# 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:** 280
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5582 "2022-11-03T17:08:28Z")
She wants us to be 195th in technology, doesn’t she? Uneducated lords, uneducated serfs, and the church controlling the education. Talk about ignorance. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5583 "2022-11-03T17:14:26Z")
“Who says?” Well, I assume that would be the state Board of Education. Does she want to replace those math, science, and history hours with something else? Or just make it easier for stupid people to graduate from high school? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5584 "2022-11-03T17:19:30Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Does she want to replace those math, science, and history hours with something else? Bible study and gun practice? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5585 "2022-11-03T17:29:45Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@Shoeless](#): > > > > Does she want to replace those math, science, and history hours with something else? > > Bible study and gun practice? - Pull! \< sights in on flying Bible \> ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5586 "2022-11-03T17:41:51Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/__n5Bgxx-68/hqdefault.jpg ""Son, you're on your own."") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__n5Bgxx-68) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5587 "2022-11-03T18:26:27Z")
[Republican gubernatorial candidate’s take on a non-credible threat to his life:](https://abc7chicago.com/darren-bailey-illinois-jb-pritzker-governor-school/12412062/) > “This is exactly the product of JB Pritzker, you know, his divisiveness and his rhetoric,” Bailey said. “JB Pritzker’s creating this.” Um… > **[Trump endorses Bailey for Illinois governor ahead of Republican primary](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/25/trump-endorses-bailey-in-illinois-republican-primary-00042419)** > > In the central Illinois rally, the former president also praised the Supreme Court for striking down Roe v. Wade ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5588 "2022-11-03T18:55:23Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > People are being hit with hammers every day. It’s true! In fact, I got hit with hammers twice yesterday afternoon! ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5589 "2022-11-03T19:08:10Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > > [@Joey\_P](#): > > > > People are being hit with hammers every day. > > It’s true! In fact, I got hit with hammers twice yesterday afternoon! - I’ve never been hammered in my life. But that’s a different tack. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5590 "2022-11-03T21:53:32Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > But that’s a different tack. Nailed it. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5591 "2022-11-03T22:05:42Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I’ve never been hammered in my life. You just need a few Rusty Nails. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5592 "2022-11-03T22:09:04Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > > [@running\_coach](#): > > > > I’ve never been hammered in my life. > > You just need a few Rusty Nails. - I’ll stick with Screwdrivers. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5593 "2022-11-03T22:28:07Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > > [@running\_coach](#): > > > > I’ve never been hammered in my life. > > You just need a few Rusty Nails. We used to live about a block and a half from Rusty Nails. He had a pretty fancy house over on 45th street. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5594 "2022-11-03T23:05:24Z")
School board candidate in NJ dresses up as Paul Pelosi’s attacker for Halloween, claims not to know what “Where is Nancy?” means when the media gets wind of it. > **[Man in ‘Where is Nancy?’ T-shirt, posing with skeleton, is N.J. school board...](https://www.nj.com/education/2022/11/man-in-where-is-nancy-t-shirt-posing-with-skeleton-is-nj-school-board-candidate.html)** > > Tom Gregor said it referenced “what was in the current event of the week.” The race he’s in is nonpartisan, but I don’t think we need to guess what his affiliation is. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5595 "2022-11-03T23:05:55Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > Don Bolduc, who claimed that a school was letting kids dressed as cats use litter boxes, says it’s up to the school to prove that they aren’t. > > Don Bolduc needs to _prove_ that he does not fuck grade school furries. I believe that he does until he can prove oherwise. Additionally, it’s up to Don Bolduc to PROVE he’s not 200 pounds of rotting fish heads dressed up in a logo windbreaker. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5596 "2022-11-04T01:03:11Z")
Will Paul Pelosi now become a hero to the right now that it’s been revealed that his attacker is in the country illegally? ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5597 "2022-11-04T12:22:39Z")
I can see “being a real Bolduc” becoming a shorthand for a jerk. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5598 "2022-11-04T17:32:49Z")
JD Vance says his opponent wants to flood the borders with illegal immigrants and then use tax money to pay for sexual reassignment surgery for them. > **[GOP Senate candidate JD Vance has the most convoluted conspiracy theory yet](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/11/gop-senate-candidate-jd-vance-convoluted-conspiracy-theory-yet/)** > > "This is just mad libs for bigots... ---
**Author:** ![TheTooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/919ad9/32.png) [@TheTooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTooth)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5599 "2022-11-04T18:02:25Z")
Amazing. I wonder if people watching Fox News ever ask themselves questions like “Why would Vance’s opponent tell Vance what he wants to do?” If I wanted to know what Democrats wanted to do I’d ask them. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5600 "2022-11-04T19:05:40Z")
> [@TheTooth](#): > > I wonder if people watching Fox News ever ask themselves questions like “Why would Vance’s opponent tell Vance what he wants to do?” I was wondering, “Where are they going to find millions of immigrants who are willing to get sex reassignment surgery?” I mean, sure, living in the States might be cool, but there are limits to what I’d volunteer for! ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5601 "2022-11-04T20:35:18Z")
My Pillow guy just said that over 5 million votes were stolen in Brazil. I guess he just can’t help himself. > **[Mike Lindell hints Brazil election was rigged, 'cyber guys' watched race](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mike-lindell-hints-brazil-election-was-rigged-cyber-guys-watched-race/ar-AA13Ihlw?li=BBnbcA1)** > > Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, was elected as Brazil's new president in a runoff election this week between him and current President Jair Bolsonaro. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=279) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=281)