# 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:** 432
**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, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8621 "2013-02-09T21:13:44Z")
You, again, are tarring the normal with the same brush as the exceptional. Yes, I had my own run-ins with nuns as a kid, but I am not so blinded by it to ignore that the MAJORITY of nuns are doing their, and my, interpretation of what Jesus asked from all of us: > [@Matthew 25:34-40 (NIV)](#): > > 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ > > 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ > > 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ But this thread is about stupid Republican ideas, not stupid Catholic ideas. There is some overlap, but stupid Catholic ideas from outside the US shouldn’t count, and every nun I’ve known in adulthood was a solid liberal Democrat. ---
**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, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8622 "2013-02-09T21:15:31Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > \ But this thread is about stupid Republican ideas, not stupid Catholic ideas. There is some overlap, but stupid Catholic ideas from outside the US shouldn’t count, and every nun I’ve known in adulthood was a solid liberal Democrat. Agreed, this is not the place and time to settle this disagreement. ---
**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 10, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8623 "2013-02-10T07:01:55Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > Apparently, Germany gets more sun than the U.S. Using Roget’s Thesaurus as my source, I think FoxNews is spot on here. Sunlight –\> Brightness –\> Intelligence. During this “research” I was surprised to discover that _gullible_ is missing from Webster’s Dictionary! ---
**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 10, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8624 "2013-02-10T20:30:03Z")
In another SDMB thread we learn about [a Homeowner’s Association](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-homeowners-group-humbled-by-court-battle-with-residents/2013/02/09/d46f9be) which challenged a homeowner whose OBAMA sign was 4 inches larger than regulation, and sued the Homeowner _even after he cut the sign to be in compliance_; the Homeowner’s Assn lost its lawsuit after running up $400,000 (!) in legal fees. (Admittedly, the newspaper article doesn’t state any party affiliation for the anti-Obama sign Association.) ---
**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:** [February 10, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8625 "2013-02-10T20:35:23Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > In another SDMB thread we learn about [a Homeowner’s Association](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-homeowners-group-humbled-by-court-battle-with-residents/2013/02/09/d46f9be) which challenged a homeowner whose OBAMA sign was 4 inches larger than regulation, and sued the Homeowner _even after he cut the sign to be in compliance_; the Homeowner’s Assn lost its lawsuit after running up $400,000 (!) in legal fees. (Admittedly, the newspaper article doesn’t state any party affiliation for the anti-Obama sign Association.) Yeah, I don’t necessarily believe it was entirely a political thing. HOAs tend to attract petty dictators like very few organizations. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8626 "2013-02-10T22:26:47Z")
$400 large? Can we find out who signed the check, I’d like to send a message of condolence and comfort. Haven’t laughed so hard since they shot Old Yeller! ---
**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:** [February 10, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8627 "2013-02-10T22:32:46Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > In another SDMB thread we learn about [a Homeowner’s Association](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-homeowners-group-humbled-by-court-battle-with-residents/2013/02/09/d46f9be) which challenged a homeowner whose OBAMA sign was 4 inches larger than regulation, and sued the Homeowner _even after he cut the sign to be in compliance_; the Homeowner’s Assn lost its lawsuit after running up $400,000 (!) in legal fees. (Admittedly, the newspaper article doesn’t state any party affiliation for the anti-Obama sign Association.) Your link didn’t work for me, but [this one](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-homeowners-group-humbled-by-court-battle-with-residents/2013/02/09/d46f9bec-6652-11e2-93e1-475791032daf_story.html) does. I don’t really see how that qualifies as an SRIOTD in any event. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8628 "2013-02-10T22:32:48Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > In another SDMB thread we learn about [a Homeowner’s Association](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-homeowners-group-humbled-by-court-battle-with-residents/2013/02/09/d46f9be) which challenged a homeowner whose OBAMA sign was 4 inches larger than regulation, and sued the Homeowner _even after he cut the sign to be in compliance_; the Homeowner’s Assn lost its lawsuit after running up $400,000 (!) in legal fees. (Admittedly, the newspaper article doesn’t state any party affiliation for the anti-Obama sign Association.) Actually, the residents sued the HOA for stuff like voting themselves the power to financially punish residents for non-compliance with their bullshit rules, and holding secret meetings to decide on HOA issues without pesky dissent. The couple who sued them buried them in court, won on all counts, and the HOA got stuck with the court and legal fees of both sides. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8629 "2013-02-10T22:35:16Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Your link didn’t work for me, but [this one](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-homeowners-group-humbled-by-court-battle-with-residents/2013/02/09/d46f9bec-6652-11e2-93e1-475791032daf_story.html) does. I don’t really see how that qualifies as an SRIOTD in any event. Actually, I agree with you. This is about a petty tyranny on a local level, not about partisan ideology. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8630 "2013-02-10T22:36:04Z")
Oh, it gets better and better! Were they executed as well? ---
**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:** [February 11, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8631 "2013-02-11T02:56:02Z")
[Earlier](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15979525&postcount=8532) I pointed out the stupidity of Eric Cantor wanting to involve the GOP in ‘reforming education’. Let’s look at some of the details of what we can expect from such an effort, shall we? [ALEC Model Bill Behind Push To Require Climate Denial Instruction In Schools](http://www.desmogblog.com/alec-model-bill-behind-push-require-climate-denial-instruction-schools) > [@](#): > > Among other things, the bill stipulates that schools, universities and agencies should, > > “Provide a range of perspectives presented in a balanced manner.” > “Provide instruction in critical thinking so that students will be able to fairly and objectively evaluate scientific and economic controversies.” > “Be presented in language appropriate for education rather than for propagandizing.” > “Encourage students to explore different perspectives and form their own opinions.” > “Encourage an atmosphere of respect for different opinions and open-mindedness to new ideas.” > “Not be designed to change student behavior, attitudes or values.” > “Not include instruction in political action skills nor encourage political action activities.” That is from the ALEC model bill. Look at some of the language from [HR 1674](http://ncse.com/news/2013/01/two-antiscience-bills-oklahoma-0014686), the version that recently passed in Oklahoma: > [@](#): > > The Legislature further finds that the teaching of some scientific concepts including but not limited to premises in the areas of biology, chemistry, meteorology, bioethics and physics can cause controversy, and that some teachers may be unsure of the expectations concerning how they should present information on some subjects such as, but not limited to, biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming, and human cloning. Yup, physics, evolution and climate change are _Very Controversial_, and science class is no place to challenge the opinions of students who have never studied the subjects :rolleyes: Click the link to read about how a sponsor of another anti-science bill in Oklahoma is explicitly motivated by an anti-evolution agenda! Sorry, pubbies. You people mostly vote for these guys because they succeed in keeping you ignorant. Hopefully someday you will be able to see that they actively promote ignorance. ‘Freedom from facts’ isn’t really freedom you know. It is just ignorance by another name. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8632 "2013-02-11T06:05:43Z")
Today on ABC, GOP congressman and Derplahoman Tom Cole attempted to push the latest Republican talking point that the upcoming sequester cuts were Obama’s idea and that he’s responsible for him. The wind was taken out of his sails somewhat when his fellow guest, Keith Ellison, reminded Cole that [he himself voted yes on the bill to establish the sequester.](http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/02/10/1567251/democratic-congressman-destroys-gop-hypocrisy-on-looming-budget-cuts/) ---
**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:** [February 11, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8633 "2013-02-11T13:58:26Z")
I wish to FSM that Ellison were my representative. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8634 "2013-02-11T16:32:16Z")
Lindsey “Linda” Graham is going to block the two latest nominations because he doesn’t feel the questions about Benghazi have been answered to his satisfaction. Grandstanding douchebag. The Republicans in the Senate are [planning to filibuster](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/opinion/quietly-killing-a-consumer-watchdog.html?hp&_r=0) the Consumer Protection Agency out of existence, despite the desperate need for the agency to provide oversight on banks and the like. Unfortunately, the agency also has oversight of lobbyists, hence the right’s desperate attempt to kill it. These people are thereby unapologetically in the pay of said lobbyists, regardless of how they try to justify this action. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8635 "2013-02-11T17:09:18Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Your link didn’t work for me, but [this one](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-homeowners-group-humbled-by-court-battle-with-residents/2013/02/09/d46f9bec-6652-11e2-93e1-475791032daf_story.html) does. I don’t really see how that qualifies as an SRIOTD in any event. Getting burned for $400,000 to punish someone who put up a pro-Obama sign that was four INCHES larger than their bullshit regs called for is not a Stupid Republican Idea? o0 ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8636 "2013-02-11T17:18:39Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Getting burned for $400,000 to punish someone who put up a pro-Obama sign that was four INCHES larger than their bullshit regs called for is not a Stupid Republican Idea? o0 You’ve never dealt with an HOA, have you? I’m pretty confident in saying that the same thing would have happened with a McCain or Romney sign. Or, for that matter, a “Guess Who’s 50?” sign. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8637 "2013-02-11T17:35:17Z")
> [@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. The only nuns I would support would be ones lead by a sassy Whoopi Goldberg that sing for charity ---
**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:** [February 11, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8638 "2013-02-11T17:57:49Z")
> [@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. [Been done, sort of](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/07/dem-state-senator-appends-every-sperm-is-sacred-clause-to-ok-personhood-bill/). > [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Getting burned for $400,000 to punish someone who put up a pro-Obama sign that was four INCHES larger than their bullshit regs called for is not a Stupid Republican Idea? o0 When there’s no indication that it had anything to do with political ideology, yes. Maybe the HOA board’s panties were bunched because they’re Republicans, but neither the linked stories or the other articles I scanned said anything about that. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8639 "2013-02-11T20:08:05Z")
The creatures outside looked from Fox News to The Onion, and from Onion to Fox, and from Fox to Onion again; but already it was impossible to say which was which: > [@](#): > > [An article](http://www.shewired.com/multimedia/2013/02/08/fox-news-unwittingly-uses-picture-lesbian-brides-show-you-how-choose-husband) on [FoxNews.com](http://FoxNews.com) advocating traditional gender roles to help women “choose a husband and make peace with marriage,” inadvertently used a picture of two lesbian brides to illustrate its point. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8640 "2013-02-11T20:30:08Z")
Ted Nugent to attend State of the Union Address as guest of Congressman Steve Stockton, R-TX. [Ted Nugent Headed To State Of The Union As Guest Of Texas Congressman Steve Stockman | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/11/ted-nugent-state-of-the-union_n_2663651.html) “I am excited to have a patriot like Ted Nugent joining me in the House Chamber to hear from President Obama,” the congressman said. “After the address I’m sure Ted will have plenty to say.” The only good thing about this is that Ted Nugent will have to hear all of Obama’s address, but I doubt his attention span can last the 30 or minutes these addresses tend to last. Nothing says “I love America” like a having a draft-dodging, pedophile, gun-nut on your arm, Steve! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=431) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=433)