# 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:** 413
**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:** [November 7, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8274 "2021-11-07T15:45:50Z")
Ted “Zodiac” Cruz coming after Big Bird. I thought Republicans were friendly to Big Birdness? [Sen. Ted Cruz Trolls Big Bird After Sesame Street Covid-19 Vaccine Tweet](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/11/07/sen-ted-cruz-trolls-big-bird-after-covid-19-vaccine-tweet/) ---
**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:** [November 7, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8275 "2021-11-07T17:12:31Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > I left all those fnords lying around. > > I see the fnords! You are so lucky, I am pining for the fnords. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8276 "2021-11-07T18:27:29Z")
Yesterday Democrats passed an infrastructure bill. Republicans got angry at a big pretend bird. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8277 "2021-11-07T18:32:06Z")
So the (big) bird is the word? ---
**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:** [November 7, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8278 "2021-11-07T18:42:21Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Ted “Zodiac” Cruz coming after Big Bird. I thought Republicans were friendly to Big Birdness? [Sen. Ted Cruz Trolls Big Bird After Sesame Street Covid-19 Vaccine Tweet](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/11/07/sen-ted-cruz-trolls-big-bird-after-covid-19-vaccine-tweet/) - As usual, a piss-poor job of trolling by The Fleeing Senator. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8280 "2021-11-07T21:01:56Z")
That Big Bird is no Murphy Brown. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8281 "2021-11-08T03:13:20Z")
> **[A California middle school removed a history teacher who told her students...](https://news.yahoo.com/california-middle-school-removed-history-143236030.html)** > > The teacher also claimed that President Joe Biden's son Hunter "was having sexual intercourse with his own niece." Just _sigh_. I hope this teacher can get some mental help. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8282 "2021-11-08T04:22:51Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51664059995_1d76615014_b.jpg "Big Bird Soviet") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/51664059995/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51663194726_5ebaf9a81c_b.jpg "20211107\_222140") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/51663194726/) Seriously, with these people, the memes just fucking make themselves. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8283 "2021-11-08T05:03:13Z")
I’m sure _someone’s_ parent picked this curriculum, so that’s OK. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8284 "2021-11-08T10:30:24Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The QAnons were in Dealey Plaza again today waiting for JFK Jr. to show up, and this is turning into some cargo cult level insanity; Even though I live far, far away from Dallas, I fully support them. And every time I see a QAnon supporter I signal this by giving them a hearty cry of “Far Q!” ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8285 "2021-11-08T14:14:53Z")
“Record Dow poses new challenges for Biden.” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8286 "2021-11-08T16:03:27Z")
> **[Sen. Ted Cruz says Big Bird getting COVID-19 vaccine is ‘government propaganda’](https://wgntv.com/news/ted-cruz-says-big-bird-getting-covid-19-vaccine-is-government-propaganda/)** > > TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A seemingly innocent post by Sesame Street icon Big Bird encouraging children to get the COVID-19 vaccine sparked controversy among some conservative figures on Twitter. The Se… > The senator later tweeted Sunday afternoon poking fun at the backlash he got for the propaganda, saying [liberals were triggered by Big Bird.](https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1457429835911938054) Hey, dumbfuck, nobody’s “triggered” – they’re _mocking you!_ ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8287 "2021-11-08T16:05:23Z")
We’re laughing _at_ you, not with you. So, got any reservations in Cancun this winter? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8288 "2021-11-08T16:07:00Z")
I think BB responded but I haven’t found it yet-can’t look at twitter at workdontchaknow. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8289 "2021-11-08T16:08:57Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Hey, dumbfuck, nobody’s “triggered” – they’re _mocking you!_ He knows all the buzzwords sent down from central command, he just doesn’t know how to use them. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8290 "2021-11-08T16:24:37Z")
Many find Sesame Street helpful for learning how to use big words correctly in a sentence, count to 10, and identify colors. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8291 "2021-11-08T16:44:09Z")
> [@susan](#): > > use big words correctly in a sentence Propaganda paid for by Big Words > [@susan](#): > > count to 10 Brainwashing our children to stand in Number Lines, like they had in the Soviet Union > [@susan](#): > > and identify colors. Do I even need to explain that this kind of woke nonsense is the REAL racism? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8292 "2021-11-08T16:44:23Z")
Check out how the right wing are characterizing it: [Ted Cruz slaps back at Big Bird for sharing coronavirus vaccine ''propaganda" on Twitter](https://fox28media.com/news/nation-world/ted-cruz-slaps-back-at-big-bird-for-sharing-coronavirus-vaccine-propaganda-on-twitter-11-08-2021) “Slaps back”? 🤨 Big Bird slapped first? Seriously? How did such a huge percentage of our populace get to be so deranged and how have they survived this long into adulthood? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8293 "2021-11-08T16:46:12Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Check out how the right wing are characterizing it: [Ted Cruz slaps back at Big Bird for sharing coronavirus vaccine ''propaganda" on Twitter](https://fox28media.com/news/nation-world/ted-cruz-slaps-back-at-big-bird-for-sharing-coronavirus-vaccine-propaganda-on-twitter-11-08-2021) Ted Cruz [R-TX] DESTROYS Big Bird [D-CA] with FACTS and LOGIC ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8294 "2021-11-08T17:07:31Z")
I hear Faux News is up in arms too. They assert that Big Bird is spreading propaganda. Vaccinations against a killer virus is, to Republicans, propaganda. Where were they in 1972 when Sesame Street was spreading the word about measles vaccinations? Seriously Republicans, you guys are truly fucked in your heads. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=412) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=414)