# 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:** 306
**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:** [July 25, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6101 "2012-07-25T23:06:53Z")
Care Bears spinoff? ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6102 "2012-07-25T23:09:24Z")
House Republicans passed a bill prohibiting any new regulations until employment is over 6 percent, as a result of their type laden bill. Pretty ineffective unless they plan on 94 percent unemployment rates Steny Hoyer has taken to denying unanimous consent and appropriately mocking them. [QUOTE=Steny Hoyer] You know, I’m astounded by this - absolutely dumbfounded, because I know the Republicans read the bills. My, my, my, how carefully they read that bill. [/QUOTE] Here is the [FoxNews version](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/25/house-dems-to-hold-up-gop-anti-regulation-bill-over-typo/) ---
**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:** [July 25, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6103 "2012-07-25T23:13:06Z")
Figures there would be a typo in your post. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6104 "2012-07-25T23:14:28Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > **[Okla. Senate candidate on child support charge](http://news.google.com/news/url?ct2=us%2F1_0_s_16_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNEf4bQhQcXGRntV_SOJdin2kOllPg&cid=35185819795895&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2FOkla-Senate-candidate-on-child-support-charge-3732870.php&ei=WFMQUMjYLpSEtgfYWg&rt=SECTION&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=-4691090284528842895&sid=top-stories)** > > **Highlights: :dubious:** > “[Republican Fred E. Smith](http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Republican+Fred+E.+Smith%22) was picked up over the weekend on two outstanding warrants. The Iraq War veteran is seeking the seat held by incumbent [Democrat Susan Paddack](http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Democrat+Susan+Paddack%22).” > “Christian said Smith owes more than $2,900 in child support and $1,850 in fines to the city of Ada for, among other things, driving with an open container and a suspended license.” > > “Smith’s campaign manager and fiancée, [SunShine Fox](http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22SunShine+Fox%22), said Tuesday that Smith will remain in jail until they find the money to bail him out.” > > Great name for a campaign manage and fiancee though. Is Oklahoma conservative enough that this guy might win the election anyway? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6105 "2012-07-25T23:23:16Z")
I tried looking up polls for that election and discovered that [Mr. Smith died in 1918](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_E._Smith). Really, though, he’s got [quite a few problems](http://theadanews.com/breakingnews/x1774442894/Sen-Paddack-challenges-foes-ability-to-run-for-office) in addition to the child support issue (the “embezzlement” conviction was for writing bad checks, which the state election board ultimately decided did not bar him from office). ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6106 "2012-07-25T23:46:08Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > _ahem_ The Anglo-Saxons came after the Romans were already gone. However, the mainland Saxons were forced at swordpoint to renounce their pagan gods and convert to Christianity by the new “Emperor of the Romans,” Charlemagne. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6107 "2012-07-26T00:32:22Z")
> [@Racist](#): > > special relationship is special moot sent a delegate from /pol/? ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6108 "2012-07-26T01:51:13Z")
Jon Kyl wants Obama to shut up about the [middle class](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhPxmviD80s). It’s dangerous! He goes on to compare the rich to [Michael Jordan](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/07/23/jon-kyl-middle-class-obama_n_1696826.html). ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6109 "2012-07-26T03:23:57Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > Yeah, what have the Romans ever done for us?, I mean, other than Adrian’s wall… Yew mean **'adrian’s Wall**? Named after the only cockney Roman Emperor, it were! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6110 "2012-07-26T04:05:24Z")
No, Aaadriaaaaaaaaaaan’s Wall, built with blood, mortar, and very large rockys. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6111 "2012-07-26T12:56:09Z")
jejeje, sorry _ **H** _adrian’s wall, it’s “Adriano” in Spanish, so I misremembered it in English as “Adrian”. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6112 "2012-07-26T18:20:19Z")
> [@black\_rabbit](#): > > [Holy shit](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/24/580541/romney-adviser-says-obama-doesnt-fully-appreciate-our-anglo-saxon-heritage/): > > > [@](#): > > > > Quote: > > “We are part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage, and he feels that the special relationship is special,” the adviser said of Mr Romney, adding: “The White House didn’t fully appreciate the shared history we have.” This just in! Romney pisses off Cameron by dissing the Olympics; clearly he doesn’t appreciate our ally. [http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-under-fire-comments-london-olympics-160305180.html](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-under-fire-comments-london-olympics-160305180.html) > [@](#): > > In an interview with NBC News on Wednesday, Romney, who has campaigned on his experience running the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, was asked if he thought London was “ready” for the games. > > “You know, it’s hard to know just how well it will turn out,” Romney told NBC. “There are a few things that were disconcerting. The stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials … that obviously is not something which is encouraging.” > > Romney’s comments were immediately big news in London, splashed across the websites of major newspapers. In a press conference Thursday just hours before he was set to meet with Romney, Prime Minister David Cameron issued a snippy rejection of Romney’s comments. > > “We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world. Of course it’s easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere,” Cameron said, a comment that was widely interpreted as a reference to Salt Lake City, where Romney headed up the organizing committee. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6113 "2012-07-26T18:33:10Z")
Not really seeing the outrage there. The security and strike issues _are_ disturbing. Respect to Cameron for his “middle of nowhere” comeback, though. 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 26, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6114 "2012-07-26T18:33:52Z")
You know? For a Torie, Cameron’s not half bad. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6115 "2012-07-26T18:34:17Z")
That’s so Romney! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6116 "2012-07-26T18:34:21Z")
Oooo, _burn!_🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6117 "2012-07-26T18:35:30Z")
Yeah, maybe not the best example. But what’s more offensive: giving a box of DVDs to Gordon Brown, or telling Britain that they’ve probably fucked up the Olympics? ---
**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:** [July 26, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6118 "2012-07-26T18:50:19Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Yeah, maybe not the best example. But what’s more offensive: giving a box of DVDs to Gordon Brown, or telling Britain that they’ve probably fucked up the Olympics? With his very first two forays (the Australian foreign minister was #1) into the international arena, Mitt has allowed his inner Ugly American to show. He’ll do better covering it up in the future. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6119 "2012-07-26T18:52:35Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > You know? For a Torie, Cameron’s not half bad. Tory. Unless I’m being whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6120 "2012-07-26T19:34:50Z")
> [@](#): > > “We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world. Of course it’s easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere,” Cameron said, a comment that was widely interpreted as a reference to Salt Lake City, where Romney headed up the organizing committee. Ooooo, snap! Oh no he d’n’t!! I guess Cameron isn’t worried about the Salt Lake City vote. Sure, Romney’s remarks were probably true, and refreshingly candid. However, it was not a moment that called for candor. It was a moment to praise your host. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=305) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=307)