# 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:** 408
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8173 "2021-11-01T22:04:37Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > now add to that “Real Men”. For some voters it’s all about sorting oneself and identity. Hard, black, metallic penises which fire with every pull of the trigger. Large, lifted pickups with bumper nuts. Manliest of men with the manliest of guns and vehicles all wrapped in the stars and bars, I mean, stars and stripes. Cue the Tim Taylor grunts. Murika! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8174 "2021-11-01T23:42:26Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > But this guy has (allegedly!) seen the corruption, and what he considers to be _actual treason_ , **with his own eyes** - and yet he’s still a Republican. > > What does it take? It takes the realization that he will not make money if he stays a Republican. As long as there is money to be made, rubes to be bilked, there is no reason for him to change. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8175 "2021-11-02T06:32:08Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > … he stays a Republican. As long as there is money to be made, rubes to be bilked … > [@Icarus](#): > > The GOP has fairly successfully branded themselves as the party of “Patriots” … Umm, I think you misspelled “Paytriots”. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8176 "2021-11-02T06:53:47Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > It makes the FBI look bad. Really really bad. They blew off hundreds of tips before January 6th, because they were “aspirational” - which is new code for IOKWARD, I think. Mouth breathers. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8177 "2021-11-02T17:45:02Z")
This (alleged) twit of a pilot: ['Let's go Brandon,' explained | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/lets-go-brandon-joe-biden/index.html) Why do they assume it’s so clever? ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8178 "2021-11-02T17:55:05Z")
Because they peaked in the 3rd grade ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8179 "2021-11-02T18:04:38Z")
3rd grade was the best two years of my life, tho. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8180 "2021-11-02T18:09:24Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Why do they assume it’s so clever? These are the same people who thought we wouldn’t figure out “knee grow” during the Obama era. Clever really isn’t their forte. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8181 "2021-11-02T18:20:29Z")
Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for mayor of San Francisco, showed up to vote this morning carrying one of his 17 cats. He was told he could not vote unless he took off his jacket, which had his name on it in violation of the electioneering rules. His ballot then got jammed in the vote scanning machine and they had to repair it. > **[Curtis Sliwa tried to bring his cat to vote. It got weirder from there....](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/02/nyregion/curtis-sliwa-cat-voting.html)** > > The cat, Gizmo, was denied entrance to the polling site, and Mr. Sliwa fought with election officials over several matters, daring them to arrest him. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8182 "2021-11-02T18:23:27Z")
There’s a QAnon rally going on in Dallas where they’re expecting JFK Jr. to show up and announce he’s going to be Individual 1’s running mate in 2024. > **[QAnon Believers Gather In Dallas Awaiting Return Of Long-Dead JFK Jr.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/teakvetenadze/2021/11/02/qanon-believers-gather-in-dallas-awaiting-return-of-long-dead-jfk-jr/?sh=3252b4e6668f)** > > Several people were seen wearing “Trump/JFK Jr. 2024” shirts. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8183 "2021-11-02T18:25:22Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Why do they assume it’s so clever? Because they are as sharp as the bell end. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8184 "2021-11-02T18:40:58Z")
Oops. Mayor of New York. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8185 "2021-11-02T18:48:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for mayor of San Francisco, showed up to vote this morning carrying one of his 17 cats I support Curtis Sliwa’s cat for mayor. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8186 "2021-11-02T19:03:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for mayor of San Francisco, showed up to vote this morning carrying one of his 17 cats. He was told he could not vote unless he took off his jacket, which had his name on it in violation of the electioneering rules. His ballot then got jammed in the vote scanning machine and they had to repair it. I am so embarrassed for the cat. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8187 "2021-11-02T19:04:09Z")
OAN reporter Emerald Robinson had one of her tweets blocked by Twitter. She was claiming that the vaccine has Luciferase in it to track the vaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8188 "2021-11-02T19:06:07Z")
Wouldn’t that only work if you had Luciferin and ATP as well? Can’t do a firefly glow without all three ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8189 "2021-11-02T19:10:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > OAN reporter Emerald Robinson had one of her tweets blocked by Twitter. She was claiming that the vaccine has Luciferase in it to track the vaccinated. It seems like all I have to do to make my conspiracy completely impenetrable to QAnon is to _not_ name my evil chemical after Satan. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8190 "2021-11-02T19:12:56Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I am so embarrassed for the cat. It was probably happy to get out of the apartment for some fresh air. A studio apt with 2 adults and 17 cats? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8191 "2021-11-02T19:14:18Z")
And no functioning olfactory sense. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/8192 "2021-11-02T19:30:27Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > This (alleged) twit of a pilot: [https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/lets-go-brandon-joe-biden/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/lets-go-brandon-joe-biden/index.html) > > Why do they assume it’s so clever? I’ve decided that my response to “Let’s Go Brandon!” Is going to be “Fuck Trump in his Gaping Asshole with a Rusty Auger! I don’t need dogwhistles. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=409)