# 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:** 724
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14461 "2014-05-03T11:03:17Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > While they are adept at martial arts, including kicking techniques, the quickening involves the use of tiny swords. Why do you think there are so few twins? > [@eschereal](#): > > I believe that would be Embarizona, where, for counting purposes, your pregnancy begins at the end of your last period. How, exactly, they would expect to enforce that is disturbing to think about (“show me your tampon receipts”). More disturbing is combining that definition of pregnancy with the push to charge pregnant women with crimes for unhealthy behavior. > [@Kobal2](#): > > Yes. I am aware. > But that was my point. By the time the fetus \*can \*kick it’s already too late to have a legal abortion in the existing framework, which generally speaking restricts electives to first trimester or very early second trimester barring weird shit going on. Sorry, I misread. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14462 "2014-05-03T22:54:15Z")
Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Christian (R) thinks it’s OK to [feed death row inmates to lions:](http://huff.to/1kzhxY7) > [@](#): > > “I realize this may sound harsh,” Christian told the AP, “but as a father and former lawman, I really don’t care if it’s by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions.” ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14463 "2014-05-03T23:49:47Z")
[Anti-gay marriage GOP candidate for NC state Senate used to work as a drag queen](http://www.businessinsider.com/anti-gay-marriage-gop-candidate-explains-his-past-as-a-drag-queen-2014-5#!HU5z9). It seems ironic, somehow, that this is being reported by “Business Insider”. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14464 "2014-05-04T00:08:10Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Anti-gay marriage GOP candidate for NC state Senate used to work as a drag queen](http://www.businessinsider.com/anti-gay-marriage-gop-candidate-explains-his-past-as-a-drag-queen-2014-5#!HU5z9). > > It seems ironic, somehow, that this is being reported by “Business Insider”. That’s hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14465 "2014-05-04T00:17:52Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Christian (R) thinks it’s OK to [feed death row inmates to lions:](http://huff.to/1kzhxY7) And we wouldn’t even have to build a Colosseum this time-We’d put in on Pay-Per-View! ---
**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:** [May 4, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14466 "2014-05-04T00:35:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Anti-gay marriage GOP candidate for NC state Senate used to work as a drag queen](http://www.businessinsider.com/anti-gay-marriage-gop-candidate-explains-his-past-as-a-drag-queen-2014-5#!HU5z9). > > It seems ironic, somehow, that this is being reported by “Business Insider”. From the linked article: > [@](#): > > Though he now views his past as a drag queen as “an embarrassment,” …I’ll bet he does. > [@](#): > > …Wiles said there were positive things he took away from the experience. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14467 "2014-05-04T01:12:49Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Anti-gay marriage GOP candidate for NC state Senate used to work as a drag queen](http://www.businessinsider.com/anti-gay-marriage-gop-candidate-explains-his-past-as-a-drag-queen-2014-5#!HU5z9). > > It seems ironic, somehow, that this is being reported by “Business Insider”. Sometimes I grow very weary of all the political arguing and whining, but then a story like this comes up and makes it all worth it. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14468 "2014-05-04T03:37:42Z")
> [@rick kitchen](#): > > [anti-gay marriage gop candidate for nc state senate used to work as a drag queen](http://www.businessinsider.com/anti-gay-marriage-gop-candidate-explains-his-past-as-a-drag-queen-2014-5#!hu5z9). \*not that there’s anything wrong with that \*: > [@](#): > > given his newfound knowledge, business insider asked wiles if there was anything he’d say to people who are currently drag queens. > > “good for them,” wiles said. “if they’re happy, good for them.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14469 "2014-05-04T05:08:36Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > …Wiles said there were positive things he took away from the experience. Like, test results? ---
**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:** [May 4, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14470 "2014-05-04T06:37:56Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Christian (R) thinks it’s OK to [feed death row inmates to lions:](http://huff.to/1kzhxY7) > > > [@](#): > > > > “I realize this may sound harsh,” Christian told the AP, “but as a father and former lawman, I really don’t care if it’s by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions.” I can’t put it into words, but there’s just something about the honorable gentleman’s name and his suggestion that makes me feel all warm and squicky inside. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14471 "2014-05-04T07:24:05Z")
“Rum, buggery and the lash, Mr. Christian! Rum, buggery and the lash! R! R!” ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14472 "2014-05-04T20:05:51Z")
Fox News: [Malaysia Airlines plane crash is Obama’s fault](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/04/fox-friends-links-benghazi-missing-malaysia-flight-and-blames-obama-for-both/). ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14473 "2014-05-04T20:19:17Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox News: [Malaysia Airlines plane crash is Obama’s fault](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/04/fox-friends-links-benghazi-missing-malaysia-flight-and-blames-obama-for-both/). Wow, you know you’ve gone too far when Tucker Carlson is walking you back. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14474 "2014-05-04T20:36:09Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > I can’t put it into words, but there’s just something about the honorable gentleman’s name and his suggestion that makes me feel all warm and squicky inside. I thought that headline was going to lead back to a parody story! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14475 "2014-05-05T01:58:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox News: [Malaysia Airlines plane crash is Obama’s fault](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/04/fox-friends-links-benghazi-missing-malaysia-flight-and-blames-obama-for-both/). Wow. That woman needs to either swallow or spit that spunk out. I always preferred swallowers. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14476 "2014-05-06T01:32:12Z")
Tennessee state Senator: [Signing up for Obamacare is like Jews signing up for Nazi death trains](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw1V--rp3ng). Conservative Christian leader: [Women should be banned from voting](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/05/02/barton-hates-women/). ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14477 "2014-05-06T01:37:39Z")
Say Rick? Not for nuthin’ but, uh … I got something about Scooter the Neutered Cat on the first link. I’m afraid to click the second one. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14478 "2014-05-06T02:25:20Z")
Hm. Don’t know why that happened. The second link is okay, let’s try that first link again: > **[GOP State Senator Likens Obamacare Sign-Ups To Nazi Death Trains](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obamacare-holocaust_n_5267120?utm_hp_ref=politics)** > > GOP State Senator Likens Obamacare Sign-Ups To Nazi Death Trains The Scooter link isn’t bad, though, though it has nothing to do with this subject. Sorry. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14479 "2014-05-06T02:40:32Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Christian (R) thinks it’s OK to [feed death row inmates to lions:](http://huff.to/1kzhxY7) > [@](#): > > “I realize this may sound harsh,” Yep, just a tad. But his thinking isn’t fiscally responsible. You’d have to pay for lion keepers and also feed them when they’re not participating in executions. No zoo would lend the state their beasts for the purpose since they don’t want their keepers attacked. The guillotine has possibilities, but I wonder if he’d handle the basket with the severed head or mop up the blood spatter when things are over. Without knowing anything about Christian, I would guess he’s a chicken hawk who supports US wars, but doesn’t want to participate actively. His bio is sketchy: [http://vote-ok.org/Intro.aspx?State=OK&Id=OKChristianMike](http://vote-ok.org/Intro.aspx?State=OK&Id=OKChristianMike) As a chicken hawk (and I admit I could be corrected on that) I suspect he would not volunteer to clean up the gore after any kind of messy execution. And if he won’t, why should someone else be made to do so? What these folks don’t seem to realize is that as much as a criminal might deserve execution, the many of the rest of us suffer when there is one. Especially if it’s botched. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14480 "2014-05-06T02:50:27Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Yep, just a tad. > > But his thinking isn’t fiscally responsible. You’d have to pay for lion keepers and also feed them when they’re not participating in executions. No zoo would lend the state their beasts for the purpose since they don’t want their keepers attacked. > > The guillotine has possibilities, but I wonder if he’d handle the basket with the severed head or mop up the blood spatter when things are over. Without knowing anything about Christian, I would guess he’s a chicken hawk who supports US wars, but doesn’t want to participate actively. > His bio is sketchy: [http://vote-ok.org/Intro.aspx?State=OK&Id=OKChristianMike](http://vote-ok.org/Intro.aspx?State=OK&Id=OKChristianMike) > > As a chicken hawk (and I admit I could be corrected on that) I suspect he would not volunteer to clean up the gore after any kind of messy execution. And if he won’t, why should someone else be made to do so? > > What these folks don’t seem to realize is that as much as a criminal might deserve execution, the many of the rest of us suffer when there is one. Especially if it’s botched. I disagree. A zoo could save a lot of money by feeding prisoners to lions rather than buying Lion Chow. Texas alone might produce enough executions to keep them well fed. Guillotines? George Carlin had a good idea on making those executions profitable. You put the prisoner at the top of a hill and then cut off his head. The head rolls down the hill. At the bottom of the hill are holes dug into the ground, and you let people bet on which hole the head falls into. Certain you could make enough to pay a good wage to a blood mopper. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=723) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=725)