# 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:** 224
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4461 "2024-03-28T02:46:52Z")
I don’t know what the source is but I have a claim that there were “flashes”\* along the steelwork when the bridge fell. \*You know, as in “demolition charges being set off” bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4462 "2024-03-28T02:56:29Z")
Actually, if you watch the videos, you can see flashes of some kind where the ends of the bridge sections break apart. I have no idea what caused them, but they’re probably electrical sparks from cables breaking. But they look nothing like the flashes you see during controlled demolition, which are very brief, and happen _before_ the destruction starts, not _while_ it is going on. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4463 "2024-03-28T03:16:02Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > which are very brief, and happen _before_ the destruction starts, not _while_ it is going on. There you go, bringing facts into it again! ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4464 "2024-03-28T03:34:41Z")
I posted this yesterday in the evil MFers thread (info below). But, I guarantee these shitheads identify with the right so this is a good spot for it also. And here is a newer article about it. Edit to add, I’ve written plenty about these lifted truck a’holes in my area. They are coal rolling, confederate and gadsden flag flying pricks. I see it often. And to anyone that says the confederate flag is just about “history” or “heritage”, I am here to tell you that around northern ID, it is alway, always, always about racism. Fuck that flag. And fuck anyone that wants to cling to the flag of those that tried to overthrow the govt of the US from within. > **[Utah basketball team's experience in Coeur d'Alene shows history of racism...](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/mar/27/utah-basketball-teams-experience-in-coeur-dalene-s/)** > > After racial slurs were yelled at University of Utah women’s basketball players on Thursday evening, many North Idahoans acknowledged the region’s decadeslong struggle with hate speech and white supremacist groups. > [@Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/904): > > Not sure where to post this, but I would consider racists evil, so here will do. > > I live in the land of ongoing racism. The skinheads and Aryan Nations assholes aren’t as visible, but the hatred is still here. The UT women’s basketball team that was in town for the tourney had to change hotels due to racial harassment. Keep it classy Idaho 🙄 > > [https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/utah-womens-basketball-team-alleges-racial-abuse-in-coeurdalene/293-0c01ee33-37e8-4994-9768-3b8f762ec12f](https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/utah-womens-basketball-team-alleges-racial-abuse-in-coeurdalene/293-0c01ee33-37e8-4994-9768-3b8f762ec12f) ---
**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 28, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4465 "2024-03-28T04:10:39Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > if the ratio drops below 1, the stupid begins to self-defeat the evil This was the one thing that saved us from utter devastation during the CFSG term. The E/S ratio never exceeded about 0.7 for any significant length of time, otherwise, we would have been well and truly fucked. The ShitGibbon seems to be a S-magnet, taking on the most lobotomitic staff members he can find (because he needs crack-lickers, who are almost always low-fractional E/S). I mean, look at the “rigged election” flailing: that hit an E/S ratio around 0.2. ---
**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 28, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4466 "2024-03-28T04:39:15Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > And unbelievably, one of their favorite go-to complaints about Democrats or ‘the left’ is: “_they politicize everything_.” Every Accusation Is A Confession ---
**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 28, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4467 "2024-03-28T04:46:58Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I am here to tell you that around northern ID, it is alway, always, always about racism. When I took the train from Seattle to Chicago last year, I found it humorous that the train only makes one stop in Idaho and it’s at 3 AM. Even Amtrak wants to get out of there as fast as possible and without anyone noticing. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4468 "2024-03-28T12:52:35Z")
If Czarist Russia was “A despotism moderated by incompetence” Trump and his ilk (Including the libertarian branch under which I’m currently suffering) are “Evil moderated by stupidity (and incompetence)” ---
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4469 "2024-03-28T13:06:42Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > And to anyone that says the confederate flag is just about “history” or “heritage”, I am here to tell you that around northern ID, it is alway, always, always about racism. The exact and direct meaning of that flag is, and always has been, “I am so devoted to the notion that people are property that I am willing to take up arms against my nation and my state to defend that notion”. That’s the message that flag was created to convey. If you want a symbol of “southern heritage”, what you’re looking for is bowl of grits. ---
**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 28, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4470 "2024-03-28T13:21:14Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > “southern heritage” And, for that matter, what other region needs a flag to show pride in their “heritage”?\* New Englanders and Midwesterners might have some pride about their regions, but they don’t have _flags_, and you never hear them complaining about their “heritage” being erased. \*Oh yeah – Texas. 🙄 ---
**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 28, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4471 "2024-03-28T14:15:35Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > Oh yeah – Texas The only state to put their Yelp rating on their flag. “Texas - the One Star State.” ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4472 "2024-03-28T16:03:05Z")
At least there’s some ideological consistency there. Hopefully the absurdity gets at least a few people thinking. ---
**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 28, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4473 "2024-03-28T18:04:34Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > These dumb morons just got caught forging signatures to recall one of their own, and they still didn’t get enough. Welp, even with ongoing investigations into “allegations of widespread fraud” (every accusation), they’re taking another shot at it. > **[Vos recall organizer launches second effort after first one fails](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/28/robin-vos-recall-organizer-starts-second-effort-after-first-one-fails/73132411007/)** > > Matthew Snorek of Burlington filed paperwork with the Wisconsin Elections Commission. ---
**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 28, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4474 "2024-03-28T23:14:42Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > And, for that matter, what other region needs a flag to show pride in their “heritage”?\* Chicagoans seem pretty fond of their flag. ---
**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 28, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4475 "2024-03-28T23:44:16Z")
Ted ‘Cancun’ Cruz, suffering from public humiliation withdrawal, pushes through a hair brained employment plan for police. It’s called the, " **LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME!!!**" amendment. Call/write/email your representative or senator to also require the police to wear, “ **I’M WITH STUPID** ” vests. > **[Senator Ted Cruz Forces Amendment Into FAA Bill To Give Lawmakers Police...](https://jalopnik.com/senator-ted-cruz-forces-amendment-into-faa-bill-to-give-1851372324)** > > Why would Ted Cruz of all people think he needs a police escort? Picture is of Cruz answering a question about his likeability. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4476 "2024-03-28T23:55:33Z")
Of course he needs an escort through airports. Particularly in Montana. > **[Ted Cruz Misses Flight at Montana Airport, Security Called After He Gets...](https://people.com/politics/ted-cruz-misses-flight-at-montana-airport-security-called-after-he-gets-unruly-reports/)** > > Texas senator Ted Cruz, 51, reportedly got into an altercation with airline personnel, resulting in the intervention of airport security > Ted Cruz reportedly had a run-in with airline staff at a Montana airport over the weekend, resulting in security being called. > > A Reddit video shows the Texas senator, 51, standing masked at a check-in counter at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport on Sunday, speaking with personnel. > > He is seen shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders in front of two staff members. > > ——————————————— > > The clip then cuts to a slightly different angle, presumably some time later, in which a security officer is seen speaking with the Republican politician from a distance. As seen in the comments from the Reddit user who claims to have recorded the exchange, Cruz apparently said something along the lines of, “Don’t you know who I am?” > > He also reportedly “demanded to speak to a manager about a dozen times.” > > ——————————————— > > In an updated comment hours after posting, the Reddit user wrote that the politician made “thinly veiled threats towards the employment of the people involved. Demanding their names and threatening to call corporate.” ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4477 "2024-03-28T23:56:26Z")
I’m sure if someone asked Cruz what this was about he would claim he’s protecting himself from “extremist antifas” or some other BS. I’m fairly certain he probably sees the leopards circling and is not sure when they’ll be coming for him. For all of his MAGAT embracing they know he is from the old guard in the gop. He’ll be removed at some point probably sooner than later. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4478 "2024-03-28T23:58:42Z")
> [@](#): > > As seen in the comments from the Reddit user who claims to have recorded the exchange, Cruz apparently said something along the lines of, “Don’t you know who I am?” > > He also reportedly “demanded to speak to a manager about a dozen times.” > > ——————————————— > > In an updated comment hours after posting, the Reddit user wrote that the politician made “thinly veiled threats towards the employment of the people involved. Demanding their names and threatening to call corporate.” Ted “Cancun Karen” Cruz, ladies and gentlemen. ---
**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 29, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4479 "2024-03-29T00:20:03Z")
Michigan state legislator tweets that he saw three busloads of “illegal immigrants” leaving the Detroit airport with a police escort. It was in fact the Gonzaga men’s basketball team en route to their March Madness game. > **[Gonzaga confused for "illegal Invaders" when team bus arrives in Michigan](https://www.newsweek.com/gonzaga-confused-illegal-invaders-when-team-bus-arrives-michigan-1884741)** > > "Photos show Gonzaga getting on an Allegiant plane to Detroit for the Sweet 16," one social media user wrote. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4480 "2024-03-29T00:23:16Z")
Gonzaga? Sounds pretty exotic to me. Probably a shithole country, right next to Wakanda. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=223) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=225)