# 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:** 44
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/861 "2009-11-10T23:29:40Z")
“He threw his dirty used condoms on my driveway,”: [Former GOP committeeman sentenced to jail](http://www.kidk.com/news/local/69433937.html) [Blake Hall quits Republican party post, loses job The leading Idaho Republican resigns from the GOP National Committee after his stalking conviction.](http://www.idahostatesman.com/idahopolitics/story/967323.html) > [@](#): > > Idaho Falls police reported that witnesses said Hall disposed of used condoms on the lawn of the woman’s house. Nineteen condoms, collected on 10 dates, were turned over to police, according to a police report. Hall and his lawyer acknowledged the condoms belonged to him, police reported. > > Between March and August, Hall repeatedly followed the woman to restaurants, stores, the movies and her home, and he ignored her repeated requests that he leave her alone, according to police and court records. > > The victim, 37, testified Friday that Hall, 56, once followed her to a Walmart and took her car keys and would not return them until she agreed to “hear him out” concerning her marriage, the Idaho Falls Post Register reported. > > “I was so tired of being victimized,” the woman said. “It is unimaginable that a 56-year-old would be so deviant.” ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/862 "2009-11-11T00:18:29Z")
Back in my day, serenading under a window was how it was done. This newfangled condom-tossing sounds a bit decadent. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/863 "2009-11-11T00:25:52Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > “He threw his dirty used condoms on my driveway,”: > > [Former GOP committeeman sentenced to jail](http://www.kidk.com/news/local/69433937.html) > > [Blake Hall quits Republican party post, loses job > The leading Idaho Republican resigns from the GOP National Committee after his stalking conviction.](http://www.idahostatesman.com/idahopolitics/story/967323.html) “He will also have a one year no-contact-order with his victim.” Gosh, that’s so harsh. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/864 "2009-11-11T04:28:57Z")
One wonders whether the order specifically prohibits him from disposing of prophylactics on the victim’s property. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/865 "2009-11-11T11:08:01Z")
It’s a big step forward, for at least he is using condoms. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/866 "2009-11-11T13:48:11Z")
Some women are so mean. Clearly, he was saving himself for her – millions and billions of little Republican sperm. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/867 "2009-11-11T15:06:53Z")
Jon Stewart Catches Sean Hannity Falsifying Footage To Make GOP Protest Appear Bigger (VIDEO) The tea party protests continued last week, as Congresswoman Michele Bachmann held an anti-health-care-reform rally on the steps of the Capitol. While she estimated that 20,000-45,000 people attended the event, the Washington Post reported it was actually more like 10,000. Still, that is a sizable number of Americans exercising their right to free speech and assembly, and that warrants news coverage. \*\*But Sean Hannity and his team did more than cover the event. They not only inflated the number in attendance with their words, but actually used footage from a heavily-attended protest this summer to make this health care rally appear more popular. Hannity even pointed out that this was a huge crowd for a Thursday, when the protest footage they used was from a Saturday. \*\* Jon Stewart and his team caught this discrepancy and ran with it, pointing out neither the color of the leaves nor sky in the tacked-on video matched that of the actual footage. They went on to mock Fox by adding more video to the interview, this time from Woodstock and the movie “300.” > **[The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Comedy Central](https://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah)** > > The Daily Show is an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning program that looks at the day’s top headlines through a sharp, reality-based lens. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/868 "2009-11-11T15:55:32Z")
It’s all perfectly okay for Hannity to do that - his show is not “news”. Besides, Dan Rather got a blowjob. No, wait, I’m getting my _tu quoques_ confused… ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/869 "2009-11-11T17:24:00Z")
Sarah Palin is not just stupid, she is intentionally stupid: > **[Fox News Fact-Checks Sarah Palin's Coin Conspiracy Theory (VIDEO)](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-fact-checks-sara_n_353210)** > > Fox News Fact-Checks Sarah Palin's Coin Conspiracy Theory (VIDEO) Notice that it was actually Fox News that called her out on her latest bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/870 "2009-11-11T21:09:56Z")
> [@Claptree](#): > > Back in my day, serenading under a window was how it was done. This newfangled condom-tossing sounds a bit decadent. Shows her that you’re thinking clearly - you know, hormones have all been exorcised (and exercised! _rimshot_). So she knows you’re talking from the bottom of your heart, not the bottom of your shaft. -Joe ---
**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:** [November 11, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/871 "2009-11-11T21:32:48Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Shows her that you’re thinking clearly - you know, hormones have all been exorcised (and exercised! _rimshot_). So she knows you’re talking from the bottom of your heart, not the bottom of your shaft. > > -Joe I’m thinking that your idea of a ‘rimshot’ and his are VERY different. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/872 "2009-11-14T17:49:13Z")
According to Bill Kristol (R - Never Right), the idea of due process is stupid: [http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/13/kristol-hasan-trial/](http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/13/kristol-hasan-trial/) ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/873 "2009-11-14T21:01:46Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > According to Bill Kristol (R - Never Right), the idea of due process is stupid: > > [http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/13/kristol-hasan-trial/](http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/13/kristol-hasan-trial/) Not to be out-stupided, Sarah Palin gives her deep thoughts on trials for alleged terrorists: [http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/palin-on-911-defendants-hang-em-high.html](http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/palin-on-911-defendants-hang-em-high.html) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/874 "2009-11-16T22:32:55Z")
Thanks for the Kristol brain-damage Frostillicus. It’s always interesting to see what stupidity that asshole is going to spout next. Palin too. here’s some more McCain idiocy: [McCain urges town hall attendees to cut up their AARP membership cards.](http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/15/mccain-aarp-cards/) > [@](#): > > Last week, the AARP, a nonpartisan organization that advocates on behalf of those aged 50 and over, endorsed the House health care bill. “We can say with confidence that it meets our priorities for protecting Medicare, providing more affordable health insurance for 50- to 64-year-olds and reforming our health care system,” AARP vice president Nancy Leamond said. At a town hall meeting in Arizona on Friday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) vowed to “fight with every fiber of my body” to oppose a similar health care reform bill in the Senate. He then claimed that Medicare will actually be “cut” and reportedly urged the town hall attendees to tear up their AARP membership cards: … From the [original source](http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=34627): > [@](#): > > … > > Another resident asked if McCain was prepared to pull out all the stops and fight the proposed healthcare bill that had passed the U.S. House of Representatives and was now being considered by the Senate. > > “I will fight with every fiber of my body,” McCain said, adding that his greatest fear is that today’s children and grandchilder won’t be able to afford healthcare. > > The 2,000-page bill would mean more regulation and mandates, he said. People wouldn’t be able to keep the coverage they had. It would also increase taxes and the cost of Medicare, he said. > > The bill claims to save $500 billion in waste from Medicare, he said. > > “I don’t think so,” McCain said. “I think it’s going to cut it.” > > He encouraged audience members to cut up their AARP cards and send them back. The organization endorsed the measure approved by the House. > > … His “greatest fear” has always been true, where’s he been? And yeah, like people are going to give up all the advantages and discounts AARP provides based on what some rich guy says. Is AARP going to be the GOP’s next ACORN-like target? I need to join AARP, just to support them. I don’t know where to put this but since all these people most likely vote Republican (it’s such a big tent party dont’chaknow) this is as good a place as any. [Scuffle Ensues when Neo-Nazis Unfurl Hitler Flag at Tea Party Rally](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/video-scuffle-ensues-when_b_358152.html) (Video at link) > [@](#): > > A scuffle ensued Saturday when members of the National Socialist Movement (Neo-Nazis) found themselves shut out of an anti-immigration Tea Party protest at the Phoenix capitol. > > … So it’s ok for the teabaggers to use Nazi imagery (though maybe not at this particular racist rally), but when real (wannabe) Nazis show up, that’s not good. “They’re racist, we’re not racist” _laugh_ ---
**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:** [November 16, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/875 "2009-11-16T22:39:36Z")
If only the Nazis would use the Swastika and Hitler moustache for good rather than evil… ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/876 "2009-11-16T23:45:48Z")
Don’t the teabaggers respect freedom of speech? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/877 "2009-11-16T23:51:15Z")
Apparently not. shock! Edit to add a _laugh_ at **Boyo Jim’s** post. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/878 "2009-11-17T00:49:10Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > [Scuffle Ensues when Neo-Nazis Unfurl Hitler Flag at Tea Party Rally](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/video-scuffle-ensues-when_b_358152.html) (Video at link) > > So it’s ok for the teabaggers to use Nazi imagery (though maybe not at this particular racist rally), but when real (wannabe) Nazis show up, that’s not good. “They’re racist, we’re not racist” _laugh_ The funny thing is the other story linked right after that one. [Ezell Harris, Tea Party Candidate, Arrested On Drug Charges](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/13/ezell-harris-tea-party-ca_n_357003.html) > [@](#): > > Jail records show he is being held on four counts: trafficking in hydrocodone, dispensing illegal drugs without a license, unlawful use of a two-way radio, and possession of drug paraphernalia. > [@](#): > > In his campaign platform, Harris said: “Prescription drugs have replaced cocaine and other illicit substances as the leading cause of drug abuse deaths in Florida, a new study says. Despite this, the state has no prescription drug monitoring program, and the authors of the study say Florida must do more to curb the abuse of legal medication … The report makes it clear that lax oversight is allowing Florida’s legal drug abuse problem to grow out of control.” It’s like they don’t even try anymore… ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/879 "2009-11-17T01:14:26Z")
Drugs are ok as long as they’re Republican drugs. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/880 "2009-11-17T01:28:37Z")
And exciting drugs they’re sure to be! Oxycontin, Viagra, maybe something for heart trouble and a topical to prevent the flesh from withering when exposed to the light of Earth’s sun. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=43) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=45)