# 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:** 81
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1601 "2010-05-25T15:52:29Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Well, heh heh, it’s kinda technically neither - it’s a _commonwealth_, something kinda sorta halfway between a territory and a country. Not really the best thing to nail the guy on. So is Kentucky, does that mean its not a state? Puerto Rico can call itself the Kingdom of Godzilla for all that it matters. It is _not_ an independent country and is a United States territory. I shudder to think that someone who can neither understand nor care about that distinction might actually be part of Congress. It is a pretty damm good thing to nail the guy on. He is an idiot who didn’t know what he was talking about and when corrected blustered his way through it. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1602 "2010-05-25T21:51:26Z")
Sharron Angle, the non-chicken lady from Nevada, on how she did things as a child that no Americans ever do: [laundry, sweep floors, make beds. . .](http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/05/24/sharron_angle_jobs_americans/index.html) Who does she think she is anyway, an illegal immigrant? ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1603 "2010-05-25T23:50:21Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Presumably those wearing chicken costumes were the most anti-Lowden. > > This is a good thing. It makes it more likely that this insane bitch is the Teabagger nominee. Then she can go ahead and explain to everyone how her $100k RV gift is something any one of us could have, if we knew someone who wanted to give us a $100k RV. > > Ayn Rand on display right here, folks. > > -Joe Am I the only one who is endlessly amused that the woman whose entire health care reform proposal involves chicken trading _isn’t_ the insane bitch candidate? “What if they just traded chickens for expensive healthcare procedures?” is actually the most mainstream Republican candidate’s position. ---
**Author:** ![Alienhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alienhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alienhand)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1604 "2010-05-25T23:57:33Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > This week we have campaigning for king of stupid Republican ideas(he has a lot of them) we have J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), arguing that ‘the United States did not formally declare war on Germany in World War II’ McCain has an amusing [web ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC-x_EScbwg) capitalizing on Hayworth’s stupidity. ---
**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 26, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1605 "2010-05-26T01:04:52Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Sharron Angle, the non-chicken lady from Nevada, on how she did things as a child that no Americans ever do: [laundry, sweep floors, make beds. . .](http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/05/24/sharron_angle_jobs_americans/index.html) > > Who does she think she is anyway, an illegal immigrant? Certainly enough evidence to check her papers if she crosses the border into Arizona. ---
**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 26, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1606 "2010-05-26T11:56:37Z")
[Another South Carolina tale](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/us/politics/26haley.html) of hiking the Appalacian Trail… ---
**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 26, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1607 "2010-05-26T12:21:39Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [Another South Carolina tale](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/us/politics/26haley.html) of hiking the Appalacian Trail… This one is kind of interesting. The aide seemed to have caught wind that the Columbus paper was going to run a story on their affair, so he tried to do the smart thing and got out in front of it. I imagine that Haley would have done so too, if her biggest backer (one Sarah Palin) had not immediately denied everything on her behalf. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1608 "2010-05-26T12:52:33Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Certainly enough evidence to check her papers if she crosses the border into Arizona. Cop: Is that Lemon Pledge I see in that bag, ma’am? Woman: Yes. So? Cop: Step out of the car, ma’am. As for chickenlady Lowden, she got caught in between two bullshit GOP traps. First was the folksy Fred “Ignore the Mercedes and be wooed by my pickup truck and how old gampy used to do it” ain’t-this-folksy shit great Thompsonitis and GOPers are never wrong and therefore chickencare must be defended. -Joe ---
**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 26, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1609 "2010-05-26T14:38:58Z")
Cop: MOP! Get down on the ground and put you hands behind your back! Captain (later): Thank God you got her off the street. She had a leaf blower in the trunk. ---
**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 26, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1610 "2010-05-26T15:08:40Z")
and once again the State of Arizona is safe for the Mexican drug trains that inspired this law and are not going to be affected by it one bit. ---
**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 26, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1611 "2010-05-26T15:16:25Z")
Yet another of the _Tales of the Arizona Highway Patrol_. Epilogue: Molly McMahan was treated and released for the minor gunshot wound she received during her beat down. She was able to quit her housekeeping job due to the settlement she she reached with the state. Her mop and leaf blower were confiscated and sold at auction to Mexican housecleaning kingpins. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1612 "2010-05-26T15:44:57Z")
> [@Alienhand](#): > > McCain has an amusing [web ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC-x_EScbwg) capitalizing on Hayworth’s stupidity. Ha! That is excellent. ---
**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 26, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1613 "2010-05-26T16:36:51Z")
> [@Alienhand](#): > > McCain has an amusing [web ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC-x_EScbwg) capitalizing on Hayworth’s stupidity. Well, of course McCain is going to be more familiar with the event, he was there when it happened showing his grandkids where he worked. Get it? He’s OLD!! ---
**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 26, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1614 "2010-05-26T17:13:55Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > This one is kind of interesting. The aide seemed to have caught wind that the Columbus paper was going to run a story on their affair, so he tried to do the smart thing and got out in front of it. I imagine that Haley would have done so too, if her biggest backer (one Sarah Palin) had not immediately denied everything on her behalf. Battle Prayer: “We can handle our enemies; Lord save us from our allies.” ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1615 "2010-05-26T18:19:12Z")
> [@Alienhand](#): > > McCain has an amusing [web ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC-x_EScbwg) capitalizing on Hayworth’s stupidity. Yeah I saw that. JD isn’t taking kindly to McCain’s criticism of his intelligence and in a strongly worded statement blasting McCain for these attacks he misspelled McCain’s name… Seriously you can’t make this stuff up. [http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/EJMontini/84503](http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/EJMontini/84503) ---
**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 26, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1616 "2010-05-26T21:18:57Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > This week we have campaigning for king of stupid Republican ideas(he has a lot of them) we have J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), arguing that ‘the United States did not formally declare war on Germany in World War II’ I guess that was assumed to be a given after they bombed Pearl Harbor. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1617 "2010-05-27T02:19:27Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Yeah I saw that. JD isn’t taking kindly to McCain’s criticism of his intelligence and in a strongly worded statement blasting McCain for these attacks he misspelled McCain’s name… > > Seriously you can’t make this stuff up. > > [http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/EJMontini/84503](http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/EJMontini/84503) I’m guessing that being stupid will actually attract a whole lot of Republican votes. Stupid like a fox! ---
**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 27, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1618 "2010-05-27T14:12:59Z")
[http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/showarticle.asp?ID=335](http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/showarticle.asp?ID=335) > [@](#): > > Congressman McCarthy is heading up the project, which gives Americans a chance to have their voices heard in setting the nation’s policy priorities and crafting a new governing agenda rooted in principles of smaller, more accountable government > [@](#): > > A central part of America Speaking Out is a new innovative web forum, where all citizens can submit their ideas for a new agenda, regardless of party affiliation and whether we agree with them or not. > **To create [AmericaSpeakingOut.com](http://AmericaSpeakingOut.com), we went looking for the best online tools available. I traveled to Washington State and discovered a Microsoft program that was used to help NASA map the moon.** This impressive technology is easy to use and secure. We will protect privacy of all our participants, and ensure that the conversation is civil. Bolding mine. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1619 "2010-05-27T14:20:30Z")
> [@](#): > > A central part of America Speaking Out is a new innovative web forum, where all citizens can submit their ideas for a new agenda, regardless of party affiliation and whether we agree with them or not. > To create [AmericaSpeakingOut.com](http://AmericaSpeakingOut.com), we went looking for the best online tools available. I traveled to Washington State and discovered a Microsoft program that was used to help NASA map the moon. This impressive technology is easy to use and secure. We will protect privacy of all our participants, and ensure that the conversation is civil. I’m not sure exactly what technology he’s refering to. I’d hold off on calling that stupid until I know what the hell he’s talking about (or thinks he’s talking about). I do sort of object to always calling it “Washington State”, though. ---
**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 27, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1620 "2010-05-27T14:26:24Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m not sure exactly what technology he’s refering to. I’d hold off on calling that stupid until I know what the hell he’s talking about (or thinks he’s talking about). I’m trying, but I’m failing to think of a reasonable scenario that isn’t the result of ignorance. My guess is they showed him some software that maps the moon, without making it clear to him that it has nothing to to do with the web technology they were selling/giving him (which was likely simply .NET ASP). Then he conflated the two. Plus, it’s pretty stupid to go Microsoft headquarters to get software. I didn’t fly to Redmond to pick up my copy of MS Word. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=82)