# 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:** 946
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18902 "2015-02-02T16:30:23Z")
I’m not following how that’s like a liberal idea at all. No one on the pro-equality side has ever suggested that churches be forced to perform same-sex marriages. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18903 "2015-02-02T16:37:46Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I’m not following how that’s like a liberal idea at all. No one on the pro-equality side has ever suggested that churches be forced to perform same-sex marriages. My bad. I didn’t read the link, just eschereal’s post: and I misinterpreted the words “require clerics to perform all marriages” to mean “require clerics to marry anyone who asks them to”, which would be the kind of over-stepping nanny-statism that I described. What the bill actually intends is to outlaw \*secular \*marriage, which is an incredibly stupid Republican idea of the day. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18904 "2015-02-02T16:38:24Z")
Perhaps the Stupid Liberal Strawman Idea of the Day? Liberal Strawman really comes up with horrible, horrible ideas. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18905 "2015-02-02T16:49:13Z")
IIRC the idea that liberals are trying to force churches to perform same-sex marriages is a typical stupid Republican idea from the Republican echo chamber. [Searching] Sure enough, it has been observed in the wild 🙂 : > **[Will Churches in Washington State Be Forced to Perform Same-Sex Weddings?](https://www.thestranger.com/blogs/2012/09/20/14796256/will-churches-in-washington-state-be-forced-to-perform-same-sex-weddings)** > > Just got this letter... I thought I would bounce this off you since you have contributed to my quandary in a small way. My initial instinct and plan was to vote to approve R-74 and legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state. But when the First... (Dan Savage deals with a concern troll with that idea) ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18906 "2015-02-02T16:50:55Z")
\*Hey Jon, how about all that space on the right there? What if you drew ovals from here to theocracy? What if you drew a shape like this, or like this, or like this, to theocracy? \*That’s r… wait a minute. Strawman slippery-slope dumb guy might have a point. \*:dubious: \* ---
**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:** [February 2, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18907 "2015-02-02T18:54:05Z")
Holy shit, that’s exactly where my mind went, too. Let’s fuck, **askthepizzaguy**. We’re obviously soulmates. ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18908 "2015-02-02T19:15:36Z")
It’s not just a theory that anti-gay crusading pastors have gay on the brain and are also tempted by penis, some of them openly admit it, not realizing this temptation makes them different from almost all heterosexual men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T--vtZQ4lD8 ---
**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:** [February 2, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18909 "2015-02-02T19:54:06Z")
Chris Christie again [demonstrates](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-christie-2009-anti-vaxxers-debate) that his understanding of public health is on a par with his skill at healthy eating and anger management: > [@](#): > > New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) office had some damage control to do Monday morning after Christie said that parents need to have “some amount of choice” about vaccinations, even as a measles outbreak spread from California. > > But when he was a candidate running for his first term as governor, Christie was vocal about the need for parents who believe in a fringe theory about vaccinations to have a seat at the table in the debate over government mandates. > > In an October 2009 interview with Fox Business Network’s Don Imus, Christie defended the concerns of parents who believe in the theory that vaccines caused their children to develop autism. That belief stems from a now-debunked study linking vaccines to the disorder… ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18910 "2015-02-02T20:35:05Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Chris Christie again [demonstrates](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-christie-2009-anti-vaxxers-debate) that his understanding of public health is on a par with his skill at healthy eating and anger management: In the race to be the first to oppose anything Obama supports sometimes they trip over themselves. “Obama is in favor of vaccination! I need to let people no I’m against vaccination asap!” ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18911 "2015-02-02T20:50:26Z")
Someone needs to “invent” a gay vaccine, sneak the measles vaccine into it, sit back, and watch the stampede of fundy parents breaking down the doors of their local doctor’s office demanding the vaccine. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18912 "2015-02-02T21:03:22Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Someone needs to “invent” a gay vaccine, sneak the measles vaccine into it, sit back, and watch the stampede of fundy parents breaking down the doors of their local doctor’s office demanding the vaccine. Wouldn’t it be easier to connect getting childhood diseases that we have vaccines for to an increased chance of getting “teh gay”? “Don’t get the measles 'cause the measles make you gay!” CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18913 "2015-02-02T21:06:25Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Wouldn’t it be easier to connect getting childhood diseases that we have vaccines for to an increased chance of getting “teh gay”? > > “Don’t get the measles 'cause the measles make you gay!” > > CMC fnord! I’d support that. I’m sure a study could be conducted finding correlation. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18914 "2015-02-02T21:07:08Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Perhaps the Stupid Liberal Strawman Idea of the Day? > > Liberal Strawman really comes up with horrible, horrible ideas. Liberal Strawman, with the power of really horrible ideas, would make a great superhero. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18915 "2015-02-02T21:26:36Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Someone needs to “invent” a gay vaccine, sneak the measles vaccine into it, sit back, and watch the stampede of fundy parents breaking down the doors of their local doctor’s office demanding the vaccine. Actually, as I understand it: this particular flavor of stupidity doesn’t correlate well with politics, income, education, or anything else. There are anti-vax morons in every strata of society. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18916 "2015-02-02T23:11:20Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > In the race to be the first to oppose anything Obama supports sometimes they trip over themselves. > > “Obama is in favor of vaccination! I need to let people no I’m against vaccination asap!” Obama should come out strongly in favor of breathing. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18917 "2015-02-02T23:46:30Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Obama should come out strongly in favor of breathing. [He did](https://www.gop.com/obamas-epa-is-at-it-again/) The reaction was predictable. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18918 "2015-02-03T00:09:42Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Obama should come out strongly in favor of breathing. > [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > [He did](https://www.gop.com/obamas-epa-is-at-it-again/) > > The reaction was predictable. His mistake was advocating breathing through the nose. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18919 "2015-02-03T00:19:08Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Holy shit, that’s exactly where my mind went, too. Let’s fuck, **askthepizzaguy**. We’re obviously soulmates. I would, but I’m kind of married to the female body at the moment, I haven’t made the conscious decision to turn gay yet. So, ya got a working set of female genitalia? I would make the choice to turn gay, but it’s just so in vogue now, everyone is doing it, and I don’t want to be a bandwagoner. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18920 "2015-02-03T02:31:30Z")
The devil appeared before me and tempted me with money, power, drugs… But it wasn’t until he presented his huge cock that I gave in to temptation and that’s when I chose to be gay. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/18921 "2015-02-03T03:48:31Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > The devil appeared before me and tempted me with money, power, drugs… But it wasn’t until he presented his huge cock that I gave in to temptation and that’s when I chose to be gay. I’ll take the money and power, if you’re not using it. Also, how huge a cock are we talking here? Because you know, maybe. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=945) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=947)