# 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:** 746
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14901 "2014-05-28T01:23:58Z")
Elected Republican Judge moonlighting as a security guard decided it was appropriate to slap around a young black man looking for work while yelling racial slurs towards him. This is alleged so far, but I doubt random vendors make up stories like that for shits and giggles. > **[Judge Allegedly Taunts Black Man With Racial Slurs](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-weisenberger-judge-slaps-black-man_n_5398324)** > > Judge Allegedly Taunts Black Man With Racial Slurs ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14902 "2014-05-28T04:23:30Z")
Y’all missed the Twitter feed of former Election Commission chairman of Simpsonville, S.C., Todd Kincannon, who thinks his (imaginary) son would have superpowers if shot at on a public street. [“No idea how my son will die, but I know it won’t be cowering like a bitch at UC Santa Barbara. Any son of mine would have been shooting back”](https://twitter.com/Todd__Kincannon/status/470648291156189185) If you don’t want to be ill, don’t look at the rest of his feed. He tells women to show him their [tits or GTFO](https://twitter.com/Todd__Kincannon/status/471038733022527488), told one woman, “[Calm your tits, junebug](https://twitter.com/Todd__Kincannon/status/471029262099550208),” and responded to a woman who said she’d never heard of him before the tweet about his son, with this: “[Horse-faced liberal broads of the world, unite!](https://twitter.com/Todd__Kincannon/status/471071865822539778)” ---
**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 28, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14903 "2014-05-28T11:48:10Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Republican candidate for Texas State Board of Education doesn’t believe students should be taught about contraception](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/27/1302343/-Texas-Board-of-Education-hopeful-who-became-father-at-16-opposes-teaching-about-contraception?detail=facebook). He became a father at the age of 16. Also known as “The Bristol Palin Gambit.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14904 "2014-05-28T15:40:05Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Unfortunately, however . . .](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/staten-island-rep-michael-grimm-custody-article-1.1771386) Now [Michael Grimm says the media are out to get him.](http://www.salon.com/2014/05/28/michael_grimm_lashes_out_at_media_but_this_time_uses_only_his_words/) > [@](#): > > Republican Congressman Michael Grimm, who once physically threatened a reporter during an on-air interview, is now accusing the media of trying to destroy his image and thwart his bid for reelection. The clueless idiot is actually **running** for reelection?! ---
**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 28, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14905 "2014-05-28T16:43:59Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Now [Michael Grimm says the media are out to get him.](http://www.salon.com/2014/05/28/michael_grimm_lashes_out_at_media_but_this_time_uses_only_his_words/) > > The clueless idiot is actually **running** for reelection?! Such a sterling record, too… > [@](#): > > Federal prosecutors recently indicted Mr. Grimm, accusing the former Marine and FBI agent of mail and wire fraud, hiring illegal immigrants and perjury. The indictment alleges that Grimm withheld nearly $1 million in sales and wages and employed illegal immigrants at his Manhattan fast-food restaurant which he operated from 2007 to 2010. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14906 "2014-05-28T17:08:00Z")
Hey, man, that was totally unrelated to his congressional tenure. It’s practically a different person. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14907 "2014-05-28T22:31:31Z")
GOP science deniers threaten U.S. national defense The GOP used to be the party of national defense. … Last week 227 of 231 GOP members of the House voted to turn the Pentagon into climate-science deniers, a decision certain to weaken national security. That’s about as absurd as telling Silicon Valley they can’t use technology. > **[GOP climate-science deniers threaten national defense](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gop-science-deniers-threaten-us-national-defense-2014-05-28?siteid=yhoof2)** > > The GOP-dominated U.S. House of Representatives just voted to limit the Pentagon’s ability to defend America, by preventing military planners from using any... ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14908 "2014-05-28T23:04:27Z")
Don’t see much impact on national security, unless the Canadians start getting all pissy about\* their\* water! ---
**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 28, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14909 "2014-05-28T23:28:27Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > The GOP used to be the party of national defense. … Last week 227 of 231 GOP members of the House voted to turn the Pentagon into climate-science deniers, a decision certain to weaken national security. You say that as if they do not really not believe in climate change but are voting that way for political (or monetary) reasons. Is that your view? I’m more leaning towards them being genuine dumbasses and are voting their actual views. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14910 "2014-05-28T23:38:25Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > GOP science deniers threaten U.S. national defense > The GOP used to be the party of national defense. … Last week 227 of 231 GOP members of the House voted to turn the Pentagon into climate-science deniers, a decision certain to weaken national security. That’s about as absurd as telling Silicon Valley they can’t use technology. > > [GOP climate-science deniers threaten national defense - MarketWatch](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gop-science-deniers-threaten-us-national-defense-2014-05-28?siteid=yhoof2) > [@Revtim](#): > > You say that as if they do not really not believe in climate change but are voting that way for political (or monetary) reasons. Is that your view? I’m more leaning towards them being genuine dumbasses and are voting their actual views. scuse me that is from the article. shudda quoted or made clear. " The GOP used to be the party of national defense. … Last week 227 of 231 GOP members of the House voted to turn the Pentagon into climate-science deniers, a decision certain to weaken national security. That’s about as absurd as telling Silicon Valley they can’t use technology. " ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14911 "2014-05-29T00:03:05Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Don’t see much impact on national security, unless the Canadians start getting all pissy about\* their\* water! The article mentions the importance of climate science re: intelligence planning, e.g. determining which geographical area is going to go apeshit in 12 months because there’s going to be a sudden draught/flood. Or knowing that this and that National Guard unit won’t be able to be deployed in Bumfuqistan because they’ll be busy overseeing the aftermath of Hurricane God Hates Us All. Then there’s the whole “naval bases should maybe prolly be able to study rising sea levels so they don’t get damaged or worse”. E.g. If y’all have to move out of Pearl in a hurry I’d axiomatically postulate that’s something you’d want to be able to know about and plan contingencies for. And if you think that’s silly sky-gonna-fall doomsaying, Micronesia’s already in deep shit due to rising sea levels. ---
**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 29, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14912 "2014-05-29T01:37:34Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Then there’s the whole “naval bases should maybe prolly be able to study rising sea levels so they don’t get damaged or worse”. Oh, come now, was it not St. Ronnie that told us, “_A rising sea lifts all boats_”? Who are we to gainsay the beatified? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14913 "2014-05-29T02:37:51Z")
The pier doesn’t rise along with the boat ! 🙂 ---
**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 29, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14914 "2014-05-29T02:46:21Z")
So, if/when Bangladesh floods from rising sea levels, and millions of refugees get the hell out of there, straining the resources of their neighbors to the breaking point, and this results in armed conflicts, how will the Pentagon describe what is happening? ---
**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 29, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14915 "2014-05-29T06:09:08Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > So, if/when Bangladesh floods from rising sea levels, and millions of refugees get the hell out of there, straining the resources of their neighbors to the breaking point, and this results in armed conflicts, how will the Pentagon describe what is happening? As climate terrorism … but NOT climate change! ---
**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 29, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14916 "2014-05-29T13:39:17Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > scuse me that is from the article. shudda quoted or made clear. > > " The GOP used to be the party of national defense. … Last week 227 of 231 GOP members of the House voted to turn the Pentagon into climate-science deniers, a decision certain to weaken national security. That’s about as absurd as telling Silicon Valley they can’t use technology. " Well, then the author of the article is making the mistake of attributing their actions to maliciousness when it might be better explained by their simple ignorance and stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14917 "2014-05-29T13:54:08Z")
No one says you can’t be maliciously stupid. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14918 "2014-05-29T14:58:42Z")
Wait, so they can vote on what science they’re going to follow and not follow? Can they vote that NASA can’t believe in gravity anymore so they can launch spacecraft easier? Can they vote that fossil fuels will never run out? ---
**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 29, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14919 "2014-05-29T16:59:01Z")
Admittedly, [this one](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/207519-cheney-obama-weakest-president-of-my-lifetime) is another barrel-fish-shoot, but what the hell: > [@](#): > > Former Vice President Dick Cheney blasted President Obama as the weakest president of his lifetime on Wednesday Remember, kids: Leadership that blows off warnings before your capital and metropolis get attacked is _strong_; leadership that gives the guy responsible some high-velocity lead poisoning is _weak_! ---
**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 29, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/14920 "2014-05-29T17:17:47Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Well, then the author of the article is making the mistake of attributing their actions to maliciousness when it might be better explained by their simple ignorance and stupidity. Y’all don’t seem to understand that the Republicans made a simple mistake that any of us could have made. When assigned to a Crime Panel, your job is to help stamp out crime. When assigned to a Poverty Panel, you job is to try to eliminate poverty. When assigned to an Inflation Panel, your job is to try to Whip Inflation Now :p. So naturally, when these Republicans got assigned to a Science Panel… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=745) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=747)