# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 121
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2402 "2022-06-02T14:57:51Z")
Are they branch offices or retail outlets? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2403 "2022-06-02T15:30:35Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Not sure if evil or stupid: [Nancy Regan stamp unveiled on the first day of Pride Month](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/jill-biden-to-honor-nancy-reagan-with-postal-stamp-unveiling). Since this is a Biden idea, it doesn’t seem like a stupid REPUBLICAN idea. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2404 "2022-06-02T15:48:49Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Since this is a Biden idea, it doesn’t seem like a stupid REPUBLICAN idea. Perhaps it belongs in the Omnibus Stupid MFers thread. I don’t think he has control over who goes on the stamps. That’s up to an independent group: [Who Decides What Goes on Postage Stamps? | HowStuffWorks](https://people.howstuffworks.com/who-decides-what-goes-on-postage-stamps.htm) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2405 "2022-06-02T15:49:32Z")
Just to be clear here, we are talking about Subway, right? ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2406 "2022-06-02T15:57:46Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I don’t think he [Biden] has control over who goes on the stamps. No, no, no–you’ve got it wrong. Biden absolutely controls **everything** that might possibly offend anyone, cause anyone grief, or make anyone’s life harder. Get it? Not just gas prices, COVID, and inflation, but I blame him for the mosquito infestation in my back yard, the drought, the heat, and my bunions. (_Thanks, Joe!_) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2407 "2022-06-02T16:25:19Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > No, no, no–you’ve got it wrong. Biden absolutely controls **everything** that might possibly offend anyone, cause anyone grief, or make anyone’s life harder. Get it? Not just gas prices, COVID, and inflation, but I blame him for the mosquito infestation in my back yard, the drought, the heat, and my bunions. ( _Thanks, Joe!_ ). What the bloody fuck are you talking about? > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Not sure if evil or stupid: [Nancy Regan stamp unveiled on the first day of Pride Month](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/jill-biden-to-honor-nancy-reagan-with-postal-stamp-unveiling). The linked article is about Jill Biden unveiling the stamp. On reread, true, it doesn’t say she or Joe had anything to do with picking Nancy to be honored, which makes sense (although it DOES call this a “bipartisan” gesture, but if the Bidens have nothing to do with picking Nancy Regan for the stamp that seems like a real stretch). Still, neither did Republicans. There’s plenty to criticize Republicans for (especially right now), but this particular stupid idea is hardly a stupid REPUBLICAN idea of the day. That’s all there was to my post, though clearly you’re reading way too much into it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2408 "2022-06-02T16:39:48Z")
Somebody’s sarcasm meter needs recalibrating. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2409 "2022-06-02T16:58:09Z")
Not mine. Did I really need to use the sarcasm tags…? 🧐 Note to self: I guess so. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2410 "2022-06-02T16:59:51Z")
Not yours - **Babale** ’s. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2411 "2022-06-02T17:13:44Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Somebody’s sarcasm meter needs recalibrating. I think it’s clear that they are being sarcastic. My point is that I’m not some right winger trying to cast blame on Biden for everything, I was simply pointing out that this particular social ill is one of the few that probably isn’t the Republicans’ fault. So the sarcasm feels misplaced. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2412 "2022-06-02T17:43:34Z")
I heard that if you lick the Nancy Reagan stamp … ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2413 "2022-06-02T17:44:52Z")
It completely ruins your trip. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2414 "2022-06-02T17:46:28Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > but this particular stupid idea is hardly a stupid REPUBLICAN idea of the day. You’re quite right-I put it in the wrong thread, unless some new information comes up. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2415 "2022-06-02T17:50:41Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I heard that if you lick the Nancy Reagan stamp … No need, it goes on dry. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2416 "2022-06-02T17:57:22Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > No, no, no–you’ve got it wrong. Biden absolutely controls **everything** that might possibly offend anyone, cause anyone grief, or make anyone’s life harder. Get it? Not just gas prices, COVID, and inflation, but I blame him for the mosquito infestation in my back yard, the drought, the heat, and my bunions. AND, Not only does he control these things in the USA he has the power to control every government around the world! AND in addition, he’s utterly incompetent, and barely has enough mental energy to tie his own shoes! He can be BOTH of these things at the same time! That’s how sneaky he is. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2417 "2022-06-02T18:25:59Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > He can be BOTH of these things at the same time! Once again, it is classic R projection. Joe the President’s predecessor was (is) inestimably stupid yet also profoundly dangerous. They are simply attempting to throw all of our reasoned assessments of Individual-ONE back on him, adding in “sleepy” because Joe does not behave like a demented cow. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2418 "2022-06-02T18:33:39Z")
Nancy Reagan was a Republican, so maybe the “stupid Republican idea” was dying after all the stupid stuff she did as first lady, just so she could be on a stamp someday. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2419 "2022-06-02T19:02:56Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I heard that if you lick the Nancy Reagan stamp … Just say no. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2420 "2022-06-02T19:03:30Z")
Shakes fist at ninja @Knowed_Out. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2421 "2022-06-02T19:10:29Z")
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