# 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:** 478
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9578 "2022-01-18T16:52:03Z")
IF Kennedy were alive he would be 104 years old. I’ve said it before, we have a **serious** mental health problem in this country. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9579 "2022-01-18T16:52:45Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > 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). They do understand, don’t they, that JFK would be 104 now? What am I saying - it’s Qanon. They don’t understand anything! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9580 "2022-01-18T16:58:31Z")
Besides, everyone knows that JFK died of a heart attack while fighting off a soul-sucking ancient Egyptian mummy with Elvis back in 2002. ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9581 "2022-01-18T17:13:25Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > > [@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… I think what’s more likely is the “election police” get a “tip” that there’s voter fraud going on in a heavily blue district, so they move in and start mass arrests. Everyone is ultimately released when there’s no evidence of fraud, but meanwhile thousands of votes were deterred. ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9582 "2022-01-18T17:14:36Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > IF Kennedy were alive he would be 104 years old. I’ve said it before, we have a **serious** mental health problem in this country. 🙄 > [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > > [@CalMeacham](#): > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > 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). > > They do understand, don’t they, that JFK would be 104 now? > > What am I saying - it’s Qanon. They don’t understand anything! - LifeLock is actually a cover for suspended animation services. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9583 "2022-01-18T17:15:08Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > They do understand, don’t they, that JFK would be 104 now? He would be one of the 50 oldest people on the planet. ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9584 "2022-01-18T17:25:22Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > > [@CalMeacham](#): > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > 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). > > They do understand, don’t they, that JFK would be 104 now? > > What am I saying - it’s Qanon. They don’t understand anything! To be fair, don’t they mean JFK _Junior_? I mean, their delusions may have limits. ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9585 "2022-01-18T17:30:38Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > IF Kennedy were alive he would be 104 years old. I’ve said it before, we have a **serious** mental health problem in this country. Yeah, but what if he was frozen in carbonite for 40 years? Checkmate, Trekker! ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9586 "2022-01-18T17:48:39Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > I think what’s more likely is the “election police” get a “tip” that there’s voter fraud going on in a heavily blue district, so they move in and start mass arrests. Jackboots not optional. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9587 "2022-01-18T17:49:06Z")
“As evidence, the group’s leader, Michael Protzman, claims Trump appeared to be shorter than he should have been” trump IS actually shorted than he “should” be. Not only do his sycophants report extra inches in trump’s true height\*, he wears lifts. \* which is probably 5’8"or so ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9588 "2022-01-18T18:21:51Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Florida governor Ron DeSantis has proposed an election police force empowered to arrest voters. I wonder what color their shirts will be? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9589 "2022-01-18T18:36:47Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > > [@Steve\_MB](#): > > > > > [@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… > > I think what’s more likely is the “election police” get a “tip” that there’s voter fraud going on in a heavily blue district, so they move in and start mass arrests. Everyone is ultimately released when there’s no evidence of fraud, but meanwhile thousands of votes were deterred. Nah. I see a situation where someone reports that they saw three or four of the poll workers mishandling ballots in a suspicious manner, so the cops come in and drag them off, leaving like one or maybe two workers to handle the line in a precinct set up in a heavily Democratic neighborhood. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9590 "2022-01-18T18:50:53Z")
This looks like a job for face-eating leopards! > Besides, everyone knows that JFK died of a heart attack while fighting off a soul-sucking ancient Egyptian mummy with Elvis back in 2002. That’s why he looks so young–they found the Elixer! ---
**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 18, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9591 "2022-01-18T19:14:52Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I see a situation where someone reports that they saw three or four of the poll workers mishandling ballots in a suspicious manner, so the cops come in and drag them off, leaving like one or maybe two workers to handle the line in a precinct set up in a heavily Democratic neighborhood. That works, too. And if someone in that line has the gumption to complain, the cops must do what they must to stave off a riot. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9592 "2022-01-18T19:26:10Z")
“Stave” is a synonym for “start”, right? They didn’t teach us all this fancy jargon in the Academy. ---
**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, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9593 "2022-01-18T19:37:02Z")
[stave](https://www.google.com/search?q=police+baton&client=firefox-b-1-e&sxsrf=AOaemvLS_925xxGIUi5Vx9rikUP6rkXcxg:1642534574179&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwipvsyOhrz1AhURqXIEHWMNAG0Q_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1139&bih=947&dpr=1.2#imgrc=sNAGmujvcictgM) ---
**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 18, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9594 "2022-01-18T20:40:54Z")
A stave is a stick. To “stave off” literally means to hit that thing with a stick until it stops being a problem. If the police perceive the possibility of a “riot” (some event that makes them unhappy) developing, they can take out their sticks and start in on the staving off before it even gets legs. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9595 "2022-01-18T20:47:07Z")
Technically, we don’t know that this doctor was a Republican. But… come on. > **[Inmates sue Arkansas doc, jail after unknowingly taking dangerous doses of...](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/inmates-sue-arkansas-doc-jail-after-unknowingly-taking-dangerous-doses-of-ivermectin/)** > > Detainees “were not informed of the side effects of the drug.” Maybe this doesn’t belong in the “stupid” thread. Medical experimentation on inmates is downright _malevolent_. It doesn’t really matter that it involved massive doses of ivermectin, though that definitely puts it in the stupid category as well. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9596 "2022-01-18T20:58:13Z")
Regarding Kennedy (Senior, Junior or both) and Trump, I’m becoming more and more convinced that Q is actually one or more former writers for the [Weekly World News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_World_News). So I would not be at all surprised if there were a Q-tip that Trump’s running mate in 2024 will be Bat Boy. ---
**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 18, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/9597 "2022-01-18T21:01:19Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > “Stave” is a synonym for “start”, right? They didn’t teach us all this fancy jargon in the Academy. > [@eschereal](#): > > If the police perceive the possibility of a “riot” (some event that makes them unhappy) developing, they can take out their sticks and start in on the staving off before it even gets legs. Right – they might have to start a riot in order to prevent one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=479)