# 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:** 321
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6401 "2012-08-15T15:54:45Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > …That’s right: less than one percent. > > Listen to me, Mittens. You know what you are? You’re a greedy little shit with too much money. That’s all you are. > > You know what you aren’t? You aren’t Albert Einstein expanding our understanding of the universe. You aren’t Dr. Paul Offit curing rotavirus in third world countries. You aren’t Isaac Newton or that Nobel prize winner in Burma bravely confronting the world’s worst government. You’re not a parent coping with a child with cystic fibrosis or the guy who wrote this year’s Pulitzer prize winning expose. You’re not the firefighter pulling the guy out of the burning building or the first grade teacher in the disadvantaged schools trying to teach little kids to read. > > You’re just a greedy little shit. So drop the fucking pretense. I am sick and tired of hearing people like yourself demanding to be worshipped by ordinary people and accorded a special place in the tax code. There are millions of others who serve this country and this world far more than you ever will. Stop throwing a temper tantrum, grow the fucking hell up and pay your fair share of taxes like the rest of us. Where’s the “Like” button? I can’t find the “Like” button!! Acchhh. _Like_ That’ll have to do. Kudos. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6402 "2012-08-15T16:43:56Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Bachmann. Because I don’t even care if she supposedly had kids, there is _no way_ her husband ever put it in her, between her being the ugliest sea-hag ever and him being a flaming faggot. This is supposed to be stupid Republican ideas of the day, not over the top, vile partisan insults. There’re enough actual words that came out of Bachmann’s mouth that you can castigate her for – no need to fall back on middle school insults. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6403 "2012-08-15T17:23:43Z")
Romney is sounding increasingly irritated and astonished. that people would say mean things about him during a run for President. [“I think people across the country who have seen the president’s ads and the ads of the people who are supporting him … have been a little astonished by what he’s done,” Romney said. “The president’s campaign is all about division and attack and hatred. My campaign is about getting America back to work and creating greater unity in this country.”](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-obama-running-just-hang-power-121325621.html) I’m not sure asking to see someone’s tax returns can be classified as hatred, but OK. You do have to give kudos to Romney’s scriptwriter – the line “all about division and attack and hatred” makes for great headlines, especially if no one bothers to read the article. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6404 "2012-08-15T17:41:55Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > You do have to give kudos to Romney’s scriptwriter – the line “all about division and attack and hatred” makes for great headlines, especially if no one bothers to read the article. It’s a good point – that radical socialist America-hating foreign-born usurper really ought to knock it off with the division and attack and hatred. ---
**Author:** ![Mekhazzio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mekhazzio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mekhazzio)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6405 "2012-08-15T17:47:38Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > [“I think people across the country who have seen the president’s ads and the ads of the people who are supporting him … have been a little astonished by what he’s done,” Romney said. “The president’s campaign is all about division and attack and hatred. My campaign is about getting America back to work and creating greater unity in this country.”](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-obama-running-just-hang-power-121325621.html) Eh? Even the so-called “Romney killed my wife!” ad makes factual points about his policies, as evidenced by his own aide’s response to it that universal health care would have solved the problem. Has he been so surrounded by sycophants all his life that anything other than agreement and praise is seen as a cheap shot? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6406 "2012-08-15T18:03:54Z")
It kinda seems like Romney’s main plank is concern-trollery. ---
**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 15, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6407 "2012-08-15T18:11:09Z")
The funny thing about Romney the WATB? [What he said about Newt Gingrich’s whining during the primaries…](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/15/1120480/-Mitt-tells-himself-to-stop-whining?detail=hide) WARNING: Link goes to the Great Orange Satan! Engage all commie-cootie prevention protocols before clicking… ---
**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:** [August 15, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6408 "2012-08-15T18:51:22Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > The funny thing about Romney the WATB? [What he said about Newt Gingrich’s whining during the primaries…](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/15/1120480/-Mitt-tells-himself-to-stop-whining?detail=hide) > > WARNING: Link goes to the Great Orange Satan! Engage all commie-cootie prevention protocols before clicking… I just have one (three?) words for you…etch-a-sketch. ---
**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 15, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6409 "2012-08-15T21:03:52Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > It’s a good point – that radical socialist America-hating foreign-born usurper really ought to knock it off with the division and attack and hatred. 😕 Romney was born in the USA, wasn’t he? And he’s not a socialist. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6410 "2012-08-15T21:08:12Z")
Someone just got whooshed, but I’m not sure who. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6411 "2012-08-15T21:09:33Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > 😕 Romney was born in the USA, wasn’t he? And he’s not a socialist. It is a reference to baseless accusations thrown Obama’s way. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6412 "2012-08-15T21:10:55Z")
Rand Paul is now endorsing Alex Jones conspiracy theories about how [the National Weather Service is stockpiling ammunition.](http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/15/694261/sen-rand-paul-info-wars/) All this talk about Obama’s association with Bill Ayers and it turns out we’ve been worried about the wrong weathermen. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6413 "2012-08-15T21:14:14Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > The funny thing about Romney the WATB? [What he said about Newt Gingrich’s whining during the primaries…](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/15/1120480/-Mitt-tells-himself-to-stop-whining?detail=hide) > > WARNING: Link goes to the Great Orange Satan! Engage all commie-cootie prevention protocols before clicking… I have give this a resounding “meh”. Something that’s peachy-keen when our guys do it is The Collapse of the Republic when their guys do it, has become politics as usual. (another current example being Executive Privilege). If the Democrats hands were perfectly clean on this matter, maybe I could raise some outrage. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6414 "2012-08-15T21:16:53Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > It’s a good point – that radical socialist America-hating foreign-born usurper really ought to knock it off with the division and attack and hatred. 😃 [Queen Annie tells the peasants to stop bothering her.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/ann-romney-tax-returns_n_1778376.html?utm_hp_refurl=politics/) She’s almost worse than he is. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6415 "2012-08-15T22:20:24Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Rand Paul is now endorsing Alex Jones conspiracy theories about how [the National Weather Service is stockpiling ammunition.](http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/15/694261/sen-rand-paul-info-wars/) > > All this talk about Obama’s association with Bill Ayers and it turns out we’ve been worried about the wrong weathermen. I’m having a bit of whiplash here. On the one hand you’ve got gun activists, even fairly reasonable ones on this here forum, arguing that a private citizen purchasing or owning multiple thousand rounds of ammo is not even worth a raised eyebrow, because you can go through that in a handful of week-ends at the range or a season’s worth of hunting. And that’s fine - I can agree with that argument, or at least understand it & acknowledge it. I’ve seen Americans hunt :D. Rand Paul himself is fairly staunchly pro-guns, so I doubt he’d disagree. But on the other hand, even _if_ the Troofers’ bogus assertion was true, 46k bullets ordered by a federal organization spanning the continent and presumably employing thousands of individuals ? That’s imminent takeover and extremely worrying. Like, they could totally take over the country with that kind of ammo. STOCKPILES, GUYSES, HELLOOO !? I dunno, made me smile, maybe it’ll make you smile too. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6416 "2012-08-16T01:46:03Z")
> [@MacCat](#): > > Especially the wonderfully succinct paragraph… > > > [@LavenderBlue](#): > > > > Listen to me, Mittens. You know what you are? You’re a greedy little shit with too much money. That’s all you are. Right there is precisely where she definitively nailed it. The succeeding paragraphs in her post hit the bullseye precisely too, so as to split lengthwise the arrows already embedded there. Yeah, my GF put on _Robin Hood Prince of Thieves_ again last night. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6417 "2012-08-16T03:10:33Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > This is supposed to be stupid Republican ideas of the day, not over the top, vile partisan insults. There’re enough actual words that came out of Bachmann’s mouth that you can castigate her for – no need to fall back on middle school insults. Good for you, **Finagle**! That’s Doping with _class_. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6418 "2012-08-16T13:26:51Z")
**FAIL** — “Listen to me, Mittens. You know what you are? You’re a greedy little shit with too much money. That’s all you are.” - **LavenderBlue** TOO long for a bumpers sticker. However, I’m lettering my yard sign this weekend\*\*.:D\*\* ---
**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:** [August 16, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6419 "2012-08-16T13:40:34Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > 😃 > > [Queen Annie tells the peasants to stop bothering her.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/ann-romney-tax-returns_n_1778376.html?utm_hp_refurl=politics/) She’s almost worse than he is. After hearing her explain that 1)she doesn’t know what’s in Mitt’s tax returns and 2)there’s nothing wrong with Mitt’s tax returns and 3)releasing Mitt’s tax returns would give ammunition to his opponents, I wonder how **he** got to be the professional politician in the family. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6420 "2012-08-16T13:49:24Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > After hearing her explain that 1)she doesn’t know what’s in Mitt’s tax returns and 2)there’s nothing wrong with Mitt’s tax returns and 3)releasing Mitt’s tax returns would give ammunition to his opponents, I wonder how **he** got to be the professional politician in the family. There must be something _really bad_ in those tax returns. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=322)