# 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:** 223
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4454 "2021-04-13T14:46:34Z")
> **[Hyphen](https://xkcd.com/37/)** > > I do this constantly ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4455 "2021-04-13T14:56:48Z")
Are _Big Ass Fans_ like the ones used in the old Saturday Night Live sketch series “The Widettes”? I remember they used fans in one of those > **[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1978–79](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurring_Saturday_Night_Live_characters_and_sketches_introduced_1978%E2%80%9379)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced between October 7, 1978, and May 26, 1979, the fourth season of SNL. > A Bill Murray sketch. Debuted October 14, 1978. > Debuted October 14, 1978. > **[SNL’s Widette Family – It was a “crack-up!”](https://groovyhistory.com/snls-widette-family-it-was-a-crack-up-1)** > > The writers of the long running Saturday Night Live (SNL) show and the actors that portrayed the characters, have been delighting us for years with their over the top, sometimes politically incorrect skits. The Widettes were among many of the... ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4456 "2021-04-13T14:57:11Z")
Huh. I didn’t know they made anything small. I’ve only seen the big industrial ones. When you look up in the warehouse and see a fan with a diameter of 15’ or so and it says “Big Ass Fan” on the blades, you just chuckle and nod. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4457 "2021-04-13T15:59:15Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > An old stupid Republican idea that just won’t go away: > > [Idaho lawmakers hear pitch to absorb three-fourths of Oregon - oregonlive.com](https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/04/idaho-lawmakers-hear-pitch-to-absorb-three-fourths-of-oregon.html) > > The map is priceless. They’re not thinking big enough. Let’s merge that mess with Montana and the Dakotas. Take that, Texas! (Just don’t tell them about the six senators and six electoral votes they’d lose.) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4458 "2021-04-13T16:03:41Z")
You can’t mention civil war and State of Liberty without including Matt Shea! Until you posted this, I hadn’t thought or read about those two nitwits for quite a while. I hope this trend continues. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4459 "2021-04-13T16:38:40Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > (Just don’t tell them about the six senators and six electoral votes they’d lose.) 5 actually. If my math is correct, the total population would net them another Representative. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4460 "2021-04-13T16:42:04Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > 5 actually. Fair enough. I’d still make that trade. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4461 "2021-04-13T16:42:46Z")
Me, too. In a heartbeat. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4462 "2021-04-13T16:45:55Z")
Dag nabbit I was going to post this exact same thing, (but also throwing in Wyoming), but decided to wait until after my daily constitutional. I guess he who hesitates is lost. > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > As it is required, I will now refer to these as a big ass-fan. I read it as big assed fan and assumed it was something like this [![](https://s24526.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/web1_DjnSdiGXcAAbWaK-1-1-15.jpg) ](https://s24526.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/web1_DjnSdiGXcAAbWaK-1-1-15.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4463 "2021-04-13T20:19:31Z")
There’s a bill before the Texas legislature that would charge parents of trans kids with child abuse. > **[Texas bill would brand parents of trans children as “child abusers” if they...](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/texas-bill-brand-parents-trans-children-child-abusers-support-kids/)** > > Texas Republicans are willing to sacrifice "personal freedom" for government regulation... ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4464 "2021-04-13T22:03:43Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I read it as big assed fan and assumed it was something like this And they have the gall to complain about flag abuse by dems! Wearing the flag on that ass should be grounds for summary execution. (Nort to mention, it looks like they used those preschool plastic letters on their shirts.) ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4465 "2021-04-13T22:13:59Z")
They’re probably magnetic letters, and they’re wearing steel bulletproof vests under their shirts. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4466 "2021-04-13T22:31:50Z")
Nah, they stole letters from their kids art set and then put the kid to work. Kid can probably spell. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4468 "2021-04-14T01:02:00Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Governor of Arkansas just signed a law making it legal for medical providers to refuse to provide medical services to gay people. > [https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/arkansas-will-now-allow-medical-workers-legally-refuse-treating-lgbtq-people/](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/arkansas-will-now-allow-medical-workers-legally-refuse-treating-lgbtq-people/) I just saw this story. One bewildering part of the law (OK, there are multiple bizarre parts) says that (quoting Newsweek) "The bill would also allow academics the choice to refuse publishing the results of studies if the facts gathered are in conflict with their beliefs.” Are Arkansas academics facing unprecedented distress because their studies aren’t turning out as they’d hoped? “Well garsh a-mighty, my research doesn’t show that Covid-19 vaccination alters your DNA and turns you into a Satan worshipper. Ain’t publishin’ that, no sirree.” Guess what, Clem?\* If your research was funded in any way by federal tax dollars, you’ll suppress it at your peril, no matter what the Arkansas Legislature gives you permission to do. \*Please excuse the stereotypin’. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4469 "2021-04-14T02:02:56Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > There’s a bill before the Texas legislature that would charge parents of trans kids with child abuse. How much hatred can a human heart hold? Is it too late to move the wall to the Texas NORTH border? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4470 "2021-04-14T03:12:23Z")
Soon Arkansas will be passing a law tattooing the gender and sexual orientation put on the birth certificate on the child’s arm. Perhaps have them wear a readily available sign on their clothing or hang a big letter around their necks. Arkansas is going/went fascist. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4471 "2021-04-14T03:15:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Is it too late to move the wall to the Texas NORTH border? Yes, besides being very unfair to Mexico. We accepted Texas’s membership application of our own free will, can’t go dumping them back now. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4472 "2021-04-14T03:40:11Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > “Well garsh a-mighty, my research doesn’t show that Covid-19 vaccination alters your DNA and turns you into a Satan worshipper. Ain’t publishin’ that, no sirree.” Guess what, Clem?\* As an Arkansasan for the past two yrs, this is accurate. Except I’ve never heard anyone say “research.” ---
**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:** [April 14, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4473 "2021-04-14T03:59:54Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Except I’ve never heard anyone say “research.” Bet you’ve never heard anyone say “doesn’t,” either. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4474 "2021-04-14T04:42:59Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Soon Arkansas will be passing a law tattooing the gender and sexual orientation put on the birth certificate on the child’s arm. > **[New Arkansas Bill Would Require Teen Residents To Keep Genitals On Full...](https://www.theonion.com/new-arkansas-bill-would-require-teen-residents-to-keep-1846651631)** > > LITTLE ROCK, AR—In a purported effort to protect the youths of the state, Arkansas legislators passed a controversial bill Friday that would require teen residents to keep their genitals on full display at all times. “We hope this legislation will... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=222) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=224)