# 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:** 375
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7512 "2021-10-02T18:47:53Z")
At that, some of it isn’t even “read on Facebook but” “Someone stuck a piece of paper in front of me and said it was someone’s deleted Facebook posts!” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7513 "2021-10-02T18:53:47Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A new one: Cupping sucks the vaccine out of you Maybe we should let them have that one. Hey, don’t worry about getting the vaccine, if you have any problems then you can just get it suction cupped out. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7514 "2021-10-02T18:54:10Z")
What I just posted in another thread > [@A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3026): > > Yesterday I saw a post - I can’t remember which thread and I can’t find it- about Rudy’s deposition in the defamation case brought by Dr. Eric Coomer and Dominion voting. > > The general reporting is that ……surprise surprise…….Rudy had no evidence for anything he said other than random internet bullshit and he brushed off anything that debunked the bullshit as propaganda by Trump haters. > I couldn’t resist . > I found the entire [deposition](https://lede-admin.coloradosun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/09/Giuliani-depo-in-Coomer-case.pdf) and stayed up late into the night reading. I don’t know where to start. > > The first several pages where nothing more than an attempt to clarify who Rudy and all the lawyers were working for….Trump? His campaign? After dancing around it for several pages, the lawyer for Dominion initiated this exchange > > _Q: Were you ever paid to represent the campaign? > A: I was not. I was reimbursed for my expenses > Q: Why were you representing the campaign for no compensation? > A: The President - The President ordered me to do it._ > (I really wish the next question was - Are you fucking kidding me, do you know the President can’t demand that you work for him for free?”, but it wasn’t.) > _Q. When did that occur? > A: The election was January 3rd. If you don’t mind, I’ll recreate._ I wish I had video of this moment. _The election was January 3rd. That would’ve been on the 4th or 5th. > Q: I think you misspoke._(I bet the guy was trying really hard not to laugh his ass off.) > _A: Did I say January? November 3rd. November 4th or 5th we’re talking about. Either on the 4th or 5th, the President said in the Oval Office, I want you to go over and take over, take over the campaign, tell them you’re in charge._ > > At this point Rudy’s lawyer desperately tried to shut him up, reminding him that his communications with Trump were privileged. But Rudy then revealed he had nothing privileged to reveal because he had absolutely no idea what Trump meant or exactly what he had put Rudy in charge of. > > At some point they basically gave up on trying to figure out who everyone was working for and got to the defamation, which basically came down to Rudy being 100% sure Dr. Eric Coomer had tried to rig the Election because someone had shown him stuff that had allegedly been deleted from his Facebook page,stuff that proved …….he hated Trump. He must be guilty, because he really hated Trump. > > Here’s some fun quotes from the depo. > > Here’s a quote that explains how Rudy knows Coomer fixed the election because he hated Trump > > _[Coomer] made a couple of other derogatory comments about Trump that I can’t recall right now, and he said that he had also found or either he or someone else had been able to recapture, I don’t know if it was all but a good deal of the social postings that had been taken down and he had copies, paper copies of them and he showed them to me and I read through them very very quickly and they sort of fit into a category of social postings of people._ > > After another similar gish-gallop of hearsay, the lawyer asked him to clarify who the pronouns were referring to and Rudy replied. > > _Pronouns are very controversial now_ > > (on adjudication, which Rudy doesn’t understand) _That’s an absurd number. You have 10 people walk in, they think they’ve voted for Bush…sorry, wrong case_ > > On voting machines > _We’ve got what we’d call in New York a fugazi machine. Fugazi machine means a crooked machine_ > > (On the report by Michigan Republicans debunking election fraud) > _Did the Holy Ghost come in and move the votes around or did someone change the machine? The second seems more likely._ > > On Eric Coomer and the lawsuit > _If you go to Kill Chain you can see them do it in broad daylight and they bring out the whole history so I don’t understand what he’s complaining about._ > > On the alleged conference call that Coomer had with “Antifa”. At this point Rudy has confirmed that he didn’t hear the alleged recording of the call and didn’t interview witnesses. The lawyer just asked if he’d reviewed any notes of call. > _They showed me something about the call, some pieces of paper, so I can’t tell you if they did or didn’t._ > > On the Trump campaign memo that debunked Rudy’s wilder theories > _This was done for Dominion to cover its ass. Nobody ever bothered to give it to me because they knew I would go crazy if I saw it._ > > And my favorite - here’s one of his excuses for not researching his claims. > _I’m constrained by time. Constrained by time, I don’t mean the press conference time. I mean the realistic time._ > > I’ve failed to capture the total insanity, the questions he answered with long rants about Hunter Biden and The Washington Post votes being switched in Spain and/or Germany and Constitutional controversies in the 1800’s . The short quotes aren’t cutting it and I can’t type out the long ramble rants. Seriously, if you have time, read it. It’s insane. Literally. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7515 "2021-10-02T19:41:35Z")
I long for the days when politicians weren’t deliberately moronic because they get more votes that way. [Let’s tie our nation’s currency to DogeCoin](https://twitter.com/RepCawthorn/status/1443687082388594692) ---
**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:** [October 2, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7516 "2021-10-02T20:36:48Z")
I don’t think he’s pretending. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7517 "2021-10-02T23:57:51Z")
I’ve asked the question on this board before: Was Rudy G ever a smart man? > [@A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers/925537/2757): > > Was Giuliani ever a smart man? Since he came back into the limelight, er, orangelight, he has appeared to be nothing but a bumbling moron. He’s now reduced to shilling for peanuts on Cameo. And once again, one of the videos highlights what a boob he is. Do you think he has ever recorded one of these videos that wasn’t a self-pwn? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7518 "2021-10-03T01:22:12Z")
Thank you. We had to stop reading the deposition aloud over dinner because we kept spitting out our soup. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7519 "2021-10-03T02:04:57Z")
Cory Lewandowski (remember him?) claimed during a Vegas fundraiser last week that he runs 57 miles a day, can last eight hours at a time in bed, and has murdered two people by stabbing them to death, one when he was 10 years old. [https://www.rawstory.com/cory-lewandowski-trashelle-odom/](https://www.rawstory.com/cory-lewandowski-trashelle-odom/) ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7520 "2021-10-03T02:36:38Z")
And like the original Dear Leader, he has no anus, I’m guessing. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7521 "2021-10-03T02:50:02Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Cory Lewandowski (remember him?) claimed during a Vegas fundraiser last week that he runs 57 miles a day, can last eight hours at a time in bed, and has murdered two people by stabbing them to death, one when he was 10 years old. …And Giuliani is over on the side going “QUIT STEALING MY SHTICK!!!” ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7522 "2021-10-03T04:03:31Z")
Rudy should remind Cory about the Statute of Limitations for murder. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7523 "2021-10-03T06:55:45Z")
Seen in the wild today, a T-shirt with the following: **L** : (picture of Statue of Liberty) **G** : (picture of gun) **B** : (picture of beer bottle) **T** : (picture of Trump) Mental facepalm rang loud and clear. It was personally jaw-dropping. This man choosing to wear this shirt in public speaks volumes. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7524 "2021-10-03T06:56:41Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Seen in the wild today, a T-shirt with the following: > > **L** : (picture of Statue of Liberty) > **G** : (picture of gun) > **B** : (picture of beer bottle) > **T** : (picture of Trump) I’ve seen a few of those now and then. Usually sported by the same people who are still wearing Loren Culp for governor baseball caps. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7525 "2021-10-03T17:40:59Z")
The co-chair of one Kansas county’s GOP claims that the chair of another county’s GOP grabbed and kissed her without her consent. > **[‘He grabs me and freakin’ kisses me’: WyCo GOP vice chair accuses JoCo GOP chair](https://www.yahoo.com/news/grabs-freakin-kisses-wyco-gop-100000740.html)** > > Later that evening, she burst into tears. “I can’t believe he stuck his f---ing tongue down my throat.” | Editorial ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7526 "2021-10-03T17:42:26Z")
A pro Trump TIkToker bragged about having a fake covid passport. She got reported to the FBI. [https://www.comicsands.com/amp/tiktok-fake-vaccine-card-fbi-2655192124](https://www.comicsands.com/amp/tiktok-fake-vaccine-card-fbi-2655192124) ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7527 "2021-10-03T18:41:20Z")
I wonder if she was told by the FBI that she could have gotten a genuine one for free. Some people are really not smart with their finances. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7528 "2021-10-03T19:04:37Z")
> **[Covid is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of people in urban areas](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-killing-rural-americans-twice-rate-people-urban-areas-n1280369)** > > The pandemic is devastating rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care. > Rural Americans are dying of Covid at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that health experts say is likely to widen as access to medical care shrinks for a population that tends to be older, sicker, heavier, poorer and less vaccinated. Not to mention vote Republican. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7529 "2021-10-03T19:07:32Z")
Not sure if anybody has been deranged enough to crunch the data, or that there is even enough to crunch, but I wonder roughly what the death rate is, Republican vs Democrat-wise. How many of their voters have the Republicans killed? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7530 "2021-10-03T19:20:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The co-chair of one Kansas county’s GOP claims that the chair of another county’s GOP grabbed and kissed her without her consent. “I never thought the leopard would kiss _my_ face.” ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7531 "2021-10-03T21:57:52Z")
Steve Bannon claims that MAGA (not the Republicans) will have sweeping congressional victories in 2022 and 2024. And when they take over the House in 2022, they’ll vote Individual 1 as Speaker of the House and then impeach Biden for stealing the election. > **[Bannon Predicts 'Sweeping' MAGA Wins in 2022 and 2024, Urges Quick Takeover](https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-predicts-sweeping-maga-wins-2022-2024-urges-quick-government-takeover-1635032)** > > "You have to have shock troops prepared to take it over immediately," the former Trump administration official said. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=376)