# 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:** 335
**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 11, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6706 "2021-08-11T20:10:39Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tommy Tuberville attempted to troll the Senate Democrats by adding a non-binding amendment to the infrastructure bill that would punish localities for defunding police. There was another attempt at trolling the Dems by trying to add an amendment preventing giving the infrastructure money to states whose governors have been accused of sexual assault and harassment. ---
**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 11, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6707 "2021-08-11T20:11:48Z")
It’s a requirement for Fox employees. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6708 "2021-08-11T20:17:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > add an amendment preventing giving the infrastructure money to states whose governors have been accused of sexual assault and harassment. How about preventing giving money to states who voted for a President who has been accused of sexual assault and harassment? ---
**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 11, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6709 "2021-08-11T20:26:00Z")
Days ago, John Cornyn was calling the rent moratorium unconstitutional. He also voted against rent relief. Now he’s telling his constituents how to get the money. > **[TX Senator Called Out for Touting Rent Relief He Opposed Just Days After...](https://secondnexus.com/john-cornyn-rent-relief-stance)** > > Not so fast, Senator... ---
**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 11, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6710 "2021-08-11T20:48:25Z")
Right wing turd Aubrey Huff finally got banned from Twitter, and not hours later, he’s opened up a new account bragging about it. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6711 "2021-08-11T22:35:10Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Well, he did think Nazis were socialists and communists. I see that view a lot amongst the Trumperati: Marxism, Socialism, Communism, Fascism - it’s all the same thing, it’s all bad, and it’s all left-wing. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6712 "2021-08-11T22:49:34Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I see that view a lot amongst the Trumperati: Marxism, Socialism, Communism, Fascism - it’s all the same thing, it’s all bad, and it’s all left-wing. I saw some guy trying to argue that fascists couldn’t be right-wing “because right wingers believe in FREEDOM!!!” He was serious. ---
**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 11, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6713 "2021-08-11T23:27:55Z")
Loser Donald issued a press release today which consisted entirely of the words “BULLIES NEVER FIGHT!”, with no context or explanation. > **['Sad old man' Trump mocked after his three-word statement ignites confusion:...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-bullies-never-fight/)** > > On Wednesday morning, former President Donald Trump released a three-word statement, with no context or explanation behind it: "BULLIES NEVER FIGHT!"Trump's comment, promoted by spokesperson Liz Harrington on Twitter, triggered instant and widespread... Which I guess brings us one step closer to this Clickhole article becoming reality; > **[Government In Chaos: Donald Trump Signed An Executive Order That Just Says...](https://clickhole.com/government-in-chaos-donald-trump-signed-an-executive-o-1825122365/)** > > Typically, a president works hand in hand with federal agencies to enact policy, but Donald Trump is clearly dead set on shattering that mold. Just… ---
**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 11, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6714 "2021-08-11T23:54:28Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tommy Tuberville attempted to troll the Senate Democrats by adding a non-binding amendment to the infrastructure bill that would punish localities for defunding police. > > It passed 99-0. > > [GOP senator tried to put Democrats on the spot with 'Defund the Police' stunt — and it blew up in his face](https://www.rawstory.com/gop-attempt-defund-police-fails/) I love this story so much. (And it’s a useful counter to the tiresome social media standbys _‘the Democrats always shoot themselves in the foot’_ and '_the Democrats always snatch defeat from the jaws of victory’_ and such—usually coming from posters who claim to be on the left.) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6715 "2021-08-12T15:01:30Z")
Haven’t seen this elsewhere but: [Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttegieg was on Fox News Sunday](https://www.alternet.org/2021/08/pete-buttigieg/), being interviewed by Bret Baier about electric cars. Baier asked why Elon Musk had not been invited to a particular White House event, wondering “Was it because Tesla is not unionized?” I’m not sure why that would be a reason, but Buttegieg responded nonetheless: > [@](#): > > We were celebrating the other day the fact that we brought together labor leadership and the leadership of many of these employers of UAW… > > Now, what we are working on in our department and **what we were announcing that day was tailpipe emissions standards**. To their credit, an all-electric company like **Tesla doesn’t even have tailpipes** and that’s an exciting thing to see too. (bolding mine) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6716 "2021-08-12T15:05:17Z")
A stark reminder of why the Post Truth era Republicans have worked so hard to bring about is so dangerous: > **[Santa Barbara surfer dad 'enlightened by QAnon' to kill his kids, feds say](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/story/2021-08-11/coleman-charged-mexico-killings-qanon)** > > A U.S. federal criminal complaint filed Wednesday charges Matthew Taylor Coleman with foreign murder of United States nationals ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6717 "2021-08-12T15:17:42Z")
I’m feeling very dim-can you break down this story and why it’s a good thing? ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6718 "2021-08-12T16:05:26Z")
Probably abit off topic but yeah depressing and sad times here in SB surfing community of which I am part of. As per the murderer reading his writings online etc he seemed to be a somewhat “feverish” christian…lots of gossip now but no real insight yet. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6719 "2021-08-12T16:55:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > non-binding amendment " non-binding amendment" means that amendment has no legal or binding force… IOWs the amendment means absolutely nothing and if cities/counties/states decide to defund the police there isn’t anything to stop them. ---
**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 12, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6720 "2021-08-12T16:58:07Z")
I unfortunately got to listen to some right wing radio for a couple of hours while at a client. They were interviewing an author (didn’t catch the name) and everything they did not like was Marxism. Gun control, gay marriage, abortion, minimum wage, infrastructure… all Marxism. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6721 "2021-08-12T17:37:05Z")
…Or Soshulism [SIC], cawwmmunism, or, as in the case my raging RW father, everything he doesn’t like is “left wing”. Left wing this, left wing that. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6722 "2021-08-12T17:52:09Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > non-binding amendment > > " non-binding amendment" means that amendment has no legal or binding force… IOWs the amendment means absolutely nothing and if cities/counties/states decide to defund the police there isn’t anything to stop them. This DOES invite the question of whether the resolution defines what “defund the police” actually means. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6723 "2021-08-12T17:53:34Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > …Or Soshulism [SIC], cawwmmunism, or, as in the case my raging RW father, everything he doesn’t like is “left wing”. Left wing this, left wing that. …including Mom’s tuna casserole. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6724 "2021-08-12T18:02:19Z")
So the Republicans have erected a straw man which they have been flogging non stop that says that Congressional Democrats want to defund the police. So Tuberville apparently drank his own flavor-aide\* and, believing this lie, put an amendment into the infrastructure bill that will “punish”, (but without penalty) jurisdictions that defund the police. He expected that all of the Democrats would vote against it, thus proving that they hate the poilice and love crime. Instead they all voted in favor of it, effectively disproving what had been a main Republican talking point. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6725 "2021-08-12T18:05:30Z")
Yes, if someone has a link, I would be interested in seeing what the text of the amendment actually was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=334) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=336)