# 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:** 267
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5321 "2024-05-22T00:36:01Z")
DeSantis bans Florida cities from lighting bridges with rainbow colors this summer: > “Thanks to the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida continues to be the freest state in the nation.” > **[DeSantis’s ‘Freedom Summer’ means no rainbow lights for Florida bridges](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/21/florida-bridges-rainbow-lights-pride/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzE2MjY0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE3NjQ2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTYyNjQwMDAsImp0aSI6IjIxMGJkZTk2LTQ0ZWYtNDdmOS1hMTU3LWY2Yjg2Yjg0ODc5MCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb24vMjAyNC8wNS8yMS9mbG9yaWRhLWJyaWRnZXMtcmFpbmJvdy1saWdodHMtcHJpZGUvIn0.x64fx4ZIWEKCvkgsB4piyebdQfEVeaY7oUUamFxg-JY&itid=gfta)** > > Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration is blocking cities from using rainbow lighting on bridges for Pride Month and other events. (gift link) ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5322 "2024-05-22T01:21:38Z")
Well we can’t expect Trumpists to understand what the word “Reich” means. That’s one of those things you learn by reading those book things. They hardly ever talk about reichs on Fox or Newsmax or OAN. Republicans would rather ban books than read them. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5323 "2024-05-22T01:50:19Z")
Hmmm…does Ron have a plan for preventing rainbows that appear in the sky after rainstorms? ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5324 "2024-05-22T01:51:21Z")
Rainstorms? Don’t you mean Woke Flooding? ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5325 "2024-05-22T03:02:47Z")
He can ban governments from doing that, but there’s no way he can prevent private persons from doing so. I’m hoping not only that every bridge in the state gets such privately-provided illumination, but also that the governor’s residence does also. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5326 "2024-05-22T05:33:36Z")
> [@](#): > > WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s social media account on Tuesday removed a [video](https://www.rawstory.com/all-video/) showing fake headlines about a “unified reich” if he wins the 2024 U.S. election, as his rival President Joe Biden fiercely condemned the post. > > Trump’s campaign blamed an inattentive staffer for reposting the 30-second clip, which flashed a series of fictitious news stories painting a picture of American prosperity, with one including the term normally associated with Nazi Germany. “Inattentive staffer”? Bullshit. If you need background copy with no particular meaning, lorem ipsum is a thing. Whoever chose the source for the text in that ad knew exactly what they were doing. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5327 "2024-05-22T06:03:45Z")
Trump voter in Florida applies for Social Security, finds out he’s an illegal immigrant. We found the voter fraud, boys! > **[Florida Man, 66, Finds Out He's Not a U.S. Citizen After Being Denied Social...](https://people.com/florida-man-66-finds-out-hes-not-a-us-citizen-after-being-denied-social-security-8649801)** > > A 66-year-old Florida man found out he wasn’t a United States citizen after being denied access to his social security retirement benefits. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5328 "2024-05-22T09:05:46Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > If you need background copy with no particular meaning, lorem ipsum is a thing. Or they can use the standard prop newspaper from [Earl Hayes Press](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Hays_Press) (_Wiki link_). ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5329 "2024-05-22T14:26:21Z")
The Colorado GQP is encouraging parents to pull their kids from public schools. [https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/colorado-gop-kids-pulled-from-public-schools/73-e121fe9e-9a2b-498d-8a80-1efe2a179758](https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/colorado-gop-kids-pulled-from-public-schools/73-e121fe9e-9a2b-498d-8a80-1efe2a179758) Apparently this is in response to a law that just passed requiring schools to call kids by their preferred name. I guess calling kids what they actually want to be called is going to result in all these kids suddenly wanting gender reassignment surgery. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5330 "2024-05-22T14:37:41Z")
> [@Fugazi](#): > > Apparently this is in response to a law that just passed requiring schools to call kids by their preferred name. “I named you Robert Horsefeathers Tewillinger-Smith, and that’s what you’re going to be called! None of that “Bobby” shit!” ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5331 "2024-05-22T14:49:02Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump voter in Florida applies for Social Security, finds out he’s an illegal immigrant. > > We found the voter fraud, boys! So, he’s going to jail, right? In other news, Pamala Moses is running for Senate. She’s the woman that was sentenced to 6 years in jail for voting illegally because she was on probation and her probation officer said she could vote. She founded the Memphis BLM chapter but also talks about her conservative values, so I’m guessing she’s not going to get far. I’m not sure who she expects to vote for her. [https://wreg.com/news/local/blm-activist-pamela-moses-running-for-independent-u-s-senate-seat/](https://wreg.com/news/local/blm-activist-pamela-moses-running-for-independent-u-s-senate-seat/) > “I did pull a republican petition for this candidacy,” she said. “I was a Democrat for 30 years but in the interest in the culture shift for which you see here, real people. I have conservative values but I am progressive enough to submit my independent petition because I believe that independence is what this country needs. And, FWIW, I didn’t follow this story all that closely, so I have no idea how well her politics were known by the public before she announced she’s running. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5332 "2024-05-22T15:05:49Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > “I named you Robert Horsefeathers Tewillinger-Smith, and that’s what you’re going to be called! Let’s not turn this into a sideshow, Bob. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5333 "2024-05-22T15:06:57Z")
From the quote posted by @Joey_P: > I have conservative values but I am progressive enough to submit my independent petition A little something for everyone! What’s not to like? ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5334 "2024-05-22T15:08:45Z")
I really do not understand this. You do not have to be a citizen to collect Social Security, unless the rules have changed drastically. Nor do you have to be a citizen to have a SS number. I had one for nearly 30 years before I broke down and became naturalized. And I know my dad never became a citizen and collected his SS. You do have to have a green card (or whatever it’s called these days). ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5335 "2024-05-22T16:02:40Z")
> [@slumtrimpet](#): > > You do have to have a green card (or whatever it’s called these days). But he never thought he had to get a green card because he always thought he was a citizen. He might still be able to establish citizenship if he can get evidence that his father lived in the U.S. for a decade before moving to Canada where he was born - or possibly within the decade before his birth, the wording seems a little ambiguous. It sounds from the article like he’s been able to find the documentation necessary, in which case he’ll be able to collect on his Social Security once the gears of the bureaucracy manage to grind into action. But the irony remains. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5336 "2024-05-22T16:44:05Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Whoever chose the source for the text in that ad knew exactly what they were doing. Or else they had so much Nazi propaganda on their computer that when they just grabbed some random text for filler it came up Hitler. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5337 "2024-05-22T17:52:14Z")
> [@ThelmaLou quoting WP](#): > > after examining [President Biden](https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/candidates/joe-biden-2024/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2), he suspects the president is receiving a secret medication that makes him appear to be sharp-witted and totally on the ball. And here I thought it was Trump who was an Adderall junkie. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5338 "2024-05-22T17:58:33Z")
I don’t remember if I mentioned it here or not. But I have a feeling the “Biden’s on Drugs” comments are the accusation, which will be followed by a positive drug test result of amphetamines for Trump. However Trump chooses to spin the test result will probably involve a lot of finger pointing at Biden so he’s laying the groundwork for that. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5339 "2024-05-22T17:58:48Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Let’s not turn this into a sideshow, Bob. _You!_ Go stand in the corner and think about what you’ve done! ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5340 "2024-05-22T17:58:56Z")
> [@slumtrimpet](#): > > I really do not understand this. You do not have to be a citizen to collect Social Security, unless the rules have changed drastically. Nor do you have to be a citizen to have a SS number. I had one for nearly 30 years before I broke down and became naturalized. And I know my dad never became a citizen and collected his SS. > You do have to have a green card (or whatever it’s called these days). Per the article, he was denied because he couldn’t prove to the SSA that he was in the country legally. > [@SunUp](#): > > > [@slumtrimpet](#): > > > > You do have to have a green card (or whatever it’s called these days). > > But he never thought he had to get a green card because he always thought he was a citizen. > > He might still be able to establish citizenship if he can get evidence that his father lived in the U.S. for a decade before moving to Canada where he was born - or possibly within the decade before his birth, the wording seems a little ambiguous. It sounds from the article like he’s been able to find the documentation necessary, in which case he’ll be able to collect on his Social Security once the gears of the bureaucracy manage to grind into action. > > But the irony remains. This Trump-supporting rocket surgeon apparently never figured out that he was not a U.S. citizen despite the fact that he had a Canadian birth certificate and no naturalization documents. His support for someone who despises immigrants and is against citizenship for Dreamers diminishes my sympathy for his situation. As I wrote in the other thread when he came up: > [@A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/5994): > > This guy supports a former president and current presidential candidate who despises immigrants and is adamantly opposed to citizenship for Dreamers. My sympathy for him is non-existent. He seems like a perfect example of someone who supports the [Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leopards-eating-peoples-faces-party). I think he should reap what he has sown and be prosecuted for voting illegally, followed by deportation after a period of incarceration. (I also think that the laws regarding Dreamers and undocumented immigrant… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=268)