# 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:** 996
**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:** [March 12, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19902 "2015-03-12T22:05:33Z")
Rudy Giuliani: [Obama should be more like Bill Cosby.](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/giuliani-obama-should-be-more-cosby?cid=sm_fb_maddow) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19903 "2015-03-12T22:07:35Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Fear is what drives their base. Gun seizures, homos, UN, blacks, browns, mooossslems, taxes, FEMA, voter fraud, [I’m forgetting a few dozen others], etc… Keep’em in fear, drive them to the polls, SAVE America, yadda, yadda. It amazes me sometimes. Here we are, 21st century, richest nation on Earth, most powerful nation, high technology - you’d think it’d be all futuristic Metropolises but sometimes if feels like the interior of the country is actively battling to live back in the 1400’s. How can you be a modern nation populated with knuckle-draggers better off living in fenced off wild animal parks? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19904 "2015-03-12T22:09:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rudy Giuliani: [Obama should be more like Bill Cosby.](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/giuliani-obama-should-be-more-cosby?cid=sm_fb_maddow) > [@](#): > > Giuliani did add, however, in all seriousness, “I hate to mention it because of what happened afterwards, but (he should be saying) the kinds of stuff Bill Cosby used to say.” We should want a stand-up comic for POTUS?! And here Obama can’t even make a joke without RWs (forgetting Lincoln’s example) raging at him for demeaning the dignity of the office! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19905 "2015-03-12T22:10:36Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > It amazes me sometimes. Here we are, 21st century, richest nation on Earth, most powerful nation, high technology - you’d think it’d be all futuristic Metropolises but sometimes if feels like the interior of the country is actively battling to live back in the 1400’s. How can you be a modern nation populated with knuckle-draggers better off living in fenced off wild animal parks? Because American Exceptionalism! 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 12, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19906 "2015-03-12T22:14:52Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Giuliani did add, however, in all seriousness, “I hate to mention it because of what happened afterwards, but (he should be saying) the kinds of stuff Bill Cosby used to say.” > > We should want a stand-up comic for POTUS?! Yes, we probably should be charitable and assume Giuliani was referring to Cosby’s jokes, not his pick-up lines. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19907 "2015-03-12T22:45:20Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rudy Giuliani: [Obama should be more like Bill Cosby.](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/giuliani-obama-should-be-more-cosby?cid=sm_fb_maddow) Wait, isn’t Obama already putting drugs into our water supply to make us mindless slaves? ---
**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:** [March 12, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19908 "2015-03-12T22:49:21Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Wait, isn’t Obama already putting drugs into our water supply to make us mindless slaves? If he was, the House and Senate wouldn’t be acting like they do. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19909 "2015-03-12T23:10:55Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Wait, isn’t Obama already putting drugs into our water supply to make us mindless slaves? Well, the Republicans have the “mindless” part down cold, and I think most of them would like to own slaves, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19910 "2015-03-12T23:11:57Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Fear is what drives their base. Gun seizures, homos, UN, blacks, browns, mooossslems, taxes, FEMA, voter fraud… …this battlestation… ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19911 "2015-03-12T23:41:50Z")
Has this one been covered yet? State legislator gets rid of kids because he thinks they are possessed: > **[Casting out demons: why Justin Harris got rid of kids he applied pressure to...](https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/2015/03/12/casting-out-demons-why-justin-harris-got-rid-of-kids-he-applied-pressure-to-adopt?oid=3725371)** > > Rep. Justin Harris blames DHS for the fallout related to his adoption of three young girls, but sources familiar with the situation contradict his story and paint a troubling picture of the adoption process and the girls' time in the Harris... ---
**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:** [March 12, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19912 "2015-03-12T23:52:09Z")
Oklahoma House votes to [abolish state-issued marriage licenses](http://newsok.com/house-passes-bill-to-abolish-oklahoma-marriage-licenses/article/5400240): > [@](#): > > “The point of my legislation is to take the state out of the process and leave marriage in the hands of the clergy,” said state Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, the bill’s House author. “Marriage was historically a religious covenant first and a government-recognized contract second. Under my bill, the state is not allowing or disallowing same-sex marriage. It is simply leaving it up to the clergy.” Somebody please tell me this is a satire news site… ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19913 "2015-03-13T00:05:36Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Oklahoma House votes to [abolish state-issued marriage licenses](http://newsok.com/house-passes-bill-to-abolish-oklahoma-marriage-licenses/article/5400240):Somebody please tell me this is a satire news site… Does it define clergy? If not, this makes gay marriage A-OK in OK! As long as clergy has signed off, and there have been lots willing to do just that. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19914 "2015-03-13T00:14:10Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Has this one been covered yet? State legislator gets rid of kids because he thinks they are possessed: > > [http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/casting-out-demons-why-justin-harris-got-rid-of-kids-he-applied-pressure-to-adopt/Content?oid=3725371](http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/casting-out-demons-why-justin-harris-got-rid-of-kids-he-applied-pressure-to-adopt/Content?oid=3725371) > [@arktimes](#): > > Chelsey Goldsborough, who regularly babysat for the Harrises, said _ **Mary was kept isolated from Annie** _ and from the rest of the family. She was often confined for hours to her room, where she was monitored by a video camera. The reason: The Harrises believed the girls were possessed by demons _ **and could communicate telepathically** _, Goldsborough said. Beyond being as crazy as a pair of shithouse rats, the Harrises are very unclear on the concept of telepathy. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19915 "2015-03-13T00:51:31Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Does it define clergy? If not, this makes gay marriage A-OK in OK! As long as clergy has signed off, and there have been lots willing to do just that. As a clergyman with the Pastafarians and the Church of Atheism, I’ll gladly marry any two consenting humans and even throw in a free adoption, able to be redeemed at any Catholic orphanage! ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19916 "2015-03-13T01:06:30Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > As a clergyman with the Pastafarians and the Church of Atheism, I’ll gladly marry any two consenting humans and even throw in a free adoption, able to be redeemed at any Catholic orphanage! Ah, but can you also guarantee the salvation of my soul or triple my money back ? Theology’s a rough world, lotsa competition out there. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19917 "2015-03-13T01:13:53Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Ah, but can you also guarantee the salvation of my soul or triple my money back ? Theology’s a rough world, lotsa competition out there. Praise “Bob”! ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19918 "2015-03-13T01:22:41Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rudy Giuliani: [Obama should be more like Bill Cosby.](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/giuliani-obama-should-be-more-cosby?cid=sm_fb_maddow) “America. AMERICA. You’re going to do what I say because I said so, and I’m your President. I brought you into this world and I can rub you out, make another _just like you_.” Nope, doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19919 "2015-03-13T01:37:37Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Has this one been covered yet? State legislator gets rid of kids because he thinks they are possessed: > > [http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/casting-out-demons-why-justin-harris-got-rid-of-kids-he-applied-pressure-to-adopt/Content?oid=3725371](http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/casting-out-demons-why-justin-harris-got-rid-of-kids-he-applied-pressure-to-adopt/Content?oid=3725371) I’m sure all parents have felt the same way at times. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19920 "2015-03-13T02:11:37Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Has this one been covered yet? State legislator gets rid of kids because he thinks they are possessed: > > [http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/casting-out-demons-why-justin-harris-got-rid-of-kids-he-applied-pressure-to-adopt/Content?oid=3725371](http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/casting-out-demons-why-justin-harris-got-rid-of-kids-he-applied-pressure-to-adopt/Content?oid=3725371) Probably got the idea from your (now former) favorite candidate for President, Bobbie “Demon Killer” Jindal. Of course, you switched from Jindal to the guy who want to use the military to force Congress the way he wants. You’re a fucking idiot. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19921 "2015-03-13T02:37:38Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@TonySinclair](#): > > > > Wait, isn’t Obama already putting drugs into our water supply to make us mindless slaves? > > If he was, the House and Senate wouldn’t be acting like they do. 😃 I’m not so sure about that. If he’s trying to destroy the country… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=995) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=997)