# 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:** 328
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6563 "2021-08-01T23:47:37Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > That’s OK, they’re fake newspeople. I can’t argue with that. It does seem to me, though, that they should be “subjects of many lawsuits” fake newspeople. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6564 "2021-08-01T23:48:04Z")
They successfully argued in court that they’re entertainment, not news. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6565 "2021-08-01T23:49:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > They successfully argued in court that they’re entertainment, not news. - Which only strengthens the case for cable systems to **stop** charging all customers for “Fox News”. If it’s an entertainment channel, make it opt-in. Those who want it can pay for it. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6566 "2021-08-02T00:23:07Z")
The brothers and sister of Paul Gosar (NSDAP-AZ) have penned an op-ed condemning him. > **[Opinion | Have you no shame, Paul Gosar? Your siblings want to know](https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/our-brother-paul-gosar-backed-trump-s-lie-betrayed-america-ncna1275599)** > > Unless your GOP colleagues step in, you are doomed to go down in history as a cautionary tale: a person who betrayed his family, his country and himself. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6567 "2021-08-02T00:26:58Z")
Ted Lieu, Eric Swalwell and Debbie Dingle called on McCarthy to apologize for suggesting he would hit Pelosi with a gavel. I have to ask, what is wrong with these people? Just call McCarthy a vile piece of shit. Do not demand an apology. If he see fit to say “if I have offended anyone …” that needs to be on him. You do not insist that your neighbor’s retriever apologize for crapping on your front lawn, because that is typical behavior for the dog, just as expelling foul substances out his mouth is what McCarthy, like most modern Rs, does by nature. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6568 "2021-08-02T00:52:14Z")
Maybe they have a pool for who can get the most people to kill themselves. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6569 "2021-08-02T00:55:47Z")
The Republican Party is a death cult and the only thing stopping them from going full Jonestown is that Loser Donald is a pansy who probably faints at the sight of his own blood and is too much of a coward to off himself. And considering that I consider suicide to be an inherently cowardly act, being too cowardly to be a proper cowardly is really something. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6570 "2021-08-02T01:06:24Z")
Congresswoman Jackie Speier, who was an aide to Congressman Leo Ryan, and went with him to Jonestown where he was murdered by the People’s Temple cult, just compared Individual 1 to Jim Jones. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6571 "2021-08-02T01:08:01Z")
Jim Jones had better hair. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6572 "2021-08-02T01:53:01Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The Republican Party is a death cult and the only thing stopping them from going full Jonestown is that Loser Donald is a pansy who probably faints at the sight of his own blood and is too much of a coward to off himself. And after this, we’re going to walk down — and I’ll be there with you — we’re going to walk down … to the Capitol and we’re going to drink some Kool-Aid. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6574 "2021-08-02T03:26:26Z")
I’m very curious how long Rep. Gosar and his siblings have been estranged to this extent. I mean, for them to come out publicly like this makes me think it has been a long time since they’ve spent time together. Anyone have any background on this? ---
**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:** [August 2, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6575 "2021-08-02T03:53:00Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > I’m very curious how long Rep. Gosar and his siblings have been estranged to this extent. I’m not sure when it started, but they [publicly endorsed his Democratic opponent in 2018](https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/politics/paul-gosar-siblings-ad/index.html), so it’s been a few years at least. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6576 "2021-08-02T04:16:38Z")
Clearly some really bad blood there. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6577 "2021-08-02T06:26:05Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The brothers and sister of Paul Gosar (NSDAP-AZ) have penned an op-ed condemning him. A ways back came here to post that. Who else can we add to the list, then, along with Stephen Miller’s family, Giuliani’s daughter, Trump’s niece, and (heh, for inverse reasons) Adam Kinzinger’s family. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6578 "2021-08-02T10:46:45Z")
I shave my head and I have better hair. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6579 "2021-08-02T13:42:21Z")
And Kellyanne Conway’s daughter, Claudia. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6580 "2021-08-02T18:54:05Z")
For anyone who decides to treat COVID with worm treatment for horses from a farm supply store after being told to by Fox “News” – all I can think of is the Point/Counterpoint guy from “Airplane”: “They bought their tickets. They knew what they were getting into. I say, _let 'em crash!_” ---
**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:** [August 2, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6581 "2021-08-02T19:21:48Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Point/Counterpoint guy from “Airplane” For **Airplane!** it was _Count/Pointercount_ ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6582 "2021-08-02T21:41:00Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pn0WdJx-Wkw/hqdefault.jpg "Airplane Movie Counter Point clip") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn0WdJx-Wkw) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6583 "2021-08-02T21:46:59Z")
Kentucky Fried Movie had Count/Pointercount… with the same guy: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-sVlZ_SaKnk/hqdefault.jpg "Kentucky Fried Movie: Count Pointer Count") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sVlZ_SaKnk) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=327) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=329)