# 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:** 697
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13921 "2014-04-08T02:34:23Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > [Newly elected rep. Vance Mcallister (LA), whom is married and ran on a platform as a Christian conservative, caught making out with a staffer who is not his wife.](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/07/married-congressman-sorry-after-seen-kissing-staffer-in-video/?hpt=hp_t2) > > > [@](#): > > > > (CNN) – Newly elected Rep. Vance McAllister asked for forgiveness from God, his family and his constituents after a local newspaper published what it said was surveillance video of the married Louisiana Republican making out with a female staffer. That breeze you felt was from the sighs of relief of Republican partisans finding out he was cheating with a woman. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13922 "2014-04-08T02:42:59Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Imagine what their porn is like. No, wait, maybe you shouldn’t. It probably involves disgustingly funny [religious toys](http://www.divine-interventions.com/religioustoys.php) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13923 "2014-04-08T14:09:27Z")
[More from South Carolina:](http://www.salon.com/2014/04/07/south_carolina_republican_accuses_state_university_of_recruiting_lesbians/) > [@](#): > > The South Carolina House of Representatives voted last month to cut $70,000 from the budgets of two state universities in order to punish these schools for teaching students about LGTBQ rights and history. > > As I noted before, lawmakers were outraged that the College of Charleston gave students Alison Bechdel’s award-winning graphic memoir,”Fun Home” as non-required reading and that the University of South Carolina Upstate assigned “Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio,” as part of its freshman writing class. Lawmakers, angry at the prospect that students in the state would get an actual education, threatened economic sanctions. > > Now, according to a report from Right Wing Watch, a Republican state senator is accusing one of these schools of “recruiting” lesbians — by hosting a one-woman satirical show called “How To Be A Lesbian In 10 Days Or Less.” > > “That’s not an explanation of ‘I was born this way,’” said Sen. Mike Fair. The show planned at the University of South Carolina-Upstate was “recruiting,” he added. Senator, I share your enthusiasm for lesbian recruitment as a cinematic theme, believe me I do, but it does not happen IRL. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13924 "2014-04-08T14:14:03Z")
I’ve always wanted to be a lesbian, but it just takes so long… hey check this out! ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13925 "2014-04-08T14:56:36Z")
Me too, but even ten days is too long. I got shit to do. If you had something I could work into my daily schedule more easily, like maybe “30 Second Sappho,” I’d be interested. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13926 "2014-04-08T15:28:50Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Imagine what their porn is like. No, wait, maybe you shouldn’t. Hint: Putin _half_-naked on horseback is the first-hit’s-free teaser. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13927 "2014-04-08T15:37:31Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Senator, I share your enthusiasm for lesbian recruitment as a cinematic theme, believe me I do, but it does not happen IRL. > [@andros](#): > > Me too, but even ten days is too long. I got shit to do. If you had something I could work into my daily schedule more easily, like maybe “30 Second Sappho,” I’d be interested. Disclaimer: This program is a teaching tool designed to enhance the enjoyment and effectiveness of erotic displays between female partners. The user will retain her original heterosexual orientation, as will become evident once she is prepared to take advantage of the effect upon male onlookers. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13928 "2014-04-08T15:41:50Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > [Newly elected rep. Vance Mcallister (LA), whom is married and ran on a platform as a Christian conservative, caught making out with a staffer who is not his wife.](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/07/married-congressman-sorry-after-seen-kissing-staffer-in-video/?hpt=hp_t2) > > Gotta love them “Conservative Christian” values. Well, he [fired](http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140407/NEWS01/304070039/Freshman-Congressman-McAllister-asks-forgiveness-following-video-of-him-kissing-woman-who-isn-t-his-wife?nclick_check=1) the hussy temptress who led him astray, so it’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13929 "2014-04-08T15:59:46Z")
I wonder if her husband will agree to give another $5200 to the McAllister political machine? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13930 "2014-04-08T16:22:23Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Well, he [fired](http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140407/NEWS01/304070039/Freshman-Congressman-McAllister-asks-forgiveness-following-video-of-him-kissing-woman-who-isn-t-his-wife?nclick_check=1) the hussy temptress who led him astray, so it’s all good. Almost. Gotta publicly beg for forgiveness from God and his wife, too. Do that and the fundies eat it up. It’s actually a \*good \*career move that way. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13931 "2014-04-08T16:54:03Z")
[http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/6th-district-gop-makes-case-for-states-secession-rights-b99240852z1-253967281.html](http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/6th-district-gop-makes-case-for-states-secession-rights-b99240852z1-253967281.html) > [@](#): > > A group of Republicans in Wisconsin want to make sure that if they get fed up with the rest of the country, the Badger State can go it alone. > > Last month, one of Wisconsin’s eight regional Republican caucuses passed a resolution asserting the state’s right to secede, according to Daniel Bice at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. > > Dan Feyen, chairman of the GOP in the 6th congressional district, sent a note to Republican state lawmakers making clear that he did not support the resolution because it did not deal with the “true enemy,” e.g. Democrats. He also stressed that the resolution did not really have much support. Wisconsin gave most of the Iron Brigade to the Army of the Potomac during the Civil war. Those three regiments suffered nearly the highest numbers of killed in battle of all Northern units. Now this? Condemning Democrats to “enemy” status is pretty bad as well. If you think of another party as enemies rather than mere opponents, then any vote suppression, cheating, lying, double dealing, etc. is justified. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13932 "2014-04-08T17:03:07Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > [Newly elected rep. Vance Mcallister (LA), whom is married and ran on a platform as a Christian conservative, caught making out with a staffer who is not his wife.](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/07/married-congressman-sorry-after-seen-kissing-staffer-in-video/?hpt=hp_t2) > > Gotta love them “Conservative Christian” values. It’s kinda funny to me that CNN used the phrase “making out” to describe the congressman’s behavior. I don’t think I’ve used that phrase since 8th grade. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13933 "2014-04-08T17:08:10Z")
1st draft said “trading spit”. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13934 "2014-04-08T17:14:20Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > It’s kinda funny to me that CNN used the phrase “making out” to describe the congressman’s behavior. I don’t think I’ve used that phrase since 8th grade. That’s quite a dry spell, eh? 😃 ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13935 "2014-04-08T17:46:21Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > It’s kinda funny to me that CNN used the phrase “making out” to describe the congressman’s behavior. I don’t think I’ve used that phrase since 8th grade. McAlister’s campaign called it Jesus Licking in their press release so options were limited. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13936 "2014-04-08T17:48:21Z")
[Charles Koch does an op-ed in the WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303978304579475860515021286?mod=hp_opinion&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303978304579475860515021286.html%3Fmod%3Dhp_opinion) – [aaaannnd the head of the NRSC, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran (R-Servile), goes and reads out the silly thing on the floor!](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/03/charles-koch-op-ed_n_5084976.html) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13937 "2014-04-08T18:16:06Z")
[Gov. Rick Perry: Sorry, Mr. AG, Texas cannot comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act.](http://www.tdcjunion.com/research/rick_perry_letter.pdf) Because we count 17yos as adults here, you see, and separating them out would be just too inconvenient. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13938 "2014-04-08T18:36:02Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Gov. Rick Perry: Sorry, Mr. AG, Texas cannot comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act.](http://www.tdcjunion.com/research/rick_perry_letter.pdf) Because we count 17yos as adults here, you see, and separating them out would be just too inconvenient. The following statement appears over Rick Perry’s signature: “I cannot and will not certify as true those things for which I do not have facts.” ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13939 "2014-04-08T18:37:24Z")
I think it’s a bit unfair to assume, _a priori_, that that’s a stupid idea (though “we can’t possibly comply now we an act that was passed in 2003” is heading in the right direction.) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/13940 "2014-04-08T19:43:52Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [More from South Carolina:](http://www.salon.com/2014/04/07/south_carolina_republican_accuses_state_university_of_recruiting_lesbians/) > > Senator, I share your enthusiasm for lesbian recruitment as a cinematic theme, believe me I do, but it does not happen IRL. The hell it doesn’t! I get brochures in the mail all the time! And I’m not even a woman! (Granted, they offer some lovely toasters as premiums.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=696) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=698)