# 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:** 482
**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 21, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9658 "2022-01-21T02:19:58Z")
Although I am disinclined to defend Turtle, one could infer that “Americans” could mean all Americans, such that African-Americans are not exclusive to the set. That is, it might be constructed as “When you look at voting patterns for Americans, the participation rate for African-Americans does not significantly deviate from the whole”. However, we have seen, time and again, that othering is the one tool in the Republiopath toolbox that they keep polished and properly lubricated at all times. Turtle could well have phrased it as above. He did not. Stupid is the only dialect he speaks. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9659 "2022-01-21T03:31:25Z")
MqQonnell on Blacks and Americans: This has its own thread now, started by @nearwildheaven : > [@Stick a fork in Mitch McConnell, 'cos he's done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-a-fork-in-mitch-mcconnell-cos-hes-done/958141): > > Black people vote just as much as Americans? Really, Mitch? (ETA: And yes, I noted the 1982 remark by Daryl Gates too.) ---
**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 21, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9660 "2022-01-21T13:28:11Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Have any Republicans commented on his statement? Out loud? Have pigs been spotted in the daily forecast? ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9661 "2022-01-21T14:38:46Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Although I am disinclined to defend Turtle, one could infer that “Americans” could mean all Americans, such that African-Americans are not exclusive to the set. Agreed. The voter suppression tactics are disgusting and where we should keep focus. McConnell’s words could conceivably just be poor phrasing. He certainly doesn’t deserve the benefit of the doubt, but the alternative is to look petty. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9662 "2022-01-21T15:34:08Z")
Republican message of the day – “Irony? What’s that?” > **[Tucker Carlson Says 'Conservatives Have Remained Calm And Nonviolent, Thank God'](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-conservatives-nonviolent_n_61ea9c82e4b0c24d4dd4afcb)** > > The Fox News star said it with a straight face. > **[Sen. Josh Hawley Says, Without Irony, That Democrats Don't Accept Elections...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/josh-hawley-democrats-dont-accept-elections_n_61ea1949e4b01440a689bedc)** > > The Missouri Republican led the charge on Jan. 6 to object to Joe Biden's win -- right after he saluted pro-Trump protesters gathering at the U.S. Capitol. ---
**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 21, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9663 "2022-01-21T15:46:50Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Have pigs been spotted in the daily forecast? Some have been… [![](https://extension.missouri.edu/media/wysiwyg/Extensiondata/Int/AgAndEnvironment/Images/pig-row-905.jpg) ](https://extension.missouri.edu/media/wysiwyg/Extensiondata/Int/AgAndEnvironment/Images/pig-row-905.jpg) ---
**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 21, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9664 "2022-01-21T15:49:00Z")
As I’ve said before, Republicans have raised talking out both sides of their ass to a fine art. The true divas among them have even managed it in the same sentence. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9665 "2022-01-21T16:15:07Z")
A political one-cheek sneak? ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9666 "2022-01-21T16:32:24Z")
I haven’t looked at the underlying statistics, but I’m assuming that he couldn’t say that black Americans voted at the same rate as white Americans because that would be an easily refuted lie. He got a better result by comparing voter participation of black Americans only with voter participation of all American’s, regardless of race……even though it’s a stupid way to make the comparison. But he knows his target audience is too dumb to pick up on the distinction. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9667 "2022-01-21T16:40:43Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I haven’t looked at the underlying statistics, but I’m assuming that he couldn’t say that black Americans voted at the same rate as white Americans because that would be an easily refuted lie. A quick Google search revealed this page: > **[Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election](https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/large-racial-turnout-gap-persisted-2020-election)** > > 70.9 percent of white voters cast ballots compared with only 58.4 percent of nonwhite voters — a disparity that will worsen with new restrictive voting laws. A graph in the article shows that 62.8% of Black Americans voted in the 2020 election. So, no, Mitch, you were incorrect once again. Surprising, I know. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9668 "2022-01-21T16:47:53Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Mitch, you were incorrect once again. He may actually have been accurate, with nonwhite voters so low overall, the US average may have been pretty close to 63%. He cherrypicked the data to present a patently false narrative, for sure, but his numbers might add up. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9669 "2022-01-21T16:51:47Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > He may actually have been accurate, with nonwhite voters so low overall, the US average may have been pretty close to 63%. He actually was closer than I thought. [This](https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/2020-presidential-election-voting-and-registration-tables-now-available.html) site says that overall voter participation rate was 66.8%. ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9670 "2022-01-21T18:51:42Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > he knows his target audience is too dumb to pick up on the distinction I honestly believe he was framing it for trigger value. It is not obvious that he is capable of non-trigger-laden speech. I doubt he could so much as speak about, say, ice cream without some vile message being implied in his utterance. Perhaps because we are expecting it from him. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9671 "2022-01-21T20:42:16Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Although I am disinclined to defend Turtle, one could infer that “Americans” could mean all Americans, such that African-Americans are not exclusive to the set. I entertained that thought briefly, but the quote just doesn’t support it. (italics mine): > [@](#): > > “Well the concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in _just as high_ a percentage as Americans,” Saying that the AA numbers are “just as high as Americans” doesn’t sound at all like he’s including them in the set of Americans. And given that this is a racist Senator of a racist party, the simplest explanation is that he believes what every racist does… that African-Americans aren’t fully American (if they’re even American at all). The generous interpretation is that he’s too ignorant to realize that this is a controversial thing to say. I do not hew to this interpretation. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9672 "2022-01-21T22:42:27Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Although I am disinclined to defend Turtle, one could infer that “Americans” could mean all Americans, such that African-Americans are not exclusive to the set. We are talking about this Mitchell McConnell, right? [![](https://i.insider.com/5c573d18eb3ce812a22d25d5?width=500&format=jpeg&auto=webp) ](https://i.insider.com/5c573d18eb3ce812a22d25d5?width=500&format=jpeg&auto=webp) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9673 "2022-01-21T22:58:58Z")
" Rep. Lauren Boebert Asked Jews Touring Capitol If They Were Doing ‘Reconnaissance’" 😬 What an offensive little asshole: > **[Rep. Lauren Boebert Asked Jews Touring Capitol If They Were Doing...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lauren-boebert-jewish-reconnaissance_n_61e9ea68e4b086341a326a6c?fbclid=IwAR1WxQwwaqH4Bs_tcX7pW_TwKi_4PYX0_eC2ekltjNmRwxkdQQRikCFr8wQ)** > > She told BuzzFeed News it was a joke, adding that she's "too short to see anyone’s yarmulke." ---
**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 21, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9674 "2022-01-21T23:09:24Z")
Jenna Ellis says the 1/6 committee subpoenaed her because they want to date her. > **[Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis says the January 6 committee members...](https://www.businessinsider.com/jenna-ellis-jan-6-panel-mad-they-cant-date-her-2022-1)** > > The panel subpoenaed Ellis on Tuesday along with former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9675 "2022-01-21T23:21:54Z")
This is nothing new. McConnell in 2015: “My party does really good with white people, and I’m proud of that.” [https://t.co/uiHf7Ir4np](https://t.co/uiHf7Ir4np) ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9676 "2022-01-22T01:04:29Z")
One of Loser Donald’s fake electors in Michigan is pushing a completely made-up story that public school restrooms are being equipped with litter boxes for transcats. > **[Trump-loving GOP chair pushes unhinged conspiracy about schools supplying...](https://www.rawstory.com/michigan-2656456919/)** > > A Michigan superintendent on Thursday debunked a conspiracy theory — pushed by the co-chair of the state Republican Party, among others — that schools were providing "litter boxes" in bathrooms for students who identify as "furries." “It is... ---
**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 22, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9677 "2022-01-22T01:20:24Z")
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