# 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:** 352
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7021 "2012-09-28T01:01:14Z")
Cheating is truly what the GOP does best, but there is, finally, more awareness of it. They do exhibit a lot of incompetency lately, and Pres. Obama & team are very skilled. They have lost the element of surprise that allowed the SCOTUS debacle in 2000. Their performances like the Tomahawk Chop disgrace are quickly picked up, at least by MSNBC (who recently beat FOX a couple of nights in a row for the first time). ---
**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 28, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7022 "2012-09-28T01:46:06Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > I don’t know that it’s any less stupid; I think it’s worse. > > What the hell is a “ladylike” campaign supposed to look like, and why should it somehow be something McCaskill should aspire to? If being aggressive in a debate isn’t ladylike, would he be OK with a male opponent saying the same things? If being “ladylike” and less aggressive ultimately means McCaskill loses, how is that a good idea from her point of view? His statement reads like he’s worried about getting beat up on the playground by a girl, and he’s trying to salvage some manly bravado by pointing out that _real_ girls shouldn’t play rough. > > Akin remains an unrepentant sexist douchebag, film at 11. [WTF is ladylike?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uIY8bpc6y8) ---
**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:** [September 28, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7023 "2012-09-28T02:44:00Z")
[Nostradumbass Predicts](http://www.newshounds.us/dick_morris_says_romney_is_in_a_very_strong_position_to_win_09252012): > [@](#): > > Dick Morris Says Romney Is ‘In A Very Strong Position’ To Win > > Dick Morris visited the Hannity show for his regular Monday night gig last night and continued his wildly optimistic forecast for Romney’s electoral win in November. Normally, Hannity sits politely through Morris’ wacky predictions. But last night, as Morris forecast a Romney win Florida, Ohio, Nevada, Virginia and Pennsylvania and is currently “competitive” in Michigan, Hannity could not pretend to buy it… ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7024 "2012-09-28T02:46:52Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > [WTF is ladylike?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uIY8bpc6y8) That’s awesome. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7025 "2012-09-28T03:55:19Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Tiger was only a professional athlete for 4 years of the 20th century. He would have had to break the home run record while pitching 3 perfect games, led his team to the Super Bowl, won the PBA championship with a string of 300 games, led the NHL and NBA in scoring, and won an Olympic decathlon to even be in the running for Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century in just 4 years of pro effort. He turned pro in 1996. Five years (well, four and a half, since he started in August). ---
**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 28, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7026 "2012-09-28T04:28:52Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > That’s awesome. I think it’s Storm Large’s best song. Second best is probably [My Vagina is 8-Miles Wide](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5U-YT-mRmI), which would have been a great video to post in this thread back in June during the [Great Michigan Vagina Controversy](http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/06/15/michigan-vagina-controversy-part-of-a-long-history-of-sexism-in-the-state-legislature/). Storm is a local legend. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7027 "2012-09-28T12:05:43Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Nostradumbass _snort_ ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7028 "2012-09-28T19:36:43Z")
A consultant for Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin says they won’t run her candidate out of the race, [because he’s got resolve, like…](http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/consultant-compares-akins-fortitude-to-that-of-david) > [@](#): > > “The first day or two where it was like the Waco with the David Koresh situation where they’re trying to smoke him out with the SWAT teams and the helicopters and the bad Nancy Sinatra records. Then here comes day two and you realize the guy’s not coming out of the bunker. Listen, Todd has shown his principle to the voters." Wow. That’s just…wow. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7029 "2012-09-28T20:11:37Z")
[Akin is the gift that just keeps on giving, it seems;](http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/todd-akin-suggests-employers-should-be-able-to) [QUOTE=TPM] Gender discrimination in compensation has been illegal in the United States since the passage of the 1963 Equal Pay Act. But in video provided by Sen. Claire McCaskill’s campaign, Akin responded to a question about the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act – which made it easier for workers to sue over unequal pay – by suggesting that employers shouldn’t even be barred from paying women less in the first place. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7030 "2012-09-29T00:45:08Z")
Akin remains an unrepentant sexist douchebag, film at 11. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7031 "2012-09-29T02:23:28Z")
I’m not sure if it comes under the heading of SRIOTD or not … David Rivera (R) congressman from FL, [apparently funded the campaign of a candidate in the Democratic primary in an attempt to run against someone \*other \*than Joe Garcia](http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/25/3021207/rivera-ran-secret-campaign-sternad.html). The woman who is alleged to have served as the middleman, funneling cash in large amounts into Sternad’s hands for the purchase of targeted flyers, has disappeared. The man had previously been investigated by the FBI, the IRS, and several local and the state police departments. ---
**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 29, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7032 "2012-09-29T02:32:18Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I’m not sure if it comes under the heading of SRIOTD or not … > > David Rivera (R) congressman from FL, [apparently funded the campaign of a candidate in the Democratic primary in an attempt to run against someone \*other \*than Joe Garcia](http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/25/3021207/rivera-ran-secret-campaign-sternad.html). The woman who is alleged to have served as the middleman, funneling cash in large amounts into Sternad’s hands for the purchase of targeted flyers, has disappeared. > > The man had previously been investigated by the FBI, the IRS, and several local and the state police departments. And he and Senator Marco Rubio are best buds… ---
**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 29, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7033 "2012-09-29T02:33:12Z")
Divide and conquer. That might be sleazy as all get out, but I wouldn’t call it stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7034 "2012-09-29T02:38:31Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I’m not sure if it comes under the heading of SRIOTD or not … Well, the money allegedly came from a Republican, and since the scandal broke, two third-party polls have shown said Republican trailing the challenger by 9 points, and said Republican previously beat the exact same challenger in 2010 by over 9 percentage points. So I think it counts as a stupid idea. Allegedly. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7035 "2012-09-29T02:54:49Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Divide and conquer. That might be sleazy as all get out, but I wouldn’t call it stupid. It’s also (I think) illegal. ---
**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 29, 2012, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7036 "2012-09-29T09:48:11Z")
Details. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7037 "2012-09-29T16:43:55Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > It’s also (I think) illegal. Funding the other guy isn’t illegal. I believe he is in trouble because he didn’t declare the cash (which is harder to do when it is actual cash in plain white envelopes). ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7038 "2012-09-29T16:51:26Z")
Also, many states have campaign laws againt giving campaign donations in someone else’s name. Since he used a middleman he could have crossed that line as well. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7039 "2012-09-29T18:26:48Z")
[http://didtoddakinsaysomethingstupidtoday.com/](http://didtoddakinsaysomethingstupidtoday.com/) I believe the answer will be “yes” for weeks to come ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7040 "2012-09-29T21:24:12Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Funding the other guy isn’t illegal. I believe he is in trouble because he didn’t declare the cash (which is harder to do when it is actual cash in plain white envelopes). This was a very clumsy attempt, but with guys like Karl Rove running super-PACs with tens of millions of dollars in the petty cash fund, isn’t it likely that there are some stealth GOP political prospects, some still in college, being groomed right now to run as Dems in a much more subtle and effective way? Or a similar program with judges — work your way up as a moderate, get appointed to a federal bench, and then start ruling as directed by the money people? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=351) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=353)