# 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:** 172
**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 31, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3421 "2024-01-31T19:15:22Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > I need an enormous amount of brain bleach! If shaking it off doesn’t work, you could try something else from the holy scripture. I don’t think that platform is rated for anyone over 300lb. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OJV04tunziI/maxresdefault.jpg "Taylor Swift - Clean (1989 World Tour) (4K)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJV04tunziI) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3422 "2024-01-31T19:35:52Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > we all like to make the ‘every accusation’ joke Please explain why you consider it a ‘joke’. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3423 "2024-01-31T20:36:31Z")
Forget the Governor, or the supermajority legislature; the Florida DMV is on the trans hate bandwagon. > **[Driving While Trans Now Illegal In Florida](https://jalopnik.com/driving-while-trans-now-illegal-in-florida-1851212116)** > > A new unilateral rule change bans proper gender identification on driver's licenses. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3424 "2024-01-31T20:39:29Z")
I suppose that means traffic stops will include a genital check. Will that include out-of-state visitors? ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3425 "2024-01-31T20:59:49Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Will that include out-of-state visitors? No, it only applies to obtaining a driver’s license. What is not mentioned is that the DoL in just about every state also issues non-DL state IDs, which are necessary for a great many activities (if you do not have a DL), and I cannot imagine that there would a different standard for IDs. Basically, be non-trans or be a vagrant. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3426 "2024-01-31T21:02:35Z")
Would it be possible to sue the state of Florida for not following the federal rules for Real IDs? It sure sounds like they’re in violation for putting incorrect data on the ID. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3427 "2024-01-31T21:18:02Z")
1989 World Tour? So talented at such a young age-Was it shot in the hospital right after she was born? ---
**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 31, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3428 "2024-01-31T21:25:27Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > 1989 World Tour? > So talented at such a young age-Was it shot in the hospital right after she was born? Do you _want_ Swifties to roll their eyes at you? Because that’s how you get Swifties to roll their eyes at you, old man. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3429 "2024-01-31T21:53:42Z")
Republican Senator Tom Cotton beclowns himself on the floor of the Senate: > Sen. Tom Cotton: “Have you ever been a member of the Chinese Communist Party?” > > TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: “Senator, I’m Singaporean. No.” > > Cotton: “Have you ever been associated or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party?” > > Chew: “No, senator. Again, I’m Singaporean.” > ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3430 "2024-01-31T22:07:55Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > > [@Czarcasm](#): > > > > 1989 World Tour? > > So talented at such a young age-Was it shot in the hospital right after she was born? > > Do you _want_ Swifties to roll their eyes at you? Because that’s how you get Swifties to roll their eyes at you, old man. Oh, he’s just teasing the Swifties a little bit. Actually, some of them might be interested to know that a long, long time ago, before it was a Taylor Swift album, 1989 was _also a year_. Hard to believe, I know. ---
**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 31, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3431 "2024-01-31T22:18:07Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > before it was a Taylor Swift album, 1989 was _also a year_ More eye rolling ensues. _Of course_ it was a year, it is the point from which all time is now measured. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s6te0pW5oBQ/maxresdefault.jpg "[Remastered 4K] New Romantics - Taylor Swift • 1989 World Tour • EAS Channel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6te0pW5oBQ&t=226s) ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3432 "2024-01-31T22:18:33Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Republican Senator Tom Cotton beclowns himself on the floor of the Senate: It would be easier and faster to note the times Tom Cotton does not beclown himself on the floor of the Senate. Or anywhere else. I’m ashamed he represents my home state and that many of my childhood friends and classmates still have to deal with that pompous assclown ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3433 "2024-01-31T22:21:38Z")
The right has met Dark Brandon. I think it’s high time they were introduced to Dark Tay Tay. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3434 "2024-01-31T23:11:35Z")
This is quite the rant by an OAN host. I thought MAGAs loved football. Even the evangelicals. I wouldn’t think they would appreciate this message slamming sports as evil indoctrination. > ---
**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 31, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3435 "2024-01-31T23:16:15Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > This is quite the rant by an OAN host. I thought MAGAs loved football. Even the evangelicals. I wouldn’t think they would appreciate this message slamming sports as evil indoctrination. Yeah, that’s unhinged. Is she really telling Texans that they have to choose between football and Jesus? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3436 "2024-01-31T23:21:29Z")
So if it’s a choice between football and Jesus, then how does she reconcile Touchdown Jesus: > **[Word of Life (mural)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Life_(mural))** > > Word of Life (often called "Touchdown Jesus") is a mural on the side of Hesburgh Library, on the University of Notre Dame campus in Notre Dame, Indiana. The artwork measures 134 feet (41 m) high and 68 feet (21 m) wide. > The artwork depicts a procession of figures representing Christian saints, thinkers, teachers, and writers, a topic that connected to the idea of the library. Figures were selected from different centuries and places to convey the concept of the Catholic Church's historical conti... ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3437 "2024-01-31T23:38:44Z")
That’s Catholic Jesus. He doesn’t count as a Real Christian. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3438 "2024-01-31T23:51:56Z")
He doesn’t even have an AR-15, pfft. ---
**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 1, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3439 "2024-02-01T07:35:41Z")
Nikki Haley is preaching [Texas succession](https://us.yahoo.com/gma/nikki-haley-says-texas-secede-185700053.html). Apparently, she is fairly dim on the history of that place. They’re 1 for 2 in that endeavor. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3440 "2024-02-01T09:03:53Z")
So Nikki Haley wants to be president of a U.S. smaller than the one that currently exists? She must be the first candidate to campaign on that platform. “Make America a Perfect Square, Again” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=173)