# 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:** 188
**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:** [March 2, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3750 "2021-03-02T21:11:20Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Yes, Lindsey, but he won’t let you leave.- “You can check out any time you want, but you can never leave.” * * * In other STUPIDSTUPIDSTUPID news: > **[Gov. Greg Abbott says he's rescinding statewide mask mandate and capacity...](https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/02/greg-abbott-texas-announcement/)** > > The change, which comes as the seven-day average of new coronavirus deaths remains above 200, will go into effect March 10. > Gov. [Greg Abbott](https://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/) announced Tuesday that he is ending Texas’ statewide mask mandate next week and will allow all businesses to operate at full capacity. > > “It is now time to open Texas 100%,” Abbott said from a Mexican restaurant in Lubbock, arguing that Texas has fought the coronavirus pandemic to the point that “people and businesses don’t need the state telling them how to operate” any longer. > > Abbott said he was rescinding “most of the earlier executive orders” he has issued over the past year to stem the spread of the virus. He said starting next Wednesday, “all businesses of any type are allowed to open 100%” and masks will no longer be required in public. > > Meanwhile, the spread of the virus remains substantial across the state, with **Texas averaging over 200 reported deaths a day over the last week**. And while Abbott has voiced optimism that vaccinations will accelerate soon, less than 7% of Texans had been fully vaccinated as of this weekend. > … My bold. Well, those 200-ish people who die every day are probably people we don’t much like anyway. ---
**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 2, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3751 "2021-03-02T22:58:26Z")
The Governor of Mississippi also said he’s reopening the state and ending the mask mandate. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3752 "2021-03-02T23:03:48Z")
Texas, look on the bright side. You know what’s a great way to thaw out after a few weeks without power and heat? A good covid infection fever! Give your Republicans my regards! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3753 "2021-03-02T23:11:27Z")
Don’t forget water! > **["It’s after the storm that’s the hardest part": 390,000 Texans still don’t...](https://www.vox.com/2021/3/1/22305616/water-texas-winter-storm-outage-california-fire-climate-change-infrastructure)** > > The past year has further revealed the vulnerability of our water systems to extreme weather and climate change. But it’s only 390,000. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3754 "2021-03-02T23:24:45Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > But it’s only 390,000.- And those are the 390K that we don’t like much anyway. ---
**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 3, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3755 "2021-03-03T00:15:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What the heck are _InfoWars-brand sleep aid supplements_ ? A bottle of moonshine? A recording of Alex Jones ranting? A half-brick tied up in a sock. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3756 "2021-03-03T00:15:53Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > he’s allowed me to be in his world, he allows me to give my two cents worth on issues when he was president, Every bully has a toady. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3757 "2021-03-03T00:46:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Gov. [Greg Abbott](https://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/) announced Tuesday that he is ending Texas’ statewide mask mandate next week and will allow all businesses to operate at full capacity. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Governor of Mississippi also said he’s reopening the state and ending the mask mandate. It occurs to me that coronavirus recovery has been going well during the first month of Biden’s presidency. By opening everything up, that progress will likely slow down on many fronts (more fights over masking up, more superspreader events) and then the Pubs can blame Biden for screwing up. Win-win! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3758 "2021-03-03T00:51:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I actually like President Trump, he’s been very nice to me, he’s allowed me to be in his world It’s a _good_ party. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3759 "2021-03-03T01:13:05Z")
I’ve been trying to find a clip from an old Looney Tunes cartoon where someone picks up a bottle labeled “Take Dese and Doze.” Removing the cap reveals a hammer which the user employs on his head. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3760 "2021-03-03T01:18:31Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > he’s **allowed me to be in his world** , he allows me to give my two cents worth on issues when he was president, > > Every bully has a toady. . Are we sure this isn’t about Lindsey fantasizing about being a Little Mermaid? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SXKlJuO07eM/maxresdefault.jpg "Jodi Benson - Part of Your World (Official Video From "The Little Mermaid")") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKlJuO07eM) my emphasis in quote ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3761 "2021-03-03T03:22:36Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > It occurs to me that coronavirus recovery has been going well during the first month of Biden’s presidency. By opening everything up, that progress will likely slow down on many fronts (more fights over masking up, more superspreader events) and then the Pubs can blame Biden for screwing up. Win-win! Totally on board with your jib. They’ll probably go after Fauci too, just for whatever icing they can possibly throw on this. As has been pointed out before - accidentally-on-purpose GOP mistakes to be alchemized into Democratic ones, later on. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3762 "2021-03-03T03:33:50Z")
I used to muse aloud that, behind the scenes, the NeoCons and GWBush’s advisers – in re: Iraq and Afghanistan – were saying … “Hey. If it turns into a shit-show, we can lay it at Obama’s feet, and if, by some miracle, it turns out well, we can take all the credit for it.” When it comes to politics, I’ve never turned out to have been _not cynical enough._ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3763 "2021-03-03T03:35:15Z")
Now if something could be done about that freakishly long neck… ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3764 "2021-03-03T04:51:34Z")
I remember hearing Florence Henderson sing it at the start of an Indy Car race sometime in the late 1990s or early 2000s. Her pitch kept drifting up and up, probably because it was noisy and she couldn’t hear herself properly. It was painful, and the worst version I heard until Roseanne, and now this. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3765 "2021-03-03T15:52:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The golden Individual 1 statue that everybody at CPAQ is bowing down to was made in Mexico. The plot ~~thickens~~ gets chunky. > **[Creator of CPAC golden Trump statue admits it was made in China, after saying...](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cpac-trump-gold-statue-mexico-b1811720.html?utm_source=reddit.com)** > > ‘Everything is made in China,’ said a business partner behind the six foot replica > Days afterwards, a business partner of Mr Zegan reached-out to [_Politico_](https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/03/03/the-three-factions-set-to-face-off-over-tandens-replacement-491970) to say that while the golden statue was assembled in Mexico, where the creator lives as an American expat, the replica of the former president was in-fact made in China. > > “Everything is made in China,” one of Mr Zegan’s business partners, Jose Mauricio Mendoza, told _Político_ on Tuesday. “I want to be straight, because if I’m going to sell these statues, they have to be true.” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3766 "2021-03-03T17:17:55Z")
Fabricated in China, Assembled in Mexico, used at a rally celebrating a man who campaigns about bringing jobs back to the USA because too many foreigners are stealing our jobs. Yup – sounds perfect. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3767 "2021-03-03T20:01:15Z")
Good 'ole Gov. Abbott. Opening up the state for business. > **[Texas Governor Announces State’s Morgues Now Allowed To Operate At 100% Capacity](https://www.theonion.com/texas-governor-announces-state-s-morgues-now-allowed-to-1846398163)** > > The Onion brings you all of the latest news, stories, photos, videos and more from America's finest news source. ---
**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 3, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3768 "2021-03-03T20:03:42Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Good 'ole Gov. Abbott. Opening up the state for business. > > [Texas Governor Announces State’s Morgues Now Allowed To Operate At 100% Capacity](https://www.theonion.com/texas-governor-announces-state-s-morgues-now-allowed-to-1846398163) - And _The Onion_ moves from satire to prescience. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3769 "2021-03-03T20:42:40Z")
A box of ersatz-sugar cubes with a sticker saying “goodest sleping pils” covering a Chinese label saying “fake sugar, not for human consumption. Best before 6-7-1977”. A half brick or a sock are both useful AND they work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=187) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=189)