# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678 "2025-02-22T21:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 125
**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:** [December 13, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2481 "2025-12-13T13:11:49Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I would be very reluctant to say Lindell is the craziest person to run for governor in the next e.g. 50 years. Last 50? Sure. Next 50? You’re a braver crystal ball reader than I. 😉 Crazy people have been running for governor of various states for a very, very long time. That’s nothing new. What’s new is that nowadays, sometimes they win. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2482 "2025-12-13T14:46:47Z")
Good point. Usually wackos are affiliated with either a protest party or a vanity party of one. If they do try to affiliate with one of the two mainstream parties, they don’t make it into, much less past, the primary. A real wacko as a mainstream party candidate is pretty much a post-2000 occurrence. Them getting elected followed promptly. Pointing out how many people simply read their ballot as: Anyone (R) Anyone (D) . Which habit has _occasionally_ backfired. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2483 "2025-12-15T00:26:47Z")
[https://religionnews.com/2025/12/11/the-feds-are-asking-universities-to-provide-lists-of-jews-this-is-never-a-good-thing/](https://religionnews.com/2025/12/11/the-feds-are-asking-universities-to-provide-lists-of-jews-this-is-never-a-good-thing/) > The feds are asking universities to provide lists of Jews. This is never a good thing. > (RNS) — One University of Pennsylvania professor notes, ‘This is how Nazis found many of my family members.’ ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2484 "2025-12-15T01:04:35Z")
Replying to myself for context. I have no idea how a checkmark appeared in that sample ballot. I’m pretty sure I didn’t put it there. I sure didn’t intend to. That was supposed to be two blank checkboxes. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2485 "2025-12-15T01:38:08Z")
I too could have sworn the first time I saw that post both boxes were blank. 🤨 ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2486 "2025-12-15T01:38:39Z")
Remember when Republicans were the party of state rights and limiting federal overreach? Now they are all for Feds telling states what to do. States shouldn’t come up with their own AI rules. Also, good luck trying to find any mention of this on Fox News. I don’t think you can find it on their website. [https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/tech/ai-trump-states-executive-order](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/tech/ai-trump-states-executive-order) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2487 "2025-12-15T01:55:57Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > too could have sworn the first time I saw that post both boxes were blank. 🤨 Me too. I think Discobot voted. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2488 "2025-12-15T01:57:59Z")
I, for one, welcome our new silicon overlords. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2489 "2025-12-15T02:13:36Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > I too could have sworn the first time I saw that post both boxes were blank. They were blank for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2490 "2025-12-15T02:18:02Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I have no idea how a checkmark appeared in that sample ballot. I’m pretty sure I didn’t put it there. When I click on the check boxes, it adds a check to it. Does it do that for anyone else, or is that a mod thing? ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2491 "2025-12-15T02:41:14Z")
I’m the poster of that post and clicking the boxes does nothing for me now, hours after the edit window expired. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2492 "2025-12-15T02:43:06Z")
As an Indiana native, I concur. Unsurprisingly, Trump has vowed that Indiana will no longer receive federal funding since they didn’t go along with his scheme. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2493 "2025-12-15T02:45:50Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Unsurprisingly, Trump has vowed that Indiana will no longer receive federal funding since they didn’t go along with his scheme. Meanwhile, Trump has approved FEMA funding for the flooding in Washington state with no strings attached, which just proves how senile he’s become - he’s forgotten that he’s supposed to hate us because Antifa burned Seattle to the ground and we’re all radical left lunatics who want “open borders” and “transgender for everyone”. > **[Trump approves Washington state request for federal emergency assistance](https://www.ncwlife.com/news/trump-approves-washington-state-request-for-federal-emergency-assistance/article_80fb3e9a-ca1e-45f9-b282-db2a0f9119b5.html)** > > WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gov. Bob Ferguson’s Office announced on Friday that President Donald Trump has approved Washington state’s request for federal emergency assistance. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2494 "2025-12-15T04:32:53Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Does it do that for anyone else, or is that a mod thing? It doesn’t do anything for me, but the box is clear now. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2495 "2025-12-15T11:41:43Z")
Are you worried about the insidious airborne menace of chemtrails? YOU SHOULD BE! That’s why the brave and noble lawmakers of South Carolina are displaying their brave nobility by ensuring that chemtrails are no longer allowed in their state! Eventually! > **[Proposal to ban 'chemtrails' from SC skies advances in Statehouse](https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/south-carolina-chemtrails-ban-senate-legislature/article_2dac0d2c-fc63-40fb-a21f-b0fe89fb29af.html)** > > A South Carolina legislative subcommittee says it is moving forward with a proposal to ban “chemtrails” from the state’s airspace. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2496 "2025-12-15T12:23:21Z")
Chemtrail bans and RW legislators have history: > **[Tennessee Senate Votes to Ineffectively Ban Something That Doesn’t Exist](https://www.loweringthebar.net/2024/03/tennessee-senate-votes-to-ineffectively-ban-something-that-doesnt-exist.html)** > > Or does it? No. It doesn’t. > **[Are Chemtrails Spreading Across the Country? No, But Goofy Chemtrail...](https://www.loweringthebar.net/2024/04/are-chemtrails-spreading-no.html)** > > It’s almost like these legislators don’t really understand science. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2497 "2025-12-15T13:04:59Z")
What morons. No air travel for you I guess. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2498 "2025-12-15T13:17:42Z")
There’s a legit question of whether the various legislators personally believe this shit or are simply pandering to their “base” of the common clay of America … you know, morons. I suspect the answer is some of each, but I sure wish politics hadn’t turned so completely into reality TV. I’ve been waiting for **[Snooki - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooki)** (of _Jersey Shore_ fame) to launch her bid for politics. But it seems her 15 minutes have passed and her star has faded to near oblivion. So our country may be spared that particular indignity. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2499 "2025-12-15T15:56:37Z")
Chemtrails from airplanes don’t currently exist, of course (and have never existed), but the bill in question more broadly seeks “to prohibit the practice of intentionally releasing chemical compounds, substances or contaminants into South Carolina airspace with ‘the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight.’” And weather modification proposals (like [stratospheric aerosol injection](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_aerosol_injection) of sulfur dioxide or other materials) have indeed been proposed over the years to mitigate the effects of global warming (but never gone anywhere beyond the discussion phase). But anyway, since these legislators presumably don’t believe in global warming, they are seeking to preemptively ban any attempts to mitigate it. So bottom line, the bill is being supported by a conglomeration of conspiracy theorists and global warming deniers, likely with some overlap between the two. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2500 "2025-12-15T16:05:29Z")
Piece Of Shit Donald Trump says that Rob Reiner was killed by (due to) Trump Derangement Syndrome. In other words, Trump is siding with the son/murderer. [![](https://imagez.tmz.com/image/47/4by3/2025/12/15/473bc17f1a9249aab4e0587d71ddd762_md.jpg) ](https://imagez.tmz.com/image/47/4by3/2025/12/15/473bc17f1a9249aab4e0587d71ddd762_md.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=124) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=126)