# 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:** 317
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6321 "2012-08-12T00:47:22Z")
Ptah. Eric Cantor’s hotter, and hides his treacherous avarice behind a puppy dog face that looks dumb like a bag of rocks, which is a proven winning strategy. Ryan’s just an evil pathological liar with piercing blue eyes. Bleh. Also, he’s a mackerel-snapper. The WASP party just put up a Mormon _and_ a Papist? Do those cancel out or something? Yeah, Cantor’s a Jew, but at least they don’t try to proselytize you. Granted, they could still win, but I’m going to mock them hard for the next twelve weeks. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6322 "2012-08-12T02:55:39Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > …Granted, they could still win, but I’m going to mock them hard for the next twelve weeks. Here I was, thinking “I wish there was something I could do to help defeat the right-wingers”… but, hey, I can mock. Like a boss. Well, a boss that’s snarky enough to do the mocking thing. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6323 "2012-08-12T03:16:32Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > He’s also young, good looking, and more interesting than Romney without being _so_ much better that he’ll overshadow him. As a liberal who wants Obama to win, I’m not happy about the pick. Well, after such an astute analysis, you have me worried. Yeah, I can see people clamoring to have a beer with Ryan. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6324 "2012-08-12T04:10:15Z")
Why are people saying Ryan’s good-looking? I find him creepy, like a politico’s aide who’ll stick a shiv in anyone that gets in his way. Romney at least looks like Central Casting’s idea of a president. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6325 "2012-08-12T04:30:33Z")
[Looks like Eddie Munster…](http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/3/29/7f6182ba-3c0d-4055-8554-95cd1c157055.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6326 "2012-08-12T04:38:39Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Yeah, I can see people clamoring to have a beer with Ryan. Under a rock from 2000 to 2008, were you? I’d like to think the electorate no longer wants a president who will challenge it to flip cup. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6327 "2012-08-12T04:41:07Z")
Drinks Coors. Bet me. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6328 "2012-08-12T04:42:51Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Why are people saying Ryan’s good-looking? I find him creepy, like a politico’s aide who’ll stick a shiv in anyone that gets in his way. > > Romney at least looks like Central Casting’s idea of a president. People are saying he’s good looking because he’s good looking. With the descriptions of his work out routine I’d love to see some body shots. All he’d have to do is not be Paul Ryan and I’d sleep with him in an instant. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6329 "2012-08-12T04:47:21Z")
He looks like a regional sales manager for Amway. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6330 "2012-08-12T05:51:47Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Why are people saying Ryan’s good-looking? I find him creepy, like a politico’s aide who’ll stick a shiv in anyone that gets in his way. > > Romney at least looks like Central Casting’s idea of a president. He’s got sad eyes. Even when he’s smiling, he looks depressed. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6331 "2012-08-12T06:08:31Z")
I don’t get the “Ryan’s SOOO dreamy” thing, either. From a face-on perspective, he’s okay, but once you get around to the side you notice that he has a chin like Lady Elaine Fairchild and a nose like Bob Hope. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6332 "2012-08-12T06:15:23Z")
He has some handsome features, but there’s something about his eyes (and I’m not sure whether it bothers me looks-wise or because it says something about his emotions to me). And I saw a photo that made his hair look weird from the angle in which it was shot. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6333 "2012-08-12T14:21:32Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > So, they’re just going to try to get by on their looks, then? > > Man, should have gone with Eric Cantor. Ewww… Eric Cantor looks like a guy who got stuck half way through morphing into an actual snake. His pictures/images gives me the creeps. I don’t think I could stand seeing him that often if he were the VP candidate. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6334 "2012-08-12T14:25:34Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > [Looks like Eddie Munster…](http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/3/29/7f6182ba-3c0d-4055-8554-95cd1c157055.jpg) +1000 ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6335 "2012-08-12T14:27:09Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Drinks Coors. Bet me. That’s only because he got called out for $700+ worth of wine while promoting a budget that would toss grandma off the cliff [http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/rep-paul-ryans-pricey-pinot-noir.php](http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/rep-paul-ryans-pricey-pinot-noir.php) ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6336 "2012-08-12T14:29:29Z")
I’d say Paul Ryan is better looking then Erik Cantor. Erik Cantor is more likeable though. Likable here is rather relative though as when it comes down to them as a whole I wouldn’t want to be in a room with either. Erik Cantor is a geek with the looks and personality to go with that stereotype. Paul Ryan is a jock and fits that stereotype quite well. ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6337 "2012-08-12T15:43:40Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > He has some handsome features, but there’s something about his eyes (and I’m not sure whether it bothers me looks-wise or because it says something about his emotions to me). And I saw a photo that made his hair look weird from the angle in which it was shot. He looks like he just heard that his girlfriend ran off with his teammate from wrestling and he’s not sure which one he misses more. ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6338 "2012-08-12T17:55:05Z")
[71 -year-old man questions Paul Ryan, taken to the ground by police while Ryan laughs](http://blackamazon.tumblr.com/post/29269924091/paxamericana-71-year-old-taken-to-the-ground-for) Great choice of VP there, Mitt. Really. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6339 "2012-08-12T18:13:25Z")
[Ryan](http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/106029/ryan-romney-vp-budget-cuts-medicare-medicaid-voucher-tax-cut%5B/url) really is that scummy. He wants cut in food safety so he can give the rich more money. And he wants to let seniors drop dead because they can’t afford medical care but he calls himself pro-life. Congrats Reps. My frustrations with Obama have evaporated. I’ll happily go the polls just to vote against this fucking asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6340 "2012-08-12T18:19:07Z")
That was a really telling video. Disturbing as well. “I hope he took his blood pressure meds.” This can’t look good at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=316) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=318)