of course, she’s been duped into thinking climate change is real. > > She’s _obviously_ insane. And probably has two fathers. Most Republicans know nothing about her whatsoever. All they know is that she is the current target of the Two Minute Hate. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42215 "2019-09-24T15:49:29Z")
It looks like climate change has now become a gender issue. > **[The Misogyny of Greta Thunberg's Critics](https://jezebel.com/the-misogyny-of-greta-thunbergs-critics-1838397419)** > > Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist, has become the new target for rightwing men, who are losing their shit over a teenager. On Fox News on Monday night, Michael Knowles, a conservative troll and Daily Wire podcast host,... To be fair, we’ve always known that protecting the environment is an issue only concerning girls and homersexual queers, but it’s nice to have the psychologists sign off on it. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42216 "2019-09-24T15:58:49Z")
> [@Swampwolf](#): > > She’s not being called mentally ill because of Asperger’s. She’s being called that because she doesn’t goose-step in time with the superior Party, plus she’s a girl–a _foreign_ girl!–telling greedy rich white people that they’re wrong. And, of course, she’s been duped into thinking climate change is real. > > She’s _obviously_ insane. And probably has two fathers. One of those fathers will turn out to be George Soros, too. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42217 "2019-09-24T20:04:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox News analyst calls Greta Thunberg “a mentally ill Swedish girl.” Asperger’s is not mentally ill. > [https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1176284552387538949](https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1176284552387538949) To their credit, Fox News apologized to Thunberg for Knowles’ remarks and said that they had no plans for him to appear as a guest on future shows. > **[Fox News Apologized To Greta Thunberg After A Pundit Called Her "Mentally Ill"](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/fox-news-apologized-greta-thunberg-mentally-ill)** > > The comment was "disgraceful," a Fox News statement said. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42218 "2019-09-24T20:17:14Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > To their credit, Fox News apologized to Thunberg for Knowles’ remarks and said that they had no plans for him to appear as a guest on future shows. > > [Fox News Apologized To Greta Thunberg After Michael Knowles' Comments On Air](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/fox-news-apologized-greta-thunberg-mentally-ill) But Laura Ingraham then compared her to Children of the Corn and Fox hasn’t said a thing about that. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42219 "2019-09-24T20:21:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > But Laura Ingraham then compared her to Children of the Corn and Fox hasn’t said a thing about that. Ingraham is one of their stars. God forbid that they besmirch her impeccable reputation (and maybe lose some viewers.) The other hack was a guest and thus disposable. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42220 "2019-09-25T12:44:26Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Th’ wingnuts are going CRAZY over Thunberg. > > Just take a peek at the comments on Fox and Breitbart. “Open the door on this outhouse, stick your head in the hole, and take a deep breath.” Uh, no thanks. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42221 "2019-09-25T12:55:44Z")
Greta Thunberg is certainly getting a fine introduction to the American right wing. I bet she has received exactly zero such welcomes anywhere else in the world. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42222 "2019-09-25T18:21:56Z")
nm, wrong thread ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42223 "2019-09-25T18:41:59Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Greta Thunberg is certainly getting a fine introduction to the American right wing. I bet she has received exactly zero such welcomes anywhere else in the world. The fine, upstanding Christian folks are sending her insults and threats. Nice people. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42224 "2019-09-26T20:53:10Z")
A black girl at the school where Karen Pence teaches was attacked by sixth grade boys who cut off her dreadlocks because they were ugly. > **[Sixth-Grade Girl Apologizes for Falsely Claiming Boys Attacked Her and Cut...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sixth-grade-boys-allegedly-attack-cut-girls-ugly-dreadlocks-at-immanuel-christian-school)** > > The girl originally claimed the assailants called her hair “ugly” and “nappy” while attacking her. But now she has recanted the allegations. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42225 "2019-09-26T22:11:06Z")
That story makes me angry. I hope there is a follow-up story shortly, detailing the punishment for the evildoers. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42226 "2019-09-26T23:02:36Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That story makes me angry. I hope there is a follow-up story shortly, detailing the punishment for the evildoers. Oh, not to worry. I’m sure they’ll find a way to punish the girl. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42227 "2019-09-27T01:22:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A black girl at the school where Karen Pence teaches was attacked by sixth grade boys who cut off her dreadlocks because they were ugly. > [Sixth-Grade Girl Apologizes for Falsely Claiming Boys Attacked Her and Cut Off Her Dreadlocks](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sixth-grade-boys-allegedly-attack-cut-girls-ugly-dreadlocks-at-immanuel-christian-school) This is shitty, and I feel terribly for the girl. But how the fuck does this qualify as a stupid Republican idea? I don’t care if Karen Pence teaches there, this is basically a story about kids being bullies, which happens everywhere. Was race a factor? Possibly? Probably? Certainly? Still doesn’t belong in this thread. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42228 "2019-09-27T03:06:10Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > This is shitty, and I feel terribly for the girl. > > But how the fuck does this qualify as a stupid Republican idea? I don’t care if Karen Pence teaches there, this is basically a story about kids being bullies, which happens everywhere. > > Was race a factor? Possibly? Probably? Certainly? Still doesn’t belong in this thread. YMMV [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2112)