# 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:** 81
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1606 "2020-11-02T18:43:42Z")
For a while there, I almost felt like this was something being played on the American people, that Trump and Biden got together in private and had a laugh about how they’re pulling a good one on us. Now I’m not so sure. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1607 "2020-11-02T18:54:04Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > Even if it’s the goal of the Lincoln Project to save the GOP or conservatism in general, the people in it have burned their bridges with a Republican Party which will be dominated by Trumpism for a minimum of a couple more cycles. Exactly. They seem to think that naming the most egregious offenders will allow the “real” GOP to re-emerge as a legitimate force. The rest of us can see that Trump is the face of the real GOP, and won’t be ready to check that R box for a few elections at the very least. > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > For a while there, I almost felt like this was something being played on the American people, that Trump and Biden got together in private and had a laugh about how they’re pulling a good one on us. Now I’m not so sure. (_Checks, verifies it’s the Pit_) What the fuck are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1608 "2020-11-02T18:56:32Z")
Politics is corrupt. My statement reads as is. I no longer believe this, I think they’d like to punch one another. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1609 "2020-11-02T19:23:15Z")
I’m confused how you could have ever believed it. What possible common ground do you see between the two? Or is this just the incredibly lazy “all politicians are crooks and we’re all getting scammed” argument popular among unemployed stoners? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1610 "2020-11-02T19:24:20Z")
I didn’t believe it for long. Maybe the fact I’m unemployed did it, as I am not a stoner. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1611 "2020-11-02T19:27:57Z")
OK, I’ll cut you some slack, then. 😁 Having been there myself, I know how the negativity can fester. And I _was_ a stoner! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1612 "2020-11-02T19:33:16Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Three Trump supporters have been executed, one in Portland, one in Denver, and one Milwaukee. I don’t know who this is referring to, but this implies death row inmates support those in favor of the death penalty. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1613 "2020-11-02T19:39:21Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > But remember who the Lincoln Project is – anti-Trump Republicans. They actually think the party may be viable going forward if they just get rid of everyone who supported Trump. Sane and non-corrupt Republicans sounds like a fine thing to hope for. I would be happy if we could return to an era of disagreeing over policy. So, sure, cleanse the party of all things Trump, and welcome the rest of them back to the public square. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1614 "2020-11-02T19:43:30Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Sane and non-corrupt Republicans sounds like a fine thing to hope for. I would be happy if we could return to an era of disagreeing over policy. So, sure, cleanse the party of all things Trump, and welcome the rest of them back to the public square. To me, this describes the difference between the “what” (policy) and the “how” (tactics to achieve: ruthless in the pursuit of power, lie, suppress votes, etc.). Who is going to decide which camp they belonged to when the sorting begins? ---
**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, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1615 "2020-11-02T21:00:14Z")
I don’t believe ANY state declares a winner on election day. Individual 1 apparently thinks the fake news is a definitive result. ---
**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, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1616 "2020-11-02T21:57:19Z")
Have you seen the one where they flat out call Trump a turd sandwich? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3BpV8JklgY4/maxresdefault.jpg "Seriously") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BpV8JklgY4) ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1617 "2020-11-02T22:03:32Z")
Considering how he lashes out at pretty much ANYONE who criticizes him, how has the Lincoln Project avoided it? I think I remember hearing about a dismissive tweet, but this should be bringing down the wrath from his tiny fingers! ---
**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, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1618 "2020-11-02T22:14:14Z")
Watching that was a beautiful experience. 🙂 ---
**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, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1619 "2020-11-02T22:21:33Z")
I’m glad that it lifted your spirits. I can’t wait, tomorrow morning I am going to use my Democratic voice to cast an official ballot supporting Trump’s opposition! Tomorrow is going to KICK ASS! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1620 "2020-11-02T22:31:00Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Tomorrow is going to KICK ASS! So, you’re saying you’re all out of bubble gum? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1621 "2020-11-02T22:48:35Z")
Cross-posted from the Clusterfuck thread because it’s relevant here and probably in other threads too! > [@The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/5832): > > > [@The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/5825): > > > > Once is carelessness, twice is incompetence, and three times is just plain not giving a fuck about the little people: > > > > [Trump Supporters Stranded in the Cold for Hours, Yet Again, After Rome, Georgia, Rally, NBC Reports](https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-supporters-stranded-in-the-cold-for-hours-yet-again-after-rome-georgia-rally) > > HEY!!! Did EVERYONE here click on that link to read the article? And did y’all scroll down a bit to read some of the other articles on the same page? DO IT NOW! > > Judge Hanen tossed out . . . Okay, what do you think Judge Hanen tossed out? > > He tossed out the lawsuit to shitcan those 127000 Harris County ballots! ---
**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, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1622 "2020-11-02T22:59:32Z")
> [@The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/5832): > > He tossed out the lawsuit to shitcan those 127000 Harris County ballots! Yeah, but they’re arguing before a federal court today, and the live feed of the arguments was cut off for reporters. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1623 "2020-11-02T23:14:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Yeah, but they’re arguing before a federal court today, and the live feed of the arguments was cut off for reporters. If I read that article right, that federal court is exactly where the lawsuit was tossed out today! That’s Judge Hanen we’re talking about. I’m not talking about the state supreme court, which happened last week. ---
**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, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1624 "2020-11-02T23:19:19Z")
I heard that the judge wasn’t real pleased with having this dumped in his lap the day before election day. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1625 "2020-11-02T23:24:38Z")
Which goes to show that even rabidly partisan judges can think twice about cases that are designed to deteriorate the reputation of the judiciary. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=82)