# 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:** 205
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4090 "2021-03-24T00:28:42Z")
Tom Cotton says that mass shootings happen because of Black Lives Matter. > **[GOP senator blames mass shootings on people criticizing police brutality](https://www.rawstory.com/tom-cotton-blames-blm-shootings/)** > > In the wake of the mass shooting at King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado that left ten dead, including a police officer, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) did his utmost to divert the conversation away from assault-style weapons such as the type used... ---
**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 24, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4091 "2021-03-24T00:45:44Z")
May Tom Cotton receive everything he deserves. (The right **always** defaults to ‘_everything would be better if only Those People would know their place: silent and deferential_’—whether Those People in the particular case at hand are black, brown, female, gay, or some other failure to be a member of the Entitled.) ---
**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:** [March 24, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4092 "2021-03-24T00:56:47Z")
Perfectly said. Thank you! ---
**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 24, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4093 "2021-03-24T12:28:21Z")
I saw this sentence this morning, and it is so wonderful that I had to pass it along: > [@](#): > > I’m not ruling out the possibility that COVID-19 has organized itself into a neural hive network, attained sentience, hijacked Republicans’ brains, and forced them to do everything in their power to spread the virus. > **[Major luxury travel agency dumps the former guy's hotels](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/3/23/2022505/-Major-luxury-travel-agency-dumps-the-former-guy-s-hotels?utm_campaign=trending)** > > So remember that guy who used to be president, but he lost the election and so he tried to incite a mob to overturn the results of that election? No, I’m not talking about Martin Van Buren. You ... ---
**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:** [March 24, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4094 "2021-03-24T13:42:12Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tom Cotton says that mass shootings happen because of Black Lives Matter. > > [GOP senator blames mass shootings on people criticizing police brutality](https://www.rawstory.com/tom-cotton-blames-blm-shootings/) > The gun violence, Cotton argued, is exacerbated by “systematic attacks on our police and law enforcement professionals for years, calling them racist and bigoted and prejudiced … when you make it harder to do their job, you shouldn’t be surprised that criminals take advantage.” Of course! Colorado shooter thinks, _Cops are too distracted by those protests that happened almost a year ago in a completely different place. Now’s my chance!_ ---
**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 25, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4095 "2021-03-25T18:17:39Z")
Congress was holding hearings on extremism in the military and a spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center was testifying. A Republican Congressman tried to do a gotcha on her by accusing SPLC of calling the American Legion and the VFW racist organizations. When she denied that they had ever done any such thing, he pointed to a website that claimed it. He had to be informed that he was quoting a satire site. > **[Texas’ Rep. Pat Fallon cites satire site to falsely accuse SPLC of labeling...](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/03/25/rep-pat-fallon-cites-satire-site-to-falsely-accuse-splc-of-labeling-american-legion-a-hate-group/)** > > At a hearing on extremism in the military, freshman Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Sherman, accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of labeling two of the nation’s oldest... ---
**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:** [March 25, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4096 "2021-03-25T18:31:38Z")
Hey, if it’s a good enough source for the Senate Minority Leader, I think we can understand a freshman representative thinking it was good enough for him: > [@from the article](#): > > Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell[issued a query](https://www.wired.com/2013/02/mcconnell-duffel-blog/) looking into Guantanamo Bay prisoners receiving GI benefits, referencing[a fake article from the Duffel Blog.](https://www.duffelblog.com/2012/10/guantanamo-prisoners-to-receive-gi-bill-benefits) ---
**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 25, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4097 "2021-03-25T22:54:44Z")
“Fake news! Fake news!” Why is it that Republicans can’t tell real from fake? That was a rhetorical question. I know the answer. The answer involves the words: “Republicans”, “Stupid”, “Mouth”, “Breathing”, and “Morons”. ---
**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 26, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4098 "2021-03-26T00:17:07Z")
Standing there on the dais listening to ShitGibbon suggest mainlining bleach to wipe out the virus was an uncomfortable moment for Deborah Birx, so she joined a company that sells “air purifiers” that can put dangerous cleaning substances into the user’s lungs. > **[Former Trump adviser joins company that makes hazardous air cleaners](https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/former-trump-advisor-joins-company-that-makes-hazardous-air-cleaners/)** > > Some of the air cleaners emit ozone or hydrogen peroxide. The CDC urges caution. ---
**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 26, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4099 "2021-03-26T00:19:37Z")
Did South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds just threaten Biden with a gun? > **[GOP Senator Seems To Threaten Biden In Bizarre Tweet With Crotch-Licking Dog](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-rounds-joe-biden-threat_n_605cd2e3c5b66d30c742a3c5)** > > South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds posted a photo of a statue of himself holding a gun with his dog, raising alarm on Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4100 "2021-03-26T01:19:11Z")
I’m just too totally distracted by the “vicious dog nipping at my own genitals” thing to focus on the gun. Is thus some new sort of toxic masculine Christian faith test or something, a variation on snake handling? Or is he just being totally stupid in a way that only a Republican can? Is his message “Joe Biden, if you come for my guns my dog is going to bite off my dick…come and get ‘em?” ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4101 "2021-03-26T02:14:27Z")
> **[State senator wants to shield people from gun-control laws by making them all...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/24/south-carolina-militia-tom-corbin/)** > > He argues that if many residents are part of this regulated militia, it would protect them from federal restrictions on weapons. > A South Carolina state senator is proposing that every citizen in the state over 17 who can legally own a gun become a member of a militia to prevent federal laws from allowing gun seizures or restrictions. > > According to South Carolina’s Constitution, the governor has the power to call up an “unorganized militia” comprising “all able-bodied male citizens of the State between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years.” > > Sen. Tom Corbin (R) is proposing expanding membership to the militia to everyone who is 17 years and older, arguing that if many residents are part of this regulated militia, it would protect them from federal restrictions on weapons. > … Great! What could possibly go wrong? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4102 "2021-03-26T02:19:50Z")
Male, huh? ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4103 "2021-03-26T02:59:49Z")
Former Individual 1 campaign advisor Jason Miller told a court that he didn’t have any money to pay his court ordered child support but neglected to mention he was hired by a media company for $500,000. > **[BUSTED: Trump adviser 'appears to have misled a Florida court' to get out of...](https://www.rawstory.com/busted-trump-adviser-appears-to-have-misled-a-florida-court-to-get-out-of-paying-child-support/)** > > Former Trump 2020 campaign adviser Jason Miller has persistently claimed that he lacks the money to make his court-mandated child support payments -- but new documents unearthed by The Guardian tell a different story and show he "appears to have... ---
**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 26, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4104 "2021-03-26T03:04:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Former Individual 1 campaign advisor Jason Miller told a court that he didn’t have any money to pay his court ordered child support but neglected to mention he was hired by a media company for $500,000. - The Party Of Personal Responsibility and Family Values, indeed. ---
**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 26, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4105 "2021-03-26T11:34:16Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The Party Of Personal Responsibility and Family Values, indeed. “Look, I did the math, and the value of my family is zero, what could be more responsible than that?” ---
**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 26, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4106 "2021-03-26T13:46:25Z")
In the “we support the will of the people, unless it’s something we don’t agree with” category, Missouri House Republicans have blocked funds for voter-approved Medicaid expansion. > **[MO GOP Blocks Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion, Citing Rural Opposition](https://www.newsweek.com/missouri-gop-blocks-medicaid-expansion-approved-voters-because-rural-citizens-voted-against-it-1578906)** > > Voters approved to expand Medicaid 53.2 to 46.7 percent, but the bill was supported by mostly urban and suburban populations. ---
**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 26, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4107 "2021-03-26T15:58:01Z")
This looks like something from _The Onion_, but apparently it’s for real: > [@](#): > > Sen. [Ted Cruz](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/ted-cruz) (R-Texas) hawked his new limited line of [Spring Break](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/spring-break) merchandise on Twitter and immediately became the butt of online jokes. > > “Show you are a proud member of the CruzCrew,” the Texas Republican tweeted Thursday, promoting two $30 tank tops and a $25 trucker hat featuring a photo of himself and the slogan, “McConnell in the front, MAGA in the back.” > **[Ted Cruz Goes Viral For His Spring Break Tank Top](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-spring-break-merch-cruzcrew_n_605d9a0dc5b6531eed03b240)** > > The Texas Republican is hawking “McConnell in the front, MAGA in the back" merchandise for the #CruzCrew on Twitter. ---
**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 26, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4108 "2021-03-26T15:59:56Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > “McConnell in the front, MAGA in the back.” - Holy crap, Rule 34 for sure!!! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4109 "2021-03-26T16:06:26Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I’m just too totally distracted by the “vicious dog nipping at my own genitals” thing to focus on the gun. Meanwhile, the local Safeway wonders why Mike Rounds buys so much peanut butter… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=204) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=206)