# Stupid Republican idea of the day

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**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")\
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**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 11, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23572 "2015-08-11T02:02:56Z")

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I already posted this in Elections, but I think it deserves to be here too:

> [@Scott Walker is in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-walker-is-in/725052/101):
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> I found [this article on Scott Walker](http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_08/scott_walker_continues_to_beli057006.php) today while I was reading about something else. The article talks about a recent appearance Gov. Walker made on Sean Hannity’s show where he was asked about abortion to save a woman’s life. Gov. Walker had this to say:
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> > [@Scott Walker](#):
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> > It’s a false choice. There is always a better option out there. I’ve said for years, medically there’s always a better choice than choosing between the life of an unborn baby and the life of the mother," he added. "Medically that’s just a nonissue.
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> As the Washington Monthly piece goes on to describe, Gov. Walker is incorrect here. Demonstrably, factually wrong.
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> How did this clown get elected, let alone re-elected, as Governor?

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