# 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:** 705
**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:** [April 15, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14081 "2014-04-15T19:16:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I’m not sure if he’s a Republican, but probably. Just in case there was any doubt, [yes he is](http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/9948-sheriff-mack-announces-lawsuit-against-splc-run-for-congress), or at least was in 2011. > [@](#): > > Sheriff Mack, who was a speaker, along with this writer at the 53rd Anniversary Banquet of The John Birch Society in Sacramento, also announced to the assembled guests that he would also soon be filing papers to run in the Republican primary for the 21st Congressional District of Texas against incumbent Rep. Lamar Smith, whom Mack describes a “RINO” (Republican In Name Only). The 21st District includes much of San Antonio and Austin, as well as Fredericksburg, where Mack now resides. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14082 "2014-04-15T20:33:31Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I’m not sure if he’s a Republican, but probably. [Former Arizona County Sheriff planned to put the woman, including his wife and daughters, in the front lines in the confrontation against the feds.](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/15/former-sheriff-women-need-to-be-the-first-ones-shot-by-feds-in-bundy-ranch-standoff/#.U00-G7VsO7Q.facebook) So they can be the first ones shot. I had assumed the last sentence was only the construction you were putting on this, but, no. > [@](#): > > “We were actually strategizing to put all the women up at the front,” he recalled. “If they are going to start shooting, it’s going to be women that are going to be televised all across the world getting shot by these rogue federal officers.” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14083 "2014-04-15T20:35:14Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [State legislature of Oklahoma passes and Governor signs a law making it illegal for any jurisdiction in the state to raise the minimum wage or to allow workers to have sick or vacation leave.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/15/oklahoma-minimum-wage_n_5152496.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013) > [@](#): > > “This bill provides a level playing field for all municipalities in Oklahoma,” state Rep. Randy Grau (R), a backer of the bill’s House version, said on Monday, according to the Associated Press. “An artificial raise in the minimum wage could derail local economies in a matter of months. This is a fair measure for consumers, workers and small business owners.” You Fail Economics Forever. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14084 "2014-04-15T21:00:40Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > The sad part is their implicit belief that anybody outside the state itself would notice if Wisconsin got sucked into a black hole, much less seceded. I like cheeses. :mad: ---
**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:** [April 15, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14085 "2014-04-15T21:19:15Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > The sad part is their implicit belief that anybody outside the state itself would notice if Wisconsin got sucked into a black hole, much less seceded. Could Wisconsin survive on its own? Anyone inside should be allowed to come out, but could we blockade the borders and prevent any goods from going in? (Cut the electric lines and any pipelines going in, too.) They’d have enough cheese and beer to last for a while, but how long could they (or any state) last on its own? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14086 "2014-04-15T21:27:21Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Could Wisconsin survive on its own? Anyone inside should be allowed to come out, but could we blockade the borders and prevent any goods from going in? (Cut the electric lines and any pipelines going in, too.) They’d have enough cheese and beer to last for a while, but how long could they (or any state) last on its own? The have lots of breweries and dairy farms, so I think they would be self-sustaining in beer and cheese. And that’s about 90% of the average local diet right there. They won’t be starved into submission. ---
**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 15, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14087 "2014-04-15T21:32:54Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I like cheeses. :mad: Then you would not miss Wisconsin. There is a reason they wear it on their heads to football games, that is the best use for the vast majority of Wisconsin cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14088 "2014-04-15T21:42:19Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Could Wisconsin survive on its own? Anyone inside should be allowed to come out, but could we blockade the borders and prevent any goods from going in? (Cut the electric lines and any pipelines going in, too.) They’d have enough cheese and beer to last for a while, but how long could they (or any state) last on its own? We’d have to set up a naval blockade on Milwaukee and Superior, to prevent them from getting supplies from Ontario. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14089 "2014-04-15T21:53:20Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > The have lots of breweries and dairy farms, so I think they would be self-sustaining in beer and cheese. And that’s about 90% of the average local diet right there. They won’t be starved into submission. True, but would they have the raw materials and infrastructure (especially energy) to keep it up for very long? > [@Skammer](#): > > We’d have to set up a naval blockade on Milwaukee and Superior, to prevent them from getting supplies from Ontario. Yes, but I wonder what position Canada would take politically (would they want to get involved) or economically (what does Wisconsin have that Canada wants in exchange). But if the rest of the U.S. were to blockade them, that would mean ports, too. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14090 "2014-04-15T21:56:10Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I like cheeses. :mad: Cheeses died for your sins. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14091 "2014-04-15T22:03:16Z")
California cheese is happy cheese. It might just be high though. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14092 "2014-04-15T22:20:15Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > The have lots of breweries and dairy farms, so I think they would be self-sustaining in beer and cheese. And that’s about 90% of the average local diet right there. They won’t be starved into submission. But they will find themselves waging inadvertent chemical warfare on the remainder of the United States. It’s the rare sort of situation that warrants carpet-nuking. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14093 "2014-04-16T00:37:39Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > True, but would they have the raw materials and infrastructure (especially energy) to keep it up for very long? > > Yes, but I wonder what position Canada would take politically (would they want to get involved) or economically (what does Wisconsin have that Canada wants in exchange). But if the rest of the U.S. were to blockade them, that would mean ports, too. Neither cheese nor beer requires much in the way of high-tech infrastructure. Also, Wisconsin has 3 nuclear power plants, so they can’t be completely cut off from electricity, though maybe they’d end up having to cut power to Milwaukee to keep the breweries producing – a sacrifice that very few people outside of Milwaukee would have a problem with. As far as Canada goes, well, they don’t have to make all Canadians happy – just keep the border guards drunk and they’re good. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14094 "2014-04-16T01:22:03Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Also, Wisconsin has 3 nuclear power plants, so they can’t be completely cut off from electricity . . . Plus they’ll have time to work on their Secret Weapon Project: **CHEEZILLA!** :eek: ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14095 "2014-04-16T01:36:49Z")
[Tea Partier compares Cliven Bundy confrontation to Tiananmen Square massacre.](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/14/tea-party-rep-says-un-american-cattle-roundup-reminds-her-of-tiananman-square/) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14096 "2014-04-16T01:50:39Z")
[Erick Erickson: Congressman Ted Yoho’s challenger, Jake Rush, is a objectionable because he’s a LARPer.](http://www.redstate.com/2014/04/01/satan-witchcraft-role-play-and-challengers/) > [@](#): > > Jake Rush also happens to be into Satanic symbolism, vampirism, “rape” photos, whips, chains, and … you get the picture. If you don’t, I’ve got the pictures. > > He had membership (and may still have it) in a group called the Minds Eye Society, formerly known as The Camarilla. This is a live-action roleplaying group that used such systems as Vampire: The Requiem, Vampire: The Masquerade, Changeling: The Dreaming, and other such titles. He uploaded pictures to a wiki (that’s basically an online, user generated encyclopedia) called the Camarilla Wiki Project. It looks like someone started deleting the pictures just _before_ Jake announced his run for Congress. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14097 "2014-04-16T02:00:23Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > As far as Canada goes, well, they don’t have to make all Canadians happy – just keep the border guards drunk and they’re good. 😛 You guys know the UP is between Canada and Wisconsin right? ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14098 "2014-04-16T02:27:34Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Erick Erickson: Congressman Ted Yoho’s challenger, Jake Rush, is a objectionable because he’s a LARPer.](http://www.redstate.com/2014/04/01/satan-witchcraft-role-play-and-challengers/) Well, on the one hand, fuck the Camarilla, fuck 'em hard. On the other hand, as fen to the bone, I get to say that. They might be my severely mentally handicapped cousins, but they’re still family. Erick McDickwicket does not. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14099 "2014-04-16T03:23:03Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > You guys know the UP is between Canada and Wisconsin right? :dubious: By “the UP,” you mean, of course, Occupied Wisconsin? ---
**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 16, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14100 "2014-04-16T04:21:34Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Erick Erickson: Congressman Ted Yoho’s challenger, Jake Rush, is a objectionable because he’s a LARPer.](http://www.redstate.com/2014/04/01/satan-witchcraft-role-play-and-challengers/) That should be a QUALIFICATION. If Congress isn’t one long Live Action Role Play, nothing is! They play at representing us while lining their pockets. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=704) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=706)