# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588 "2023-07-04T21:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 139
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2761 "2023-12-31T03:24:21Z")
Don’t be silly that’s just a symptom of “The Woke Mind Virus” I think my eyes got stuck in the back of my head just posting that. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2762 "2023-12-31T05:53:47Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Basically, this move costs her votes, on net, in the primary, where she can afford to lose a fair number of votes I’m not so sure about that. In the primary, she’s competing against other Republicans (almost certainly other Republicans about as far right as she is, for that matter), so the redness of the district doesn’t particularly help her. Her name recognition might be an advantage, but it might also be a disadvantage now that the name is on a big fat “CARPETBAGGER” tag. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2763 "2023-12-31T06:18:10Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > If a Democrat from another district ran in MY district because they were scared of losing in theirs…even if I liked that candidate, that would be a big mark against them. Cannot believe I would be the only one who would think that way. Back in 2012 when Dennis Kucinich got redistricted out of his safe seat in Ohio, there was a small groundswell of people here in Olympia who tried to “draft” him to run in the brand-new district we’d just picked up. It went nowhere, I suspect for much of the same reason. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2764 "2023-12-31T10:08:39Z")
I sometimes wonder, if forced to choose one or the other, whether I prefer stupidity like this, where it has a clear origin in actual reality that has been distorted (deliberately or not), or just flat out lies created out of thin air. ---
**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 1, 2024, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2765 "2024-01-01T10:41:49Z")
Earlier tonight, Green Day performed “American Idiot” on live TV from Times Square, and Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyric “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of a MAGA agenda”. Not surprisingly, this has set off a number of MAGA snowflakes who are bewildered that Green Day would shoehorn politics into “American Idiot” and wondering why they went woke all of a sudden. > > > > Ryan Shead @RyanShead > ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2766 "2024-01-01T10:45:54Z")
Reminds me of a few years back, my buddies went to Coachella to hear (amongst many things) Roger Waters, who then apparently went on an anti Trump tirade. My buddies then recounted how many people were pissed off and screamed about keeping politics out of music, as if they had never heard Roger Waters or Pink Floyd before, yet paid over 300 bucks to be there. ---
**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 1, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2767 "2024-01-01T10:52:51Z")
[![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/101/254/d40) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/101/254/d40) ---
**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 1, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2768 "2024-01-01T13:16:22Z")
“Keep to music”? Didn’t Trump visit the White House and consult with Trump about North Korea? And there’s that MAGA rapper guy? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2769 "2024-01-01T13:31:38Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Didn’t Trump visit the White House and consult with Trump about North Korea? Well, that’s to be expected. ---
**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 1, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2770 "2024-01-01T14:42:14Z")
BAH! I meant “Kid” Rock. Typing after staying up till midnight is not recommended. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2771 "2024-01-01T15:15:36Z")
And of course the well-thought-out opinions of Ted Nugent are always valued in Republican circles. ---
**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 1, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2772 "2024-01-01T15:38:56Z")
There was a stupid Republican supervisor at a job of mine who was complaining that Neil Young ruined a show by making it political. He contended that the concert was the wrong place for it. I said: Like Ted Nugent? He said: Well, but Ted’s got a point. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2773 "2024-01-01T15:44:00Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Reminds me of a few years back, my buddies went to Coachella to hear (amongst many things) Roger Waters, who then apparently went on an anti Trump tirade. My buddies then recounted how many people were pissed off and screamed about keeping politics out of music, as if they had never heard Roger Waters or Pink Floyd before, yet paid over 300 bucks to be there. Perhaps they thought that “Another Brick in the Wall” was from the perspective of a stonemason? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2774 "2024-01-01T17:35:39Z")
Many moons ago, I went to a Lollapalooza in NC and the lead singer of Jane’s Addiction kept ranting about how we should run Jess Helms out of office. I agreed with him, but he sucked the life out of the venue with his sanctimonious whining. It’s poor form to alienate your audience with politics when they’re just wanting to forget all that shit and have fun. (but way to go Green Day) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2775 "2024-01-01T18:48:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/RealMattCouch/status/1741696797163000284) I hate, hate, HATE that. “Know your _place_, boy”. Fuck this guy. Like any of these pukes were Green Day fans anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2776 "2024-01-01T19:15:10Z")
I have to assume anyone bitching about Green Day being “political” aren’t really Green Day fans. Again, I was pissed I didn’t get to see it. grumble. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2777 "2024-01-02T01:05:08Z")
It would be like bitching about Billy Bragg because he sings about how great unions are… ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2778 "2024-01-02T01:34:54Z")
Sinead O’Connor did seem to be concerned with making comparisons between things, but I don’t think any of the things she compared were political. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2779 "2024-01-02T01:45:11Z")
So you are saying Nothing Compares 2 U? ---
**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 2, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2780 "2024-01-02T02:52:24Z")
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