# 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:** 578
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11541 "2013-10-30T02:04:45Z")
“Mr. Wheeler, if 90% of your constituents wanted you to vote to raise taxes by 4 points on those making over $200k, would you do it?” “Fuuuuck no! Have you never read Burke?” ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11542 "2013-10-30T11:45:36Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Rand Paul is going to Virginia to urge Libertarians to vote for Ken Cucinelli.](http://vienna.patch.com/groups/elections/p/sen-rand-paul-to-campaign-for-ken-cuccinelli-monday-in-fairfax) I fully support Rand Paul linking himself to the incredibly unpopular Cucinelli. It can only help his 2016 campaign, right? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11543 "2013-10-30T11:55:26Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Marco Rubio (R-FL) seems to have been inspired by Ted Cruz’ minibuster of his own bill. Rubio is not only [blocking his own immigration bill](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/06/06/why-marco-rubio-is-against-his-own-immigration-bill-and-what-it-means/) but [holding up his own judicial nominee](http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2013-10-29/civil-rights/vacant-judgeships-long-wait-for-florida-scales-of-justice/a35250-1). Someone really oughta tell him that the “obstruct EVERYTHING” strategy only applies to Mr. Obama. Also that it doesn’t seem to be working all that well anyway. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11544 "2013-10-30T13:01:54Z")
That makes as much sense as Cruz voting \*for \*cloture on the bill he was filibustering. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11545 "2013-10-30T13:14:12Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Someone really oughta tell him that the “obstruct EVERYTHING” strategy only applies to Mr. Obama. That’s actually exactly why he’s obstructing them. He was in favor of his bill and his nominee until he found out Obama was in favor of them too. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11546 "2013-10-30T14:21:20Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Rand Paul is going to Virginia to urge Libertarians to vote for Ken Cucinelli.](http://vienna.patch.com/groups/elections/p/sen-rand-paul-to-campaign-for-ken-cuccinelli-monday-in-fairfax) Rand Paul: [Speeches copied from Wikipedia](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/30/rand-paul-mum-plagiarism-allegations/3312513/); hairstyle copied from James Traficant. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11547 "2013-10-30T14:28:33Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > I think he was advocating for voting for _anything_ that will save his own worthless political ass. Up to and including slavery. And probably beyond. Yep. He fits this description to a tee: [QUOTE=H. L. Mencken] The typical lawmaker of today is a man wholly devoid of principle – a mere counter in a grotesque and knavish game. If the right pressure could be applied to him he would be cheerfully in favor of polygamy, astrology or cannibalism. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11548 "2013-10-30T15:12:25Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Rand Paul: [Speeches copied from Wikipedia](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/30/rand-paul-mum-plagiarism-allegations/3312513/); hairstyle copied from James Traficant. Headline of article: “Rand Paul mum after plagiarism allegations” Perhaps he was mum because he could find someone to copy a response from. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11549 "2013-10-30T15:19:00Z")
That’s not a nice thing to say about _anybody’s_ mum. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11550 "2013-10-30T15:41:16Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Rand Paul: [Speeches copied from Wikipedia](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/30/rand-paul-mum-plagiarism-allegations/3312513/); hairstyle copied from James Traficant. This can’t help his chances with the base. They’re bound to demand to know why he’d plagiarize a liberal cesspool like Wikipedia. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11551 "2013-10-30T16:26:46Z")
Well, if he used a speechwriter, he can just say that he learned everything he knows about politics from his father… ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11552 "2013-10-30T17:15:27Z")
> [@Babyeater Bohemoth](#): > > Instead of simply agreeing with me that what the Assembleyman said was a poor analogy, you seek to make him into a slaver, even tho all available evidence that isn’t filtered through your bias doesn’t support that perception. 😛 It was not a poor analogy at all, it was a backdoor way for him to support slavery and have plausible deniability. No non-racist person says they’d vote for slavery even if they disagree with it because their braindead constituents wanted it. A person who’s not racist, of solid moral character, and just not a pandering Republican jackhole would say they would never vote for slavery even if their constituents demanded it. That’s not being a good leader, a good person, or a good politician. The people elected him to be knowledgeable in things they can’t be, to make the decisions they can’t. If I were part of the intelligence committee and knew information that would cause me to support things contrary to what my constituents want, then I would vote against what they want and vote my conscience. You don’t let ignorant people dictate your vote simply because they are large in number > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I guess the question is if instead of asking about slavery blogger Chuck Muth had used the example of legislation confiscating all firearms. > > Would Wheeler would still have responded affirmatively? Gun control, while controversial, is not a settled moral issue with one correct side. The educated mind is able to differentiate between what is settled dogma or a continuing ideological fight. Slavery is settled, it is always bad, there is no good slaver that exists today. No one from this point on should ever support it especially so casually because of votes ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11553 "2013-10-30T17:55:22Z")
Gun control is settled in the most advanced nations (e.g. G7 etc.) with the exception of the USA, the same way that slavery was settled by the most advanced nations prior it being settled in the USA. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11554 "2013-10-30T18:06:10Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > This can’t help his chances with the base. They’re bound to demand to know why he’d plagiarize a liberal cesspool like Wikipedia. If he’d plagarized from Conservapedia, the risk of getting caught by one of its half-dozen readers would have been much less. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11555 "2013-10-30T19:18:57Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Gun control is settled in the most advanced nations (e.g. G7 etc.) with the exception of the USA, the same way that slavery was settled by the most advanced nations prior it being settled in the USA. “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.” _~~attributed to Winston Churchill._ ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11556 "2013-10-30T21:58:16Z")
[“_Misattributed_” may have been a more apt choice of words.](http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/10/28/241295755/a-churchill-quote-that-u-s-politicians-will-never-surrender) But well done on acknowledging that it only has standing as an attribution, and not a quote. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11557 "2013-10-30T22:13:34Z")
> [@ghoulasdad99](#): > > [“_Misattributed_” may have been a more apt choice of words.](http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/10/28/241295755/a-churchill-quote-that-u-s-politicians-will-never-surrender) > > But well done on acknowledging that it only has standing as an attribution, and not a quote. 🙂 But this one’s for real: Lady Astor once said to Churchill, “If you were my husband, Winston, I would put poison in your tea!” And Churchill, never at a loss, riposted, “And if you were my wife, I’d beat the shit out of you!” ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11558 "2013-10-30T22:27:33Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > But this one’s for real: > > Lady Astor once said to Churchill, “If you were my husband, Winston, I would put poison in your tea!” > > And Churchill, never at a loss, riposted, “And if you were my wife, I’d beat the shit out of you!” And let’s not forget his immortal words after the darkest days of the Battle of Britain," Never have so many freeloaders done so much, for so few…" or something along those lines. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11559 "2013-10-31T00:17:19Z")
Oscar Wilde once sent Churchill a note: “Enclosed are two tickets to the premier performance of my new play. Bring a friend, if you have one.” Churchill wrote back, “You and your play can both go fuck yourselves.” ---
**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:** [October 31, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11560 "2013-10-31T00:20:56Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Churchill wrote back, “You and your play can both go fuck yourselves.” “Which is illegal, so you’ll be arrested again.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=577) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=579)