# 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:** 71
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1402 "2022-04-12T01:33:48Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > > [@bobot](#): > > > > The insane amount of money required to run for office is the reason that I have never given a dime to any politician’s campaign. > > That, and the fact that if you do give even one thin dime your name goes on a list that gets sold and propagated to the ends of the known universe and you get contacted by every candidate/party/PAC in existence asking for more MORE **MORE!** A-fucking-men. Made that mistake for the 2020 election. Never again. ---
**Author:** ![Ziberian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/919ad9/32.png) [@Ziberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziberian)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1403 "2022-04-12T13:28:15Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Did they actually get the money, though? They’re _still_ getting money. They left DC, and (I think) split into several groups, with the biggest group heading for California where they are at the statehouse objecting to a variety of bills. Only a few big trucks still along, it’s mostly down to the crazies, lazies, and pure scammers. But still getting lots of support, and apparently cash, along the way. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1404 "2022-04-12T13:29:49Z")
So Lauren Boebert just tweeted this: > [@](#): > > Inflation is now sitting at the highest level in forty years. > > The people of our country are drowning financially while Biden’s focus is on the tobacco industry being immune from prostitutes being sued rather than any sort of economic solution. Yes, she really wrote “prostitutes”. Freudian autocorrect there. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1405 "2022-04-12T14:21:36Z")
Does smoking make you impotent? You’d they they’d put that on the poster. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1406 "2022-04-12T14:51:46Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Yes, she really wrote “prostitutes”. Freudian autocorrect there. I’m twisting my brain in knots trying to figure out what she _meant_ to say. Any ideas? ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1407 "2022-04-12T14:58:12Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > I’m twisting my brain in knots trying to figure out what she _meant_ to say. Any ideas?. My guess is “prosecution”. She was probably dictating rather than typing and she just is used to saying “prostitution” and the phone “heard” that. The sentence is still clunky either way. Maybe she’s functionally illiterate? ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1408 "2022-04-12T15:06:31Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Maybe she’s functionally illiterate?- If that’s the same thing as being dumb as a box of rocks, then yes, it is. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1409 "2022-04-12T15:08:54Z")
I notice Boebert didn’t say anything about the record-low rate of unemployment. Because that would be complimenting “Brandon”. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1410 "2022-04-12T15:10:19Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > She was probably dictating rather than typing and she just is used to saying “prostitution” and the phone “heard” that. The sentence is still clunky either way. Huh, curious, why would her device default to “prostitutes” as an auto-correct? It must be a word she uses frequently. Any wagers on if this is the same device she uses to text with her dodgy husband? Just asking questions… 🤔 ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1411 "2022-04-12T15:10:59Z")
On research, I believe she was attempting to [mock Biden for a verbal stumble of his](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/04/11/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-11-2022/): > [@](#): > > Imagine had the tobacco industry been immune to prost- — to being sued. Come on. So - a deliberate stupidity on Boebert’s part, mocking a minor slip of the tongue on Biden’s part. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1412 "2022-04-12T15:12:23Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > I notice Boebert didn’t say anything about the record-low rate of unemployment. Because that would be complimenting “Brandon”. She should just do what I’ve seen folks up my way do when confronted with a news article saying that unemployment is at it’s lowest rate in 40 years. They make comments that the article is complete bullshit, because they personally know businesses that are struggling to get workers. And this is all Trudeau’s fault. Yes, they completely do not understand what “unemployment rate” even means, but are more than willing to blame someone for their unrelated complaint. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1413 "2022-04-12T15:16:20Z")
She failed her GED three times. I heard (unconfirmed rumor, no cite) that the only reason she got it on the fourth time was because they were sorry for her. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1414 "2022-04-12T15:23:03Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > And this is all Trudeau’s fault. It would be hilarious to see her making this comment! ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1415 "2022-04-12T16:08:52Z")
> [@Are husbands still required to support adulterous wife's children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-husbands-still-required-to-support-adulterous-wifes-children/962577/14): > > for example the Orange one discovered today that Baron was actually fathered by … > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > And this is all Trudeau’s fault. It all fits! ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1416 "2022-04-12T16:27:44Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Huh, curious, why would her device default to “prostitutes” as an auto-correct? Every time I start to text my wife “Thoughts on dinner?” when I get to the “di-” my autocorrect suggests “divorce.” My phone is trying to break up my marriage. /hijack ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1417 "2022-04-12T16:46:54Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > My phone is trying to break up my marriage. Your phone is sentient, and in love with you. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1418 "2022-04-12T17:19:03Z")
Nothing worse than a jealous phone. _Call me_. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1419 "2022-04-12T20:45:36Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Huh, curious, why would her device default to “prostitutes” as an auto-correct? It must be a word she uses frequently. A friend of mine had her psychiatrist’s name changed by her phone from Butch to _Bitch_. That or therapy isn’t going well. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1420 "2022-04-12T21:03:49Z")
Another Trump-endorsed member of the Republican Death Cult, which sees _any_ mandates intended to slow the pandemic that’s killed more than 900,000 Americans of all political parties and more than 6 million people worldwide as “an assault on our God-given freedom”, has another brilliant idea. Kari Lake, running for governor in Arizona, says she would fine airlines $1,000 per incident for mandating masks in Arizonan airspace. > **[Trump-endorsed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she would fine...](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-endorsed-arizona-gubernatorial-candidate-kari-lake-says-she-would-fine-airlines-1-000-for-making-passengers-wear-masks/ar-AAW7huH?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c8ba213f7b5b4e028aa08fa95df204e3)** > > Lake tweeted that she would fine the airlines for each incident within Arizona airspace, and would set up a tip line for passengers. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1421 "2022-04-12T21:06:31Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Huh, curious, why would her device default to “prostitutes” as an auto-correct? > [@Akaj](#): > > Every time I start to text my wife “Thoughts on dinner?” when I get to the “di-” my autocorrect suggests “divorce.” Note this earlier thread of mine about how my kindle substitutes dirty words and obscenities for ordinary words [e.g., “pussy” for “party,” “pissed” for “posted,” “ass” for “was”]. Yeah, this is on my kindle, not my phone, but a similar thing. And it’s still doing it. > [@Kindle SWYPE text correction weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-swype-text-correction-weirdness/955391): > > I use my kindle to post here and do other text/composition tasks like email. The onscreen keyboard supports swype, which permits you to drag your finger or stylus across the keyboard instead of typing or poking each key individually. [[image] ](https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/News/_nc3/Swype_path.png) This is my 6th kindle, purchased July 2021, and it’s the biggest, latest, top of the line, “All-new Fire HD 10 tablet, 10.1”, 1080p Full HD, 64 GB, latest model (2021 release)," blahblahblah. All our devices do an auto-c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=72)