# 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:** 435
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8681 "2013-02-15T13:52:00Z")
Unfortunately, that’s some of the less stupid shit I’ve been seeing come out of our Legislator. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8682 "2013-02-15T15:31:46Z")
Bad nipple! Bad! :eek: ---
**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 15, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8683 "2013-02-15T15:43:33Z")
The wonders of Duct Tape! Very cost effective, basic three piece bathing suit. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8684 "2013-02-15T15:55:54Z")
Duct tape can also be used as birth control, according to William (not Bill) Nealy. Of course it must be noted that he killed himself. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8685 "2013-02-15T16:10:38Z")
Duct tape can also shut up the hungry baby that can’t get any milk out of the taped-shut nipple. Next week - the many and wonderful uses of urine. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8686 "2013-02-16T01:54:51Z")
Fox News thinks Obama will be running for office in 14 years: [Obama Proposed ‘Free’ Preschool To Toddlers So They Can Vote For Him ‘In The Future’](http://thinkprogress.org/education/2013/02/15/1602281/fox-news-obama-proposed-free-preschool-to-toddlers-so-they-can-vote-for-him-in-the-future/) > [@](#): > > On Friday, Fox Business host Stuart Varney and Fox News host Steve Doocy attacked preschool access as a government handout intended to extend “literally, the nanny state.” Varney echoed an argument used by former presidential candidate Mitt Romney that Obama won the election by giving “gifts” to women and minorities. Even though Obama cannot run for office a third time, the host warned the president is using preschool to entice a whole new generation of toddlers to support him when they’re eligible in 15 years: > > VARNEY: Look what the president is doing here, it’s a repeat performance of his campaign, which is you raise taxes on the rich and **you offer all kinds of free stuff to people who will vote for you in the future**. Free preschool education for 4-year-olds, it’s free, here it is. Hand out the goodies. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8687 "2013-02-16T02:43:08Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Fox News thinks Obama will be running for office in 14 years: > > [Obama Proposed ‘Free’ Preschool To Toddlers So They Can Vote For Him ‘In The Future’](http://thinkprogress.org/education/2013/02/15/1602281/fox-news-obama-proposed-free-preschool-to-toddlers-so-they-can-vote-for-him-in-the-future/) Ehh…look, I’m all for making fun of Republicans, but this could easily be seen as a slight misspeak, the intended target being Democrats in general, not specifically the President. ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8688 "2013-02-16T03:18:05Z")
It’s amazing how republican extremists can turn “Gov’t providing basic, needed services” as a “bribe” and therefore a bad thing. I believe most every other first world country doesn’t have such a hard-on against the government doing ANYTHING. ---
**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 16, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8689 "2013-02-16T03:31:36Z")
> [@rogerbox](#): > > It’s amazing how republican extremists can turn “Gov’t providing basic, needed services” as a “bribe” and therefore a bad thing. Even more amazing is that anyone can fall for their nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8690 "2013-02-16T03:47:47Z")
Doesn’t make a lot of sense. Once the President for Life Amendment passes, he won’t be needing votes, because there will be no elections. ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8691 "2013-02-16T18:18:52Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > Ehh…look, I’m all for making fun of Republicans, but this could easily be seen as a slight misspeak, the intended target being Democrats in general, not specifically the President. Either way, the Republicans have a point. The more educated people are, the more likely they are to vote Democrat. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8692 "2013-02-16T20:16:37Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Wow. At first I thought you’d linked to _The Onion_. Unlike much of the recent nonsense, I see that this bill is expected to pass. > > Give them a little credit, though. If the woman can prove her exposure was not for the “purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire,” then the penalty is reduced to just 30 days in jail. [http://www.funatiq.com/funny-children/funny-asian-baby-kissing-statue-breasts/](http://www.funatiq.com/funny-children/funny-asian-baby-kissing-statue-breasts/) One wonders whether nursing a baby in public is now going to be a felony in the backward state of North Carolina. Afterall, some sick F#ck$ get off on that sort of thing. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8693 "2013-02-18T04:15:38Z")
Paul Ryan recently: > [@](#): > > “Don’t forget it was the president who proposed the sequester, it’s the president who designed the sequester,” Ryan told Karl, adding that he had concluded that Congress was not going to be able to avoid the automatic cuts because Democrats refused to accept Republicans’ proposal for “smarter cuts in other area of government.” Paul Ryan August 2011: > [@](#): > > ‘What conservatives like me have been fighting for for years are statutory caps on spending, literally legal caps in law that says government agencies cannot spend over a set amount of money and if they breach that amount across the board sequester comes in to cut that spending. You can’t turn it out without a supermajority. We got that into law.’” [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/17/abc-confronts-paul-ryan-for-praising-sequester-before-using-it-to-slam-obama/#.USFJozBAY\_4.reddit](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/17/abc-confronts-paul-ryan-for-praising-sequester-before-using-it-to-slam-obama/#.USFJozBAY_4.reddit) Nothing like a little hypocrisy. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8694 "2013-02-18T06:16:08Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Nothing like a little hypocrisy. Unless it’s hypocrisy seasoned with absurdity: [Lindsey Graham suggests getting rid of Obamacare to fix sequester](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/17/lindsey-graham-sequester_n_2706404.html) > [@](#): > > “Here’s my belief: Let’s take Obamacare and put it on the table,” he said. "People are leaving the private sector because their companies can’t afford to offer Obamacare. If you want to look at ways to find $1.2 trillion in savings over the next decade, let’s look at Obamacare. > [@](#): > > Graham said the blame should fall on President Obama, who “came up with the idea of sequestration.” ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8695 "2013-02-18T16:26:12Z")
I realize that this is for stupid ideas, but I think that once in a while, we should give credit where it’s due: [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250\_162-57569880/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57569880/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/) ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8696 "2013-02-18T17:56:16Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250\_162-57569880/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57569880/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/) “Four remaining states all eventually ratified the amendment – except for Mississippi” I had to look on wikipedia to find out what that meant. It’s poorly stated. The amendment of course became official when 3/4 of the 36 states - 27 - ratified it. 4 states initially rejected it but later passed it (including Delaware and New Jersey). ---
**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 18, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8697 "2013-02-18T22:26:39Z")
In a rare case of honesty (perhaps he gave up his talking points for Lent?) Newt Gingrich said on TV yesterday [that Republicans will block any immigration plan Obama supports, even if they support it too](http://thinkprogress.org/special/2013/02/17/1605401/gingrich-republicans-will-oppose-any-immigration-plan-backed-by-obama-because-they-hate-obama/). ---
**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:** [February 19, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8698 "2013-02-19T00:13:15Z")
Did you know a fetus is the largest organ in woman’s body? [Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin does](http://jezebel.com/5985082/genius-alabama-rep-says-a-baby-is-the-largest-organ-in-a-body); she offers this fact as part of her justification for yet another piece of TRAP legislation, this time in Alabama. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8699 "2013-02-19T00:24:05Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > One wonders whether nursing a baby in public is now going to be a felony in the backward state of North Carolina. Afterall, some sick F#ck$ get off on that sort of thing. Nah, the text of the bill explicitly says breastfeeding is exempt. More interestingly is that the text of the bill allows mothers to “breast feed” in areas they are authorised to be ignoring the rest of the bill, it says nothing about whether the individuals they’re breastfeeding have to be their children. RNATBatsignal! ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8700 "2013-02-19T01:12:22Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > I realize that this is for stupid ideas, but I think that once in a while, we should give credit where it’s due: > > [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250\_162-57569880/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57569880/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/) I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Mississippi for finally arriving at 19th century! Next up: electricity and horseless carriages! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=434) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=436)