# 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:** 268
**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 27, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5360 "2021-05-27T03:12:54Z")
Although, he did eventually catch the virus and spent some days in ICU. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5361 "2021-05-27T10:12:15Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > “The prime minister regarded this as just a scare story,” Cummings said, adding the view of officials was Johnson’s attitude was “don’t worry about it and I’m going to get Chris Whitty to inject me live on TV with coronavirus.” And this, aspiring evil overlords, is why you never NEVER sack minions who have the dirt on you. It’s the piranha-pool or nothing ---
**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 27, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5362 "2021-05-27T16:54:42Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > And this, aspiring evil overlords, is why you never NEVER sack minions who have the dirt on you. The one rule of evil overlording that Trump seems never to have understood. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5363 "2021-05-27T17:59:12Z")
Of course no one died of Covid. Lots of people died of lack of oxygen to the brain, and almost all of them tested positive for Covid, but the two events are entirely unrelated. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5364 "2021-05-27T18:55:58Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > > [@Aspidistra](#): > > > > And this, aspiring evil overlords, is why you never NEVER sack minions who have the dirt on you. > > The one rule of evil overlording that Trump seems never to have understood. And how much legal and/or financial trouble has Trump suffered, to date, from all the dirt his fired minions have had? (I mean, I know legal wheels turn slowly, and I’m hoping the heavy stuff starts hitting soon, but so far all we’ve gotten from his fired minions is more grist for our mills of Trump-loathing.) ---
**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 27, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5365 "2021-05-27T20:35:17Z")
MTG claims that she never compared masks to yellow stars during the Holocaust. She did. > **[Marjorie Taylor Greene Now Claims She Never Compared Mask Mandates to the...](https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/marjorie-taylor-greene-now-claims-she-never-compared-mask-mandates-to-the-holocaust/)** > > Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been under fire for nearly a week after having compared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rule requiring members of ---
**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 27, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5366 "2021-05-27T22:33:39Z")
Brian Kemp tells Fox News that America is “the land of the home and freedom range.” > **[Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Delivers Baffling New Explanation Of America On Live TV](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brian-kemp-land-of-the-home_n_60af032ee4b0313547a024c2)** > > Land of the what?!? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5367 "2021-05-28T00:10:19Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Brian Kemp tells Fox News that America is “the land of the home and freedom range.” - Coming soon from Thermador: the Freedom Range! Hey, you can’t blame Kemp for trying to get in on some of that sweet endorsement cash! \ > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > MTG claims that she never compared masks to yellow stars during the Holocaust. She did. > [Marjorie Taylor Greene Now Claims She Never Compared Mask Mandates to the Holocaust. She Did. | People For](https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/marjorie-taylor-greene-now-claims-she-never-compared-mask-mandates-to-the-holocaust) Cue Greene denying there ever was such a thing as a “Holocaust” in three, two, one… ---
**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 28, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5368 "2021-05-28T02:20:55Z")
The Sanctuary Church—more prominently known as Rod of Iron Ministries, run by the son of Reverend Moon, is supportive of Individual 1, and has just bought 40 acres of land in Texas in order to build a sanctuary in preparation for civil war. > **[Gun-Toting Pro-Trump Church Buys 40 Acres of Land in Texas for Coming 'Deep...](https://secondnexus.com/rod-iron-ministries-buys-land)** > > What could go wrong? ---
**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 28, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5369 "2021-05-28T02:22:15Z")
McConnell is asking for a “personal favor” from Republican Senators to vote against the 1/6 commission. > **[McConnell doubles down to pressure Republicans, asking for 'a personal favor'...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/27/politics/mcconnell-personal-favor-block-january-6-commission/index.html)** > > In the last 24 hours, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has ramped up the pressure on his GOP Senate colleagues to oppose a bill creating a January 6 commission, according to two Republicans familiar with his effort. ---
**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 28, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5370 "2021-05-28T03:46:29Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > MTG claims that she never compared masks to yellow stars during the Holocaust. She did. Not exactly – she referred to “wearing a _gold_ star” several times, like it was the first grade or something. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5371 "2021-05-28T03:52:34Z")
Of course, the land is extremely close to Waco. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5372 "2021-05-28T04:07:02Z")
Well, she never actually _said_ holocaust. Just like how if you don’t actually say “nigger,” you can’t call it racist. ---
**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 28, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5373 "2021-05-28T04:40:24Z")
Marjorie Wharrgarbl > wharrgarbls about how she and tick-tock-Gaetz are taking control of the Republican Party. ---
**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 28, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5374 "2021-05-28T06:09:50Z")
Caitlyn Jenner, who transitioned at 65, says that transwomen who transition after early childhood are not “truly trans” and that as governor she would establish a commission to vet which trans girls are trans enough to play women’s sports. > **[Caitlyn Jenner wants a “commission” to determine which trans girls are “truly...](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/caitlyn-jenner-wants-commission-determine-trans-girls-truly-trans/?fbclid=IwAR3THna-1mClXMMsiIEnGXV7kPAcoMYrcmX1AokfMxxmtMVEs3XbJCnpCp8)** > > She appears to have taken her third position on the question of whether transgender girls should be treated equally in school sports... ---
**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 28, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5375 "2021-05-28T11:24:57Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > who transition after early childhood are not “truly trans” But isn’t the GOP contention that parents allowing/“forcing” young children to transition are child abusers? It’s like it is a catch of some sort . . . ---
**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:** [May 28, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5376 "2021-05-28T11:27:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > she would establish a commission to vet which trans girls are trans enough to play women’s sports. The whole concept of a government commission vetting whether trans girls are “trans enough” is utterly horrific. And so I say: fuck you, Caitlyn Jenner. Fuck you very much. ---
**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 28, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5377 "2021-05-28T11:30:07Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > But isn’t the GOP contention that parents allowing/“forcing” young children to transition are child abusers? Why, it’s almost as if she’s operating from a position of privilege where she never ever had to deal with the trauma and stigma most trans people go through and is either completely clueless of their problems or utterly dismissive of them. In either case, she’s adhering to the foundational platform of today’s Republican party; “I got mine, fuck you.” ---
**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 28, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5378 "2021-05-28T14:18:23Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > …she [Jenner] would establish a commission to vet which trans girls are trans enough to play women’s sports. Gee, what could possibly go wrong with that? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5379 "2021-05-28T15:14:28Z")
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