# 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:** 171
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3401 "2026-02-22T21:19:58Z")
The man was born with a silver spoon in every orifice (metaphorically) for his entire life. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3402 "2026-02-22T21:30:08Z")
Would that one (at least) be a corkscrew. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3403 "2026-02-22T22:39:20Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > _Douglas Wilson Says Non-Christian Faiths Should Be Banned From The Public Square_, Ironic, coming from a non-Christian. Except I’m sure he actually means “non-Dominionists”. > [@scudsucker](#): > > The uses are very different. Electricity generating windwills have shapes optimized for the exact speed they need to work. Electricity generating can work at any speed, and so they’re optimized for whatever speed gives the most power (for the local conditions). Once you’ve got power coming in, it’s easy to turn that into whatever voltage you’d like, at the same power. ---
**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 23, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3404 "2026-02-23T00:19:36Z")
FBI spokesman: How dare you suggest Kash Patel went to the Olympics to party, he is strictly there on business Kash Patel on Twitter: WHAT UP LOSERS, I’M IN THE LOCKER ROOM WITH THE US HOCKEY TEAM, YOLO > **[Kash Patel Faces Backlash For Flying To Winter Olympics, Partying It Up With...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kash-patel-fbi-jet-team-usa-hockey-winter-olympics-2026_n_699b6be7e4b0f41da8d1f357?utm_campaign=bluesky_feed)** > > Patel reportedly used an FBI jet to check out the final days of the Milan Cortina Games and joined Team USA in the locker room following the gold medal win over Canada. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3405 "2026-02-23T17:23:34Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > The GOP have got you covered there too, albeit for children murdered in school shootings Is it just me, or does that middle one look like he’s about to commit suicide? ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3406 "2026-02-24T01:09:31Z")
Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) carried on an affair with a married campaign staffer and sent her lewd texts late at night badgering her for sexy pictures, right up until the affair caused her marriage to fall apart and she committed suicide. > **[‘This is going too far’: Husband of Rep. Tony Gonzales’ former aide shares...](https://www.ksat.com/news/ksat-investigates/2026/02/23/this-is-going-too-far-husband-of-rep-tony-gonzales-former-aide-shares-texts-between-his-wife-congressman/)** > > Records obtained by KSAT Investigates show several sexually explicit text messages were sent between U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales and his former aide, Regina Santos-Aviles. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3407 "2026-02-24T01:27:14Z")
Gasoline seems an odd choice. ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3408 "2026-02-24T01:27:38Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) carried on an affair with a married campaign staffer and sent her lewd texts late at night badgering her for sexy pictures, right up until the affair caused her marriage to fall apart and she committed suicide. That doesn’t seem stupid, that’s completely evil. Also, here from the article: > Gonzales did not respond to a request for comment. He said in November that rumors of an affair between him and Santos-Aviles were “completely untruthful.” But as more evidence has emerged over the last week, he has sidestepped direct denials, instead accusing Aviles of trying to blackmail him and blaming his opponent in next week’s primary, Brandon Herrera, for politicizing the issue. “See, I’m the _real_ victim here!” ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3409 "2026-02-24T01:55:44Z")
[_Let’s kill the women!_ seems to be the go to for the pubbies.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tennessee-republicans-propose-bill-allow-182645591.html) > [@](#): > > Republicans in [Tennessee](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/tennessee) have proposed a bill that would allow [women who have had an abortion](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/t-more-pro-life-trump-223151856.html) to be sentenced to death. > > House Bill 570 allows[for the death penalty to be imposed on women](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/kentucky-abortion-fetal-homicide-melinda-spencer-b2893527.html) who have [abortions](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/abortions), as well as charging women “involved in the [homicide](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/homicide) of her own unborn child” with homicide. > > It was co-sponsored by state Rep. Jody Barrett and Senator Mark Pody, who sponsored the bill, though it is not yet on the calendar for consideration, according to _The Tennessean._ > > The legislation would allow prosecutors to [charge women who obtain abortions with fetal homicide](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maga-die-hard-marsha-blackburn-161031581.html). This crime is punishable by life imprisonment, life without parole, and in some cases, the [death penalty](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/death-penalty). > > Tennessee has some of the strictest abortion laws in the U.S. since its “trigger ban” took place in 2022. The Human Life Protection Act prevents all abortions from fertilization and there are no exceptions for rape or incest. > > In addition, performing an abortion is a Class C felony and can result in fines and up to 15 years in prison for doctors who perform them. > > _The Tennessean_ reports that HB0570 specifically removes further legal protections from women living in the state and classifies harm done to an unborn child the same as harm done to a living person, or someone who is “born alive.” But, hey, it’s not all bad. > [@](#): > > Exceptions include the cases of “spontaneous miscarriage” or “unintentional death of an unborn child” after “undertaking life-saving procedures” to save the life of the mother and “to save the life of the unborn child.” And there’s at least a nod to the federal constitution. > [@](#): > > Retroactive prosecutions of women accused of such actions before July 1 – when the bill would hypothetically go into effect – would not be allowed. I’m now wondering why they didn’t bother to specify the manner of execution. Burning at the stake should be their preferred method since the deity in the motto “In God We Trust” is obviously Moloch. ---
**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 24, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3410 "2026-02-24T17:26:46Z")
And the RWNJs are freaking out over paranoid fantasies of Sharia law being instituted in NYC… ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3411 "2026-02-24T19:16:38Z")
And Texas. It’s one of the biggest points on the Republican campaign. They are so foaming at the mouth to proclaim that _they_ are the only candidate that can really prevent Sharia takeover. ---
**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 24, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3412 "2026-02-24T19:19:05Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > And Texas. No kidding, I had to look twice to be sure this was happening in Tennessee, not Texas, because Texas seems to have the biggest zealots in terms of trying to persecute women around reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3413 "2026-02-24T19:25:29Z")
I think Tennessee may have is beat on that front. Your guys are trying to make getting an abortion a death penalty offense. Remember when Trump first said that if we made abortion illegal we would have to punish the women, and all the RW said “No, we would _never_ do that”? ---
**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 24, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3414 "2026-02-24T19:32:27Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > I think Tennessee may have is beat on that front. Your guys are trying to make getting an abortion a death penalty offense. Tennessee says to Texas, “Hold my beer.” (Or having been to Tennessee, maybe it’s moonshine.) ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3415 "2026-02-24T20:25:27Z")
Meth. ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3416 "2026-02-24T20:33:07Z")
Mayor Wesley Dingus (what a name) of Butler, OH has resigned after being caught on camera smelling his stepdaughter’s underwear. > **[Richland Co. mayor charged with voyeurism after allegedly sniffing teen...](https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/02/18/richland-co-mayor-charged-with-voyeurism-after-allegedly-sniffing-teen-girls-underwear/)** > > Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus is facing two counts of voyeurism after he was allegedly caught on camera sniffing a teen girl’s underwear, records show. > **[Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus resigns after voyeurism charges](https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2026/02/24/after-assault-arrest-and-voyeurism-charge-butler-mayor-wesley-dingus-resigns/88839586007/)** > > Butler Village Council meets in special session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 at village hall, 111 Elm St. ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3417 "2026-02-24T20:37:02Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Mayor Wesley Dingus (what a name) of Butler, OH has resigned after being caught on camera smelling his stepdaughter’s underwear. Obviously not illegal, but holy shit that is fucking creepy. ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3418 "2026-02-24T20:48:12Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Obviously not illegal, but holy shit that is fucking creepy. But right on brand. ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3419 "2026-02-24T20:51:43Z")
He’s being charged with voyeurism, which is a misdemeanor in Ohio. ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3420 "2026-02-24T20:59:16Z")
Hmm, interesting. I can see how and why that would be a crime. I’d never heard of it before. But good for Ohio. Also, this was in the first article: > This is not his first time facing a judge; he faces numerous charges for allegedly running over a man wanted for violating parole back in July of 2025. Sounds like a real peach. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=170) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=172)