# 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:** 727
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14521 "2014-05-07T18:55:14Z")
Note to self: Wear gloves when visiting that man’s house. And don’t use the bathroom. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14522 "2014-05-07T19:35:38Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Note to self: Wear gloves when visiting that man’s house. And don’t use the bathroom. And above all _don’t_ crash at his place. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14523 "2014-05-07T20:37:45Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Like anyone’s going to take relationship advice from a guy whose haircut is still based on his 8th grade yearbook picture. Fucker Carlson is just bitter than no woman has ever wanted to buy him dinner. ---
**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 7, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14524 "2014-05-07T21:31:48Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Fucker Carlson is just bitter than no woman has ever wanted to buy him dinner. … or even a decent tie. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14525 "2014-05-07T22:32:28Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Still trying to figure out the connection between handwashing and non-ingestion of doorknobs. And then there’s the curious non-specification of the hypothetical orifice of doorknob-entry. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14526 "2014-05-08T00:50:57Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Fucker Carlson is just bitter than no woman has ever wanted to buy him dinner. There was apparently [a guy that did, once](http://gawker.com/294673/tucker-carlson-beats-up-gay-men-with-his-friends). Just in case anyone isn’t aware of what a vile human being Tucker Carlson is. ---
**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 8, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14527 "2014-05-08T01:07:55Z")
Umm, _I flout the law, the law caved …_ > [@"\[Journal-Sentinel:](#): > > ([http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/federal-judge-halts-john-doe-probe-into-walker-recall-b99264341z1-258209431.html](http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/federal-judge-halts-john-doe-probe-into-walker-recall-b99264341z1-258209431.html))"]A federal judge ordered a halt Tuesday to the John Doe investigation into campaign spending and fundraising by Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and conservative groups, saying the effort appeared to violate one of the group’s free speech rights. > > “The (Wisconsin Club for Growth and its treasurer) have found a way to circumvent campaign finance laws, and _ **that circumvention should not and cannot be condemned or restricted** _. Instead, it should be recognized as promoting political speech, an activity that is ‘ingrained in our culture,’” Randa wrote, quoting from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. (emphasis mine) Now, I have some jaw to pick up off the floor. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14528 "2014-05-08T01:21:40Z")
Calm yourself (at least a little). [The order to destroy all evidence collected to date has been stayed, pending review by the Court of Appeals.](http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/halt-to-john-doe-probe-lifts-obstacle-to-scott-walker-re-election-bid-b99264574z1-258293621.html) ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14529 "2014-05-08T03:23:29Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > There was apparently [a guy that did, once](http://gawker.com/294673/tucker-carlson-beats-up-gay-men-with-his-friends). Just in case anyone isn’t aware of what a vile human being Tucker Carlson is. Wow, what an arsehole. I’m glad I’m not him. ---
**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 8, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14530 "2014-05-08T04:18:16Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, the managers of the Roman arena executions and animal-fights must have solved or dealt with that problem **somehow!** All that’s needed is a little historical/archaeological research! 🙂 [Per Cecil](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2841/were-christians-really-thrown-to-the-lions), it has been claimed that beasts used for executions and other sporting events sometimes did turn on their handlers. ---
**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 8, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14531 "2014-05-08T04:22:41Z")
It’s only anal sex that the guy considers unhealthy? Oral sex is OK, then, right? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14532 "2014-05-08T04:38:03Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > It’s only anal sex that the guy considers unhealthy? Oral sex is OK, then, right? Just log it in the “Homophobic males spend a bizarrely inordinate amount of their time thinking about buttsex for some reason” file. ---
**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 8, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14533 "2014-05-08T05:34:47Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Just log it in the “Homophobic males spend a bizarrely inordinate amount of their time thinking about buttsex for some reason” file. [Yes, it is a total mystery.](http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-big-questions/201106/homophobic-men-most-aroused-gay-male-porn) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14534 "2014-05-08T14:59:09Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Just log it in the “Homophobic males spend a bizarrely inordinate amount of their time thinking about buttsex for some reason” file. [Homophobic Men Most Aroused by Gay Male Porn](http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-big-questions/201106/homophobic-men-most-aroused-gay-male-porn) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14535 "2014-05-08T15:24:38Z")
John McCain [yells at another passing cloud](http://benswann.com/john-mccain-on-nsa-spying-something-youve-got-to-accept/) about how the yung-uns forgot all about the 9-11 attack so they don’t understand that having the NSA spy on them is “just the way we live”. After all, “if we’d intercepted the right communications we might have prevented 9/11”, assuming that the President actually read [the memo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Ladin_Determined_To_Strike_in_US). ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14536 "2014-05-08T16:02:19Z")
Ted Cruz releases his [“Legal Limit Report No. 4”](http://dailycaller.com/2014/05/07/ted-cruz-releases-definitive-list-of-76-lawless-obama-actions/) . It’s a list of 76 lawless Obama actions. Here is a taste of eight, if you just want to get a feel for the whole thing… 1. “Obama implemented portions of the DREAM Act by executive action” 2. “Ended some terror asylum restrictions” 3. “Recognized same sex marriage in Utah despite a Supreme Court stay on a court order allowing the institution” 4. “Illegally revealed the existence of sealed indictments in the Benghazi investigation” 5. “Illegally delayed Obamacare verification of eligibility for healthcare subsidies” 6. “Ordered Boeing to fire 1,000 employees in South Carolina and shut down a new factory because it was non-union” 7. “Terminated the pensions of 20,000 non-union Delphi employees in the GM bankruptcy.” 8. “Government agencies are engaging in ‘Operation Choke Point,’ where the government asks banks to ‘choke off’ access to financial services for customers engaging in conduct the Administration does not like—such as ‘ammunition sales.’” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14537 "2014-05-08T17:01:01Z")
The list also includes such monumental offenses as shutting down an Amish farm that was illegally selling raw milk across state lines. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14538 "2014-05-08T17:04:37Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > John McCain [yells at another passing cloud](http://benswann.com/john-mccain-on-nsa-spying-something-youve-got-to-accept/) This country wouldn’t have had to be all that much crazier for us now to be in the middle of the second McCain-Palin administration. ---
**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 8, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14539 "2014-05-08T18:43:13Z")
Representative Trey Gowdy, chairman of the most recent Benghazi! “investigation”: “[if an administration is slow-walking document production, I can’t end a **trial** simply because the **defense** won’t cooperate](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trey-gowdys-embarrassing-start)." So it’s a trial, and the administration is the defense. ---
**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 8, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14540 "2014-05-08T19:11:20Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > This country wouldn’t have had to be all that much crazier for us now to be in the middle of the second McCain-Palin administration. And just because McCain is still alive now doesn’t mean he wouldn’t have died if he was president, either from additional job stress or some other unpredictable “butterfly effect” change. We could have been in the second Palin administration right now! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=726) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=728)