# 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:** 737
**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 16, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14721 "2014-05-16T12:11:46Z")
\ ***Cordelia:** Well, does looking at guns make you wanna have sex? **Xander:** I’m 17. Looking at linoleum makes me wanna have sex. \* ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14722 "2014-05-16T13:57:59Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > I’m not following the “girls are too sexy” argument with the “girls are too much like boys” argument. 😕 > > I mean I can actually understand the whole, “Girls, this is a school and there is a time and a place” argument, but the “it’s your fault my son can’t concentrate in school” thing is pretty :dubious: to me. Boys are gonna look at girls, Dad. They could be dressed head to toe in burlap bags and the boys would still be trying to see what’s under there. If I am interpreting the stupid correctly he is saying that his son is unable to controll himslef in public because he is a guy and, as his father, Dr. Ablow won’t or can’t do anyting to correct him. His problem is that as girl’s lose “restraint” in being feminine they are also losing the abilty to control thier sexual urges (like boys) and feel the desperate need to flash the cookies to get boys attention and distract them. Basically, he is joining the Taliban School of Sexual Thought because nither he nor his son can keep their dick in their pants around teenage girls. Sort of like the male chaparones at this [dance](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627663/Teenager-forced-leave-prom-chaperone-dads-ogled-complained-make-sons-impure-thoughts.html). This is not a rare belief for Conservatives of all stripes. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14723 "2014-05-16T13:58:38Z")
Best twitter comment on the American Spring: “How’s the Dozen Doofus March going?” ---
**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 16, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14724 "2014-05-16T14:03:45Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Best twitter comment on the American Spring: “How’s the Dozen Doofus March going?” They’re still trying to navigate [find the protest site](http://www.theonion.com/articles/nations-morons-march-on-washington-state,2832/) and [fine-tune their agenda](http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-passionate-defender-of-what-he-imagines-c,2849/). ---
**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 16, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14725 "2014-05-16T14:20:17Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > That’s almost an hour long. Is there anything in particular you’d like to bring to our attention? My favorite: > [@](#): > > “A Republican stands for what the Republicans and that first page of the Republican platform is beautiful. But I honestly think half of the Republican Party is Democrats and half of the Democratic Party is Communist.” ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14726 "2014-05-16T14:23:29Z")
Welp, it’s Day 0 for the overthrow of the American government. We had a good run. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14727 "2014-05-16T14:24:56Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > In fact, they’re increasing the amount of energy available! I guess the utility companies want to create artificial scarcity, but that seems foolish. The end of natural gas reserves is well in sight.:lol: It’s also fun to point out the hypocrisy in the behavior of the arch-Libertarians. When it comes to denying food stamps and unemployment to the down and out, it is all, “Sorry, ideological purity ties our hands! I’m afraid you’ll have to either starve or take personal responsibility, because using the government to solve a problem is eeeevil.” But, when somebody builds a better mousetrap and suddenly their businesses can’t compete, they run faster than Usain Bolt to impose government restrictions to put the competition out of business. I always knew Libertarianism was a sham philosophy and merely a tool of class warfare on the part of aristocrat types. Now we have proof! ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14728 "2014-05-16T14:29:18Z")
Just like nobody actually cares about the deficit; it’s the distribution they care about. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14729 "2014-05-16T14:39:09Z")
> [@Ablow](#): > > The reason we’re doing that is because girls are in a panic to be more and more sexual because we’ve taken all the restraint away from femininity. We’ve made girls into boys. I **knew** those penis implants were a bad idea! ---
**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 16, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14730 "2014-05-16T14:46:20Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > Sort of like the male chaparones at this [dance](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627663/Teenager-forced-leave-prom-chaperone-dads-ogled-complained-make-sons-impure-thoughts.html). This is not a rare belief for Conservatives of all stripes. Looking at the picture of her and her date, I don’t think her dress was the problem. ---
**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 16, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14731 "2014-05-16T14:47:52Z")
[Supposed Live Stream of “Operation American Spring”](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/16/watch-live-operation-american-spring-warns-of-fema-roundup-civil-war-chemtrails/) is actually a conservative radio talk show host in a motor home. He claims that he is parked 10 miles away from the action because of the massive crowds. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14732 "2014-05-16T15:16:25Z")
I assume the National Park Service’s porta-potty contract is not in the 2/3 of the government they want to eliminate. Those guys need to go every 15 minutes or so. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14733 "2014-05-16T15:49:31Z")
Well, depends… ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14734 "2014-05-16T15:49:49Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Supposed Live Stream of “Operation American Spring”](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/16/watch-live-operation-american-spring-warns-of-fema-roundup-civil-war-chemtrails/) is actually a conservative radio talk show host in a motor home. He claims that he is parked 10 miles away from the action because of the massive crowds. :dubious: This was a huge disappointment to me this morning. I was expecting images of the White-house in flames and such, but it was just some old white guy yakking. I’ve yet to find any actual images of the real event anywhere. You’d think [Wonkette](http://wonkette.com/) at least would have a brave correspondent on the scene with a cell. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14735 "2014-05-16T15:54:37Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Supposed Live Stream of “Operation American Spring”](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/16/watch-live-operation-american-spring-warns-of-fema-roundup-civil-war-chemtrails/) is actually a conservative radio talk show host in a motor home. He claims that he is parked 10 miles away from the action because of the massive crowds. :dubious: Oh, click on it! Behold the masses, seething in their rage! I was wrong, it wasn’t trolling, its for real, and its _sooo_ much better! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14736 "2014-05-16T16:16:53Z")
[The teeming masses yearning to breathe free …](https://www.facebook.com/thePolitburoMocksTeabillies/photos/a.357397131053309.1073741829.355162344610121/500615750064779/?type=1&theater) Nope, that photo was from the MLK observance. It still shows the scaffolding on the Monument. Try harder, guys. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14737 "2014-05-16T16:26:07Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > And you nearly released Yog-Sothoth. Y’all didn’t think that one through, didja? Like that attempt to free him on 9/11. Absolutely insane. I’m right here man! ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14738 "2014-05-16T16:45:00Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Looking at the picture of her and her date, I don’t think her dress was the problem. Well, I thought _I_ was cynical, but **Maus** , really. Are you seriously suggesting that her date was a little too…I don’t know exactly what you’re trying to insinuate, here, maybe for the homeschooling parents he was a little too, how shall we put this delicately, _off-white_, for our blonde cutie? I find that suggestion just beyond the pale… ---
**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 16, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14739 "2014-05-16T16:45:43Z")
[This one seems legit](http://www.inquisitr.com/1254284/operation-american-spring-fizzles-turnout-minimal/). The story suggests they are being shamelessly tweeted to death. If I lived in the area, I would feel like going down there to hand out cookies. Because, they are like little Ewoks or something. ---
**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 16, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14740 "2014-05-16T16:51:34Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Ten to 30 MILLION? Now, now, now; they just might get a turnout of between ten people and thirty million people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=736) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=738)