# 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:** 762
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15221 "2014-06-14T00:46:10Z")
Hey, it’ll cost jobs! One job in particular is threatened. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15222 "2014-06-14T04:00:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Wall Street Journal thinks that the US sending a few paratroopers and bombers to Iraq will take care of all of the problems there](http://www.salon.com/2014/06/13/neocon_lunatics_are_back_right_wing_wall_street_journal_calls_for_re_invading_iraq/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow). War is good for business. The only way to get these chickenhawk fuckers to stop thinking invasion is the answer to everything is to re-institute the draft, so their own sons will be at risk, instead of a bunch of strangers with Hispanic surnames. By the way, I love how that article called Obama “wrong and naive” for thinking the Iraqis could defend themselves, when training them to do exactly that was the neocon rationale for our extended occupation of Iraq. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15223 "2014-06-14T04:11:50Z")
[And here’s the latest on the religious right’s favorite topic;](http://www.salon.com/2014/06/11/creationist_author_asks_if_evolution_is_true_is_rape_wrong/) > [@](#): > > “You have to start asking questions: Well, if evolution is true, and it’s just all about the male propagating their DNA, we had to ask hard questions, like, well, is rape wrong?” Isaacs says to a stunned host. > > “Evolution is about the man propagating their DNA, and applying evolutionary thought to humanity then it’s basically the strongest male takes whoever he can to propagate the DNA, and it is a scary outcome,” Isaacs continues. > > Isaacs then claims that if evolution were true marriage would be “anathema,” because it limits sexual relations to being between one man and one woman. > > “According to the evolutionary worldview, [if] that male is strong enough and he had wonderful genes, he should propagate his DNA as much as possible so that the species can progress,” Isaacs said. “So it redefines everything about our society.” ---
**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:** [June 14, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15224 "2014-06-14T06:11:17Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > War is good for business. The only way to get these chickenhawk fuckers to stop thinking invasion is the answer to everything is to re-institute the draft, so their own sons will be at risk, instead of a bunch of strangers with Hispanic surnames. _clears throat_ \*Now, come on Wall Street, don’t be slow Why, man, this is war a-go-go There’s plenty good money to be made Supplying the Army with the tools of the trade Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb They drop it on the Viet Cong And it’s 1, 2, 3, what are we fighting for ?.. \*Don’t be silly, rich kids don’t get drafted : they’re in college ! ---
**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:** [June 14, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15225 "2014-06-14T18:43:29Z")
Doesn’t matter anymore. You can still be drafted (if it were reinstated) even if you are in college. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15226 "2014-06-14T18:54:10Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Doesn’t matter anymore. You can still be drafted (if it were reinstated) even if you are in college. The wealthy and those willing to shit their pants to avoid the draft, will. The thing to do is apply the draft to men and women equally, and see how casually we start wars. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15227 "2014-06-14T19:39:24Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > _clears throat_ > \*Now, come on Wall Street, don’t be slow > Why, man, this is war a-go-go > There’s plenty good money to be made > Supplying the Army with the tools of the trade > Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb > They drop it on the Viet Cong > And it’s 1, 2, 3, what are we fighting for ?.. > > \*Don’t be silly, rich kids don’t get drafted : they’re in college ! Thanks for the trip down nostalgia lane! I heard Country Joe and the Fish sing this in a free concert at Berkeley’s Provo Park! 😃 … 40-odd years ago. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15228 "2014-06-14T21:22:36Z")
And what a long strange trip its been… ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15229 "2014-06-14T22:47:12Z")
Boy, some of these RWers just can’t let go of the rape thing, can they? I think they secretly want to re-subjugate all the womenfolk to do all the man’s bidding, stay home and take care of the kids and have no rights other than what the husband gives them ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15230 "2014-06-14T22:51:22Z")
> [@computergeek](#): > > Boy, some of these RWers just can’t let go of the rape thing, can they? I think they secretly want to re-subjugate all the womenfolk to do all the man’s bidding, stay home and take care of the kids and have no rights other than what the husband gives them Too bad for them women are over 50% of voters. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15231 "2014-06-14T23:10:23Z")
“Secretly”? ---
**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:** [June 14, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15232 "2014-06-14T23:39:51Z")
Lou Dobbs: “[Obama intentionally colluded with Mexican and Central American governments to bring all of these undocumented children into the country](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/14/lou-dobbs-tells-bill-oreilly-obama-orchestrated-recent-wave-of-immigrant-minors/).” He doesn’t seem to have an answer as to “Why”, although Bill O’Reilly wouldn’t have asked that question. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15233 "2014-06-15T00:10:25Z")
Not a stupid Idea of the day …[Idaho Republican Convention can’t agree on anything so quits in disgust](http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15234 "2014-06-15T00:21:10Z")
It really is amazing how just a little good news can make a person so damn cheerful! 😃 If I’d known that I could ACTUALLY wish chaos on the GOP, I’d have tried it long ago. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15235 "2014-06-15T00:26:59Z")
They did it ALL BY THEMSELVES. I’m proud of the little bastards. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15236 "2014-06-15T00:44:53Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > They did it ALL BY THEMSELVES. I’m proud of the little bastards. No, I think they had a little help from AFP astroturfers – hey, maybe AFP is a false-flag monkey-wrenching group? ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15237 "2014-06-15T02:25:48Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > War is good for business. The only way to get these chickenhawk fuckers to stop thinking invasion is the answer to everything is to re-institute the draft, so their own sons will be at risk, instead of a bunch of strangers with Hispanic surnames. As true then as it is now: https://www.youtube.com/embed/5ScisGFllPY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque :::Terrorist fist bump to **TonySinclair**.::: ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15238 "2014-06-15T02:32:18Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > Not a stupid Idea of the day …[Idaho Republican Convention can’t agree on anything so quits in disgust](http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/) Their first mistake was holding their convention in Moscow. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15239 "2014-06-15T22:38:53Z")
[http://m.host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/on-politics/on-politics-ag-candidate-brad-schimel-criticized-for-response-to/article\_fff3e9d4-457e-56e8-94fd-bad82a8f6b39.html](http://m.host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/on-politics/on-politics-ag-candidate-brad-schimel-criticized-for-response-to/article_fff3e9d4-457e-56e8-94fd-bad82a8f6b39.html) Waukesha County District Attorney and candidate for state attorney general Brad Schimel thinks representative government means buying the government you want for yourself. :smack: ---
**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:** [June 16, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/15240 "2014-06-16T04:33:01Z")
That link seems to be broken, is [this the story](http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/jessie-opoien/republican-ag-candidate-brad-schimel-why-can-t-legislators-donors/article_7ec776d7-640a-578f-8ee9-83192bb99636.html)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=761) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=763)