# 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:** 455
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9081 "2013-03-27T23:51:52Z")
Holy crap, somehow I just now managed to respond to something **elucidator** posted in _2009_. How I thought the post I quoted was current, I don’t know. I blame the aliens who abducted me. ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9082 "2013-03-27T23:54:15Z")
I’d blame your location if I were you. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9083 "2013-03-27T23:59:44Z")
This thread had its fourth birthday yesterday. Why wasn’t there cake? There should be cake. Chocolate, fudgy cake, with real butter cream chocolate frosting. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9084 "2013-03-28T02:21:59Z")
What’s the traditional Kenyan Muslim dessert? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9085 "2013-03-28T02:38:13Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > What’s the traditional Kenyan Muslim dessert? [The Sandra Lee Kwanzaa Cake](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we2iWTJqo98), of course! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9086 "2013-03-28T03:22:53Z")
[I live my life like a dragon!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JCCV7JFu1A&t=03m22s) ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9087 "2013-03-28T10:37:40Z")
Great headline: “Gun-Waving Alabama GOP Candidate, Charged With Shoplifting Again” > **[Gun-Waving GOP Official Charged With Shoplifting ... Again](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dale-peterson-gun-alabama-shoplifting_n_2968471)** > > Gun-Waving GOP Official Charged With Shoplifting ... Again "Dale Peterson, an Alabama Republican state official famous for flaunting his rifle in campaign ads promising to be tough on crime, was arrested Wednesday and charged with shoplifting a can of cashews. The arrest, first reported by [Yellowhammer.com](http://Yellowhammer.com), marked the second time in six months that Peterson has been accused of stealing. " Somehow, I’m sure this is all the fault of those darned liberals. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9088 "2013-03-28T12:02:25Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Great headline: “Gun-Waving Alabama GOP Candidate, Charged With Shoplifting Again” > > [Dale Peterson, Gun-Waving Alabama GOP Candidate, Charged With Shoplifting Again | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/28/dale-peterson-gun-alabama-shoplifting_n_2968471.html) > > "Dale Peterson, an Alabama Republican state official famous for flaunting his rifle in campaign ads promising to be tough on crime, was arrested Wednesday and charged with shoplifting a can of cashews. The arrest, first reported by [Yellowhammer.com](http://Yellowhammer.com), marked the second time in six months that Peterson has been accused of stealing. " > > Somehow, I’m sure this is all the fault of those darned liberals. This guy is so freaking awesome, its hard to believe he exists outside The Onion. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9089 "2013-03-28T15:08:46Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Somehow, I’m sure this is all the fault of those darned liberals. > [@huffington](#): > > UPDATE 2:16AM: Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, Peterson used his Twitter account to allege that his arrest was a conspiracy. In a series of tweets, Peterson pointed fingers at conservative Alabama political news site [Yellowhammer.com](http://Yellowhammer.com) and Republican Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard. In Alabama, you really can’t blame the liberals. It’s much more plausible to blame a jealous rival. ---
**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 28, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9090 "2013-03-28T15:11:32Z")
Best part of the story: > [@](#): > > …he made national news in 2010 for his tough-talking stance on crime during an unsuccessful run for Alabama agriculture commissioner. What crimes, exactly is the state _agriculture commissioner_ responsible for preventing? ---
**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 28, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9091 "2013-03-28T15:16:42Z")
Agricultural crimes? Horse rustling? Something to do with boll weevils? ---
**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 28, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9092 "2013-03-28T15:19:10Z")
Sicko. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9093 "2013-03-28T15:36:57Z")
I think it’s a \*Mark Trail \*kind of role. Find bad guys in the woods and punch them. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9094 "2013-03-28T16:15:15Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > [The Sandra Lee Kwanzaa Cake](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we2iWTJqo98), of course! Oh, Sandra. Any excuse to throw back a couple cocktails and concoct some sugary monstrosity. I love her. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9095 "2013-03-28T16:29:06Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > Oh, Sandra. Any excuse to throw back a couple cocktails and concoct some sugary monstrosity. > > I love her. I more than half want Andrew Cuomo to run for President and win just so we can have Sandra Lee as First Lady. Can you IMAGINE the state dinners?! ---
**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 28, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9096 "2013-03-28T20:20:24Z")
Everybody doesn’t like something, but nobody doesn’t like Sandra Lee. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9097 "2013-03-28T20:25:19Z")
Gah, I should make a Pit thread just for that jingle. 😛 (Whether I’d be pitting the jingle writers or myself for misunderstanding it all this time is another thing entirely.) ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9098 "2013-03-28T20:25:58Z")
I would like to thank Sean Hannity for exposing people like [Dr. Ben Carson](http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/03/28/_be_they_gays_be_they_nambla_be_they_people_who_believe_in_beastiality.html) for the nutjobs that they are. I say, increase his air time to six hours a day! ---
**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 28, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9099 "2013-03-28T20:30:47Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > I would like to thank Sean Hannity for exposing people like [Dr. Ben Carson](http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/03/28/_be_they_gays_be_they_nambla_be_they_people_who_believe_in_beastiality.html) for the nutjobs that they are. I say, increase his air time to six hours a day! Noooo. He can’t flame out yet! ---
**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 28, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9100 "2013-03-28T20:49:08Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I more than half want Andrew Cuomo to run for President and win just so we can have Sandra Lee as First Lady. Can you IMAGINE the state dinners?! Just open a can of something and serve it with CoolWhip on a saucer that’s balanced on an overturned teacup. On a doily! That kind of thing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=454) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=456)