# 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:** 71
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1406 "2020-10-21T13:16:09Z")
Voter registration records are public records and subject to FoI requests. This is nothing new. ---
**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 21, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1407 "2020-10-21T13:27:49Z")
True. Some years ago there was a local proposition in California to increase the funding for the county community colleges. A week before the election all the registered Libertarians in the district got a post card, “Hi! I’m [name] and a senior at [one of the CCs]. Although I’ve been registered Libertarian all my life I think Proposition [N] is needed because [reasons].” I looked up his record and he registered as a Democrat three days after his eighteenth birthday. I wrote him inquiring about the discrepancy but he never answered. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1408 "2020-10-21T13:56:40Z")
I didn’t know that. I wonder if that’s the case in all states. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1409 "2020-10-21T14:22:33Z")
I believe so. How else would the Democratic Party know to call me during dinner? ---
**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, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1410 "2020-10-21T14:29:48Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Wouldn’t there also be the issue of “chain of custody?” I mean, if Hunter “abandoned” his laptop, wouldn’t it be possible for someone - like someone who works with/on computers (like, say, someone who works in a computer repair store) - to upload pictures of kiddy porn onto said laptop and then claim that he found them on this laptop? That all presumes the intent is to present a sound legal case. Which it isn’t - the point is to keep slanderous allegations in the public eye for as long as possible up to Election Day. It’s no coincidence this arose just as the Obamagate “unmasking” case quietly died. There don’t even need to be kiddy porn pictures - there just needs to be the accusation of them, and the rabid base will seize upon the story without question. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1411 "2020-10-21T14:46:59Z")
Leningrad Lindsey whines (some more) about being out-fundraised: > **[Graham wants to review ActBlue’s source of small-dollar contributions](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521989-graham-wants-to-review-actblues-source-of-small-dollar-contributions/)** > > Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has seen a tsunami of Democratic small-dollar donations flood the South Carolina Senate race, says the sources of the massive amount… ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1412 "2020-10-21T15:03:32Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I didn’t know that. I wonder if that’s the case in all states. Various parts of your voter information are public records, how much depends on your state. In Florida, the voter reg. form pretty much says all of your info is public ( [Voter Registration Form](https://dos.myflorida.com/media/703485/dsde39-english-pre-7066-20200914.pdf) ) including your phone and email (if you include it) and your party affiliation (because it’s a closed primary state). Other states have different rules over what can be requested by the public and what can’t. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1413 "2020-10-21T15:16:13Z")
I know that in Ohio, it also tells your voting record. That is, in which elections and primaries you have voted, not how you voted. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1414 "2020-10-21T17:56:54Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Wouldn’t there also be the issue of “chain of custody?” I mean, if Hunter “abandoned” his laptop, wouldn’t it be possible for someone - like someone who works with/on computers (like, say, someone who works in a computer repair store) - to upload pictures of kiddy porn onto said laptop and then claim that he found them on this laptop? > > Given how much the Right loves conspiracy theories, this actually sounds plausible. To do it right, the file creation dates (when they were first written to the drive) have to be modified to make it look like the alleged owner downloaded them before bringing the device in for repair, and the framer must also insure that the modication dates for the files are consistent (once downloaded, I would expect that a user almost never modifies a file of that sort). This is not impossible, but it is not a simple task and can easily be overlooked. There did seem to be a small problem with some paperwork. I saw an image that indicated that a specific HD had a warranty expiration date that indicated it had been sold after the device had been dropped off. Additionally, this was identified as an external HD: if the macbook is water damaged, why would the owner bring in an external drive that apparently was not? ---
**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 21, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1415 "2020-10-21T18:23:22Z")
House Republicans want an investigation into Biden chartering an Amtrak train for campaigning. Like, did Amtrak lose money? Were “vitally needed” covid supplies delayed? > **[House GOP vows to investigate Biden for campaigning on Amtrak](https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/house-gop-vows-to-investigate-biden-for-campaigning-on-amtrak)** > > Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden earlier this month took an Amtrak train ride to campaign in key Rust Belt states — and Republicans are vowing to get to the bottom of it.Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and... ---
**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 21, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1416 "2020-10-21T18:24:20Z")
In the latest Borat movie, Sacha Baron Cohen has a scene with Giuliani taking a young girl into a hotel room and putting his hand down his pants. > **[Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film](https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/21/rudy-giuliani-faces-questions-after-compromising-scene-in-new-borat-film)** > > Trump’s personal attorney has indiscreet encounter with actor playing Borat’s daughter in hotel room during pandemic ---
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1417 "2020-10-21T20:35:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > In the latest Borat movie, Sacha Baron Cohen has a scene with Giuliani taking a young girl into a hotel room and putting his hand down his pants. If he’s so easily led into that sort of situation, the FSB surely owns him lock, stock, and barrel. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1418 "2020-10-21T20:45:00Z")
It’s a real life _To Catch a Predator_. Yeah, Rudy, we all believe the story about how drunk Hunter flew his laptops across the country for repair by the blind guy. Good job, Mayor Credibility. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1419 "2020-10-21T22:45:00Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > There don’t even need to be kiddy porn pictures - there just needs to be the accusation of them, and the rabid base will seize upon the story without question. I guess this part is meant to appeal to the QAnon believers. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1420 "2020-10-21T22:54:12Z")
None of the above. The House GOP is in the process of trying to find the new Benghazi. Nothing has stuck so far; expect a few more of these to crop up before this is all over. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1421 "2020-10-21T23:04:12Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > The House GOP is in the process of trying to find the new Benghazi. Nothing has stuck so far; expect a few more of these to crop up before this is all over. These guys remind me of those old Domino’s Pizza “Noid” commercials. Giuliani even kind of looks like the Noid. ---
**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 21, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1422 "2020-10-21T23:41:29Z")
I’d like more info on this to come out. It certainly will when the movie opens. But I’d be suprised if the gal who plays Borat’s daughter wasn’t 18. The only thing I’ve read so far is that Giuliani gets set up like Sacha Baron Cohen will help you into, puts his hands in his own pants like to fondle himself, and then is told by Borat that the girl is 15. Inappropriate without question. Something he’ll pay a price for? Remains to be seen ---
**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, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1423 "2020-10-21T23:43:30Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I’d like more info on this to come out. It certainly will when the movie opens. But I’d be suprised if the gal who plays Borat’s daughter wasn’t 18. The only thing I’ve read so far is that Giuliani gets set up like Sacha Baron Cohen will help you into, puts his hands in his own pants like to fondle himself, and then is told by Borat that the girl is 15. The actress, [Maria Bakalova,](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7210025/?ref_=tt_cl_t2) is 24. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1424 "2020-10-21T23:53:56Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > The House GOP is in the process of trying to find the new Benghazi. Biden took Amtrak to some campaign events! I’m sure they can get some “mileage” out of that for a while. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1425 "2020-10-21T23:57:28Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Biden took Amtrak to some campaign events! I’m sure they can get some “mileage” out of that for a while. Biden was seen in PUBLIC!!! After exiting a CAR!!! He was wearing a SUIT!!! BE OUTRAGED!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=72)