# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1)

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/3773 "2021-03-04T16:50:09Z")

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I pitted her this morning:

> [@F Former Sec'y of Transportation, Elaine Chao](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-former-secy-of-transportation-elaine-chao/937177):
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> Former Labor Secretary under Bush 43, former Transportation Secretary under the Cheeto-Faced Shit Gibbon, wife of Mitch McConnell – arguably, no stranger to politics – has been implicated in ethics violations by an IG report: Regarding using taxpayer resources to pimp her dad’s ride: In defense of her actions, Chao’s office sent a memo dated Sept. 24, 2020, citing “filial piety.” The memo states, “Anyone familiar with Asian culture knows it is a core value in Asian communities to express ho…

Donald Trump ‘draining the swamp’ would be like a logger, sitting high up in a tree, cutting through the trunk below him.

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