# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 120
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2382 "2022-06-01T13:51:42Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > “The White House is in disarray!” Disarray? Oh no! Someone fetch my fainting couch! I must have the vapors! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2383 "2022-06-01T18:34:08Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > This apparently got swallowed by the Uvalde shooting, but Representative Lauren Boebert apparently decided she wasn’t getting enough attention so: [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/590717-boebert-asked-jewish-visitors-to-capitol-if-they-were-doing-reconnaissance/](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/590717-boebert-asked-jewish-visitors-to-capitol-if-they-were-doing-reconnaissance/) Or perhaps because the story is from back in January? ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2384 "2022-06-01T18:39:14Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > It also spreads via straight sex. And hugging. But I doubt anyone wants to get close to her, so she’s safe. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2385 "2022-06-01T20:12:00Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Or perhaps because the story is from back in January? Oops. Mea Culpa. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2386 "2022-06-01T20:26:10Z")
I thought it sounded familiar… 😛 ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2387 "2022-06-01T21:28:54Z")
Every accusation is a confession with these people. They cannot help themselves. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2388 "2022-06-01T23:25:27Z")
> **[Gov. Ron DeSantis begins recruiting for his own Florida army](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/6/1/2101693/-Gov-Ron-DeSantis-begins-recruiting-for-his-own-Florida-army?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=main)** > > Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying his damnedest to win the award for the most fascist leader in the U.S., this time calling on fellow Floridians to join the state’s long-disbanded version of a second-string National Guard—a move critics (reasonably)... > Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying his damnedest to win the award for the most fascist leader in the U.S., this time calling on fellow Floridians to join the state’s long-disbanded version of a second-string National Guard—a move critics (reasonably) fear could be used to enforce right-wing extremist goals without any real oversight. > > DeSantis’ office announced Tuesday the search for 400 people and one part-time director to join the newly revived [Florida State Guard](https://flsg.myflorida.com/) (FLSG), [a](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2022/05/31/florida-state-guard-accepting-applications-volunteer-force/7459049001/)[ccording to the _Tallahassee Democrat_](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2022/05/31/florida-state-guard-accepting-applications-volunteer-force/7459049001/)[.](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2022/05/31/florida-state-guard-accepting-applications-volunteer-force/7459049001/) > … > > This state-funded organization was authorized in 1941 as a paramilitary group originally called the Florida Defense Force. The guards served under the command of the governor and were there to fill in for the state’s National Guard, who were fighting the Nazis overseas. The group was disbanded in 1947 after the end of World War II, the [_South Florida Sun-Sentinel_ reports](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-florida-state-defense-force-revival-20211203-zy54dheuuvcobd3rf22riyfp4e-story.html). > … > > According to the FLSG website, the [director position](https://flsg.myflorida.com/application-for-director/) comes with a $400- to $500-per-day stipend, and whoever is hired must have a “strong background in military operations and culture” in order to lead guard members. > > [Guard members](https://flsg.myflorida.com/)must be between the ages of 18 and 60. “Ideal candidates will have demonstrated experience in military style operations, emergency management, leadership and problem solving,” says the memo. > … Oh boy. Can’t wait. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2389 "2022-06-01T23:45:03Z")
How’s he plan to use 'em? As skinheads for polling place intimidation? Or helping the elderly to cross streets? ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2390 "2022-06-01T23:50:57Z")
Whatever they do, they’ll be wearing brown shirts. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2391 "2022-06-02T00:25:46Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > It also spreads via straight sex. > > And hugging. But I doubt anyone wants to get close to her, so she’s safe. l suspect that you overestimate the character of this diverse country. Perhaps properly inserting “… (anyone) that I would want to have anything to do with (wants) …” would improve accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![lum\_s\_husband](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lum_s_husband/32/3698_2.png) [@lum\_s\_husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lum_s_husband)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2392 "2022-06-02T01:41:43Z")
nm wrong thread. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2393 "2022-06-02T01:53:05Z")
Well, there’s this (from the article): > DeSantis insists the guard will be helping out in state “emergencies” such as hurricanes. But as Robert Mayer of Boynton Beach [pointed out in a letter to the editor](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2021/12/08/does-florida-need-gov-ron-desantis-volunteers-national-guard/8841650002/): What if DeSantis’ version of an emergency includes “controlling voter turnout or people protesting the non-vaccinated?” ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2394 "2022-06-02T02:55:35Z")
The Sheriff of Utah County, Utah (which is Provo) accused the county’s State Attorney of eating children. He is investigating the cannibalism of children. > **[Utah County attorney says he's been wrongly accused of cannibalism](https://kslnewsradio.com/1969649/utah-county-attorney-says-hes-been-wrongly-accused-of-cannibalism/)** > > Utah County Attorney David Leavitt questions the motivation of the Utah County Sheriff's Office in rehashing a nearly decades-old case. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2395 "2022-06-02T03:10:08Z")
I can think of an organization in Utah that’s been ritualistically abusing kids for almost 200 years now. Shouldn’t be too hard to track 'em down, either. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2396 "2022-06-02T03:27:21Z")
Does that organization have a branch office in your state[?](https://goo.gl/maps/w4GYSXGXWzRumbko9) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2397 "2022-06-02T04:28:28Z")
In my state? They’ve got one about three blocks down the road across from the convenience store. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2398 "2022-06-02T07:33:35Z")
The first funerals for the Uvalde victims were today, which means that Ted Cruz was, naturally, as far away from his constituents as possible, playing celebrity poker. > ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2399 "2022-06-02T09:22:12Z")
I’d argue that him not being there is best for everyone. A real humanitarian! ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2400 "2022-06-02T11:48:07Z")
Not sure if evil or stupid: [Nancy Regan stamp unveiled on the first day of Pride Month](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/jill-biden-to-honor-nancy-reagan-with-postal-stamp-unveiling). ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2401 "2022-06-02T14:22:59Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Does that organization have a branch office in your state There are five, count 'em, five “branch offices” within one mile, including the one over my back wall. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=121)