# 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:** 17
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/321 "2022-02-18T03:48:43Z")
“Traditional Values”, aka WASP traditions, Blue Laws, and Jim Crow Laws. ---
**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 18, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/322 "2022-02-18T06:03:54Z")
Real America. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/323 "2022-02-18T07:21:18Z")
Really? Trump always struck me as more of a [Joe Isuzu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Isuzu?wprov=sfti1)type person. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/324 "2022-02-18T12:29:52Z")
The leader of the Oath Keepers has been backing a lawsuit demanding that the Steward of Gondor be appointed to run the US government. > **[Oath Keepers Founder Secretly Backed Lawsuit for Government Based on ‘Lord of...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/oath-keepers-founder-stewart-rhodes-secretly-backed-lawsuit-for-government-based-on-lord-of-the-rings?ref=home)** > > Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes are arguing their client stopped trying to overturn the election after Jan. 6. That’s not exactly true. > **[‘Gondor has no king’: pro-Trump lawsuit cites Lord of the Rings](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/23/donald-trump-lawsuit-lord-of-the-rings-gondor-election)** > > Texas case offers baseless mix of allegations of electoral fraud but cites the imaginary kingdom of Gondor as evidence ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/325 "2022-02-18T16:45:57Z")
More of a response to a stupid Republican Idea of the Day: [Colbert Helps Eminem Fire Back At Rudy Giuliani](https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/colbert-helps-eminem-fire-back-at-rudy-giuliani-.php) ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/326 "2022-02-18T17:23:45Z")
it seems he is itching for a pillow fight ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/327 "2022-02-18T17:37:27Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > 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”. Y’know, I see a lot of that from high schoolers, too. Except that most of them grow out of it. And does Lindell actually have any, you know, pillows? I’m beginning to wonder. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/328 "2022-02-18T17:41:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And does Lindell actually have any, you know, pillows? I’m beginning to wonder. - [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u2pu0m9iTo4/maxresdefault.jpg "Those Aren't Pillows! - Planes, Trains & Automobiles (10/10) Movie CLIP (1987) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2pu0m9iTo4&t=54) ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/329 "2022-02-18T17:45:18Z")
Or even dirty pillows? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/330 "2022-02-18T18:48:03Z")
Never mind. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/331 "2022-02-18T19:46:53Z")
Tennessee is mulling a law that would make anyone with a gun permit a cop. > **[Tennessee bill would designate some gun owners as law enforcement](https://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-bill-designate-gun-owners-law-enforcement/story?id=82757071)** > > Police groups and gun control advocates are sounding the alarm after state leaders proposed designating hundreds of thousands of gun owners members of law enforcement. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/332 "2022-02-18T20:43:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tennessee is mulling a law that would make anyone with a gun permit a cop. No, no, no. My Wife was an animal control officer for a while. She did of course run into some some folks that did, or did NOT like to see her pull up in the animal control vehicle. An idea was floated that animal control officers should carry side arms. My Wife is not familiar with firearms. And smart enough to know it. She said that if they gave training, and doubled her salary she might consider it. She at the time drove a county vehicle, had radio communication to 911, a uniform shirt and ID. Wasn’t trained as a police officer though she could issue citations for barking or whatever. It’s nuts. Now she is an appraiser for the county. She has to visit rural homes to inspect them. When she sees a sign that says “Walk through this gate you will be target practice” she takes a picture of the sign and moves on. I worry about her a lot. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/333 "2022-02-18T20:44:28Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tennessee is mulling a law that would make anyone with a gun permit a cop. That should go well. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/334 "2022-02-18T21:21:39Z")
“Cops” shooting “cops,” followed very quickly by cops shooting “cops.” ---
**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:** [February 19, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/335 "2022-02-19T00:48:38Z")
> ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/336 "2022-02-19T01:10:38Z")
Her name is Jennifer Walters. ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/337 "2022-02-19T01:17:56Z")
Black, not green. 😁 ---
**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:** [February 19, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/338 "2022-02-19T02:00:32Z")
He courageously gave his life in a heroic effort to save the terrified victims at Bowling Green. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/339 "2022-02-19T02:10:35Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > terrified victims at Bowling Green. That takesme back ---
**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:** [February 19, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/340 "2022-02-19T14:52:55Z")
> **[Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes ending university tenure to combat critical...](https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/18/dan-patrick-texas-tenure-critical-race-theory/)** > > Patrick’s declarations come days after the UT-Austin Faculty Council approved a measure reaffirming instructors’ right to teach about racial justice and critical race theory in the classroom. > Lt. Gov. [Dan Patrick](https://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/) said Friday that he will push to end professor tenure for all new hires at Texas public universities and colleges in an effort to combat faculty members who he says “indoctrinate” students with teachings about critical race theory. > > “Go to a private school, let them raise their own funds to teach, but we’re not going to fund them,” said Patrick, who is running for reelection. “I’m not going to pay for that nonsense.” > > Patrick, whose position overseeing the Senate allows him to drive the state’s legislative agenda, also proposed a change to state law that could make teaching critical race theory grounds for revoking tenure for professors who already have it. His announcement tees up the next major fight at the Texas Capitol over how college students learn about the history of race and racism in the United States. > > … > > “This kind of attack is precisely why we have faculty tenure,” said Michael Harris, a professor at Southern Methodist University studying higher education, who likened tenure to lifetime appointments given to federal judges. “The political winds are going to blow at different times, and we want faculty to follow the best data and theory to try to understand what’s happening in our world.” > > … > > Patrick’s plan drew swift condemnation from the American Association of University Professors, the body that helped develop the [1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure](https://www.aaup.org/report/1940-statement-principles-academic-freedom-and-tenure) that has been adopted by universities and colleges nationwide. > > “There’s always been attempts to interfere in higher education, but I have never seen anything as egregious as this attack,” said Irene Mulvey, president of the AAUP. “This is an attempt to have government control of scholarship and teaching. That is a complete disaster. I’ve never seen anything this bad.” > … 1940? That’s too modern! We want to turn the clock back to 1840! When everybody knew their place and stayed in it. > … > One day after the resolution passed, Patrick signaled on Twitter that he would continue the fight against teaching the discipline in the next legislative session. > > “I will not stand by and let looney Marxist UT professors poison the minds of young students with Critical Race Theory,” Patrick [wrote](https://twitter.com/DanPatrick/status/1493694009600053250?s=20&t=YAf31YbdA7KVbkVZ2fnmrw) on Twitter. “We banned it in publicly funded K-12 and we will ban it in publicly funded higher ed. > … The article goes on to say that tampering or threatening to tamper with tenure will ultimately hurt Texas economically, something Patrick’s pea brain cannot comprehend. Why should the best professors and scholars want to come to a school where their job is going to be challenged every year? > “Our public universities are the keystone of Texas’ economic prowess,” said state Rep. [Toni Rose](https://www.texastribune.org/directory/toni-rose/), D-Dallas. “As Republicans like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick make it their mission to undermine public trust in our education system, they will chase away the best and brightest students and educators our state needs to remain great.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=18)