# 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:** 17
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/324 "2020-07-22T04:16:21Z")
The racist anti-feminist who shot the son of the female Hispanic judge in New Jersey claims that he was a Trump supporter who used his Russian GRU contacts to try to hack Hillary’s emails. > **[The New Jersey Shooting Suspect Left a Pro-Trump Paper Trail](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/judge-esther-salas-shooting-suspect-left-pro-trump-paper-trail/614425/)** > > In a trove of documents published online, Roy Den Hollander directed misogynistic and racist insults at U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, and expressed support for the president. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/325 "2020-07-22T04:24:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Den Hollander, who describes himself as a Trump volunteer in his writings, called the judge an “affirmative action” case who affiliated with those who wanted “to convince America that whites, especially white males, were barbarians, and all those of a darker skin complexion were victims.” I’d say Mr. Den Hollander did a fine job of making that argument all by himself. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/326 "2020-07-22T17:41:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > AOC claims Ted Yoho accosted her outside the Capitol and called her disgusting and a fucking bitch Ted Yoho apologizes for being “abrupt”. Denies calling AOC a fucking bitch… to her face. He all but admits to calling her a fucking bitch just that he didn’t say it to his “colleagues” and apologized if the words were construed that way. Congratulations Ted, you got caught calling her a name behind her back, and think that somehow makes it less shitty. [https://nypost.com/2020/07/22/rep-ted-yoho-apologizes-to-aoc-denies-calling-her-f-ing-bitch/](https://nypost.com/2020/07/22/rep-ted-yoho-apologizes-to-aoc-denies-calling-her-f-ing-bitch/) ---
**Author:** ![Flopnoodle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@Flopnoodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flopnoodle)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/327 "2020-07-22T17:52:05Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The racist anti-feminist who shot the son of the female Hispanic judge in New Jersey claims that he was a Trump supporter who used his Russian GRU contacts to try to hack Hillary’s emails. After parsing this, it took me a while to figure out which version of the multiverse we’re in. It’s the fucked-up one. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/328 "2020-07-22T18:23:50Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Ted Yoho apologizes for being “abrupt”. Denies calling AOC a fucking bitch… to her face. He all but admits to calling her a fucking bitch just that he didn’t say it to his “colleagues” and apologized if the words were construed that way. And now I have to half-assed defend Ted. I would be fairly confident in asserting that AOC has called some Republican a “fucking asshole” in private. Check my white male privilege here - assuming he didn’t do it in public (and I’m more inclined to believe AOC then Mr Yoho about what happened) - is using “bitch” instead of “asshole” that much more of a transgression? Although I guess just asking the question makes me see where it might be. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/329 "2020-07-22T18:31:13Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > And now I have to half-assed defend Ted. I would be fairly confident in asserting that AOC has called some Republican a “fucking asshole” in private. She’s not so stupid as to do it to their face. Not that they don’t deserve it. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/330 "2020-07-22T19:46:27Z")
The other thing is that he wasn’t in private; he was out in public with other people nearby. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/331 "2020-07-22T19:49:05Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > is using “bitch” instead of “asshole” that much more of a transgression? In my view, the transgression is just the rank unprofessionalism of accosting a colleague (whom you’ve never spoken to before) on the steps of the Capitol, calling them disgusting and out of their mind, because you don’t agree with their description of an increase in crime rate. Then, when that colleague says you’re being rude, leave and call her a bitch, or an asshole, or whatever you mutter under your breath. Calling her a fucking bitch within earshot of the press is just the cherry on top of this shit sundae. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/332 "2020-07-22T20:04:16Z")
This just in: > **[FBI Confirms ‘Craziest Plot Twist’ in Case of Killer Lawyer](https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-feminist-lawyer-roy-den-hollander-was-in-california-when-rival-marc-angelucci-was-murdered)** > > Roy Den Hollander is also suspected of ambushing the family of Judge Esther Salas before killing himself. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/333 "2020-07-22T20:19:10Z")
Could you summarize? That is paywalled. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/334 "2020-07-22T20:19:46Z")
Here’s the AP’s story: > **[FBI links men's rights lawyer to N.J., California killings](https://apnews.com/4dad37bb3ff60bfbde5bf75d369d8f96)** > > LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal investigators have unspecified evidence linking the killing of a men's rights lawyer in California to the suspect in the ambush shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey, authorities said Wednesday... The big reveal, I guess, is that they’ve tracked his movements from cel phone records and other things and yes, he was in California when the other lawyer was killed in a similar manner as the judge’s son. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/335 "2020-07-22T20:31:54Z")
:shrug: All I do is close the popup. Kudos to **Bo** for the AP story. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/336 "2020-07-22T20:49:11Z")
In a shocking turn of events, Matt Gaetz is accused of ethics violations. > **[Matt Gaetz appears to run afoul of House ethics rules](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/22/gaetz-florida-house-ethics-rules-377098)** > > The Florida Republican spent thousands of dollars on a speechwriting consultant. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/337 "2020-07-23T00:50:56Z")
Incapable of original thought; finding Faux and Fiends too cerebral; Matt sought words to express his distorted world view through an unethical money laundering scheme involving a disgraced professional white supremacist speechwriter. Sad. Loser. ---
**Author:** ![The.Undeposable.Hand](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the.undeposable.hand/32/5594_2.png) [@The.Undeposable.Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The.Undeposable.Hand)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/338 "2020-07-23T02:33:27Z")
It’s Q. Mystery solved. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/339 "2020-07-23T17:00:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > In a shocking turn of events, Matt Gaetz is accused of ethics violations. > Gaetz’s office denies wrongdoing in both cases. Gaetz’s aides said the House Ethics Committee approved both arrangements but declined to produce any evidence that that was the case. Imagine my shock. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/340 "2020-07-23T17:03:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > In a shocking turn of events, Matt Gaetz is accused of ethics violations. > > [Matt Gaetz appears to run afoul of House ethics rules - POLITICO](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/22/gaetz-florida-house-ethics-rules-377098) Ya Gaetz what ya pay for. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/341 "2020-07-23T18:29:34Z")
Someone on another forum called Gaetz “evil Donny Osmond.” I laughed. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/342 "2020-07-23T19:42:23Z")
He has won People Magazines Most Punchable Face for the last 3 years running. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/343 "2020-07-23T19:47:32Z")
That’s just 'cause we can’t see Shkreli at the moment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=18)