# 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:** 431
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8601 "2013-02-08T15:24:51Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Guys, what the fuck? Take a moment, go watch Mean Girls or Heathers, then come back. Okay, done. Now what? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8602 "2013-02-08T16:22:23Z")
Did you bring pie? ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8603 "2013-02-08T17:15:10Z")
In case anybody was still convinced that the Catholic leaders were just looking out for religious freedom, [bishops are again opposing](http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/02/08/catholic_bishops_will_object_to_any_contraception_rules_that_make_it_easier.html) a compromise by the Obama Administration that exempts companies from having to pay for insurance that may be used by women for contraception. > [@](#): > > The administration refused to grant an exemption or accommodation to secular businesses owned by people who said they objected to contraceptive coverage on religious grounds. > > The bishops rallied to the defense of such employers. We all know that the Catholics were simply blowing smoke up our asses about religious tolerance and freedom. That was the hook. Of course their real reason was to simply make contraception as difficult and rare to get as possible. And in case anybody thinks this isn’t a Stupid Republican idea: > [@](#): > > "The president of Ava Maria University, H. James Towey, took it to the next level by going on Fox News to compare earned insurance benefits to food stamps, calling them “contraception stamps.” Going on Fox to denounce food stamps is like throwing meat to wolves. And WTF is a Catholic doing denouncing things that help the poor and needy? I didn’t realize Catholics were against feeding the poor now. I guess all that little boy raping is really hitting the coffers and they don’t have any more money to keep open hospitals and soup kitchens ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8604 "2013-02-08T17:54:59Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > “Rep. William Tracy Arnold, R-Booneville, has introduced a bill that would outlaw the creation of “human-animal hybrids” in Mississippi and slap offenders with a hefty fine.” The bill’s concluding lines are “This is the law. Are we not men?” ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8605 "2013-02-08T17:58:55Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > The bill’s concluding lines are “This is the law. Are we not men?” - We’re pinheads now We are not whole We’re pinheads all Repub’ homo\* ---
**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:** [February 8, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8606 "2013-02-08T20:02:54Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > “Rep. William Tracy Arnold, R-Booneville, has introduced a bill that would outlaw the creation of “human-animal hybrids” in Mississippi and slap offenders with a hefty fine.” > > [Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com](http://blogs.clarionledger.com/thebuzz/2013/01/30/house-bill-would-ban-human-animal-hybrids/) > > Of course, there’s some anti-abortion shit thrown in for good measure. Here’s a clause that caught my eye: [QUOTE=HOUSE BILL NO. 819 Section 4. (3)] … (c) The State of Mississippi shall not punish the crime of sexual assault with the death penalty, and neither shall persons conceived through a sexual assault be punished with the loss of his or her life. [/QUOTE] It struck me as odd that the crimes of rape and abortion are mentioned in the same sentence. It appears that a comparison is being made: since rapists are not subject to capital punishment, neither should be the fetus. BTW … I’m still waiting for a parodist legislator to point out that a haploid ovum has almost all the structure of a full zygote (except 23 molecules of DNA) and that a woman is guilty of manslaughter whenever she allows that ovum to die rather than seeking insemination. In fact, rape, far from being a criminal act may be a life-saving gift. ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8607 "2013-02-08T20:27:05Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > BTW … I’m still waiting for a parodist legislator to point out that a haploid ovum has almost all the structure of a full zygote (except 23 molecules of DNA) and that a woman is guilty of manslaughter whenever she allows that ovum to die rather than seeking insemination. In fact, rape, far from being a criminal act may be a life-saving gift. Parodist shmarodist. Way to give 'em fucking ideas. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8608 "2013-02-08T20:31:07Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I’m still waiting for a parodist legislator to point out that a haploid ovum has almost all the structure of a full zygote (except 23 molecules of DNA) and that a woman is guilty of manslaughter whenever she allows that ovum to die rather than seeking insemination. Won’t be parody, and it will only apply to ova, not to sperm, because Republicans, that’s why. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8609 "2013-02-08T22:46:13Z")
[Proposed anti-evolution Missouri bill redefines “hypothesis” and requires students to learn about “destiny” in science classes](http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/02/intelligent-design-missouri-evolution) > [@](#): > > HB 291, the “Missouri Standard Science Act,” redefines a few things you thought you already knew about science. For example, a “hypothesis” is redefined as something that reflects a “minority of scientific opinion and is “philosophically unpopular.” A scientific theory is “an inferred explanation…whose components are data, logic and faith-based philosophy.” And “destiny” is not something that $5 fortune tellers believe in; Instead, it’s “the events and processes that define the future of the universe, galaxies, stars, our solar system, earth, plant life, animal life, and the human race.”” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8610 "2013-02-08T23:55:13Z")
Trouble with Mother Jones isn’t their reporting, they are cracker-jack on investigative reporting. Its just that when I read it I have one of two reactions, either I get all fired up to push for change, or I want to crawl under the porch with the dog and drink a big bottle of cheap Mexican tequila. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8611 "2013-02-09T00:03:36Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > In case anybody was still convinced that the Catholic leaders were just looking out for religious freedom, [bishops are again opposing](http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/02/08/catholic_bishops_will_object_to_any_contraception_rules_that_make_it_easier.html) a compromise by the Obama Administration that exempts companies from having to pay for insurance that may be used by women for contraception. Can’t somebody just stand up and say “hey, waitaminnit…companies don’t have religious principles. People do. But companies don’t go to church. Companies don’t go to heaven when they die. So how can a company have religious objections to providing insurance coverage?” ---
**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:** [February 9, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8612 "2013-02-09T00:20:25Z")
Companies are people, my friend 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8613 "2013-02-09T01:10:48Z")
Soylent Green is people. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8614 "2013-02-09T01:17:21Z")
Apparently, Germany gets more sun than the U.S. [http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/02/07/fox-cedes-solar-industry-to-germany/192568](http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/02/07/fox-cedes-solar-industry-to-germany/192568) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8615 "2013-02-09T01:31:14Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > Apparently, Germany gets more sun than the U.S. > > [Fox Cedes Solar Industry To Germany | Media Matters for America](http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/02/07/fox-cedes-solar-industry-to-germany/192568) Ahh, Fox News. Never let the facts stand in the way of a good, solid, stupid opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8616 "2013-02-09T02:27:06Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > or I want to crawl under the porch with the dog and drink a big bottle of cheap Mexican tequila. So that’s what Ross Perot meant when he talked about the giant sucking sound! ---
**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:** [February 9, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8617 "2013-02-09T02:40:31Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > And WTF is a Catholic doing denouncing things that help the poor and needy? I didn’t realize Catholics were against feeding the poor now. I guess all that little boy raping is really hitting the coffers and they don’t have any more money to keep open hospitals and soup kitchens No, that is nun work and is why people like nuns better than priests and some of the laity think they should remove their orders from under Rome’s thumb and organize a less hate-filled and sexist Catholic Church. I believe many present and former Roman Catholics would follow. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8618 "2013-02-09T04:36:43Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > No, that is nun work and is why people like nuns better than priests and some of the laity think they should remove their orders from under Rome’s thumb and organize a less hate-filled and sexist Catholic Church. I believe many present and former Roman Catholics would follow. No, the [bitches](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Magdalene_laundry) are as bad as the bastards. The whole set up is rotten to the core. Don’t let the occasional good ones fool you. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2013, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8619 "2013-02-09T05:57:26Z")
I meant the American nuns who work to help the poor, not some Irish psychos. You are also painting the reasonable and humane majority with the same brush as a very strange minority. Yes, the system is rotten to the core, but you should not write off the good works of good people; you should encourage them to get out and continue their vocations without having to answer to the creepy bishops. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8620 "2013-02-09T06:15:03Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I meant the American nuns who work to help the poor, not some Irish psychos. You are also painting the reasonable and humane majority with the same brush as a very strange minority. Yes, the system is rotten to the core, but you should not write off the good works of good people; you should encourage them to get out and continue their vocations without having to answer to the creepy bishops. Then you should inform yourself about [the Duplessis orphans](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplessis_Orphans) among other cases. You will see that it is not only Irish psycho nuns, but also Quebec ones and I suspect from elsewhere also (I remember reading about similar stuff happening in Spain and other mainly Catholic countries). It is a lot more common than you think. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=430) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=432)