# 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:** 94
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1861 "2010-07-16T19:24:06Z")
[Boehner calls for Moratorium on Federal Regulation:](http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/16/4690835-boehner-calls-for-less-regulation-public-calls-for-more-) > [@](#): > > “I think having a moratorium on new Federal regulations is a great idea,” Boehner said. “[It] sends a wonderful signal to the private sector that they are going to have some breathing room. I think there is a way to do this with an exemption for those emergency regulations that may be needed or some particular agency or another. If the American people knew that there was going to be a moratorium for a year, that the federal government wasn’t going to issue thousands of more regulations, it would give them some breathing room.” Apparently, Boehner’s definition of “the American people” includes sloppy oil companies, Wall street bankers out to steal my last dime, and pharma and insurance companies who view human suffering as nothing more than an easy way to make a buck, not that there’s anything wrong with making a buck. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1862 "2010-07-16T19:33:30Z")
If it makes you feel any better, it’s not specifically _your_ last dime they’re after. They’ll be just as happy with somebody else’s last dime. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1863 "2010-07-16T20:19:50Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > If it makes you feel any better, it’s not specifically _your_ last dime they’re after. They’ll be just as happy with somebody else’s last dime. They are surprised and outraged to learn that anyone still has a dime. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1864 "2010-07-18T00:22:19Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) [outs himself as Birther](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/13/david-vitter-birther-gop_n_644031.html): It somehow seems right that Vitter should be a birther since the prostitutes he frequented said he liked to wear diapers. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1865 "2010-07-18T00:28:24Z")
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071606245.html?hpid=topnews](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071606245.html?hpid=topnews) The repubs want to run on a platform of nothing. Some of them sense fighting the financial regulation law, the health care legislation and claiming Bp should be apologized to is a tough sell. So they want to have no platform at all. It seems about right unless voting in a bloc against every democratic move could be seen as a platform. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1866 "2010-07-19T11:01:02Z")
Palin tweets asking Muslims to ‘refudiate’ mosque, then tries to correct phrasing a time or two, then clarifies by stating English is a living language and Shakespeare coined new words, too. Sarah (the ‘gernalism’ major)for Presidon’t! > **[Palin's Bigoted Twitter Calls on Muslims to "Refudiate"](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/palins-bigoted-twitter-cal_b_650562)** > > Sarah Palin has sent the world of Twitter on fire on Sunday with a series of Tweets about the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1867 "2010-07-19T13:03:22Z")
Geez, she’s treading on thin ice. Has this useless twat ever even _heard_ of Salman Rushdie? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1868 "2010-07-19T13:50:18Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Geez, she’s treading on thin ice. Has this useless twat ever even _heard_ of Salman Rushdie? Her handlers have. Am I the only one that noticed that Salman Rushdie got a lot more visible in the public consciousness after he went into hiding? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1869 "2010-07-19T14:20:21Z")
Well, of course she has, her husband is a fisherman! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1870 "2010-07-19T14:23:28Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Palin tweets asking Muslims to ‘refudiate’ mosque, then tries to correct phrasing a time or two, then clarifies by stating English is a living language and Shakespeare coined new words, too. I believe the Laws of the Internet require me to reply: ‘refudiate’ is a perfectly cromulent word. I note that she keeps the heart-stabbing theme going throughout. Because ya can’t beat a good heart-stabbing reference. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1871 "2010-07-19T16:57:10Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Palin tweets asking Muslims to ‘refudiate’ mosque, then tries to correct phrasing a time or two, then clarifies by stating English is a living language and Shakespeare coined new words, too. As she noted when resigning the governor’s chair: To quit, or not to quit, that is the question Whether 'tis maverickier in mind to suffer The slings and arrows of the lamestream media Or to float down the stream like a dead fish As so by leaving end them. To quit, to bail… ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1872 "2010-07-19T17:19:04Z")
Farting is such sweet sorrow… ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1873 "2010-07-19T19:04:11Z")
I normally find Twitter to be one of the most irritating things on the planet, but some of the responses at [#shakespalin](http://twitter.com/search?q=%23shakespalin) are damned hilarious. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1874 "2010-07-19T19:12:30Z")
Ha! “Bard of Wasila”! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1875 "2010-07-20T14:59:18Z")
Pete Sessions, come on down! > **[Pete Sessions, NRCC Chair, Stumbles, Turns To Bush Agenda When Asked How GOP...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-sessions-nrcc-chair_n_650431)** > > Pete Sessions, NRCC Chair, Stumbles, Turns To Bush Agenda When Asked How GOP Would Cut Deficit ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1876 "2010-07-20T15:20:19Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > Pete Sessions, come on down! Whattya mean _STUPID_??? Embracing Bush is the best thing the GOP can do for America! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1877 "2010-07-20T17:30:58Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > Pete Sessions, come on down! > [Pete Sessions, NRCC Chair, Stumbles, Turns To Bush Agenda When Asked How GOP Would Cut Deficit | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/18/pete-sessions-nrcc-chair_n_650431.html) Would you mind giving a summery? I don’t want to give Huffington any views, since she reprints crap from the Discovery Institute. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1878 "2010-07-20T17:59:17Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Would you mind giving a summery? > > I don’t want to give Huffington any views, since she reprints crap from the Discovery Institute. How can you dislike Huffington! At least half the articles on the front page are by celebrities! CELEBRITIES! -Joe ---
**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:** [July 20, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1879 "2010-07-20T18:01:22Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Would you mind giving a summery? Somebody asked Pete Sessions how Republicans would cut the deficit, and his response was a bunch of generic banalities and circular answers like, “we’ll balance the budget” and “eliminate waste”. Nothing spectacular, but worth a chuckle. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1880 "2010-07-20T18:36:15Z")
Plum Line: [GOP promises return to Bush agenda?](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/07/gop_promises_return_to_bush_ag.html) > [@](#): > > By my reading, Sessions’ quote is a bit ambiguous. The key bit came during an exchange about government spending and the impact it’s having on the private sector: > > ``` > We need to make sure that we allow employers, which was in that 52-page report that was presented to the president of the United States by CEOs in this country, we need to go back to the exact same agenda that is empowering the free enterprise system rather than diminish it. > > ``` > > It’s not clear exactly what Sessions means by this. He didn’t explicitly say that we need to reenact the Bush agenda. But he did say “we need to go back.” [NRCC denies Sessions said GOP wants to go back to Bush agenda](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/07/nrcc_denies_sessions_wants_to.html) > [@](#): > > an NRCC spokesman is now denying that Sessions said this, insisting that Dems are misrepresenting his remarks. NRCC spokesman Ken Spain emails over a statement saying that Sessions was in fact referring to a report by business chieftains criticizing Obama’s policies as anti-business: > > ``` > "Democrats are simply misrepresenting the facts. As the transcript reflects, Pete Sessions was clearly referencing the exhaustive report... > > ``` How can we go _back_ to the exact same agenda as that found in a _new_ report? At what point in time were we implementing this agenda? Trying to believe the NRCC spokesman seems to result in a bit of a temporal disconnect. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=95)