# 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:** 965
**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 17, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19282 "2015-02-17T04:45:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert: [US should nuke those regions of US allies where ISIS is located.](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/arkansas-state-senator-suggests-us-nuke-allies-in-order-to-deal-with-isis-threat/) I love how Rapert doubles down when criticized, and says that anyone who disagrees with his insane plan to nuke areas in our allies’ countries … must therefore love the terrorists. Like that’s basically how things boil down at the moment. We need to either toss nukes around the middle east willy-nilly, OR, we must join ISIS and start chopping us some heads. This is an elected official. Presumably he is self aware enough to get dressed himself, and actually sit in an office without soiling his pants… How on earth can anyone come up with crap like that? Seriously? I can imagine that kind of nonsense coming out of a drunk at a bar - someone with mental health and substance abuse issues or something. A guy who is ranting and raving and then falls down and lies in a puddle of his own vomit. But this guy is AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. I really don’t get it. ---
**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 17, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19283 "2015-02-17T04:56:13Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I can imagine that kind of nonsense coming out of a drunk at a bar - someone with mental health and substance abuse issues or something. A guy who is ranting and raving and then falls down and lies in a puddle of his own vomit. > > But this guy is AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. > > I really don’t get it. No reason he can’t be both. ---
**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 17, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19284 "2015-02-17T05:11:05Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > No reason he can’t be both. I know it’s all fun to toss the insults, and I do my fair share… But in all seriousness… We really do need to understand these people. How on earth can someone like this actually process the information and come up with a statement like that? He’s not a dysfunctional drunk. Seriously. Not to belabor the point, but he’s AN ELECTED OFFICIAL at the state level. A SENATOR. I don’t get it. I seriously don’t understand how he could even begin to think that exploding a nuclear device in a friendly country could ever be a good idea. Can someone please explain to me what is going on with him? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19285 "2015-02-17T05:12:28Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert: [US should nuke those regions of US allies where ISIS is located.](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/arkansas-state-senator-suggests-us-nuke-allies-in-order-to-deal-with-isis-threat/) Of course, that would also exterminate the Israelis, from fallout . . . Or, was that the point all along? ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19286 "2015-02-17T05:21:52Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > . . . I don’t get it. I seriously don’t understand how he could even begin to think that exploding a nuclear device in a friendly country could ever be a good idea. Can someone please explain to me what is going on with him? He probably isn’t actually that stupid, but the only people who will vote for him are, so he says the kind of stuff they like to hear. Intelligent people wouldn’t vote for him anyway, so what has he got to lose? The Republicans’ race to the bottom is wonderfully “democratic,” in that it provides representation even for the stupidest of the citizenry. No elitism there, but a glorious populism. They should just call it the imbecile party and stop pretending. ---
**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 17, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19287 "2015-02-17T05:37:56Z")
[Back in 2012](http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/02/26/no-hearing-monday-on-raperts-constitutional-convention-plan), Jason Rapert wanted a US constitutional amendment requiring approval of the state legislatures before the federal government could raise the debt ceiling. [He is a supporter of, and receives support from, Americans for Prosperity](http://www.thenation.com/blog/172584/meet-jason-rapert-koch-backed-evangelical-steering-arkansas-radical-abortion-restriction). “[It’s more important to do what is right by God than it is to please those that would rather have me talk about pro-life but not really do much about pro-life," Rapert said. "Here’s only one vote that matters and that’s when I stand before the Lord at the judgment seat](http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/sen-jason-rapert-i-serve-god-not-my-constituents-video).” [He was endorsed by the Duggars](http://www.designntrend.com/articles/22639/20141023/19-kids-counting-family-duggars-join-anti-gay-political-campaign.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19288 "2015-02-17T06:00:06Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > [In vino veritas.](http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1142577) > > (This message has been brought to you by the pedants’, nitpickers’, quibblers’ and perfectionists’ brotherhood, and is sponsored, in part, by Gaudere’s Law.) My name is Frodo Baggins and I heartily approve this message. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19289 "2015-02-17T10:03:59Z")
Sun Media and the various Sun dailies’ sites are up again. I wonder if the interruption might have had something to do with pulling out Sun News links? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19290 "2015-02-17T11:51:07Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I don’t get it. I seriously don’t understand how he could even begin to think that exploding a nuclear device in a friendly country could ever be a good idea. Can someone please explain to me what is going on with him? They’re just Muslim countries. That makes it easier. ---
**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 17, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19291 "2015-02-17T15:47:36Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > They’re just Muslim countries. That makes it easier. I prefer the explanation that he’s simply pandering to the stupid and the hateful to get votes. The alternatives are too awful to contemplate; He actually is so stupid that he does not understand that his nuclear “solution” would lead to hundreds of thousands or millions of horrible painful deaths among innocent people; Or he’s so evil that he knows this and does not care, because they are “other”. ---
**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 17, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19292 "2015-02-17T19:19:34Z")
Ben Carson: [If the Republicans refuse to fund DHS, Obama is guilty of treason.](http://dailycaller.com/2015/02/17/ben-carson-suggests-obama-could-be-guilty-of-treason-if-he-blocks-national-security-funding-video/) ---
**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 17, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19293 "2015-02-17T19:53:11Z")
[Oklahoma Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly To Ban Advanced Placement U.S. History](http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/02/17/3623683/oklahoma-lawmakers-vote-overwhleming-ban-advanced-placement-history-class/) > [@](#): > > An Oklahoma legislative committee overwhelmingly voted to ban Advanced Placement U.S. History class, persuaded by the argument that it only teaches students “what is bad about America.” Other lawmakers are seeking a court ruling that would effectively prohibit the teaching of all AP courses in public schools. Fifteen years ago my kids were busy taking AP courses. One managed nine and got into Chicago and was able to graduate from there in three years, saving me a cartload of money. I suspect more savvy parents in Oklahoma (if they haven’t all fled due to the spike in earthquakes in the state) will be contacting their legislators and telling them why banning AP courses is a bad idea. (Probably a good idea for the GOP since education is bad for them.) ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19294 "2015-02-17T20:41:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ben Carson: [If the Republicans refuse to fund DHS, Obama is guilty of treason.](http://dailycaller.com/2015/02/17/ben-carson-suggests-obama-could-be-guilty-of-treason-if-he-blocks-national-security-funding-video/) I hate it when people use the word “treason” to describe simple policy differences. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19295 "2015-02-17T20:49:20Z")
[From Montana: 10 truly bizarre Tea Party bills.](http://www.salon.com/2015/02/17/10_truly_bizarre_tea_party_bills_from_nipples_to_militias_to_religious_zealotry/) > [@](#): > > **6) Allow Concealed Weapons in Bars, Banks, and on Campuses** (HB 371, SB 143). There are a few places where Montana has always forbidden citizens from carrying weapons, including financial institutions, places where booze is served and college campuses. The Tea Party feels Montana would be a safer place if we rescind these rules. One point where they yielded, however: Bars on campuses will still be allowed to have a no weapons policy. So students wanting to stand their ground will have to go off campus. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19296 "2015-02-17T20:49:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > “[It’s more important to do what is right by God than it is to please those that would rather have me talk about pro-life but not really do much about pro-life," Rapert said. "Here’s only one vote that matters and that’s when I stand before the Lord at the judgment seat](http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/sen-jason-rapert-i-serve-god-not-my-constituents-video).”\ And let me tell you nothing says pro-life more than nuking civilians in occupied territories. WWJN (Who would Jesus nuke?) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19297 "2015-02-17T21:40:52Z")
[Fox News pundit wonders if Islamists are “embedded in the White House”.](http://www.salon.com/2015/02/17/an_old_wingnut_conspiracy_theory_returns_fox_news_pundit_wonders_if_islamists_are_embedded_in_the_white_house/) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19298 "2015-02-17T21:55:42Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ben Carson: [If the Republicans refuse to fund DHS, Obama is guilty of treason.](http://dailycaller.com/2015/02/17/ben-carson-suggests-obama-could-be-guilty-of-treason-if-he-blocks-national-security-funding-video/) This guy is seeming dumber and dumber, and I didn’t think it was possible. ---
**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 17, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19299 "2015-02-17T22:01:22Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > This guy is seeming dumber and dumber, and I didn’t think it was possible. “Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious”. Same principle. ---
**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 17, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19300 "2015-02-17T22:32:19Z")
It is almost like if he was a prove from an alien civilization trying to figure out if there are any limits for [the crazification factor](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crazification_factor). ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19301 "2015-02-17T22:34:45Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > This guy is seeming dumber and dumber, and I didn’t think it was possible. I think he might need brain surgery. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=964) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=966)