# 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:** 207
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4130 "2021-03-27T01:46:09Z")
A [Facebook Live Video](https://www.facebook.com/tamara.stevens09291970/videos/4014371508644767) shows she was just knocking on the door. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4131 "2021-03-27T20:42:35Z")
Ladies and gentlemen, I present my senator, the (less than) Honorable Marsha Blackburn. > **[GOP senator flashes congressional pin after car was pulled over by Capitol...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/26/politics/marsha-blackburn-capitol-police/index.html)** > > It was Thursday afternoon before a Senate recess was about to begin, and senators were in a hurry -- especially Marsha Blackburn. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4133 "2021-03-27T22:27:36Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The majority leader of the Kansas state Senate was arrested for driving drunk and driving the wrong way down the highway. The judge dismissed the charges due to lack of probable cause. Actually, this clown was released because of an inadequate arrest report, but everything was turned over to the DA’s office. Yesterday, he was charged with five criminal counts. > One of the Kansas Legislature’s most powerful lawmakers was charged Friday with driving under the influence and a felony offense for trying to elude law enforcement while speeding the wrong way on highways in Topeka. > **[Criminal charges filed against Kansas Senate majority leader](https://www.kmbc.com/article/criminal-charges-filed-against-kansas-senate-majority-leader/35954342#)** > > Gene Suellentrop turned himself in Friday afternoon ---
**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 27, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4134 "2021-03-27T22:41:11Z")
Ted Cruz claims that when he visited the border, he encountered “cartel members” and “human traffickers” taunting him. Beto O’Rourke called him out. “You’re in a Border Patrol boat armed with machine guns. The only threat you face is unarmed children and families who are seeking asylum (as well as the occasional heckler).” > **[Beto O'Rourke ridicules Ted Cruz for posting videos claiming he encountered...](https://www.businessinsider.com/beto-orourke-attacks-ted-cruz-over-video-smugglers-rio-grande-2021-3)** > > Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans criticized President Biden's handling of border migration after visiting the Rio Grande on Friday. ---
**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 27, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4135 "2021-03-27T23:42:31Z")
A Texas state judge has ruled that Governor Abbott does not have the authority to overrule local jurisdictions’ covid policies. > **[Texas Judge Rules Against State in Power Struggle Over Masks](https://www.courthousenews.com/texas-judge-rules-against-state-in-power-struggle-over-masks/)** > > A state judge said she did not understand the logic of giving Texas business owners authority to mandate masks but not local health officials. ---
**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 28, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4136 "2021-03-28T03:37:07Z")
That huge container ship that got stuck sideways in the Suez Canal and is blocking everything from getting through – there is now a move afoot to rename it “The McConnell”. ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4137 "2021-03-28T13:23:21Z")
I’m giving you a standing ovation right now. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4138 "2021-03-28T14:58:45Z")
Well played sir, outstanding. ---
**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 28, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4139 "2021-03-28T15:07:34Z")
I like it! His nickname is Turtle. And now I am thinking “Turtle The McConnell”. Gives me a chuckle. ---
**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 28, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4140 "2021-03-28T18:35:19Z")
Lindsay Graham: I own an AR-15 in order to defend my house if roving mobs come to attack after natural disasters. > **[Lindsey Graham Says He Owns An AR-15 Because 'Gangs'](https://crooksandliars.com/2021/03/lindsey-graham-says-he-owns-ar-15-case)** > > Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) insisted on Sunday that he needs an AR-15 assault-style rifle to prepare for "gangs" that might attack him following a natural disaster. Also Lindsay Graham: When Biden calls the voter suppression laws racist, he’s just playing the race card. > **[Graham blasts Biden for response to Georgia election law: He ‘played the race...](https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2021/03/28/graham-biden-played-race-card-sick-478255)** > > "You know what's sick is that the president of the United States played the race card continuously in such a hypocritical way,” he said. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4141 "2021-03-28T18:46:55Z")
I can’t believe we get called racist every time we do something racist! It’s so unfair! ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4142 "2021-03-28T19:37:59Z")
Even the mild recoil of an AR15 would dislocate the shoulder of a twerp like LG. ---
**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 28, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4143 "2021-03-28T19:46:11Z")
And of course a good nieghbour of [the McCloskey personal injury attorneys.](https://nypost.com/2020/11/08/gun-toting-st-louis-couple-sue-news-photographer-over-infamous-image/) ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4144 "2021-03-28T20:13:46Z")
Remember the time he tried to break up with Trump and was attacked by a violent hate-filled gang of “patriots”? Maybe that’s the gang he was talking about. ---
**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 28, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4145 "2021-03-28T23:23:46Z")
The Governor of Arkansas just signed a law making it legal for medical providers to refuse to provide medical services to gay people. > **[Arkansas will now allow medical workers to legally refuse treating LGBTQ people](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/arkansas-will-now-allow-medical-workers-legally-refuse-treating-lgbtq-people/)** > > The governor thinks giving doctors, nurses, and EMTs the right to object to treating patients is fine because of "the federal laws that prohibit discrimination." Without the Equality Act, that doesn't automatically include LGBTQ people... ---
**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 29, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4146 "2021-03-29T01:08:49Z")
Kristi Noem has clearly solved all of South Dakota’s problems, which is the only explanation I can come up with for why she would be on Twitter complaining about Lil Nas X’s new line of sneakers. > > > SAINT @saint ---
**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 29, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4147 "2021-03-29T06:39:43Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That huge container ship that got stuck sideways in the Suez Canal and is blocking everything from getting through – there is now a move afoot to rename it “The McConnell”. MV _Ever McConnell_ MV is, of course, eMpty Vessel. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4148 "2021-03-29T09:22:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ted Cruz claims that when he visited the border, he encountered “cartel members” and “human traffickers” taunting him. Probably just the staff of the Cancun resort, demanding that he pay the bar bill he skipped out on. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4149 "2021-03-29T13:54:32Z")
I wouldn’t have believed anyone could make me want those sneakers, but I suddenly do. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4150 "2021-03-29T14:01:04Z")
I’m honestly not sure who is dumber - anyone taking that marketing hype seriously enough to want to buy the shoes (not referring to you, obvs) or anyone taking that marketing hype seriously enough to believe that they’re actually “Satanic”. But I’m sure the makers are laughing all the way to the bank in either case. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=208)