# 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:** 159
**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:** [February 6, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3161 "2026-02-06T14:35:35Z")
Seen it and loved it! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3162 "2026-02-06T19:04:59Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Reminds me of Man-in-Oil in _[Circle of Iron](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9wD29z-DKc)_. Wow. I saw that film once, when it came out. The Man In Oil scene is the only part of it I’ve remembered all these years. > [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Wait, other people have seen that movie?! I know! I know _one_ other person who has seen it. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3163 "2026-02-06T19:12:04Z")
I just really want to see the Bruce Lee/James Coburn version that never was. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3164 "2026-02-06T19:28:24Z")
I’ve seen _Circle of Iron_ a number of times. I remember catching it on HBO way, way back in the day. I was fascinated by it. That man in the oil scene haunted me. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3165 "2026-02-06T23:01:04Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > [Adam Kinzinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Kinzinger)? A legitimately “conservative” politician who wouldn’t have raised an eyebrow among Republicans 20 years ago, That was rhetorical. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3166 "2026-02-09T01:39:03Z")
Florida Republicans want to give workers the “choice” to “opt out” of earning minimum wage. > **[Florida Republicans advance bill to allow ‘opportunity’ to earn less than...](https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida-republicans-advance-bill-to-allow-opportunity-to-earn-less-than-minimum-wage/)** > > A panel of Florida lawmakers have advanced a bill (HB 221) that would allow certain types of workers to temporarily “opt out” of being paid minimum wage. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3167 "2026-02-09T01:46:55Z")
I was going to make a comment suggesting the Department of Labor(s) to change what an “opportunity employee” is and, while brushing up on my Labor terminology, ran across a website called [Workers For Opportunity](https://workersforopportunity.org/), which appears to be an anti-union thing. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3168 "2026-02-09T02:09:50Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Florida Republicans want to give workers the “choice” to “opt out” of earning minimum wage. I think the Republican legislators should work for less than minimum wage. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3169 "2026-02-09T02:14:31Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > Florida Republicans want to give workers the “choice” to “opt out” of earning minimum wage. > > I think the Republican legislators should work for less than minimum wage. - I think we should pay them to _not_ work. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3170 "2026-02-09T02:33:07Z")
Megan McArdle is hypocritical _filth_ for attacking trans people claiming it’s for women and girls, while simultaneously [making excuses for Epstein’s child-rapists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_McArdle#Pedophilia_and_Jeffrey_Epstein). “She’s 16. It’s not like she’s four. . . It’s not like a pedophile, right? …They’re just around, and they’re close enough to the age of consent that a lot of people probably felt like it was okay to hit on them.” ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3171 "2026-02-09T05:21:48Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Florida Republicans want to give workers the “choice” to “opt out” of earning minimum wage. Did they call it the “work makes you free” act? ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3172 "2026-02-09T16:40:25Z")
Always someone willing to jump in and defend the status quo! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3173 "2026-02-09T16:47:51Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Did they call it the “work makes you free” act? Now, how would Molly Ivins reply to your post…? ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3174 "2026-02-09T21:34:01Z")
Laura Loomer says Bad Bunny should sing songs about how Puerto Rico doesn’t have a reliable electrical grid. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kiyv7vxcplepqxft4d6qd6zt/bafkreigxe3y37cz6gz2aglp5ylgceqjx57nzdi3hu75qcjq24alulw6q5e@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kiyv7vxcplepqxft4d6qd6zt/bafkreigxe3y37cz6gz2aglp5ylgceqjx57nzdi3hu75qcjq24alulw6q5e@jpeg) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3175 "2026-02-09T21:50:33Z")
🤣 😂 🤣 😂 Og help me, right in their faces and they pretend to be whooshed… because we know that when she’s told that IS what that segment of the medley was about she’ll say sonething like “well he should have sung it in English so we would know” ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3176 "2026-02-09T21:51:26Z")
So working for free makes you DOUBLE FREE! So much freedoms! Winning! ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3177 "2026-02-09T22:08:04Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Laura Loomer says Bad Bunny should sing songs about how Puerto Rico doesn’t have a reliable electrical grid. I agree with her. That’s so shameful, who the fuck is the president of Puerto Rico anyway? That asshole should be impeached. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3178 "2026-02-10T00:01:12Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That’s so shameful, who the fuck is the president of Puerto Rico anyway? That asshole should be impeached. Don’t forget the President the last time a major hurricane ripped through and withheld federal aid for some reason. That asshole should also be impeached ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3179 "2026-02-10T00:03:17Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Don’t forget the President the last time a major hurricane ripped through and withheld federal aid for some reason. That asshole should also be impeached This is misinformation. He went down and delivered federal aid\* personally. \*paper towels. Right to the face. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3180 "2026-02-10T00:54:45Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Og help me, right in their faces and they pretend to be whooshed… because we know that when she’s told that IS what that segment of the medley was about she’ll say sonething like “well he should have sung it in English so we would know” I didn’t see - did Bad Bunny throw any paper towels during that segment? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=158) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=160)