# 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:** 24
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/461 "2023-08-04T12:22:45Z")
Good grief. Can someone local call the appropriate authorities to have her carted off for a mental health evaluation? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/462 "2023-08-04T13:16:44Z")
Have any of you seen this? Trump’s lawyer Lauro ADMITTED he is guilty on national TV! > ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/463 "2023-08-04T13:20:01Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Trump’s lawyer Lauro ADMITTED he is guilty on national TV! I guess he finally got fed up trying to get him to pay his bill. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/464 "2023-08-04T13:26:59Z")
And I will point out again that Mike Pence, who apparently found a spine to wear on Wednesday, has refuted this in no uncertain terms, saying that Trump asked him to outright reject the votes so the election would go to Congress, not to “pause” the voting. > **[Mike Pence delivers one of his strongest criticisms yet of Trump](https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/mike-pence-delivers-one-of-his-strongest-criticisms-yet-of-trump-189881925589)** > > Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday gave one of his strongest criticisms yet of Donald Trump and Trump's actions on January 6. It’s the first clip in the story. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/465 "2023-08-04T13:52:26Z")
FFS, Florida > **[AP Psychology 'effectively banned' in Florida over sexuality lessons, College...](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/03/ap-psychology-banned-in-florida-00109720)** > > The decision deepens a dispute between Gov. Ron DeSantis and a major education nonprofit over classroom teachings just before the start of a new school year. > **[Statement on AP Psychology and Florida](https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/statement-ap-psychology-and-florida)** There’s a lot of Desantis/Florida DOE trying to blame this on the schools (for not falling into compliance and doing so over the next few days), but it boils down to this > Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has essentially barred a high school Advanced Placement psychology course in the state because it includes lessons on sexual orientation and identity that violate state law, the College Board said Thursday. The state is saying they can still teach AP Psych, just without those topics. Part of that second article includes an almost ‘per my previous email’ link to a statement they made in [June](https://allaccess.collegeboard.org/our-commitment-ap-students-families-and-educators), where they said they made a mistake going down this rabbit hole with AP African American Studies. The American Psychological Association have also stated that “any course that excludes these topics would violate their guidelines and should not be considered for college credit” And American Council on Education says "It strains credulity to believe that our reviewers would certify for college credit a psychology course that didn’t include gender identity.” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/466 "2023-08-04T14:22:51Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Put Nixon’s head in a jar on the desk in the oval office. Do you want Futurama? Because that’s how you get Futurama. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/467 "2023-08-04T14:26:42Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > And American Council on Education says "It strains credulity to believe that our reviewers would certify for college credit a psychology course that didn’t include gender identity.” Let’s just go back to the old-timey language, and teach classes about “confirmed bachelors” and “women in comfortable shoes”. I mean, is that any more ridiculous? ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/468 "2023-08-04T15:19:22Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > … comfortable shoes … _and a warm place to_, uh, never mind ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/469 "2023-08-04T15:35:39Z")
I sometimes wonder why they bother putting out these statements when the Republicans in question won’t care. I’d prefer a practical step instead. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/470 "2023-08-04T17:47:17Z")
Alt-right shill claims Biden is making grocery store beef $50/lb to force people into veganism, “proves” it by posting a photo of 2-inch-thick grass-fed organic filet mignon at Whole Foods. > You may as well go to Peter Luger and complain that they don’t have a dollar menu. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/471 "2023-08-04T17:54:11Z")
Out of curiosity, how much did Trump Steaks charge for that cut? ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/472 "2023-08-04T17:58:53Z")
Probably $150 a pound. Though I can guarantee you that the meat was not organic or grass-fed. Probably fudged on the size of the cut too. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/473 "2023-08-04T17:58:55Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Out of curiosity, how much did Trump Steaks charge for that cut? - That’s a tough one. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/474 "2023-08-04T18:10:15Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Out of curiosity, how much did Trump Steaks charge for that cut? I only found one site (which I can’t find again, of course) but my math said that the $199 package worked out to about $56/lb, in 2007. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/475 "2023-08-04T18:10:48Z")
:shrug: I pay $36 a pound to a little local shop that has local beef. Best I’ve ever had. Better than any steak in a high end restaurant I’ve ever had. I won’t buy anything else. Well, maybe for stew. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/476 "2023-08-04T18:24:27Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > > [@Horatius](#): > > > > … comfortable shoes … > > _and a warm place to_, uh, never mind Ed Meese! Is that you? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/477 "2023-08-04T18:34:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has essentially barred a high school Advanced Placement psychology course in the state because it includes lessons on sexual orientation and identity that violate state law, the College Board said Thursday. Next banned book in Florida: DSM-III-R _et seq._ ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/478 "2023-08-04T18:41:35Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Next banned book in Florida: DSM-III-R _et seq._ Well, of course! Just dropping the “Bondage” part doesn’t make the rest of BDSM suddenly okay, groomer! In fact, they kind of like the “bondage” part. For _certain people_, at least. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/479 "2023-08-04T21:53:55Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Ed Meese! Is that you? I believe you have [mistaken me for someone](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Butz) else. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/480 "2023-08-05T00:01:00Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@Chronos](#): > > > > Out of curiosity, how much did Trump Steaks charge for that cut? - > > That’s a tough one Ha! Well done! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=25)