# 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:** 21
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/404 "2020-07-30T02:44:11Z")
NeverM NMind ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/405 "2020-07-30T02:48:25Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > NeverM > NMind - Nnnnm (Never never never never mind) or NM… Do periods count as characters? ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/406 "2020-07-30T02:53:21Z")
nm… ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen1)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/407 "2020-07-30T03:51:56Z")
Republican Congressional staffers are coming out and reporting that they’re not being allowed to wear masks and are being berated for doing so. > **[‘Flood’ of GOP Staffers Say They’re Forced to Work Without Masks: Report |...](https://lawandcrime.com/covid-19-pandemic/flood-of-gop-congressional-staffers-say-theyre-being-forced-to-work-on-capitol-hill-without-masks-report/)** > > A ‘flood’ of Republican staffers on Wednesday claimed that they were banned from wearing masks in congressional offices. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/408 "2020-07-30T04:45:29Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > NeverM > NMind with the lights out it’s less dangerous ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen1)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/409 "2020-07-30T05:07:43Z")
Lindsay Graham is running an ad with his Democratic opponent’s skin digitally darkened. > **[Lindsey Graham campaign ad features image of opponent with digitally altered...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/lindsey-graham-jaime-harrison-skin-tone-ad/index.html)** > > Sen. Lindsey Graham's reelection campaign posted an advertisement to Facebook earlier this month featuring a digitally altered image of his opponent -- who is Black -- with a darker skin tone. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/410 "2020-07-30T09:31:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen1](#): > > Lindsay Graham is running an ad with his Democratic opponent’s skin digitally darkened. Cue: “Contractor did it, it was an editing error, Graham had no idea, blah blah, blah” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/411 "2020-07-30T13:26:39Z")
Graham is from SC, correct? I’m thinking of moving there just so I can vote the &#W$er out. Right after I move to Tennessee to vote against Moscow Mitch. ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/412 "2020-07-30T13:56:22Z")
Easier to vote against MM if you move to Kentucky. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/413 "2020-07-30T13:58:48Z")
Moscow Mitch is from Kentucky. Here in Tennessee, we have “Dr. Manny” versus Bill Haslan. According to their ads, they both love Obama and Mitt Romney. OH, and it’s impossible for Dr Manny for be racist. His parents are from India. Manny Sethi would also give Ted Cruz a run for his money for the title of “Most Punchable Face in Congress.” ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/414 "2020-07-30T14:22:58Z")
Well, the newest Stupid Republican idea of the day seems to be… Donald Trump is officially looking into Suspending the Election: Three separate unimpeachable sources. > **[Donald Trump suggests delay to 2020 US presidential election](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53597975?SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR3qnAePHvbcI9k7_VKZmXGOyK1GQo7opUpOBL87zTw69QQgazqPhel6gaY)** > > The US president cites concern over mail-in voting, despite little evidence of widespread fraud. > **[Trump floats election delay, lawmakers in both parties reject idea](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-suggests-delaying-november-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKCN24V2DL)** > > (This July 30 stry corrects title of senior adviser Jason Miller in paragraph 19.) > **[Trump floats delaying election despite lack of authority to do so | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/trump-delay-election-no-authority/index.html)** > > President Donald Trump explicitly floated delaying November's presidential election on Thursday, lending extraordinary voice to persistent concerns that he will seek to circumvent voting in a contest where he currently trails his opponent by double... ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/415 "2020-07-30T14:30:18Z")
Here’s the idea straight from the horse’s mouth; i.e., Trump’s Twitter account. > ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/416 "2020-07-30T14:41:52Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Easier to vote against MM if you move to Kentucky. Gimme a break, it’s early. Kentucky; Tennessee; what’s the difference. They’re right next to each other, kinda like Mexico and New Mexico - what’s the difference? 😉 ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/417 "2020-07-30T14:48:17Z")
So, Herman Cain’s dead from COVID-19. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/418 "2020-07-30T14:58:42Z")
Channeling my inner Republican: Herman Cain was a great man and talented brain surgeon, he will be missed. CMC ---
**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 30, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/419 "2020-07-30T14:59:18Z")
I just saw Cain’s wikipedia page… damn someone did a number on it, thing is seriously NSFW today. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/420 "2020-07-30T15:11:38Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I just saw Cain’s wikipedia page… damn someone did a number on it, thing is seriously NSFW today They have now locked in a cleaned up version. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/421 "2020-07-30T15:14:33Z")
Yeah, that was fast. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/422 "2020-07-30T15:15:20Z")
Porque no los dos? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/423 "2020-07-30T15:18:07Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Manny Sethi would also give Ted Cruz a run for his money for the title of “Most Punchable Face in Congress.” Huh. I would have awarded that honor to Matt Gaetz. Devin Nunes a close second. Have you noticed they all have the same smug smirk of self-entitlement? I call it the Trumpy Look. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=22)