# 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:** 203
**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 20, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4050 "2021-03-20T13:28:36Z")
Well, “gun” is a hard word to spell. Soooo many letters. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4051 "2021-03-20T14:20:20Z")
Biden calls Putin a killer. Putin objects and challenges Biden to televised debate. Republicans, of course, are rooting for Putin. > **[Republicans Can’t Wait to Be Putin’s Special Guest at a Biden Debate That’s...](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/vladimir-putin-joe-biden-debate)** > > The GOP is all in on the Kremlin. ---
**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 20, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4052 "2021-03-20T14:45:56Z")
“Patriots” ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4053 "2021-03-20T14:50:33Z")
[in case you abtually missed the reference](https://youtu.be/4VdMdboymT8) … ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4054 "2021-03-20T15:15:02Z")
I did miss it. Hilarious! Never saw that movie. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4055 "2021-03-20T15:16:09Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > How does her skull not implode from the vacuum inside? Maybe there is no vacuum. Maybe it’s solid bone. Former Maricopa county Assessor Paul Peterson, convicted of human smuggling, sale of a child, fraud, forgery and conspiracy to commit money laundering, all on the taxpayer’s dime, was sentenced in Federal court for six years in prison – with probably three years supervised release and $100,000 fine. Seems pretty light, eh? He was also sentenced in Arizona for [five more years](https://www.azfamily.com/news/continuing_coverage/adoption_fraud_investigation/former-maricopa-county-assessor-paul-petersen-sentenced-to-5-years-in-arizona-prison/article_1f552ef2-8903-11eb-ba06-2bbd19be1de7.html). His attorneys asked if they could be served concurrently; the judge said so, consecutively will do. Monday Utah gets its licks in. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4056 "2021-03-20T15:26:59Z")
Not unlike the [dyslexic radio performer](https://youtu.be/IM0S9nDITT0?t=270). ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4057 "2021-03-20T15:33:36Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > … you have to wonder how many people he passed his infection to, during the weeks (probably) that he was carrying the virus around with him everywhere, breathing it out and touching stuff. Spreading death to others while avoiding personal harm to oneself? Sounds like Republican Policy to me. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4058 "2021-03-20T15:36:51Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > How does her skull not implode from the vacuum inside? When it’s thick enough, it can stand up to one atmosphere of pressure. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4059 "2021-03-20T16:02:19Z")
Apt natural. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4060 "2021-03-20T17:56:13Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I did miss it. Hilarious! Never saw that movie. It’s worth the time, if you can find it. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4061 "2021-03-21T13:27:05Z")
That makes the third scene from a Woody Allen movie I’ve ever laughed at. (The first two were from _Annie Hall_ when he sneezed in the cocaine and when the lobsters got loose in the kitchen.) ---
**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 21, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4062 "2021-03-21T18:39:11Z")
Newsmax anchor tells his viewers to use their stimulus to buy guns, flags, NRA swag, and Individual 1 swag to pwn the libs. > **[Newsmax Host Tells Viewers To Spend Stimulus Checks On Trump, NRA](https://crooksandliars.com/2021/03/newsmax-makes-tells-viewers-spend-stimulus)** > > Guess who this guy used to work for? ---
**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 21, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4063 "2021-03-21T18:42:05Z")
It’s odd that he didn’t suggest sending the money directly to poor, unfairly treated baby. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4064 "2021-03-21T21:20:05Z")
I still don’t get how that’s supposed to “pwn the libs”. I don’t give a fuck what they spend their stimulus money on! If they want to waste it on stupid shit like that instead of something useful, that’s their decision. ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4065 "2021-03-21T23:16:42Z")
Telling stupid people “_buying **this** will piss off those you resent and dislike!_” is the #1 growth industry in these United States. ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4066 "2021-03-21T23:21:03Z")
‘s funny how a right wing nut job like Mancini gets called “moderate” in 2021. The guy is to the right of Reagan and Bush. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4067 "2021-03-22T03:01:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Newsmax anchor tells his viewers to use their stimulus to buy guns, flags, NRA swag, and Individual 1 swag to pwn the libs. Incomprehensibly, he failed to mention that the Smith & Wesson gun he was advising his viewers to buy is made by a division of [the company American Outdoor Brands which imports lots of its merchandise, including various firearms accessories, from China.](https://www.masslive.com/business/2019/06/smith-wesson-parent-american-outdoor-brands-warns-of-china-tariff-impact-says-it-might-raise-prices-on-accessories-outdoor-products.html) Or that [the Trumpy Bear he was likewise recommending is also made in China.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/16/rest-easy-even-if-trump-expands-tariffs-cost-trumpy-bear-probably-wont-go-up/) So, sure, Trumpies! Buy right-wing merch, send more money to Chinese manufacturers, knock yourselves out. ---
**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 22, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4068 "2021-03-22T04:52:36Z")
The Governor of South Dakota vetoed the bill to ban trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. But the only reason she opposed it was because she was afraid it would ban college athletes, and it would probably get the NCAA and other athletic organizations to boycott the state. > **[South Dakota’s Republican governor refuses to sign bill banning trans...](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/south-dakotas-republican-governor-refuses-sign-bill-banning-trans-athletes-sports/)** > > It's surprising and sounds like good news, until you find out her reasoning and what will likely happen next... ---
**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 22, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4069 "2021-03-22T05:04:33Z")
Ron Johnson: Greenland used to be green, thus its name, but it has gotten colder over the years because there is no global warming. > [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=204)