# 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:** 241
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4818 "2021-05-02T15:48:18Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Why would zombies object to turning more people into zombies? There are only so many brains to go around - particularly since apparently approximately 40% of American’s don’t have (or at least a working one). ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4819 "2021-05-02T15:57:41Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > > [@Steve\_MB](#): > > > > Why would zombies object to turning more people into zombies? > > There are only so many brains to go around - particularly since apparently approximately 40% of American’s don’t have (or at least a working one). - Zombies don’t like working brains. They’re tough and chewy. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4820 "2021-05-02T18:51:21Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Arizona ballots don’t use watermarks Certain ones do. And he knows, for sure, because he insisted on watching the девочки put them there. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4821 "2021-05-03T00:22:46Z")
Mike Flynn, Super-Patriot Extraordinaire, doesn’t know the Pledge of Allegiance: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPOpzMhFFEE) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4822 "2021-05-03T00:27:21Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Mike Flynn, Super-Patriot Extraordinaire, doesn’t know the Pledge of Allegiance: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPOpzMhFFEE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPOpzMhFFEE) - I’ll bet it was gagging on the words rather than forgetting them. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4823 "2021-05-03T00:29:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I’ll bet it was gagging on the words rather than forgetting them. In some sort of reaction such as a vampire has to being touched by a cross? I’d believe it. (It’s always nice to see these sanctimonious assholes publicly humiliated—particularly the ones like Flynn who work for foreign adversaries.) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4824 "2021-05-03T00:33:34Z")
Besides Trump and Barr, the two people whom I most fervently hope to see punished for their (as yet unproven) many illegal acts are Mike Flynn and Erik Prince. This country remains in serious peril until all 4 of these have been removed from further influence in our political landscape. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4825 "2021-05-03T00:53:13Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Besides Trump and Barr, the two people whom I most fervently hope to see punished for their (as yet unproven) many illegal acts are Mike Flynn and Erik Prince. This country remains in serious peril until all 4 of these have been removed from further influence in our political landscape. - A very good list. I’d like to see Pompeo’s conduct get some scrutiny, too. (Admittedly once we start looking, we’ll find plenty of Great Malignancy-era people who deserve investigation.) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4826 "2021-05-03T00:54:10Z")
Oh, definitely. I can’t believe I forgot to add him to the list! He’s scary-corrupt. Great add. 🙂 ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4827 "2021-05-03T01:04:34Z")
If we’re making a list, Stephen Miller was responsible for the cruel policies aimed at migrants. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4828 "2021-05-03T01:27:52Z")
Another excellent pick. As @Sherrerd points out, there’s almost no end to good choices for investigation once we get started down this path. I feel sorry for Merrick Garland. It’s an embarrassment of riches I’m sure he’d very much prefer not to have. The saddest thing to me is the number of people who find these criminals perfectly acceptable to act as the “leaders” for our country. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4829 "2021-05-03T02:34:48Z")
Laura Ingraham accuses black CNN analyst Bakari Sellars of using a fake accent. Which just happens to be his natural South Carolina accent. > **[Laura Ingraham Blasted For Accusing Black CNN Analyst Of 'Sporting An Accent'...](https://www.comicsands.com/laura-ingraham-bakari-sellers-accent-2652801665.html)** > > Fox News' Laura Ingraham sparked outrage when she accused lawyer and CNN analyst Bakari Sellers of faking an accent while addressing the press in his capacity as the attorney for the family of Andrew Brown Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4830 "2021-05-03T02:57:39Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Mike Flynn, Super-Patriot Extraordinaire, doesn’t know the Pledge of Allegiance: Why would he? He hasn’t demonstrated that he has any allegiance to the United States, only to God-Emperor Donald I. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4831 "2021-05-03T13:49:36Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Mike Flynn, Super-Patriot Extraordinaire, doesn’t know the Pledge of Allegiance > [@running\_coach](#): > > I’ll bet it was gagging on the words rather than forgetting them. He was warned that his tongue would burn with fire if he dared utter the holy words. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4832 "2021-05-03T14:56:21Z")
And QANON. Have we all forgotten that Mike Flynn _ **literally** _ pledged allegiance to QANON last July 4th? > **[Michael Flynn posts video featuring QAnon slogans | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/politics/michael-flynn-qanon-video/index.html)** > > In a video posted online over the weekend, President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is seen using phrases and slogans that are hallmarks of the baseless QAnon conspiracy movement. He also tagged his post with a QAnon... ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4833 "2021-05-04T00:10:11Z")
Well, we found the voter fraud in Pennsylvania; " A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to casting a vote in the name of his deceased mother in an effort to reelect then-President Donald Trump, according to court records and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer’s office." > **[Pennsylvania man sentenced to 5-year probation after voting in name of dead...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/politics/pennsylvania-probation-illegal-ballot-trump-2020/index.html)** ---
**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:** [May 4, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4834 "2021-05-04T01:45:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Well, we found the voter fraud in Pennsylvania; GOP: See?!? See?1? (um, buddy - he was _one of your own_) GOP: See?!? See?1? ---
**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:** [May 4, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4835 "2021-05-04T09:06:47Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > DeSantis is about to sign a bill making it illegal for social media platforms to ban users. So Republicans are in favor of the government forcing private companies to give away their services to everyone for free without condition or oversight. Sounds like Communism to me. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4836 "2021-05-04T13:46:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to _ **five years of probation** _ after pleading guilty to casting a vote in the name of his deceased mother in an effort to reelect then-President Donald Trump Emphasis mine. This guy knew exactly what he was doing. He registered two dead people to vote, and actually managed to cast a vote in one of their names, and he won’t serve a day in jail. Compare that to Crystal Mason, the black woman in Texas who did not realize that she was ineligible to vote because she was still on probation. She was only able to cast a provisional vote, because they couldn’t find her on the voter rolls. Her vote was never counted in the election. She was convicted of illegal voting and got a five-year prison sentence. A state appeals court upheld her conviction, although the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (the highest court in Texas for this type of appeal) has recently [agreed to review her case](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/texas-provisional-ballot-appeal.html). ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4837 "2021-05-04T14:16:49Z")
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