# 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:** 22
**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 30, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/424 "2020-07-30T15:23:24Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > > [@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. - They had the Trumpy Look before the Trumpy Look was the Trumpy Look. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/425 "2020-07-30T15:25:44Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > > [@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. I thought that Jim Jordan was the leader in that category. Actually, both categories: Most Punchable Face and Smuggest Smirk. ---
**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, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/426 "2020-07-30T15:28:07Z")
We can’t really know which is the Most Punchable unless we line them all up and, you know, actually punch them. I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/427 "2020-07-30T15:45:23Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I thought that Jim Jordan was the leader in that category. Actually, both categories: Most Punchable Face and Smuggest Smirk. Pence is up there too. He has more of a fake concern face though. Still punchable though. ---
**Author:** ![Mickyfinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Mickyfinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mickyfinn)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/428 "2020-07-30T15:47:57Z")
This is getting to be a pretty long list. Maybe we should just mention those we don’t want to punch… ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/429 "2020-07-30T16:13:28Z")
That’s probably a more reasonable approach. ~~Bill Barr Steve Mnuchin Mick Mulvaney~~ I’ll be back when I can think of one to add to the new list. ---
**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 30, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/430 "2020-07-30T16:20:27Z")
It’s not a list unless there’s at least three items. :flees: ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/431 "2020-07-30T16:38:18Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It’s not a list unless there’s at least three items. Well team, we have our work cut out for us. We’re going to have to give 110% effort here! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/432 "2020-07-30T16:55:42Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > We can’t really know which is the Most Punchable unless we line them all up and, you know, actually punch them. Science! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/433 "2020-07-30T17:48:30Z")
Several of them will need more than one punch, just to be sure. If we sell tickets, we could probably end poverty. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/434 "2020-07-30T18:14:08Z")
Indeed! But like any good experiment, I would recommend at least five repetitions in order to obtain a statistically-significant sampling. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/435 "2020-07-30T18:15:46Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Channeling my inner Republican: > Herman Cain was a great man and talented brain surgeon, he will be missed 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/436 "2020-07-30T18:16:01Z")
The congressional Republicans are not saying much about trump’s “suggestion” to postpone the election. A few have said something mild like “oh maybe that’s not the best idea.” Really? A real representative of the American people should IMO slam that idea down hard. WTF? I think most of them haven’t said anything and one said basically “I don’t wanna talk about it.” ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/437 "2020-07-30T18:17:53Z")
[# Republicans flat-out reject Trump’s suggestion to delay election](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-flat-out-reject-trumps-suggestion-to-delay-election/ar-BB17nyVX?li=BBnb7Kz) ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/438 "2020-07-30T18:26:48Z")
Rubio: “I wish he hadn’t said that.” What would Rubio and the rest of the GOP have said if Obama had floated such an idea? ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/439 "2020-07-30T18:27:02Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > [# Republicans flat-out reject Trump’s suggestion to delay election](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-flat-out-reject-trumps-suggestion-to-delay-election/ar-BB17nyVX?li=BBnb7Kz) “He can suggest whatever he wants. The law is what it is." – Sen. Marco Rubio. Nice to hear this from an actual Republican, even if it’s three and a half years late. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/440 "2020-07-30T18:31:32Z")
What is all this stuff about some (probably GOP) states could delay it and cause a ruckus that leads to no election day and the winner being determined by the number of GOP states or something? If the date is set by Congress why would states be allowed to say nope? ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/441 "2020-07-30T18:45:47Z")
Okay I looked up some stuff and that’s scary. Republicans’ insistence that the date is set in stone is not very reassuring. This has actually never been a democracy at all and this country sucks! Why do we even care about free and fair elections if some nut job governors can basically decide the winner themselves? ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/442 "2020-07-30T18:49:18Z")
Rush thinks the Moms and Veterans protesters in Portland are really actors. > **[Limbaugh: Portland Moms And Vets Are Actors, Not Real Citizens](https://crooksandliars.com/2020/07/limbaugh-portland-moms-and-vets-are-actors)** > > Rush reaches for the bottom rung again. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/443 "2020-07-30T18:50:46Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rush thinks the Moms and Veterans protesters in Portland are really actors. Another Republican that cannot be added to the new list. And also, what a fucking idiot. How much do you think Soros is paying these actors to get pepper sprayed and rubber bulleted? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=23)