# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140 "2020-06-22T07:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 141
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2809 "2021-01-15T16:19:06Z")
Dumbass extraordinaire: [https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/tommy-tuberville-inauguration/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/tommy-tuberville-inauguration/index.html) > “We probably could have had a swearing-in and inauguration later after we got this virus behind us a little bit,” Tuberville suggested in an interview with a local TV station. “Again, we’re talking about Washington, DC.” > “Our government wasn’t set up for one group to have all three branches of government — wasn’t set up that way,” Tuberville said, adding: “You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive.” ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2810 "2021-01-15T16:21:09Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > Dumbass extraordinaire: > > [https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/tommy-tuberville-inauguration/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/tommy-tuberville-inauguration/index.html) > > > “ **Our government wasn’t set up for one group to have all three branches of government — wasn’t set up that way** ,” Tuberville said, adding: “You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive.” (Bolding mine.) Good point, Senator! Let’s go back and eliminate everything done from Jan. 2017 to Jan. 2019! ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2811 "2021-01-15T16:30:06Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > Dumbass extraordinaire: Apropos of Tuberville, is anybody else plagued by a sort of mental tic that insists on translating any reference to his name into “Thomas Potatopolis”? And if you weren’t then but are now, a la the [catastrophic contagious earworm in the “Homer Price” story](https://www.bookscool.com/en/Centerburg-Tales-More-Adventures-of-Homer-Price-852724/11), my apologies. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2812 "2021-01-15T16:34:35Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > : “You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive.” Quote by Tuberville, not by Turek Yep, those are the three branches all right. Good job, Tommy Potatohead! ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2813 "2021-01-15T16:58:19Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Yep, those are the three branches all right. Good job, Tommy Potatohead! The RW made much hay when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the same error. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2814 "2021-01-15T17:00:53Z")
On the other hand, she was elected as only one of many Members of the House from NYS, while Tuberville is only one of two senators from Alabama. I’d expect the senators to be a bit more on the ball. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2815 "2021-01-15T17:19:29Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Apropos of Tuberville, is anybody else plagued by a sort of mental tic that insists on translating any reference to his name into “Thomas Potatopolis”? Potatotown for me. > [@raventhief](#): > > Good job, Tommy Potatohead! Hey! Mr. Potatohead is a good friend of mine; there’s no reason to besmirch his good name like that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2816 "2021-01-15T17:25:36Z")
Just curious, anybody remember this clip from Wargames? [YARN | Mr. Potato Head! Back doors are not secrets! | WarGames | Video clips by quotes | f12ddb25 | 紗](https://yarn.co/yarn-clip/f12ddb25-f9e8-4237-bce6-cf214c581141) ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2817 "2021-01-15T17:45:29Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I have my doubts about the “willfulness” of it, though. It is a combination of epigenetics and upbringing that determines a person’s (in)curiosity level. They may be unable to acquire a practical, working picture of reality through no fault of their own. Also, the moth-response may be stronger in MAGAt types, drawing them to shiny things and holding them there – it is a kind of quasi-religious affect that seems to be somewhat less pronounced in non-MAGAts. > > In either case (will or nature), the overriding question is, how should they be handled? Punishing them only tends to reinforce their hostilities and misplaced loyalties, but not punishing them (or their leaders, at least) is akin to leaving a gangrenous wound untended. I start with the premise that they will always be with us and are “natural”, as in they are expressing a set of innate human traits that are strong in them: the need for a strong leader to tell them what to do/how to think, the need for simple myths, the need for identifiable enemies, and the need to physically act in support of their beliefs. What we need are productive-ish outlets for them to be themselves. Just spitballing here, but in a simplistic view previous generations had more armed conflicts (wars, invasions, etc.) as an outlet for these type of drives. Without those avenues, it could be said that these types of individuals end up focusing their aggression “inward” into society. So, the solution? - More real war! ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2818 "2021-01-15T17:53:22Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > I start with the premise that they will always be with us and are “natural” Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2819 "2021-01-15T18:38:03Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > California won’t let her have a pro-Individual 1 rally outside the state capitol Sunday. “I can haz violent mob?” “no” ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2820 "2021-01-15T18:44:07Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Yep, those are the three branches all right. Good job, Tommy Potatohead! They traded in Doug Jones for this knucklehead. Go, Alabama! They never disappoint my expectations of them! ---
**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:** [January 15, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2821 "2021-01-15T19:19:32Z")
Oh yeah… that’s how i hear his name in my head about 80% of the time. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2822 "2021-01-15T19:33:36Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above. Yeah, but some people are not doing their job. It is pretty clear that they are not even trying. Dragging us down, even. What are we supposed to do, fire ~~at~~ them? ---
**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:** [January 15, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2823 "2021-01-15T19:38:23Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “I can haz violent mob?” > > “no” This made me laugh way more than it should have… ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2824 "2021-01-15T19:49:59Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Potatotown for me. Yes, even though “Potatopolis” has a nice, sophisticated sound, as Harrison Ford so famously may have said, “you can write this stuff, but you can’t say it.” I mean, I want to run it together - potatoplis, or stretch it out too much - potato~opolis. It just doesn’t _flow._ It doesn’t SING! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2825 "2021-01-15T20:39:44Z")
Spudbury ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2826 "2021-01-15T21:30:45Z")
I got my eye on you, now. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2827 "2021-01-15T22:21:16Z")
I’ve got my eye on you now, _spudboy_. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/2828 "2021-01-15T22:49:03Z")
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