# 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:** 355
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7081 "2012-10-03T16:21:17Z")
“Oh, Bevis! And I thought you were so [rugged](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg)!” ---
**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:** [October 3, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7082 "2012-10-03T22:01:34Z")
[The latest move in the debate expectations game:](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/restless-romney-braces-for-high-stakes-debate) > [@](#): > > …Romney got virtually no sleep Monday night, an aide said, blaming a freight train that passed through a grade crossing near the hotel and blew its horn roughly every hour all through the night. The candidate’s sleep deprivation so worried his staff that the campaign looked into switching hotels… It could have been worse – the room phone could have started ringing at 3 AM… ---
**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:** [October 3, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7083 "2012-10-03T22:16:50Z")
The factory whistle might have started started blowing, the hoot owl might have started hooting, his car might have gotten stuck in the mud, … ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7084 "2012-10-03T22:17:15Z")
All of my knowledge of what it’s like to be president has been gained from _West Wing_, but if Rommeny can’t debate without a night’s sleep I want him as president even less than I did before. It’s a 24x7 job. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7085 "2012-10-03T22:21:18Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [The latest move in the debate expectations game:](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/restless-romney-braces-for-high-stakes-debate) Jeez, look at him. He is just the whitest white guy. If he were an actor, he’d always be playing Supporting Exposition Man. And his character would have a name like Blake or something. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7086 "2012-10-03T22:23:06Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > All of my knowledge of what it’s like to be president has been gained from _West Wing_, but if Rommeny can’t debate without a night’s sleep I want him as president even less than I did before. It’s a 24x7 job. No problem. He can always grab a big cup of coffee 😃 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7087 "2012-10-03T23:16:06Z")
> [@](#): > > …Romney got virtually no sleep Monday night, an aide said, blaming a freight train that passed through a grade crossing near the hotel and blew its horn roughly every hour all through the night. The candidate’s sleep deprivation so worried his staff that the campaign looked into switching hotels… That must have been one long-ass train. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7088 "2012-10-03T23:45:47Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > The factory whistle might have started started blowing, the hoot owl might have started hooting, his car might have gotten stuck in the mud, … …he couldn’t find an express dry cleaner and had to turn up in a red velvet tux… ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7089 "2012-10-04T00:05:30Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > That must have been one long-ass train. Maybe the train got stuck in the mud. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7090 "2012-10-04T06:39:23Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > It could have been worse – the room phone could have started ringing at 3 AM… Clever. All I can think of of something lame about how the train whistle was actually a dog whistle somebody left on the roof. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7091 "2012-10-05T02:24:55Z")
[The Maine GOP shows it skill at digging up Democrats’ deep dark secrets:](http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/republicans-out-democrat-world-warcraft-witch-hunt-6283586) > [@](#): > > Colleen Lachowicz is a Democratic candidate running for State Senate in Maine. She’s also a level 85 orc in the massively popular online game “World of Warcraft.” And for that, the Republican party says she is unfit for office. > > Maine’s GOP has accused her of living a “bizarre double life” and set up a website meant to out Lachowicz’s participation in the popular online game – a game that currently boasts some 10 million players around the world… ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7092 "2012-10-05T02:28:10Z")
Colleen is actually a guildie of mine on Wreck List. I have this small premonition that this was a mistake on her opponent’s part… ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7093 "2012-10-05T02:31:40Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Colleen is actually a guildie of mine on Wreck List. I have this small premonition that this was a mistake on her opponent’s part… Apparently the Maine GOP attack site is returning on-and-off “site unreachable” errors. Must be hackers. Or an overflow of point-and-laugh traffic. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7094 "2012-10-05T02:43:14Z")
I don’t know anything about WoW, but do you want to tangle with a level 85 orc? :eek: 🆒 ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7095 "2012-10-05T02:45:33Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > I don’t know anything about WoW, but do you want to tangle with a level 85 orc? :eek: 🆒 On the other hand, if this website is successful at associating the Democrats with orcs, the GOP will have the human and elf vote sewn up. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7096 "2012-10-05T03:22:40Z")
I’m a night elf mohawk. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7097 "2012-10-05T03:30:43Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [The Maine GOP shows it skill at digging up Democrats’ deep dark secrets:](http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/republicans-out-democrat-world-warcraft-witch-hunt-6283586) A “bizarre double life” ? The holy fuck ? I’m thinking here, but I’m at a loss to come up with more efficient ways of broadcasting the message “I’m completely out of touch with the modern world, these blinkenlighten kom-poo-turs of yours confuse and anger me, get orf me lawn”. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7098 "2012-10-05T14:04:43Z")
[Rick Santorum says](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/05/rick-santorum-you-can-kill-things-and-still-like-them/?wprss=rss_politics), “You can kill things and still like them, maybe to eat them, I don’t know…” He was talking about Big Bird and _Sesame Street_. To be fair to poor Rick, he seemed to understand immediately that he said a really dumb thing, and took it back. Still, too funny. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7099 "2012-10-05T14:34:26Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > A “bizarre double life” ? The holy fuck ? I’m thinking here, but I’m at a loss to come up with more efficient ways of broadcasting the message “I’m completely out of touch with the modern world, these blinkenlighten kom-poo-turs of yours confuse and anger me, get orf me lawn”. “I’m just a caveman. These moving picture boxes with monsters in them frighten and confuse me…” Man, I miss Phil Hartman. > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > [Rick Santorum says](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/05/rick-santorum-you-can-kill-things-and-still-like-them/?wprss=rss_politics), “You can kill things and still like them, maybe to eat them, I don’t know…” How does the old saying go? “If you love something, kill it. If it comes back to you, eat it.”…no, that’s not right… ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7100 "2012-10-05T15:00:00Z")
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