# 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:** 822
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16421 "2014-09-03T22:59:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Wow, Michelle Bachmann has the solution to the whole ISIS problem. Why didn’t anybody else think of this? “[Defeat Them And Be Done With It](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/michele-bachmanns-simple-solution-isis-defeat-them-and-be-done-it)”. Not saying that Bachmann isn’t a total loon…but ISIS does seem to be intent on acquiring and holding territory, which makes them a much more likely target for a military solution than, say, Al Qaeda was. ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16422 "2014-09-04T02:21:17Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Not saying that Bachmann isn’t a total loon…but ISIS does seem to be intent on acquiring and holding territory, which makes them a much more likely target for a military solution than, say, Al Qaeda was. But even Bachmann admitted these groups, because of their ideology, will just reconstitute, so it would be a temporary win, just like it was with Al-Queda ---
**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:** [September 4, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16423 "2014-09-04T02:27:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Wow, Michelle Bachmann has the solution to the whole ISIS problem. Why didn’t anybody else think of this? “[Defeat Them And Be Done With It](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/michele-bachmanns-simple-solution-isis-defeat-them-and-be-done-it)”. Yeah, just like we did with the Taliban. Done and done. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16424 "2014-09-04T15:28:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Wow, Michelle Bachmann has the solution to the whole ISIS problem. Why didn’t anybody else think of this? “[Defeat Them And Be Done With It](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/michele-bachmanns-simple-solution-isis-defeat-them-and-be-done-it)”. You have to give her some credit, its similar to her successful plans on gays: Marry them and be done with it ---
**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:** [September 4, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16425 "2014-09-04T23:41:59Z")
Erik Rush: “[Obama designated a new national monument in New Mexico so that ISIS can set up a base there so that they can use it as a base for terrorist attacks on the US so that Obama can declare martial law and become a dictator](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/04/hannity-regular-erik-rush-obama-setting-up-isis-base-in-new-mexico-to-stage-terror-attacks/).” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16426 "2014-09-04T23:56:29Z")
Hmm, maybe we need a Schizophrenic RIOTD thread. This thread is for the merely stupid ones. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16427 "2014-09-05T01:04:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Erik Rush: “[Obama designated a new national monument in New Mexico so that ISIS can set up a base there so that they can use it as a base for terrorist attacks on the US so that Obama can declare martial law and become a dictator](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/04/hannity-regular-erik-rush-obama-setting-up-isis-base-in-new-mexico-to-stage-terror-attacks/).” Wow. The full “article” reads like a 9th grader’s homework essay. The reasoning is (obviously) shoddy and he seems to want to pad his word count. Lots of excess verbiage: > [@](#): > > It is high time that those in government who have any desire whatsoever to preserve this nation as an ongoing concern take stock of the abundance of evidence which proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the individual representing himself as Barack Hussein Obama is responsible for the resurgence of Islamic militancy in the Middle East, and ISIS in particular. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16428 "2014-09-05T14:21:36Z")
> [@](#): > > . . . the individual representing himself as Barack Hussein Obama . . . OK, this is the next level of derp beyond birtherism. What is Obama, then? A clone? Adam Weishaupt? ---
**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:** [September 5, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16429 "2014-09-05T14:35:51Z")
He’s lizard people, DUH. It’s like you were born under a rock. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16430 "2014-09-05T14:51:50Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > He’s lizard people, DUH. It’s like you were born under a rock. Yes, yes, I know that, but what’s the big deal?! He really was hatched in Honolulu. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16431 "2014-09-05T15:31:10Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Hmm, maybe we need a Schizophrenic RIOTD thread. This thread is for the merely stupid ones. I thought this guy may be just a random crazy, but apparently he’s a regular commentator on (wait for it…) Fox News. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16432 "2014-09-05T15:32:34Z")
> [@Evil\_Economist](#): > > I thought this guy may be just a random crazy, but apparently he’s a regular commentator on (wait for it…) Fox News. Where you said “but”, did you mean to put the word “and”? ---
**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:** [September 5, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16433 "2014-09-05T15:57:48Z")
> [@](#): > > It is high time that those in government who have any desire whatsoever to preserve this nation as an ongoing concern take stock of the abundance of evidence which proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the individual representing himself as Barack Hussein Obama is responsible for the resurgence of Islamic militancy in the Middle East, and ISIS in particular. Those in the government who desire to preserve this nation must take stock of the evidence which proves that Barack Hussein Obama is responsible for the resurgence of Islamic militancy, and Isis in particular. I’m guessing he gets paid by the word. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16434 "2014-09-05T16:31:55Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > It is high time that those in government who have any desire whatsoever to preserve this nation as an ongoing concern take stock of the abundance of evidence which proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the individual representing himself as Barack Hussein Obama is responsible for the resurgence of Islamic militancy in the Middle East, and ISIS in particular. > > Those in the government who desire to preserve this nation must take stock of the evidence which proves that Barack Hussein Obama is responsible for the resurgence of Islamic militancy, and Isis in particular. > > I’m guessing he gets paid by the word. I’m guessing that the voices in his head get cranky if he doesn’t transcribe their dictation verbatim. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16435 "2014-09-05T16:35:08Z")
Steve Southerland (R-FL): [Republican’s Male-Only Fundraiser Invite: “Tell the Misses Not to Wait Up”](http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/09/05/rep_steve_southerland_s_male_only_fundraiser_invite_let_s_fix_america_without.html?wpisrc=burger_bar) ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16436 "2014-09-05T16:51:29Z")
> [@Steve Southerland (R-FL)](#): > > “Tell the Misses Not to Wait Up” (_sic_) ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16437 "2014-09-05T17:31:21Z")
Jody Hice, Republican candidate for Congress from Georgia, needs to get his eyes checked. He can’t tell the difference between John Quincy Adams and [Dolly Parton](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/05/stephen-colbert-gop-candidate-cant-tell-founding-father-from-dollywood-founder/). ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16438 "2014-09-05T17:35:46Z")
I learned to my pleasant surprise a few years back that Dolly Parton is an intelligent and witty woman. Not just another pretty, ah, face. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16439 "2014-09-05T17:41:20Z")
Sure, and she’s funny as hell. But she ain’t JQ Adams, by any stretch of the imagination! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/16440 "2014-09-05T17:59:06Z")
> [@Lacunae\_Matata](#): > > Sure, and she’s funny as hell. But she ain’t JQ Adams, by any stretch of the imagination! Indeed not; Adams was a C cup at most. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=821) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=823)