# 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:** 258
**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:** [October 12, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5142 "2022-10-12T15:31:30Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > > [@Omar\_Little](#): > > > > She resigned as president of the council. She did not resign from her council seat. > > Current reporting has her attacking Jews and Armenians as well during her little rant. - > > [Nury Martinez also makes crude comments about Jews and Armenians in leaked audio](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-11/nury-martinez-leak-reveals-crude-comments-about-jews-armenians) Looks like Super Patriots come from both sides of the aisle. [![](https://media.snopes.com/2022/07/image.jpeg) ](https://media.snopes.com/2022/07/image.jpeg) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5143 "2022-10-12T15:37:25Z")
Plus ca change… ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5144 "2022-10-12T15:54:03Z")
Created a thread about the LA Council issue (in P & E to see if it can be discussed on merit) > [@L.A. City Council mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-city-council-mess/973125): > > Splitting off from when this incident was mistakenly put in a pit thread about Republicans: [https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5111?u=jrdelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5111) and [https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5140?u=jrdelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5140) Basically, leaders of LA City Council caught on tape disparaging African-American voters, members, and member’s child. This apparently while discussing redistrictings and how to maximize th… ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5145 "2022-10-12T18:54:56Z")
> **[Brett Favre Claims He's 'Done Nothing Wrong' in Mississippi Welfare Scandal](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/brett-favre-claims-he-s-done-nothing-wrong-in-mississippi-welfare-scandal/ar-AA12TadI?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=a7dcda7c41264ee8a0e92a515b469822)** > > Brett Favre is speaking out publicly for the first time about the allegations that he misused $5 million in Mississippi welfare funds to build a college volleyball stadium Fuck this guy. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5146 "2022-10-12T18:57:25Z")
> **[Brett Favre's Cancer Charity Allegedly Directed $130,000 to University of...](https://people.com/sports/brett-favres-charity-gave-130k-to-college-involved-in-welfare-scandal/)** > > Favre 4 Hope, former quarterback Brett Favre's charity, sent more than $130,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation over a two-year span, according to reports 'cause they had, like, cancer and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5147 "2022-10-12T19:22:11Z")
> **[Trump Supporter Busted For Blowing Up Own Camper Van, Claiming It Was...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-supporter-busted-arson_n_63465eaae4b0b7f89f514703)** > > Denis Molla gave an emotional interview on local television after the devastating blaze, which he has now admitted he started himself. I think this applies nicely. [![](https://i.imgur.com/dGL3Onw.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/dGL3Onw.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5148 "2022-10-12T19:46:47Z")
Same story, different link: > [@Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread/931945/4674): > > In 2020, an Individual 1 supporter’s house was spray painted with 'Biden 2020" and “BLM” and his truck was burned. He started a GoFundMe account to pay for his repairs and filed an insurance claim, Turns out he did it himself. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5149 "2022-10-12T22:40:33Z")
Ever since he lost his reelection, Madison Cawthorn has been AWOL. > **[Remember Trump’s boy, Rep. Madison Cawthorn? Yeah, us neither](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/12/2128391/-Remember-Trump-s-boy-Rep-Madison-Cawthorn-Yeah-us-neither)** > > Since his loss in May to three-term state senator and business owner Chuck Edwards, Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn hasn’t been up to much more than spitting chewing tobacco and avoiding doing his actual job for his constituents in North... ---
**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:** [October 13, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5150 "2022-10-13T00:36:48Z")
His constituents are getting the service they voted for. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5151 "2022-10-13T00:38:41Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > In 1798 Eli Whitney built a firearms factory near New Haven. The muskets his workmen made by methods comparable to those of modern mass industrial production were the first to have standardized, interchangeable parts. > > It’s not THAT new of an idea. According to Richard Shenckman (who collected references from historians), Whitney claimed to have used a system of interchangeable parts, and demonstrated it to people like Thomas Jefferson, but actually sort of cheated – many firearms from his factory were individually crafted. > [@](#): > > ut tests on a collection of Whitney muskets indicate that all their parts were not interchangeable. Historian Robert Woodbury, in his article “The Legend of Eli Whitney and Interchangeable Parts” suggests that the first actual achievement of interchangeability took place at the federal government’s arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia in 1827. Honore Blanc was making muskets with interchangeable parts in France in 1785, and clock gears were manufactured as interchangeable parts in the early 1700s [https://www.eliwhitney.org/museum/about-eli-whitney/factory](https://www.eliwhitney.org/museum/about-eli-whitney/factory) The British used assembly line standardization for the manufacture of deadeyes for their sailing ships in 1805 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3104712](https://www.jstor.org/stable/3104712) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5152 "2022-10-13T01:00:04Z")
Fox Business claims a lunch for one at Taco Bell costs $28. > ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5153 "2022-10-13T01:15:23Z")
[![](https://y.yarn.co/28cc5225-c22b-4acf-b8bd-f5e6342f71b2_text.gif) ](https://y.yarn.co/28cc5225-c22b-4acf-b8bd-f5e6342f71b2_text.gif) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5154 "2022-10-13T01:16:58Z")
How is it possible? Add in the bottle of bourbon he bought in the liquor store next door. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5155 "2022-10-13T01:27:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Fox Business claims a lunch for one at Taco Bell costs $28. - > > [x.com](https://mobile.twitter.com/EricKleefeld/status/1580238761358946305) You have to order off the secret “real meat” menu. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5156 "2022-10-13T01:32:49Z")
Doesn’t seem that hard, really. A NACHO CHEESE DORITOS® LOCOS TACOS SUPREME® costs $3.49. It’s 190 calories. I could easily eat 10 of those at a sitting. Add a drink and tax and you’re north of $40. Not that this is _advisable_, but… ---
**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:** [October 13, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5157 "2022-10-13T03:18:21Z")
$28 worth of Taco Bell and you’re sure as hell going to inflate _something_. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5158 "2022-10-13T03:32:46Z")
Reminds me of a scene from the Family Guy documentary. [![](https://www.eatthis.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/media/images/ext/955609243/family-guy-dehydratedfood.jpg?quality=82&strip=all) ](https://www.eatthis.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/media/images/ext/955609243/family-guy-dehydratedfood.jpg?quality=82&strip=all) Everyone leave. I have to poop. NOW! ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5159 "2022-10-13T03:52:53Z")
Is this Fox Business News reporter named Mr. Creosote? ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5160 "2022-10-13T12:54:43Z")
I hope that Taco Bell at least provided him with a complimentary wafer-thin mint. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5161 "2022-10-13T13:09:57Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Doesn’t seem that hard, really. A NACHO CHEESE DORITOS® LOCOS TACOS SUPREME® costs $3.49. It’s 190 calories. I could easily eat 10 of those at a sitting. Add a drink and tax and you’re north of $40. Alternatively, the Nacho Fries Deluxe Box is $7.99 and weighs in at about 1600 calories, assuming you don’t chicken out and get a Diet Pepsi for your beverage. You could order three of those and have enough left over to throw in a couple of bean burritos. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=257) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=259)