# 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:** 26
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/504 "2020-08-06T01:26:15Z")
Even if postage is prepaid as it is here in Oregon, I like saving the state the expense. And I like knowing my ballot is safe in a drop box in time to be counted. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/505 "2020-08-06T13:40:03Z")
It’s deja vu all over again. > **[Opinion | Our nation is in a free fall. But sure, let’s talk about Hillary’s...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/05/how-do-we-handle-5-million-covid-19-cases-us-talk-about-hillarys-emails/)** > > With everything happening in this country, it's hard to understand why this is what they still want to talk about. > Nearly 5 million covid-19 cases in the United States. One-hundred fifty-seven thousand [dead](https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html). Thirty-two million out of work. Tens of millions facing eviction, foreclosure and hunger. > > What do we do now? > > Simple: We talk about Hillary Clinton’s emails! > > “During the investigation of Hillary Clinton over her email server, James Comey, the FBI director, had a press conference, as you know, on July 5 where he . . . said ‘no reasonable prosecutor’ would prosecute that case,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) said at Wednesday’s [hearing](https://www.c-span.org/video/?474339-1/acting-attorney-general-sally-yates-testifies-russia-investigation)of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “Did you know before July 5, 2016, that he was going to do that?” Cornyn asked. > > The witness, Sally Yates, a former Obama administration deputy attorney general called before the panel to testify, told Cornyn she had not known. > > Cornyn pressed on. “When he reopened the case after Anthony Weiner’s computer was looked at, did you know he was going to reopen the case beforehand?” > > “That was more than four years ago now,” Yates replied, “and I didn’t go back and try to review any of that.” > > But Cornyn was not to be disturbed from his time warp. He went on about Comey’s conduct, Loretta Lynch’s tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton, and Rod Rosenstein’s memo justifying Comey’s firing. “Director Comey was out of control,” the senator concluded. > > Maybe so. But you know who’s out of control now? Cornyn — and Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and all the others trying to change the subject from the crises now gripping the nation to their greatest hits from 2016. As the Trump administration drifts and millions lose their unemployment benefits, the Senate Judiciary Committee staged yet another hearing Wednesday about the Steele dossier, Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Peter Strzok, Andrew McCabe, Bruce Ohr, Fusion GPS and other golden oldies. > … Pizzagate in 5… 4… 3… 2… ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/506 "2020-08-06T14:16:31Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Trump does indeed demand total fealty. **But he doesn’t pay Pence’s salary, and he didn’t hire him.** So Tucker Carlson’s argument is still rubbish. Someone needs to tell Pence that. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/507 "2020-08-06T14:54:59Z")
Hmmm… this is not stupid, just eight fucking months LATE! I hope it’s not too late. [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/510840-mcconnell-wearing-a-mask-is-single-most-significant-thing-to-fight-pandemic](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/510840-mcconnell-wearing-a-mask-is-single-most-significant-thing-to-fight-pandemic) > Senate Majority Leader [Mitch McConnell](https://thehill.com/people/mitch-mcconnell) (R-Ky.) on Thursday said wearing a mask is the single most important thing Americans can do to contain the coronavirus pandemic and get the U.S. economy back on its feet, setting up a contrast with [President Trump](https://thehill.com/people/donald-trump), who rarely wears a mask. > > **“I’ve been promoting mask-wearing, we’ve been doing it in the Senate since the first of May** when we resumed in-person sessions. It’s the single most significant thing everybody in the country can do to help prevent the spread,” McConnell said in an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” > … The part I’ve bolded is PURE BULLSHIT, but you can’t expect a Pubbie to make a statement without some sort of lie in it. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/508 "2020-08-06T15:33:18Z")
I don’t like being the guy who defends McConnell\*, but he’s been a supporter of mask use since early on > **[Mitch McConnell: ‘No stigma attached’ to wearing mask](https://richmond.com/news/national/mitch-mcconnell-no-stigma-attached-to-wearing-mask/video_d78bd7e0-a932-507a-849c-76116e383c5f.html)** > > Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tells Americans there’s no stigma involved in following health officials’ guidelines for battling coronavirus, including wearing a mask. Veuer’s Justin Kircher has the story. (\* so stop making me do it!) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/509 "2020-08-06T16:21:25Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > I don’t like being the guy who defends McConnell\*, but he’s been a supporter of mask use since early on - Point taken. But did he really **promote** mask-wearing, as in _make people do it_? And we know Unca Mitch can make the Pubbie senators jump through any hoops he wants to. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/510 "2020-08-06T16:35:46Z")
I prefer the drop box as well. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/511 "2020-08-06T16:46:31Z")
That’s dated May 29. Pretty late to claim he always promoted mask-wearing, the lying turtle. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/512 "2020-08-06T17:30:11Z")
Stop making me do this. The CDC, itself didn’t come out with it’s mask guidelines until April. The Senate wasnt even in session thru most of Apl. When they did resume on May 4, McConnell was wearing a mask. He’s a turd, no doubt, and R’s as a group have sent mixed messages on masking, but McConnell has been pro (or at least not anti) mask more than most. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/513 "2020-08-06T17:38:43Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > The CDC, itself didn’t come out with it’s mask guidelines until April. > The Senate wasnt even in session thru most of Apl. When they did resume on May 4, McConnell was wearing a mask. Article from April 9 CDC had already recommended masking. > **[Surreal photos show Mitch McConnell speaking with mask-clad reporters spread...](https://www.businessinsider.com/surreal-photos-show-mcconnell-speaking-mask-clad-reporters-at-distance-2020-4)** > > Normally, reporters would be surrounding a politician like McConnell and jostling to get closer to ask a question. But times have changed. McConnell was either too stupid or too GOP to mask up. It’s taken him almost two months to realize that too many Americans had died that the GOP could have their ass handed to them. If he was wearing a mask in May, he could have required it in the Senate. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/514 "2020-08-06T17:41:08Z")
Ok Clearly this means more to you than me. You’re right, you’re right, you’re always right. Let me buy you a beer. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/515 "2020-08-06T19:11:11Z")
Maskless McConnell May 5: [![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kmsmZQtsnWqIb3lwOGM6kknlFeU=/0x0:5746x3831/2820x1586/filters:focal(3145x358:4063x1276):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66810451/GettyImages_1211905276t.0.jpg) ](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kmsmZQtsnWqIb3lwOGM6kknlFeU=/0x0:5746x3831/2820x1586/filters:focal(3145x358:4063x1276):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66810451/GettyImages_1211905276t.0.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/516 "2020-08-06T19:12:07Z")
i wonder what that is in his hands… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/517 "2020-08-06T19:12:42Z")
That’s not where it belongs… ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/518 "2020-08-06T19:14:40Z")
Even tho it’s prob a bad idea, almost everyone in the public eye removes their mask when they speak. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/519 "2020-08-06T19:16:26Z")
May 12: who’s he talking to? [![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LTe_S9MDtDeQBVnvRYQNkOgkafo=/0x0:6224x4150/1720x0/filters:focal(0x0:6224x4150):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19981419/GettyImages_1224439323t.jpg) ](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LTe_S9MDtDeQBVnvRYQNkOgkafo=/0x0:6224x4150/1720x0/filters:focal(0x0:6224x4150):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19981419/GettyImages_1224439323t.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/520 "2020-08-06T19:24:18Z")
I guess Mitch has always been a proponent of carrying a mask around in your hands. Good to know. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/521 "2020-08-06T19:27:16Z")
Now you guys are just being asses for the lol’s > **[Hillary Clinton praises Nancy Pelosi's coordinated mask and pantsuit](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/hillary-clinton-nancy-pelosi-pantsuit-mask-pink-washington-coronavirus-a9513236.html)** > > 'Smart, powerful and stylish'  ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/522 "2020-08-06T19:30:30Z")
You callin’ me a troll? ---
**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:** [August 6, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/523 "2020-08-06T19:31:42Z")
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