# 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:** 419
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8361 "2013-01-25T23:57:20Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > My favorite was “Charles Krauthammer: Larger Sandy Relief Bill Was ‘Rape Of The Treasury’.” How wrong he is. The Treasury was more than willing! Even eager! Plus it dresses like a slut, and should know better than to walk alone in that neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8362 "2013-01-26T00:49:22Z")
More Arizona silliness from the state I know and love: [Rep. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, filed House Bill 2290](http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20130122arizona-bill-reimburse-russell-pearce-filed.html) which reimburses recall campaign funds retroactively for anyone who happens to run in a recall campaign in November 2011 and lose. Even if you used donated money. Russell Pierce is the clown who was behind SB1070 and much of the other assorted bullshit ideas that most of you associate Arizona with. He’s gone, folks. The good news is this bill probably will not get any traction. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8363 "2013-01-26T02:44:41Z")
> [@](#): > > requiring public high school students to recite the following oath in order to graduate > [@](#): > > I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion One of these things is not like the other. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8364 "2013-01-26T03:56:50Z")
Just wanted to put these two posts together for context’s sake. There’s a lot of insanity in this thread; it would be a shame if some of AZ’s crazyness spilled over on Texas or something. > [@jayjay](#): > > Arizona Republicans (AGAIN!) propose a bill [that requires a loyalty oath to graduate HS](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/01/25/arizona-republicans-propose-bill-that-would-not-allow-atheists-to-graduate-high-school/). > > As one of the comments on that article says, “You can’t spell ‘crazy’ without ‘R-AZ’.” > [@Smapti](#): > > [QUOTE=the cockamamie AZ proposed loyalty oath] > requiring public high school students to recite the following oath in order to graduate > … > I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion One of these things is not like the other. [/QUOTE] Personally, I like the addition of “so help me God.” Nothing wrong with that, of course. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2013, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8365 "2013-01-26T09:30:37Z")
Should we start a different thread for _ **despicable** _ Republican comments? Stupidity can be forgiven; wasn’t it Einstein who said stupidity is the 2nd most common substance in the universe, behind only hydrogen? And are not the stupid _voters_ more to blame, for electing stupid Republicans? It is Republicans’ _ **despicable** _ actions which infuriate most. I’m reminded of this by the latest Jon Stewart show: every asinine Republican and his turd carrier insulted Secretary Clinton (her brain clot was deliberate to avoid testifying). It was refreshing to watch the Republicans shrivel like the Wicked Witch of the West when Hillary answered their questions. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8366 "2013-01-26T13:46:13Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > I think I’m actually starting to understand where the GOP is coming from. They don’t want to have abortions. They don’t want their daughters to have abortions, even in the case of rape. If you review the first 8000 comments in this thread, you’ll see that is not the case. There are plenty of Republicans who don’t want abortion in any circumstances _until they need one_, or their daughter or mistress needs one. But it’s different then. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8367 "2013-01-26T15:00:31Z")
> [@bup](#): > > There are plenty of Republicans who don’t want abortion in any circumstances _until they need one_, or their daughter or mistress needs one. > > But it’s different then. As in almost anything, IOKIYAR… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8368 "2013-01-26T15:04:44Z")
> [@MacCat](#): > > As in almost anything, IOKIYAR… Hypocrisy is a family value. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8369 "2013-01-26T15:52:29Z")
Well, yes. Helps keep down the casualty rate on Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8370 "2013-01-26T19:22:16Z")
> [@Rand](#): > > We much preach a gospel so full of compassion, a gospel so full of justice that it cannot be resisted. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the job creators, and you will have treasure in heaven. Seems legit. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8371 "2013-01-26T19:40:56Z")
It worked for L. Ron Hubbard… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8372 "2013-01-26T21:54:02Z")
> [@gamerunknown](#): > > Sell all your possessions and give the money to the job creators, and you will have treasure in heaven. > > Seems legit. It’s only fair. Jesus said rich people don’t go to Heaven (Matthew 19:24) so it’s only right we give them more money so they can enjoy themselves here. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8373 "2013-01-26T22:49:31Z")
If they refrain from unnatural and corrupt regard for the French Impressionists, they are not threatened with eternal damnation. Scripture says “A love of Monet is the root of all evil” and I am satisfied that judgement is sound. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8374 "2013-01-26T23:19:53Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > One of these things is not like the other. Both of those things are not like the other. You need a third thing. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8375 "2013-01-27T01:00:08Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Ah, Rand, Rand Rand. Silly Rand. Why are you bringing dear Sally Rand into this? I thought she was a Democrat. Link broken for bad taste (the French exhibit at the 1933 Century of Progress fair :eek: ). It gets interesting, if not more tasteful, starting at 2:37: http:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=lohV12KMp9A ---
**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:** [January 27, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8376 "2013-01-27T02:38:33Z")
Fox News has been tying itself in knots trying to bash Obama for mentioning Stonewall in his inagural address. The latest they’ve come up with, and you can’t make this up, is basically this; [“Republicans don’t oppose gay marriage anyway, so there’s no reason Obama should be talking about it, and if he’s so pro-gay-rights why didn’t he say so in 2009?”](http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/01/25/has-fox-news-evolved-on-marriage-equality-too/192398) ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8377 "2013-01-27T15:33:07Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Fox News has been tying itself in knots trying to bash Obama for mentioning Stonewall in his inagural address. > > The latest they’ve come up with, and you can’t make this up, is basically this; [“Republicans don’t oppose gay marriage anyway, so there’s no reason Obama should be talking about it, and if he’s so pro-gay-rights why didn’t he say so in 2009?”](http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/01/25/has-fox-news-evolved-on-marriage-equality-too/192398) Wow! :eek: I’m actually touched! Fox News is trying to be more inclusive! This must be the byproduct of being pasted in the election and knowing your party’s catering to old dying people. Next they’ll be saying they’ve always been for Obamacare, since its so popular that people don’t want to get rid of it. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8378 "2013-01-27T18:21:22Z")
> [@bup](#): > > If you review the first 8000 comments in this thread, you’ll see that is not the case. There are plenty of Republicans who don’t want abortion in any circumstances _until they need one_, or their daughter or mistress needs one. > > But it’s different then. Now, now **bup** , you shouldn’t paint the pro-life movement itself [as being hypocritical](http://mypage.direct.ca/w/writer/anti-tales.html), anecdotally speaking… (Dated yes, but deluding one’s self has never been out of fashion) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8379 "2013-01-28T01:00:38Z")
Don’t know if it’s already been mentioned here and maybe I just missed it . . . But how about that bill by state Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R) in New Mexico, making it a felony for a rape victim to “tamper with the evidence” by having an abortion? This is worthy of a Pit thread of its own, [and indeed there already is](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=680327). ---
**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:** [January 28, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8380 "2013-01-28T14:56:27Z")
It _was_ already mentioned. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=418) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=420)