# 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:** 470
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9381 "2013-05-01T02:51:27Z")
No matter which side of the aisle you’re on, and no matter how bad your day has been, this should bring a smile to your face: Sarah Palin is hard at work on a new book about the War on Christmas. > **[Sarah Palin's vulgar tweets: Not funny or effective](https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sarah-palin-twitter-20130429-story.html)** > > Sarah Palin reared her head in American airspace this weekend. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9382 "2013-05-01T03:42:57Z")
Obviously she didn’t think through the implications of Paul Revere’s ride. Had the British been able to confiscate our guns like they planned way back then, we wouldn’t be in a position to open fire on Santa Jesus today. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9383 "2013-05-01T04:15:40Z")
We are losing the War On Christmas more and more every year. Fuck, these days we have “Christmas in July” for cristsake. If the Santa Jesus lovers have their way it’ll be Christmas year round and The Chipmunk’s Christmas song on a perpetual loop. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9384 "2013-05-01T16:15:24Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > No matter which side of the aisle you’re on, and no matter how bad your day has been, this should bring a smile to your face: > > Sarah Palin is hard at work on a new book about the War on Christmas. > > [Sarah Palin's vulgar tweets: Not funny or effective](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sarah-palin-twitter-20130429,0,1923624.story) When is she expected to finish colouring it ? ---
**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:** [May 1, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9385 "2013-05-01T16:53:42Z")
Once she’s done cutting out the popups. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9386 "2013-05-01T18:06:52Z")
[County commishiner in TN posts a joke about murdering Muslims on FB.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/tennessee-politician-posts-photo-about-shooting-muslims-to-h) ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9387 "2013-05-01T18:21:28Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > [County commishiner in TN posts a joke about murdering Muslims on FB.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/tennessee-politician-posts-photo-about-shooting-muslims-to-h) Actually, [this asswipe is a Democrat](http://www.coffeecountytn.org/government/commissioners/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9388 "2013-05-01T19:20:48Z")
Oh - good one for the ‘stupid democrat idea’ thread. Unless \*\*Clothahump \*\*thinks the joke is a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9389 "2013-05-01T19:24:09Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Oh - good one for the ‘stupid democrat idea’ thread. Unless \*\*Clothahump \*\*thinks the joke is a good idea. Is there a “stupid democrat idea” thread? I know there’s a “stupid liberal idea” thread. Unless said politician is liberal enough in other areas to make up the shortfall, I don’t think he qualifies as a liberal, despite his party. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9390 "2013-05-01T19:38:56Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Once she’s done cutting out the popups. First step: Convince someone she can be trusted with sharp objects. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9391 "2013-05-01T20:55:24Z")
> [@Running\_with\_Scissors](#): > > Actually, [this asswipe is a Democrat](http://www.coffeecountytn.org/government/commissioners/index.html). Or he’s a really stupid Republican who think’s he’s a Democrat. :smack: Regardless of party, who the hell elects these turds? ---
**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:** [May 1, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9392 "2013-05-01T21:15:18Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Regardless of party, who the hell elects these turds? Rural Tennesseans. I expect as a result of this publicity he’ll be elected to the state senate any time now. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9393 "2013-05-01T21:33:03Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > No matter which side of the aisle you’re on, and no matter how bad your day has been, this should bring a smile to your face: > > Sarah Palin is hard at work on a new book about the War on Christmas. > > [Sarah Palin's vulgar tweets: Not funny or effective](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sarah-palin-twitter-20130429,0,1923624.story) That tome, no doubt, is headed for the 50% off fiction aisle at a book store near you. ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9394 "2013-05-01T23:35:15Z")
Ohhh, I got one!!! A “tea party group” wants to run [Sarah Palin for Senate](http://news.yahoo.com/sarah-palin-senate-154700056.html). Specifically, they want to run her against Mark Begich, (D, Alaska). This, even though a survey shows Begich beating Palin by 54 to 37 percent. Oh, and the inconvenient fact that Sarah no longer lives in Alaska. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9395 "2013-05-02T00:14:35Z")
> [@SeldomSeen](#): > > Ohhh, I got one!!! A “tea party group” wants to run [Sarah Palin for Senate](http://news.yahoo.com/sarah-palin-senate-154700056.html). Specifically, they want to run her against Mark Begich, (D, Alaska). > > This, even though a survey shows Begich beating Palin by 54 to 37 percent. Oh, and the inconvenient fact that Sarah no longer lives in Alaska. Would she run with a vice-Senator so they’ll have someone ready to step in when she quits? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2013, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9396 "2013-05-02T09:37:58Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Would she run with a vice-Senator so they’ll have someone ready to step in when she quits? I have every confidence she would last the full three-year term. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9397 "2013-05-02T10:28:10Z")
Michele Bachmann: "And so it reminds me of the Shakespeare line: ‘Thou protestest too much.’ " ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9398 "2013-05-02T12:47:15Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Michele Bachmann: "And so it reminds me of the Shakespeare line: ‘Thou protestest too much.’ " Was she talking about her husband? How about this Republican state congresswoman claiming the Boston Marathon bombing was a government plot. She went the extra mile to accuse one of the victims who lost his legs of faking the injury. > **[Lawmaker Claims Shocking Proof Boston Bombing Was Government Plot](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stella-tremblay-jeff-bauman_n_3196131)** > > Lawmaker Claims Shocking Proof Boston Bombing Was Government Plot ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9399 "2013-05-02T13:20:28Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > How about this Republican state congresswoman claiming the Boston Marathon bombing was a government plot. She went the extra mile to accuse one of the victims who lost his legs of faking the injury. Did you even read any part of this thread (hint: see #9312)? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9400 "2013-05-02T13:25:42Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > No matter which side of the aisle you’re on, and no matter how bad your day has been, this should bring a smile to your face: > > Sarah Palin is hard at work on a new book about the War on Christmas. > > [Sarah Palin's vulgar tweets: Not funny or effective](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sarah-palin-twitter-20130429,0,1923624.story) Ooohh! Is it going to be a pop-up book? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=471)