# 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:** 338
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6767 "2021-08-15T19:30:15Z")
More money wasted… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6768 "2021-08-15T22:55:47Z")
Yeah, but it’s some MAGAT’s money, not money from somebody useful. Sign putter-uppers gotta eat, too. ---
**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 16, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6771 "2021-08-16T08:15:06Z")
> [@Discourse](#): > > This is the first time this TROLL has posted — let’s welcome them to our community! No, because no it isn’t. ---
**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 16, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6772 "2021-08-16T18:08:42Z")
The Republican National Committee has removed a page from its website praising Individual 1 for his “historic peace deal” with the Taliban. > **[GOP Removes Page Praising Donald Trump's 'Historic' Peace Deal With Taliban](https://www.newsweek.com/gop-removes-webpage-praising-trumps-historic-peace-deal-taliban-1619605?amp=1&ocid=st)** > > The removal comes after Trump branded the withdrawal from Afghanistan "one of the greatest defeats in American history." ---
**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 16, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6773 "2021-08-16T18:18:27Z")
Rewriting history as it unfolds (and disappears). ---
**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 16, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6774 "2021-08-16T18:33:29Z")
> **[New Texas law allowing people to carry handguns without permits stirs mix of...](https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/16/texas-permitless-carry-gun-law/)** > > Starting Sept. 1, most Texans will be able to carry handguns in public without going through training or having to get permits. Law enforcement officers worry that could make their jobs more dangerous. The full headline: **" New Texas law allowing people to carry handguns without permits stirs mix of fear, concern among law enforcement"** Ya think? Maybe we need a whole new forum just to deal with Texas stupidity. ---
**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 16, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6775 "2021-08-16T18:37:50Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [New Texas gun law allowing permitless carry worries law enforcement | The Texas Tribune](https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/16/texas-permitless-carry-gun-law/) > > The full headline: **" New Texas law allowing people to carry handguns without permits stirs mix of fear, concern among law enforcement"** > > Ya think? > > Maybe we need a whole new forum just to deal with Texas stupidity. - I thought these were the “good guys with guns” who will save us all. What happened? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6776 "2021-08-16T18:41:37Z")
But remember, folks, it’s the Democrats and the left that are Orwellian. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6777 "2021-08-16T18:46:52Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Maybe we need a whole new forum just to deal with Texas stupidity. To be fair, Arizona has had that for years (including concealed carry), and we haven’t had a breakdown of society. While we have more than a fair share of trumpistas and the third most idiot governor in the country, I still don’t see open carry with all that much frequency. Maybe I live in a better neighborhood, I dunno. ---
**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 16, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6778 "2021-08-16T19:26:40Z")
Mexico says they’re going to sue Texas if Texas-open carry guns wind up in Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6780 "2021-08-16T19:32:28Z")
That’s good to hear. I saw a few posts this morning that I could not f’n believe were still visible for me to look at. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6781 "2021-08-16T19:52:16Z")
Apologies all, I did a little more cleanup. We like to cornfield replies to Trolls too. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6782 "2021-08-16T19:57:45Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Apologies all, I did a little more cleanup. We like to cornfield replies to Trolls too. Do you mean all replies to / discussion of / snarks at trolls, or specifically those that actually quote the troll? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6783 "2021-08-16T20:00:04Z")
The Trolls we immediately cornfielded, if it will help them get their jollies. Basically if it quotes them or their name, we try to remove it. Last night’s troll was extra quick with 36 offensive posts and we missed about 5 replies in the clean-up. I think I got them all now. ---
**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 16, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6784 "2021-08-16T20:19:20Z")
Geez, I miss everything. ☹ ---
**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 16, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6785 "2021-08-16T20:47:59Z")
Don’t worry, you’ll get her chance…two nights in a row means they’ll probably try again soon enough. ---
**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 16, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6786 "2021-08-16T20:50:46Z")
British, but it’s their version of Turning Point, so the same as Republican. " Just a reminder that there was peace in the Middle East throughout Trump’s entire Presidency !" > ---
**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 16, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6787 "2021-08-16T21:02:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Just a reminder that there was peace in the Middle East throughout Trump’s entire Presidency There are a lot of Syrians and Kurds and Palestinians who might disagree with that among others, not to mention a certain Iranian general. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6788 "2021-08-17T00:08:40Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Geez, I miss everything. Trust me, you didn’t. There are trolls and then there are assholes too toxic to live. The one in question added absolutely nothing positive – not even amusement – to the board in any of the threads I saw. ---
**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 17, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6789 "2021-08-17T02:07:39Z")
Texas state rep. Briscoe Cain has had enough of “libtards” telling him to wear a mask to protect against exposure… to a hydrogen sulfide gas leak caused by an industrial accident. > **[Rail car vapor release causes foul odor for some Houston-area communities](https://abc13.com/la-porte-shelter-in-place-seabrook-lubrizol-plant-bad-smell-outside/10953945/)** > > The foul odor that leaked from a rail car and seeped into residents' homes has now been identified as the material added to natural gas. [https://mobile.twitter.com/BriscoeCain/status/1427107050736267269](https://mobile.twitter.com/BriscoeCain/status/1427107050736267269) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=339)