# 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:** 97
**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:** [July 28, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1921 "2010-07-28T12:02:00Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Iowa GOP would like to take away the citizenship of lawyers. And maybe get slavery back.](http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/27/why-some-republicans-want-to-restore-the-13th-amendment.html) And agree that manure is a natural fertilizer. At least they got one thing right. The GOP knows their manure. They sure produce enough of it. ---
**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 28, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1922 "2010-07-28T13:21:49Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Iowa GOP would like to take away the citizenship of lawyers. And maybe get slavery back.](http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/27/why-some-republicans-want-to-restore-the-13th-amendment.html) And agree that manure is a natural fertilizer. At least they got one thing right. Well, how else are you going to get all those oranges and tomatoes picked when all the illegals are deported? ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1923 "2010-07-28T13:41:06Z")
I am surprised just how wide spread this succession talk has become. I listen to right wing radio on short wave and podcasts, and it is all over that medium. They believe Robert E Lee and Jefferson Davis are the heroes and they have a pathological hatred for the Federal Government and Liberals and yes they think of themselves as the only true patriots. Google **The Political Cesspool** and have a listen. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1924 "2010-07-28T14:25:07Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Iowa GOP would like to take away the citizenship of lawyers. And maybe get slavery back.](http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/27/why-some-republicans-want-to-restore-the-13th-amendment.html) And agree that manure is a natural fertilizer. At least they got one thing right. And I see they’ve gone even further into controversial territory with the assertion that “America is good”. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1925 "2010-07-28T14:37:13Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Iowa GOP would like to take away the citizenship of lawyers. And maybe get slavery back.](http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/27/why-some-republicans-want-to-restore-the-13th-amendment.html) And agree that manure is a natural fertilizer. At least they got one thing right. [QUOTE=article] This Amendment was for the specific purpose of banning participation in government operations by attorneys and bankers who claimed the Title of Nobility of ‘Esquire.’ These people had joined the International Bar Association or the International Bankers Association and owed their allegiance to the King of England [/QUOTE] Didn’t know Queen Elizabeth was an Elder of Zion. This explains so much. Wait, International Bankers Association \*is \*euphemism for Them Jews, right ? ---
**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 28, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1926 "2010-07-28T14:45:42Z")
Funnily enough, this time it appears to be a euphemism for Us English. About time we got our own conspiracy theory, really. Why should the Jews get all the sinister cred? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1927 "2010-08-02T23:16:59Z")
[Sharron Angle is the most honest politician ever.](http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/node/38746) > [@](#): > > Cameron: There was a tremendous amount of discussion about Sharron Angle’s taking the defensive posture. > > Angle: We needed to have the press be our friend. > > Cameron: Wait a minute! Hold on a second… to be your friend? > > Angle: Well truly… > > Cameron: It sounds lame… > > Angle: Well, no, no, we wanted them to ask the questions we want to answer so that they report the news the way we want it to be reported and when I get on a show and I say send me money to [SharronAngle.com](http://SharronAngle.com), so that your listeners will know that if they want to support me they need to go to [SharronAngle.com](http://SharronAngle.com). Did you know she’d like to stop giving unemployment benefits to unemployed people so that they’d take jobs at McDonalds and such. Then, because she realizes these are low paying jobs, she’d supplement their income to help them out. She wants to give unemployment benefits to the employed instead of the unemployed. Because she’s fucking insane. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1928 "2010-08-04T17:47:38Z")
[Bike agenda spins cities toward U.N. control, Maes warns](http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_15673894) > [@](#): > > Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is warning voters that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper’s policies, particularly his efforts to boost bike riding, are “converting Denver into a United Nations community.” ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1929 "2010-08-04T17:53:35Z")
I, for one, welcome our new cyclist overlords. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1930 "2010-08-04T18:08:19Z")
I’ve been to Geneva, it’s very nice. One could do worse to live in a UN community. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1931 "2010-08-04T19:08:05Z")
“Birthers” revisited: [Poll: 41 percent of Republicans think Obama wasn’t born in America](http://www.salon.com/news/politics/birthers/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2010/08/04/nation_of_birthers). Urgh. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1932 "2010-08-04T19:10:48Z")
Well, in fairness, that means 59% of Republicans got this one right. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1933 "2010-08-04T19:30:23Z")
59% is a failing grade in most schools. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1934 "2010-08-04T20:08:42Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > ,She wants to give unemployment benefits to the employed instead of the unemployed. Because she’s fucking insane. Hmmm, almost sounds like she’s in favor of increasing the minimum wage. Bet she isn’t. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1935 "2010-08-04T20:24:06Z")
Well, she is, but only because the base hourly wage will be equivalent to the value of one chicken, and they cost more than $7.25 right now. She’s a victim of circumstance. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1936 "2010-08-04T20:31:48Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, she is, but only because the base hourly wage will be equivalent to the value of one chicken, and they cost more than $7.25 right now. She’s a victim of circumstance. No, that was her opponent in the primary, Sue Louden. Louden lost because she brought a chicken to a turkey fight. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1937 "2010-08-04T20:36:34Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, in fairness, that means 59% of Republicans got this one right. If you consider answering that he was “probably” born in the U.S. getting it right. That’s a 34% chunk. 3% had no opinion. I’ll repeat that: 3% had no opinion on whether the President of the fucking country was born in the fucking country. In fairness, there’s enough idiocy to go around for everyone on this one. 36% of Democrats did not answer definitely. [Here’s](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/08/04/rel10k.pdf) a direct link to the poll. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1938 "2010-08-04T20:39:28Z")
Hey, I wasn’t there in the delivery room. I didn’t do any tests on the afterbirth. I have doubts that some people in DC are from Earth, let alone Hawaii. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1939 "2010-08-04T20:42:22Z")
Oh, whoops. Poor voters of Nevada. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1940 "2010-08-04T21:18:21Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Oh, whoops. Poor voters of Nevada. Nah, the only voters here that would even possibly deserve that kind of sympathy are the disgruntled people who have had signs up saying “Elect anyone but Harry Reid” for the last 16 years. Their choices all suck (to them): idiots like Angle and Lowden or lib’ruls like Reid. They’ll twist in the wind and whine a lot before turning out in huge numbers on election day to make sure that Sharron Angle wins at least 27% of the vote. The rest of us will vote to retain the Senate Majority Leader. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=96) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=98)