# 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:** 884
**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:** [October 25, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17661 "2014-10-25T17:34:03Z")
> [@bup](#): > > In Oklahoma, a lawmaker got a Ten Commandments monument erected - [with spelling errors.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/mike-ritze-oklahoma-ten-commandments_n_2145122.html) This SRIOTD has [been dealt with.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/ten-commandments-monument-smashed_n_6042612.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular): > [@](#): > > Someone drove up a ramp near the Oklahoma Capitol steps overnight and into a disputed granite monument of the Ten Commandments, smashing it to pieces in an apparent act of vandalism, authorities said. > > Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. George Brown said the person abandoned the car and fled the scene after destroying the monument Thursday night, and that investigators are searching the sedan for clues. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17662 "2014-10-25T18:42:21Z")
Most of us are satisfied breaking the commandments one at a time. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17663 "2014-10-25T20:32:10Z")
More _la plus change…_ than an actual SRIOTD, but what the hell. I read this in today’s paper:“What claim has the Republican Party upon the American people, other than that of its past greatness? The Republican Party lives in the past. It offers nothing for the future. It goes on the theory that things good enough for father are good enough for son.”The speaker: Judge Govnor Teats\*, Progressive candidate for the state senate. The date: Oct. 25th, 1914. \*Band name? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17664 "2014-10-25T20:46:49Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Most of us are satisfied breaking the commandments one at a time. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17665 "2014-10-26T04:47:05Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Most of us are satisfied breaking the commandments one at a time. And some prefer more complex creative challenges. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17666 "2014-10-26T16:16:44Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Do cut-rate Onions make the baby Jesus cry? Well, yes, but not nearly as much a top-price onions. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17667 "2014-10-26T23:04:35Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, yes, but not nearly as much a top-price onions. Actually, he likes all Allium plants. After all . . The leeks shall inherit the earth. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17668 "2014-10-27T13:13:11Z")
Shoutouts to **D’Anconia** for [his amazing meltdown of stupid in the SLIOTD thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17844480&postcount=2651) (starting there and going for a few pages), and to **mhendo** for smacking his bullshit down. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17669 "2014-10-27T13:20:10Z")
Let’s hope he/she (probably he) never finds this thread. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17670 "2014-10-27T17:19:14Z")
Pub Rep. Steve King says he does not expect to meet any gay people in heaven: > **[Nonreligious Questions](https://www.patheos.com/nonreligious-questions/)** > > Whether you’ve been turned off by religion in the past or have a question about one of the world’s religions, check out what Patheos has to offer. So is heaven stuck with Steve King? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17671 "2014-10-27T18:00:21Z")
Shit, none of us are ever going to know! ---
**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:** [October 27, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17672 "2014-10-27T19:04:30Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Pub Rep. Steve King says he does not expect to meet any gay people in heaven: > > [Nonreligious Questions](http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2014/10/27/steve-king-no-gay-people-in-heaven/) > > So is heaven stuck with Steve King? Probably not. Being sure of getting into Heaven is called “pride”. That’s one of them deadly sins. That being said, I sure don’t want this jerk in _my_ Hell ! Off to Limbo with him ! ---
**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 27, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17673 "2014-10-27T23:24:28Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Off to Limbo with him ! how low can you go ? ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17674 "2014-10-28T02:10:37Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > how low can you go ? There doesn’t seem to be any limits for Steve King. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17675 "2014-10-28T03:58:12Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Shoutouts to **D’Anconia** for [his amazing meltdown of stupid in the SLIOTD thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17844480&postcount=2651) (starting there and going for a few pages), and to **mhendo** for smacking his bullshit down. > [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > Let’s hope he/she (probably he) never finds this thread. Well, he’s kinda stupid. If he comes in and tries to start something, we can just tell him he has to work his way through the thread from the beginning… ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17676 "2014-10-28T04:01:16Z")
He would immediately begin whining about how its only because he’s a conservative. And we can’t really say its because he’s an asshole without making a distinction. ---
**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 28, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17677 "2014-10-28T04:04:54Z")
now, now, he is not really an asshole, it looks like he does not have enough of a neuron for that ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17678 "2014-10-28T14:55:42Z")
Another that really belongs under Evil rather than Stupid: The Arizona Senate is working on a bill that allows employers to fire women for using “[whore pills](http://jezebel.com/5893011/law-will-allow-employers-to-fire-women-for-using-whore-pills)”. > [@](#): > > Yesterday, a Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed Republican Debbie Lesko’s HB2625 by a vote of 6-2, which would allow an employer to request proof that a woman using insurance to buy birth control was being prescribed the birth control for reasons other than not wanting to get pregnant. It’s all about freedom, she said, echoing everyone who thinks there’s nothing ironic about claiming that a country that’s “free” allows people’s bosses to dictate what medical care is available to them through insurance. First amendment. The constitution. Rights of religious people to practice the treasured tenets of their faiths, the tenets that dictate that religious people get to tell everyone who is not of faith how they’re supposed to live, and the freedom to have that faith enforced by law. Freedom®. > > Further, Lesko states, with a straight face, that this bill is necessary because “we live in America; we don’t live in the Soviet Union.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17679 "2014-10-28T15:32:26Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Probably not. Being sure of getting into Heaven is called “pride”. That’s one of them deadly sins. > That being said, I sure don’t want this jerk in _my_ Hell ! Off to Limbo with him ! That’s rather a low bar. [rimshot] ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/17680 "2014-10-28T15:50:35Z")
That’s a really disgusting bill, **ElvisL1ves** , and I thank you for bringing it to our attention. I wonder, though, what an employer could do with that proof of whore pill usage. Is that really considered a fireable offense, or is Arizona a right-to-work state and you can be fired for wearing a red cardigan sweater on a Tuesday? On a lighter note, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the \*\*D’Anconia \*\*contributions. And, having just Googled the username because I figured it was a reference to something but couldn’t guess what, I now know why everyone keeps bringing up Ayn Rand in the other thread again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=883) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=885)