# 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:** 593
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11841 "2013-11-24T15:04:37Z")
> [@](#): > > “just read Playboy for the jazz reviews.” Really? I thought it was for the jizz reviews. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11842 "2013-11-24T15:34:16Z")
Emission accomplished! ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11843 "2013-11-24T16:16:42Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > :mad: You have evoked a mental association between Rush Limbaugh and the Playmate of the Month. Og will find you. Hey, _I_ didn’t start it: > [@sylmar](#): > > At best possibly Limbaugh in a thong over-medicated on viagara In any case, Og found me long ago. But the doctors assure me I may regain some function over time. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11844 "2013-11-24T17:50:37Z")
#JohnCornyn on the Iran nuke deal: “Amazing what WH will do to distract attention from O-care” Trying to outdo John “Bomb, bomb Iran” McCain, Senator? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11845 "2013-11-24T19:09:43Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > #JohnCornyn on the Iran nuke deal: > “Amazing what WH will do to distract attention from O-care” I know! One more rollout problem and he might shut down Gitmo! :eek: ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11846 "2013-11-25T11:16:39Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > #JohnCornyn on the Iran nuke deal: > “Amazing what WH will do to distract attention from O-care” > > Trying to outdo John “Bomb, bomb Iran” McCain, Senator? :rolleyes: Remember when Clinton was trying to get Osama bin Laden and the Republicans accused him of just trying to distract attention away from the whole Whitewater thing and that it wasn’t a real issue? And how eventually it became too politically sensitive for Clinton to continue with? So how did that all work out for America, Senator? ---
**Author:** ![Batfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Batfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batfish)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11847 "2013-11-25T11:24:44Z")
[Oklahoma governor being Oklahoman.](http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/government/fallin-halts-all-spouse-benefit-applications-at-state-owned-national/article_1511406c-67e1-5b15-94ba-cfe887c15bac.html?mode=story) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11848 "2013-11-25T13:05:56Z")
> [@Batfish](#): > > [Oklahoma governor being Oklahoman.](http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/government/fallin-halts-all-spouse-benefit-applications-at-state-owned-national/article_1511406c-67e1-5b15-94ba-cfe887c15bac.html?mode=story) :rolleyes: You’re doin’ fine . . . ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11849 "2013-11-25T16:24:12Z")
Since Republicans are obsessed with Obamacare and have thought about nothing but Obamacare for years and design everything they do around Obamacare, I can understand why they think the same is true of Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11850 "2013-11-25T16:30:44Z")
The best part is this tweet from Fallin: “To set the record straight - no National Guardsman in Oklahoma is being denied marriage benefits. Stories that suggest otherwise are false.” Apparently it’s ok to be a fartbag if the federal government will do the work you’re shirking. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11851 "2013-11-25T17:57:09Z")
Reminds me of the Southern cities that closed their public facilities rather than letting black people enter them. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11852 "2013-11-25T18:07:30Z")
> [@Batfish](#): > > [Oklahoma governor being Oklahoman.](http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/government/fallin-halts-all-spouse-benefit-applications-at-state-owned-national/article_1511406c-67e1-5b15-94ba-cfe887c15bac.html?mode=story) Oh… My… God… There’s such a thing as the “Oklahoma Military Department”? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11853 "2013-11-25T18:40:14Z")
Be cool. It’s just the administrative layer over the OK National Guard and the “well-organized militias” that don’t happen to actually, ya know, \*exist \*and shit. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11854 "2013-11-25T19:05:19Z")
Oklahoma governor being Oklahoman - from Batfish don’t know why quote function died??? Originally Posted by **Batfish** [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16877114#post16877114) [Oklahoma governor being Oklahoman.](http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/government/fallin-halts-all-spouse-benefit-applications-at-state-owned-national/article_1511406c-67e1-5b15-94ba-cfe887c15bac.html?mode=story) Article on same subject on SLATE - by [Mark Joseph Stern](http://www.slate.com/authors.mark_stern.html) [http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2…src=burger\_bar](http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2013/11/20/national_guard_benefits_oklahoma_gov_mary_fallin_denies_benefits_to_all.html?wpisrc=burger_bar) Added idiocy - … When Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin was sworn into office, she [promised in her oath](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/01/13/138979/oklahoma-governor-offend-constitution/) to “offend the Constitution of the United States.” Many at the time assumed it was a blunder. But as it turns out, Gov. Fallin is true to her word… Lapdog Attorney General Scott Pruitt, (“0” for last century in arguing constitutionality of various Derplahomian legislated hate crimes laws), is in her corner. Matress Mary and the AG are also fighting disclosure of around 110 emails related to Mary belatedly returning to the Feds $54 million the state got to set up it’s ACA health exchange. The odds on favorite reason is threats to primary her in a re-election bid unless she toed the Tea Party line. Turns out there is no “executive privilege” or state secrets in Oklahoma. That was another interesting flip-flop by AG Pruitt. Our idiot-in-charge was originally thankful for the money and the ACA as it would save actual citizens in Oklahoma money and insure more of them. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11855 "2013-11-25T19:08:26Z")
excuse some of the repeats above - edit/preview and a couple of other things not working right. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11856 "2013-11-25T19:16:07Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Be cool. It’s just the administrative layer over the OK National Guard and the “well-organized militias” that don’t happen to actually, ya know, \*exist \*and shit. Actually, I think some states do have militias separate from their NGs. But I have no idea what they’re used for. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11857 "2013-11-25T19:44:40Z")
Rescuing babies from wells. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11858 "2013-11-25T21:07:47Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Rescuing babies from wells. We did it! (AotTM) ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11859 "2013-11-27T04:44:05Z")
…then erases it, but too late, screenshots, don’tcha know: > **[For This Beautiful Holiday, Dinesh D'Souza Makes Us Thankful We Are Not...](https://www.wonkette.com/for-this-beautiful-holiday-dinesh-dsouza-makes-us-thankful-we-are-not-dinesh-dsouza)** > > Twitter is, of course, the place where people go to embarrass themselves in public. That's just part of the day-to-day background noise. Throw in a national holiday, and you get all sorts of beautiful new opportunities to be an ass. Case in... ---
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11860 "2013-11-27T12:05:48Z")
[Republican congressional candidate wants to round up all the “wetbacks”:](http://huff.to/1c6SjhW%22) > [@](#): > > Drew Turiano, a Tea Party-affiliated real estate investor joining the race for a Montana congressional seat, called for “another Operation Wetback” in comments published in the local press on Monday – apparently unaware that current deportation levels exceed those of the 1950s. > > “It was called ‘Operation Wetback’ and that policy repatriated 1.4 million illegal aliens that were in America from Mexico,” Turiano tld KXLF in Montana. “He repatriated them along with their American-born children. President Eisenhower did that, it was called Operation Wetback. I think America needs another Operation Wetback.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=592) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=594)