# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140 "2020-06-22T07:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 162
**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 3, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3229 "2021-02-03T15:33:39Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I’ve always been partial to “Not the sharpest spoon in the drawer.” > > Or you could always go for the Blackadderism: “As thick a a whale sandwich.” - As sharp as a two-by-four. As sharp as a dowel. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3230 "2021-02-03T15:57:46Z")
I’ve always liked, “Sharp as a bowling ball.” ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3231 "2021-02-03T16:02:19Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > truly hogwild fuckin hootnanny Colorful descriptions like this don’t get nearly the recognition (or use) that they deserve. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3232 "2021-02-03T16:43:10Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > Ron DeSantis wants a law in Florida to fine social media platforms that deplatform political candidates. > > Just explain to him that Twitter is like a bakery and Donald Trump is like a gay couple. It would be an easy sell, given how many people for how very long have been telling Individual-ONE to GFY. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3233 "2021-02-03T19:13:12Z")
Lindsey Graham says that if the Democrats dare to bring witnesses to the impeachment trial, he will say bad things about Kamala Harris. > **[Sen. Graham Threatens to Switch Focus to VP Harris at Trump's Senate Trial](https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-impeachment-kamala-harris-1566393)** > > The senator urged Democrats to not call witnesses during the proceedings, suggesting it could prompt Republicans to do the same and draw out the trial. ---
**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 3, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3234 "2021-02-03T19:22:30Z")
So, like the one a year ago, the senate Republicans don’t need no stinkin’ evidence, just their _feelings_ to arrive at the truth of the matter. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3235 "2021-02-03T21:00:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Lindsey Graham says that if the Democrats dare to bring witnesses to the impeachment trial, he will say bad things about Kamala Harris. From the UK’s Independent: > [@](#): > > According to [_The Washington Post’s_ “Fact Checker”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/03/kamala-harris-tweeted-support-bail-fund-money-didnt-just-assist-protestors/), it was “wrong to suggest that the donations led to the release of many protesters or rioters”. > > Mr Graham has previously said on Fox News that “If there’s an effort by the Democrats to call a single witness in the United States Senate… there will be delay of this trial, there will be a Pandora’s box being opened. We will want witnesses and this thing will go on for weeks if not months”. An impeachment trial of Trump that goes on for weeks? Sign me up! We could unseal his tax records and declassify all those blacked-out portions of the Mueller Report and get his DeutscheBank records. It’ll be fun! > **[Lindsey Graham makes odd threat against Kamala Harris as he demands short...](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lindsey-graham-kamala-harris-impeachment-b1797187.html)** > > Mr Graham has on numerous occasions said that no witnesses should be called during the trial ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3236 "2021-02-03T21:04:16Z")
> [@](#): > > “If you open up that can of worms, we’ll want the FBI to come in and tell us about how people actually pre-planned these attacks and what happened with the security footprint at the Capitol,” Graham said. “You open up Pandora’s box if you call one witness. I hope we don’t call any and we vote and get this trial over next week when it starts.” Oh, please – have the FBI come in and tell us about the pre-planning for the attacks and what really happened with the security at the Capitol. And how Trump replaced Pentagon officials with people who refused to send re-enforcements. It’ll make Trump and his flunkies look so _good._ > **[Not the Bee | What a time to be alive](https://notthebee.com/)** > > Not the Bee is your source for headlines that should be satire, but aren't. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3237 "2021-02-03T21:17:02Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Oh, please – have the FBI come in and tell us about the pre-planning for the attacks and what really happened with the security at the Capitol. And how Trump replaced Pentagon officials with people who refused to send re-enforcements. It’ll make Trump and his flunkies look so _good._ Does Linsey _really_ want to play that hand? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3238 "2021-02-03T22:01:28Z")
Frankly, the apparent lack of interest in this attack from people who were positively apoplectic about Benghazi is insulting. Really, you don’t want to hear about the security plan after an attack on the seat of our legislature, when you had, what… 10 congressional investigations on an attack of a consulate? ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3239 "2021-02-03T22:04:26Z")
House Republicans are trying to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene’s name from the expulsion proposal with Ilhan Omar’s name. > **[House Republicans aim to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from committees instead of...](https://www.businessinsider.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-ilhan-omar-congressional-reublicans-strip-from-committees-2021-2)** > > House Republicans pushed a tit-for-tat response to calls for reprimanding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for amplifying conspiracy theories and threats. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3240 "2021-02-03T22:12:43Z")
Good luck with that. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3241 "2021-02-03T22:19:40Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > House Republicans are trying to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene’s name from the expulsion proposal with Ilhan Omar’s name. Hopefully Moscow Mitch is taking this well, in stride, considering how he’s like this (crossed fingers) with MJT. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3242 "2021-02-03T22:20:22Z")
> [@](#): > > “You open up Pandora’s box if you call one witness. I hope we don’t call any and we vote and get this trial over next week when it starts.” “If we look into this crime, who knows how many other crimes we might find!” You’re tireless in the pursuit of justice, aren’t you, Lindsey? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3243 "2021-02-03T22:25:37Z")
If Lindsey wants to play hardball with Kamala, my money is on Kamala. I may even take out a loan so I have more money to place on the bet. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3244 "2021-02-03T22:40:56Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > “If you open up that can of worms, we’ll want the FBI to come in and tell us about how people actually pre-planned these attacks and what happened with the security footprint at the Capitol,” Graham said. “You open up Pandora’s box if you call one witness. I hope we don’t call any and we vote and get this trial over next week when it starts.” It’s like he thinks Biden was in charge of security. There is probably some blame to cast on McConnel/Pelosi for the Capital Police planning, but I don’t think either of them are particularly worried about that. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3245 "2021-02-03T22:47:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > House Republicans are trying to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene’s name from the expulsion proposal with Ilhan Omar’s name. Honestly, I’d be fine with them both being kicked out. The two of them can go commiserate on Jewish Space Lasers together. ---
**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 3, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3246 "2021-02-03T22:58:01Z")
That’s out of line. Rep. Omar has apologized for making mildly antisemitic comments on one occasion. She has never promoted insane conspiracy theories, nor has she called for the execution of her political opponents. This “both sides” bullshit has to stop. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3247 "2021-02-03T23:11:46Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Honestly, I’d be fine with them both being kicked out. So IO’s too far left, then? Meh. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3248 "2021-02-03T23:13:28Z")
I never said “both sides” - I was referring to her purely as an individual. I may not like every single Democrat, but they’re still infinitely better than the Republicans. That said, maybe I was a bit out of line. Just because I don’t particularly like Omar doesn’t mean she’s in the same horrible league as Greene. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=161) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=163)