# 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:** 393
**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 20, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7873 "2021-10-20T23:24:06Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > shit as service workers are getting now, I don’t know that putting them in that position is really all that fair. > > Though, if the government is going to deputize them to enforce its laws I don’t see it as being any different than asking for ID when someone wants to buy beer or telling them their dog can’t ride in the shopping cart. ---
**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 20, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7874 "2021-10-20T23:39:40Z")
Notice how the first box under “Occupation” is outlined in red and says “Retired.” No secret who is the target of _this_ ad. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7875 "2021-10-21T00:41:53Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I’m serious, is that for real? Oh yeah. My spam box is filling up with them. > [@Shoeless](#): > > Any bets on whether those “made in the USA” welcome mats are actually made in the USA? I tried a quick Google search to find out who made them and didn’t come up with anything before I got bored. BUT it turns out there are a lot of variations, including: > **[Wipe Your Feet Here Doormat For Donald Trump'fan](https://hopefight.com/products/wipe-your-feet-here-doormat-for-donald-trumpfan-trum03?currency=USD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjw_L6LBhBbEiwA4c46un_ympXLhQAXq4EPbP_y6w6UIJ8UkgsWuRj3loCY92XyMEv8R-qZABoC-kUQAvD_BwE)** > > Shipping info: Processing: 2-6 business days (made-to-order) Delivery: 4-7 business days I would like to see a “TRUMP WON” mat with a picture of the Constitution in place of Nancy, Barack and Joe. More accurately describes the delusion. > [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I think that’s just 2 donations if you don’t unclick that box. But if you don’t unclick the first box, it’s a monthly donation. So they can get more than one donation either way. If you don’t unclick both boxes, well, sucks to be stupid. And I love the way the the $250 square is screaming “pick me!” “pick me!”. It’s still so crazy to me that his fans fall for this stuff. There may be variations of the ad, but the one on winred ([https://secure.winred.com/save-america-joint-fundraising-committee/dont-blame-me-welcome-mats/?amount=100&utm\_medium=sms\_hf&utm\_source=ta\_na\_na&utm\_campaign=20210622\_welcome-mat-limited-edition\_generic\_saveamerica&utm\_content=merch\_cpyrs\_na](https://secure.winred.com/save-america-joint-fundraising-committee/dont-blame-me-welcome-mats/?amount=100&utm_medium=sms_hf&utm_source=ta_na_na&utm_campaign=20210622_welcome-mat-limited-edition_generic_saveamerica&utm_content=merch_cpyrs_na) ) seems to be even a more brazen cash grab than their previous efforts. If you don’t uncheck the boxes, you agree to have them siphon off your donation as recurring monthly AND to donate an extra $100 (no matter what your original pledge was) on Halloween. Appropriate. ---
**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 21, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7876 "2021-10-21T01:48:14Z")
Loser Donald is finally launching his OWN social media site, with blackjack and hookers. Again. > Let’s see if this one lasts longer than 30 days. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7877 "2021-10-21T01:51:02Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Loser Donald is finally launching his OWN social media site, with blackjack and hookers. > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realLizUSA/status/1450979193400045570) > > This is going to be even bigger than Trump Steaks. Trust me, it’s gonna be yuuge. - [querulous old woman] Where’s the beef?! [/qow] ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7878 "2021-10-21T01:58:21Z")
I would wipe my feet on a mat with Donald’s face on it. ---
**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 21, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7879 "2021-10-21T02:03:12Z")
[![](https://i.etsystatic.com/17260113/r/il/e7d6de/2192357591/il_794xN.2192357591_twcy.jpg) ](https://i.etsystatic.com/17260113/r/il/e7d6de/2192357591/il_794xN.2192357591_twcy.jpg) ---
**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 21, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7880 "2021-10-21T03:22:24Z")
WA state representative Jim Walsh (Q-Aberdeen), who has previously compared vaccine mandates to the Holocaust and worn a yellow star of David at a town hall meeting, has now been locked out of his office at the Capitol for not submitting proof of vaccination. > ---
**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 21, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7881 "2021-10-21T04:39:53Z")
Predictably enough, TRUTH Social (which in its TOS prohibits using all-caps and making fun of Loser Donald) isn’t even supposed to launch until next year, but the signup page is already live, and a pair of merry pranksters have claimed the accounts “donaldjtrump” and “mikepence”. > ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7882 "2021-10-21T12:08:01Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > (which in its TOS prohibits using all-caps and making fun of Loser Donald) “Free Speech”, ladies and gentlemen. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7883 "2021-10-21T12:24:46Z")
Here’s some more on the site: > **[Trump's New Free Speech Platform Already Has An Awkward Flaw](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-truth-social_n_6171001ce4b065735736dbda)** > > The former president's Truth Social website comes complete with some built-in irony. “Built-in irony.” Hehe. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7884 "2021-10-21T13:31:27Z")
I think this might be a record level of stupid. An amphibious invasion of an allied country with a modern military, on the other side of the Pacific? [Candace Owens calls for US to invade Australia to free people from ‘tyranny’](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/conservative-host-candace-owens-calls-for-us-to-invade-australia-to-free-people-from-tyranny/news-story/9a487acac0dbafefaa0945d2aa7284cc) > “So I’m going to ask those same lecturing politicians and media members a question – when do we deploy troops to Australia? When do we invade Australia and free an oppressed people who are suffering under a totalitarian regime? When do we spend trillions of dollars to spread democracy in Australia?” ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7885 "2021-10-21T13:40:26Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > I think this might be a record level of stupid. An amphibious invasion of an allied country with a modern military, on the other side of the Pacific? > > [Candace Owens calls for US to invade Australia to free people from ‘tyranny’](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/conservative-host-candace-owens-calls-for-us-to-invade-australia-to-free-people-from-tyranny/news-story/9a487acac0dbafefaa0945d2aa7284cc) From the article (bolding mine): > _Daily Wire_ host Candace Owens made the provocative comments in her Tuesday show, saying that her husband has family members in Australia, one of whom recently shared that “ **the mental state of everyone around her was in steep decline** ”. Well at least that part’s accurate. ---
**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 21, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7886 "2021-10-21T14:04:33Z")
Australia Population: 25,687,000 Confirmed Cases: 147,275 Deaths: 1,558 United States of America Population: 329,484,000 Confirmed Cases: 44,771,558 Deaths: 722,690 Candace? Sit down . . . and SHUT THE FUCK UP! ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7887 "2021-10-21T14:06:24Z")
The tree of freedom must be watered from time to time with the blood of sick people. ---
**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 21, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7888 "2021-10-21T14:06:40Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > “Free Speech”, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, it’s “free speech” as in “speech free of any consequences for me, but everyone else will get their asses banned if they step out of line”, in the same way that “religious freedom” means freedom for _very specific_ religions. I’m guessing this will go the same way as Parler and Frank: Step 1) Massive technical issues; Step 2) Massive troll invasion; Step 3) Massive data breach; and then Step 4) Site is overwhelmed by scammers, spammers and porn. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7889 "2021-10-21T14:24:37Z")
[It hasn’t even launched, and it’s already at stage 4. .](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-truth-social-hacked-within-hours-announcement-1641137) ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7890 "2021-10-21T14:31:33Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I’m guessing this will go the same way as Parler and Frank: > > Step 1) Massive technical issues; > Step 2) Massive troll invasion; > Step 3) Massive data breach; and then > Step 4) Site is overwhelmed by scammers, spammers and porn. We’ll need to add steps 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a, which are all just “Trump steals more money from old people.” ---
**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 21, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7891 "2021-10-21T14:33:22Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > We’ll need to add steps 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a, which are all just “Trump steals more money from old people.” Hey now. There are plenty of other right-wing grifters ready to steal money from old people; it’s not just Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/7892 "2021-10-21T14:33:57Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Hey now. There are plenty of other right-wing grifters ready to steal money from old people; it’s not just Trump. Those losers can get their own Free Speech Money Farms! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=392) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=394)