# 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:** 511
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10201 "2013-08-08T05:26:59Z")
> **[The last moderate: Will ‘passionate pragmatist’ Dale Schultz be driven out of...](https://madison.com/news/local/writers/jack_craver/the-last-moderate-dale-schultz-might-be-on-his-way/article_e205e45f-f9cc-5c3c-9e04-c4f1731315a4.html)** > > Faced with a daunting primary race next year in which most insiders consider him the underdog, the veteran legislator has hardly bothered to raise any money to match his opponent. Moderate Republican state Senator, Dale Schultz faces a tough primary in which his opponent has raided $94,000 compared to his $684. In the general election he’d get independent and even some Democratic support, but he seems unlikely to get that far. > [@](#): > > Silly us that thought we were going to have some opportunity to impact something,” he adds, referring to the alternative mining proposal he worked on with Sens. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, and Bob Jauch, D-Poplar. > > For what purpose do people even pursue elected office these days, he wonders. > “When some think tank comes up with the legislation and tells you not to fool with it, why are you even a legislator anymore?” he asks. “You just sit there and take votes and you’re kind of a feudal serf for folks with a lot of money.” > > And yet the will to crush the opposition in today’s political climate extends beyond matters that interest big-money donors. Some Republicans seem to have made a sport out of stomping on liberals, or perceived liberals. Schultz cites the crackdown on the Solidarity Sing Along at the Capitol. > > “I think it is a sideshow designed to divert people from the real issues,” he says. “I mean, many days there weren’t even many people there anymore. Well somebody had to prove we could bang heads and we could rip their faces off and get ‘em in line, so they come in with the heavy hand and what’s the natural reaction? Ten times as many people showed up. Now, what did that solve? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BZkmq8JFoaY/maxresdefault.jpg "Solidarity Singers in Madison singing and getting arrested-August 5, 2013") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZkmq8JFoaY) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10202 "2013-08-08T06:34:16Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Moderate Republican state Senator, Dale Schultz faces a tough primary in which his opponent has raided $94,000 compared to his $684. “Who gave you the four dollars, Dale?” “All of them.” ---
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10203 "2013-08-08T15:17:58Z")
> **[Tea Party to Republicans: Shut Down the Government, or You're a Sellout](https://newrepublic.com/article/114229/tea-party-wants-government-shutdown-over-obamacare)** > > The Tea Party movement got its start in February, 2009, when CNBC commentator Rick Santelli stood on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and went on a rant about government bailouts. But the movement didn’t really establish itself... **Tea Party to Republicans: Shut Down the Government, or You’re a Sellout** The stupid idea here is the teahadists who want to shut down the government and the Republicans who go along with them. Their political threats against fellow Republicans who want to abide by their oaths of office by supporting the Constitution are another stupid idea. > [@](#): > > Look no further than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell has never said a kind word about Obamacare, famously united his Republican caucus around opposition to it, and has called for its repeal as loudly as anybody. But he hasn’t committed to the defunding strategy—and he’s getting all kinds of grief over it. It’s coming from his more conservative colleagues and it’s coming from his more conservative primary challenger, Matt Bevin. At a recent town hall meeting, Bevin challenged McConnell to take a position, saying “be a man.” ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10204 "2013-08-08T15:34:48Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > [Tea Party Wants Government Shutdown Over Obamacare | The New Republic](http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114229/tea-party-wants-government-shutdown-over-obamacare#) > > **Tea Party to Republicans: Shut Down the Government, or You’re a Sellout** > > The stupid idea here is the teahadists who want to shut down the government and the Republicans who go along with them. Their political threats against fellow Republicans who want to abide by their oaths of office by supporting the Constitution are another stupid idea. > [@](#): > > Look no further than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell has never said a kind word about Obamacare, famously united his Republican caucus around opposition to it, and has called for its repeal as loudly as anybody. But he hasn’t committed to the defunding strategy—and he’s getting all kinds of grief over it. It’s coming from his more conservative colleagues and it’s coming from his more conservative primary challenger, Matt Bevin. At a recent town hall meeting, Bevin challenged McConnell to take a position, saying “be a man.” That’s a little unfair, isn’t it? Not only is McConnell under pressure to stay in the closet…allegedly, heh, Bevin now wants him to be a man. Well, I say that’s simply too much to expect of \*\*\*any \*\*\*turtle. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10205 "2013-08-08T16:00:20Z")
[http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/08/steve-king-we-might-not-notice-if-sea-levels-go-up-4-or-6-inches/](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/08/steve-king-we-might-not-notice-if-sea-levels-go-up-4-or-6-inches/) **Steve King: We might not notice ‘if sea levels go up 4 or 6 inches’** - Well, not in Iowa anyway. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10206 "2013-08-08T21:31:56Z")
[Submitted without comment](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/08/07/immigration-reform-on-the-fringe/): > [@](#): > > Cathie Adams, former chairman of the Texas Republican Party, said one feature of the Senate’s immigration bill is a signpost of the end times. A biometric scanning measure, Adams said, will lead to the mark of the beast. The Huffington Post reports: > > “And, of course, we know in biblical prophecy that that is the End Times,” Adams said of the initiative. “That is going to be the brand either on our foreheads or on the back of our hands. That is demonic through and through. That is End Times prophecy. There is no question about that.” Okay, one comment: Texas. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10207 "2013-08-08T21:37:42Z")
ISTR Cathie Adams was the one who thought Grover Norquist was becoming a Muslim because he has a beard. This woman was the _Chair_ of the Texas Republican Party, people. ---
**Author:** ![Oldeb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@Oldeb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldeb)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10208 "2013-08-08T21:44:58Z")
Ignoring that US Customs already collects biometric data (same as Japan and a number of other countries), does that mean he’s for it to hasten the second coming or against it because it’s evil? At what point do you think he tips Christ as a big enough pro to outweigh Latinos becoming citizens? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10209 "2013-08-08T21:52:39Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Submitted without comment](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/08/07/immigration-reform-on-the-fringe/):Okay, one comment: Texas. If there’s one thing they know about, it’s branding. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10210 "2013-08-08T22:25:56Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > ISTR Cathie Adams was the one who thought Grover Norquist was becoming a Muslim because he has a beard. > > This woman was the _Chair_ of the Texas Republican Party, people. Yep, she’s a total wingnut in [many different ways](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/people/cathie-adams). ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10211 "2013-08-08T22:28:33Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > ISTR Cathie Adams was the one who thought Grover Norquist was becoming a Muslim because he has a beard. > > This woman was the _Chair_ of the Texas Republican Party, people. Chuck Norris and Odin are Muslim?! ---
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10212 "2013-08-08T22:42:55Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > ISTR Cathie Adams was the one who thought Grover Norquist was becoming a Muslim because he has a beard. > > This woman was the _Chair_ of the Texas Republican Party, people. \ ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10213 "2013-08-08T23:24:15Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally Posted by Gyrate > > ISTR Cathie Adams was the one who thought Grover Norquist was becoming a Muslim because he has a beard. > > This woman was the Chair of the Texas Republican Party, people. > Chuck Norris and Odin are Muslim?! And Santa Claus? I already knew about Lincoln. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10214 "2013-08-09T00:15:01Z")
Mike Huckabee Refers To Muslims As ‘Uncorked Animals’ [http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/08/08/2433521/huckabee-islam-fail/](http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/08/08/2433521/huckabee-islam-fail/) > [@](#): > > HUCKABEE: You know, if you’ve kept up with the Middle East, you know that the most likely time to have an uprising of rock throwing and rioting comes on the day of prayer on Friday. So the Muslims will go to the mosque, and they will have their day of prayer, and they come out of there like uncorked animals — throwing rocks and burning cars. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10215 "2013-08-09T00:41:12Z")
“Uncorked animals?” Really, Reverend Huckabee? Really? You almost have to wonder at what point will the GOP just have an honest moment and rename themselves, “The Party of God”. The acronym would have to be flipped, but that saves on letters doesn’t it? ---
**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:** [August 9, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10216 "2013-08-09T00:47:32Z")
“Throwing rocks and burning cars?” Sounds like Laker fans after a championship. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10217 "2013-08-09T01:50:56Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Mike Huckabee Refers To Muslims As ‘Uncorked Animals’ > > [http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/08/08/2433521/huckabee-islam-fail/](http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/08/08/2433521/huckabee-islam-fail/) Put a cork in it, Mike. ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10218 "2013-08-09T02:35:50Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > “Throwing rocks and burning cars?” > Sounds like Laker fans after a championship. Wait, what religion are they so we can stereotype and dehumanize, does anybody know? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10219 "2013-08-09T03:11:10Z")
> [@rogerbox](#): > > Wait, what religion are they so we can stereotype and dehumanize, does anybody know? Sports. Let’s do it. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/10220 "2013-08-09T04:47:47Z")
> [@Oldeb](#): > > Ignoring that US Customs already collects biometric data (same as Japan and a number of other countries), does that mean he’s for it to hasten the second coming or against it because it’s evil? At what point do you think he tips Christ as a big enough pro to outweigh Latinos becoming citizens? When christians start in on “end times” they seem to get confused as to whether they are against the signs of it or excited it’s finally happening. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=510) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=512)