# 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:** 465
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9318 "2022-01-05T14:24:10Z")
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**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9319 "2022-01-05T15:05:36Z")
Him being a pharmacist does not hold much cred when you are from a deap-red Bumbfuck state. You have to remember that these areas do not attract the cream…you get the lower 5-10% of the barrel. I taught college in Wyoming and, just a quick 2, to blow your mind. - A full Professor of Physics was a young Earther. He taught astronomy classes as well as physics! At least he wasn’t a Geologist. - I switched doctors because my medical doctor I first went to didn’t believe in the germ theory of disease but thought it was God’s punishment. I am NOT KIDDING! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9320 "2022-01-05T16:06:00Z")
> [@BlinkingDuck](#): > > Him being a pharmacist does not hold much cred when you are from a deap-red Bumbfuck state. My point, in response to @running_coach, was that it wasn’t a fucking lunatic simple farmer that wrote the asinine bill in Oklahoma, but rather a pharmacist. In fact, my inference was that it was indeed a rather stupid pharmacist who was the author. You obviously missed the inference, which, from your examples, might be typical of a college teacher from Wyoming. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9321 "2022-01-05T17:04:28Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > It’s the Two Minutes Hate only it’s 24/7. “It’s all in Orwell, all in Orwell; bless me, what _do_ they teach at these schools?” ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9322 "2022-01-06T05:58:45Z")
It took me a loooong time to figure out what ‘potato gems and pears’ might be a reference to 🤣 (yes, Google did finally throw me ‘tater tots’) ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9323 "2022-01-06T16:46:55Z")
Not exactly policy-related, but clearly a Republican having a stupid idea: [High-ranking Tennessee Republican apologizes for attempting to pants ref at high school basketball game.](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/06/jeremy-faison-tennessee-republican-ejected-high-school-basketball-game) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9324 "2022-01-06T18:01:43Z")
“I was bad wrong.” ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9325 "2022-01-06T18:07:17Z")
To be fair, his apology statements do seem to be sincere. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9326 "2022-01-06T18:50:22Z")
A fourth resident The Villages, Florida retirement community has been charged with illegal voting, and six more residents are being investigated. > **[Yet Another Resident of The Villages Busted for 2020 Voter Fraud](https://www.thedailybeast.com/retiree-charles-barnes-of-the-villages-florida-arrested-for-voter-fraud-in-2020-presidential-election)** > > The 64-year-old resident of the prominent Florida retirement community was arrested for allegedly voting twice. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9327 "2022-01-06T18:51:36Z")
Ron DeSantis disappeared for two weeks without explanation, then showed up today to make a speech criticizing people who think the 1/6 attack was wrong. He was badly out of breath, and speculation is that he has covid. > **[Ron DeSantis Out of Breath in Video Prompts COVID Speculation](https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-florida-covid-press-conference-breath-1666230)** > > The Florida governor, who was criticized for not appearing in public for two weeks, seemed to struggle to speak during a press conference. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9328 "2022-01-06T18:54:28Z")
The NASCAR driver whose victory and subsequent TV appearance sparked the Let’s Go Brandon nonsense, has been unable to find a sponsor, so he finally found one - LGBcoin, a cryptocurrency that names itself after the Let’s Go Brandon chant. But NASCAR says, no dice. > **[NASCAR denies sponsorship based on anti-Biden chant](https://www.axios.com/2022/01/05/nascar-lets-go-brandon-sponsorship)** > > Brown's team Brandonbilt Motorsports was informed of the decision on Tuesday. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9329 "2022-01-06T19:20:53Z")
Apparently it was Lindsey Graham who convinced Individual 1 not to make his speech today. And now he’s being attacked by Republicans as a RINO. And Ted Cruz called the1/6 insurrection a terrorist attack. And Republicans, including Fucker Carlson, are attacking him as a RINO. In other stupid Republican news, the MyPillow guy says that Congress subpoenaing his phone records as part of their 1/6 investigation is discriminating against him for his religious beliefs. > **[Mike Lindell Sues 1/6 Panel For Subpoena, Says 'Religious Freedom' Violated](https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-sues-1-6-panel-over-subpoena-argues-scriptural-basis-2020-fraud-claims-1666137)** > > Lindell's false claims about election fraud are based on "his religious belief and the scriptural basis for it," according to the lawsuit. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9330 "2022-01-06T19:29:50Z")
My wife mentioned several days ago that DeSantis had been AWOL for a while and people suspected he was out with COVID. But since I never saw it mentioned here on the SDMB I figured whatever she read must have been wrong. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9331 "2022-01-06T19:32:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The NASCAR driver whose victory and subsequent TV appearance sparked the Let’s Go Brandon nonsense, has been unable to find a sponsor Not following NASCAR I have to ask, did Brown himself aid and abet this bowdlerized chant? 'Cause from what I’ve read it was the fans who were chanting Fuck Joe Biden and an NBC reporter who altered it to include Brown’s name. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9332 "2022-01-06T19:32:57Z")
No, like I said, his tv appearance sparked the nonsense, it wasn’t his fault. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9333 "2022-01-06T19:35:37Z")
Hey, you get thrown a wave you might as well ride it, right? 😛 ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9334 "2022-01-06T19:50:35Z")
So, Mike Lindell is claiming his belief that the 2020 election was fraudulent, his efforts to overturn the election and the associated grift are all protected religious beliefs…….and that the religious protections of the Constitution extend to protect him from being compelled to articulate those religious beliefs so his theory can be evaluated. OK………… This is on the level of the Genesis bleach drinking cult, an MLM that claims their toxic industrial bleach is not only the cure for everything, but a sacrament. I believe the attached article has the owner saying the quiet part out loud, that his church isn’t a religion but a legal dodge. (The bleach cult is real. Here’s a non-paywalled link if you want to know more) > **[$1 Million in Toxic Bleach Sold as ‘Miracle’ Cure, Officials Say (Published...](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/us/miracle-bleach-cure-covid-19.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohkTFUZBibIRp8irwePjvzChbY4i3b1LG2eVCxPiu8SHYmMvh6cI6p_Yt95lxKqeOh8Cp59Dvpj0r0YeEV3VwijppbDwc0Ocy87-Nv2UDM_hteQBL40tDWwYzL8cLoumrC0sh_YaWS5S7WfhSN6XHttqJtgcl6s2XwalOySQqMuhI4Ijbp2DYt6RDwAeCCJo_Dsbh11M9iMZRvagRIkD6AbAXqA2I7BtM9TNVlaGlnET3hg4G4j69o6ONMfOaf3LRNIa9NTfwV6_ri4rk_YUuhxrnoq&smid=url-share)** > > A Florida grand jury indicted a man and his three sons, accusing them of marketing an “unproven and potentially harmful” solution as a remedy for Covid-19, cancer, autism and more. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9335 "2022-01-06T20:04:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > LGBcoin, a cryptocurrency that names itself after the Let’s Go Brandon chant. I read on the internet that it actually stands for “Lesbian Gay Bi”. It must be true. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9336 "2022-01-06T20:28:49Z")
I feel a little sorry for the guy, I mean its not his fault that right wing trolls have chosen his name as a center piece of their stupid little joke. He doesn’t seem any more loathsome than any other NASCAR driver most of whom are probably tending to the right politically. He didn’t deserve to lose all of his sponsers. On the other hand fuck LGBcoin. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9337 "2022-01-06T20:31:58Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I read on the internet that it actually stands for “Lesbian Gay Bi”. It must be true. That is why I opt for the expanded **L** ets **G** o **B** randon **T** rump and **Q** anon coin just to make sure that there is no ambiguity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=464) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=466)