# 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:** 87
**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 8, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1726 "2020-11-08T23:26:42Z")
Evangelist Kenneth Copeland has gone absolutely pschyo - er. > ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1727 "2020-11-08T23:29:17Z")
We could always try passing laws to limit the influence of money in politics; unfortunately, our conservative Supreme Court justices don’t seem to like those very much. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1728 "2020-11-08T23:52:28Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Newt Gingrich went on Fox to complain about foreign-born billionaire George Soros using his money to influence American politics. On Fox, owned by foreign-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch who uses his money to influence American politics. I wouldn’t expect that revelation ( if it was actually pointed out to him ) would invoke in him the slightest cognitive dissonance. To him, Murdoch isn’t _really_ a foreigner, or if he is, he’s the “right kind” of foreigner. I like this short little ditty; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ&t=1s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ&t=1s) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1729 "2020-11-09T06:25:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Evangelist Kenneth Copeland has gone absolutely pschyo - er. > [https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1325523448811180037](https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1325523448811180037) Copeland’s connection to reality isn’t working, I blame the upgrade from 4gFlu to 5gCovid. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1730 "2020-11-09T06:35:38Z")
Looks like demonic possession to me. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1731 "2020-11-09T06:40:15Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vColOxUf-8s/maxresdefault.jpg "Kenneth Copeland Acting Crazy with Reporter! Awkward!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vColOxUf-8s) ---
**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 9, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1732 "2020-11-09T14:25:15Z")
I remember this guy. he really doesn’t like to be challenged. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1733 "2020-11-09T15:40:04Z")
Wow! He looks demon-possessed. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1734 "2020-11-09T15:46:59Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > Looks like demonic possession to me. - > [@gytalf2000](#): > > Wow! He looks demon-possessed. - Doubtful. Even demons have standards. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1735 "2020-11-09T16:15:37Z")
It’s not demons, he’s huffing avgas. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1736 "2020-11-09T17:30:30Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Doubtful. Even demons have standards. Hadn’t thought of that. And why would one possess his kin? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1737 "2020-11-09T17:46:05Z")
By now, anyone in the administration getting COVID does qualify as being certifiably stupid as it is likely that they are following the lead of the stupid in chief. > **[Ben Carson is the latest Trump official to test positive for coronavirus |...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/ben-carson-coronavirus/index.html)** > > Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, his deputy chief of staff Coalter Baker confirmed to CNN. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1738 "2020-11-09T18:20:52Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > Wow! He looks demon-possessed Yeah, that’s his shtick. He wants his idiot followers to think he has the spirit in him and he plays it up for all it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1739 "2020-11-09T18:22:13Z")
Kenneth Copeland and Michelle Bachmann should do one of those DNA tests to see if they’re related. There’s a definite resemblance in the crazy-eyes. ---
**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 9, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1740 "2020-11-09T20:36:03Z")
Ben Carson was at the “victory party” at the White House Tuesday night. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1741 "2020-11-09T21:45:19Z")
It’s not just Donal Trump that doesn’t like the election results: > **[Georgia's Republican U.S. Senators Call On GOP State Election Chief To Resign](https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/933182112/republican-georgia-senators-call-on-republican-state-election-chief-to-resign)** > > The senators say there have been "too many failures in Georgia elections this year" without mentioning specifics to support their claims. ---
**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 9, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1742 "2020-11-09T21:49:29Z")
Individual 1’s chief lawsuit filer has tested positive for covid. > **[Key Trump legal adviser David Bossie tests positive for Covid-19, report says](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/david-bossies-covid-trump-white-house-b1719947.html)** > > David Bossie, the adviser leading Donald Trump’s post-election political and legal battle has tested positive for Covid-19, according to reports. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1743 "2020-11-10T01:29:20Z")
> [@icon](#): > > It’s not just Donal Trump that doesn’t like the election results: > [Georgia's Republican U.S. Senators Call On GOP State Election Chief To Resign : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/933182112/) Loeffler and Perdue are well aware that Donald Trump can, should he so choose, keep them from winning their January 5 run-off elections. All it would take would be a few tweets mocking them, and it would all be over. So they are doing their best to keep him happy—even if it means making completely evidence-free accusations against the Georgia election chief, member of their own party though he is. A major part of the TrumpyWumpy plan is getting states to throw out legitimate Biden electors and seat Trump electors instead. So any and all allegations of “problems” are not just welcome–they are required. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Perdue and Loeffler were told explicitly by some Trump minion (perhaps even Barr) that this effort is expected of them. ---
**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 10, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1744 "2020-11-10T01:47:23Z")
I feel sorry for Georgians who will now have to put up with two months of a furious, non-stop, outsider-funded\* blitz of campaign ads, misinformation and just plain noise. You thought you’d survived election season? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet. \*Partly by me, heh heh. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1745 "2020-11-10T01:51:34Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > I feel sorry for Georgians who will now have to put up with two months of a furious, non-stop, outsider-funded\* blitz of campaign ads, misinformation and just plain noise. … Given that this isn’t just about Georgia’s representation in Congress, but for actual for-reals CONTROL OF THE SENATE…yeah. Non-stop ads. And complicating matters will be the aforesaid necessity to keep Baby Huey happy so that he doesn’t stomp all over everything and break it. (In other words, the Repubs are _forced_ to make their message ‘Donald Trump was robbed,’ no matter how little they may believe that’s the case.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=88)