# 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:** 88
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1741 "2010-06-18T00:51:47Z")
Barton is a pimp. He could never have outfellated Cornyn. But I didn’t know until this day that it was Boehner all along. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1742 "2010-06-19T02:58:01Z")
It is completely natural for a giant oil company to drill a hole 10,000 ft into the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, thus releasing millions of gallons of oil into the ecosystem. Happens all the time. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1743 "2010-06-19T03:02:58Z")
> [@legalsnugs](#): > > Alabama GOP candidate Rick Barber foments treason, advocating “taking up arms against the United States” in his campaign video. > > [Cite](http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/06/14/4507871-gop-candidate-declares-war-against-us). > > Think he’ll be arrested? Or elected? Umm… did he claim that the _IRS_ was making us all buy Health Insurance? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1744 "2010-06-19T05:16:44Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > _Nibblin on sponge cake > Watchin the sun bake > All of those tourists covered with oil_ > > Jimmy Buffet, _Margaritaville_ You can send my new keyboard and monitor to… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1745 "2010-06-19T05:18:46Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Barton is a pimp. He could never have outfellated Cornyn. But I didn’t know until this day that it was Boehner all along. But with this GOP fellating competition, of course there had to be a Boehner involved! 😃 ---
**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:** [June 19, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1746 "2010-06-19T17:40:05Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > Umm… did he claim that the _IRS_ was making us all buy Health Insurance? You have to pay extra to the IRS unless you buy a health insurance policy. There’s a lot of stupid in that ad but that really isn’t 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:** [June 19, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1747 "2010-06-19T18:13:38Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Apparently hair dye/Grecian Formula/shoe polish does cause brain damage.CMC fnord! Though not as much as whatever Boehner uses to turn his skin orange. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1748 "2010-06-21T14:16:48Z")
Rubs himself on Hulk Hogan. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1749 "2010-06-21T21:32:49Z")
What the hell is going on? [Twice in one week O’Reilly is the voice of reason in the land of Stupid Ideas.](http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/oreilly-gives-bachmann-hard-time-accu) Granted, appearing more sane than Palin and Bachmann isn’t hard to do but I gotta give credit where credit is due. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1750 "2010-06-22T11:51:50Z")
Has Michael Steele been in hiding lately? I have not seen him on the news saying anything stupid for weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1751 "2010-06-22T12:59:44Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Has Michael Steele been in hiding lately? I have not seen him on the news saying anything stupid for weeks. Nope, not at all. The last one I saw basically had him saying that Obama isn’t allowed to play golf or baseball or go on vacation until the oil spill is all fixed up. He’s been silent, however, on Hayward’s taking a break to go watch his yacht race back in Jolleye Olde Englande. Because, as we all know, corporations (and particularly those who run them) are blameless, holy creatures. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1752 "2010-06-22T13:34:52Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Nope, not at all. The last one I saw basically had him saying that Obama isn’t allowed to play golf or baseball or go on vacation until the oil spill is all fixed up. > > He’s been silent, however, on Hayward’s taking a break to go watch his yacht race back in Jolleye Olde Englande. Because, as we all know, corporations (and particularly those who run them) are blameless, holy creatures. > > -Joe “Now watch this drive” - Vacationer in Chief, 2002. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1753 "2010-06-22T16:58:17Z")
Today’s nominee: Congressman Steve King (R-Racist) [http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/21/king-immigration-plan-deport/](http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/21/king-immigration-plan-deport/) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1754 "2010-06-22T17:31:21Z")
Steve King isn’t stupid. He’s just a cock. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1755 "2010-06-22T20:09:09Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Steve King isn’t stupid. He’s just a cock. You could use that excuse for almost all of their stupid ideas. We’re not stupid we’re just evil. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1756 "2010-06-22T22:06:26Z")
Ask and ye shall receive: STEELE: George Bush created a lot of jobs. HAINES: Beg your pardon? STEELE: I think there were jobs created in the eight years that George Bush was in office. HAINES: No I’m sorry, you’re mistaken. […] STEELE: I think jobs were created. I’m almost confident about that. And I think the markets reflect that. […] HAINES: So, did the Lehman blow up and all, that didn’t happen on Bush’s watch? … You were talking about the markets. The markets tanked. […] -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1757 "2010-06-22T22:14:38Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > Today’s nominee: Congressman Steve King (R-Racist) > > [http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/21/king-immigration-plan-deport/](http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/21/king-immigration-plan-deport/) King deserves no defense, but I think this exchange with a questioner at the anti-immigrant rally was illustrative of how insane teabaggers have GOP politicians by the balls right now: > [@](#): > > ``` > QUESTION: I keep reading that Obama keeps bringing small quantities of Muslims into this country. Why can’t Congress stop that? > > KING: You know, I don’t know what the basis is of that. I wouldn’t be surprised that that is the real factual basis. I know that the immigration that we have going on, there are a number of different ways that people come into the country. Family reunification is one of them. … I appreciate you making the point. I will try to watch it. > > ``` A completely, off-the-wall, nutbag question that King is forced to field seriously because this is where the Party base is at these days. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1758 "2010-06-22T22:32:05Z")
It’s OK, because I’ve heard that if you’re just bringing small quantities of Muslims in, it’s just a misdemeanor, 'cause they can’t actually get you for trafficking. If you have, like, a whole bunch of Muslims in foil wrappers in your suitcase, that’s a different matter. ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1759 "2010-06-23T00:19:58Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > King deserves no defense, but I think this exchange with a questioner at the anti-immigrant rally was illustrative of how insane teabaggers have GOP politicians by the balls right now: > > A completely, off-the-wall, nutbag question that King is forced to field seriously because this is where the Party base is at these days. You know he could do something crazy himself, he could say the question is nuts and doesn’t deserve the dignity of being taken seriously. Nah. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1760 "2010-06-23T00:57:54Z")
> [@howye](#): > > You know he could do something crazy himself, he could say the question is nuts and doesn’t deserve the dignity of being taken seriously. Nah. King? He’s one of the ones that’s totally down with the mouthbagging. -Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=87) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=89)