# 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:** 451
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9038 "2021-12-19T09:16:51Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Now it’s anti-vax politicians who are dropping dead. “Paging Herman Caine.” Oh wait he’s dead to. No answer. And it’s only by a miracle that Chris Christie isn’t on this list to. I know nothing about Ericksen, and I wish nothing but goodwill to a grieving family but it’s telling that their statement includes nothing about getting vaccinated or wearing masks. “We are heartbroken to share that our husband and father passed away on Friday, Dec. 17. Please keep our family in your prayers and thank you for continuing to respect our privacy in this extremely difficult time,” his family said in a statement." It’s like this was a tragedy that was completely unforeseeable and unpreventable. Like drinking a fifth of whisky and deciding you can drive home. (Except not, because Ericksen presumably was completely sober at some point in last year.) It really is a death cult. (If it turns out Ericksen was fully vaccinated and encouraged others to do the same I apologize and please disregard. But I highly doubt it.) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9039 "2021-12-19T09:40:21Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > If it turns out Ericksen was fully vaccinated and encouraged others to do the same I apologize and please disregard. But I highly doubt it. He introduced several bills last year to lift all covid restrictions, tried to end vote-by-mail in WA, stumped for Loren Culp’s pro-covid gubernatorial campaign, and demanded that Inslee resign for letting the state shut down - and he did all this while representing the area containing the state’s largest US-Canada border crossing, the shutdown of which would have been prolonged if he had had his way. He was definitely knee-deep in “I never thought the leopards would eat MY face” territory. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9040 "2021-12-19T09:49:30Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > He was definitely knee-deep in “I never thought the leopards would eat MY face” territory. Ok then. Thanks for the education. Fuck Ericksen. He invited it. I can only hold out hope others may take this as another abject lesson. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9041 "2021-12-19T10:24:52Z")
And what lesson do conservatives learn when things don’t go as they want? “I need to double down and _really_ committ to this.” ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9042 "2021-12-19T14:33:42Z")
On Twitter, Don Jr. refers to Elizabeth Warren as Sitting Bullshit. Wow ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9043 "2021-12-19T15:24:30Z")
Oh come on, that’s kind of funny. Your post is the first time I saw that line and I chuckled. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9044 "2021-12-19T17:19:05Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Don Jr. refers to Elizabeth Warren as Sitting Bullshit. > [@EllisDee](#): > > Oh come on, that’s kind of funny. Funny? Maybe if you … - Think Trump Jr. has a closer relationship with truth and facts than Warren - Believe that an ill-advised claim on Native American heritage should be the defining characteristic of a U.S. senator - Mash all Native American cultures and historical figures together, so “Sitting Bull” can be used to symbolize anything Native American - Believe Trump Jr. deserves to be any kind of a quotable public figure at all Didn’t get a chuckle out of me. YMMV. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9045 "2021-12-19T18:05:23Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > Believe that an ill-advised claim on Native American heritage should be the defining characteristic of a U.S. senator And let’s not forget, she’s not even the one who is responsible for this claim to native heritage. She’s essentially “guilty” of believing what her own grandmother told her. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9046 "2021-12-19T18:42:42Z")
Well, she did try to leverage it to her advantage, which IMO would have been lame whether it was true or not. But it should barely merit a footnote compared to what she’s accomplished in her career, and of course the Trumps say and do more ridicule-worthy things every day before breakfast. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9047 "2021-12-19T21:04:36Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Or is it a blancmange? When I look at The Villages on satellite view, I see a large cluster of tennis courts right at the central intersection. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9048 "2021-12-19T21:46:44Z")
“Father’s been turned into a Scotsman!” ---
**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:** [December 20, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9049 "2021-12-20T21:32:40Z")
The President of Latinos for Trump is running for the Texas state Senate. She’s declaring victory, even though the election hasn’t taken place yet. > **[Texas Trump supporter claims victory in state Senate race. The election...](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/texas-trump-supporter-claims-victory-state-senate-race-election-hasnt-happened-yet/)** > > She says she has such a winning message that she has, in fact, already won despite opposition from "the establishment and the RNC itself... ---
**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:** [December 20, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9050 "2021-12-20T22:02:43Z")
Well, then, no need for anyone to turn out to vote for her, is there? ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9051 "2021-12-20T22:44:53Z")
Well I guess if the fix is in, then the fix is in. All that gerrymandering and voter suppression is paying off. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9052 "2021-12-20T23:49:46Z")
TL;DW below the 4 minute video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GXq5OK-EBY0/maxresdefault.jpg "Let's talk about new polling and bad news for republicans....") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXq5OK-EBY0) TL; DW - 40% of Trump voters are not vaccinated, compared to 7% of Biden voters. Three months ago, only 35% of Republicans were opposed to government encouraging vaccination; today that number is 48%. The argument made in the video is that the first disparity alone is enough to swing elections, given that people are going to die from COVID. Combined with the second, and the fact that the trend is for more conservatives to oppose vaccination as time goes by, many more Republicans Democrats (or Independents) are going to die from COVID in the coming months, thus swinging elections even more towards Democrats. I wasn’t able to find the poll he cites in the video. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9053 "2021-12-21T00:25:36Z")
Oklahoma grand jury indicts state House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell and his wife on felony charges of conspiracy against the state. > **[Grand Jury Indicts Oklahoma Rep. Terry O’Donnell, Wife On Conspiracy Against...](https://www.newson6.com/story/61c0c8170dd2d20c1a3724bf/grand-jury-indicts-oklahoma-rep-terry-odonnell-wife-on-conspiracy-against-the-state#viafoura-conversation)** > > An Oklahoma County grand jury indicted Oklahoma House Speaker Pro Tempore and his wife. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9054 "2021-12-21T00:56:14Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Oklahoma grand jury indicts state House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell and his wife on felony charges of conspiracy against the state. For those like me who were wondering “What the hell is a ‘tag agent’?” > **[As State Government Goes More Digital, Tag Agencies Endure - Oklahoma Watch](https://oklahomawatch.org/2019/05/06/even-with-digital-drivers-licenses-tag-agencies-likely-to-remain/)** > > Gov. Kevin Stitt has made government modernization a centerpiece of his first year in office. But that vision could falter when applied to one of the state’s long-time service providers: local tag agencies. > **What They Do** > > Tag agents offer a varying range of services to customers, depending on their location. They provide help with driver’s licenses, vehicle registrations, turnpike passes, title transfers, notary services and boat tags. State agencies duplicate many of those services, online or at state offices. > > For decades, tag agencies have had a monopoly on driver’s licenses. If a person wants to drive, they have to obtain a license at a tag agency. Oklahoma is the only state that handles driver’s licenses exclusively through privately owned, state-subsidized businesses. How very … _American_ of them. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9055 "2021-12-21T03:18:02Z")
Former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is running for Congress. Remember. He used to be Secretary of the Interior. He’s worried about the wind running out and no longer powering wind turbines. > ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9056 "2021-12-21T03:26:34Z")
As greater numbers of Republicans get elected to office, there should be more wind than ever-- an endless supply, in fact. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9057 "2021-12-21T17:29:04Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > How very … _American_ of them. Any bets members of the Texas legislature is collectively smacking themselves on the forehead? “Why didn’t _we_ think of that?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=450) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=452)