# 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:** 175
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3489 "2021-02-20T17:24:44Z")
He badly needs a shave. Ewww… that Victorian beard-thing is truly repulsive. However, it makes him look like Satan, so I guess that constitutes truth in advertising. ---
**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 20, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3490 "2021-02-20T17:55:56Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > He badly needs a shave. **Ewww… that Victorian beard-thing is truly repulsive.** However, it makes him look like Satan, so I guess that constitutes truth in advertising. - That’s not a beard. Why do you think he’s described as ferret-faced? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3491 "2021-02-20T18:02:45Z")
😱 ---
**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 20, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3492 "2021-02-20T18:10:41Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > He badly needs a shave. Ewww… that Victorian beard-thing is truly repulsive. However, it makes him look like Satan, so I guess that constitutes truth in advertising. That’s because he’s not the original Cruz. There was a transporter malfunction and we got the EVIL Ted Cruz from the _Mirror Mirror_ universe ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3493 "2021-02-20T18:34:11Z")
I wonder why Cruz named his dog “Snowflake”. Probably because that lazy ass dog has never even gone out and looked for a job, instead he begs for handouts and expects everything for free. I am hoping that the Cruz poodle was self-sufficient enough to build a big cozy nest of dog shit, shredded mattresses and pillow stuffing in order to keep warm while his owner went to Cancun. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3494 "2021-02-20T19:07:30Z")
Sort of like this? [![](https://i.imgur.com/gXvXR69.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/gXvXR69.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3496 "2021-02-20T19:27:14Z")
“Look what antifa did to the couch!” ---
**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 20, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3497 "2021-02-20T22:11:09Z")
I think he looks better with the beard, frankly. Less punchable, at any rate. ---
**Author:** ![SingleMalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/singlemalt/32/3961_2.png) [@SingleMalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleMalt)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3498 "2021-02-20T22:13:12Z")
Wait… So the evil mirror universe Ted Cruz is an _even more evil_ Ted Cruz? Figures. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3499 "2021-02-20T22:16:48Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > particularly the theory that it is **not organic in origin, but man-made."** > > My bold. I’d be more worried about organic snow! :eek: 😮 ---
**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:** [February 20, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3500 "2021-02-20T22:26:17Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > The obviously don’t know dogs, those are some beautiful pups. > > But, they had nothing but praise for Trump’s dog. > > > [@](#): > > > > “I really like and admire Ted Cruz. He is very smart, so powerful when he speaks, and he’s great,” Kelly gushed while discussing Cruz’s behavior this week. > > > > “In my book, all is forgiven in this matter.” Ted may be Trump’s bitch but he’s no dog; why, [he’s the lion of the senate! Chant with me!](https://youtu.be/GJ8VV6TqeXI?t=571) ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3501 "2021-02-20T22:41:01Z")
They may be on to something. It snowed here the second week of November and the damn stuff _still_ hasn’t melted. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3502 "2021-02-21T00:02:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Wow… they are really grasping at things to harp on > > [Historian goes on Newsmax and says Biden's dog is 'dirty' and 'unlike a presidential dog'](https://news.yahoo.com/historian-goes-newsmax-says-bidens-033142788.html) > > > Newsmax host Greg Kelly and a guest on his show on Friday went after the appearance of President Joe Biden’s dog, Champ, … > > You mean like Snowflake? Your last comment touches on a theory I’ve heard today, on why Newsmax decided to spend time attacking Biden’s dog. The suggestion: that the right wants to make sure that if one of their captured pawns happens to hear something from outside the bubble, to the effect that there’s a scandal involving a dog-----they’ll assume the scandal is ‘Champ is dirty’ instead of ‘Ted Cruz left his dog in a below-freezing-cold house, while jetting to Cancun.’ The first story serves the right (however ridiculously badly); the second story does not. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3503 "2021-02-21T00:31:13Z")
What I find amazing is the Republicans and right-wing media are going after Kamala Harris (saying that they’re going to impeach her for raising bond money for BLM activists), Hunter Biden (for something?) and even Biden’s dog (because it’s ugly?). And yet they really seem to have nothing on Joe Biden himself, even though I’m sure they’ve gone through his life with a fine-toothed comb. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3504 "2021-02-21T01:48:32Z")
I’ve been wondering exactly the thing. Why aren’t they taking direct potshots at him? ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3505 "2021-02-21T01:50:19Z")
That comparison had occurred to me as well. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3506 "2021-02-21T02:12:50Z")
Or if they actually have the details of both stories, it at the very least provides a whataboutist defense. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3507 "2021-02-21T02:30:27Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Why aren’t they taking direct potshots at him? The worst thing my right-wing FB friends are posting about Biden is that there are very few posts from the lefties touting his accomplishments in his first month. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3508 "2021-02-21T02:36:59Z")
Perhaps that’s because quiet competence is better than an incompetent blowhard? ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3509 "2021-02-21T02:40:41Z")
Yeah, but it doesn’t get votes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=174) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=176)