# 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:** 446
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8901 "2013-03-06T22:54:27Z")
How much of a profit does PP make on abortions? Any? I really don’t think it’s a money maker for them. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8902 "2013-03-06T23:00:09Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > How much of a profit does PP make on abortions? Any? I really don’t think it’s a money maker for them. Just performing them is it’s own reward. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8903 "2013-03-06T23:00:27Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > How much of a profit does PP make on abortions? Any? I really don’t think it’s a money maker for them. Considering all the cut-offs of funding nationwide, it must be a huge money loser. Maybe they’ll be able to make up the funding when their Abortionplex opens. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8904 "2013-03-06T23:39:15Z")
But they make up the difference by selling the fetuses to gay Muslim terrorists against gun control for use in their war against Christmas. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8905 "2013-03-06T23:45:21Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > **Texas GOP: Planned Parenthood Is Convincing Teens To Get Pregnant So It Can Perform Their Abortions** Ah. That’s much better. 😃 ---
**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:** [March 7, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8906 "2013-03-07T00:21:54Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > How much of a profit does PP make on abortions? Any? I really don’t think it’s a money maker for them. How do they make money? Volume! ---
**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:** [March 7, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8907 "2013-03-07T01:07:29Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > [@Skammer](#): > > > > How much of a profit does PP make on abortions? Any? I really don’t think it’s a money maker for them. > > How do they make money? > > Volume! To quote Mr Ferryman (owner of a chain of funeral homes in one of the best _WKRP in Cincinnati_ episodes: > [@](#): > > I’m a volume dealer. I’ve got to mooove them in and moooove them out. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8908 "2013-03-08T01:55:30Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > How much of a profit does PP make on abortions? Any? I really don’t think it’s a money maker for them. It’s lead loss item. They make their money with contraception and popcorn in the lobby. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8909 "2013-03-08T02:35:44Z")
Some SRIotDs keep giving: [James O’Keefe pays $100,000 settlement to fired ACORN worker](http://wonkette.com/505026/wonket-sexclusive-totally-blameless-crime-stopper-james-okeefe-to-pay-100000-to-acorn-criminal). I like it. I hope it’s true. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8910 "2013-03-08T17:27:00Z")
**Kansas Bill Would Ban Abortion Clinic Employees From ‘Bringing Cupcakes’ To Their Child’s School** Aside from the (by now) usual life begins at conception crapola, they don’t want “abortionists” having any access to public schools. > [@](#): > > “to prohibit parents from going in and volunteering at their child’s school if they work at a place that provides abortion services.” Perry’s claim was later confirmed by Republican Rep. Arlen Siegfreid, who stated that the bill would “prohibit an abortion clinic secretary from ‘bringing cupcakes to’ school for his or her child’s birthday party.” The teahadist craziness rolls on. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8911 "2013-03-08T17:38:04Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > **Kansas Bill Would Ban Abortion Clinic Employees From ‘Bringing Cupcakes’ To Their Child’s School** Link? ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8912 "2013-03-08T17:52:14Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Link? And life in Brownbackistan chugs onward: > **[House panel passes anti-abortion bill](https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2013/03/07/house-panel-passes-anti-abortion-bill/16404521007/)** > > A House committee passed sweeping anti-abortion legislation Thursday aimed at ensuring the state doesn’t subsidize abortions even indirectly through tax exemptions or credits. > House Bill 2253 resur… ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8913 "2013-03-08T17:58:14Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Link? Yeah, I don’t know why Bucky didn’t offer links, but I found these … Huffington Post: [Kansas Anti-Abortion Bill Advances In Legislature | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/07/kansas-anti-abortion-bill_n_2832066.html) Addicting Info: [http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/03/08/kansas-bill-would-ban-abortion-clinic-employees-from-bringing-cupcakes-to-their-childs-school/](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/03/08/kansas-bill-would-ban-abortion-clinic-employees-from-bringing-cupcakes-to-their-childs-school/) The Associated Press (via _The Republic_ of Columbus, Indiana): [http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cf60062248f2435a9c6a57e5e9f52ddb/KS-XGR--Kansas-Abortion](http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cf60062248f2435a9c6a57e5e9f52ddb/KS-XGR--Kansas-Abortion) Daily Kos: [Kansas will let you have your abortion cupcakes, but you're still going to get cancer](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/08/1192541/-Kansas-will-let-you-have-your-abortion-cupcakes-but-you-re-still-going-to-get-cancer) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8914 "2013-03-08T18:00:25Z")
> [@Katriona](#): > > And life in Brownbackistan chugs onward: > > [House panel passes anti-abortion bill](http://cjonline.com/news/2013-03-07/house-panel-passes-anti-abortion-bill) Wish I believed in Deities. I’d study real hard, become one, and descend from the heavens with a tablet instructing that fucking legislature to mandate abortions except in cases where the pregnant person could prove that I had approved a birth. I’m pretty generous, and it would not be hard to get me to approve. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8915 "2013-03-08T20:30:01Z")
According to Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, [a government shutdown would be better for the economy than allowing Obamacare to be implemented.](http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/08/1690431/rubio-obamacare-shut-down/) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8916 "2013-03-08T21:05:42Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > According to Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, [a government shutdown would be better for the economy than allowing Obamacare to be implemented.](http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/08/1690431/rubio-obamacare-shut-down/) I think it’s funny when Stupid Republicans refuse to acknowledge the PPACA is a law. From the link above: [QUOTE=Marco Rubio] Senator Cruz from Texas is offering this amendment to defund Obamacare. If that gets onto the bill, in essence, if they get a continuing resolution and we can get a vote on that and pass that onto the bill, I’ll vote for a continuing resolution, even if it’s temporary, because it does something permanent, and that’s defund this **health care bill** , this **Obamacare bill** , that is going to be an absolute disaster for the American economy. [/QUOTE] It’s not bill anymore, Senator. It’s a law. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8917 "2013-03-08T21:17:57Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > It’s not bill anymore, Senator. It’s a law. Most bills don’t even get this far. When it started, it was just an idea. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8918 "2013-03-08T21:37:38Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Some SRIotDs keep giving: > > [James O’Keefe pays $100,000 settlement to fired ACORN worker](http://wonkette.com/505026/wonket-sexclusive-totally-blameless-crime-stopper-james-okeefe-to-pay-100000-to-acorn-criminal). > > I like it. I hope it’s true. > **[Conservative activist pays $100,000 to former ACORN worker](https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-mar-07-la-me-0308-acorn-20130308-story.html)** > > Conservative activist pays $100,000 to former ACORN worker ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8919 "2013-03-08T22:12:01Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0308-acorn-20130308,0,5432316.story](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0308-acorn-20130308,0,5432316.story) I hadn’t realized until this story that O’Keefe even faked the pimp outfit; He must have pimped up before or after the ACORN visit and cut it in the pimp dress footage later. He wore a normal suit and tie when he visited ACORN. Thanks for the new (to me) information. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8920 "2013-03-08T22:44:24Z")
I wouldn’t have thought it possible to offend the dignity of a pimp, but he managed it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=445) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=447)