# 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:** 492
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9821 "2013-06-18T15:21:16Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > From [Rawstory.com](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/12/bryan-fischer-homofascists-will-treat-christians-like-jews-in-the-holocaust/): > > (I didn’t actually Google to see if Fischer has the “(R)” by his name. Does anyone really think that would be necessary?) Most of them already wear crosses, so the job is already halfway done for us! 😃 ---
**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:** [June 18, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9822 "2013-06-18T15:36:14Z")
“Homofascists” = excellent band name! ---
**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:** [June 18, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9823 "2013-06-18T15:45:30Z")
Fisher says people would stay away from “the racists and the homophobes and the bigots” if it’s known who they are like it’s a \*bad \*thing, or like being a racist, a homophobe, or a bigot is something to be proud of. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9824 "2013-06-18T15:53:50Z")
From [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/12/bryan-fischer-homofascists-will-treat-christians-like-jews-in-the-holocaust/](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/12/bryan-fischer-homofascists-will-treat-christians-like-jews-in-the-holocaust/) > [@Bryan Fischer](#): > > I don’t know what the symbol would be, I’d have to think about that Can I recommend the buttplug ? ---
**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 18, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9825 "2013-06-18T16:03:21Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Note to Mary Lazich - Roe v Wade came out in 1973. During the 1960’s abortion was illegal almost everywhere in the United States. Nitpick: abortion was illegal everywhere until the _late_ sixties. Between 1967 and '69 12 states relaxed or abolished their restrictions on abortion. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9826 "2013-06-18T16:06:08Z")
Ricky Scott vetoes a bill passed unanimously by both houses of the Legislature. Perhaps the least controversial bill all year. > **[Steve Bousquet: Rick Scott's latest veto is simply wild](https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/gubernatorial/steve-bousquet-rick-scotts-latest-veto-is-simply-wild/2127168/)** > > Gov. Rick Scott's legacy is now secure. It seems that a (strictly voluntary) $10 surcharge on a wildflower design license plate was deemed a tax increase by the governor who had already approved three other alternative designs that cost $25 extra a piece. A weird man. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9827 "2013-06-18T16:19:05Z")
Cementing his place as a leader of the Stupid Party, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal [publishes an op-ed in Politico,](http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/bobby-jindal-opinion-gop-needs-action-92933.html?hp=l4) probably because it was too dumb for the World Nut Daily: [QUOTE=Bobby Jindal] How about we take all of this energy being spent on autopsies and focus it on painting a picture for the American public, particularly for young people, of what a free and prosperous American future will look like with smart conservative policies. No more self-analysis; we’ve had our catharsis. The season for navel gazing has passed. Let’s stop defeating ourselves, get on offense, and go kick the other guys around. If you’ve followed the news over the past month, they are certainly asking for it. We are the conservative party in America — deal with it. We have a lot of dissenting voices. So what? Deal with it. The American public waxes and wanes. Fine. It will wax again soon enough. Deal with it, and start fighting for our principles instead of against them, so we can be in position to create the next wave. [/QUOTE] That was presumably the warm-up to the part with some actual content. Here’s the content, such as it is: > [@](#): > > Because the left wants: The government to explode; to pay everyone; to hire everyone; they believe that money grows on trees; the earth is flat; the industrial age, factory-style government is a cool new thing; debts don’t have to be repaid; people of faith are ignorant and uneducated; unborn babies don’t matter; pornography is fine; traditional marriage is discriminatory; 32 oz. sodas are evil; red meat should be rationed; rich people are evil unless they are from Hollywood or are liberal Democrats; the Israelis are unreasonable; trans-fat must be stopped; kids trapped in failing schools should be patient; wild weather is a new thing; moral standards are passé; government run health care is high quality; the IRS should violate our constitutional rights; reporters should be spied on; Benghazi was handled well; the Second Amendment is outdated; and the First one has some problems too. He even concludes by telling Republicans to “put on your big boy pants.” And he’s supposedly one of the Republicans who will help them stop being the Stupid Party. Good luck with that, guys. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9828 "2013-06-18T16:19:28Z")
> [@](#): > > …A weird man. Rumors that he is being cast as the lead in a remake of the classic silent movie _Nosferatu_ have not been confirmed. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9829 "2013-06-18T16:51:57Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Rumors that he is being cast as the lead in a remake of the classic silent movie _Nosferatu_ have not been confirmed. He’s okay…he’s still getting residuals from that Buffy episode he did. He finally gave up on the lawsuit he had trying to get residuals for all of his CGI’ed doubles, though. [Rick Scott or the Gentlemen?](http://pmctvline2.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog_007_buffy4-10hush_apr2011.jpg?w=300&h=240) ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9830 "2013-06-18T19:29:26Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > …He even concludes by telling Republicans to “put on your big boy pants.”… He doesn’t wear pants. He wears red and white checkered overalls: [![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fM060uc3S6o/SwbpPrfk2WI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ErrUz0scyQY/s1600/BigBoy4.JPG) ](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fM060uc3S6o/SwbpPrfk2WI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ErrUz0scyQY/s1600/BigBoy4.JPG) 😛😉 ---
**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 18, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9831 "2013-06-18T19:33:23Z")
> [@detop](#): > > From [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/12/bryan-fischer-homofascists-will-treat-christians-like-jews-in-the-holocaust/](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/12/bryan-fischer-homofascists-will-treat-christians-like-jews-in-the-holocaust/) > Can I recommend the buttplug ? [Do both.](http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18j4zvlugei6mjpg/k-bigpic.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9832 "2013-06-18T19:35:22Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Cementing his place as a leader of the Stupid Party, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal [publishes an op-ed in Politico,](http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/bobby-jindal-opinion-gop-needs-action-92933.html?hp=l4) probably because it was too dumb for the World Nut Daily: > > > [@Bobby Jindal](#): > > > > How about we take all of this energy being spent on autopsies and focus it on painting a picture for the American public, particularly for young people, of what a free and prosperous American future will look like with smart conservative policies. You know, I was with him up through that part. I would be very happy to see Republicans propounding some smart conservative policies for increasing American freedom and prosperity. Might even vote for some of them, if I see fit. So what’s the picture he actually paints? Yup, nothing but the same tired old caricatures and distortions of various Democratic/liberal positions. Apparently even smart conservatives still can’t think of any actual policy proposals of their own; they exist just to rail against liberals. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9833 "2013-06-18T19:38:01Z")
What exactly is a ‘sodomy based marriage’? Aren’t marriages normally based on things like love? Or family arrangements? Or shotguns? Sodomy is the sexual penetration of a human body through any orifice except the vagina. Yes, blowjobs are sodomy. Maybe it’s like a shotgun wedding but with a different punishment. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9834 "2013-06-18T19:53:45Z")
Would they accept a celibate marriage, then, if sodomy were not integral? I’m thinking no. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9835 "2013-06-18T20:14:14Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Texas Representative Michael Burgess feels that we should reduce the timeframe allowed for abortions to the 15-week mark because… > > …wait for it… > > […he’s seen a fetus masturbating.](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/17/republican-cites-masturbating-fetuses-to-support-new-abortion-restrictions/) It sounds like there may have been two people touching themselves in that room that day. 😃 ---
**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:** [June 18, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9836 "2013-06-18T20:42:56Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Nitpick: abortion was illegal everywhere until the _late_ sixties. Between 1967 and '69 12 states relaxed or abolished their restrictions on abortion. I remember NY, but didn’t realize it was as many as 12 states. Still, through most of the 60’s the majority of states banned abortions. If abortion is illegal, only criminals will have them. (Doesn’t really have the same ring as the gun one.) ---
**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:** [June 18, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9837 "2013-06-18T21:48:07Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > What exactly is a ‘sodomy based marriage’? Aren’t marriages normally based on things like love? Or family arrangements? Or shotguns? Sodomy is the sexual penetration of a human body through any orifice except the vagina. Yes, blowjobs are sodomy. Not safe for work:[spoiler]Really not safe for work. Not safe for good taste. Seriously, do not click on this: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulb0pLBgRCw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulb0pLBgRCw) [/spoiler] ---
**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:** [June 19, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9838 "2013-06-19T01:27:30Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Texas Representative Michael Burgess feels that we should reduce the timeframe allowed for abortions to the 15-week mark because… > > …wait for it… > > […he’s seen a fetus masturbating.](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/17/republican-cites-masturbating-fetuses-to-support-new-abortion-restrictions/) This is where infants with full heads of hair and hairy palms come from. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9839 "2013-06-19T04:47:21Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Would they accept a celibate marriage, then, if sodomy were not integral? I’m thinking no. Though it’s not strictly appropriate for this thread – not only not Republican but not even American – I can supply an answer of sorts. About seven years ago a group of anti-gay English groups spearheaded by Low Church/Evangelical Forwrd in Faith Movement successfully forced the withdrawal of the candidacy of the Rev. Canon Jeffrey John to a Church of England bishopric. The kicker? John, gay by orientation, remains in a **now-celibate** relationship with his partner of many years. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/9840 "2013-06-19T07:32:04Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > What exactly is a ‘sodomy based marriage’? One we should be so lucky to have. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=493)