# 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:** 436
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8701 "2013-02-19T02:15:31Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 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/). > [@](#): > > “An Obama plan led and driven by Obama in this atmosphere with the level of hostility towards the president and **the way he goads the hostility** I think is very hard to imagine that bill, that his bill is going to pass the House,” Gingrich said. Yeah, it’s true he hasn’t bleached his skin to satisfy republicans, I guess that could be considered goading. ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8702 "2013-02-19T09:35:44Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > 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. Well, to be fair - in her case, after that fertilized egg splits, it probably is. Larger than her heart and certainly larger than her brain. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8703 "2013-02-19T13:37:29Z")
> [@rogerbox](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > 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/). > > > [@](#): > > > > “An Obama plan led and driven by Obama in this atmosphere with the level of hostility towards the president and the way he goads the hostility I think is very hard to imagine that bill, that his bill is going to pass the House,” Gingrich said. > > Yeah, it’s true he hasn’t bleached his skin to satisfy republicans, I guess that could be considered goading. Wouldn’t be enough. He’d also have those two children by a fnord _black woman_. ---
**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 19, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8704 "2013-02-19T16:00:20Z")
> [@gamerunknown](#): > > 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! 😃 Criminal statutes must be strictly construed (it’s called the rule of lenity) in favor of the accused. Since it doesn’t say anything about who may be breast fed in public… [QUOTE=NC HB 34] (a1)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breast feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple, or any portion of the areola, of the mother’s breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breast feeding. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8705 "2013-02-19T16:07:50Z")
[Gun Nut Update](http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/363970/3/Mo-House-bill-makes-proposing-gun-control-illegal) > [@](#): > > 578.460. Any member of the general assembly who proposes a piece of legislation that further restricts the right of an individual to bear arms, as set forth under the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States, shall be guilty of a class D felony. Can’t let Republicans from Missouri get lost in the sea of nut jobs. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8706 "2013-02-19T16:29:35Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > 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. The (presently) top comment is awesome: My sister’s baby organ became enlarged once. It got so big that one day it literally burst out of her. Then it went on living OUTSIDE HER BODY. That was years ago, and it’s still crawling around her house. It’s like something out of a David Lynch movie. ---
**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 19, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8707 "2013-02-19T19:55:58Z")
I think this must be his tryout for a writing job at The Onion. He’s certainly trying to out Onion The Onion. > [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > [Gun Nut Update](http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/363970/3/Mo-House-bill-makes-proposing-gun-control-illegal) > > Gun Nut Update > > > [@](#): > > > > 578.460. Any member of the general assembly who proposes a piece of legislation that further restricts the right of an individual to bear arms, as set forth under the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States, shall be guilty of a class D felony. > > Can’t let Republicans from Missouri get lost in the sea of nut jobs. Obviously unconstitutional and he must know it cannot be enacted, but I’d nominate this one for most stupid GOP-Teahadist idea of 2013, and I know it’s not even March yet. ---
**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 19, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8708 "2013-02-19T20:10:48Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Obviously unconstitutional and he must know it cannot be enacted… When it comes to right-wing nitwits, I never attribute to satire what can be explained by ignorance. Until he admits it was a stunt, I assume he actually believes he can selectively overturn the Constitution through legislation. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8709 "2013-02-19T20:49:07Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Obviously unconstitutional and he must know it cannot be enacted, but I’d nominate this one for most stupid GOP-Teahadist idea of 2013, and I know it’s not even March yet. Not to mention the First Amendment problem with that… ---
**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 19, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8710 "2013-02-19T23:33:56Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > When it comes to right-wing nitwits, I never attribute to satire what can be explained by ignorance. Until he admits it was a stunt, I assume he actually believes he can selectively overturn the Constitution through legislation. From **TD** ’s link: > [@](#): > > Rep. Mike Leara, of St. Louis County, said Tuesday that he has no illusions that his bill actually will pass and become law. But Leara said in a written statement that he introduced it as a matter of principle in defense of gun rights. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8711 "2013-02-20T03:10:52Z")
OK, he admits it’s a stunt. I still doubt he understands it’s unconstitutional. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8712 "2013-02-20T07:41:15Z")
Its almost as though the state legislatures are the farm teams for the national nutballs. Its where they say incredibly stupid things to boost their credibility amongst the batshit. Farm teams or Special Olympics tryouts, something along those lines. Maybe they read Molly Ivins work on the antics of the Texas Leg and were so consumed with envy and spite, they’ve determined to out-crazy Texas. No. You can’t. Don’t try. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8713 "2013-02-20T17:01:52Z")
Two more for today… First, [Brietbart.com](http://Brietbart.com) took an [offhanded joke by a reporter](http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/02/20/17030779-friends-of-hamas-the-origin-story?lite) and turned it into a new GOP talking point in the Hagel smear. And everyone’s favorite Dr. Suess character, Yurtle The Senator was [hoodwinked](http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/mcconnell-duffel-blog/) by the Duffel Blog, a satiric web page ala The Onion. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8714 "2013-02-20T17:12:11Z")
According the the National Association for the Humor Impaired, that’s _not_ funny! ---
**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 20, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8715 "2013-02-20T18:23:52Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Two more for today… > > First, [Brietbart.com](http://Brietbart.com) took an [offhanded joke by a reporter](http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/02/20/17030779-friends-of-hamas-the-origin-story?lite) and turned it into a new GOP talking point in the Hagel smear. > > And everyone’s favorite Dr. Suess character, Yurtle The Senator was [hoodwinked](http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/mcconnell-duffel-blog/) by the Duffel Blog, a satiric web page ala The Onion. I read stories like these and enjoy the farce. … But the stakes are serious. Does mainstream media (i.e., not just Rachel Maddow) display these stupidities to their audience? I can’t help but think that if stories like these were disseminated widely, even the American people would catch on to the disgrace that the GOP has become. ---
**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 20, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8716 "2013-02-20T19:24:06Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I can’t help but think that if stories like these were disseminated widely, even the American people would catch on to the disgrace that the GOP has become. That’s what I always hoped would happen 2000 - 2004+ but it didn’t. Maybe now though, with the Bush Bubble smashed, the media and Dems are not cowering quite as much as in that era. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8717 "2013-02-20T19:24:28Z")
The Völkischer Breitbachter strikes again. ---
**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 20, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8718 "2013-02-20T22:16:05Z")
According to Fox News, [al-Jazeera America’s purpose is to activate “Muslim sleeper cells” in Detroit.](http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/02/20/1616781/fox-al-jazeera-sleeper-cells/) ---
**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 20, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8719 "2013-02-20T22:23:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > According to Fox News, [al-Jazeera America’s purpose is to activate “Muslim sleeper cells” in Detroit.](http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/02/20/1616781/fox-al-jazeera-sleeper-cells/) If true, I’m reassured by this news. Imagine the stupidity necessary to create a world-wide television network costing hundreds of millions of dollars and then sending your (apparently coded?) messages out so everyone in the world can hear them and have a chance to decode and act on them, compared to say, sending out a few emails to people in Detroit. Or maybe just posting your messages on a web page somewhere. I smell victory! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8720 "2013-02-20T23:00:24Z")
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