# 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:** 74
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1462 "2022-04-15T12:14:01Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > I was going to say “person,” but I didn’t want to get dinged for asserting facts not in evidence. I think that is only against the rules on the FQ board? ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1463 "2022-04-15T14:01:47Z")
> **[Morning Digest: DeSantis plan carves up Black district to boost white...](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/4/15/2092046/-Morning-Digest-DeSantis-plan-carves-up-Black-district-to-boost-white-Republicans-in-Florida?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=main)** > > The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.... > … > The centerpiece of DeSantis’ new proposal, which for months he’d pushed in the face—until now—of strenuous opposition by state lawmakers, is the dismantling of the 5th District, a plurality-Black seat represented by Democratic Rep. Al Lawson that stretches across the northern tier of the state from Jacksonville to Tallahassee. > > The new map breaks Jacksonville apart to create a revamped district that would almost certainly elect a white Republican instead of a Black Democrat like Lawson: The 5th would transform from a district Biden won 63-36 into a 57-41 Trump seat—a swing of 43 points. The reshaped 4th District would become considerably bluer, going from a 60-39 Trump advantage to just a 53-46 Trump edge, but Republicans should still easily be able to hold it in November. (It’s not yet clear which district GOP Rep. John Rutherford, who represents the current 4th, might seek re-election in.) > … > > Elsewhere, the map would make further changes to boost the GOP’s fortunes, chiefly in the middle part of the state: > > - In the Orlando area, DeSantis would pack Democratic voters into the 10th District to make it even more safely blue in order to turn the neighboring 7th red. This open seat would jump from 55-44 Biden to 52-47 Trump. This long-anticipated transformation might explain why Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced her retirement last year (though [she insisted at the time](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-stephanie-murphy-not-running-reelection-20211220-ticr3srtfveqlecn4euphf4iqm-story.html) that redistricting wouldn’t play a role). > - Along central Florida’s Gulf coast, DeSantis would revive an egregious gerrymander that was struck down by the courts by having the Tampa-based 14th District cross Tampa Bay to pack Black voters in eastern St. Petersburg into this solidly blue district. That would flip the open 13th, in the remainder of the St. Petersburg area, from 51-47 Biden to 53-46 Trump. (Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist, who represents the 13th, is running for governor.) > … I know… not news… ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1464 "2022-04-15T14:10:19Z")
Gee… hard to keep up with stupid Republican ideas today. They’re swarming. > **[GOP Abandons Presidential Debate Commission](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-presidential-debate-commission_n_62585560e4b0e97a351c6683)** > > The party unanimously voted to break with the bipartisan group that has organized presidential debates for 34 years. “Unanimously.” They move and think as one now. Republicans are _The Borg_. > … > “Debates are an important part of the democratic process, and the RNC is committed to free and fair debates,” Chair Ronna McDaniel said in a statement. “Today, the RNC voted to withdraw from the biased CPD, and we are going to find newer, better debate platforms to ensure that future nominees are not forced to go through the biased CPD in order to make their case to the American people.” > … I think the Republican candidate should debate alone. He or she (who am I kidding, of course there will never be a female presidential candidate-- _sorry, Sarah!_) could move back and forth from one side of the stage to the other, representing alternative points of view. Yeah, that’s the ticket. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1465 "2022-04-15T14:45:26Z")
I didn’t realize this grifter was running for Congress. It wouldn’t surprise me to see the idiots of district 4 elect him. Their current rep, Dan Newhouse, made the maroons mad by daring to vote to impeach Donny… And of course, Donny is now endorsing Culp. Culp is one of the dumbest dipshits around. He will fit right in with the rest of the folks fighting the good fight against the gazpacho police and the gangs of teachers pushing CRT. ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1466 "2022-04-15T14:52:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > of course there will never be a female presidential candidate I fear there will be, and maybe as soon as '24 if you-know-who doesn’t run. I say “fear,” because a frothing MAGAt such as SD governor Kristi Noem would be 100% as palatable to the deplorables as any man while having more appeal to purplish suburbanites who’d see her nomination as evidence that the GOP might not be as bigoted as they’d thought. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1467 "2022-04-15T18:02:44Z")
Candidate for Governor of Alabama is campaigning against a school that accepts kids of all genders and persuasions, and of course, the crazies are now showing up to harass the kids. > **[GOP candidate targets students in campaign ad, leading to drive-by slurs at...](https://www.salon.com/2022/04/14/alabama-schools-says-candidate-for-governor-put-target-on-students-back-with-campaign-ad/)** > > An LGBTQ-affirming charter school in Alabama increased campus security due to a gubernatorial candidate's new ad ---
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1468 "2022-04-15T18:07:52Z")
Trucks are stacked up at border entry points after Greg Abbot instituted an order requiring extensive inspection of all trucks entering the border. I would have thought this would be a violation of interstate commerce, but what do I know/ > **[Economic toll in Texas worsens as trucks remain stopped at Mexico border](https://www.yahoo.com/news/economic-toll-texas-worsens-trucks-023506645.html)** > > Gov. Greg Abbott has kept many of his new inspection policies in place despite pleas from businesses for relief. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1469 "2022-04-15T18:11:31Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > “Unanimously.” They move and think as one now. Republicans are _The Borg_ . - Like hell. The Borg have far more humanity and empathy. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1470 "2022-04-15T18:16:58Z")
And when this new bottleneck in the supply chain pushes up prices further, it will be blamed on ~~Obama~~ Biden. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1471 "2022-04-15T18:24:46Z")
Just call it what it is: A job-killing regulation. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1472 "2022-04-15T18:40:19Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > And when this new bottleneck in the supply chain pushes up prices further, it will be blamed on ~~Obama~~ Biden. I saw a theory kicking around (somewhere on Raw Story or some such place) that Abbott is doing this deliberately to drive up inflation heading into the mid-terms, with the specific intention that Republicans everywhere can blame it on Democrats everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1473 "2022-04-15T18:44:06Z")
Or at least, adaptability. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1474 "2022-04-15T18:49:24Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > I saw a theory kicking around (somewhere on Raw Story or some such place) that Abbott is doing this deliberately to drive up inflation heading into the mid-terms, with the specific intention that Republicans everywhere can blame it on Democrats everywhere. I’m looking for the article to cite where I read that and not finding exactly that – but here’s Beto calling Abbott an “economic arsonist”: > **['Economic arsonist' Greg Abbott slammed by Beto O'Rourke over supply...](https://www.rawstory.com/greg-abbott-beto-o-rourke/)** > > On Thursday, former Congressman and Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke slammed incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, accusing him of singlehandedly disrupting supply chains across the country with a controversial truck inspection policy... > [@](#): > > “Abbott is the arsonist who torched the Texas economy by shutting down trade with Mexico to score cheap political points,” tweeted O’Rourke, a native of the border city of El Paso. “Now he wants credit for putting out the fire. Texans aren’t buying it and we’ll never forget the chaos Abbott caused to our economy and our communities.” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1475 "2022-04-15T19:02:42Z")
Yahoo News has several articles on the subject. [https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/36886f6f-6e9a-3855-a025-68c466ebbf4f/further-price-inflation-and.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/36886f6f-6e9a-3855-a025-68c466ebbf4f/further-price-inflation-and.html) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1476 "2022-04-15T19:18:56Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I would have thought this would be a violation of interstate commerce, but what do I know Yes, this? By all accounts I’ve been reading, this affects commerce far beyond Texas. Why hasn’t the Biden Administration (presumably the Department of Commerce) given him a cease-and-desist order? Followed up, if necessary, by nationalization of the Texas National Guard to enforce? ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1477 "2022-04-15T19:36:47Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Yahoo News has several articles on the subject. I read some articles, I saw one that said they did not know if any of the inspections were finding anything. Does anyone have a link that might show the number of inspections vs the number of aliens or contraband or faulty vehicles that they have found? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1478 "2022-04-15T19:38:57Z")
They _aren’t trying_ to find aliens or contraband or faulty vehicles. This is pure political terrorism by traitors. ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1479 "2022-04-15T19:40:55Z")
I get that. But I was just wondering about the stats ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1480 "2022-04-15T19:41:51Z")
I don’t think they are bothering to write anything down. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1481 "2022-04-15T20:11:42Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I don’t think they are bothering to write anything down. - If you’re not writing it down, you’re just screwing around. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=75)