# 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:** 356
**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 19, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7106 "2023-01-19T01:08:19Z")
New Republic published an article claiming that George Santos used to be a drag queen in Brazil. > **[The Ticker](https://newrepublic.com/feeds/168326/ticker)** > > Breaking news from Washington and beyond ---
**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 19, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7107 "2023-01-19T01:12:00Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Excuse me? > _An AR-15 today is no different than a musket in 1791._ > > _An AR-15 is the exact type of weapon the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the Second Amendment._ > [https://twitter.com/MikeLoychik/status/1615486467727392770](https://twitter.com/MikeLoychik/status/1615486467727392770) A lot of these people have learned one of the most important lessons of the Trump era: _ **the GOP base rewards rampant stupidity** _ (with cash donations and votes.) The more groaningly dim-witted the assertion, the more cash will flow into your campaign coffers. ---
**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 19, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7108 "2023-01-19T01:18:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > In 2016, George Santos ran a Gofundme on behalf of a disabled veteran so that he could afford life-saving surgery for his service dog, ultimately bringing in $3000. > > Santos then pocketed the cash and the vet wound up panhandling so he could afford to put the dog to sleep. I read about that a few days ago, the whole situation is bizarre. Whatever article I read included dated screenshots of actual facebook posts to the public and text messages between these three people. It was like seeing it all unfold in real time. I’ll have to see if I can find the article. In the mean time, here’s the dog. [![](https://lgbtqnation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/2023/01/george-santos-rich-osthoff-dog-sapphire-gofundme.png) ](https://lgbtqnation-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/2023/01/george-santos-rich-osthoff-dog-sapphire-gofundme.png) ---
**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 19, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7109 "2023-01-19T01:21:58Z")
Here it is. I remember I kept forgetting the name of the newspaper is Patch. Since it sounds like a dog’s name and the article is about a dog, every I read “[someone] told Patch…” it would take me a few more words before I realized they weren’t referring to the dog. > **[Disabled Veteran: George Santos Took $3K From Dying Dog's GoFundMe](https://patch.com/new-york/oysterbay/disabled-veteran-george-santos-took-3k-dying-dogs-gofundme)** > > Two New Jersey veterans say George Santos promised to raise funds for a lifesaving surgery for a service dog — then disappeared. ---
**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 19, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7110 "2023-01-19T01:24:05Z")
> [@LoneRhino](#): > > It involves a magic 8 ball where every answer is Hunter Biden’s laptop. Or his penis. Regarding DeSantis’ COVID advisor…do radiologists generally know a lot about viruses? ---
**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 19, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7111 "2023-01-19T01:43:42Z")
> **[Texas Republican Wants Food Made Of Aborted Fetuses Labeled](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-republican-wants-food-made-of-aborted-fetuses-labeled_n_63c7232ae4b07c0c7df8904b)** > > Such foods do not exist. > [@](#): > > The [proposed law](https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/SB00314I.pdf#navpanes=0), authored by state Sen. Bob Hall, says food and medicine would have to be labeled if it contained or was manufactured with human fetal tissue or if it was the product of research that used such tissue. The bill defines human fetal tissue as “tissue, cells, or organs obtained from an aborted unborn child.” >        “Unfortunately, many Texans are unknowingly consuming products that either contain human fetal parts or were developed using human fetal parts,” read a statement from Hall’s office. “While some may not be bothered by this, there are many Texans with religious or moral beliefs that would oppose consumption or use of these products.” ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7112 "2023-01-19T01:48:42Z")
Well if you don’t have anything genuine to complain about, complain about some imaginary bullshit! What did the voters put you in office for? Accomplishing real things? ---
**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 19, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7113 "2023-01-19T03:17:37Z")
Like I said… 😜 [![](https://media.makeameme.org/created/i-am-rubber-ls312m.jpg) ](https://media.makeameme.org/created/i-am-rubber-ls312m.jpg) ---
**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 19, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7114 "2023-01-19T03:35:20Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > is there a term for taking undeserved credit? Trump. ---
**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 19, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7115 "2023-01-19T04:11:21Z")
Another Santos lie disproven; his mother was in Brazil on 9/11, not at the World Trade Center as he claimed. > **[Immigration records contradict Santos' claim his mother was at World Trade...](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/politics/santos-mother-9-11-claim-immigration-records/index.html)** > > Newly uncovered immigration records for Rep. George Santos' mother appear to contradict the embattled freshman Republican's repeated claim that she was present at the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. ---
**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 19, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7116 "2023-01-19T16:55:33Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Texas Republican Wants Food Made Of Aborted Fetuses Labeled | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-republican-wants-food-made-of-aborted-fetuses-labeled_n_63c7232ae4b07c0c7df8904b) Every time something like this comes up, they should be asked, on TV, how this fits into their goal of a “small government” and follow up with “over reaching like this seems like the type of thing I’d have expected from the left”. Plus, in a case like this one, they could be asked how they can promote a “free market economy” while also pushing for additional food labeling requirements. Something I feel confident saying they’ve probably pushed back against over the years. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7117 "2023-01-19T18:08:12Z")
At the very least they should be asked for an example of a food that contains human fetal tissue. Perhaps the Democrats can put forward a bill that would demand that labels be put on guns that were Tested on Babies or **whose testing in any way involved babies** (including being tested by people who used to be babies). ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7118 "2023-01-19T18:40:56Z")
North Dakota state legislator wants to fine anybody who uses pronouns that don’t match their birth gender. > **[North Dakota Republican floats fining state-funded groups $1,500 if they use...](https://www.rawstory.com/anti-transgender-bill/)** > > The North Dakota House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would prohibit expanded use of pronouns outside of the gender that the person was born. House Bill 2199 restricts the definition of gender to the person's natural gender at birth... ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7119 "2023-01-19T18:41:13Z")
> **[DeSantis wants to permanently ban COVID vaccine, mask requirements for...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-wants-permanently-ban-covid-225755343.html)** > > Vowing to make bans on COVID-19 mandates permanent, Gov. Ron DeSantis keeps Florida in the headlines as he positions himself for national office. This whole story reads exactly how you’d expect it to, but I did like this quote: > That’s the land of crazy. Florida is the land of sanity ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7120 "2023-01-19T18:41:56Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Perhaps the Democrats can put forward a bill that would demand that labels be put on guns that were Tested on Babies or **whose testing in any way involved babies** (including being tested by people who used to be babies). I’d go for ridiculous in the other direction. Demand clear labels on everything that DOES NOT CONTAIN BABIES. After all, us baby eating satanists have rights too! ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7121 "2023-01-19T18:42:53Z")
The Party of Free Speech Strikes Again! ---
**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 19, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7122 "2023-01-19T19:25:14Z")
There goes Hillary’s pizza parlor! ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7123 "2023-01-19T20:24:25Z")
Loser Donald said during a deposition that he couldn’t have raped E. Jean Carroll because she was “not my type”. He was then shown a picture of Carroll and asked who it was - and he said it was his wife. > **[Trump attorney rushed to correct him after he made major blunder during...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-e-jean-carroll-lawsuit-2659277497/)** > > New excerpts of former President Donald Trump's deposition in the lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll against him were unsealed on Wednesday, and they show Trump made an unforced blunder that could undercut a key claim of his defense.Throughout the... ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7124 "2023-01-19T21:52:55Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > At the very least they should be asked for an example of a food that contains human fetal tissue. > [@Horatius](#): > > I’d go for ridiculous in the other direction. Demand clear labels on everything that DOES NOT CONTAIN BABIES. After all, us baby eating satanists have rights too! Sounds like a modest proposal to me. ---
**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 19, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7125 "2023-01-19T23:24:31Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Sounds like a modest proposal to me. Ah, you were too swift for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=355) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=357)