# 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:** 951
**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:** [February 5, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19002 "2015-02-05T02:41:26Z")
[Scott Walker’s budget includes $250,000 to study the health dangers attributed to wind energy.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/04/walker-wind-energy-health_n_6616692.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19003 "2015-02-05T03:17:17Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Scott Walker’s budget includes $250,000 to study the health dangers attributed to wind energy.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/04/walker-wind-energy-health_n_6616692.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013) Well, the first rule is, you should never hold it in . . . Not that you need to be told, Governor . . . ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19004 "2015-02-05T03:22:47Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > February alone has two “r’s” in it, that is why it is Rape Month. Imagine the parade . . . ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19005 "2015-02-05T03:23:18Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19006 "2015-02-05T04:08:23Z")
“And here comes the Party-Rape float, June, sponsored this year by the Panhellenic Association of Sam Houston Institute of Technology! They’ve really placed those giant rohypnol bottles to comical effect . . .” ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19007 "2015-02-05T04:28:43Z")
> [@](#): > > “So, the liberals want to talk about conservatives waging a war on women,” said Hannaway, who is running in next year’s race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. “But, think about what they’re talking about. When their chief criticism of conservatives, the chief criticism is that we stand up for the sanctity of life. That because we are pro-life we are somehow against women. Correction: My chief criticism of conservatives is that they’re stupid. But I’m not really a liberal, only accused of such, so there ya go. This kind of rhetoric reminds me of ventriloquists. They’ve got this “liberal” for a puppet, they put words into its mouth and make it do a certain dance, and then they berate it. Does anyone else think the GOP is becoming a parody of itself? ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19008 "2015-02-05T04:51:32Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, the first rule is, you should never hold it in . . . > > Not that you need to be told, Governor . . . Aside from that he wants to take $300 million from the University of Wisconsin system and give it to the Milwaukee NBA franchise to build a new arena. He also proposed rewording ["Wisconsin Idea](http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/scott-walkers-uw-mission-rewrite-could-end-the-wisconsin-idea-b99439020z1-290797681.html)" (gutting it) which was originally a Republican proposal, but with a century of bipartisan support. > [@](#): > > First articulated in 1904, the Wisconsin Idea states that the mission of the UW System is to solve problems and improve people’s lives beyond the classroom. The core principle is that “the boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state.” > > Walker hadn’t alluded to changing the UW System’s mission during his budget speech Tuesday night; it does not appear he had ever mentioned it publicly. > > But in the proposed budget he released Tuesday, the governor made the UW System’s mission to “meet the state’s workforce needs.” He also proposed striking language about public service and improving the human condition, and **deleting the phrase: “Basic to every purpose of the system is the search for truth.”** Yep, he’s ag’in the search for truth. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19009 "2015-02-05T04:59:24Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Yep, he’s ag’in the search for truth. [That seems to be a Pub thing lately . . .](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas-gop-rejects-critical-thinking-skills-really/2012/07/08/gJQAHNpFXW_blog.html) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19010 "2015-02-05T05:01:29Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > … Does anyone else think the GOP is becoming a parody of itself? Most of the rest of us are more or less normal, **T2B**. Had any weird thought like that float through, we’d most likely consult a professional. Or go fishing. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19011 "2015-02-05T05:12:54Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Yeah, but it helps \*us \*learn who the pathetic weenies are. We want to know this, so we can keep an eye on them and reduce the damage they can cause. > > Just imagine how hard it would be if they all operated in stealth mode! Not hard to imagine. This is how most of the racist Republicans have operated for years. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19012 "2015-02-05T05:45:36Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > This kind of rhetoric reminds me of ventriloquists. They’ve got this “liberal” for a puppet, they put words into its mouth and make it do a certain dance, and then they berate it. Does anyone else think the GOP is becoming a parody of itself? I think we covered this muppet fairly recently in this thread > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > > [@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:** ![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:** [February 5, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19013 "2015-02-05T05:52:36Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Yep, he’s ag’in the search for truth. That is entirely understandable. These people have a book that has all the trvth they will ever need. And, anyway, science and philosophy do not concern themselves with “truth”, they are just after understanding the ways of stuff, which never seems to actually arrive anywhere specific, they just keep on exploring further and deeper. Or, as Rs would say, are an endless money pit. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19014 "2015-02-05T15:27:02Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > This kind of rhetoric reminds me of ventriloquists. They’ve got this “liberal” for a puppet, they put words into its mouth and make it do a certain dance, and then they berate it. Didn’t you see Clint Eastwood at the 2012 RNC? Who even needs a puppet? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19015 "2015-02-05T16:52:05Z")
[And now RWs are blaming immigrants for the measles outbreak.](http://www.salon.com/2015/02/05/the_rights_measles_canard_what_a_ridiculous_new_attack_on_immigrants_says_about_gop/) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19016 "2015-02-05T17:18:25Z")
A tempest in a teapot, that maybe should go over in SLIotD, but [Bobby Jindal’s official portrait is profoundly wrong](http://www.mediaite.com/online/bobby-jindals-official-painting-looks-nothing-like-bobby-jindal/). Look at that face: did the painter think he was depicting W? ---
**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 5, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19017 "2015-02-05T18:28:56Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > A tempest in a teapot, that maybe should go over in SLIotD, but [Bobby Jindal’s official portrait is profoundly wrong](http://www.mediaite.com/online/bobby-jindals-official-painting-looks-nothing-like-bobby-jindal/). > > Look at that face: did the painter think he was depicting W? I didn’t know the [Potato Jesus](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/botched-ecce-homo-painting) artist was taking portrait commissions. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19018 "2015-02-05T18:45:50Z")
Can’t help it, every time I see him I think of the guy I get when i call tech support: “Oh, my goodness gracious yes, my name is Chuck. How is it I can be helping you today?” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19019 "2015-02-05T18:56:27Z")
[Vermont adopts a new Latin motto; conservatives react by bashing Latinos.](http://freakoutnation.com/2015/02/vermonts-new-motto-is-in-latin-conservatives-lose-their-sht-and-bash-latinos/) ---
**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 5, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19020 "2015-02-05T19:21:37Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Vermont adopts a new Latin motto; conservatives react by bashing Latinos.](http://freakoutnation.com/2015/02/vermonts-new-motto-is-in-latin-conservatives-lose-their-sht-and-bash-latinos/) This comment is golden: > [@](#): > > neworleans878 • 3 days ago > > I know you all think this is funny, but I’m taking this Roman threat to our way of life very seriously. Soon we’ll have creeping Roman law, and they’ll demand their own courts. And stay out of their no-go zones. After the conquest, they’ll make us all worship Zeus, wear togas and replace football with chariot races. > > Remember their philosophy…vini, vidi, vici. > > Be afraid…be very afraid. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19021 "2015-02-05T19:44:36Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > A tempest in a teapot, that maybe should go over in SLIotD, but [Bobby Jindal’s official portrait is profoundly wrong](http://www.mediaite.com/online/bobby-jindals-official-painting-looks-nothing-like-bobby-jindal/). > > Look at that face: did the painter think he was depicting W? Good lord. It looks like somebody took one of those [paper doll cutouts](http://tpettit.best.vwh.net/dolls/pd_scans/ziegfeld/144dpi_cutouts/zg_leading_men.jpg) and pasted it onto a canvas. Make me look whiter, damn it! Whiter! Ken Doll white! Ahh, that’s better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=950) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=952)