# 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:** 300
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5982 "2022-11-30T14:51:21Z")
Excellent. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5983 "2022-11-30T15:46:06Z")
you should definitely do this! it is for science. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5984 "2022-11-30T15:53:11Z")
I hate to ask but, is this actually real or is it a satire? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5985 "2022-11-30T16:13:38Z")
I ask myself that about the reality that we live in everyday. But as far as I am aware, assuming that this isn’t all just delusions in my mind, MTG really did tweet that. Using her unbanning for good works, that one… ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5986 "2022-11-30T16:32:37Z")
Elon’s gift to mankind. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5987 "2022-11-30T16:34:37Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > MTG really did tweet that On one hand, knowing what we know about her, it’s not surprising. On the other hand, oh my god. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5988 "2022-11-30T17:16:47Z")
She can take after her hero. [![](https://i.imgur.com/vQ7gDr4.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vQ7gDr4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5989 "2022-11-30T17:59:59Z")
Right-wing asshole Mark Levin slams those Pubs who dare to not support Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker. > **[Conservative host Mark Levin labels McCarthy GOP opponents the ‘five boneheads’](https://news.yahoo.com/conservative-host-mark-levin-labels-164317308.html)** > > Conservative radio host and media personality Mark Levin is coming out in defense of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as he mounts a bid for the Speakership. “But there’s another reason the House Republicans have yet to vote for their... > Levin lashed out at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) by name, calling Gaetz “useless” and Biggs a “phony conservative.” Actually, Mark, you’re not wrong when you call Gaetz ‘useless’. ---
**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 30, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5990 "2022-11-30T18:53:08Z")
Marge Greene posted a tweet criticizing Individual 1 for having dinner with Nick Fuentes. The same Nick Fuentes whose rally she attended, and took photos with, both of them smiling. ---
**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 30, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5991 "2022-11-30T19:40:21Z")
Mehmet Oz wants his TV show back, but the former producers refuse to give him the time of day. > **[‘Too Toxic’: Dr. Oz’s Ex-TV Producers Blowing Him Off As He Tries To Relaunch...](https://radaronline.com/p/dr-oz-producers-blowing-off-doctor-no-show-desperate-lost-senate-race/)** > > Sources say the one-time daytime talk show host is desperate to be back on air. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5992 "2022-11-30T19:43:42Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Marge Greene posted a tweet criticizing Individual 1 for having dinner with Nick Fuentes. The same Nick Fuentes whose rally she attended, and took photos with, both of them smiling. But do any of those photos show her eating anything? I don’t think so! > [@Smapti](#): > > Mehmet Oz wants his TV show back, but the former producers refuse to give him the time of day. Oh, well, I’m sure one of his miracle elixirs is good for alleviating butthurt. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5993 "2022-11-30T19:45:09Z")
If they don’t give him his show back, that means they hate free speech. /s ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5994 "2022-11-30T20:23:15Z")
It’s well known that Free Speech means every network has to carry my idiot blathering, and nobody is allowed to criticize it. And advertisers must spend money on my program. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5995 "2022-12-01T00:05:59Z")
Oklahoma Assistant DA arrested for possession of child porn. > **[OSBI arrests assistant district attorney on child pornography charges](https://kfor.com/news/local/osbi-arrests-assistant-district-attorney-on-child-pornography-charges/)** > > The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has arrested Assistant District Attorney Kevin Etherington on Child Pornography charges. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5996 "2022-12-01T00:31:54Z")
Loser Donald has been assigned a 24/7 babysitter to stop him from accidentally hanging out with Holocaust deniers. > **[Allies so shaken by Trump dinner a top campaign aide will now 'be present...](https://www.rawstory.com/allies-so-shaken-by-whisupremacist-dinner-a-top-campaign-aide-will-now-be-present-with-him-at-all-times/)** > > Top allies of Donald Trump were so disturbed by his decision to have dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes last week that the ex-president and 2024 GOP candidate will now have a handler with him around the clock.The Associated Press also reports... ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5997 "2022-12-01T01:01:50Z")
But they keep telling me it’s Biden that’s asleep at the wheel. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5998 "2022-12-01T01:10:22Z")
“Biden is senile!” _did_ come up over dinner last week. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5999 "2022-12-01T01:16:53Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Oklahoma Assistant DA arrested for possession of child porn. - > [OSBI arrests assistant DA on child pornography charges](https://kfor.com/news/local/osbi-arrests-assistant-district-attorney-on-child-pornography-charges/) Please tell me he claimed to be “gathering evidence”. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6000 "2022-12-01T01:21:28Z")
Isn’t that the Townsend defense? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6001 "2022-12-01T01:23:36Z")
I think Pete was doing research. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=299) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=301)