# 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:** 932
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18622 "2015-01-22T21:49:08Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Yup. We mostly don’t watch Fox News because it’s _American TV_. As in “in English”. Which we don’t speak. It might be available on cable, or not, I dunno. I guess it depends how deep the various cable/satellite TV providers dig for channels to broadcast just in case someone might want to subscribe just to be able to watch Fox News. > > I feel confident saying we don’t “block it”, as in actively. We just don’t give a shit about it. How dare you French people have your own language! What, isn’t English _good enough_ for you? (I am half tempted to offer a bet that some Fox News pundit comes up with something very similar to this in the next few days.) ---
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18623 "2015-01-22T21:51:45Z")
> [@rogerbox](#): > > (pre-emptively: If they will just raise the prices to make up the difference, why would businesses care if all of the cost is passed onto the consumers? If the MW was raised across the board, all burgers and fries would raise in price equitably so it wouldn’t make any difference to the market. Answer: Because it’s a lie.) But this government intrusion into the free market will disrupt fair trade and competition on the global market ! People will just go buy their lunches in England or China, where fast-food workers are cheaper ! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18624 "2015-01-22T22:00:01Z")
In America, I can’t watch the news on France 3. It’s a goddamned capitalist conspiracy! Okay, yes, I can watch it online. But still! _Government censorship! Robble robble!_ ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18625 "2015-01-23T04:13:55Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > IT’s not just about fraudulent claims, but dubious claims as well due to the administration setting low standards. Such as people who can work despite their disability. > > The system is in dire need of reform. They routinely deny your first application just because that’s what they do, forcing you to hire a disability lawyer, who can often get you disability even if you don’t have a disability that prevents you from working. You know, I believed that, because that’s what people say, until I saw the system in action for myself. It can take a while, but some people do get on disability with their first application. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18626 "2015-01-23T14:50:32Z")
Colorado man [files civil rights complaint because he can’t get cakes with “I hate fags” written all over them](http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/baker_who_would_not_decorate_a_cake_with_anti_gay_slurs_faces_civil_rights/?utm_source=maestro&utm_campaign=weekly_email&utm_medium=email&job_id=150121AQ). It doesn’t explicitly say if he’s a Republican, but they seem to be jumping on board judging by the end of the article. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18627 "2015-01-23T15:18:34Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > I feel confident saying we don’t “block it”, as in actively. We just don’t give a shit about it. There is still so much we can learn from our friends across “la mer”. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18628 "2015-01-23T18:11:03Z")
We keep telling you so. We keep telling \*everybody \*so :D. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18629 "2015-01-23T18:48:53Z")
Anti-gay troll, State Rep. Sally Kern, R-Derplahoma, introduced three bills for state consideration. Complete text at [http://www.thelostogle.com/](http://www.thelostogle.com/) Summaries: House Bill 1599 says that no taxpayer funds or governmental salaries can be used for the licensing or support of same-sex marriage. Kern’s House Bill 1598 would allow parents to seek counseling and therapy to change a gay child’s sexual orientation without interference from the state. Kern also filed House Bill 1597, which would allow businesses to refuse service “to any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, group or association,” and be immune from civil liability. This should run Atty. General Scott Pruitt’s record defending Oklahoma laws in court to about zero for 150. ---
**Author:** ![Mann\_Slaughter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@Mann\_Slaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mann_Slaughter)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18630 "2015-01-23T18:55:14Z")
[Kentucky Republican says 1891 law lets him drive drunk while he’s in office](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/kentucky-republican-says-1891-law-lets-him-drive-drunk-while-hes-in-office/) Technically, he’s arguing that a nearly 125-year old law (which was written before automobiles became all the rage) allows him to drive drunk and speed if he’s going to or returning from a House session. Let’s hope the judge isn’t buying what this guy’s selling. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18631 "2015-01-23T18:58:35Z")
Surely driving while drunk (and speeding as well) constitutes a “breach or surety of the peace” violation… aye? ---
**Author:** ![Mann\_Slaughter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@Mann\_Slaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mann_Slaughter)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18632 "2015-01-23T19:00:25Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Surely driving while drunk (and speeding as well) constitutes a “breach or surety of the peace” violation… aye? One would think… But then I’m not a Republican. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18633 "2015-01-23T19:02:15Z")
“Breach of the peace” is generally synonymous with disorderly conduct, so no, but the definition varies by state. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18634 "2015-01-23T20:08:45Z")
Louie Gohmert, R-Insane: “[Watching Selma made me think of radical Islam](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/23/1359738/-America-s-Dumbest-Congressman-says-Selma-shows-why-we-should-fight-radical-Islam?detail=facebook)” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18635 "2015-01-23T20:26:05Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Summaries: > House Bill 1599 says that no taxpayer funds or governmental salaries can be used for the licensing or support of same-sex marriage. > Kern’s House Bill 1598 would allow parents to seek counseling and therapy to change a gay child’s sexual orientation without interference from the state. > Kern also filed House Bill 1597, which would allow businesses to refuse service “to any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, group or association,” and be immune from civil liability. I hope she remembered to file House bill 1596, repealing the 14th Amendment in the state of Oklahoma. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18636 "2015-01-23T20:39:12Z")
Gay marriage has been legal in Oklahoma since October. These laws would defy a federal court ruling. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18637 "2015-01-23T21:18:06Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Anti-gay troll, State Rep. Sally Kern, R-Derplahoma, introduced three bills for state consideration. Complete text at [http://www.thelostogle.com/](http://www.thelostogle.com/) > > Summaries: > House Bill 1599 says that no taxpayer funds or governmental salaries can be used for the licensing or support of same-sex marriage. > Kern’s House Bill 1598 would allow parents to seek counseling and therapy to change a gay child’s sexual orientation without interference from the state. > Kern also filed House Bill 1597, which would allow businesses to refuse service “to any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, group or association,” and be immune from civil liability. How convenient of Sally Kern to number the bills after the year in which they originate from! :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18638 "2015-01-23T21:35:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Louie Gohmert, R-Insane: “[Watching Selma made me think of radical Islam](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/23/1359738/-America-s-Dumbest-Congressman-says-Selma-shows-why-we-should-fight-radical-Islam?detail=facebook)” Are you sure you spelled “Louie Gohmerde” correctly? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18639 "2015-01-23T22:13:20Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Louie Gohmert, R-Insane: “[Watching Selma made me think of radical Islam](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/23/1359738/-America-s-Dumbest-Congressman-says-Selma-shows-why-we-should-fight-radical-Islam?detail=facebook)” > [@](#): > > All of which was mere decoration around the real reason for Louie Gohmert’s speech on the House floor, which was to explain that Barack Obama is bad for not supporting Egyptian junta leader al-Sisi by giving him more helicopters and tanks. . . . Oooookayyyyy . . . ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18640 "2015-01-23T22:55:32Z")
From the “Republicans eating their own” file, GOP Rep. Renee Ellmers, credited for leading the recent GOP women’s revolt against the 20 week abortion bill ban, [has been called](http://www.salon.com/2015/01/23/when_wingnut_cavemen_attack_the_right_turns_on_renee_ellmers_with_stunning_misogyny/) the GOP’s Abortion Barbie by waste-of-brain Erick Erickson, and questioned by another Red Stater Aaron Gardner if she was “worthy of life”. So despite her staunch right wing stances, if she dares to question the boys in charge, she’s no better than a pro-choice liberal? Women in the GOP remind me of the Log Cabin Republicans, they are either crazy, stupid, or completely fine with being treated as subhuman. I’d like to answer one rhetorical question posed by Gardner though. His defense of no abortion exception in cases of rape is that his grandfather raped his grandmother and anyone wanting the exception is essentially challenging him on whether he’s worthy of existing. No, Aaron Gardner, you’re not worthy of living, you’re a filthy dingleberry clinging to the asshole of the lowest conservative anal hairs and it would better off if you were aborted. You’re a textbook example of how the world would be better with free access to abortions for every woman. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18641 "2015-01-23T23:57:56Z")
At least Oklahoma state legislators are equal opportunity haters. There is another bill before the state legislature to require that [marriages may only be performed by ordained ministers](http://newsok.com/oklahoma-bill-would-put-an-end-to-marriage-licenses/article/5386633). So forget getting married if you’re an atheist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=931) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=933)