# 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:** 408
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8147 "2023-02-24T03:55:29Z")
Do the pea-brains know that Tai-chi is something they do in \<_gasp!_\> Communist China?? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8148 "2023-02-24T03:58:14Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > As a result, there are only two other people who are willing to work out in my side of the room, the other 10-12 are all crowded together in the other side of the room to avoid any possible vaccine shed or whatever is going on in their little pea-sized brains. - T-shirt suggestion. “I’ve been vaxxed and I’m not afraid to use it!” ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8149 "2023-02-24T04:01:22Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I thought the right was convinced (a) COVID is a hoax, and (b) the vaccines are dangerous. One Florida county is asking Meatball Ron to ban them. > **[Did the Lee County, Florida, GOP Pass a Proposal To Ban COVID-19 Vaccines?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lee-county-covid-vax/)** > > The group claimed to be acting on "behalf of the preservation of the human race." ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8150 "2023-02-24T04:35:22Z")
supposedly the only reason FEMA is helping the train wreck area is that trump went cause Biden was letting them die because they voted Republican ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8151 "2023-02-24T04:48:10Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > To think what they’d do if you coughed (with covered mouth, turned away) I’m not sure how I am transmitting my vaccine cooties, but I don’t think they are transmitted through coughing because nobody can get anyone else sick just by coughing in the same room. That’s just crazy libral talk. I’m not really sure, but I think I am shedding the cooties like a cat sheds hair so I leave a constant trail behind me. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Do the pea-brains know that Tai-chi is something they do in \<_gasp!_\> Communist China?? I seriously doubt it. Tai-chi is often referred to as Old Folks Yoga and yoga has turned into an anti-vax culture as well so they don’t really need to think about where it came from. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8152 "2023-02-24T05:26:07Z")
I thought the fundied out far right were allergice to yoga since it’s connected with India’s spiritualism. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8153 "2023-02-24T05:48:07Z")
I don’t know. I used to try to understand their thought processes, but I kept getting headaches. Now I just smoke a lot of weed. That seems to work much better. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8154 "2023-02-24T06:09:57Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > According to them, the left tricked the right into not taking vaccinations intentionally to kill them. “Look what you made me do! Or _not_ do! I dunno, but it’s _all your fault!_” ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8155 "2023-02-24T06:32:19Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > thought the right was convinced (a) COVID is a hoax, and (b) the vaccines are dangerous. The right wing can firmly believe 5 contradictory things before breakfast, and deny them all by lunch. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8156 "2023-02-24T13:15:18Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > According to them, the left tricked the right into not taking vaccinations intentionally to kill them. > > “Look what you made me do! Or _not_ do! I dunno, but it’s _all your fault!_” So, now that they’re on to us, will they go get vaxxed to own the libs? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8157 "2023-02-24T14:00:28Z")
“Vaxx on, vaxx off”? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8158 "2023-02-24T14:05:16Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > “Vaxx on, vaxx off”? - “I know what you’re thinking. Did he get only one shot or two? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I’ve kinda lost track myself." ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8159 "2023-02-24T14:07:50Z")
“But go ahead, make my day anyway…” ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8160 "2023-02-24T15:59:25Z")
“I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.” ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8161 "2023-02-24T18:06:24Z")
Perhaps the Democrats should run a series of public service announcements that say it’s a Very Bad Idea to shoot yourself in the balls. Biden could have a spot where he tells all Americans to never, ever shoot themselves in the balls. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8162 "2023-02-24T18:28:15Z")
[Joe the President in the foreground, man with a MAGA hat behind, to his right, checking his pistol] Biden: This man is about to … [man is carefully positioning pistol] Biden: … shoot himself … [gunshot] Biden: … in the balls. Man: (screaming in pain) Biden: Do not do this. It is a very bad idea. [man staggers around making sounds of agony] Biden: We have plenty of alternatives to offer instead of shooting yourself in the balls. [man falls over, whimpers loudly] Biden: All you have to do is ask. [infographic on the lower part of the screen, thrashing limbs appearing briefly above its edge] ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8163 "2023-02-24T18:44:03Z")
And now for a message from Vice President Kamala Harris about keeping your hand out of the garbage disposal while it is running. Coming up later, Buttigieg will share some tips on safe lawn care practices. …“And that, my friends, is why you should keep _all_ parts of your body out of a light socket.” commented AOC. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8164 "2023-02-24T18:47:20Z")
A whole series; wood chipper, snow blower, lawnmower, on-coming traffic, etc … ---
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8165 "2023-02-24T18:53:10Z")
Rudy says that the people in East Palestine are coming up to him and asking him why Biden hates 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:** [February 24, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8166 "2023-02-24T19:12:15Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Biden: We have plenty of alternatives to offer instead of shooting yourself in the balls. > [man falls over, whimpers loudly] “Remember men, your balls are _soft_, and _defenseless_, like some kind of namby–pamby liberal. You’d better coddle them if you know what’s good for you!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=409)