# 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:** 156
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3109 "2021-01-31T03:52:46Z")
That’s great! The vaccine makers should put a prominent notice on their vaccines saying: “Notice to Arizona residents pursuant to Arizona State Law xxx: This vaccine does not contain human parts, animal parts, metals in any quantity, tracking devices, nor does it have any DNA-altering properties.” Just like those insurance and banking disclosures that have a page of legally-mandated disclosures particular to various states. ---
**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 31, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3110 "2021-01-31T04:10:17Z")
Montana legislator [withdraws a bill](https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/mtleg/bozeman-lawmaker-withdraws-parenting-bill-amid-backlash/article_8318d833-fbd5-5dd0-9a5c-6012efe22662.html) she submitted because “her staff fucked it up”. It was a parental rights bill that could have had the effect of granting parental rights to rapists. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3111 "2021-01-31T05:36:10Z")
I could be wrong about this, but I thought the Bigfoot hunting season thing was a bit tongue-in-cheek. A way to raise money by selling hunting licenses to idiots. The vaccine thing could also be kind of a joke…or not. Sadly, probably not. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2021, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3112 "2021-01-31T08:10:35Z")
Six months after Alaska’s Attorney General stepped down after being accused of sending dick pics (which he claimed were not of his dick) to a colleague, his temporary replacement has stepped down after it was revealed that he had a relationship with a 17 year old girl 30 years ago, when he was 27. At least, that’s what the article says, though the numbers don’t add up since 30 years ago would have made him 17, The article is mistaken somewhere. > **[Sexual misconduct allegations prompt another Alaska attorney general to resign](https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/01/31/sexual-misconduct-allegations-prompt-another-alaska-attorney-general-to-resign/)** > > Ed Sniffen stepped down as the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica were preparing an article about his relationship with a 17-year-old girl three decades ago. The state has now launched an investigation into the allegations. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3113 "2021-01-31T08:21:07Z")
LOL There is a flood of articles like this. GOP is damaged by Trump and will not recover. Let me remind you: Trump got the second most amount of votes in history running on a openly fascist platform. Fascism is not a unviable electoral strategy in the USA. The GOP will do just fine as a fascist party. Ignore this at your peril. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3114 "2021-01-31T13:47:16Z")
This could be the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s a Republican idea, naturally. COLUMBUS, Ohio ([WJW](https://fox8.com/news/republican-lawmakers-looking-to-declare-june-14-as-president-donald-j-trump-day-in-ohio/)) — Two [Ohio representatives](https://fox8.com/tag/ohio-news/) are looking to declare June 14 as [“President Donald J. Trump Day.”](https://fox8.com/tag/donald-trump/) On Friday, Republican Reps. Jon Cross and Reggie Stoltzfus emailed their House colleagues asking for co-sponsors for their upcoming bill “to celebrate one of the greatest presidents in American history,” the[Columbus Dispatch reports.](https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/01/29/ohio-republican-lawmakers-want-designate-june-14-donald-j-trump-day/4309995001/) > **[Republican lawmakers looking to declare June 14 as ‘President Donald J. Trump...](https://myfox8.com/news/president-donald-j-trump-day-ohio-lawmakers-call-for-june-14-holiday/)** > > COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — Two Ohio representatives are looking to declare June 14 as “President Donald J. Trump Day.” On Friday, Republican Reps. Jon Cross and Reggie Stoltzfus … ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3115 "2021-01-31T14:00:47Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > This could be the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s a Republican idea, naturally. > COLUMBUS, Ohio ([WJW](https://fox8.com/news/republican-lawmakers-looking-to-declare-june-14-as-president-donald-j-trump-day-in-ohio/)) — Two [Ohio representatives](https://fox8.com/tag/ohio-news/) are looking to declare June 14 as [“President Donald J. Trump Day.”](https://fox8.com/tag/donald-trump/) Too soon for a National Day of Mourning, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3116 "2021-01-31T14:43:50Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Montana legislator [withdraws a bill](https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/mtleg/bozeman-lawmaker-withdraws-parenting-bill-amid-backlash/article_8318d833-fbd5-5dd0-9a5c-6012efe22662.html) she submitted because “her staff fucked it up”. It was a parental rights bill that could have had the effect of granting parental rights to rapists. Her staff then issues a response saying “No, she fucked it up all on her own.” The party of personal responsibility indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3117 "2021-01-31T14:48:10Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > The party of personal responsibility indeed. The Party of Personal Responsibility for Other People ---
**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:** [January 31, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3118 "2021-01-31T14:50:53Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > > [@Catamount](#): > > > > The party of personal responsibility indeed. > > The Party of Personal Responsibility for Other People - The Party of Some Other Person was Responsible. ---
**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 31, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3119 "2021-01-31T16:16:08Z")
Hascanyone called them out for their racism? Surely I’m not the first to do so. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3120 "2021-01-31T16:36:47Z")
Are you thinking Juneteenth? That’s the 19th. But they’re Republicans, so racism is in there somewhere, even if it’s the attempt to honor the racist fuck Trump. According to the article, the 14th is the con man’s birthday, and it’s already flag day. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3121 "2021-01-31T16:48:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > At least, that’s what the article says, though the numbers don’t add up since 30 years ago would have made him 17, The article is mistaken somewhere. I think you are misreading the article. The woman who contacted news organizations is 47 (17 at the time). It says that Ed Sniffen, the AG, was 27 at the time (and so presumably is 57 now). Also it wasn’t just that she was 17, it was that she was part of the mock trial competition team he was coaching. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3122 "2021-01-31T16:49:31Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > > [@bobot](#): > > > > This could be the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s a Republican idea, naturally. > > COLUMBUS, Ohio ([WJW](https://fox8.com/news/republican-lawmakers-looking-to-declare-june-14-as-president-donald-j-trump-day-in-ohio/)) — Two [Ohio representatives](https://fox8.com/tag/ohio-news/) are looking to declare June 14 as [“President Donald J. Trump Day.”](https://fox8.com/tag/donald-trump/) > > Too soon for a National Day of Mourning, in my opinion. In other news, LeBron James announced that this makes him so ashamed to be from Ohio that he’s rejoining the Cleveland Cavaliers, just so he can quit them again. (disclaimer: Some or all of the above may be made up) ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3123 "2021-01-31T16:59:40Z")
So, of the 46 President’s of the US, Trump is the one who gets a day all to himself? And that is ignoring the general insanity of calling him a great president in the first place, of course. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3124 "2021-01-31T17:03:11Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > So, of the 46 President’s of the US, Trump is the one who gets a day all to himself? I swear to god, I believe it to be the stupidest idea that I’ve ever heard, ever. ---
**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 31, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3125 "2021-01-31T17:24:46Z")
🤦‍♂️ Mea culpa. I should prolly wait until I’m out of the bed before posting. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3126 "2021-01-31T17:26:43Z")
It’s all good. You were still right. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3127 "2021-01-31T17:32:00Z")
> **[As Democrats Call For Marjorie Taylor Greene's Removal, Republicans Stay Silent](https://www.npr.org/2021/01/30/962438098/as-democrats-call-for-marjorie-taylor-greenes-removal-republicans-stay-silent)** > > The Georgia congresswoman, who has embraced wild conspiracy theories, has the backing of Donald Trump — and the ire of Democrats, who have called for her censure or removal. > The list is long of the baseless conspiracy theories that Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has embraced. She’s [denied](https://www.mediamatters.org/congress/qanon-candidate-marjorie-taylor-greene-911-conspiracy-theorist-who-claimed-theres-no) that a plane hit the Pentagon on Sept. 11; [supported](https://www.mediamatters.org/false-flag-conspiracy-theory/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-facebook-2018-parkland-school-shooting-was) the idea that the Parkland school shooting was a “false flag” operation meant to usher in tighter gun laws; [seemed to agree](https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/marjorie-taylor-greene-endorsed-deranged-conspiracy-theory-about-democrats-and-satanic) that Hillary Clinton was recorded “filleting” a child’s face. > > Greene has also “liked” social media posts that [called for executing](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-democrats-violence/index.html) “deep state” FBI agents, or that advocated removing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with “a bullet to the head.” Greene [supports QAnon](https://www.npr.org/2020/08/12/901628541/qanon-supporter-who-made-bigoted-videos-wins-ga-primary-likely-heading-to-congre) and has said Muslims do not belong in government. > … Etc., etc. > And those Republicans who are staying silent? If they opened their mouths, Democrats might not like what they hear. “There are also Republicans who want to circle the wagons and defend Rep. Greene, much as they have defended the former president and his denial of the 2020 election results,” [NPR correspondent Ron] Elving said. > … > In the absence of vociferous Republican condemnation in Congress, Greene is doubling down. In a statement Friday, titled “A Message to the Mob,” Greene thumbed her nose at detractors, [claiming](https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1355263214020419586?s=20) that the more the “radical, left-wing Democrat mob” and the “Fake News media” try to “take me out,” the more money she raises from supporters. > … ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3128 "2021-01-31T17:48:08Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#): > > Fascism is not a unviable electoral strategy in the USA. The GOP will do just fine as a fascist party. > Ignore this at your peril. Truly. And so far as the proposed Arizona bill allowing the state legislature to overturn any “improper” vote is concerned, if we can’t vote them out\* they’ll have to be removed by other means. \*Yes, the bill only talks about presidential electors. If it passes how long do you suppose it’ll be before the idea is extended to all offices. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=155) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=157)