# 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:** 372
**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 27, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7452 "2021-09-27T22:40:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Republican Congressional candidate Jarome Bell: > > “Audit all 50 states. Arrest all involved. Try all involved. Convict all involved. Execute all involved. #MaricopaCountyFraud.” > [Pro-Trump Congressional 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) Astonishingly, he appears to have been able to restrain himself from performing a smartly-executed “Heil Trump!” at the end of his oration. Or at least such was not reported. ---
**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 27, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7453 "2021-09-27T22:58:50Z")
Arrest all involved. Try all involved. Convict all involved. Execute all involved. #Jan6Insurrection. Fixed that for Mr Bell. ---
**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 28, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7454 "2021-09-28T00:13:45Z")
‘[The Dunning-Krueger effect needs to be renamed the Boebert-Taylor effect: “When you’re too dumb to understand just how dumb you are.”](https://twitter.com/sadmonsters/status/1442566894989545472)’ > [@idiot from CO](#): > > I woke up with a headache this morning. I took some Tylenol. Now if everyone else could take some Tylenol too so mine would start working, that would be great. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7455 "2021-09-28T03:38:48Z")
It just struck me. What is it that Dan Patrick hopes to achieve with this? Most people who offer million dollar bounty publicity stunts, for example the [late Great Randy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Randi#One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_Challenge), [Trump](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/16/trump-said-hed-give-away-5-million-or-maybe-50-million-for-proof-obama-was-born-in-the-u-s-will-he-pay-it/), [Lindell](https://www.businessinsider.com/my-pillow-mike-lindell-offers-5-million-disprove-voter-fraud-2021-7), make these offers for things they are trying to prove don’t exist, that way when no one fulfills the claim to their satisfaction they can say that that proves that the things didn’t exist. Dan Patrick is doing the opposite. He is setting up a massive bounty for something that he believes is rampant. There are two scenario’s either (most likely) there are few if any examples of voter fraud found, in which case he just basically proved that Trump and the other Republicans are lying. Or in the unlikely event that he is telling the Truth, and there really are hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes just lying around for anyone to see who cares to open their eyes, he just bankrupted the state. So yeah, [stupid stupid Republicans](https://ibb.co/SvmV1hy). ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7456 "2021-09-28T07:54:12Z")
Another possibility (which doesn’t depend on what he believes, let alone the truth) is that the goal is to have the MAGAsses saying to each other, “Well, if Dan Patrick is putting up a _million dollars_, there must be something to it! MAGA!! Stop the Steal!!!” Thus the Base\* remains riled up and ready for action. \* An apt term if ever there was one. ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7457 "2021-09-28T08:02:07Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > Thus the Base\* remains riled up and ready for action. > > \* An apt term if ever there was one. [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51526602258_6034af5322_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51526602258_6034af5322_b.jpg) ---
**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 28, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7458 "2021-09-28T11:53:32Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Or in the unlikely event that he is telling the Truth, and there really are hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes just lying around for anyone to see who cares to open their eyes, he just bankrupted the state. Like most rewards, I suspect it’s limited to the first person to provide such evidence, or will be split among a group if more than one person comes forward within a small time frame. That really shouldn’t be a problem. The real problem here is, these people seem to really believe this nonsense. As you said, the longer this goes without someone stepping forward, the more likely it is that there is no evidence out there. I mean, of the hundreds or thousands of people who must have had access to the evidence to pull off this alleged fraud, none of them have stepped forward? Not even one is a single person, with no kids, who’s parents have already died, so they can’t be intimidated, who thinks having a million dollars and the admiration of 65 million Trump voters would be a great way to start a new life, has come forward? Hell, the million dollars would just be the start. Trumpists have proven that they’ll flood anyone with millions in donations if they think it will hurt the Dems and/or help Trump. This person could attend a paid rally every week, in perpetuity, just so the Trumpists could hear the story of how they destroyed the Biden Presidency in person. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7459 "2021-09-28T13:07:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > “All involved”? As in, everyone who voted? No, just those who voted for Biden. ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7460 "2021-09-28T13:26:57Z")
The Republicans are determined to punish the whole country for electing Biden. Even though they believe the country did **not** elect Biden. 🤪 > **[Senate Republicans block measure to fund government, stave off U.S. default](https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/09/27/senate-debt-ceiling-government-shutdown/)** > > The GOP's expected opposition is sure to deal a death blow to the measure, which had passed the House, and adds to the pressure on Democrats to devise their own path forward ahead of a series of urgent fiscal deadlines starting this week. > … > [Democrats] pointed to the fact that the country’s debts predate the current debate, arguing that some of its bills, including a roughly $900 billion [coronavirus](https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/?itid=lk_inline_manual_12) stimulus package adopted in December, had been racked up on a bipartisan basis. Democrats also stressed they had worked with Republicans under President Donald Trump to raise the debt ceiling even when he pursued policies they did not support, including the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. > > But the arguments failed to sway Republicans, resulting in a widely predicted outcome that forces Democrats to recalibrate their strategy on a tight timeline. > > “None of this needs to happen. None of it. The only reason we’re here … is because Republicans are making this a possibility by preventing the government from paying its bills,” Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a speech opening the floor. > … Sorry, Chuck, neither logic nor history has any place in this discussion. ---
**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 28, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7461 "2021-09-28T18:12:58Z")
But that’s been Trump’s methodology all along, lie to get what you want, then refuse to pay the deal when it comes due. Why should “The Party of Trump” be any different? ---
**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 28, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7462 "2021-09-28T18:51:56Z")
So your are comparing hard-RWers to a world-wide fundamentalist terrorist organization? I mean, it does seem somewhat apt, except for the fact that American RWers do not really have a world-wide following. And that terrorist organization gained traction by means of helping out people who really needed it, which is the exact opposite of RW strategery. ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7463 "2021-09-28T20:11:38Z")
Fucker Carlson:: " Christianity is dying and being replaced by cult of coronavirus" > **[Tucker Carlson: Christianity is dying and being replaced by cult of coronavirus](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-christianity-dying-replaced-cult-coronavirus)** > > Tucker Carlson reveals that the obsession with the coronavirus has sprung a cult led by those in power. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7464 "2021-09-28T20:17:14Z")
I’m okay with that. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7465 "2021-09-28T20:18:03Z")
Well, I mean, he’s not exactly wrong. The practice of Christianity in the US has almost entirely abandoned the teachings of Jesus, and has replaced them with a weird death cult centred around an obsession with how best (worst) to respond to SARS-CoV-19. ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7466 "2021-09-28T20:26:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fucker Carlson:: > " Christianity is dying and being replaced by cult of coronavirus" And why not? We can at least see the effects of Coronavirus (peace and blessings be upon him!) I mean really, it’s even smiting the unbelievers and everything… ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7467 "2021-09-28T20:31:12Z")
Horse dewormer, bleach, UV light, fish tank algacide, nebulized H2O2. The list goes on and on except the one that’s been shown to work. > **[List of unproven methods against COVID-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unproven_methods_against_COVID-19)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > There are many fake or unproven medical products and methods that claim to diagnose, prevent or cure COVID-19. Fake medicines sold for COVID-19 may not contain the ingredients they claim to contain, and may even contain harmful ingredients. In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement recommending against taking any medicines in an attempt to treat or cure COVID-19, although research on potential treatment was underway... ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7468 "2021-09-28T20:33:31Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Horse dewormer, bleach, UV light, fish tank algacide, nebulized H2O2. The list goes on and on except the one that’s been shown to work. “We can’t trust those scientists! They keep changing their minds!” ---
**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 28, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7469 "2021-09-28T23:40:27Z")
Did you read the article? The premise is that liberal Christians have rejected God in order to worship vaccines. It’s truly crazy 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:** [September 28, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7470 "2021-09-28T23:41:44Z")
The South Dakota agency that issues real estate certifications denied a certificate to the daughter of Governor Noem. So the governor met with the head of the agency, and soon, lo and behold, her daughter got a certificate. > **[As daughter sought state license, Noem summoned agency head](https://apnews.com/article/business-discrimination-kristi-noem-south-dakota-age-discrimination-7942a78d5545205dff41a696ef9fc251)** > > SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Just days after a South Dakota agency moved to deny her daughter's application to become a certified real estate appraiser, Gov. Kristi Noem summoned to her office the state employee who ran the agency, the woman's direct... ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7471 "2021-09-28T23:42:25Z")
I rejected God and all I got was this lousy tee shirt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=371) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=373)