# 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:** 414
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8261 "2024-10-06T22:52:29Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Ron DeFuhrer is threatening to prosecute TV stations that run pro-choice campaign ads. Get this - the Governor is using health and safety laws meant to enforce physical sanitation risks like pollution or sewage leaks to threaten to prosecute television stations for running a political commercial. Because abortion is a health risk to fetuses? JD Vance was all anti-censorship at the VP Debate. I wonder how he feels about this? This is government overreach and abuse of power. Republicans freak out about government oppression, but when it actually happens they cheer it on. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8262 "2024-10-06T23:09:56Z")
Moses Mike says the House will not vote on hurricane relief funds after the election, because they want to make people suffer so they can try to blame it on Democrats. > **['Shameful!' Johnson slammed for saying Congress won’t cut recess to pass...](https://www.rawstory.com/johnson-hurricane-relief/)** > > Although Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) plans to visit the western part of North Carolina this week in the "deadly and devastating" aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Politico reports the GOP lawmaker has confirmed that Congress doesn't... ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8263 "2024-10-07T02:11:35Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > This is government overreach and abuse of power. Republicans freak out about government oppression, but when it actually happens they cheer it on. You misspelled _but when they actually do it, they cheer it on_. > [@Smapti](#): > > Moses Mike says the House will not vote on hurricane relief funds after the election, because they want to make people suffer so they can try to blame it on Democrats. That cretin read _A Gift from Earth_ and decided the Covenant of Planetfall is a how-to book on government. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8264 "2024-10-07T02:24:55Z")
Doubly ironic that Mike (swingingbythe) Johnson is from Lousyana, which, as I recall, took a solid hit in August. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8265 "2024-10-07T06:22:15Z")
Senator Mike Braun of Indiana says it should be up to the states whether or not to allow interracial marriage. [https://fox59.com/indiana-news/sen-mike-braun-said-interracial-marriage-ruling-should-be-left-to-states/](https://fox59.com/indiana-news/sen-mike-braun-said-interracial-marriage-ruling-should-be-left-to-states/) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8266 "2024-10-07T06:40:00Z")
That’s from Mar 22, 2022. ETA: Sadly, it looks like he’s going to be Indiana’s next governor. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8267 "2024-10-07T07:11:19Z")
Doesn’t he have a Supreme Court justice on his side with that, said SCOTUSJ who also is in an inter-racial marriage? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8268 "2024-10-07T07:25:47Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > That’s from Mar 22, 2022. Didn’t notice the date stamp. Whoops. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8269 "2024-10-07T08:37:08Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Senator Mike Braun of Indiana says it should be up to the states whether or not to allow interracial marriage. > > [https://fox59.com/indiana-news/sen-mike-braun-said-interracial-marriage-ruling-should-be-left-to-states/](https://fox59.com/indiana-news/sen-mike-braun-said-interracial-marriage-ruling-should-be-left-to-states/) Remember: One issues that Republicans are for they want a national mandate and law. On issues they’re against they say “states’ rights” and want it to be chopped up in conflicting laws. You’d think that with at least one Supreme being in an interracial marriage that sort of decision would never be made, but these days you never know… ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8270 "2024-10-07T13:26:24Z")
Twitter is posting really old stuff. It’s the only way to make the site look busy. I’m trying to remember to look at the dates now. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8271 "2024-10-07T15:47:55Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > You’d think that with at least one Supreme being in an interracial marriage that sort of decision would never be made, but these days you never know… They’ll probably rule that only the Supreme Court can decide which interracial marriages are legitimate. (Hint: It will be OK for rich people) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8272 "2024-10-07T16:00:16Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Every time I read something like this in the news, I think of Dan Savage’s “Youth Pastor Watch.” That quoted passage, despite its subject matter, was conveying a lot of childhood innocence, and it makes me suspicious of anyone who claims it was meant to arouse people. It can’t help but make me think of this Mr. Show sketch about Senator Tankerbell who finds everything erotic. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OtiKIUAZcEU/maxresdefault.jpg "Senator Tankerbell's Big Day") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtiKIUAZcEU&t=88) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8273 "2024-10-07T16:03:53Z")
I can’t believe that any ethics experts are shocked that the MAGA crowd wants to shut down a company because of something that Vance shared with one guy. > **[MAGA demands company stripped of billions in contracts after worker shares...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-revenge-2669335319/)** > > Allies of Donald Trump are threatening a major consulting firm with billions of dollars in lost contracts because an employee shared private messages that J.D. Vance sent him criticizing the GOP presidential candidate, the Washington Post reported... ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8274 "2024-10-07T16:52:02Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Twitter is posting really old stuff. It’s the only way to make the site look busy. I’m trying to remember to look at the dates now. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GZABUDTWAAAQS-u?format=jpg&name=large) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GZABUDTWAAAQS-u?format=jpg&name=large) Wherever I first saw this, it also had a recent graph showing a huge spike in videos being played. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8275 "2024-10-07T17:19:38Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > You’d think that with at least one Supreme being Please don’t put it that way. Clarence has too big of a head already! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8276 "2024-10-07T20:06:47Z")
there are 2 justices who have bi ethic marriages. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8277 "2024-10-07T20:08:33Z")
Lock them up! ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8278 "2024-10-07T22:00:34Z")
WV legislature wants to pass a bill declaring Trump the winner of the presidential election. > ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8279 "2024-10-07T23:24:46Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > there are 2 justices who have bi ethic marriages. Bi ethic? That’s all the republican justices, right? > [@Smapti](#): > > WV legislature wants to pass a bill declaring Trump the winner of the presidential election. I suppose I could wrap my head around _why_ someone, even a large-ish group, would feel like they have to pre-emptively do _something_. What I can’t grasp is why it’s the melon felon for whom they’re doing all of that _something_. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8280 "2024-10-07T23:33:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I was in an advanced English class in high school in the late '90s, and the classroom had its own private library for the exclusive use of that teacher’s students. Lucky! I’ve read about teachers in certain states doing the same thing today with various titles that have been banned or challenged. My AP English teacher was a super sweet lady who left us to watch video adaptations while she was…_meeting with the principal_. wink, wink > [@Irishman](#): > > The sex part is really tame, especially compared to the tone and intensity of the rest of the story. Oh, definitely. > [@Monty](#): > > Wow. That’s practically Biblical. > [@Chronos](#): > > Or about the Bible, if he were to ever actually read it. Yeah, funny how some parts of the Bible are never discussed in church settings, yet they want the book in every classroom. I’m guessing they just want The Good Book itself in the hands of the teacher, and not those of the curious little children. > [@Atamasama](#): > > this Mr. Show sketch about Senator Tankerbell I wasn’t familiar with this!! XD [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=413) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=415)