# 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:** 350
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6986 "2023-01-14T12:46:25Z")
Republicans tackling the real problems we face: > **[Jim Banks plans "anti-woke caucus" to bolster GOP's war on "wokeness"](https://www.newsweek.com/jim-banks-plans-anti-woke-caucus-bolster-gops-war-wokeness-1773778)** > > "Woke" has become a popular but often poorly defined culture war buzzword among conservatives in recent years. Also… > **[Republicans want to "phase out" electric cars to protect fossil fuels](https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-want-phase-out-electric-cars-protect-fossil-fuels-1773757)** > > The proliferation of electric vehicles, they said, would be detrimental to Wyoming and the "ability for the country to efficiently engage in commerce." ---
**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:** [January 14, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6987 "2023-01-14T13:35:01Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Idaho state rep says he’s qualified to discuss “the women’s health thing” because he’s milked cows. No doubt he’s done a lot more than just milk the cows, if you get my drift. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6988 "2023-01-14T17:34:03Z")
Reminding me of [Ken McElroy’s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy) epitaph, foisting BS like “Beloved” and “Brave, Feareless, Compassionate”. From Newseek article on Jim Banks: > [@](#): > > Banks added that “the Left” was punishing the “so-called oppressor groups” by “inducing self-hatred through indoctrination, **stripping away their rights by not enforcing the laws on their behalf** , public humiliation, hatred, expropriation, and ultimately violence.” So is the bolded trying to blame the dems for not enacting laws that would hamstring GOP malfeasance? Did I get that right? 🤷‍♂️ > [@](#): > > The congressman claimed that unnamed people who were accusing the “ **so-called** oppressors” of wrongdoing were receiving “privileged status, exemption from certain laws and norms, and the public recognition that their views are unimpeachable—they cannot be contradicted by reason, they cannot be doubted, but must be believed.” So-called, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6989 "2023-01-15T03:48:02Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Nope, a [7th century mathematician in India](https://blutick.com/who-invented-zero-and-why/) came up with the idea of zero being both a value and a placeholder. This is a widespread story but not actually true. Brahmagupta, the 7th-century mathematician whose name is often bandied about in this context, is the first known author to have recorded in a surviving text algebra rules involving zero. But it’s not in the least plausible that he was the first to have the idea of such rules. Decimal place-value arithmetic with zero was firmly established in Indian mathematics, including applications in astronomy, trigonometry, etc., more than a century before Brahmagupta’s time. > [@Morgyn](#): > > India is also responsible for the symbols we use to represent numbers now. The Western world calls them Arabic because the Arab world was where the Western world first learned about them. Yup, this part is quite true. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6990 "2023-01-15T03:50:26Z")
Elon isn’t going to like that phase out idea, I wouldn’t reckon. Isn’t that going to be terribly confusing for him? ---
**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:** [January 15, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6991 "2023-01-15T17:40:02Z")
I think it would be cool if Wyoming phase out the devil-inspired combustion engine, and went back to the good old days of the horse drawn buggy and plow. They should also require all residents to refrain from the lefty-woke medical systems, and embrace dysentery as a God-given blessing. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6992 "2023-01-15T17:57:37Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Only if you’re one of [The Twisted Ones](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42527596-the-twisted-ones). I loved that book. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6993 "2023-01-16T01:00:31Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I think it would be cool if Wyoming phase out the devil-inspired combustion engine, and went back to the good old days of the horse drawn buggy and plow. They should also require all residents to refrain from the lefty-woke medical systems, and embrace dysentery as a God-given blessing. Asbestos sandwiches for every Wyomingite!!! With a side of lead-paint chips! These God-fearing people reject all science! It’s the devil’s work, they know!!! ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6994 "2023-01-16T01:41:39Z")
Some 26% voted for the Democratic candidate for Congress in Wyoming in '22. Over 40K. In years past, it has been as high as 30%, and seems to be higher when more people vote (surprise, surprise) – it appears that the futility is just too much sometimes. There is a non-small number of people in the state who do not deserve to be fed asbestos and lead paint chips. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6995 "2023-01-16T01:50:56Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Asbestos sandwiches for every Wyomingite!!! - Those are actually quite effective in preventing heartburn. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6996 "2023-01-16T03:23:47Z")
I’m surprised Wyoming doesn’t go full coal rolling and demand coal powered vehicles. And all locomotives that pass through must be coal powered. And all kitchen ranges must be coal-fired. Coal for home heating. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6997 "2023-01-16T04:15:06Z")
One wonders what Wyoming’s car dealers think of this. Seems to me, if everyone else is going electric, there just won’t be many gas cars manufactured. If they’re not allowed to sell electric vehicles, they’ll be stuck selling and re-selling used gas cars, which will just be getting more worn out and broken down over time. I’m sure they’ll be just fine with that, right? ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6998 "2023-01-16T05:38:01Z")
So, Cheyenne becomes [Havana west](https://discovercorps.com/blog/why-is-cuba-filled-with-classic-cars/)? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6999 "2023-01-16T09:00:08Z")
Except that Havana is below the frost line, so no salt on the roads, so no underbody rust-through issues. Wyoming, not so much. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7000 "2023-01-16T11:06:26Z")
DC Comics recently ran a Silver Age throwback-style comic with a B-story in which Zatanna bewitches the Joker into thinking he’s pregnant before vomiting up a mud golem. Fox News ran with it as proof that the wokes are making the Joker transgender. > **[This Fox News Segment Perfectly Illustrates How Off-The-Rails The Right-Wing...](https://www.readtpa.com/p/im-going-to-become-the-joker)** > > The right freaked out about the Joker being made trans in a new comic. They didn't read it. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7001 "2023-01-16T13:27:44Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [This Fox News Segment Perfectly Illustrates How Off-The-Rails The Right-Wing Anti-Trans Attacks Have Become](https://www.readtpa.com/p/im-going-to-become-the-joker) > …They didn’t read it… That’s 'cause reading is just about the _wokest_ thing there is. Forming conclusions after you’ve actually _inforrrrrmed yourself_? Ewww… 😝 ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7002 "2023-01-16T14:12:59Z")
They do read and educate themselves. It’s just that they start with nonsense so the whole process of flawed. Garbage in, garbage out! ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7003 "2023-01-16T17:56:08Z")
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Does she think she’s the Lord? " Vengeance is mine declares the Lord. God will not let evil go unpunished. The House GOP must do what is right for the American people and no longer serve the Uniparty and the Globalist agenda. America First! !" > ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7004 "2023-01-16T18:02:59Z")
It’s odd that she’s both fighting against a “globalist agenda” but at the same time assuming God, a foreigner, would be rooting for America. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7005 "2023-01-16T18:03:23Z")
Okay, I’ll bite. What’s the “Uniparty”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=349) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=351)