# 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:** 341
**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 18, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6830 "2021-08-18T00:06:26Z")
I believe the availability is pretty widespread currently. > **[DeSantis, faced with covid surge, urges Floridians to use Regeneron antibody...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/13/desantis-regeneron-florida-covid-antibodies/)** > > The Florida governor has opposed implementing pandemic restrictions during the fourth wave of the pandemic. > Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is vowing to begin dispensing Regeneron monoclonal antibodies — the treatment given to President Donald Trump when he had the coronavirus — through mobile clinics amid a record-breaking stretch of new cases and hospitalizations that have ravaged the state. > “Covid’s not going to go away,” DeSantis said. “So the question is how are we going to approach it. You can approach it on the front end by protecting yourself, but of course, if you end up in a situation where you are infected and at high risk, getting in here early, this is the best shot we’ve got right now to keep people out of the hospital and keep them safe.” ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6831 "2021-08-18T00:13:49Z")
Kenneth Griffin, one of the largest private investors in Regeneron, the drug DeSantis is selling all over the state, has made the following contributions to DeSantis: 5-14-18: $500k 6-21-18: $250k 10-3-18: $5 mil 4-30-21: $5 mil I found this on Twitter. Might explain some things. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6832 "2021-08-18T02:26:19Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Oh good, I’m not the only one! I know plenty! I will love playing guitar till I die. I have actually performed in front of others, long ago, as a punk band, and I would do it again. I’ve also played with small groups and I hope to find that again. > [@enipla](#): > > Me too, but it hasn’t been 30 years yet. It is fun though. I sit on the deck and annoy the wildlife Give it time. And if you aren’t annoying your spouse, you aren’t trying hard enough! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6833 "2021-08-18T02:29:40Z")
I’m sure that is just a coincidence. Republicans are known for their high moral standards. Just kidding! They are fucking scmbags to the highest degree and their MAGA followers are the ultimate, often unwitting, shills. ---
**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 18, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6834 "2021-08-18T04:14:37Z")
The greatest trick the Republicans ever did was convincing the average voter it had their best interests at heart. ---
**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 18, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6835 "2021-08-18T04:24:01Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > The greatest trick the Republicans ever did was convincing the average voter it had their best interests at heart. - It’s not that hard when you’re dealing with the common clay of the New West. ---
**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 18, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6836 "2021-08-18T04:40:06Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@DesertDog](#): > > > > The greatest trick the Republicans ever did was convincing the average voter it had their best interests at heart. -   > > It’s not that hard when you’re dealing with the common clay of the New West.   Not that hard when our schools haven’t taught Critical Thinking for the last 20 or 30 years or so. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6837 "2021-08-18T05:51:39Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Not that hard when our schools haven’t taught Critical Thinking for the last 20 or 30 years or so Any such class would be declared to be a Democrat Brainwashing program. ---
**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 18, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6838 "2021-08-18T05:52:54Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Any such class would be declared to be a Democrat Brainwashing program. And that would not be entirely incorrect. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6839 "2021-08-18T11:45:28Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > The greatest trick the Republicans ever did was convincing the average voter it had their best interests at heart. “The forest was shrinking, but the Axe was clever and convinced the Trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them." ---
**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 18, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6840 "2021-08-18T11:53:34Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > “The forest was shrinking, but the Axe was clever and convinced the Trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them." - Filed away for future use. Stolen. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6841 "2021-08-18T14:28:17Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > “Covid’s not going to go away,” DeSantis said. “So the question is how are we going to approach it. You can approach it on the front end by **protecting yourself** , but of course, if you end up in a situation where you are infected and at high risk, getting in here early, this is the best shot we’ve got right now to keep people out of the hospital and keep them safe.” (Emphasis added.) Interesting circumlocution to avoid saying the V word, or god forbid the M word. 🤨 ---
**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 18, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6842 "2021-08-18T14:30:27Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > (Emphasis added.) Interesting circumlocution to avoid saying the V word, or god forbid the M word V word? M word? The only way to stop a bad guy with COVID is a good guy with a gun. /sarcasm ---
**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 18, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6843 "2021-08-18T19:09:53Z")
Individual 1 took regeneron, too. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6844 "2021-08-18T19:48:14Z")
You don’t have to be in the hospital for regeneron? ---
**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 18, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6845 "2021-08-18T20:17:20Z")
John Cox, who was the Republican candidate for California governor against Newsom in 2018, is running in the recall election to take Newsom’s place. While starting his opening remarks at a debate among candidates opposing Newsom, he got served a subpoena live on camera over failing to pay his bills from the last election. > **[California GOP recall candidate served with subpoena during debate | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/18/politics/california-recall-candidate-john-cox-subpoena/index.html)** > > A Republican candidate challenging California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming state recall election was served with a subpoena while onstage during a debate Tuesday. ---
**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 18, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6846 "2021-08-18T21:05:18Z")
The monoclonal antibodies treatment works best if administered early, well before a patient would normally become hospitalized. It’s given as an IV, and I believe it can be done as an outpatient procedure. And it appears to be covered by Medicare. (link to pdf) [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-infographic-coverage-monoclonal-antibody-products-treat-covid-19.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjR7Mr1vLvyAhWOW80KHRzsBqcQFnoECAMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0d7EIcytKF\_JJjEqTaqHv7](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-infographic-coverage-monoclonal-antibody-products-treat-covid-19.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjR7Mr1vLvyAhWOW80KHRzsBqcQFnoECAMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0d7EIcytKF_JJjEqTaqHv7) > [@Sherrerd](#): > > I would be interested in the question of whether Abbott owns stock\* in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. If he (or DeSantis or whoever) does he’s making some money! > **[Regeneron Stock Jumps as GOP Governors Boost Its Antibody Therapy](https://www.barrons.com/articles/regeneron-stock-jumps-as-gop-governors-boost-its-antibody-therapy-51629298991)** > > CEO Leonard Schleifer said that utilization of the therapy, which has lagged so far during the pandemic, has jumped in recent months. ---
**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 18, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6847 "2021-08-18T21:09:01Z")
I’m no lawyer, but that sounds like shakey legal ground. Or it should be. Like insider kind of stuff. ---
**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 19, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6848 "2021-08-19T02:11:24Z")
My Pillow guy claims he was attacked by antifa. Witness says it was a fan who poked him with a tangerine. > **[MyPillow CEO said he was recently 'attacked' and implied that Antifa may have...](https://www.businessinsider.com/my-pillow-ceo-mike-lindell-attack-fan-poked-him-selfie-2021-8)** > > Lindell said the "attack" entailed a painful finger poke. A pro-Trump congressional candidate who witnessed the incident said there was no attack. Sean Hannity segues from criticizing the administration’s Afghanistan policy into a MyPillow ad. "“How would you like to be in Kabul today, as an American, and you can’t get to the airport? Where are you thinking your life is headed? … If you’re one of those family members, I bet you’re not sleeping. I don’t even think My Pillow can do it ,[MyPillow.com](http://MyPillow.com). That’s where I go. I fall asleep faster, I stay asleep longer. These are going to be a lot of sleepless nights for so many of our fellow Americans. We’ve got to get them home.” [Sean Hannity Turns Criticism Of Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Into MyPillow Ad | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sean-hannity-my-pillow-ad-mike-lindell_n_611c2e3be4b0e5b5d8e3e663) ---
**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 19, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/6849 "2021-08-19T08:31:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > John Cox, who was the Republican candidate for California governor against Newsom in 2018, is running in the recall election to take Newsom’s place. While starting his opening remarks at a debate among candidates opposing Newsom, he got served a subpoena live on camera over failing to pay his bills from the last election. I salute the process server for the sheer genius of that move - Cox had clearly identified himself and couldn’t just leave, so it was a perfect moment to serve him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=340) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=342)