# 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:** 98
**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, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1941 "2010-08-04T22:42:28Z")
Why? What is \*his \*poultry-based plan to reform health care? Why isn’t _he_ fighting flouridation of America’s water supply? When will Senator Reid say boo to the evil of the United Nations? Huh? Huh? ---
**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, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1942 "2010-08-04T22:51:33Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Why? > > What is \*his \*poultry-based plan to reform health care? Why isn’t _he_ fighting flouridation of America’s water supply? When will Senator Reid say boo to the evil of the United Nations? > > Huh? Huh? I’d hate to threadrape\* this into being about Harry Reid when there’s already [a thread about Reid vs. Angle](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=572747). But for the record, Harry Reid promises every voter a chicken in every doctor’s pot prescription. Senator Reid is _for_ flouridation because without them people would just fall into their basements. Senator Reid has for years said “Booyah!” every time he encounters the United Nations, occasionally adding a “woot!” with an optional terse fist shake for emphasis. \*ETA: [Thanks, Hal!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12765351&postcount=165) ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1943 "2010-08-05T00:07:11Z")
Any love for Colorado gubernatorial candidate [Dan Maes](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.” > > … > > “At first, I thought, ‘Gosh, public transportation, what’s wrong with that, and what’s wrong with people parking their cars and riding their bikes? And what’s wrong with incentives for green cars?’ But if you do your homework and research, you realize ICLEI is part of a greater strategy to rein in American cities under a United Nations treaty,” Maes said. ---
**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 5, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1944 "2010-08-05T00:11:02Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > Any love for Colorado gubernatorial candidate [Dan Maes](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.” > > > > … > > > > “At first, I thought, ‘Gosh, public transportation, what’s wrong with that, and what’s wrong with people parking their cars and riding their bikes? And what’s wrong with incentives for green cars?’ But if you do your homework and research, you realize ICLEI is part of a greater strategy to rein in American cities under a United Nations treaty,” Maes said. Why did no reporter think to ask him “Do you believe all UN treaties are bad and should be avoided?” No matter what his answer was, it would be headline material. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1945 "2010-08-05T00:13:28Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > Any love for Colorado gubernatorial candidate [Dan Maes](http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_15673894)? Psst! [Post #1928](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=511831&page=39#post12763967)! ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1946 "2010-08-05T00:58:20Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > > [@waterj2](#): > > > > Any love for Colorado gubernatorial candidate [Dan Maes](http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_15673894)? > > Psst! [Post #1928](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=511831&page=39#post12763967)! Dammit. How do they come up with so damn many bad ideas that it’s this hard to keep on top of them all? ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1947 "2010-08-05T01:06:44Z")
Yeah, but the Colorado shit is crazy enough for two posts! ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1948 "2010-08-05T02:00:46Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > Yeah, but the Colorado shit is crazy enough for two posts! Well, yeah. I mean, logistically speaking, is there a worse way to start heading towards one-world government than with bicyclists in Denver? You’d have to take like two weeks off just to meet up in Winnipeg or something. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1949 "2010-08-05T03:18:32Z")
God bless Stupid Republicans, they’re so entertaining! ---
**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 5, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1950 "2010-08-05T04:27:47Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > > [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > > > Yeah, but the Colorado shit is crazy enough for two posts! > > Well, yeah. I mean, logistically speaking, is there a worse way to start heading towards one-world government than with bicyclists in Denver? You’d have to take like two weeks off just to meet up in Winnipeg or something. Bicyclists in Death Valley would be worse. Denver bicyclists can sweep down into the plains with all that potential energy from starting at altitude. ---
**Author:** ![cudavee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@cudavee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cudavee)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1951 "2010-08-05T19:44:34Z")
How can you only have one in a day? Kinda hard to narrow it down from hundreds to one. Am I the only one scared to death by Palin?? ---
**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 5, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1952 "2010-08-05T19:48:43Z")
Well, I was scared until she started talking about Mama Grizzlies. Then I realized that she wasn’t a bad politician, but a brilliant satirist. ---
**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 5, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1953 "2010-08-05T21:22:14Z")
> [@cudavee](#): > > … Am I the only one scared to death by Palin?? You must be new here. ---
**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 10, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1954 "2010-08-10T10:56:38Z")
And now we see why Republicans have soooo many stupid ideas. Look at Sarah Palin and kid’s reaction to this woman when she tells them she’s a teacher. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uKflKzmfRCw/hqdefault.jpg "Sarah Palin's Homer Moment-D'Oh!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKflKzmfRCw) The disdain angered me more than just about anything that ever came out of Sarah’s retarded mouth. Oh and the reason why there are no comments in the YouTube made me laugh: Sorry no more comments. I don’t have the time to tell the liberals that Palin isn’t the devil and that protesters aren’t socialist commie nazi’s ---
**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 10, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1955 "2010-08-10T12:27:15Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > And now we see why Republicans have soooo many stupid ideas. Look at Sarah Palin and kid’s reaction to this woman when she tells them she’s a teacher. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKflKzmfRCw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKflKzmfRCw) > > The disdain angered me more than just about anything that ever came out of Sarah’s retarded mouth. > Oh and the reason why there are no comments in the YouTube made me laugh: Sorry no more comments. I don’t have the time to tell the liberals that Palin isn’t the devil and that protesters aren’t socialist commie nazi’s Best part of the video: at about :57 Sarah Palin snorts at the idea that she is a celebrity and the urchin with her asks “how is she a celebrity”. Palin says “I’m honored she thinks I’m a celebrity.” How is that people pay any attention to what she says, except for inadvertant laughs? She’s dumber than Kelly Dodson’s rapist. ETA: [The blog that goes with that video is pretty entertaining reading](http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/sarah-palins-homer-moment/). > [@](#): > > In what has become typical tragic irony, Sarah initially claimed to support Kathleen’s First Amendment Rights. But as soon as Billy Sullivan walked toward the dock, one of Palin’s entourage tore down the sign to great applause from her group. > > Todd Palin approached Billy (who owns a business called Dockside Fish and buys halibut on that dock) and asked him to get out of the Discovery crew’s shot. “You just can’t get enough of her, can you?” he asked. An Alaska State Trooper told Billy he should call the Homer Police Department and report the trespassing and destruction of property. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1956 "2010-08-10T14:15:33Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > And now we see why Republicans have soooo many stupid ideas. Look at Sarah Palin and kid’s reaction to this woman when she tells them she’s a teacher. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKflKzmfRCw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKflKzmfRCw) > > The disdain angered me more than just about anything that ever came out of Sarah’s retarded mouth. Now she wants to pretend that we all imagined her reaction. [http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/09/palin-response-to-viral-video-raises-brows/#more-117104](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/09/palin-response-to-viral-video-raises-brows/#more-117104) Do these people not understand how video works? We can all see you, Sarah. After the camera was off her staffer pulled down the sign as well. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1957 "2010-08-11T03:21:36Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > Do these people not understand how video works? We can all see you, Sarah. No, that’s not how it works anymore. She said it didn’t happen, therefore 30-60% of the population will believe that it didn’t happen. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1958 "2010-08-11T15:14:08Z")
This guy: [Bike agenda spins cities toward U.N. control, Maes warns](http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_15673894) Just won the Republican primary for governor of Colorado: [Tea party favorite Maes wins Colo. gov. primary](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7_BDtWmxdhu6V_5SeSeimP4QZsQD9HH5D700) That’s some good votin, right there, that is! It shows the tea party are serious about leadin our nation. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1959 "2010-08-11T18:32:47Z")
In the Colorado Republicans’ defense, Scott McInnis, the guy running against Maes admitted to [plagiarizing](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hKW1e8dA3K-D9re4Z0-aprE9zmWwD9HGH3HO0) (“unintentionally”, of course) some water rights essays for which he was paid a cool $300,000. Between the Devil and the deep blue sea they chose the deep blue sea. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/1960 "2010-08-11T19:34:11Z")
Presumably, Maes came up with his “bike paths = UN One World Conspiracy” theory all by himself. Somehow, I do not find that to be particularly comforting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=99)