# 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:** 371
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7432 "2021-09-27T01:28:45Z")
Yeah, corporations are all about the “keeping the profits” part of capitalism and not so keen on the “assuming the risks” part. “But we’re too big to fail,” they whine as they queue up for their slice of corporate welfare. They should have been nationalized or broken up and parceled out to the ones still standing. ---
**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 27, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7433 "2021-09-27T01:35:07Z")
Speaking of not understanding how corporations work, Marco Rubio has introduced a bill that would allow shareholders to sue corporations for being “woke”. > **[U.S. Senate: Request not Accepted - Security Risk Detected](https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/general/one_item_and_teasers/waf.htm)** > > Request not Accepted - Security Risk Detected ---
**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 27, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7434 "2021-09-27T02:14:32Z")
Words mean nothing anymore. Every single word in existence is a label to attach with positive or negative connotations and attempt to smear or aggrandize other people with. Corporations are “communists”. “Patriots” attack the Capitol bearing rebel flags. “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.” George wasn’t wrong. His predictions were just behind by a few years. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7435 "2021-09-27T02:53:53Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > George wasn’t wrong. His predictions were just behind by a few years. And he picked the wrong side. ---
**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 27, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7436 "2021-09-27T03:03:24Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > And he picked the wrong side. Granted. ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7437 "2021-09-27T07:55:44Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > And he picked the wrong side He didn’t, actually. He was a European socialist, not a communist. His ideas for 1984 were partially formed watching the Leninist and Stalinist groups on the Left during the Spanish Civil War and concluding they were not the way forward. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7438 "2021-09-27T08:18:37Z")
Yes. But, Oceania (with its doublespeak) represents an anti-capitalist regime. **Jihi** and I were saying it’s the “pro-capitalsit”\* Republicans who seem to be engaging in the doublespeak of 1984. \* for various degrees of pro ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7439 "2021-09-27T08:20:07Z")
Ah yes. Thank you! ---
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7440 "2021-09-27T08:26:52Z")
I guess I should clarify that although the term [doublespeak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak) does not actually appear in the novel, it is generally agreed that it is a direct descendant of “newspeak” and “doublethink.” ---
**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 27, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7441 "2021-09-27T08:34:05Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > **Jihi** and I were saying it’s the “pro-capitalsit”\* Republicans who seem to be engaging in the doublespeak of 1984. Oldthinkers unbellyfeel magaspeak. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7442 "2021-09-27T08:35:59Z")
😆 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7443 "2021-09-27T08:38:02Z")
Undoubleungood? ---
**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 27, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7444 "2021-09-27T20:16:48Z")
Florida decided to take federal covid funds and individually cut checks for teachers, instead of giving the money to school districts to hand out locally. Some of the checks are bouncing. > **[Some teacher bonus checks are bouncing in Florida](https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/09/24/teacher-bonus-checks-are-bouncing-in-florida/)** > > Checks issued to at least 50 teachers in 22 different counties bounced because of a banking error, Florida Department of Education spokesman Jared Ochs said. ---
**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 27, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7445 "2021-09-27T20:34:25Z")
Republican Congressional candidate Jarome Bell: “Audit all 50 states. Arrest all involved. Try all involved. Convict all involved. Execute all involved. #MaricopaCountyFraud.” > **[Pro-Trump Candidate Says 'Audit All 50 states' and 'Execute All Involved'](https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-congressional-candidate-says-audit-all-50-states-execute-all-involved-1632838)** > > Jarome Bell, running as an "America First" candidate in Virginia, made the statement after the Arizona audit results were announced. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7446 "2021-09-27T20:37:12Z")
“All involved”? As in, everyone who voted? Or does he just want to execute the auditors? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7447 "2021-09-27T20:38:03Z")
Between this and some of the other quotes above from recently, I’m really beginning to wonder at what point the oligarchs financing politics would find that they’re losing more supporting these people than profiting… ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7448 "2021-09-27T20:42:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Or does he just want to execute the auditors? Your ideas are intriguing and I’d like to subscribe to your newsletter. ---
**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 27, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7449 "2021-09-27T20:58:31Z")
Texas is holding arrested migrants without charges and without attorneys. > **[Texas Republicans Seem Pretty Much Over That Whole Constitution Thing](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-border-patrol-migrants-arrested-1232856/)** > > Hundreds of migrants arrested by Texas law enforcement are being held in prison without charges or legal representation ---
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7450 "2021-09-27T21:02:04Z")
She’s dumb as a fucking post. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7451 "2021-09-27T21:19:42Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Republican Congressional candidate Jarome Bell: > > “Audit all 50 states. Arrest all involved. Try all involved. Convict all involved. Execute all involved. #MaricopaCountyFraud.” Ladies & germs, say hello to our next president. > [@Chronos](#): > > “All involved”? As in, everyone who voted? Or does he just want to execute the auditors? “Kill 'em all. Let God sort 'em out.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=370) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=372)