# 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:** 244
**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 6, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4878 "2021-05-06T15:10:53Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Forgive me if this sounds overly pedantic, but – in your scenario – _which_ one of these men is wearing negligee? > > Asking for a friend … Neither one. They’re both wearing footie pajamas (referred to discreetly in the Halls of Congress as _onesies_) in bold, masculine prints evocative of wealth and power. Or rompers in sexy patterns like these: [![](https://media.gq.com/photos/594be659ce4edb0907ff405c/16:9/w_1280%2Cc_limit/2017-06_GQ_Male-Rompers_3x2.gif) ](https://media.gq.com/photos/594be659ce4edb0907ff405c/16:9/w_1280%2Cc_limit/2017-06_GQ_Male-Rompers_3x2.gif) ---
**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 6, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4879 "2021-05-06T20:10:46Z")
Don’t tempt me. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4880 "2021-05-06T21:23:21Z")
Kansas Republican state representative arrested for assaulting a student: > Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel was arrested on charges of alleged misdemeanor battery on Thursday after getting into a physical altercation with a student while substitute teaching in Wellsville. > > … > > On Wednesday, Samsel, R-Wellsville, was substitute teaching at the Wellsville school district’s secondary school. Throughout the day, high school students began recording videos of the lawmaker talking about suicide, sex, masturbation, God and the Bible. > **[Kansas Rep. Mark Samsel arrested for battery after physical altercation with...](https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article251069219.html)** > > In videos, Samsel, a substitute teacher, is shown talking to Wellsville students about sex, masturbation, God and suicide. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4881 "2021-05-06T22:29:43Z")
Yeah, it’s been mentioned. There’s even its own thread > [@Kansas lawmaker goes full-on wacko](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-lawmaker-goes-full-on-wacko/941141): > > Here’s hoping he was having some sort of treatable medical event and isn’t stuck this crazy. ---
**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 6, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4882 "2021-05-06T22:45:09Z")
I don’t know if this goes in the _You Can’t Make This Shit Up_ Department or the _I Didn’t Do It Even Though You Saw Me Do It_ Department. > # State senator attends Zoom meeting while driving his car > > [ > Newsroom > ](https://www.cnn.com/shows/newsroom) > > State Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-OH) logged into a **public Zoom meeting, part of which was to consider distracted driving legislation** , while clearly seated in his vehicle’s driver’s seat. Brenner insisted he was not driving distracted and told The Columbus Dispatch this was not his first Zoom call from behind the wheel. > > [Source: CNN](http://www.cnn.com) My bold. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4883 "2021-05-06T23:51:05Z")
It’s like Republicans have moved beyond figuring that it’s **OK** to be a hypocrite, and now are of the opinion that it is _required._ ---
**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 7, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4884 "2021-05-07T18:28:43Z")
A George W Bush appointed judge has fined Devin Nunes’ lawyer $21,000 to be paid to CNN’s lawyers for repeatedly filing frivolous lawsuits. > **[Devin Nunes’s Attorney Sanctioned, Ordered to Pay CNN $21,000 For Filing...](https://lawandcrime.com/first-amendment/devin-nuness-attorney-sanctioned-ordered-to-pay-cnn-21000-for-filing-frivolous-defamation-lawsuit/amp)** > > A federal judge this week issued sanctions against a lawyer best known for representing Rep. Devin Nunes in a series of failed defamation lawsuits. ---
**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 7, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4885 "2021-05-07T18:34:02Z")
Republican Congressman Buddy Carter has filed a formal complaint against Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren for daring to put out a report quoting Republicans’ social media posts on the “stolen election”. > **[GOPer files complaint against Democrat for telling the truth about Big Lie...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/opinions/gop-zoe-lofgren-complaint-social-media-ghitis/index.html)** > > The campaign to deceive the American people is entering a new and dangerous phase. Now that most Republican elected officials in Washington have surrendered to the Big Lie -- the thoroughly debunked claim that former President Donald Trump won the... ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4886 "2021-05-07T18:48:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A George W Bush appointed judge has fined Devin Nunes’ lawyer $21,000 to be paid to CNN’s lawyers for repeatedly filing frivolous lawsuits. Holy Cow ! [YSWIDT ?] ---
**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 7, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4887 "2021-05-07T18:52:10Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Holy Cow ! > > [YSWIDT ?] Nunes lawyers boviated too much. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4888 "2021-05-07T18:53:05Z")
Makes you wonder if they ever even had a legitimate beef. I’m glad they decided to chuck the whole thing. Or, at least, I lean that way. ---
**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 7, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4889 "2021-05-07T18:53:55Z")
Nunes should just be left to stew in his own _au jus_. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4890 "2021-05-07T19:22:34Z")
Meanwhile, back at the fictitious ranch…" ---
**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:** [May 7, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4891 "2021-05-07T19:57:32Z")
Let’s not mince words. I’d steak my life that Nunes’ lawyer bones him to the tenderloin for those costs. I find it, as the French would say, tellement mignon! ---
**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:** [May 7, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4892 "2021-05-07T20:10:59Z")
If I can pull people away from the bovine puns for a moment, this looks important: > [@](#): > > GOPer files complaint against Democrat for telling the truth about Big Lie social posts > … > > The campaign to deceive the American people is entering a new and dangerous phase. Now that most Republican elected officials in Washington have surrendered to the Big Lie – the thoroughly debunked claim that former President Donald Trump won the November 2020 election – they are moving to intimidate or punish anyone who provides evidence of their deception, or of their role in the lead-up to the most direct assault on American democracy in memory, the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. > On Thursday, the House Communication Standards Commission released a formal complaint by Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia against Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-California), who in March issued a report compiling the [disturbing election-related social media posts](https://urldefense.com/v3/ __https:/mailtrack.io/trace/link/54f3c9d18ecff2841738cbf1b14cf7a73840f59d?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.cnn.com*2F2021*2F03*2F06*2Fopinions*2Ftweets-gop-zoe-lofgren-ghitis*2Findex.html&userId=3243276&signature=eb92e5c489fef282__ ;JSUlJSUlJSUl!!AQdq3sQhfUj4q8uUguY!xCZPQfLaRlHbXJLmkyOBHsBE6AbcclMmqqiSOjz2K-kAsstqjf6EIs9DPwzrWS5PC6SAVIM$) [of scores of Republicans](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/06/rep-zoe-lofgren-embarrassed-republicans-with-their-own-words-now-they-seek-silence-her/). > > Carter’s complaint came after [House Republicans all but solicited complaints](https://mailchi.mp/fc77bf1fb3a5/house-admin-republicans-update-13348819?e=%5bUNIQID%5d) against Lofgren from their members. > > … > > Reading Lofgren’s social media review, a reasonable person would conclude many of the officials’ posts helped contribute to inciting the events of January 6. Lofgren does not reach that conclusion explicitly, but she does suggest concluding that [in her foreword](https://lofgren.house.gov/socialreview). She lays out the evidence and recommends we consider the implications. > > … > > The complaint against Lofgren has to be seen to be believed. Signed by Carter, it argues that by showing what members of Congress posted on social media, Lofgren violated rules of “decorum,” and “disparage” them, in violation of House communications rules. If the evidence seems like disparagement, it’s because the posts are appalling. They show the members incessantly telling their followers they had been robbed, that the election was stolen from them, and often saying they should respond with action. > Carter accuses Lofgren of inappropriately speculating about the motivation behind the posts, but his own quotes of her words show this is a stretch. Lofgren expresses concerns, and questions whether members violated their oath of office. “Like former President Trump,” Lofgren wrote in the foreword, “any elected Member of Congress who aided and abetted the insurrection or incited the attack seriously threatened our democratic government. They would have betrayed their oath of office.” > > In her response to the complaint, Lofgren dismembers the accusations, showing point by point how her report does not violate House communications rules. “To the contrary,” she asserts, “this Review is critical to our obligations.” Far from intimidated, Lofgren restates her argument that the evidence from her report “could be the basis for a decision to expel members,” based on the 14th Amendment’s Section 3. > > … > > By December, Carter was asking people to “Chip in to stop the steal,” literally trying to cash in on Trump’s lie, a pattern that has helped fill the coffers of Trumpist politicians. (Ironically, Carter accused Lofgren of politicizing the report by showing the fundraising link _he_ posted!) [https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/opinions/gop-zoe-lofgren-complaint-social-media-ghitis/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/opinions/gop-zoe-lofgren-complaint-social-media-ghitis/index.html) (Sorry – didn’t notice that **Rick Kitchen** had already posted this link. But it also wasn’t clear to me from what he had what the implications were. Especially that last snippet I quoted) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4893 "2021-05-07T20:22:01Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Nunes should just be left to stew in his own _au jus_ . That’s why he was against his fictitious bovine doppelganger, because he thought that “_au jus_ will not replace us”. ---
**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 7, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4894 "2021-05-07T20:39:12Z")
Norwegian Cruise Lines is considering moving out of Florida if DeSantis won’t let them require vaccinations before passengers can come on board. > **[Major cruise ship company may avoid Florida if state doesn't permit Covid-19...](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/norwegian-cruise-line-florida-vaccinations/index.html)** > > Florida's new law prohibiting businesses from asking whether employees or customers have been vaccinated against Covid-19 may take a toll on its cruise business. ---
**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 7, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4895 "2021-05-07T21:30:58Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > That’s why he was against his fictitious bovine doppelganger, because he thought that “ _au jus_ will not replace us”. Does that mean he’s anti-Semitic, too? Damn! 🤦🏽‍♀️ > [@CalMeacham](#): > > GOPer files complaint against Democrat for telling the truth about Big Lie social posts This truly boggles the mind. No one is allowed to report when Republicans do/say stupid shit? The SDMB can be sued for this whole thread! ---
**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:** [May 8, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4896 "2021-05-08T03:39:47Z")
these puns are a bit cheesy ---
**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 8, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4897 "2021-05-08T03:41:12Z")
I agree-- they need to stop. I Camembert any more of them! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=243) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=245)