# 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:** 276
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5501 "2012-05-20T00:52:04Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I would not believe any video that had palm trees. > > Wait, did we do that in this or another thread? Who had the meltdown again? iYOU CAN’T LIE YOUR A BRITHER THERE ARE PALM TREES IN HAWAIIAN HOSPITALS. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5502 "2012-05-20T03:15:42Z")
Yes, but are there shews under the bed? ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5503 "2012-05-20T07:49:09Z")
Shorn? ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5504 "2012-05-20T11:11:53Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Umm, no. > > Those who are believing the birther conspiracies, or even willing to believe that Obama is actively “lying about his birth-place”[sic] are not going to be voting for him… Ummm, yes. I’m not talking about the Birther Idiots. I’m speaking of Mr. and Mrs. Average (who, I’m afraid, are not too intelligent) who just pick up on a few soundbites they can remember. They don’t even have to “believe” the birthers, just believe there’s a _potential_ problem. My cite? The 2004 election. There were many voters who indicated that they’d change their preference away from Kerry simply because they’d become vaguely aware of questions about his military record. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5505 "2012-05-20T11:31:27Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > …Obsessive Pedantic Disorder… Love this! Am occasionally so afflicted as well 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5506 "2012-05-20T13:28:49Z")
> [@saje](#): > > Love this! Am occasionally so afflicted as well 🆒 Yeah, we seem to have had quite a little outbreak of it a few posts ago. All the victims are doing as well as can be expected and fortunately it doesn’t seem to have spread. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5507 "2012-05-20T16:35:34Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Yes, but are there shews under the bed? And if so, are they [really big](http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=edsullivans) ones? (Ack! I’m old!) ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5508 "2012-05-20T18:04:26Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > My cite? The 2004 election. There were many voters who indicated that they’d change their preference away from Kerry simply because they’d become vaguely aware of questions about his military record. Your cite is dumb. Kerry was a new, unknown candidate to most of the electorate. Obama has been through a Presidential election cycle and has been president four 3+ years. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5509 "2012-05-20T19:02:12Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > And if so, are they [really big](http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=edsullivans) ones? > > (Ack! I’m old!) And I’m so old, I knew what you were referring to before I clicked the link. :eek: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5510 "2012-05-20T19:09:02Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Your cite is dumb. Kerry was a new, unknown candidate to most of the electorate. Obama has been through a Presidential election cycle and has been president four 3+ years. I don’t think the point was that people would actually believe things or pay close attention to it, but that a continual stream of disparaging lies will have an effect beyond merely reinforcing the choices of those who wouldn’t vote for him anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5511 "2012-05-21T07:13:38Z")
You may recall the announcement a few days ago that a group of Republicans were preparing to run a multi-million dollar series of race-baiting ads attacking Obama and calling him a “metrosexual black Abe Lincoln”. Public reaction to this idea has gone about as well as you could expect. What, you might ask, is RNC Chairman Reince Priebus’ reaction to this backlash? [Obama made us do it.](http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/05/20/487292/reince-priebus-obama-attack-ads-race/) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5512 "2012-05-21T12:09:04Z")
I don’t remember what I said, but I stand by it, whatever it was. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5513 "2012-05-21T12:31:05Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I don’t remember what I said, but I stand by it, whatever it was. It could be worse. Consider the case of [this guy in Australia](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/australian-mp-bill-shortens-blind-809990). > [@](#): > > Mr Shorten had been asked his views on whether the Australian Speaker should return to his role while allegations of sexual harassment are investigated. > > He replied: “I understand that the Prime Minister’s addressed this in a press conference in Turkey in the last few hours so I haven’t see what she’s said but let me say I support what it is that she said.” > > A somewhat surprised Speers then said: “Hang on, you haven’t seen what she said?” > > Mr Shorten replied: “But I support what my prime minister said”. > > Speers continued: “Well, what’s your view?” > > Mr Shorten said: “My view is what the prime minister’s view is.” > > Speers then asked: “Surely you must have your own view on this Bill Shorten?” > > Mr Shorten replied: “No, when you ask if I’ve got my view on this it’s such a general question it invites me to go to lots of places.” > > The bizarre exchange ended with Mr Shorten saying: “I support what our prime minister has said.” > > Speers replied: “But you don’t know what that is?” > > Mr Shorten said: “Well I’m sure she’s right.” ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5514 "2012-05-21T12:42:18Z")
[His namesake weeps](http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/05/20/gop_rep_daniel_webster_bashes_census_survey_as_quot_random_quot_rather_than_quot_scientific_quot_.html): [QUOTE=Rep Daniel Webster] especially since in the end this is not a scientific survey. It’s a random survey. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5515 "2012-05-21T13:42:52Z")
That’s my congressman. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5516 "2012-05-21T14:13:46Z")
[He’s not a Republican](http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/news/northern-territory/6561-katter-regrets-ads-as-daughter-regrets-name.html), but he could have been if it weren’t for that citizenship thing. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5517 "2012-05-22T18:01:30Z")
Iowa’s GOP platform has gone not only full[birther, but full derp ahead](http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/05/22/488074/iowa-gop-platform-birther/). ACORN, Agenda 21, removal of several Government Departments, including Agriculture, which is a bit surprising, considering all the corn subsidies that must flow throw that state. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5518 "2012-05-22T18:09:07Z")
The corn plant species has a plot for world domination. A mere handful of insane Republicans will not thwart its plan. ---
**Author:** ![Spavined\_Gelding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5519 "2012-05-22T20:27:27Z")
Regrettable, I am acquainted with some of the people who had a hand in drafting the tentative Iowa GOP platform. A more reactionary band of troglodytes it would be hard to find. To the credit of the drafting committee, however, they have abandon their former opposition to medical pot, the repeal of “Don’t Ask- Don’t Tell” and support of the Gulag at Gitmo. As a counter balance to this brief dip into rational political thought the outfit is waiving the flag for a “Personhood Amendment” to the US Const., a repeal of all restrictions on hemp horticulture, that all candidates for all offices take a loyalty oath to the state party platform, the impeachment by the state legislature of all trial and appellate judges who have offended the Tea Party in any way, a wholesale house cleaning of the 9th US Cir Ct, and, most importantly, the draft platform “demands” the prohibition of “red light “ and “speed zone” cameras as an impermissible infringement of personal liberty (or in the alternative of the 6th Amend right of confrontation). They also want proof of citizenship for all candidates for public office, including those for which citizenship is not a requirement. The damned thing goes on like that for 40 pages. As in prior years, the whole thing will be ignored. Basically the state party platform simply provides and opportunity for any number of blow-hards to vent a little hot air. Nobody pays attention. Nobody cares. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5520 "2012-05-22T20:51:05Z")
> [@Spavined\_Gelding](#): > > … Nobody pays attention. Nobody cares. You do. And may the Goddess bless you and keep you snug to Her bountiful bosom all the days of your life, amen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=275) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=277)