# 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:** 160
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3182 "2022-07-11T16:49:50Z")
And, doubtless, disallowing anyone from the wrong party watching them do it. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3183 "2022-07-11T17:00:18Z")
Herschel Walker explains why trying to reduce air pollution is just a waste of time and money: > **[The Jolt: Herschel Walker’s campaign bars press, brings in reinforcements](https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-herschel-walkers-campaign-bars-press-brings-in-reinforcements/E772YHRBJFCGNCPUEK42FWEWSA/)** > > Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker has scarcely changed his approach to the media since running away with the GOP nod in May. He’s largely stuck to a “velvet rope” regimen of private events, tightly controlled appearances and limited-access... > We don’t control the air. Our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air so when China gets our good air, their bad air has got to move. So it moves over to our good air space. Then, now, we‘ve got we to clean that back up. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3184 "2022-07-11T17:29:32Z")
I didn’t think it was possible for anyone to be stupider than the CFSG, but damned if he didn’t limbo under that bar. He’s a blithering idiot. I sure hope his kids got their intelligence from their mothers. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3185 "2022-07-11T17:56:58Z")
And worse yet - he’s a State hero from his college football days. He’s a shoo-in to win. ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3186 "2022-07-11T17:57:45Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > He’s a blithering idiot. Is there any other kind? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3187 "2022-07-11T18:43:03Z")
> [@irae](#): > > Is there any other kind? There can also be taciturn idiots. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3188 "2022-07-11T19:01:46Z")
No, he’s not. He’s trailing Raphael Warnock by nearly 10 points in current polling. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3189 "2022-07-11T19:02:45Z")
Thank God! I think Herschel took too many hits to the head. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3190 "2022-07-11T19:03:09Z")
No argument from me on that point. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3191 "2022-07-11T19:12:13Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > We don’t control the air. Our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air so when China gets our good air, their bad air has got to move. So it moves over to our good air space. Then, now, we‘ve got we to clean that back up. And we accuse the Pubbies of not believing in science! 🤦🏽‍♀️ ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3192 "2022-07-11T20:12:18Z")
SciManDan has a term, “Facebook science.” ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3193 "2022-07-11T22:54:21Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > He’s a blithering idiot. Can someone be a blathering idiot? ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3194 "2022-07-11T23:04:13Z")
No, but if his dandruff is bad enough, he could be a blizzarding idiot. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3195 "2022-07-11T23:04:47Z")
Sarasota newspaper runs an editorial defending the Proud Boys, fails to disclose that the author is married to one. > **[Sarasota Herald-Tribune Publishes Bonkers Op-Ed From Wife of Proud Boy Member...](https://www.mediaite.com/news/sarasota-herald-tribune-publishes-bonkers-op-ed-from-wife-of-proud-boy-member-defending-group-as-caring-parents/)** > > The Sarasota Herald-Tribune faced heavy criticism for publishing an op-ed that defended the Proud Boys as "caring parents," written by a wife of a member. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3196 "2022-07-12T01:42:59Z")
> [@Graham’s attorneys said](#): > > _“This is all politics. Fulton County is engaged in a fishing expedition and working in concert with the January 6 Committee in Washington. Any information from an interview or deposition with Senator Graham would immediately be shared with the January 6 Committee. Should it stand, the subpoena issued today would erode the constitutional balance of power and the ability of a Member of Congress to do their job.”_ “_Someone might [tell what I said](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/graham-fight-subpoena-directing-him-testify-before-special-grand-jury-trump-election-probe/2CYP47R6HJDOLFOU4IDGAXVNZY/)_” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3197 "2022-07-12T02:03:37Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Sarasota newspaper runs an editorial defending the Proud Boys, fails to disclose that the author is married to one. The _Herald-Tribune_ took down that op-ed almost instantly from their website; someone saved it using the Wayback Machine. > **[Attacking Proud Boys does a disservice to caring school parents](https://web.archive.org/web/20220711014458/https://eu.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2022/07/10/dont-vilify-sarasota-proud-boys-caring-their-children/7822933001/)** > > Melissa Radovich writes that Sarasota's Proud Boys are caring parents who deserve to have their concerns heard, not vilified and attacked. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3198 "2022-07-12T02:08:48Z")
Nah. He’s a living example of the old joke: “I see your kids got their intelligence from you; their mother still has hers”. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3199 "2022-07-12T02:22:07Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > Sarasota newspaper runs an editorial defending the Proud Boys, fails to disclose that the author is married to one. > > The _Herald-Tribune_ took down that op-ed almost instantly from their website; someone saved it using the Wayback Machine. They furthermore apologized for running it and admitted their editor(s) fucked up in letting that op-ed run. > **[Florida newspaper ‘erred in publishing’ op-ed defending Proud Boys, editor says](https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-newspaper-erred-publishing-op-152249289.html)** > > The editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Monday said the newspaper had “erred in publishing a guest column on our opinion page and website with the headline ‘Attacking Proud Boys does disservice to caring parents.’” “Our editorial process failed... > **[Florida Paper Retracts Column Defending Proud Boys After Omitting Key Detail](https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-paper-retracts-column-defending-194324807.html)** > > Running the column was "outside of our responsibility to provide a fair forum for different points of view," the editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune wrote. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3200 "2022-07-12T04:40:35Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Wayback Machine _Soooooo_ on the chopping block if R. back in power in '24. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3201 "2022-07-13T03:13:42Z")
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