# 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:** 492
**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 28, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9858 "2022-01-28T22:50:50Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What a shame to use your dog like that. If you’re gonna moon someone, have the cheek to do it yourself! - He didn’t want to expose his shortcomings. ---
**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 29, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9859 "2022-01-29T01:04:14Z")
Also: 1. Why would Disney be in charge of distracting the nation from inflation? Isn’t that Biden’s job? 2. Given that I hadn’t heard about this until it appeared in this thread they really aren’t doing a very good job of distracting. Candace is doing more distraction that Disney is. 3. Where does Candace buy Bacon that costs $30? Talk about elitism. ---
**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 29, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9860 "2022-01-29T01:10:53Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > [West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Tells Bette Midler To Kiss His Dog's 'Hiney' | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-justice-dog-bette-midler_n_61f41dc5e4b02de5f518a571) > > > [@](#): > > > > # West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Tells Bette Midler To Kiss His Dog’s ‘Hiney’ > > > > > The 70-year-old Republican governor ended his televised State of the State address Thursday night by flashing his English bulldog’s rear end to the cameras and crowd. > > > Gov. Jim Justice has a message for singer and actress Bette Midler, who called West Virginians “poor, illiterate and strung out” in a tweet after Sen. Joe Manchin refused to support President [Joe Biden](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/joe-biden)’s Build Back Better Act. So we’ll be hearing criticism of this unquestionable vulgarity from all those Republicans who piled on Biden for his vulgar remark (“stupid son of a bitch”) about the Fox News reporter…right??? Any minute, now …right??? ---
**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 29, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9861 "2022-01-29T01:39:11Z")
Congressman Billy Long is one of the plethora of Republicans running for the Senate from Missouri. That primary election should be fun. And now he’s calling YouTube un-American because they took down his ad claiming that the Democrats fixed the election. > **[Rep. Long calls YouTube ‘un-American’ after it removes his Senate campaign ad...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/28/billy-long-youtube-unamerican-video/)** > > YouTube prohibits posting content that falsely claims the 2020 presidential election results were altered because of widespread fraud. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9862 "2022-01-29T02:10:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Candace Owens is horrified that Minnie Mouse wears pants, and is distracting from the “fact” that you have to pay $30 for bacon. So, first you have Republicans complaining about cartoon mice being naked, and then they complain about cartoon mice wearing pants. ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9863 "2022-01-29T02:14:00Z")
The Secret Service has been monitoring John Bolton’s house for at least two days, and people were seen carrying black bags out of his house. > **[The Secret Service Is Watching Former Ambassador John Bolton’s House](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2022/01/28/the-secret-service-is-watching-former-ambassador-john-boltons-house/?sh=6c1a4b8a882a)** > > Secret Service Police vehicles have been monitoring the home of John Bolton, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, for at least the past two days. ---
**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 29, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9864 "2022-01-29T03:02:32Z")
“Black bags” is not a very descriptive term. Are we talking about high-end luggage or Hefty Leaf & Lawn bags that you could hide a body in? ---
**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 29, 2022, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9865 "2022-01-29T03:08:29Z")
[The National Butterfly Center in Mission Texas is a front](https://www.dailydot.com/debug/national-butterfly-center-closed-sex-trafficking-qanon/) for evil (left-wing) people trafficking in drugs and under-age sex slaves and is likely to be a target of idiQts attending a conference nearby. ---
**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 29, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9866 "2022-01-29T03:09:58Z")
And the Herman Cain Award goes to one of Washington’s Finest! > **[Washington State trooper who refused to get vaccinated dies of COVID-19](https://bnonews.com/index.php/2022/01/former-washington-state-trooper-who-refused-vaccine-dead-of-covid-19/)** > > Former Washington State Trooper Robert LaMay, who went viral when he chose to quit rather than get vaccinated against coronavirus, has died of COVID-19. He was 50 years old. “I am deeply saddened over the news that our former friend and colleague... ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9867 "2022-01-29T04:21:44Z")
So there have been stupid provenly-false stories going around that Michigan schools are putting out litter boxes so kids who identify as furries can use them. A Texas state legislature candidate says, “Well, that’s nothing, the local schools are lowering the dining tables so the furries can eat without using their hands.” This, too, is provenly false. > **[Texas GOP candidate falsely claims school cafeteria tables are being lowered...](https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/01/28/texas-gop-candidate-falsely-claims-school-cafeteria-tables-are-being-lowered-for-furries/)** > > A shocking claim made by a Texas GOP candidate on social media has turned out to be categorically false. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9868 "2022-01-29T05:26:12Z")
If they’re going to troll us libs, we libs should troll them back by saying that we need dishes of dihydrogen monoxide for these furries. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9869 "2022-01-29T09:43:43Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > {…} 3. Where does Candace buy Bacon that costs $30? Talk about elitism. $30 per piece! Gotta love it when your populism exposes your elitism. (Meanwhile I just checked, bacon’s going for about $7 a . . . pound!) ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9870 "2022-01-29T15:26:39Z")
So, if you buy your bacon 4.29 pounds at a time it costs how much? Checkmate, liberals! ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9871 "2022-01-29T15:42:29Z")
Hehe, but I’ve got a coupon that gets me a pound of Thick Cut Smithfield Hickory Smoked Bacon for $3.99! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9872 "2022-01-29T16:34:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Secret Service has been monitoring John Bolton’s house for at least two days, and people were seen carrying black bags out of his house. Unless the SS suspects Bolton of counterfeiting I don’t see why _they_ should be there as opposed to the FBI. As for “protecting” him, again, wouldn’t DC cops be a better choice? ---
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9873 "2022-01-29T16:50:36Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A Texas state legislature candidate says, “Well, that’s nothing, the local schools are lowering the dining tables so the furries can eat without using their hands.” > This, too, is provenly false. And provably nonsensical, too. Lowering the tables would make it harder, not easier, to eat without hands. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9874 "2022-01-29T16:52:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And provably nonsensical, too. Lowering the tables would make it harder, not easier, to eat without hands. What if they’re on all fours? ---
**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 29, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9875 "2022-01-29T17:03:13Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > > [@Chronos](#): > > > > And provably nonsensical, too. Lowering the tables would make it harder, not easier, to eat without hands. > > What if they’re on all fours? - Bowls on the floor. ---
**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 29, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9876 "2022-01-29T17:38:43Z")
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to kick the $9.5B Hollywood movie industry out of Georgia and said, “I don’t think we should have invited those people here to begin with.” Georgia is home to several movie studios. The Walking Dead and parts of Marvel movies have been filmed there. [https://t.co/qGeAXeDiXp](https://t.co/qGeAXeDiXp) ---
**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 29, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9877 "2022-01-29T19:26:43Z")
Senator Roger Wicker says Biden’s pick for SCOTUS if she’s a black woman would be the beneficiary of affirmative action > **[GOP senator says Black woman Supreme Court pick would be 'beneficiary' of...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/29/politics/roger-wicker-supreme-court-biden-nominee-affirmative-action/index.html)** > > The first Black woman nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Joe Biden will be a "beneficiary" of affirmative action, Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said Friday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=493)