# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2200
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43989 "2020-04-09T23:39:51Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > I’m confused. Doesn’t handwaving away the old folks risk making right wing tv viewers angry? Having spent time around old people, a lot of them suffer from a cognitive dissonance that allows them to separate themselves from those other old people. “I’m not like THOSE people, they’re old. I may be the same age as them but I’m still with it and capable!” It truly is “whistling past the graveyard.” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43990 "2020-04-09T23:43:13Z")
It turns out [felines can carry corona](https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/coronavirus-can-infect-cats/) so after the leopards eat their faces, the leopards will probably cough on them, too. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43991 "2020-04-09T23:54:39Z")
^What’s disturbing me is a trend I’ve been seeing over the last decade or so of people, as they enter their waning years, going back to the prejudices of their youth. It’s not pretty. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43992 "2020-04-10T02:12:00Z")
The Democratic Governor of Kansas is suing the Republican leadership of the legislature for overruling her executive order shutting down churches. > **[Kansas Gov. Kelly sues lawmakers over vote striking down limits on church...](https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article241897611.html#adnrb=900000)** > > The Kansas governor is seeking a swift ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43993 "2020-04-10T02:17:22Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Kansas Republican legislature overrides Democratic Governor’s executive order limiting size of church gatherings. Because of course Democrats hate Easter. > > [Kansas coronavirus update: Gov. Laura Kelly condemns A.G., legislators for ’political attack’ as deaths, infections surge](https://www.cjonline.com/news/20200408/kansas-coronavirus-update-gov-laura-kelly-condemns-ag-legislators-for-rsquopolitical-attackrsquo-as-deaths-infections-surge) How, exactly, does a panel of legislators override the Governors executive order? How do they wield any power whatsoever to effect that? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43994 "2020-04-10T02:24:45Z")
Ohhhh; I see: they just gave it to themselves. > [@](#): > > But the Democratic governor contends the state’s emergency management law allows only the full Legislature to revoke her orders, not the council. Last month, the Legislature approved a concurrent resolution – not a law – giving the council the power to review and revoke her orders. :dubious: Now they demand “compromise”. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43995 "2020-04-10T04:01:56Z")
In his last few days as Governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin pardoned lots of people. One of them was Dayton Jones, who had been convicted of sexually assaulting a teenaged boy. Well, Mr. Jones has been arrested on child pornography charges. > **[Offender let out of prison by exiting Kentucky governor arrested](https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/offender-let-out-of-prison-by-exiting-kentucky-governor-arrested-2003445/)** > > U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman said in a release that the new charge stems from events in 2014. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43996 "2020-04-10T04:08:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > In his last few days as Governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin pardoned lots of people. One of them was Dayton Jones, who had been convicted of sexually assaulting a teenaged boy. Well, Mr. Jones has been arrested on child pornography charges. > [Offender let out of prison by exiting Kentucky governor arrested | Nation and World | News](https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/offender-let-out-of-prison-by-exiting-kentucky-governor-arrested-2003445/) Not to defend this guy in any way, but the new charges appear to be about the same incident. They basically charged him with another count for the original incident which could sent him back to prison for 15 years. It sounds like the DA was NOT happy with him going free. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43997 "2020-04-10T06:57:42Z")
One of the reasons that they weren’t happy with Jones release was that the child involved almost died from a perforated bowel due to the incident, and had to undergo emergency surgery the next day to save his life. > **[Dayton Jones, whom Matt Bevin pardoned, faces federal child pornography charge](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/04/07/dayton-jones-man-bevin-pardoned-faces-child-pornography-charge/2961702001/)** > > The feds have charged Dayton Jones, 25, with child pornography. He was pardoned by former Gov. Matt Bevin for sodomizing a 15-year-old with a sex toy. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43998 "2020-04-10T18:24:29Z")
Ron De Santis is contemplating reopening Florida schools because “nobody under 25 has died.” [https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/09/politics/florida-ron-desantis-false-claim-coronavirus/i](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/09/politics/florida-ron-desantis-false-claim-coronavirus/i) ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/43999 "2020-04-10T18:37:26Z")
[Really,](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/six-week-old-baby-dies-coronavirus-believed-to-be-youngest-fatality/) Ron? That damn liberal media keeps finding stuff that interferes with the reality conservatives prefer. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44000 "2020-04-10T19:01:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ron De Santis is contemplating reopening Florida schools because “nobody under 25 has died.” > [https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/09/politics/florida-ron-desantis-false-claim-coronavirus/i](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/09/politics/florida-ron-desantis-false-claim-coronavirus/i) Obviously, the moron has never heard of an orphan. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44001 "2020-04-10T19:10:56Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > [Really,](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/six-week-old-baby-dies-coronavirus-believed-to-be-youngest-fatality/) Ron? That damn liberal media keeps finding stuff that interferes with the reality conservatives prefer. Yabbut that was in Chicago, not Florida. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44002 "2020-04-10T19:42:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ron De Santis is contemplating reopening Florida schools because “nobody under 25 has died.” > [https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/09/politics/florida-ron-desantis-false-claim-coronavirus/i](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/09/politics/florida-ron-desantis-false-claim-coronavirus/i) And nobody has ever gotten a virus from contact with their children or grandchildren. I know that the years when my kids were in pre-school and elementary school were some of the healthiest of my life. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44003 "2020-04-10T20:15:09Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Yabbut that was in Chicago, not Florida. He’s actually trying to claim he was only talking about Florida, but he used that pesky word ‘nationwide’ when he said it… ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44004 "2020-04-13T11:28:28Z")
Uh oh. Looks like [Dr. Fauci may be on the chopping block for saying something that might be a criticism of Trump.](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/492450-trump-retweets-supporter-calling-for-fauci-to-be-fired) But hey, Fauci’s only an M.D. Trump graduated college with a BS degree, I’m sorry, I mean a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. That’s good enough to handle medical crises, right? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44005 "2020-04-13T11:41:07Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > Uh oh. Looks like [Dr. Fauci may be on the chopping block for saying something that might be a criticism of Trump.](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/492450-trump-retweets-supporter-calling-for-fauci-to-be-fired) > But hey, Fauci’s only an M.D. Trump graduated college with a BS degree, I’m sorry, I mean a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. That’s good enough to handle medical crises, right? You know how Trump is always saying if he gets kicked out of office, the stock markets would crash? Yeah, let’s see what happens to investor confidence if Dr. Fauci get’s the boot. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44006 "2020-04-13T13:24:43Z")
If Trump boots Fauci, I thing Gov. Cuomo should immediately hire him. Or the sensible governors collectively (Cuomo, Newsom, DeWine, etc.) could hire him to work collaboratively with all of them. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44007 "2020-04-13T18:14:05Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44008 "2020-04-14T15:58:25Z")
Florida declares WWE wrestling an “[essential business](https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/14/834098998/florida-designates-pro-wrestling-essential-business?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news).” > [@](#): > > World Wrestling Entertainment resumed its live televised shows Monday at its facility in Orlando without fans present. After weeks of airing taped pro wrestling matches, WWE received permission last week with a signed order from Florida’s Emergency Management Director. The order says “employees at a professional sports and media production with a national audience” are exempt from a stay-at-home order as long as “the location is closed to the general public.” Thank Og the brilliant and patriotic leaders of Florida have their priorities straight! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2199) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2201)