# 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:** 361
**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 21, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7201 "2024-08-21T02:58:51Z")
From your link: > However, there is no evidence to suggest that he engaged in any political activity during his time there No kidding. It’s illegal for foreign nationals to engage in political activity in the People’s Republic of China. It’s a quick cancelation of one’s visa and ejection from the country. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7202 "2024-08-21T02:59:45Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I’m confused here. Professional wrestling is acting, isn’t it? Aren’t actors already unionized? Professional wrestlers are technically employed as independent contractors. ---
**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 21, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7203 "2024-08-21T03:00:40Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Professional wrestlers are technically employed as independent contractors. Have any courts ruled on that bullshit categorization yet? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7204 "2024-08-21T03:03:24Z")
Here’s an interesting article I found about it. > **[Working Stiff: Extending the Statutory Labor Dispute Exemption to WWE...](https://jipel.law.nyu.edu/working-stiff-extending-the-statutory-labor-dispute-exemption-to-wwe-wrestlers/)** > > Charles Hill Download a PDF version of this article here. Introduction I. Labor in Professional Wrestling II. The Statutory Labor Dispute Exemption A. The Origins of the Statutory Labor Dispute Exemption B. Independent Contractors Under the Statutory... ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7205 "2024-08-21T03:28:06Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Have any courts ruled on that bullshit categorization yet? That aside, calling them ‘actors’ stretches the meaning of the word. There are performance aspects but the most important part of what they do actually is athletic. So, rather than SAG, the same union that covers circus performers and similar performances (the name has slipped my mind) would probably be more appropriate. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7206 "2024-08-21T03:37:59Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > So, rather than SAG, the same union that covers circus performers and similar performances (the name has slipped my mind) would probably be more appropriate. That’s interesting as pro wrestling actually started as a circus sideshow back in the late 19th century. The earliest matches were held at county fairs and the like. So that would make sense. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7207 "2024-08-21T04:04:28Z")
Took a bit of Googling but I found it. [The American Guild of Variety Artists](https://agvausa.com/). From the description, it sounds like a perfect match for professional wrestlers. And they’re associated with SAG-AFTRA and Actor’s Equity, so it’s all sort of under the same umbrella. ---
**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 21, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7208 "2024-08-21T06:50:55Z")
But the owners of the WWE are very loyal to Trump, and Vince is a greedy creep, so he’ll fight tooth and nail to kill any union push. Heck, his wife is on Trump’s transition team. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7209 "2024-08-21T10:25:45Z")
You can get one made at Vistaprint. I got this on a shirt: > [Childless cat lady](https://imgur.com/a/PLRmKad) ---
**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 21, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7210 "2024-08-21T10:52:42Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > But the owners of the WWE are very loyal to Trump, and Vince is a greedy creep, so he’ll fight tooth and nail to kill any union push. Things have changed somewhat. Vince McMahon is 100% gone from WWE, it’s now owned by the parent company of UFC, and Triple H is now the head booker and public face of the company. Things have gotten better for wrestlers and they’re now allowed to work outside dates on occasion instead of being exclusive to WWE. Still no healthcare, though, and the corporate leadership is still pro-Trump. ---
**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 21, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7211 "2024-08-21T11:03:26Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Things have changed somewhat. Vince McMahon is 100% gone from WWE, it’s now owned by the parent company of UFC, and Triple H is now the head booker and public face of the company. Things have gotten better for wrestlers and they’re now allowed to work outside dates on occasion instead of being exclusive to WWE. That’s good to know. I knew HHH had gained the top booker spot, but I wasn’t sure how much power he actually had and how much he’d keep to Vince’s old ways. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7212 "2024-08-21T13:13:11Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Jesse Watters is ready to get to the truth about (checks notes) Obama’s birth certificate. Hopefully, he can get notes from the guys Trump hired back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7213 "2024-08-21T13:23:15Z")
“Hired”? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7214 "2024-08-21T13:27:22Z")
He hires all sorts of people, only the best people. He doesn’t pay them, that’s an entirely separate thing. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7215 "2024-08-21T13:38:10Z")
Didn’t Arpaio take a trip to Hawaii as well to “search for the truth”? ---
**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 21, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7216 "2024-08-21T18:45:22Z")
I don’t know Matt Walsh from a hole in the wall, but apparently he crashed the DNC in disguise. [![](https://preview.redd.it/right-winger-matt-walsh-in-disguise-on-the-dnc-floor-v0-p8ysk04b8xjd1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=76a688232bfad62234992167ed9e0c3675e8f957) ](https://preview.redd.it/right-winger-matt-walsh-in-disguise-on-the-dnc-floor-v0-p8ysk04b8xjd1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=76a688232bfad62234992167ed9e0c3675e8f957) I wasn’t going to post this until I noticed the red hat. Turns out it’s a Biden/Harris hat, but my original assumption was that he accidentally wore a MAGA hat. Seems like he was going for a Jordan Klepper/Borat thing, but was recognized soon after he walked in. > **[Matt Walsh enrages Democrats by crashing DNC in disguise](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13765205/Matt-Walsh-DNC-disguise-kamala-chuck-schumer.html)** > > Conservative commentator Matt Walsh raised eyebrows at the Democratic National Convention after crashing the event in a 'white dudes for Kamala Harris' disguise.  Maybe we can turn this around and tell the right he defected. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7217 "2024-08-21T18:48:09Z")
“Enrages”? Sounds like a certain media outlet is trying to create noise. ---
**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 21, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7218 "2024-08-21T18:50:57Z")
FWIW, that was just the first result I saw with a picture of his hat. Also, after Trump accuses the DNC of lying about the amount of attendees or faking crowd pictures, we’ll be able to use this guy’s footage to prove otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7219 "2024-08-21T19:02:06Z")
Trump will get right on that after he’s done with his rally at the Saginaw VFW post. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7220 "2024-08-21T19:11:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > “Enrages”? Sounds like a certain media outlet is trying to create noise. That is an odd way to spell “point and laugh at.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=360) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=362)