# 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:** 371
**Author:** ![NineLineMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9e8a1a/32.png) [@NineLineMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineLineMan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7401 "2012-10-28T01:28:08Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Okay, now that I’ve seen your pics there, including the composite, I’ll grant that it sure seems more like shitty photography than Photoshop. > > The point stands, I think, that the photo as published was misleading. It is a bit misleading. As is the site uncovering the so-called photoshopping. Both seem to be honest mistakes though. Between republicans and liberals, we’ll call it a stupidi-tie. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7402 "2012-10-28T03:28:04Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Check out The Daily Show’s “surprisingly recurring” new segment: [Republican Candidate Said What About Rape Now?](http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-25-2012/republican-candidate-said-what-about-rape-now-) Outstanding! * * * I’ve noticed, though, that although many of these guys will make abortion exceptions in cases of rape (?), incest, or the mother’s life being at stake, they never mention anything about abortions that may be desirable if the fetus has severe abnormalities and is expected to die not long after being born–and it may suffer before dying. They keep saying that “life” is precious and begins at conception, but do they care at all about the quality of that life? ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7403 "2012-10-28T03:56:08Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > I’ve noticed, though, that although many of these guys will make abortion exceptions in cases of rape (?), incest, or the mother’s life being at stake, they never mention anything about abortions that may be desirable if the fetus has severe abnormalities and is expected to die not long after being born–and it may suffer before dying. > They keep saying that “life” is precious and begins at conception, but do they care at all about the quality of that life? Nope. The sanctity of life apparently applies only in utero. Once you’re born, you’re on your own. Government so small it fits in your womb. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7404 "2012-10-28T04:18:22Z")
> [@j666](#): > > Nope. The sanctity of life apparently applies only in utero. Once you’re born, you’re on your own. Government so small it fits in your womb. Ewwwww. [brief visual flash of Romney and Ryan partying in a uterus] [GAGS] ---
**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 28, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7405 "2012-10-28T05:21:17Z")
The uterus part or the partying part? ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7406 "2012-10-28T09:16:08Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The uterus part or the partying part? I think the part where Romney or Ryan are anywhere near a uterus… ---
**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:** [October 28, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7407 "2012-10-28T18:22:01Z")
John McCain is widely regarded as a fresh breath of integrity amidst a blizzard of Republican hypocrisy. However the man has turned into a blithering racist dolt: [QUOTE=Steve Benen] McCain blasted Powell on Fox News Radio’s “Kilmeade & Friends” Thursday for endorsing Obama for reelection. “Well, I’m just saddened because, you know, I used to be a great admirer of Colin Powell,” he said. “We were friends. I think one of the sad aspects of his career is going to the United Nations Security Council and telling them things about Iraq that were absolutely false.” … [But] for John McCain to reference this to condemn Powell is bonkers. On Capitol Hill, the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq had no greater cheerleader than the senior senator from Arizona. As a friend reminded me this afternoon, when Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) issued an extraordinary warning on the chamber floor before the war began, it was McCain who boasted, “When the people of Iraq are liberated, we will again have written another chapter in the glorious history of the United States of America.” [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7408 "2012-10-28T19:05:08Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > John McCain is widely regarded as a fresh breath of integrity amidst a blizzard of Republican hypocrisy. However the man has turned into a blithering racist dolt: Where’s the racism in that? I don’t think criticizing Powell for going before the security council is racist. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7409 "2012-10-28T20:47:33Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > John McCain is widely regarded as a fresh breath of integrity amidst a blizzard of Republican hypocrisy. However the man has turned into a blithering racist dolt Blithering dolt, maybe, but not racist. Sununu was racist when he said that Powell’s only reason for endorsing Obama was his race. But McCain is attacking the endorsement solely on foreign policy grounds. I may not agree with his position, but it’s a legitimate area for criticism that has nothing to do with race. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7410 "2012-10-28T21:01:48Z")
OK, I retract the racism charge. … I think I need to be on valium for the next nine days (after which I’m afraid I’ll need anti-depressants). ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7411 "2012-10-28T22:07:40Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Blithering dolt, maybe, but not racist. Sununu was racist when he said that Powell’s only reason for endorsing Obama was his race. But McCain is attacking the endorsement solely on foreign policy grounds. I may not agree with his position, but it’s a legitimate area for criticism that has nothing to do with race. I saw on Daily Kos where someone should ask Sununu if he supports Romney only because they are both complete assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7412 "2012-10-28T22:14:18Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > I saw on Daily Kos where someone should ask Sununu if he supports Romney only because they are both complete assholes. Ha! That’s a good one. Every time I see Sununu on TV, spewing his anti-Obama vitriol, I wonder why anyone in the Romney camp really thinks he’s good for the campaign. He sure ain’t convincing any undecideds, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7413 "2012-10-28T22:51:53Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > [More Republican abortion stupidity](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/congressman-says-abortions-never-necessary-save-life-mother-175130900--election.html): IL Congressman Joe Walsh says abortions are never necessary to save the life of the mother. “With modern technology and science, you can’t find one instance” of a pregnant woman’s life being at risk, he told reporters after the debate. This has [served him well](http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/15986994-505/superpac-pulls-back-25-million-it-had-earmarked-for-walsh-in-race-vs-duckworth.html): > [@Chicago Sun Times](#): > > SuperPAC pulls back $2.5 million it had earmarked for Joe Walsh ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7414 "2012-10-29T01:06:04Z")
> [@Yahoo News](#): > > Romney cancels NH rally amid concern over Hurricane Sandy Was it really because of the hurricane or hadn’t he sold enough tickets to the rally and didn’t want to be seen speaking to a small crowd? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7415 "2012-10-29T02:58:01Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Was it really because of the hurricane or hadn’t he sold enough tickets to the rally and didn’t want to be seen speaking to a small crowd? :dubious: To be fair, maybe the crowd didn’t want to participate in a political rally during one of the worst storms ever. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7416 "2012-10-29T15:24:35Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > OK, I retract the racism charge. > > … I think I need to be on valium for the next nine days (after which I’m afraid I’ll need anti-depressants). You will anyway. Even if Obama squeeks through, fully half of the American electorate will be voting for Romney. If you love democracy, you marry her, even though you know she’s about half-crazy all of the time, and full-on batshit some of the time. ---
**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 29, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7417 "2012-10-29T17:31:03Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Was it really because of the hurricane or hadn’t he sold enough tickets to the rally and didn’t want to be seen speaking to a small crowd? :dubious: He hasn’t had time to hire a new Photoshop guy after [firing the last one](http://americablog.com/2012/10/romney-photoshop-crowd-siz.html). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7418 "2012-10-30T00:24:09Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > To be fair, maybe the crowd didn’t want to participate in a political rally during one of the worst storms ever. Pussies. If I were Romney I wouldn’t bother with fair-weather friends like that, either. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7419 "2012-10-30T18:54:10Z")
Well here is some guy named [Michael Brown](http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/10/30/1110901/bush-fema-director-katrina-hits-obama-sandy/?fb_action_ids=4889540362498&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%224889540362498%22%3A513072402038444%7D&action_type_map=%7B%224889540362498%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D) - I believe his friends call him Brownie - criticizing Obama for reacting too quickly to Sandy: > [@](#): > > “One thing he’s gonna be asked is, why did he jump on [the hurricane] so quickly and go back to D.C. so quickly when in…Benghazi, he went to Las Vegas?” Brown says. “Why was this so quick?… At some point, somebody’s going to ask that question…. This is like the inverse of Benghazi.” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7420 "2012-10-30T19:00:43Z")
Only one of his friends calls him “Brownie”, the other one calls him “Mike”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=370) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=372)