# 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:** 596
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11901 "2013-12-03T15:12:41Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Scott Walker Campaign: Skip Black Friday, Give Us Your Money Instead](http://huff.to/1eR0Nde) What if you’re convinced that the governor will be outdated or broken by next year? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11902 "2013-12-03T16:17:46Z")
[California GOP creates fake health care website to discourage constituents from obtaining insurance](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/02/1259641/-California-GOP-creates-fake-healthcare-website-to-discourage-constituents-from-obtaining-insurance?) [An underhanded anti-Obamacare stunt by the California GOP [updated]](http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-underhanded-20131202,0,1592466.story#axzz2mQEr8lVi) ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11903 "2013-12-03T16:50:50Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What if you’re convinced that the governor will be outdated or broken by next year? Oh, he was rolled off the line with tremendous flaws in his OS. But the voters decided those weren’t bugs but features. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11904 "2013-12-03T19:13:28Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > [California GOP creates fake health care website to discourage constituents from obtaining insurance](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/02/1259641/-California-GOP-creates-fake-healthcare-website-to-discourage-constituents-from-obtaining-insurance?) > > [An underhanded anti-Obamacare stunt by the California GOP [updated]](http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-underhanded-20131202,0,1592466.story#axzz2mQEr8lVi) Nah. Evil, not stupid. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11905 "2013-12-03T19:19:01Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > [California GOP creates fake health care website to discourage constituents from obtaining insurance](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/02/1259641/-California-GOP-creates-fake-healthcare-website-to-discourage-constituents-from-obtaining-insurance?) > > [An underhanded anti-Obamacare stunt by the California GOP [updated]](http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-underhanded-20131202,0,1592466.story#axzz2mQEr8lVi) > [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Nah. > > Evil, not stupid. Stupid in thinking it wouldn’t be noticed and publicized. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11906 "2013-12-03T23:51:44Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Scott Walker Campaign: Skip Black Friday, Give Us Your Money Instead](http://huff.to/1eR0Nde) “Now kids, I know you’re upset now, but you have to look at the big picture. If we gave you presents, Scott Walker could lose, and then unions would go un-busted and you’d grow up in a world where government workers had pension plans. Is that any sort of world you want to live in?” ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11907 "2013-12-04T00:18:27Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Scott Walker Campaign: Skip Black Friday, Give Us Your Money Instead](http://huff.to/1eR0Nde) To be honest, i’m not sure why this qualifies as a stupid Republican idea. I mean, as a lefty, i definitely think that Scott Walker is a stupid Republican, he’s awful for Wisconsin, and there’s no way i’d vote for him, but i don’t see anything particularly disturbing about the message itself. All it’s asking people to do is consider spending a little bit of their discretionary income on a political campaign instead of on consumer crap. I don’t see a problem with that. Progressives were making a big deal back in 2008 about the significance of small donations to the Obama campaign, and in the absence of decent campaign finance reform, i think that encouraging campaign contributions by regular folks isn’t a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11908 "2013-12-04T00:25:52Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > To be honest, i’m not sure why this qualifies as a stupid Republican idea. > > I mean, as a lefty, i definitely think that Scott Walker is a stupid Republican, he’s awful for Wisconsin, and there’s no way i’d vote for him, but i don’t see anything particularly disturbing about the message itself. > > All it’s asking people to do is consider spending a little bit of their discretionary income on a political campaign instead of on consumer crap. I don’t see a problem with that. Progressives were making a big deal back in 2008 about the significance of small donations to the Obama campaign, and in the absence of decent campaign finance reform, i think that encouraging campaign contributions by regular folks isn’t a bad thing. Really stretching the point. 😉 War on Christmas! Taking money from retailers( small business, job creators!) Saying it’s better to spend on him rather than your kids. Pointing out that typical retail products are shoddy and won’t last the year. 😃 ---
**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:** [December 4, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11909 "2013-12-04T02:51:12Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I mean, as a lefty, i definitely think that Scott Walker is a stupid Republican, he’s awful for Wisconsin, and there’s no way i’d vote for him, but i don’t see anything particularly disturbing about the message itself. When the pro-God, pro-family crowd puts out a message that says “spend your Christmas money on something Scott Walker wants, rather than something your kids want”, I think it qualifies for this thread. Congratulations, **Equipoise**. Four years ago you were just a crazy kid with a keyboard and a dream. Today, 1,000,000 views. Take a bow. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11910 "2013-12-04T06:56:41Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > All it’s asking people to do is consider spending a little bit of their discretionary income on a political campaign instead of on consumer crap. Republican voters can do both. Only those too stupid or lazy to provide a comfortable income for their families have to choose between presents for the kids and political donations. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11911 "2013-12-04T15:24:38Z")
[Another salvo in the Republicans’ War on Christmas:](http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/nrcc-removes-happy-holidays-is-what-liberals-say-shirt-from) > [@](#): > > In a tweet last week, the [National Republican Congressional Committee] promoted the t-shirt, which reads **“Happy Holidays is What Liberals Say”** in a Comic Sans font on the front and “Merry Christmas!” on the back, for Black Friday. > As of Monday, the shirt looks to have been removed from the NRCC website… ---
**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:** [December 4, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11912 "2013-12-04T16:06:32Z")
Comic Sans. Is there no abomination these people will not stoop down to ? ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11913 "2013-12-04T16:34:15Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Comic Sans. Is there no abomination these people will not stoop down to ? So true! You think they’ve hit rock bottom, but no. They can go lower. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11914 "2013-12-04T17:34:56Z")
Their [“I’m Not Afraid to Say Merry Christmas” t-shirt](https://www.nrcc.org/store/afraid-say-merry-christmas-shirt/) is priced at a whopping $39.99. They may be low, but their prices are high. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11915 "2013-12-04T17:47:02Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > Their [“I’m Not Afraid to Say Merry Christmas” t-shirt](https://www.nrcc.org/store/afraid-say-merry-christmas-shirt/) is priced at a whopping $39.99. They may be low, but their prices are high. Nothing grifts like a social conservative organization… ---
**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:** [December 4, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11916 "2013-12-04T17:47:45Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Congratulations, **Equipoise**. Four years ago you were just a crazy kid with a keyboard and a dream. Today, 1,000,000 views. Take a bow. With a nod to \*\*Squink \*\*for posting the 2nd SRIOTD in [post #23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10976439&postcount=23) (which–needless to say–came on the same day as the first Stupid Republican Idea). Without that post, this thread might have quickly fizzled after a discussion of Darrell Issa’s issues with the Michelle Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11917 "2013-12-04T22:10:07Z")
If you’ve got a good memory, you might remember Ralph Hudgens, the Georgia Insurance Commissioner. Earlier this year, he made his [views on Obamcare](http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/oct/02/obamacare-may-put-target-ralph-hudgens-back/) clear > [@](#): > > “We’re doing everything in our power to be an obstructionist,” Now it’s… well, it’s [more of the same](http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/dec/04/ralph-hudgens-compares-pre-existing-conditions-car/) > [@](#): > > “But say you’re going along and you have a wreck. And it’s your fault. Well, a pre-existing condition would be you then calling up your insurance agent and saying, ‘I would like to get collision insurance coverage on my car.’ And your insurance agent says, ‘Well, you never had that before. Why would you want it now?’ And you say, ‘Well, I just had a wreck, it was my fault and I want the insurance company to pay to repair my car.’ And that’s the exact same thing on pre-existing insurance.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11918 "2013-12-04T22:15:41Z")
And the need for the individual mandate starts to dawn on him … ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11919 "2013-12-04T22:59:48Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Has Anyone Mentioned This Yet? > > Fox News says: > > **[Sharia Law is Ruining America Because Muslim Girls Get Their Own Swim Class!](http://www.islamophobiatoday.com/2013/12/02/fox-and-friends-warns-of-ymca-swim-class-for-muslim-girls/)** While I am comfortable with the class for muslim girls being sponsored, I would also be comfortable with the YMCA not sponsoring the class if it was a burden on other YMCA members. Not sure how sharia law relates here, but then, I’m not a FauxNews fan. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11920 "2013-12-04T23:02:16Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > If you’ve got a good memory, you might remember Ralph Hudgens, the Georgia Insurance Commissioner. Earlier this year, he made his [views on Obamcare](http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/oct/02/obamacare-may-put-target-ralph-hudgens-back/) clear > > Now it’s… well, it’s [more of the same](http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/dec/04/ralph-hudgens-compares-pre-existing-conditions-car/) Georgia is governed by a profoundly crooked group of idiots. The voters who elect them are dumber than they are. I love the state, but the people in it, they try me to the utmost sometimes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=595) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=597)