# 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:** 364
**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:** [September 20, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7292 "2021-09-20T10:21:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The governor of Georgia once again claimed that the AIDS vaccine doesn’t work. There is no AIDS vaccine. If it’s an AIDS vaccine that **doesn’t** work you’re after, we’ve got lots of those. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7293 "2021-09-20T11:30:19Z")
I’m not 100% these folks are Republicans, but given the area and subject it seems a safe bet: [Ban on books by or about minorities sparks protests, national news in York County](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pennlive.com/news/2021/09/ban-on-books-by-or-about-minorities-sparks-protests-national-news-in-york-county.html%3foutputType=amp) ---
**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:** [September 20, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7294 "2021-09-20T14:07:45Z")
That’s the word! And, @carrps , abattoir works, too. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7295 "2021-09-20T15:22:51Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Kemp appears to have an entire set of memories connected to this non-existent AIDS vaccine—he remembers that people resisted taking it, and then he remembers “education” happening, and finally people would take it after that. I wonder if he’s thinking of the H **P** V vaccine rather than some nonexistent HIV vaccine. The HPV vaccine had some amount of controversy early on, as parents didn’t want to think about their tween kids growing up soon and starting to have sex. Plus, HPV was for some time the “go-to” virus cited in Christian chastity promotion circles because “it is smaller than the pores in a condom” (I have no idea if this is true) and it can lead to cervical cancer - ergo, the perfect motivator for abstinence. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7296 "2021-09-20T15:25:11Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > (I have no idea if this is true) It’s not. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7297 "2021-09-21T00:02:47Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > I wonder if he’s thinking of the H **P** V vaccine rather than some nonexistent HIV vaccine. Could be. I’ve seen that theory advanced in a few places. Still: the guy is a GOVERNOR. He’s gotten this wrong several times, from what I read. You’d think he’d have someone on his staff capable of getting the actual facts into his noggin… ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7298 "2021-09-21T00:25:36Z")
> **[Telling People To Get Vaccinated Is Leftist Plot Against Trump Voters,...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/breitbart-news-covid-19-vaccine-reverse-psychology_n_6148c50ce4b0efa77f838021)** > > In an article published this month, writer John Nolte says Democrats are using "reverse psychology" to trick opponents into dying of COVID-19. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7299 "2021-09-21T02:21:50Z")
In January, John Eastman, lawyer for Loser Donald, gave Mike Pence a memo outlining their plan to overturn the results of the election and keep the Loser in office. > **[Memo shows Trump lawyer's six-step plan for Pence to overturn the election |...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/20/politics/trump-pence-election-memo/index.html)** > > A conservative lawyer working with then-President Donald Trump's legal team tried to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could overturn the election results on January 6 when Congress counted the Electoral College votes by throwing out... ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7300 "2021-09-21T03:13:45Z")
Just watched this on CNN. I don’t even know anymore. Pence had to call Dan Quayle to figure why this was a bad idea. A man who didn’t how to spell potato. Dan Quayle is now smarter than the leadership of the Republican party. I’m about to turn 40 next month and I’m not sure I recognize my country anymore. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7301 "2021-09-21T03:23:23Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > Just watched this on CNN. I don’t even know anymore. Pence had to call Dan Quayle to figure why this was a bad idea. A man who didn’t how to spell potato. Dan Quayle is now smarter than the leadership of the Republican party. There’s an historian I’ve been following on Facebook throughout the pandemic, who mentioned this last week. As I said then, when Dan Quayle is acting as the voice of reason, you know you’re in trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7302 "2021-09-21T03:40:51Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > As I said then, when Dan Quayle is acting as the voice of reason, you know you’re in trouble. “Po-ta-toes! Boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew. Don’t overturn democracy while you do that.” - Samwise Quayle The last sentence might be an addendum. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7303 "2021-09-21T13:37:57Z")
I’m just wondering how much more of this obviously criminal behavoir has to come to light before that corrupt asshole Christopher Wray stops brushing it off as “free speech”. I’m very disappointed that Biden didn’t fire him and appoint someone that wasn’t corrupted by Trump. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7304 "2021-09-21T13:50:39Z")
You think replacing the FBI DIRECTOR appointed by a MOBBED-UP GOON would be a priority, right? ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7305 "2021-09-21T14:00:12Z")
Well, it appears the left’s tactics are working swimmingly. It appears reverse psychology only works on toddlers and the right. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7306 "2021-09-21T14:24:36Z")
Yes, why hasn’t this happened? It’s really mystifying to me. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7307 "2021-09-21T14:31:26Z")
And DeJoy at the Postal Service. Very odd. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7308 "2021-09-21T14:49:11Z")
I believe Biden can’t dismiss him freely, but Biden has been able to appoint favorable members to the advisory committee who _can_ vote to dump him. EDIT: I was mostly right, but here’s more info: [Louis DeJoy, USPS, and Trump: Why Biden can’t fire the postmaster general.](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/biden-cannot-fire-usps-louis-dejoy.html) ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7309 "2021-09-21T19:16:41Z")
Fucker Carlson says the Pentagon order to all service members to get vaccinated is intended to oust Christians and men with high testosterone. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7310 "2021-09-21T19:20:47Z")
> [@](#): > > # Texas couple asked to leave restaurant for wearing face masks to protect their immunocompromised infant > > A Texas couple who landed themselves a rare night out with friends says it was cut short when the restaurant kicked them out for wearing face masks, which they say they wore to protect their immunocompromised 4-month-old son. > > … > > “About 30 minutes in, our waitress comes over and she sits down next to me and she’s like, 'Hey, so our manager is over there in the kitchen, and he is not as nice as I am so I came over here to talk to you and unfortunately, this is a political thing, but our manager does not believe in the mask. He’s tired of being told what to do by, you know, politics in the country, and so you’re going to need to take the mask off,” Wester said. > > When Wester entered the restaurant, she said, she remembers being asked to take her mask off but she assumed it was so the hostess could match her face to her ID. > > “Upon us walking in the restaurant, there was a band playing, and it was really loud,” she said. “And the hostess, she had asked for our IDs and she did mention something about removing our masks, but I honestly just thought it was for checking our IDs. And again, I couldn’t even hear her that well.” > > “So when they (the couple) put their masks on the other night, they were reminded that they were asked at the front to take it off and they didn’t want to, so we asked them to leave,” Tom told KTVT. > > After the waitress came over to relay the manager’s message to remove their masks, Wester said, she was “speechless.” I don’t know for a fact that the owner is Republican, but I’d bet that way [https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/21/us/no-mask-policy-restaurant-couple-texas-trnd/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/21/us/no-mask-policy-restaurant-couple-texas-trnd/index.html) ---
**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:** [September 21, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7311 "2021-09-21T19:20:48Z")
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in \* Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health\*, a case in which the right is arguing that the Supreme Court ruling in _Roe v. Wade_ was an unconstitutional reach. That’s the base of the case, but some court watchers are saying that if the Court rules that the abortion case was unconstitutionally decided, then every such Supreme Court case, including gay sex and gay marriage, could also be overturned by this one ruling. > **[Texas Abortion Ban Architect Now Looking To Recriminalize Gay Sex And...](https://www.comicsands.com/jonathan-mitchell-overturn-gay-marriage-2655065691.html)** > > Jonathan Mitchell, the lawyer who devised Texas' near-total abortion ban, has now set his sights on overturning the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=363) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=365)