# 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:** 878
**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 20, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17541 "2014-10-20T21:42:45Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > World News Daily: “[Democrats want to destroy traditional marriage so they can take our guns](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/wnd-pundit-democrats-want-destroy-marriage-order-cause-violence-so-they-can-ban-guns).” > > Every time I see ‘World News Daily’, I think ‘Weekly World News’… I’m not sure if the similarity in name, or the similarity in sanity of the content is the bigger reason for that… \ **Net** World **Net** Daily WorldNewsDaily appears to be a nominally reputable news kiosk that would not be a synonym for Rev. Moon’s WashingtonTimes. \ ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17542 "2014-10-20T21:54:51Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > \ > **Net** > World **Net** Daily [No, World **Nut** Daily.](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/WND) ---
**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 20, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17543 "2014-10-20T22:15:38Z")
sorry, I guess I should have tagged it “\< **nut** pick\>\” my mistake ---
**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 20, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17544 "2014-10-20T22:58:59Z")
Alabama Speaker of the House, who is also the Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, [arrested on 23 felony corruption charges](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/mike-hubbard-arrested_n_6017728.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013). ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17545 "2014-10-20T23:24:28Z")
Maybe he’s going for some kind of “24 arrests and get a free pizza deal”? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17546 "2014-10-20T23:30:34Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > \ > **Net** > World **Net** Daily > > WorldNewsDaily appears to be a nominally reputable news kiosk that would not be a synonym for Rev. Moon’s WashingtonTimes. > \ Oops. \>_\> Well, that just serves as evidence that it’s the content that makes me think of WWN. \>_\> ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17547 "2014-10-20T23:37:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alabama Speaker of the House, who is also the Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, [arrested on 23 felony corruption charges](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/mike-hubbard-arrested_n_6017728.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013). Is this a “ **Stupid** Republican Idea of the Day,” or just a “ **Typical** Republican Idea of the Day?” ---
**Author:** ![Bouncer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Bouncer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bouncer)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17548 "2014-10-21T00:13:06Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Well, not any dog; my husky mix loves the mailman, and gets in the truck with him. Your dog is just lulling the mailman into a false sense of security. Very tricksy those huskies! Not as tricksy as black labs though, who have convinced everyone they are just loveable who therefore haven’t noticed that the BLs (as I call them) know where ALL your knives, guns and porn are. Tricksy indeed! Regards, -Bouncer- ---
**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 21, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17549 "2014-10-21T02:55:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alabama Speaker of the House, who is also the Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, [arrested on 23 felony corruption charges](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/mike-hubbard-arrested_n_6017728.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013). > [@silenus](#): > > Is this a “ **Stupid** Republican Idea of the Day,” or just a “ **Typical** Republican Idea of the Day?” Sadly, I think it’s more of a Typical of a Certain Type of Politician Idea of the Day, and not restricted to party (witness Rob Blagojevich). ---
**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:** [October 21, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17550 "2014-10-21T04:50:23Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alabama Speaker of the House, who is also the Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, [arrested on 23 felony corruption charges](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/mike-hubbard-arrested_n_6017728.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013). Former chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, although the article mentions that it has been corrected and edited to include that, so I’ll assume you were citing what it said when you read it. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17551 "2014-10-21T05:29:12Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > And this in a city that has had several highly successful and popular Socialist (yes, elected on that party-line) mayors. [WaynesWorld]Does this guy know how to party or what?[/WaynesWorld] ---
**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:** [October 21, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17552 "2014-10-21T14:29:38Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Every time I see ‘World News Daily’, I think ‘Weekly World News’… I’m not sure if the similarity in name, or the similarity in sanity of the content is the bigger reason for that… If you need help telling them apart, Weekly World News is the one with the more believable news articles. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17553 "2014-10-21T15:57:36Z")
[Politicians Who Say ‘I’m Not A Scientist’ On Climate Offer Their Advice On Ebola](http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/10/20/3581897/climate-change-ebola-not-a-scientist/) How fortunate we apparently have so many infectious disease experts in congress right now. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17554 "2014-10-21T17:05:22Z")
Well, they’re probably experts on [catching] certain infectious [social] diseases. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17555 "2014-10-21T17:11:00Z")
Golf clap, mostly. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17556 "2014-10-21T17:31:09Z")
What, you can catch it golfing, too? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17557 "2014-10-21T17:36:53Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Golf clap, mostly. Catch a Tiger by the…tail? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17558 "2014-10-21T19:16:15Z")
South Carolina again. This time it’s [Anthony Culler](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/anthony-culler-gays-gremlins-facebook), running for Congress, who wants to tell us: > [@](#): > > “Same-sex couples that seek to destroy our way of life and the institution of marriage are NOT cute and cuddly but rather (for those of you that are old enough to remember the movie), Gremlins that will only destroy our way of life” Facebook post screen-captured at the link, if you’re in the mood. ---
**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 21, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17559 "2014-10-21T19:27:47Z")
Does that mean you shouldn’t feed them after midnight? (Ha, one of the commenters on the article said the same thing. I hadn’t read the article yet when I posted that.) ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17560 "2014-10-21T19:29:09Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > South Carolina again. This time it’s [Anthony Culler](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/anthony-culler-gays-gremlins-facebook), running for Congress, who wants to tell us: > > > [@](#): > > > > “Same-sex couples that seek to destroy our way of life and the institution of marriage are NOT cute and cuddly but rather (for those of you that are old enough to remember the movie), Gremlins that will only destroy our way of life” > > Facebook post screen-captured at the link, if you’re in the mood. So, as long as you don’t get us wet and keep us from engaging in sodomy before midnight everything will be a-OK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=877) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=879)