# 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:** 477
**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:** [January 16, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9558 "2022-01-16T15:46:14Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Horatius](#): > > > > …and yet, Trumpers still won’t believe how easy it is to influence Trump. > > Heck, I’m surprised by how easy it was to influence Tom Cotton. > > **I mean, he’s supposed to be the _smart_ authoritarian fascist…** - He is. Have you _seen_ the others? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9559 "2022-01-16T15:47:48Z")
I stand corrected. **running\_coach** FTW! ---
**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:** [January 16, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9560 "2022-01-16T16:17:21Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > Russians pretending to be from the Greenland foreign minster’s office > > …and yet, Trumpers still won’t believe how easy it is to influence Trump. > > At this point, there’s probably a Russian agent deliberately doing a really bad Boris Badenov accent while pretending to be from England hanging around Trump, just to see exactly how much they can get away with, for shits and giggles. And his name is Boris Epshteyn. > **[The Obscure Lawyer Who Became Donald Trump’s TV Attack Dog (Published 2016)](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/boris-epshteyn-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbcrYhlSFUaBybIRp8_qRmHmfnE2_s2gWX_N22YUS1C0-kEBc2c4VrIfexje943lXy9deN2DYUOFrZ03_MNeAtkURWpqZ-J38paey85pNviGzJrgpiIALk2-nq6MzbpbewklODv50vcPTLpXbfNkiF0fHYTqppuc16u3HQD1_2FRrYzgo8iqK9nUpNqRj4AZz2Iv-3rDHh9P9aFaxLe4momSr0TGGGTzZPHteV2IEgFAknGTXh__W8_9NleXdsTN675JBcrE9Hscmuk4xg4NEgS8pwFhxZMuA&smid=url-share)** > > A lawyer and executive at an investment firm, Boris Epshteyn has appeared more than 100 times on major networks on behalf of the presidential candidate. This is an old article, but the dude is still around. He was on the speaker list for last night’s rally. This link isn’t paywalled. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9561 "2022-01-16T19:46:13Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > And his name is Boris Epshteyn. As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly I was making a joke. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9562 "2022-01-17T00:36:14Z")
GOP dude who got trounced refuses to concede. This will probably happen in every race this November. > **[A Florida Republican who was defeated by 59 percentage points in a...](https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-republican-mariner-wont-concede-cherfilus-mccormick-house-race-landslide-2022-1)** > > With all precincts reporting, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick defeated Jason Mariner by a massive 59.1 percentage points, 78.7% to 19.6%. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9563 "2022-01-17T00:53:20Z")
That is what you call your Republiopath ethics: “The Ends Justify the Means”. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9564 "2022-01-17T03:06:34Z")
The White House posted a graphic showing that Biden has created more jobs than Individual 1 in his first year, and Donnie Junior retweeted it, expecting his followers to criticize it. > **[Don Jr. Mockingly Shares Graph Showing Biden Has Created Way More Jobs Than...](https://www.comicsands.com/trump-jr-graph-biden-jobs-2656329506.html)** > > Donald Trump Jr. embarrassed himself after he shared a graph showing President Joe Biden's administration created more jobs per month, on average, than the Trump administration. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9565 "2022-01-17T03:30:21Z")
So what does the refusal mean, practically? We heard a lot about it in the presidential race; is it any different with state and local level elections? ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9566 "2022-01-17T03:49:23Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > So what does the refusal mean, practically? It means nothing. The winner will be sworn in and this loser clown will continue to whine and file frivolous lawsuits. Much like our former president, actually. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9567 "2022-01-17T14:47:53Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > In his new anti-“critical race theory” bill, a Virginia state Delegate included that students would be instructed about the Lincoln Douglas debates between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In reality, Douglass and Lincoln got on very well together, and never to my knowledge debated. You can read about their meetings in various places on the 'net [http://www.mrlincolnandfreedom.org/library/mr-lincolns-contemporaries/frederick-douglass/](http://www.mrlincolnandfreedom.org/library/mr-lincolns-contemporaries/frederick-douglass/) [http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/meeting-greeting-friends/](http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/meeting-greeting-friends/) The latter includes my favorite observation about the tall and lanky Lincoln: > [@](#): > > On my approach he slowly drew his feet in from the different parts of the room into which they had strayed, and he began to rise, and continued to rise until he looked down upon me, and extended his hand and gave me a welcome. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9568 "2022-01-17T18:59:19Z")
All of the Republicans who oppose voter rights, who vote for gerrymandered districts, who vote against teaching about minority history, are tweeting their love for Martin Luther King. If they have their way, kids won’t even get to know who Martin Luther King was. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9569 "2022-01-17T20:10:08Z")
“Martin Luther King was a white guy who fought against wokism.” ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9570 "2022-01-17T21:10:17Z")
“Martin Luther King was the guy who fixed racism, which is why we never have to think about it anymore” ---
**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:** [January 17, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9571 "2022-01-17T22:29:17Z")
I’ve actually heard more than one person say something to the effect of, “If racism is still such a problem, why do we have a day for Martin Luther King?” ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9572 "2022-01-18T15:13:23Z")
“MLK had a dream of us coming together, so we shouldn’t cause division by saying that life as a slave was in any way bad or that there is still any systemic racism.” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9573 "2022-01-18T15:20:18Z")
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has proposed an election police force empowered to arrest voters. > **[Florida governor proposes special police agency to monitor elections](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/18/florida-governor-proposes-special-police-agency-monitor-elections/)** > > No state has such a force, which Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) wants empowered to arrest voters and others who allegedly violate election laws. What could go wrong? ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9574 "2022-01-18T16:17:35Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Florida governor Ron DeSantis has proposed an election police force empowered to arrest voters. > > What could go wrong? From the linked article: > They would be stationed at unspecified “field offices throughout the state” and act on tips from “government officials or any other person.” “What could go wrong” indeed… [https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/09/trump-voter-fraud-hotline-spam/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/09/trump-voter-fraud-hotline-spam/) > Although the campaign [has thus far failed to prove any voter fraud](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-irregularities-claims/2020/11/08/8f704e6c-2141-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_5), the hotline has received no shortage of phone calls — all thanks to a viral campaign on TikTok and Twitter to clog the hotline with anti-Trump memes and absurd messages. > **[Top-level trolling overloads ICE’s undocumented immigrant hotline with calls...](https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/politics/trump-immigration-hotline-pranks-trnd/index.html)** > > Callers have been flooding the Trump administration’s new illegal immigration hotline with stories about aliens. Only not the kind the administration was thinking of. People are trolling the line with calls about space aliens. > Callers have been flooding the Trump administration’s new illegal immigration hotline with stories about aliens. Only not the kind the administration was thinking of. People are trolling the line with calls about _space aliens_ … ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9575 "2022-01-18T16:34:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Members of a QAnon group based in Dallas have floated the theory that John F. Kennedy is not only alive, but disguised himself as former President [Donald Trump](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump) over the weekend [to attend a rally in Florence, Arizona](https://www.yahoo.com/now/too-extreme-qanon-home-trump-160335417.html). > > As evidence, the group’s leader, Michael Protzman, claims Trump appeared to be shorter than he should have been, [Vice News reported](https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7n37k/qanon-cult-trump-jfk-arizona). > > “You could tell it wasn’t Trump,” Protzman said in a live chat excerpted below, referring to a moment where the former president invited Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake to the stage. > **[Some QAnon Believers Think JFK Disguised Himself As Trump At Arizona Rally](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/qanon-donald-trump-jfk_n_61e5e64be4b05645a6eb0912)** > > They claim the person who showed up at the event appeared to be shorter than the "real" Donald Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9576 "2022-01-18T16:35:40Z")
I’ve got a good place they can start their investigations. > **[Analysis | The Villages sees a voter-fraud outbreak — with a MAGA twist](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/05/villages-sees-voter-fraud-outbreak-with-maga-twist/)** > > A fourth arrest in the Florida retirement community is a reminder of what fraud usually looks like. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9577 "2022-01-18T16:46:24Z")
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