# 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:** 179
**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:** [February 24, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3570 "2021-02-24T15:45:34Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > My RW FB friends are calling Biden a pedophile who likes sniffing little girls. > > I can’t help who I went to high school with You can help who you refer to as “friends”. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3571 "2021-02-24T15:56:44Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Now that Biden is President, everything bad is officially his fault. > > [Joe Biden did not stop Texas from increasing power during winter storm](https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/02/23/texas-weather-winter-storm-electricity-fact-check-joe-biden/4555821001/) > > > **Info Wars:** “Joe Biden’s Dept. of Energy Blocked Texas from Increasing Power Ahead of Killer Storm” > > > > **PolitiFact’s ruling:** Pants on Fire > > > > **Here’s why:** As millions of Texans regained power after [a severe winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures](https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/02/22/texas-winter-storm-travis-county-medical-examiner-processing-dozens-unreported-deaths/4551021001/), some conspiracy theorists tried to pin the widespread outage on the Biden administration. > > > > On Feb. 20, InfoWars, a conspiracy website run by **Alex Jones** , published an article with the headline: “Joe Biden’s Dept. of Energy Blocked Texas from Increasing Power Ahead of Killer Storm.” > > > > “An Emergency Order from the Biden administration’s Department of Energy shows [Texas energy grid operator ERCOT](https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/02/19/ercot-texas-power-grid-outage-board-bill-magness-greg-abbott-public-utility-commision-energy/4515522001/) was instructed to stay within green energy standards by purchasing energy from outside the state at a higher cost, throttling power output throughout the state ahead of a catastrophic polar vortex,” the story says. > > > > The article, interspersed with ads for **InfoWars-brand sleep aid supplements** , was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. > > … > > My bold. > > Two things: > > 1. Alex Jones. 'Nuff said. > > 2. What the heck are _InfoWars-brand sleep aid supplements_? A bottle of moonshine? A recording of Alex Jones ranting? > > Oh. It’s the [same stuff that Gwyneth Paltrow sells.](https://qz.com/1010684/all-the-wellness-products-american-love-to-buy-are-sold-on-both-infowars-and-goop/) > 🤨 Can I buy a candle that smells like Alex Jones’s taint? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3572 "2021-02-24T16:01:01Z")
At Yankee Qandle you can. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3573 "2021-02-24T17:00:09Z")
Yanqui Qandle ---
**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:** [February 24, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3574 "2021-02-24T17:27:11Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Can I buy a candle that smells like Alex Jones’s taint? Jaysus!! The words, “Alex Jones’s taint,” are words I _never_ want to read while drinking my morning coffee!! Have mercy, good sir!! ---
**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:** [February 24, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3575 "2021-02-24T20:00:29Z")
My deepest apologies, m’lady. ---
**Author:** ![Strassia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3576 "2021-02-24T21:35:22Z")
Ironically, Jones hates Q. He seems to think that they stole his shtick. FYI, if you want to here what is going on in the far right weirdo world, I recommend the Knowledge Fight podcast. The host brings receipts for all Jones BS as well as dipping into a few other sources of far right nonsense. > **[Knowledge Fight](https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/)** > > Dan is a gentleman who holds an unhealthy obsession with InfoWars. Jordan is a good friend of his who knows next to nothing about InfoWars. On each episode of Knowledge Fight, Dan plays Jordan clips from one day of the Alex Jones Show, and the two... ---
**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:** [February 24, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3577 "2021-02-24T21:45:29Z")
Kevin McCarthy and Liz Cheney speaking to reporters: Q: Do you believe former President Trump should speaking at CPAC? McCarthy:: “Yes he should.” Cheney: “That’s up to CPAC…I don’t believe that he should be playing a role in the future of the party or the country.” McCarthy: "On that high note, thank you very much. > ---
**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:** [February 24, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3578 "2021-02-24T21:51:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I don’t believe that he should be playing a role in the future of the party or the country. While it is refreshing to see the internal GOP divisions, I don’t think anyone named Cheney should be playing a role in the future of the country either. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3579 "2021-02-24T21:57:02Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What the heck are _InfoWars-brand sleep aid supplements_ ? A bottle of moonshine? A recording of Alex Jones ranting? Selling quack pharmaceutical supplements is a major source of revenue for InfoWars. They obviously do not get any advertising revenue from mainstream companies. John Oliver touched on this in the piece he did on _Last Week Tonight_ about InfoWars. Jones also hawks weight loss supplements. They showed one of the ads for it; the before and after was hilarious. Jones posed with no shirt on, and he looked exactly the same except that, in the “after” photo, his skin was a non-natural shade of red. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3580 "2021-02-24T23:58:22Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Distort D’Newza says the Capitol riot didn’t happen and was made up by Democrats. > > [Right-wing gadfly tells Fox News that the attack on the Capitol wasn't a coup or insurrection](https://www.rawstory.com/right-wing-gadfly-capitol/) Thirty years ago, if you made a claim that was clearly contradicted by evidence, you were relegated to the “fringe” and had no platform other than mimeographing your fantasies and mailing them out at your own expense. Today, you can make claims clearly contradicted by evidence, and receive lucrative job offers, book deals, and invitations to speak to the nation on cable-tv channels carried in every community. Progress. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3581 "2021-02-25T01:03:27Z")
This makes me think of those magicians like David Copperfield (I think that’s who I mean) who make the Statue of Liberty or Mt. Rushmore “disappear” in front of a crowd of people. I don’t know how they do it, but I suspect it takes a very suggestible audience. Millions of people watched this riot live, in real time, as it happened. And yet there are those, I’m sure, who will allow themselves to be convinced that it’s just a big ol’ Democrat lie. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3582 "2021-02-25T01:08:45Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I don’t know how they do it, but I suspect it takes a very suggestible audience. The statue is shown only through a gap in the curtains, and the stage is rotated. ---
**Author:** ![DeadTreasSecretaries](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deadtreassecretaries/32/4817_2.png) [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3583 "2021-02-25T01:12:01Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What the heck are _InfoWars-brand sleep aid supplements_ ? A bottle of moonshine? A recording of Alex Jones ranting? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KGAAhzreGWw/maxresdefault.jpg "Alex Jones Rants as an Indie Folk Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAAhzreGWw) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3584 "2021-02-25T03:26:51Z")
Senator John Thune tried to claim that $15 an hour minimum wage is too much, by claiming that when he was a kid, he made $6 an hour. People pointed out that with inflation, that $6 is now over $20 and thanks for proving the point. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3585 "2021-02-25T03:47:15Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > This makes me think of those magicians like David Copperfield (I think that’s who I mean) who make the Statue of Liberty or Mt. Rushmore “disappear” in front of a crowd of people. I don’t know how they do it, but I suspect it takes a very suggestible audience. > > Millions of people watched this riot live, in real time, as it happened. And yet there are those, I’m sure, who will allow themselves to be convinced that it’s just a big ol’ Democrat lie. Penn from Penn&Teller has often opined that when you find out the secret to a magic trick, it often ends up being some sad dirty little thing. Like, “It’s literally just a ball on a string”. I suspect a lot of politics is the same way these days. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3586 "2021-02-25T03:48:39Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > My deepest apologies, m’lady. Okay, Frasier. 😉 ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3587 "2021-02-25T12:48:46Z")
Ken Paxton strikes again. > **[Fed judge blocks Biden’s deportation ‘pause’ - San Antonio Express, 2/25/2021](http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/SanAntonioExpressNews/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=SAEN%2F2021%2F02%2F25&entity=Ar01300&sk=7B8364CF&mode=text)** > > San Antonio Express - 2/25/2021 > A federal judge in a late-night ruling Tuesday extended his nationwide block on the Biden administration’s order halting certain deportations for 100 days, a major victory for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who sued over the policy. > > In a 105-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton granted a preliminary injunction that blocks the Department of Homeland Security policy, which was issued on Biden’s first day in office. It was part of a broader strategy meant to give the agency time to recalibrate and focus on the “highest enforcement priorities” of securing the southwestern border and national security, administration officials have said. > > As long as the decision stands, it leaves the Biden administration with no choice but to continue to deport individuals and families prosecuted under Trump administration rules that critics have called xenophobic and overly punitive. > … > > “The core failure of DHS lies not in the brevity of the January 20 memorandum or the corresponding administrative record, but instead in its omission of a rational explanation grounded in the facts reviewed and the factors considered,” Tipton wrote. “This failure is fatal, as this defect essentially makes DHS’s determination to institute a 100-day pause on deportations an arbitrary and capricious choice.” > > Department of Justice attorneys are likely to appeal the decision, but face an uphill battle as the case heads toward conservative-leaning court after conservative-leaning court. Tipton was a Trump appointee, and an appeal would be heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most conservative in the nation, then the U.S. Supreme Court. > > For Paxton, who has faced public scrutiny since the revelation that he took a business trip to Utah while Texas endured a major disaster last week, the judge’s ruling was welcome positive news. Paxton alluded to those reports about his out-of-state trip in a statement Wednesday. > > “HUGE WIN. The first of many against Biden’s unlawful agenda,” Paxton said. “My team & I have fought tirelessly for TX, and we’ve built a nat’l coalition to stop Dems’ unconstitutional actions. The media’s ridiculous stories won’t stop my work. I’ll con’t to press on for freedom & for TX.” > … ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3588 "2021-02-25T15:28:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Senator John Thune tried to claim that $15 an hour minimum wage is too much, by claiming that when he was a kid, he made $6 an hour. People pointed out that with inflation, that $6 is now over $20 and thanks for proving the point. This really does rate up there as a stupid Republican idea. Well done! Perhaps Thune would be OK then with simply lowering university and college tuition, food and rent back down to what it was when he was making $6/hour. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3589 "2021-02-25T15:50:32Z")
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