# 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:** 400
**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:** [December 24, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7981 "2012-12-24T23:10:40Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Yeah? Tryng to remember all the idiot stuff that happened because we made a refrigerator into a state. The number one, something that doesn’t **pale in** comparision… Don’t worry,\*\* 'luci\*\*, I’m picking up what you’re laying down. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7982 "2012-12-24T23:20:13Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > Don’t worry,\*\* 'luci\*\*, I’m picking up what you’re laying down. :smack: In my defense, he’s not usually that subtle. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7983 "2012-12-24T23:22:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Don’t worry, 'luci, I’m picking up what you’re laying down. Getting clean away with it, too, until you showed up. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7984 "2012-12-24T23:28:20Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > And he doesn’t give presents to the Jews… let’s face it. Santa is Hitler. I think we should tell kids the truth about Santa Claus: That he really does exist; and he really can get into your house whether you have a chimney or not; and he really does know if you’ve been bad or good; and he has this really, really mean side that nobody ever talks about . . . ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7985 "2012-12-26T19:27:14Z")
**[Dick Armey Leads Armed Coup of Tea Party Group, Gets Bought Off With $8 …](http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/12/dick-armey-leads-armed-coup-tea-party-group-gets-bought-8-million)** **Goes in with an armed body guard and escorts top executives out. Then, takes $8 million to go disappear.** " …Until this year, the partnership between Kibbe and Armey worked well…The partnership came to a crashing end when Armey marched into FreedomWorks’s office Sept. 4 with his wife, Susan, executive assistant Jean Campbell and the unidentified man with the gun at his waist — who promptly escorted Kibbe and Brandon out of the building." Didn’t this used to be called armed robbery:confused: Extortion:confused: In other news, the Oklahoma legislature is not in session. Get with it people - we’re developing a “stupid gap” with Florida, Texas, and South Carolina. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7986 "2012-12-26T19:36:21Z")
How does a private lobbying group have a “Capitol Hill office”? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7987 "2012-12-26T19:44:43Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > How does a private lobbying group have a “Capitol Hill office”? [Capitol Hill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill) has more than just the Capitol on it. There are other government offices, residential areas and private businesses, as well (restaurants and hotels and, yes, lobby shops). ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7988 "2012-12-26T19:53:17Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > How does a private lobbying group have a “Capitol Hill office”? Capitol Hill is a large neighborhood of Washington stretching eastward from the U.S. Capitol. A lot of private lobbying groups have offices there. There are a lot of residences and commercial operations there. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7989 "2012-12-26T20:36:05Z")
Duh. I misread “Capitol Hill” as “the Capitol”. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7990 "2012-12-26T22:34:25Z")
This is a good one. Obama is flying back early. Bit of a gesture, sure, he can President on the phone, pretty much, since he isn’t getting the option of signing anything. And the Pubbies? > **[Meet the Press: Inside Takes on the Latest Stories with Kristen Welker](https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press?ocid=twitter)** > > Follow Kristen Welker as she uncovers breaking news events with the experts on NBCNews.com. Find coverage on the latest in politics, news, business, and more. > [@](#): > > …According to House Republican leadership aides, House GOP leaders have not yet called their members back to Washington D.C., and WILL NOT be in session tomorrow for legislative business. According to one GOP aide, “It’s up to Senate Democrats to act right now.” > > During the House Republican conference meeting late Thursday night, leadership told the conference that they would be given 48 hours before being called back to D.C. after Christmas. According to aides, leadership has not given that notice yet… Classic. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7991 "2012-12-26T22:55:08Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > … > **Goes in with an armed body guard and escorts top executives out. Then, takes $8 million to go disappear.** … Personally, I think this post is in the wrong thread. This is more along the lines of a brilliant idea, since he’s not in jail and is up $8 million. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7992 "2012-12-26T23:00:46Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Personally, I think this post is in the wrong thread. This is more along the lines of a brilliant idea, since he’s not in jail and is up $8 million. OJ should have thought of that. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7993 "2012-12-27T02:57:57Z")
He did, but it was too unethical and beneath his dignity. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7994 "2012-12-27T10:13:37Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > :smack: > > In my defense, he’s not usually that subtle. **'luci** ’s almost always subtle. Sometimes the subtle is just hidden beneath the obvious. Boy’s got more layers than a quarry full of mica. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7995 "2012-12-27T23:57:50Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Oh it’s hypocrisy all right. Senator Crapo has [supported tax cuts for brewers](http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/09/08/abstinent_mormon_farmers_grow_barley_for_beer/), saying that while he abstains from alcohol, he won’t impose his religious beliefs on others, but he wants to support a growing industry. > > Yes, Senator, I’m sure it’s your pro-business stance that makes you want to support craft breweries in Idaho. [http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/397693\_10151195372911275\_747635611\_n.jpg](http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/397693_10151195372911275_747635611_n.jpg) Looks like Idaho has a GOP problem. Gov Butch Otter - DUI, Sen Larry Craig - lewd conduct, and now Senator Crapo. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7996 "2012-12-29T01:10:43Z")
**Maine Governor Pushed Tax Cuts And Now Is Surprised To Find The State In Debt** [http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/12/28/maine-governor-pushed-tax-cuts-and-now-is-surprised-to-find-the-state-in-debt/](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/12/28/maine-governor-pushed-tax-cuts-and-now-is-surprised-to-find-the-state-in-debt/) Duh. > [@](#): > > Maine governor Paul LePage ran for office as a fiscal conservative, claiming that tax cuts for the wealthy would grow the Maine economy. When that failed, he turned to slowing payments for bonds, claiming that would jumpstart the economy. When that failed, he then pushed for even more tax cuts, claiming it would be a huge boost to the state’s economy despite his earlier tax cuts failing to deliver. And now Maine is facing its largest deficit in history, along with huge debts for the immediate future. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7997 "2012-12-29T01:52:40Z")
Maine has serious problems but nothing that can’t be fixed with a good dose of austerity. And more tax cuts. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7998 "2012-12-29T03:37:29Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > maine has serious problems but nothing that can’t be fixed with a good dose of austerity. And more tax cuts. Tax cuts: Apply directly to the forehead. Apply directly to the forehead. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/7999 "2012-12-29T16:40:45Z")
Right, the problem is that he didn’t cut taxes _enough_. He woulda done it too, if it weren’t for those damn liberals… ---
**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:** [December 30, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8000 "2012-12-30T16:46:11Z")
Mississippi Conservative Calls For Putting Gay People To Death On Facebook Page [http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/19/mississippi-2/](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/19/mississippi-2/) > [@](#): > > In Mississippi, GOP state Rep. Andy Gipson posted a message on his Facebook page which calls for putting gays and lesbians to death. > > On May 10, Gipson made the following post: > > “Been a lot of press on Obama’s opinion on “homosexual marriage.” The only opinion that counts is God’s: see Romans 1:26-28 and Leviticus 20:13. Anyway you slice it, it is sin. Not to mention horrific social policy.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=399) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=401)