# 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:** 284
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5661 "2012-06-10T01:39:20Z")
> [@](#): > > During an interview on Jay Selulow Live show, the Louisiana congressman accused President Obama of giving Muslims waivers to pass through airport security without being screened. Landry claims Obama is allowing this because he is giving Muslims a religious exemption. Landry says Obama is attacking Christianity by not allowing a religious exemption on contraception, but is gladly aiding Muslims. [http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/05/congressman-accuses-president-obama-of-allowing-muslims-to-avoid-airport-security/](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/05/congressman-accuses-president-obama-of-allowing-muslims-to-avoid-airport-security/) Whatever universities, colleges, and high schools he attended should also be pitted. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5662 "2012-06-10T06:11:36Z")
Not sure stupid has anything to do with Landry’s ravings. We’ve been giving a lot of Republicans the benefit of the doubt in terms of ethics, by assuming they actually believe at least some of the ridiculous crap they spew about Obama being a Muslim and what-not. But I’m starting to wonder if at least some of them don’t know perfectly well it’s crap and simply don’t care as long as they can get Republican voters to believe it. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5663 "2012-06-10T07:12:45Z")
It is now illegal in Louisiana to pass laws that set minimum numbers of paid sick days for employees. [Prohibits a parish or municipality from establishing a mandatory, minimum number of employee vacation or sick leave days](http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/byinst.asp?sessionid=12RS&billtype=SB&billno=521) Status: SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR ACT 667 [Full Text](http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=808414) Oh My G-d, it might force competition and higher wages! Oh Noes! How will the Free Market ever survive?? Sounds awfully democratic to me! :rolleyes: Of course _my_ community has just qualified to become certified as a Blue Zone Community to help improve the health and life expectancy of all citizens. > [@](#): > > There are five geographically defined places on the planet where people live measurably longer, happier, healthier lives. Where dramatically more people live into their 90’s and 100’s and do so with half the incidences of cancer and other diseases. National Geographic researcher and explorer Dan Bueliner and a team of scientists studied these places to discover the reason for their extraordinary results. And guess what? It’s not genetics. Something called the Danish Twins study found that genetics are responsible for only about 20% of your well-being. What made these places special were nine common lifestyle traits—called Power 9—that fit into four categories and can be practiced anywhere. > > … > > The goal of the Vitality City Initiative is to transform the beach cities into a Blue Zones Community. That’s a place where six key sectors have optimized their surroundings to improve well-being. To be certified as a Blue Zones Community, a town needs 20% of its citizens to pledge and complete at least one pledge action from a menu of simple choices, 50% of its top 20 employers, 25% of locally or independently owned restaurants, 25% of its schools, and 25% of its grocery stores to become certified. Finally, the local government must complete or adapt a small number of recommended projects or policies. When each sector has done its part, then the town is certified as a Blue Zones Community because its surroundings have been optimized to immprove the well-being of everyone who lives there. > > [Source: City Newsletter] Well I’ll be darned, putting people ahead of business/money. What a concept! These backwardass Republicans and their idiotic dollars-are-the-only-thing-that-matters-even-if-I’m-too-goddamn-stupid-to-realize-that-the-other-way-is-actually-more-fiscally-sound policies are killing this country town by town and state by state. It’s absolutely maddening. And fucking offensive. It’s illegal to pass a law to benefit the health of your citizens. My ass. That’s just bullshit. And make no mistake, it’s coming to a state near you. You may not be surprised to know that shitstain Walker has already passes this law in Wisconsin. I’d feel sorry for Wisconsin but they voted to keep the cockroach so they get what they deserve. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5664 "2012-06-10T15:27:39Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > It > And make no mistake, it’s coming to a state near you. You may not be surprised to know that shitstain Walker has already passes this law in Wisconsin. I’d feel sorry for Wisconsin but they voted to keep the cockroach so they get what they deserve. They don’t call it Wississippi for nothing. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5665 "2012-06-12T20:10:58Z")
- Virginia Lawmaker Says ‘Sea Level Rise’ Is A ‘Left Wing Term,’ Excises It From State Report On Coastal Flooding [http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/10/496982/virginia-lawmaker-says-sea-level-rise-is-a-left-wing-term-excises-it-from-state-report-on-coastal-flooding/?mobile=nc](http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/10/496982/virginia-lawmaker-says-sea-level-rise-is-a-left-wing-term-excises-it-from-state-report-on-coastal-flooding/?mobile=nc) > [@](#): > > State Del. Chris Stolle, R-Virginia Beach, who insisted on changing the “sea level rise” study in the General Assembly to one on “recurrent flooding,” said he wants to get political speech out of the mix altogether. > > He said “sea level rise” is a “left-wing term” that conjures up animosities on the right. So why bring it into the equation? Same for global warming and climate change. They are “left wing terms” that shan’t be used. Sometimes reality bites. In this case, the shoreline of Virginia is flooding more these days than it used to. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5666 "2012-06-12T20:28:12Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > - Virginia Lawmaker Says ‘Sea Level Rise’ Is A ‘Left Wing Term,’ Excises It From State Report On Coastal Flooding > > [http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/10/496982/virginia-lawmaker-says-sea-level-rise-is-a-left-wing-term-excises-it-from-state-report-on-coastal-flooding/?mobile=nc](http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/10/496982/virginia-lawmaker-says-sea-level-rise-is-a-left-wing-term-excises-it-from-state-report-on-coastal-flooding/?mobile=nc) > > Same for global warming and climate change. They are “left wing terms” that shan’t be used. > > Sometimes reality bites. In this case, the shoreline of Virginia is flooding more these days than it used to. …and Stolle represents Virginia Beach. Were I his opponent at the next election, I’d be hitting him over the head with this: “Yes, we’ve seen an increasing level of flooding over the past few years but it’s okay! Chris Stolle says it’s not really happening and that it’s just a left-wing conspiracy to make you _think_ the sea level is rising! So don’t worry - your beachfront property values are perfectly safe as long as Stolle says they are.” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5667 "2012-06-12T22:26:36Z")
[North Dakota to vote on abolishing property taxes.](http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-11/north-dakota-property-tax/55533784/1) > [@](#): > > The property tax generates about $800 million a year in North Dakota. Except for a small share for a state medical school, the money is collected by counties and used to fund schools and local governments. Of course they’ve thought this all through and have a plan for using their oil gains to pay for school and government. . . > [@](#): > > Measure 2, as the proposal is called on the ballot, would require state government to make up for property tax revenue lost by local governments but doesn’t specify how. Sprynczynatyk said this vagueness makes it uncertain if the measure can be implemented. Or not. This paragraph has me scratching my head: > [@](#): > > North Dakota’s political and business establishment has lined up against the measure. The state Chamber of Commerce, farm groups, unions and most elected officials are opposed. So either you are against it or oppose it? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5668 "2012-06-13T03:19:37Z")
North Carolina State Senate GOPers, not to be outdone by their Virginia collegues, passed a law requiring state planning to assume only eight inches of rise in sea level before 2100, rather than the 39 inches predicted by scientists. > [@](#): > > RALEIGH, N.C. The North Carolina Senate has approved a bill that ignores scientists’ warnings of rising sea levels. > > Senators approved the bill on a 34-to-11 vote Tuesday. The measure received little fanfare and no senators spoke in opposition to the measure. > _ **snip** _ > > HB 819 says that only the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission can calculate how fast the sea is rising for state governmental purposes and those calculations must be based on historic trends, which are much lower than the science panel’s projections. Read more here: [http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/06/12/3311931/nc-senate-approves-sea-level-calculation.html#storylink=cpy](http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/06/12/3311931/nc-senate-approves-sea-level-calculation.html#storylink=cpy) > **[Comedy Central Shows & Movies - Watch on Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/brands/comedy-central/)** > > Watch the Comedy Central shows, including The Daily Show, Chappelle's Show, Strangers with Candy, RENO 911!, Drawn Together, and more. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5669 "2012-06-13T03:50:30Z")
“No senators spoke in opposition?” Kinda makes you wonder where those eleven “no”-voting guys’ heads were at. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5670 "2012-06-13T03:51:29Z")
They had the right to remain silent, and the prudence to take advantage of it. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5671 "2012-06-13T04:33:43Z")
Wow, literally trying to hold back the tide. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5672 "2012-06-13T14:52:53Z")
Well if the ocean rises by more than the stipulated eight inches I’m sure it will be subject to deep fines and penalties. Next maybe they can repeal the law of gravity and we can finally get the flying cars we were promised back in the 50’s. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5673 "2012-06-13T15:10:59Z")
"I’m only trying to say that North Carolina is a summer state. We need summer dollars. Now, if the people can’t swim here, they’ll be glad to swim at the beaches of Cape Cod, the Hamptons, Long Island… " ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5674 "2012-06-13T15:17:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > "I’m only trying to say that North Carolina is a summer state. We need summer dollars. Now, if the people can’t swim here, they’ll be glad to swim at the beaches of Cape Cod, the Hamptons, Long Island… " [Rhythmdvl, in the background] Duuummbb dumb … duuuummmbb dumb… dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb _DUMB_! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5675 "2012-06-13T15:27:12Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Well if the ocean rises by more than the stipulated eight inches I’m sure it will be subject to deep fines and penalties. Next maybe they can repeal the law of gravity and we can finally get the flying cars we were promised back in the 50’s. There’s libruls standin’ between me and my flying car?! Burn them! ---
**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:** [June 13, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5676 "2012-06-13T16:00:01Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > This paragraph has me scratching my head: > > So either you are against it or oppose it? Huh? I think they’re including farmers and unions in the “political and business community”. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5677 "2012-06-13T18:10:45Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I think they’re including farmers and unions in the “political and business community”. Who are against it. As opposed to the politicians who oppose it. Still doesn’t make sense to me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5678 "2012-06-13T18:38:44Z")
Politicians, by the nature of their jobs, can oppose something without being against it. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5679 "2012-06-13T18:39:02Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > …and Stolle represents Virginia Beach. Were I his opponent at the next election, I’d be hitting him over the head with this: “Yes, we’ve seen an increasing level of flooding over the past few years but it’s okay! Chris Stolle says it’s not really happening and that it’s just a left-wing conspiracy to make you _think_ the sea level is rising! So don’t worry - your beachfront property values are perfectly safe as long as Stolle says they are.” By law, the property tax division may not factor the seawater above your property into its estimation of your bill… ---
**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:** [June 13, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/5680 "2012-06-13T19:16:45Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Who are against it. As opposed to the politicians who oppose it. Still doesn’t make sense to me. I think they are saying _everybody_ is against it (it apparently lost by a 3-1 margin). Which leads one to wonder how it got on the ballot in the first place, of course. And Google says signatures of 2% of the population to get on the ballot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=285)