# 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:** 862
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17221 "2014-10-03T15:28:04Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > This is a really long thread and I didn’t feel inclined to go through 300+ pages. If you go to the User CP, click Edit Options, and scroll down the page a bit, you’ll find an option to change your display to 200 posts per page. The thread’s only 87 pages long, then. Perfectly manageable. 😃 > [@](#): > > (Gee, they really _do_ have a lot of stupid ideas.) You have NO idea. Or maybe you do. To be fair, it has taken several years to reach this length. > [@](#): > > Anybody mentioned this one yet? > > [Conservatives’ 17th Amendment repeal effort: Why their plan will backfire.](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/02/conservatives_17th_amendment_repeal_effort_why_their_plan_will_backfire.html) Yeah, we went over that about a year ago. And there are also multiple threads dealing with the teapublicans yearning to repeal it. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17222 "2014-10-03T15:58:20Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Since we don’t have a dedicated thread for Evil Republican Idea of the Day, [this](http://www.eclectablog.com/2014/10/michigan-gop-goes-to-the-gutter-sends-mailer-asks-people-to-call-dem-candidates-mother-who-is-in-hospice-care.html) will have to go here: [Followup](http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/10/portage_democrat_john_fisher_d.html), complete with a nonpology from the Republican candidate: > [@](#): > > Iden, 31, said in a brief statement that he does not condone the tactics utilized by his party in this instance. > > “Obviously, as you know, it was not sent out by our campaign,” Iden said. "I don’t condone negative campaign tactics and it’s not something my campaign has done or anticipates doing. > > “I hope Mr. Fisher would do the same.” Wow, this guy actually has the gall to imply that the dirty trick itself and Fisher’s complaint about it are just equivalent sides of the “negative campaign tactics” coin. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17223 "2014-10-03T17:05:35Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > [Republicans re-branding](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/perpetual-state-republican-rebranding). > > Again. Well up until now the Republicans were all about 1) Saying No to Obama, 2) Voting to repealing Obamacare for the 50th time, and 3) Kowtowing to wealthy fat cats. Under the new brand they are in favor of 1) Bowing to fat wealthy cats, 2) Saying Nay to Obama and 3) Voting to repeal Obamacare for the 55th time. Can’t you see the difference. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17224 "2014-10-03T18:53:16Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Well up until now the Republicans were all about 1) Saying No to Obama, 2) Voting to repealing Obamacare for the 50th time, and 3) Kowtowing to wealthy fat cats. > > Under the new brand they are in favor of 1) Bowing to fat wealthy cats, 2) Saying Nay to Obama and 3) Voting to repeal Obamacare for the 55th time. > > Can’t you see the difference. Lather[sup]\*[/sup], Reince, Repeat. [detail:](http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2014/10/focusing-party-platform-for-mid-terms.html) \*0. Our Constitution should be preserved, valued and honored. \ …_states rights_… \ That guides our thinking on every issue. 1. Economy: Start growing America’s economy instead of Washington’s economy so that working Americans see better wages and more opportunity. 2. Budget/Debt: Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, make government more efficient, and leave the next generation with opportunity, not debt. 3. Healthcare: We need to start over with real healthcare reform that puts patients and their doctors in charge, not unelected bureaucrats in Washington. 4. Veterans: No veteran should have to wait in line for months or years just to see a doctor. 5. Security: A strong military, growing the economy, energy independence, and secure borders. 6. Education: Every child should have an equal opportunity to get a great education; no parent should be forced to send their child to a failing schools. 7. Poverty: Focus should be on getting people out of poverty by lifting up all people and helping them find work. 8. Values: Value the traditions of family, life, religious liberty, and hard work. 9. Energy: Make America energy independent by encouraging investment in domestic energy, lowering prices, and creating jobs at home. 10. Immigration: An immigration system that secures America’s borders, upholds the law, and boosts the economy.\* \*_Lather was 30 years old today And lather came foam from his tongue He looked at me eyes wide to plainly say “Is it true I’m no longer young?”_ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17225 "2014-10-03T19:05:56Z")
Sorry, forgot to add the commentary on Priebus’ shiny new platform – it seems comparable to [this week on _How to Do It_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNfGyIW7aHM) (video) ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17226 "2014-10-03T19:24:26Z")
Joni Ernst, who hasn’t even been elected yet, but is the likely next Senator from Iowa: “[Federal Officials Should Be Arrested For Implementing Obamacare](http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/03/3575875/frontrunner-in-iowa-senate-race-said-federal-officials-should-be-arrested-for-implementing-obamacare/)” ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17227 "2014-10-04T15:16:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Joni Ernst, who hasn’t even been elected yet, but is the likely next Senator from Iowa: > > “[Federal Officials Should Be Arrested For Implementing Obamacare](http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/03/3575875/frontrunner-in-iowa-senate-race-said-federal-officials-should-be-arrested-for-implementing-obamacare/)” Wow it amazing what you can get candidates to agree to if they want a 100% purity rate from your organization. It makes me want to start “Citizens for American Justice” just so I can make them agree to such things as 1. Would you support a program to deter illegal immigrants by using them as a protein source in school lunches? 2. Do you support the citizen gun owner’s legal right to use deadly force against anyone who in their opinion “needed killin”? 3. Would you support eliminating the deficit by auctioning off the children of welfare recipients to job creators? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17228 "2014-10-04T19:57:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Joni Ernst, who hasn’t even been elected yet, but is the likely next Senator from Iowa: > > “[Federal Officials Should Be Arrested For Implementing Obamacare](http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/03/3575875/frontrunner-in-iowa-senate-race-said-federal-officials-should-be-arrested-for-implementing-obamacare/)” Along with all the other stupid cited in your cite, this sounds perilously close to a [Bill of Attainder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder), which has been considered a legal no-no for, oh, several hundred years. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17229 "2014-10-04T20:26:32Z")
Eh, a little thing like that isn’t going to stop her from upholding the Constitution ([as read to her by the voices in her head](http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-passionate-defender-of-what-he-imagines-c,2849/)). ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17230 "2014-10-04T23:55:24Z")
David Perdue, running for the Senate from Georgia, is claiming that his opponent, Michelle Nunn, is “[associated with terrorists](http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/10/04/3576086/georgia-senate-candidate-accuses-opponent-of-associating-with-terrorists/)” because _one_ of the many organizations helped by the organization she used to work for. Because the one organization has “Islamic” in the title. Points of Light, the organization Nunn worked for, was founded by George H W Bush and is run by his son, Neil. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17231 "2014-10-04T23:58:13Z")
Ugh. For some reason, the software is letting me correct the error in the above posting. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17232 "2014-10-05T02:36:48Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > David Perdue, running for the Senate from Georgia, is claiming that his opponent, Michelle Nunn, is “[associated with terrorists](http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/10/04/3576086/georgia-senate-candidate-accuses-opponent-of-associating-with-terrorists/)” because _one_ of the many organizations helped by the organization she used to work for. Because the one organization has “Islamic” in the title. Points of Light, the organization Nunn worked for, was founded by George H W Bush and is run by his son, Neil. It might easily work. You have to remember, in a [2002 Georgia Senate race](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia,_2002) Saxby Chambless defeated Max Cleland, holder of a Silver Star for gallantry in action who lost three limbs in Vietnam, by running an ad challenging Cleland’s patriotism. You simply cannot overestimate the stupidity of Georgia voters. And I say this as a native Georgian. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17233 "2014-10-05T18:22:00Z")
[Todd Kincannon’s response to Ebola: Kill the patients and napalm their villages.](http://wonkette.com/562461/pro-life-sociopath-todd-kincannon-has-simple-solution-for-ebola-execute-all-patients) ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17234 "2014-10-05T18:29:00Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Todd Kincannon’s response to Ebola: Kill the patients and napalm their villages.](http://wonkette.com/562461/pro-life-sociopath-todd-kincannon-has-simple-solution-for-ebola-execute-all-patients) That guy is either seriously mentally ill or a gigantic troll. He says stuff like that all the time. The fact that he once was the head of the GOP in South Carolina is the reason this thread exists in the first place. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17235 "2014-10-05T18:35:32Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > That guy is either seriously mentally ill or a gigantic troll. He says stuff like that all the time. The fact that he once was the head of the GOP in South Carolina is the reason this thread exists in the first place. Let’s be fair: he could be mentally ill AND a gigantic troll. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17236 "2014-10-05T22:07:54Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Todd Kincannon’s response to Ebola: Kill the patients and napalm their villages.](http://wonkette.com/562461/pro-life-sociopath-todd-kincannon-has-simple-solution-for-ebola-execute-all-patients) Not to mention his tweet: > [@](#): > > The people of Africa are to blame for why it’s so shitty. **They could stop eating each other** and learn calculus at any time. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17237 "2014-10-05T23:30:36Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Not to mention his tweet: > > > [@](#): > > > > The people of Africa are to blame for why it’s so shitty. **They could stop eating each other** and learn calculus at any time. If only they had enough Christian Candy to eat – perhaps his [wife](https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152701691645552&set=vb.620390551&type=3&theater)could give them some. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17238 "2014-10-06T01:37:29Z")
I did not check this guy’s affiliation, but, the Sheriff of Limestone AL claims that [ComputerCop (a keylogger for parents to use on their children) would have prevented the Columbine massacre](http://www.waff.com/story/26683333/limestone-sheriff-clashes-with-activist-group-over-computer-program). also,_Sheriff Blakely referred to the EFF … as an “Ultra-liberal organization that is not in any way credible on this. They’re more interested in protecting predators and pedophiles than in protecting our children.”_ ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17239 "2014-10-07T03:03:30Z")
And now a message from the party of the “job creators” > **[Georgia GOP Senate Candidate Perdue ‘Proud Of’ His Record On Outsourcing](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-perdue-outsourcing-pillowtex-defend)** > > Georgia Republican Senate candidate and ex-CEO David Perdue isn’t shrinking from any part of his business record, even when it comes to outsourcing. During a stop on Monday Perdue said he was “proud… > [@](#): > > Georgia Republican Senate candidate and ex-CEO David Perdue isn’t shrinking from any part of his business record, even when it comes to outsourcing. During a stop on Monday Perdue said he was “proud of” his record on outsourcing. > > His comments came after a scathing Politico article reported Perdue saying that he was hired as the CEO of the failed Pillowtex Corp. in large part, to outsource much of the company’s manufacturing. > > “Defend it? I’m proud of it,” Perdue said during a press stop in Buckhead, Georgia on Monday according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “This is a part of American business, part of any business. Outsourcing is the procurement of products and services to help your business run. People do that all day.” > > Said that in response to a question about a 2005 deposition transcript obtained by Politico in which Perdue said he “spent most of my career doing that” in response to a question about his experience on outsourcing. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17240 "2014-10-07T04:38:06Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > And now a message from the party of the “job creators” > > [Georgia GOP Senate Candidate Perdue ‘Proud Of’ His Record On Outsourcing - TPM – Talking Points Memo](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-perdue-outsourcing-pillowtex-defend) I don’t remember them ever promising to create jobs _here._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=861) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=863)