# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![AHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@AHarris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHarris)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/301 "2022-02-17T17:16:56Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The MyPillow guy said he was going to give MyPillows to all of the Ottawa truck protesters, but both his truck driver and he himself were blocked from entering Canada for failure to provide proof of vaccination or negative covid test. You know, if he had met the requirements, it might have contributed the discussion by making the government look ineffectual by letting them through or by forcing the CBSA to deny entry for a more controversial reason. Instead he probably just took some time off between rounds of golf to make a ‘statement’ and probably never intended to actually deliver the pillows. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/302 "2022-02-17T17:24:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > From that link. I love a good chuckle with my morning coffee. In the link: > Trump said in another part of the five-page diatribe, law enforcement and the “fake news media” should look into former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as well as “murderers, drug dealers and rapists.” I read as a teen about a CHP officer getting a chuckle out of being crabbed at a traffic stop in the morning, “Why aren’t you out catching thieves?” and then in the afternoon after intercepting a bank robber, “Why aren’t you out after speeders?” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/303 "2022-02-17T18:50:41Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Trump said in another part of the five-page diatribe, law enforcement and the “fake news media” should look into former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as well as “murderers, drug dealers and rapists.” Aside from the clear projection, what is happening here and happens with most criminals criminal families and criminal organizations (Trump cornered the market there), is that they believe that everyone is a criminal. After all, lying, cheating, fraud, con jobs, extortion is all they have ever known. “That’s just business” It’s a way of life to these mooks. So they get confused (witch hunt) as to why they are getting targeted with investigations because “everyone does it”. I very much doubt that any of them have the intelligence or insight to have a conscience that keeps them up at night. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/304 "2022-02-17T18:52:30Z")
> [@AHarris](#): > > Instead he probably just took some time off between rounds of golf to make a ‘statement’ and probably never intended to actually deliver the pillows. That was my first thought when I heard this. There is no possible way he didn’t know he wouldn’t be allowed in. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/305 "2022-02-17T19:01:36Z")
Barred from entering Canada, MyPillow guy says he’s going to parachute the pillows in by helicopter. > **[MyPillow Guy Is Seriously Planning to Drop Pillows From the Sky Over Canada](https://www.thedailybeast.com/mypillow-guy-mike-lindell-plans-to-drop-pillows-from-the-sky-over-canada-in-support-of-trucker-vax-protest)** > > “I can not give the location out, and it is no joke!” the pillow maven insisted to The Daily Beast. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/306 "2022-02-17T19:02:37Z")
The DOJ is suing the state of Missouri after the state legislature passed, and the Governor signed, a new law declaring federal gun laws illegal in Missouri. > **[Why the Justice Department’s new gun case against Missouri matters](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/justice-departments-new-gun-case-missouri-matters-rcna16638)** > > As a top Justice Department official said, “A state cannot simply declare federal laws invalid.” A new lawsuit intends to remind Missouri of this fact. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/307 "2022-02-17T19:17:59Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > > > I don’t know much about criminal law or finance but this response by Trump seems like [a bad idea on his part.](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ny-attorney-general-fires-back-trumps-defense-financial-statements-2022-02-16/) > > James should cordially invite Trump to personally correct these discrepancies in a face-to-face chat. Under oath. Reading between the lines, the excerpt which mentioned the America-hating fuckstick’s remarks seem to suggest that he asserts that the properties’ real value is enhanced by virtue\* of the fact that _he_ owns them. \*perhaps _vice_ is a more appropriate word, given who we’re discussing. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/308 "2022-02-17T19:20:35Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > The MyPillow guy **said** he was going to give MyPillows to all of the Ottawa truck protesters, but both his truck driver and he himself were blocked from entering Canada for failure to provide proof of vaccination or negative covid test. > > Tyranny! Fascism! ( **bolding** mine – _ **kd99** _) Pics or it didn’t happen! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/309 "2022-02-17T19:23:57Z")
I’m sure they’ll do better than live turkeys. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/310 "2022-02-17T19:55:52Z")
Pillows in boxes, I hope? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/311 "2022-02-17T20:01:31Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Barred from entering Canada, MyPillow guy says he’s going to parachute the pillows in by helicopter. _Helicopters_; Canada’s one weakness! ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/312 "2022-02-17T20:02:36Z")
Why am I suddenly having a precognitive vision of an “I thought turkey’s could fly!” moment. Regarding Trump, does anyone know whether the insanity defense can be applied to tax evasion? ETA: Sorry Sunup I didn’t see that you beat me to the punch. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/313 "2022-02-17T20:04:06Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > I’m sure they’ll do better than live turkeys. You mock him, but he’s already considered the safety issues! > [@](#): > > The 2020 election dead-ender further made it a point to ensure The Daily Beast noted in this report that the pillows will have “little parachutes,” adding, “make sure you put that part in, or it could be dangerous.” ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/314 "2022-02-17T20:19:59Z")
Fun fact: You know how conservatives are always wanking on about crime in New York City? In 2021, there were 479 murders. This is very high for New York, based on recent history. The population of New York City is 8.82 million. St Louis, Missouri had 195 murders in 2021. This is very low for St. Louis, a 25% reduction over the previous year. The population of St. Louis is a little over 300,000. New York City is much much safer than most mid-sized cities in red states, by several orders of magnitude. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/315 "2022-02-17T20:32:40Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > New York City is much much safer than most mid-sized cities in red states Well, as a resident of the great state of Missouri, the people who make the state red are not in the least surprised by the number of murders in St Louis or Kansas City. I believe they consider all cities equally (and very) dangerous. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/316 "2022-02-17T20:44:44Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > You know how conservatives are always wanking on about crime in New York City? My mother is concerned because she has two grandchildren who live in (or are moving to) NYC when crime is ‘out of control’. I pointed out to her that her two daughters both lived in NYC when there were 2,000 murders a year. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/317 "2022-02-17T20:55:18Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > crime is ‘out of control’ Isn’t that just GOP-speak for “There are a lot of black people there”? (Apologies if that doesn’t describe your mother.) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/318 "2022-02-17T20:57:10Z")
Large cities have more crime simply because they have more people, but when you look at the numbers on a per capita basis, they tell a very different story. One sort of wonky thing that occurred to me as I was looking up the statistics for this post. I had always thought of the population of New York as 8 million and was surprised to find that the city population had increased by over 800,000, or a number roughly 2.75 times the population of St Louis. And if you multiply the number of murders in St. Louis by 2.75, it’s considerably higher than the number of murders in NYC. The NYC murder rate is so low relative to St. Louis that it’s basically a rounding error. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/319 "2022-02-17T21:25:50Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I pointed out to her that her two daughters both lived in NYC when there were 2,000 murders a year. Everybody knows that grandmas love their grandkids way more than the children who produced them. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/320 "2022-02-18T03:11:22Z")
What isn’t GOP-speak for “There are a lot of black people there”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=17)