# 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:** 482
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9621 "2013-06-05T21:29:09Z")
Rand Paul thinks that women named Rice should not be promoted after misleading the country. > **[Obama names Susan Rice as national security adviser despite Benghazi controversy](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-names-susan-rice-as-national-security-adviser-despite-benghazi-controversy)** > > President Obama named Susan Rice as his national security adviser on Wednesday, despite persistent criticism from Republicans for her initial account of the Benghazi terror attack. For the record, Susan Rice’s reputation for alleged misleading is based on a single day’s appearances on talk shows, where she accurately presented the talking points prepared for her by the CIA and other entities. She noted during her appearances that the intelligence she was relaying was preliminary. Condoleezza Rice was National Security Advisor during the 9-11 attack, and one of the leading spokesmen for Bush during the runup to the invasion of Iraq, famously saying that the smoking gun might be a mushroom cloud, and that Saddam’s aluminum tubes were suitable only for use in enriching uranium, contradicting every nuclear expert in the world. She was promoted to Secretary of State in 2005 for a job well done. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9622 "2013-06-05T21:38:41Z")
Mississippi’s Republican governor Phil Bryant said Tuesday that the quality of education in the U.S. began declining when mothers started working outside the home: > [@](#): > > …Bryant and two other governors on the bipartisan panel were asked how America became “so mediocre” in education results. > > Bryant responded: “Both parents started working, and the mom is in the work place. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mississippi-gov-bryant-us-education-outcomes-declined-when-mom-got-in-the-work-place/2013/06/04/b131081a-cd30-11e2-8573-3baeea6a2647\_story.html](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mississippi-gov-bryant-us-education-outcomes-declined-when-mom-got-in-the-work-place/2013/06/04/b131081a-cd30-11e2-8573-3baeea6a2647_story.html) ---
**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:** [June 5, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9623 "2013-06-05T21:48:05Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Condoleezza Rice was National Security Advisor during the 9-11 attack, and one of the leading spokesmen for Bush during the runup to the invasion of Iraq, famously saying that the smoking gun might be a mushroom cloud, and that Saddam’s aluminum tubes were suitable only for use in enriching uranium, contradicting every nuclear expert in the world. She was promoted to Secretary of State in 2005 for a job well done. I’m not sure that this matters. As a result of her statements, did more than FOUR PEOPLE DIE? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9624 "2013-06-05T21:59:25Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > As a result of her statements, did more than FOUR PEOPLE DIE? Am I being whooshed? Who died after Susan Rice’s statements about Benghazi? The ambassador and the others died before her statements, so they can hardly be termed a result of them. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9625 "2013-06-05T22:03:47Z")
[Virginia GOP candidate: Yoga opens you to Satanic possession](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/gop-candidate-yoga-opens-you-to-satanic-possession/276570/) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9626 "2013-06-05T22:05:38Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > [Virginia GOP candidate: Yoga opens you to Satanic possession](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/gop-candidate-yoga-opens-you-to-satanic-possession/276570/) Yeah. And if you go to Zumba classes, you’ll end up practicing Voodoo. ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9627 "2013-06-05T22:06:19Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Am I being whooshed? Who died after Susan Rice’s statements about Benghazi? The ambassador and the others died before her statements, so they can hardly be termed a result of them. That’s not what some Republicans apparently think (Bachmann I believe) ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9628 "2013-06-05T22:09:12Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Oh my God! I thought “jew” as a verb was just a thing lazy Hollywood writers used to show us that some character is a jerk, so he could be taught A LESSON. > > I had no idea any real people ever did that! It’s kind of like finding out that ‘gangsta sideways pistol shooting’ thing is real! As a Jew, allow me to disabuse you of the notion that “Jew” as a verb is merely a Hollywood affectation. You wouldn’t believe the things people have said to my face, not knowing I’m one of those Jew people. For instance, did you know that Jews are so tight, they squeak? For reals! > [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > I’m not sure that this matters. As a result of her statements, did more than FOUR PEOPLE DIE? > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Am I being whooshed? Who died after Susan Rice’s statements about Benghazi? The ambassador and the others died before her statements, so they can hardly be termed a result of them. Well, not to mention that Condi’s comments came before the Iraq invasion in an effort to sell the damn war to the American people (bitch). After _her_ comments, there were anywhere from 110,000 to 600,000 deaths, depending on whose count you go by, including 4,486 U.S. soldiers. **4,486 \> 4.** ---
**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:** [June 5, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9629 "2013-06-05T22:38:52Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > As a Jew, allow me to disabuse you of the notion that “Jew” as a verb is merely a Hollywood affectation. You wouldn’t believe the things people have said to my face, not knowing I’m one of those Jew people. For instance, did you know that Jews are so tight, they squeak? For reals! I am intrigued and now I am considering ways to test this property. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9630 "2013-06-05T22:41:28Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > [Virginia GOP candidate: Yoga opens you to Satanic possession](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/gop-candidate-yoga-opens-you-to-satanic-possession/276570/) From the cite: > [@](#): > > The former Vatican chief exorcist agreed. “Practicing yoga is Satanic, it leads to evil just like reading Harry Potter,” Father Gabriele Amorth said in 2011. I for one think it’s high time we decide once and for all which is more evil: yoga, or Harry Potter. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9631 "2013-06-05T23:21:12Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Am I being whooshed? Who died after Susan Rice’s statements about Benghazi? The ambassador and the others died before her statements, so they can hardly be termed a result of them. That’s a common misconception among people who assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. When you know better, like Bachmann, you’ll see how the big ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff works out for you. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9632 "2013-06-05T23:28:37Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I am intrigued and now I am considering ways to test this property. Well, you’ll have to start hanging out with Jews, like I do, and then you’ll notice, for example, that they’re so tight, that when they fart, they whistle! ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9633 "2013-06-06T00:09:36Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > [Oy Vey: GOP State Rep. Says Customers Try to ‘Jew Me Down’](http://thecontributor.com/republican-my-customers-try-jew-me-down) Doesn’t everyone hate Indian givers who try to gyp you? ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9634 "2013-06-06T00:20:58Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > I for one think it’s high time we decide once and for all which is more evil: yoga, or Harry Potter. Yoga is the root of all evil. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9635 "2013-06-06T00:37:45Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > I for one think it’s high time we decide once and for all which is more evil: yoga, or Harry Potter. There are always [new challengers.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgFWtK2AoPk) Video games and rock and roll feel left out nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9636 "2013-06-06T00:43:39Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > As a Jew, allow me to disabuse you of the notion that “Jew” as a verb is merely a Hollywood affectation. Yeah, I guess I know. One of my evil rich uncle’s favorite jokes, whenever he did something cheap, was to announce that he was Jewish. His last name was bup-_stein_. Ha ha! Still, ‘jew me down’ is such an awkward turn of phrase - forget the hate - it’s just hard to say - that I didn’t think people really said it. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9637 "2013-06-06T02:17:09Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > Yoga is the root of all evil. So yoga squared is Harry Potter? I guess yoga cubed is Mitch McConnell. ---
**Author:** ![fudrucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fudrucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fudrucker)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9638 "2013-06-06T02:37:50Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > [Regulating the First Lady](http://www.politico.com/blogs/joshgerstein/0309/GOP_transparency_push_seen_as_attack_on_Michelle_O.html) > > Why are Republicans so eager to look so fucking stupid? You’re taking this out of context. Michelle Obama’s arrogance knows no bounds. She seems to think that anything she says should be taken as gospel. All the while she takes an entirely separate entourage to Hawaii just six hours ahead of the president for their Christmas vacation. Then it’s on to president’s day, she takes the “girls” skiing in Aspen while the president plays golf with Tiger Woods. Then it’s spring break. Michelle and the “girls” spend half the week in the Caribbean, then it’s more skiing at Sun Valley. This woman is arrogant beyond words. It’s a lame argument to blame republicans for that. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9639 "2013-06-06T02:42:04Z")
^^The stupid is strong with this one. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9640 "2013-06-06T02:42:55Z")
> [@fudrucker](#): > > You’re taking this out of context. Michelle Obama’s arrogance knows no bounds. She seems to think that anything she says should be taken as gospel. All the while she takes an entirely separate entourage to Hawaii just six hours ahead of the president for their Christmas vacation. > > Then it’s on to president’s day, she takes the “girls” skiing in Aspen while the president plays golf with Tiger Woods. > > Then it’s spring break. Michelle and the “girls” spend half the week in the Caribbean, then it’s more skiing at Sun Valley. > > This woman is arrogant beyond words. It’s a lame argument to blame republicans for that. You’re an idiot who’s perception of the world is wrong. But, you’re so stupid you’ll never realize it. In an effort to try and help you understand something, I’ll let you know that we have a name for this: we call it the [Dunning-Kruger effect](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=481) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=483)