# 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:** 469
**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:** [January 10, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9398 "2022-01-10T16:08:43Z")
The Republican two-step is not just in Texas. > **[An Indiana GOP state senator said teachers ‘need to be impartial’ during...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/10/scott-baldwin-indiana-nazism-fascism/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjYyMDc3NTgiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjQxODMwNTYzLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjQzMDQwMTYzLCJpYXQiOjE2NDE4MzA1NjMsImp0aSI6IjZhOTYwYzhlLTM2NzAtNDQyNS1iNzFmLWQ5OTNkMmQ4MDY3ZSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb24vMjAyMi8wMS8xMC9zY290dC1iYWxkd2luLWluZGlhbmEtbmF6aXNtLWZhc2Npc20vIn0.Gpa5FV2OfrHVv2lCaXS4QRQ5TkTYiThJnXmkKgFWANs&itid=gfta)** > > Indiana state Sen. Scott Baldwin's comments came during a committee hearing over his proposed bill banning critical race theory. > On Wednesday, during an Indiana state Senate committee hearing about a [proposed bill](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2021/12/30/crt-in-indiana-schools-critical-race-theory-general-assembly-bill/9056193002/)that would ban “[divisive concepts](https://www.indianasenaterepublicans.com/baldwin-files-bill-to-increase-curriculum-transparency-empower-parents)” in school classrooms, Republican Sen. Scott Baldwin said teachers’ lessons about fascism and Nazism should be impartial. > > “Marxism, Nazism, fascism … I have no problem with the education system providing instruction on the existence of those ‘isms,’ ” said Baldwin, who co-wrote the bill. “I believe that we’ve gone too far when we take a position. … We need to be impartial.” As is standard practice these days, right after spewing this ridiculous piece of shit, the senator attempted to suck the words back into his mouth (cf. Ted Cruz): > Baldwin backtracked those comments Thursday following criticism. In an email to the [Indianapolis Star](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2022/01/06/nazi-scott-baldwin-indiana-facism-education-teachers/9123302002/), Baldwin said he was focused on the “big picture” of preventing teachers from telling students “what to think about politics.” > … This is the “gift” link, so the article should not be paywalled. ---
**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 10, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9399 "2022-01-10T16:37:40Z")
From the “ooo dear” dept… > **[Rep. Mo Brooks feared Antifa was going to kill him while he worked to...](https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/rep-mo-brooks-feared-antifa-was-going-to-kill-him-while-he-worked-to-overturn-the-election-according-to-new-report/articleshow/88816423.cms)** > > Brooks later wore body armor on January 6 as he told protesters to "start taking down names and kicking ass." > [@](#): > > Brooks, [according to a Washington Post report](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/10/mo-brooks-jan6-eric-swalwell-lawsuit-insurrection/), was told by another unnamed lawmaker that Antifa activists planned to infiltrate the January 6 rally that devolved into Capitol insurrection. The Alabama Republican was so fearful that he “stopped going home and began sleeping on his office floor,” per The Post. We can only hope he slept there _with_ the body armor on. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9400 "2022-01-10T17:34:13Z")
When the Republican Party nominates its people, they’re not nominating their best. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9401 "2022-01-10T17:43:14Z")
Some folks actually suggested that the jacknifed trailers should have been hauled out of the way via NG lifting helicopters. Because, you know, helicopters love flying in windy snowstorms. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9402 "2022-01-10T17:56:18Z")
Nope, this is it. Nobody who isn’t a grifter and has 2 brain cells to rub together is still supporting QOP. Conservatives voted Biden. Hell, by any metric Biden is conservative. ---
**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 10, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9403 "2022-01-10T18:43:22Z")
Mehmet Oz posted a video of him campaigning as a carpetbagger in Pennsylvania. The video shows “Doctor” Oz giving a guy a blood pressure test. Neither of them wore a mask. He used a manual bp cuff without a stethoscope. He took the pressure over the guy’s heavy flannel shirt. They were both talking during the test. The guy didn’t have his feet flat on the floor, and he was leaning forward. The cuff was upside down. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9404 "2022-01-10T19:10:35Z")
Doctors do not do BP, nurses do those and the doctor reads the numbers. Mammon Oz was never trained in nursing. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9405 "2022-01-10T19:18:53Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The cuff was upside down. I checked out the video, it looked to me like an automatic cuff, had one of those boxes with the LCD display attached to it, but yes it was over the shirt and upside down. > [@eschereal](#): > > Doctors do not do BP Mine does, but I have high BP, so he takes a specific interest in the measurement. ---
**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 10, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9406 "2022-01-10T20:10:58Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > It’s worse than that, it’s biology, Jim! Dammit, Jim, I’m a doctor, not a…oh yea. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9407 "2022-01-10T20:26:54Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The Republican two-step is not just in Texas. > > [https://wapo.st/3HNg95a](https://wapo.st/3HNg95a) > > > On Wednesday, during an Indiana state Senate committee hearing about a [proposed bill](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2021/12/30/crt-in-indiana-schools-critical-race-theory-general-assembly-bill/9056193002/)that would ban “[divisive concepts](https://www.indianasenaterepublicans.com/baldwin-files-bill-to-increase-curriculum-transparency-empower-parents)” in school classrooms, Republican Sen. Scott Baldwin said teachers’ lessons about fascism and Nazism should be impartial. > > > > “Marxism, Nazism, fascism … I have no problem with the education system providing instruction on the existence of those ‘isms,’ ” said Baldwin, who co-wrote the bill. “I believe that we’ve gone too far when we take a position. … We need to be impartial.” > > As is standard practice these days, right after spewing this ridiculous piece of shit, the senator attempted to suck the words back into his mouth (cf. Ted Cruz): > > > Baldwin backtracked those comments Thursday following criticism. In an email to the [Indianapolis Star](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2022/01/06/nazi-scott-baldwin-indiana-facism-education-teachers/9123302002/), Baldwin said he was focused on the “big picture” of preventing teachers from telling students “what to think about politics.” > > … > > This is the “gift” link, so the article should not be paywalled. Even the most generous reading that takes Baldwin’s “retraction” at face value illustrates how broken Republican/conservative “philosophy” is. You can’t focus on the “big picture” of preventing teachers from telling students “what to think about politics” and yet fail to come up with a way to articulate that that doesn’t allow for someone to say “Nazis were and are probably, on the whole, bad people.” His “mis-speaking” shows (again in the most generous interpretation), a complete failure to understand the simplest and most direct consequences of the things he is advocating. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9408 "2022-01-10T20:34:36Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Congressman Jim Banks stumbled across an article talking about how the death rate has increased. He called it a catastrophe, and said we need to figure out what happened. I also have to wonder: How is it he’s only finding out about this _now?_ The world-wide death rate has been elevated since the pandemic began, and elevated by numbers that can’t be solely attributed to COVID deaths. We’ve known about this for well over a year now. How is it that a federal-level politician is so poorly informed that this came as a surprise to him, at this late date? Hell, the increase in other deaths is one of the big reasons we needed to take COVID seriously. We knew that the pressure it would put on all other aspects of our society would cause other secondary problems, and increased mortality from other causes was one of those things. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9409 "2022-01-10T20:54:30Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > How is it that a federal-level politician is so poorly informed that this came as a surprise to him, at this late date? People aren’t voting for him to understand what’s happening with COVID. It’s literally not his job. The majority of the people of Indiana expressly wanted someone who is incapable of understanding issues like this. ---
**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 10, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9410 "2022-01-10T21:21:56Z")
That’s how it works in most offices, but doctors most certainly are trained on it in med school and are supposed to know how to do it. ---
**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 10, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9411 "2022-01-10T21:33:27Z")
Ted Cruz says they’re going to impeach Biden if they take over the House, and MqQarthy says he will strip Ilhan Omar, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of committee assignments > **[Congress Minutes: Essential news and analysis from Jan 10, 2022](https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/01-10-2022/mccarthy-vows-retribution/)** > > News and analysis from Capitol Hill for when you only have a few minutes, from POLITICO. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9412 "2022-01-10T21:44:51Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > We’ve known about this for well over a year now. How is it that a federal-level politician is so poorly informed that this came as a surprise to him, at this late date? Liberal scientists hid the truth from him by publishing it on every reputable news outlet in the world. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9413 "2022-01-11T00:52:08Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > > The Republican two-step is not just in Texas. > > > > [https://wapo.st/3HNg95a](https://wapo.st/3HNg95a) > > > > > On Wednesday, during an Indiana state Senate committee hearing about a [proposed bill](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2021/12/30/crt-in-indiana-schools-critical-race-theory-general-assembly-bill/9056193002/)that would ban “[divisive concepts](https://www.indianasenaterepublicans.com/baldwin-files-bill-to-increase-curriculum-transparency-empower-parents)” in school classrooms, Republican Sen. Scott Baldwin said teachers’ lessons about fascism and Nazism should be impartial. > > > > > > “Marxism, Nazism, fascism … I have no problem with the education system providing instruction on the existence of those ‘isms,’ ” said Baldwin, who co-wrote the bill. “I believe that we’ve gone too far when we take a position. … We need to be impartial.” > > > > As is standard practice these days, right after spewing this ridiculous piece of shit, the senator attempted to suck the words back into his mouth (cf. Ted Cruz): > > > > > Baldwin backtracked those comments Thursday following criticism. In an email to the [Indianapolis Star](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2022/01/06/nazi-scott-baldwin-indiana-facism-education-teachers/9123302002/), Baldwin said he was focused on the “big picture” of preventing teachers from telling students “what to think about politics.” > > > … > > > > This is the “gift” link, so the article should not be paywalled. > > Even the most generous reading that takes Baldwin’s “retraction” at face value illustrates how broken Republican/conservative “philosophy” is. > > You can’t focus on the “big picture” of preventing teachers from telling students “what to think about politics” and yet fail to come up with a way to articulate that that doesn’t allow for someone to say “Nazis were and are probably, on the whole, bad people.” > > His “mis-speaking” shows (again in the most generous interpretation), a complete failure to understand the simplest and most direct consequences of the things he is advocating. I agree that’s quite possible. I also think it’s possible that Baldwin genuinely believes that kids should **NOT** be told that ‘_herding people into gas chambers and murdering them by the millions_’ is A Bad Thing. Because, you know, kids need to be aware that doing something like that might be what God and/or the Dear Leader requires of us. I don’t see how we can rule that out. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9414 "2022-01-11T01:04:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ted Cruz says they’re going to impeach Biden if they take over the House… That’s a riot! From those who felt that Trump should not be impeached, I’m sure they have good reasons why Biden should be. Seriously, I’m sure they have those. They must. Right? ---
**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:** [January 11, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9415 "2022-01-11T01:25:28Z")
Eh, reasons are for wimps. And Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9416 "2022-01-11T01:44:02Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > They must. Right? Because they hates him. He stole the precious! ---
**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:** [January 11, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9417 "2022-01-11T01:52:40Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > > [@Horatius](#): > > > > We’ve known about this for well over a year now. How is it that a federal-level politician is so poorly informed that this came as a surprise to him, at this late date? > > Liberal scientists **hid the truth from him by publishing it on every reputable news outlet** in the world. - How devious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=468) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=470)