# 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:** 2190
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43789 "2020-03-22T22:19:34Z")
[From the 16th of March, from the Ron Paul Institute.](http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/march/16/the-coronavirus-hoax/) > [@Ron Paul](#): > > It is ironic to see the same Democrats who tried to impeach President Trump last month for abuse of power demanding that the Administration grab more power and authority in the name of fighting a virus that thus far has killed less than 100 Americans. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43790 "2020-03-22T22:39:13Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > How do you test positive for a hoax? You look in a mirror. If the image you see has your hair looking like a dead emaciated tribble, and your skin has an orange tint to it, then you’re likely 100% 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:** [March 23, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43791 "2020-03-23T19:38:27Z")
Not only did the Republicans try to sneak in a $500 billion flush fund into the virus recovery bill that would not hold corporations accountable for what they get, they also snuck in a provision to defund Planned Parenthood. > **[Republicans Add Opportunistic Infection To Coronavirus Relief Bill](https://www.wonkette.com/republicans-add-opportunistic-infection-to-coronavirus-relief-bill)** > > That is a disease metaphor about a hidden provision to defund Planned Parenthood, maybe Medicaid. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43792 "2020-03-23T23:06:12Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Selfish, amoral scumbag prick. So, in other words, a Republican? ---
**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 24, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43793 "2020-03-24T00:37:47Z")
Lt. Gov. of Texas calls for seniors to sacrifice themselves to the virus to get the economy running again. “Let’s get back to living… And those of us that are 70+, we’ll take care of ourselves.” > ---
**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:** [March 24, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43794 "2020-03-24T02:02:43Z")
I really wish Barack Obama would go on TV and urge everyone to listen to the doctors and stay at home. Of course, some would do the exact opposite, so in a month or two, there would be a lot less Trumpists. Thoughts & Prayers. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43795 "2020-03-24T08:29:09Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Not only did the Republicans try to sneak in a $500 billion flush fund into the virus recovery bill that would not hold corporations accountable for what they get, they also snuck in a provision to defund Planned Parenthood. > [Republicans Add Opportunistic Infection To Coronavirus Relief Bill](https://www.wonkette.com/republicans-add-opportunistic-infection-to-coronavirus-relief-bill) As the above-cited article discusses, and the source WaPo story also discusses, the provision does much more evil beyond screwing over Planned Parenthood. Without mentioning PP by name, it excludes from the bail-out benefits _any_ non-profit organization that receives funding through Medicaid. That would mean all kinds of agencies that provide all kinds of services to poor people. [The GOP just smuggled another awful provision into the stimulus](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/23/gop-just-smuggled-another-awful-provision-into-big-stimulus-bill/), Greg Sargent, _Washington Post_, March 23, 2020. > [@Greg Sargent](#): > > According to language in the bill forwarded to me by a senior Senate Democratic aide, this provision excludes “nonprofits receiving Medicaid expenditures,” which would not be eligible for those loans. > > This language has been interpreted in some quarters as an effort to deny funding to Planned Parenthood, a longtime GOP target. But Democratic aides think the language means a lot more than this. > > Specifically, Democratic aides believe this language would exclude from eligibility for this financial assistance a big range of other nonprofits that get Medicaid funding, such as home and community-based disability providers; community-based nursing homes, mental health providers and health centers; group homes for the disabled; and even rape crisis centers. ---
**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 24, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43796 "2020-03-24T16:50:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Lt. Gov. of Texas calls for seniors to sacrifice themselves to the virus to get the economy running again. > “Let’s get back to living… And those of us that are 70+, we’ll take care of ourselves.” > [https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1242244600137494529](https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1242244600137494529) I hope this applies to Dear Leader, too. :rolleyes: ---
**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 24, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43797 "2020-03-24T19:59:15Z")
Sean Hannity reads a letter, addressing the Vice President, that he claims is from a doctor who has “been treating patients with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and zinc sulfate.” > **[Sean Hannity claims he has a 'letter' from a doctor who has developed a...](https://www.salon.com/2020/03/24/sean-hannity-claims-he-has-a-letter-from-a-doctor-who-has-developed-a-regimen-against-covid-19_partner/)** > > On Fox News Monday, in an interview with Vice President Mike Pence, Sean Hannity claimed to possess a letter from a doctor in New York touting the benefits of a "regimen" that he claims can prevent coronavirus."Mr. Vice President, I'm holding a... ---
**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 24, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43798 "2020-03-24T22:34:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Sean Hannity reads a letter, addressing the Vice President, that he claims is from a doctor who has “been treating patients with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and zinc sulfate.” > [https://www.salon.com/2020/03/24/sean-hannity-claims-he-has-a-letter-from-a-doctor-who-has-developed-a-regimen-against-covid-19\_partner](https://www.salon.com/2020/03/24/sean-hannity-claims-he-has-a-letter-from-a-doctor-who-has-developed-a-regimen-against-covid-19_partner) What? That’s how new drug regimens to treat diseases are tested and published, isn’t it? Not FDA trials or peer-reviewed research in some quack liberal medical journal. But by sending a letter to a moronic Fox broadcaster. What’s the problem? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43799 "2020-03-25T05:20:28Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Lt. Gov. of Texas calls for seniors to sacrifice themselves to the virus to get the economy running again. > “Let’s get back to living… And those of us that are 70+, we’ll take care of ourselves.” > [https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1242244600137494529](https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1242244600137494529) The true test of a cult. Fuck, it’s happened, hasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43800 "2020-03-25T05:52:40Z")
It gets just a tiny bit more ghastly. The drug does have a legitimate medical use, its a treatment for lupus. Lupus patients can’t get what they need due to panic buying. Baby Jesus pukes His little guts out. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43801 "2020-03-25T11:44:16Z")
Does anyone have a link to a list of all the crap the Republicans were putting into the relief bill? ---
**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:** [March 25, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43802 "2020-03-25T15:02:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Sean Hannity reads a letter, addressing the Vice President, that he claims is from a doctor who has “been treating patients with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and zinc sulfate.” > [https://www.salon.com/2020/03/24/sean-hannity-claims-he-has-a-letter-from-a-doctor-who-has-developed-a-regimen-against-covid-19\_partner](https://www.salon.com/2020/03/24/sean-hannity-claims-he-has-a-letter-from-a-doctor-who-has-developed-a-regimen-against-covid-19_partner) A man here in Arizona [died](https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/health/arizona-coronavirus-chloroquine-death/index.html) and his wife is in ICU after hearing Trump talk about hydroxychloroquine and thinking the chloroquine phosphate they had on hand – to control algae in fish tanks – was the same thing. There’s no particular indication either were Republicans, but I’m applying Runyon’s Law here. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43803 "2020-03-25T16:01:18Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > There’s no particular indication either were Republicans, but I’m applying Runyon’s Law here. I had to look it up, so to help anyone else who isn’t familiar with it, [Runyon’s Law](http://www.sanjeev.net/murphys-laws/runyons-law.html): > [@](#): > > The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43804 "2020-03-25T17:47:06Z")
I had to look it up too but I still don’t understand what **DesertDog** meant. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43805 "2020-03-25T17:51:47Z")
It means it isn’t always a Republican following quack cures touted by Trump and his Faux and Worse ilk, but it is likely to be one. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43806 "2020-03-25T17:56:15Z")
Ah… okay. It’s a bit obtuse and unwieldy as an aphorism in this case, IMO, but I see the connection now; thanks. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43807 "2020-03-25T18:31:21Z")
Okay, so the Senate, controlled by turtle man and collaborating with the ShitGibbonSwamp, passes this enormous pandemic relief package, and then says that they are going on recess for 3 weeks. Which means the House cannot engage them in negotiations on resolving the final bill, so it is blackmail: pass this thing as-is or we will blame you (the Democratic-controlled House) for not getting aid out to the people. Doubly odd is the fact that the Constitution expressly states that spending bills have to originate in the House, so this is truly fucked up procedure. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43808 "2020-03-25T18:33:43Z")
“Fuck me, it’s the GOP! Selling lives for the GDP!” … say it to the cadence of “Hey, Hey, LBJ…” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2189) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2191)