# 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:** 240
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4798 "2021-05-02T00:14:20Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Newsmax criticizes Biden for stooping down to pick a dandelion for Jill. To be fair, after the last four years, the idea of a politician expressing love for his family must be completely alien to them. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4799 "2021-05-02T00:22:04Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > To be fair, after the last four years, the idea of a politician expressing love for his family must be completely alien to them. - _Just_ the last four years? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4800 "2021-05-02T00:55:09Z")
Hey - come on - Ted Cruz was cowed into shuttling his daughters off to somehwere a bit safer from all that nasty weather shit a ways back. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4801 "2021-05-02T00:57:50Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Hey - come on - Ted Cruz was cowed into shuttling his daughters off to somehwere a bit safer from all that nasty weather shit a ways back. - The buses weren’t running in Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4802 "2021-05-02T01:04:42Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tucker Carlson is deeply concerned that the government isn’t doing anything about UFOs. > > I can only presume it’s because he thinks the extraterrestrials are going to take our jobs and vote for Democrats. If there was anything to this at all, Trump would have blabbed about it, probably to the Russians. Of course he might have been worried about them taking him back. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4803 "2021-05-02T01:11:33Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The buses weren’t running in Texas. I was using “shuttle” very loosely, like getting whisked away in a quick plane jaunt. Heh, unless, of course, I’m totally whooshed and missing some reference to do with, say, buses and Texas. GOP primaries are going to become like zombie apocolypses. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4804 "2021-05-02T01:13:40Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Heh, unless, of course, I’m totally whooshed and missing some reference to do with, say, buses and Texas. - Remember, he blamed his daughters for wanting the trip. Buses, as in “thrown under”. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4805 "2021-05-02T01:55:07Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tucker Carlson is deeply concerned that the government isn’t doing anything about UFOs. > > I can only presume it’s because he thinks the extraterrestrials are going to take our jobs and vote for Democrats. > [@Smapti](#): > > To be fair, after the last four years, the idea of a politician expressing love for his family must be completely alien to them. @Smapti is on to something here. Those UFO’s have brought the aliens among us and deposited them directly into the White House. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4806 "2021-05-02T02:20:22Z")
“Our party is a blue collar party”, says Ivy League grad Ted “The Zodiac Killer” Cruz hours after attending a billionaire horse party. > > **[Ivy Leaguer Ted Cruz attended Kentucky Derby -- then told Fox News the GOP is...](https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-is-decadent-and-depraved/)** > > After attending two private high schools, Ted Cruz attended Princeton University followed by Harvard Law School. On Saturday, the Texas Republican posted a picture of him at the Kentucky Derby.. > > > > Then Sen. Cruz went... ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4807 "2021-05-02T02:23:44Z")
And voting against a minimum wage increase. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4808 "2021-05-02T02:31:52Z")
Oregon legislator charged with criminal misconduct for letting anti-shutdown protesters into the state Capitol while the legislature was in session. > **[Oregon lawmaker who let far-right demonstrators into Capitol charged with...](https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/04/oregon-lawmaker-who-let-far-right-protesters-into-capitol-charged-with-criminal-misconduct.html)** > > Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican from outside Independence, was criminally charged by the Marion County District Attorney's office on Friday with first-degree official misconduct and second-degree criminal trespass. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4809 "2021-05-02T02:44:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Oregon legislator charged with criminal misconduct for letting anti-shutdown protesters into the state Capitol while the legislature was in session. See? Both sides do it! This, just few days after that transgender child’s father was arrested in Arkansas for speaking 30 seconds over his allotted time! ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4810 "2021-05-02T02:55:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > To be fair, after the last four years, the idea of a politician expressing love for his family must be completely alien to them. > [@running\_coach](#): > > _Just_ the last four years? Huh? The Obamas were publicly and seriously into each other. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4811 "2021-05-02T02:57:59Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Huh? The Obamas were publicly and seriously into each other. - I meant Republicans expressing love for family being an alien emotion goes way back beyond four years ago. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4812 "2021-05-02T03:18:54Z")
Oh. Okay. * * * In other news… More cutting off your nose to spite your face. From The New York Times: [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/us/politics/mcconnell-brent-spence-bridge-infrastructure.html?smid=em-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/us/politics/mcconnell-brent-spence-bridge-infrastructure.html?smid=em-share) > _President Biden’s infrastructure plan could fund a long-overdue revamp of the Brent Spence Bridge between Ohio and Kentucky. But the Senate Republican leader opposes it._ > > … > Mr. McConnell’s calculation reflects a reality that has thwarted previous presidents’ attempts to steer ambitious infrastructure plans through Congress and threatens to complicate the path for Mr. Biden’s. The parochial horse-trading that once powered such major legislative compromises, prodding members of both parties to put ideology aside and strike deals of mutual interest, is mostly a thing of the past. > > … > > “He would love to invest in Kentucky, not just because of his legacy but because he believes in it,” Mr. Grayson continued. “On the other side, he’s the Republican leader of a caucus that doesn’t want to cooperate with Biden, doesn’t want to spend money, doesn’t want to raise corporate taxes and is more willing to vote ‘no’ than figure out how to make this thing work.” > > It is a position shared with nearly every Republican in Congress, as they weigh the imperatives of national politics against the needs of their home states and districts. Many of them have already concluded that no road or bridge is vital enough to embrace what they call a disastrous package that spends and taxes too much. > … Of course, when Donnie ran up the deficit, it was fine. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4813 "2021-05-02T03:21:07Z")
A Kansas state legislator, who was working as a substitute teacher at a public school, was recorded by students ranting about religion, and gays, and took out most of his ire on one student, whom he kneed in the crotch. He was arrested for assault. > **[Republican State Rep. and Substitute Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Kneeing...](https://lawandcrime.com/crazy/republican-state-rep-and-substitute-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-kneeing-boy-in-crotch-during-religious-rant-check-his-nuts-for-him-please/)** > > Students reportedly filmed numerous videos of the Republican lawmaker opining on topics including sex, masturbation, and religion, and LGBTQ issues. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4814 "2021-05-02T04:27:27Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Remember, he blamed his daughters for wanting the trip. Buses, as in “thrown under”. Ha! 🤦‍♂️ Yeah, I was a little fast on the downtake. Go Adam! A couple years ago I would’ve offerred my sympathies for his gallantry, but with that state getting bluer, why the h-e-double-hockey sticks not. > **[Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-adam-kinzinger-elections-illinois-political-organizations-4a8ca7b3e66818622c146c7b65f04aaf)** > > Adam Kinzinger has come to Texas to hunt unicorns. The Illinois congressman is looking for Republicans who, like him, see former President Donald Trump as a scourge on their party and a threat to democracy. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4815 "2021-05-02T04:35:36Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I meant Republicans expressing love for family being an alien emotion goes way back beyond four years ago. To be fair, both sets of Bushes seemed to be into each other (but just generally reserved people) and the Reagans were infamously so. Blue collar, OTOH - when’s the last time they had a presidential candidate that wasn’t born with a whole silver place setting in his mouth? The past 3 D presidents definitely started out in the lower end of the economic scale. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4816 "2021-05-02T05:56:43Z")
> [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](#): > > Or just wait until a horde of liberals begin trolling him on social media so hard that he has to backtrack - _Oh, I actually meant it’s only illegal to ban conservative users!_ It’ll be interesting to see what they come up with when the minutia inevitably has to be discussed. Did they mean that the state of Florida is claiming the power to forbid the social media giants from banning anybody from anywhere? How about some nut in Turkey advocating firebombing Greek restaurants because of Cyprus. Do they mean banning only those users residing in the state of Florida? That would leave out of state liberals free to lambast them, something I’m sure they wouldn’t like. Maybe it’s both: Forbidding the banning of users from anywhere who criticize or wish death upon businesses or individuals (specifically elected officials) in Florida. I am waiting with bated breath. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4817 "2021-05-02T15:43:07Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Arizona ballots don’t use watermarks, at least according to the stories I’ve seen. Exactly. And if they find a watermark - fraud! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=241)