# Stupid Republican idea of the day
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897
**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
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### Author:  [@Batfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batfish)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4781 "2012-03-10T13:01:11Z")
> [@jayjay](#):
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> They could sell it as a jobs plan for the Missouri metallurgy industry. They’re gonna have to produce a LOT of bronze…
Apparently it’s just a bust. Which begs the question; How can a statue of Rush not be head to toe and less than 40 feet tall? Anything less would be an insult.
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### Author:  [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4782 "2012-03-10T14:00:07Z")
> [@Batfish](#):
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> Apparently it’s just a bust. Which begs the question; How can a statue of Rush not be head to toe and less than 40 feet tall? Anything less would be an insult.
It’s probably an overeducated woman sculptor.
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### Author:  [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4783 "2012-03-10T14:51:20Z")
> [@Batfish](#):
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> Apparently it’s just a bust. Which begs the question; How can a statue of Rush not be head to toe and less than 40 feet tall? Anything less would be an insult.
Are you sure you didn’t just see a headline, “Limbaugh A Bust” and think it was talking about the Missouri statue? 😃
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### Author:  [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4784 "2012-03-12T20:26:12Z")
This kind of stuff is getting a little old, but I thought I’d post it anyways:
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> **Alabama Republican Primary voters:**
> Do you think Barack Obama is a Christian or a Muslim, or are you not sure?
> Christian: 14
> Muslim: 45
> Not sure: 41
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> Do you believe in evolution, or not?
> Believe in evolution: 26
> Do not: 60
> Not sure: 13
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> **Mississippi Republican Primary voters:**
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> Do you think Barack Obama is a Christian or a Muslim, or are you not sure?
> Christian: 12
> Muslim: 52
> Not sure: 36
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> Do you believe in evolution, or not?
> Believe in evolution: 22
> Do not: 66
> Not sure: 11
[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP\_Release\_SouthernSwing\_312.pdf](http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_SouthernSwing_312.pdf) (.pdf)
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### Author:  [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4785 "2012-03-12T20:32:56Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#):
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> This kind of stuff is getting a little old, but I thought I’d post it anyways:
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> [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP\_Release\_SouthernSwing\_312.pdf](http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_SouthernSwing_312.pdf) (.pdf)
Yes! My birth state at least still beats Mississippi!\* Thank you Mississippi!\*
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### Author:  [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4786 "2012-03-12T21:56:04Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#):
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> This kind of stuff is getting a little old, but I thought I’d post it anyways:
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> > [@](#):
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> > Alabama Republican Primary voters:
> > …
> > Not sure: 41
> > Not sure: 13
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> > Mississippi Republican Primary voters:
> > …
> > Not sure: 36
> > Not sure: 11
So Mississippi Republicans are more surefooted than Alabama Republicans? 😃
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4787 "2012-03-13T00:10:20Z")
The cracker is distant cousin to the peckerwood, who are more intelligent and culturally advantaged. But still, we have some insight into their nature, being related.
I think a lot of respondents are more or less shining us on. Kind of like that comedic trend of Jeff Foxworthy. Crackers love redneck jokes, even though almost none of them really have a Mamma who keeps a spit cup by the iroining board so she can chaw while she irons. A cracker might tell you he doesn’t believe in evolution, but if he had to bet a hundred dollars on it, he’d pick right.
Take one of those people saying Obama is a Muslim, they know better than that, its just more fun to pretend not to. Kind of like the caricature of Minnesotans being bland and colorless put about by Garrison Keillors Lake Wobegon stories.
Actually, I take that back, they really are like that. He pretty much nailed it.
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### Author:  [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4788 "2012-03-13T00:55:19Z")
> **[Rick Santorum: 'Tell That To A Plant, How Dangerous' Carbon Dioxide Is'](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-plant-carbon-dioxide_n_1340387?ref=elections-2012)**
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> Rick Santorum: 'Tell That To A Plant, How Dangerous' Carbon Dioxide Is'
On the eve of a pair of crucial Southern primaries, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum turned his attention to the environment.
The former Pennsylvania senator focused on energy development in Mississippi, prodding voters to trust his judgment.
“The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is,” he said.
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### Author:  [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4789 "2012-03-13T01:18:02Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#):
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> [Rick Santorum: 'Tell That To A Plant, How Dangerous Carbon Dioxide Is' (VIDEO) | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/12/rick-santorum-plant-carbon-dioxide_n_1340387.html?ref=elections-2012)
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> On the eve of a pair of crucial Southern primaries, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum turned his attention to the environment.
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> The former Pennsylvania senator focused on energy development in Mississippi, prodding voters to trust his judgment.
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> “The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is,” he said.
Oh, if ever anyone loved me at all, they would give me a Santorum nomination. I’ll never ask for another thing, ever.
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4790 "2012-03-13T01:49:12Z")
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> “The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is,” he said.
The philodendron seems to think that’s a pretty good point, but the spider plant remains skeptical.
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### Author:  [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4791 "2012-03-13T02:01:13Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#):
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> “The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is,” he said.
Go tell a fish how dangerous breathing underwater is, Ricky. Demonstrate it, just to make sure the fish understands.
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### Author:  [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4792 "2012-03-13T02:30:22Z")
> [@andros](#):
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> Oh, if ever anyone loved me at all, they would give me a Santorum nomination. I’ll never ask for another thing, ever.
The monkey’s paw, with middle finger extended, would also grant you a Santorum Presidency. :eek:
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### Author:  [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4793 "2012-03-13T02:54:59Z")
Not to intrude on the discussion with an actual fact or anything, but at concentrations above about 1% carbon dioxide becomes toxic to many plants. So he’s actually wrong about how plants might answer the implied question.
Carry on as before.
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### Author:  [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4794 "2012-03-13T03:25:01Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#):
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> The monkey’s paw, with middle finger extended, would also grant you a Santorum Presidency. :eek:
Oh, we’ll all burn, no question.
But I’ll go laughing madly through my despair. 😃
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4795 "2012-03-13T03:35:11Z")
The important question is whether winning the all-important plant demographic will be enough to bolster’s Santorum’s candidacy.
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### Author:  [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4796 "2012-03-13T03:59:43Z")
> [@elucidator](#):
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> The philodendron seems to think that’s a pretty good point, but the spider plant remains skeptical.
Let’s not forget the Japanese Peace Lily, which oxygenates the room. I’m sure it has an opinion.
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### Author:  [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4797 "2012-03-13T04:10:20Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> The important question is whether winning the all-important plant demographic will be enough to bolster’s Santorum’s candidacy.
By Og, this appeal to the plants could be just the break the [del]McCain[/del]Santorum campaign has been waiting for!
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### Author:  [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4798 "2012-03-13T04:34:02Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> The important question is whether winning the all-important plant demographic will be enough to bolster’s Santorum’s candidacy.
I hear the Bushes are thinking of backing him.
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### Author:  [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4799 "2012-03-13T09:44:39Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> By Og, this appeal to the plants could be just the break the [del]McCain[/del]Santorum campaign has been waiting for!
Incidentally, santorum is a pretty decent fertilizer.
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### Author:  [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/4800 "2012-03-13T11:16:45Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> The important question is whether winning the all-important plant demographic will be enough to bolster’s Santorum’s candidacy.
Well, maybe. But I don’t think Romney will ever vote for him.
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