# 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:** 344
**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:** [September 15, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6861 "2012-09-15T22:58:32Z")
The “problem” is that smart people see through Republican bullshit. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6862 "2012-09-15T23:16:32Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The “problem” is that smart people see through Republican bullshit. One would think this would be a solution rather than a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6863 "2012-09-15T23:16:32Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’m a little confused – as are all Americans. Is the problem in believing that smart people will take one side over another? Or is the problem believing that there are enough smart people to make a difference no matter which side they take? Or is the problems believing that there are any smart people? It’s that there’s a solid anti-intellectual streak in American life that Santorum can profit by exploiting. It’s not like his comment comes completely out of some random off-the-cuff Twilight Zone of conservative thinking. As statements likely to get a significant number of Americans nodding along, it’s on par with “liver is yucky.” ---
**Author:** ![AlienVessels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@AlienVessels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlienVessels)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6864 "2012-09-15T23:24:05Z")
Half the people are dumber than average. That’s a pretty large voting block and more easily swayed than the upper half. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6865 "2012-09-15T23:47:05Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Rick Santorum: ‘Smart People’ Will Never Be On Our Side](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/15/rick-santorum-smart-peopl_n_1886684.html) Wait… did he just call himself and his supporters stupid? Of course, they’re too dumb to realize that. I now have an image of a giant conservative crowd frothing at the mouth, chanting, “We’re not smart! We’re not smart! …” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6866 "2012-09-16T00:08:07Z")
Aw, c’mon, he was referring to “elite, smart” people \*sarcastically \*- to imply that that’s how they see _themselves_. There’s plenty of \*real \*Republican stupidity to Pit. This doesn’t count. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6867 "2012-09-16T00:25:26Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’m a little confused – as are all Americans. Is the problem in believing that smart people will take one side over another? Or is the problem believing that there are enough smart people to make a difference no matter which side they take? Or is the problems believing that there are any smart people? "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’ " – Isaac Asimov ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6868 "2012-09-16T03:43:28Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Aw, c’mon, he was referring to “elite, smart” people \*sarcastically \*- to imply that that’s how they see _themselves_. Right. If there’s one thing his audience hates, it’s elitists. Which is one of many reasons why they are better than liberals. Also manlier, harder workers, and last but not least, way more patriotic. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6869 "2012-09-16T04:23:21Z")
Republicans wouldn’t know sarcasm if it moved in next door and married their sister. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6870 "2012-09-16T04:35:31Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Republicans wouldn’t know sarcasm if it moved in next door and married their sister. That would be polygamy and they’d be against that. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6871 "2012-09-16T04:50:06Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Aw, c’mon, he was referring to “elite, smart” people \*sarcastically \*- to imply that that’s how they see _themselves_. > > There’s plenty of \*real \*Republican stupidity to Pit. This doesn’t count. You’re right. It’s such a wide field of stupidity to choose from, and playing the hur-hur game of see how we can faux-interpret his statement is crapulent no matter which side. You don’t even need sarcasm to see his point . It’s a simple sneer against people who think they’re smarter, blh blah blah. I don’t buy or remotely agree with the line of thought, ut it’s not as profoundly absurd as it’s being made out. But then again, It _was_ Santorum and it _was_, the value voters ’ summit … ---
**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:** [September 16, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6872 "2012-09-16T16:45:25Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Aw, c’mon, he was referring to “elite, smart” people \*sarcastically \*- to imply that that’s how they see _themselves_. I doubt it. They use “elite” as an insult. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6873 "2012-09-16T16:56:31Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Rick Santorum: ‘Smart People’ Will Never Be On Our Side](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/15/rick-santorum-smart-peopl_n_1886684.html) Actually, the really stupid part of that quote is complaining that “smart elites” think they can tell us what to do, while praising the church as the protector of American values - in other words, an organization that tells us what to do. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6874 "2012-09-16T19:19:06Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Actually, the really stupid part of that quote is complaining that “smart elites” think they can tell us what to do, while praising the church as the protector of American values - in other words, an organization that tells us what to do. The difference being that unlike the “smart elites,” the church tells us the _right_ thing to do. And on the glorious day when the [sturch](http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/02/santorum-proposes-replacing-church-state-with-new-entity-called-sturch.html)\* becomes a reality, doing otherwise will be a punishable offense. Problem solved. \*I first encountered this term in a couple of dystopian s/f novels by Philip José Farmer. Wonder if his estate has ever contemplated a lawsuit? ---
**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:** [September 16, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6875 "2012-09-16T19:51:11Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Rick Santorum: ‘Smart People’ Will Never Be On Our Side](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/15/rick-santorum-smart-peopl_n_1886684.html) He finally has said something I can agree with. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6876 "2012-09-17T09:37:44Z")
[“[Obama is] the first African American president using the N-word”](http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/09/11/why-did-obama-use-n-word-to-describe-his-grandfather/) (I didn’t actually read this hate-filled FoxNews piece; I just thought the construction “Obama is the first African American president to {do anything}” is strange, if not stupid.) ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6877 "2012-09-17T14:26:59Z")
By confronting him about having abandoned \*Czechoslovakia. \* :rolleyes: > **[Liz Cheney Claims Obama Has "Abandoned" Czechoslovakia (Which Hasn't Existed...](https://www.mediamatters.org/abc/liz-cheney-claims-obama-has-abandoned-czechoslovakia-which-hasnt-existed-early-90s)** > > From the September 16 edition of ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Wonkette is pretty funny on it: > **[Horrible Dragon Lady Liz Cheney Thinks Czechoslovakia Is Still A Thing](https://www.wonkette.com/horrible-dragon-lady-liz-cheney-thinks-czechoslovakia-is-still-a-thing)** > > Before repeatedly using his deal with Satan to cheat death, former Vice President and It’s A Wonderful Life villain Dick Cheney brought spawn into the world and it immediately began saying horrible things that are false and stupid. Today, Liz Cheney... ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6878 "2012-09-17T14:45:22Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > Wonkette is pretty funny on it: > [Horrible Dragon Lady Liz Cheney Thinks Czechoslovakia Is Still A Thing](http://wonkette.com/484383/horrible-dragon-lady-liz-cheney-thinks-czechoslovakia-is-still-a-thing#more-484383) The image on that article literally made me jump back from my computer screen. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6879 "2012-09-17T15:20:53Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > [“[Obama is] the first African American president using the N-word”](http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/09/11/why-did-obama-use-n-word-to-describe-his-grandfather/) > > (I didn’t actually read this hate-filled FoxNews piece; I just thought the construction “Obama is the first African American president to {do anything}” is strange, if not stupid.) This just in, President Obama said something nasty about his Grandfather in a book published seventeen years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/6880 "2012-09-17T15:29:41Z")
> [@mozchron](#): > > The image on that article literally made me jump back from my computer screen. They are full of snark. Rebecca Schoenkoff (I prolly spelled that wrong) has been a favorite of mine since she was an editor at the Orange County Weekly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=343) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=345)