# 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:** 34
**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:** [September 10, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/661 "2009-09-10T20:47:18Z")
Michael Steele’s diet for the last eight or nine months has consisted largely of shoeleather. Isn’t he the one who bussed in Philadelphia street bums to pretend to be Baltimore street bums and hand out his campaign literature on election day back in 2006? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/662 "2009-09-10T20:48:45Z")
His posse. Totally different. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/663 "2009-09-10T22:50:41Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Limousines? What the… Well, thank you for that window onto your own life, Poochie. Well, let’s not forget that the Republicans characterized that particular black man as the candidate who was a country club-attending snob during the campaign, presumably getting their talking points from Bizarro World. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/664 "2009-09-12T00:15:03Z")
I don’t know if this is the right thread for this. It’s too minor to merit its own thread but too funny to pass up entirely. Newt Gingrich’s 537 organization, American Solutions for Winning the Future (ASWF), apparently [gives out Entrepreneur of the Year awards](http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/newt-gingrich-accidentally-names-porn-exec-entrepreneur-of-the-year.php?ref=fpb)to a deserving businessperson from each of the 50 states. This year, the worthy recipient from Arizona was Allison Vivas. Don’t know her? You guys in the back are just pretending not to know her, aren’t you? All right, if I have to: she’s the president of the porn studio Pink Visual. She was invited to an “intimate dinner” with Gingrich, where he planned to solicit her opinion on Cap and Trade and Obama’s tax policies. ASWF is claiming that they sent her the letter in error. Which is almost certainly true. The best part, for me, is that the award – had Vivas received it – is a replica Speaker’s gavel, signed by Gingrich. Vivas “said in her release that the gavel would ‘make for a pretty cool prop for a _Couples Seduce Teens_ episode.’” ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/665 "2009-09-12T04:08:43Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > If I thought they were being legit (which I do NOT): > > 1. Fight to keep the nepotism laws in effect > 2. Reaction to Hillary’s secret health care committee > > In reality, it is partisan politics - but there is an argument that if the First Lady is going to be involved in running things, there should be some types of controls in place. The President of the United States needs Senate confirmation for official positions but he has never needed Senate approval for personal advisors. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/666 "2009-09-12T04:12:28Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > …Pink Visual… And nobody even blinked. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/667 "2009-09-12T09:43:21Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > The Mike Duvall trainwreck gets even uglier. Now he’s saying that despite what he said, he’s [not cheating on his wife](http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5895QJ20090910). And isn’t cheating on his mistress, either. Which he doesn’t have in the first place, because he’s not having an affair. > > And if you believe that, I have a copy of OJ’s “If I Did It” to sell you. If the “glove” fits . . . ---
**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:** [September 21, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/668 "2009-09-21T17:43:42Z")
[All pornography is homosexual pornography.](http://washingtonindependent.com/60172/sen-tom-coburns-r-okla-chief-of-staff-all-pornography-is-homosexual-pornography) because it makes you have sex with yourself! Get it? Unlike all the other republican ideas in this thread, this sort of makes stupid sense. So all you jack-offs who read this-- you’re GAY! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/669 "2009-09-21T17:59:22Z")
What! I can’t afford new clothes! ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/670 "2009-09-21T18:37:15Z")
So, porn is an evil plot to make me gay? Why would people want me to be gay? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/671 "2009-09-21T19:16:46Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [All pornography is homosexual pornography.](http://washingtonindependent.com/60172/sen-tom-coburns-r-okla-chief-of-staff-all-pornography-is-homosexual-pornography) Sounds a lot like, “methinks he doth protest too much.” Are we sure there wasn’t a, “I sure wish that …” that was lopped of the beginning of that quote? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/672 "2009-09-21T20:54:49Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > So all you jack-offs who read this-- you’re GAY! Shhh, don’t tell my husband. ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/673 "2009-09-21T23:15:45Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [All pornography is homosexual pornography.](http://washingtonindependent.com/60172/sen-tom-coburns-r-okla-chief-of-staff-all-pornography-is-homosexual-pornography) because it makes you have sex with yourself! Get it? From the linked article: > [@](#): > > [Michael] Schwartz told the crowd about Jim Johnson, a friend of his who turned an old hotel into a hospice for gay men dying of AIDS. “One of the things he said to me,” said Schwartz, “that I think is an astonishingly insightful remark… he said ‘All pornography is homosexual pornography, because all pornography turns your sexual drive inwards.” > There were murmurs and gasps from the crowd. “Now, think about that,” said Schwartz. “And if you tell an 11-year-old boy about that, do you think he’s going to want to get a copy of Playboy? I’m pretty sure he’ll lose interest. That’s the last thing he wants! You know, that’s a good comment, it’s a good point, and it’s a good thing to teach young people.” Back in the day, I bet there were a lot of teenage boys who, upon discovering their palms didn’t start growing hair, began wondering what other bullshit things their parents were telling them. This plan is fail proof! ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/674 "2009-09-22T01:12:37Z")
I am trying to picture this guy reading portions of _The Time Traveler’s Wife_. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/675 "2009-09-22T02:55:51Z")
> [@](#): > > There were murmurs and gasps from the crowd This right here tells you all you need to know about the intellect of the crowd. What they should’ve been saying is “What the fuck?” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/676 "2009-09-23T20:41:38Z")
Apparently, Newt Gingrich sees himself as the new [outreach ambassador to the Hispanic community.](http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/09/22/newt-gingrich-adds-an-hispanic-news-service-the-americano/) One [itsy-bitsy problem](http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_09/020063.php), though: > [@](#): > > It was, after all, the former House Speaker who, in giving a speech to a Republican group in 2007, described bilingual education as teaching “the language of living in a ghetto.” He’s also mocked the idea of printing government documents in anything but English, and promoted English-only measures. > > In 1995, Gingrich said bilingualism poses “long-term dangers to the fabric of our nation” and that “allowing bilingualism to continue to grow is very dangerous.” > > And earlier this year, it was Gingrich who blasted Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as a “racist,” who should be “forced to withdraw” from consideration for the high court. He added that Sotomayor had to be rejected “if Civil War, suffrage, and Civil Rights are to mean anything.” > > But now that Republicans are worried about losing the Latino vote for the indefinite future, Gingrich is going to help bring the GOP message to the Latino community? Good luck with that. D’oh! ---
**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:** [September 23, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/677 "2009-09-23T21:10:33Z")
It’s not so stupid. He’ll just outreach by SPEAAAAKING SLOOOWLY AND IN A LOUUUUD VOIIICE. And offer them glass beads, tinware and trinkets in exchange for votes. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/678 "2009-09-23T21:17:44Z")
What, no blankets? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/679 "2009-09-23T21:22:08Z")
The blankets are cursed. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/680 "2009-09-23T21:51:50Z")
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