# 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:** 437
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8727 "2023-03-21T22:48:32Z")
> [@EastUmpqua](#): > > Every once in a while I read political threads in the Pit for the same reason I sometimes read CNN or Fox news CNN and Faux are both partisan and biased. But to equate them is just fucking stupid. Really fucking stupid. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8728 "2023-03-21T22:51:43Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I thought condoms were a mortal sin in the Catholic World! The seed must not be stopped on its mission of procreation! [![](https://img.gifglobe.com/grabs/montypython/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife/gif/87nHjQJvu7oN.gif) ](https://img.gifglobe.com/grabs/montypython/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife/gif/87nHjQJvu7oN.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8729 "2023-03-21T23:06:34Z")
I went to public school in a very rural, conservative, Catholic-dominated community. The only thing I remember about sex ed was some crude cross-section illustrations of men’s and women’s bodies, maybe a film or two, but condoms? Never heard of them. The first time I learned what a condom was was when I friend of mine was singing a crude song to the tune of “Stranger’s in the Night” (… “exchanging rubbers, if one is too tight, well there are others …” yuck, yuck). “Gee fella’s, that’s a funny song. Um, what’s a rubber?” In my world rubbers were those things my dad put over his good shoes when it was raining. The first time I saw a condom was when one of the kids in the neighborhood found a fresh pack in the woods. We all got one to try on (I think we were like 10 or something). The next time I saw a condom was when I bought one in college. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8730 "2023-03-21T23:08:50Z")
> [@Tierce](#): > > Some helpful folks from his LGBTQ+ community renewed it for him and gave him a nice redesign as well. OMG, the “Sycophant Websites”!!! 🤣 On a more sober note – Idaho experiences the result of some very stupid Republican ideas: > **[Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies as doctors flee over abortion ban](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/20/idaho-bonner-hospital-baby-delivery-abortion-ban)** > > Near-total ban on abortions is driving doctors away, hospital says, leading to lack of nearby labor and delivery care for thousands ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8731 "2023-03-21T23:23:17Z")
You were taught how to make a safe fruit salad? ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8732 "2023-03-21T23:39:13Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > On a more sober note – Idaho experiences the result of some very stupid Republican ideas: > [Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies as doctors flee over abortion ban | US news | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/20/idaho-bonner-hospital-baby-delivery-abortion-ban) I expect to see a lot more this. Rural areas have been having trouble attracting skilled professionals for a long time. The basic economics of the areas simply make it difficult to support them at pay rates competitive with large population centers. So now, on top of low pay, they’re adding regulations to open them up to moral quandaries and legal liabilities. What doctor or teacher would want to work there? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8733 "2023-03-21T23:48:46Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > So now, on top of low pay, they’re adding regulations to open them up to moral quandaries and legal liabilities. **What doctor or teacher would want to work there?** Pretty much the point, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8734 "2023-03-21T23:50:11Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > The first time I learned what a condom was was when I friend of mine was singing a crude song to the tune of “Stranger’s in the Night” (… “exchanging rubbers, if one is too tight, well there are others …” yuck, yuck). _This one is too loose_ _It could fit a mooooooooooooose_ Ha ha, forgot about that one. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8735 "2023-03-22T00:30:44Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Rural areas have been having trouble attracting skilled professionals for a long time. Yep, that’s definitely nothing new. I grew up in rural North Carolina in the late '80s - early '90s; the medical care was basic compared to what I can find now living in a high-population suburban area. I know my father’s health ultimately suffered from it; even though he had the means to go elsewhere for medical care, he used local doctors for reasons that still aren’t clear to me. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8736 "2023-03-22T00:47:34Z")
The author of Florida’s “don’t say gay” law has plead guilty to embezzling $150,000 in covid relief funds. > **[Florida GOP lawmaker who wrote ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill facing up to 35 years...](https://www.rawstory.com/florida-gop-lawmaker-who-wrote-dont-say-gay-bill-facing-up-to-35-years-after-pleading-guilty-in-fraud-case/)** > > Joe Harding, the now-former Florida Republican lawmaker who authored the extremist “Don’t Say Gay” bill could face up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday afternoon to federal felony fraud charges in a scheme to obtain $150,000 in... ---
**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:** [March 22, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8737 "2023-03-22T00:55:06Z")
> **[those are rookie numbers in this racket | Those Are Rookie Numbers](https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1507267-those-are-rookie-numbers)** > > See more 'Those Are Rookie Numbers' images on Know Your Meme! $150,000.00? You gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers in this racket. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8738 "2023-03-22T01:23:14Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > On a more sober note – Idaho experiences the result of some very stupid Republican ideas: Even more. Coeur d’Alene is overrun with “no education is good education” and recently voted down school bonds which fund about a quarter of their operations. Without those funds, they need to layoff 25%, shutdown about 25% of the schools, and shut down all sports. This is a bond they have approved for over 40 years. Idaho = Idiocracy. Soon their drama departments will be having live performances of “Ow! My Balls!”. > **[Coeur d'Alene school board will try to pass levy again as superintendent...](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/21/coeur-dalene-school-board-will-try-to-pass-levy-ag/)** > > During a special meeting Monday, the Coeur d'Alene School Board of Trustees unanimously voted to place a two-year levy on the May 16 ballot. If voters approve it, the tax will collect $25 million annually and replace a $20 million levy passed in... ---
**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:** [March 22, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8739 "2023-03-22T03:58:42Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Democratic Governor Laura Kelly supports the latter two measures, but will certainly veto the bill in its present form, because of the vouchers. Then the Pubs can blame her for preventing teachers from getting raises. [except](https://www.sos.ks.gov/other/pubs/KS_Constitution.pdf), > [@Kansas Constitution Article 2 §14(b)](#): > > If any bill presented to the governor contains several items of appropriation of money, one or more of such items may be disapproved by the governor while the other portion of the bill is approved by the governor. In case the governor does so disapprove, a veto message of the governor stating the item or items disapproved, and the reasons therefor, shall be appended to the bill at the time it is signed, and the bill shall be returned with the veto message to the house of origin of the bill. Whenever a veto message is so received, the message shall be entered in the journal and, in not more than thirty calendar days, the house of origin shall reconsider the items of the bill which have been disapproved. If two-thirds of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified shall vote to approve any item disapproved by the governor, the bill, with the veto message, shall be sent to the other house, which shall in not more than thirty calendar days also reconsider each such item so approved by the house of origin, and if approved by two-thirds of all the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified, any such item shall take effect and become a part of the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8740 "2023-03-22T13:38:50Z")
And when all the doctors leave, Republicans can blame it on Obamacare. Win-win! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8741 "2023-03-23T01:36:18Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > _This one is too loose_ > _It could fit a mooooooooooooose_ > > Ha ha, forgot about that one. Never heard it before, I’ve been cackling about it since yesterday! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8742 "2023-03-23T06:15:31Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You were taught how to make a safe fruit salad? Don’t kumquat inside her. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8743 "2023-03-23T12:19:21Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@Pleonast](#): > > > > **What doctor or teacher would want to work there?** > > Pretty much the point, isn’t it? Yep. What is often missed is that the people in those power circles see the reduction of large parts of the population to peasantry to be a _good_ thing because it restores the proper God-given order. Which somehow turns out God wants Social Darwinism to be the way the world works: if you can gain wealth and power, good for you, if not, accept your lot is to work and die for the first group. It’s ok, Jesus will make it good after you’re dead. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > taught how to make a safe fruit salad? I believe one of the meanings of that is also against church teaching. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8744 "2023-03-23T13:28:06Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Which somehow turns out God wants Social Darwinism to be the way the world works: if you can gain wealth and power, good for you, if not, accept your lot is to work and die for the first group. It’s ok, Jesus will make it good after you’re dead. [Faith makes it make sense](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCCYvPlsp7o). ---
**Author:** ![PackerMan2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/packerman2/32/2894_2.png) [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8745 "2023-03-23T14:44:56Z")
You’re fine as long as you don’t toss the salad. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8746 "2023-03-23T15:38:44Z")
> [@PackerMan2](#): > > You’re fine as long as you don’t toss the salad. It’s in Genesis, …he wasted his salad on the ground so that he would not give a meal to his brother. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=436) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=438)