# 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:** 86
**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:** [November 6, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1706 "2020-11-06T21:43:01Z")
Kayleigh McEnany today: "Great investigative journalism from [@JamesOKeefeIII](https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII)" > > > James O'Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII ---
**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:** [November 6, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1707 "2020-11-06T21:50:14Z")
LOL. Dan Crenshaw and Marjorie QAnon are feuding on Twitter already today, and she hasn’t even been sworn in yet. Great show of Republican unity. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1708 "2020-11-06T22:34:38Z")
Newt Gingrich calls for Bill Barr to send federal officers to Pennsylvania to arrest poll workers. > **[Citing zero evidence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich calls on Attorney...](https://www.businessinsider.com/newt-gingrich-asks-attorney-general-bill-barr-arrest-poll-workers-2020-11?utm_source=reddit.com)** > > In a Fox News interview, Newt Gingrich claimed without evidence that the voting systems in several states, including Pennsylvania, were "corrupt." ---
**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:** [November 6, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1709 "2020-11-06T22:45:30Z")
One of the people who was arrested in Philadelphia for trying to attack the vote counting facility is Joshua Macias. Macias was a spokesperson at an Individual 1 rally in 2015, and was invited to Individual 1 Tower where Kellyanne Conway brought him out to speak with reporters. Macias is the leader of a group called Vets For Trump. > ---
**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:** [November 7, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1710 "2020-11-07T00:58:01Z")
I’m not yet seeing this story at the WaPo or NYT, but it is coming from more than one source, so: apparently Pennsylvania’s use of postage-paid envelopes inspired some Trump fans to propose a fraudulent scheme: > **[Days after the election, Wisconsin Republicans urged volunteers to call...](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/06/trumps-wisconsin-campaign-asks-pennsylvania-cast-late-ballots/6182506002/)** > > Even as the president rails against counting valid votes, his team appeared to encourage illegal late voting in crucial Pennsylvania And: [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hard-to-believe-this-is-real-trump-campaign-urges-pennsylvania-voters-to-mail-late-ballots/ar-BB1aLoCu?li=BBnbfcL](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hard-to-believe-this-is-real-trump-campaign-urges-pennsylvania-voters-to-mail-late-ballots/ar-BB1aLoCu?li=BBnbfcL) Both from today. We’ll see if the bigs pick up this story. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1711 "2020-11-07T01:26:11Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Is everyone tired of hearing me say what do you expect from a state that is shaped like a toilet? Grin! I never even thought of it until you said it! Now I can’t “unsee” 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:** [November 7, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1712 "2020-11-07T06:52:44Z")
Steve Schmidt, of the Lincoln Project, says that Tucker Carlson is the frontrunner for the 2024 nomination. [Lincoln Project Founder Says Fox News' Tucker Carlson is Frontrunner for 2024 GOP Nomination](https://www.newsweek.com/lincoln-project-founder-says-fox-news-tucker-carlson-frontrunner-2024-gop-nomination-1545677)? ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1713 "2020-11-07T17:31:21Z")
Wow. I just looked over his wiki and… eewww! > **[Tucker Carlson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Carlson)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American television host, conservative political commentator and writer who has hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News since 2016. > Carlson began his media career in the 1990s, writing for The Weekly Standard and other publications. He was a CNN commentator from 2000 to 2005 and a co-host of the network's prime-time news debate program Crossfire from 200... " After college, Carlson tried to join the [Central Intelligence Agency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency), but his application was denied, after which he decided to pursue a career in journalism with the encouragement of his father." ---
**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:** [November 7, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1714 "2020-11-07T20:24:21Z")
The MAGAt-type seems to be a form of insanity that is incurable. Let me check my DSM … ---
**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:** [November 7, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1715 "2020-11-07T22:31:37Z")
Georgia poll worker goes into hiding after false video of him goes viral. The video claimed he was throwing away a ballot. It was not true. > **[Georgia poll worker in hiding after false claims online](https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-georgia-media-social-media-elections-aa0f256ec21de96fd5a41da703c4b443)** > > ATLANTA (AP) — With all eyes on Georgia’s razor-thin presidential vote margin, falsehoods are swirling on social media about supposed ballot counting irregularities there... ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1716 "2020-11-07T22:56:11Z")
Somehow we missed this one from a few weeks ago: “OneMillionMoms” is urging a boycott of the new rainbow Oreos and the parent company because of an ad that depicts a family welcoming their daughter’s new girlfriend. This Washington Post [editorial](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-latest-sheer-idiocy-from-conservative-homophobes-boycotting-oreos/2020/10/23/f816fc60-14a6-11eb-bc10-40b25382f1be_story.html) tells it well. I’m with him: definitely buying a package or two on my next shopping trip. It’s the least I can do for Equal Rights. 😀 [If someone has already posted this here, I apologize. I did search on Oreo and boycott and got no recent results.] ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1717 "2020-11-08T00:31:59Z")
Trump’s enablers still hold out hope of keeping the White House: > [@](#): > > … Trump’s staunchest allies vowed to fight on, adopting the president’s baseless claims that voter fraud corrupted the results. Ronna McDaniel, the Republican National Committee chairwoman, made this the official position of the party, calling any results premature and saying that the election wasn’t over until “any investigations of irregularities or fraud play out.” … > **[Top congressional Republicans silent on Biden win as Trump allies remain defiant](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-reaction-biden-trump/2020/11/07/ab7087f0-2121-11eb-b532-05c751cd5dc2_story.html)** > > Neither Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell nor House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy offered congratulations, while the Trump campaign urged supporters to be ready to protest. As implied in the article, some large portion of this might be a raw money-grab; many Congressional Republicans are fund-raising off the ‘defend our President’ idea. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1718 "2020-11-08T04:44:07Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Somehow we missed this one from a few weeks ago: “OneMillionMoms” is urging a boycott of the new rainbow Oreos and the parent company because of an ad that depicts a family welcoming their daughter’s new girlfriend. Will they boycott Etsy now that they’re running an ad that depicts a family welcoming their son’s new boyfriend? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1719 "2020-11-08T04:44:36Z")
Lindsey Graham says his Senate committee will be investigating voter irregularities. > **[Graham vows Senate Judiciary will investigate ‘voting irregularities’](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/524963-graham-vows-senate-judiciary-will-investigate-voting-irregularities/)** > > Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that he would investigate “all credible allegations of voting irregularities and misconduct” after receiving a sworn affidavit from … ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1720 "2020-11-08T04:55:43Z")
He should be careful, since his re-election would be thrown into doubt also. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1721 "2020-11-08T05:04:17Z")
But Individual 1 won South Carolina, we don’t want to investigate THAT count. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1722 "2020-11-08T05:05:05Z")
Newsmax anchor claims the network call of Biden winning was designed to ruin Individual 1’s golf game. > ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1723 "2020-11-08T05:26:55Z")
If they go one, they go all. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1724 "2020-11-08T06:13:29Z")
Jeannine Pirro’s show was not on Fox tonight, amidst rumors that she was suspended at least for the night because she wanted to continue defending Individual 1’s fraud allegations. [https://www.wgowam.com/news/sources-fox-news-suspends-justice-with-judge-jeanine-over-trump/](https://www.wgowam.com/news/sources-fox-news-suspends-justice-with-judge-jeanine-over-trump/) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1725 "2020-11-08T23:21:05Z")
Newt Gingrich went on Fox to complain about foreign-born billionaire George Soros using his money to influence American politics. On Fox, owned by foreign-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch who uses his money to influence American politics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=87)