# 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:** 129
**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 9, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2562 "2022-06-09T02:59:08Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Supreme court justices should simply wear their sponsors logos on their robes, much like the cars in NASCAR do. It would simplify matters. - I don’t want to know which ones wear Depends. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2563 "2022-06-09T04:53:21Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Blake Masters proudly announces that he can’t figure out how to work the self-service touchscreen at McDonald’s, He might have a point there. I tried ordering via the touchscreen at McD once, about a year ago, and I couldn’t get it to work. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2564 "2022-06-09T14:54:54Z")
Probably not his idea, but here’s some news about a Stupid Republican. News which made me smile. > **[FBI arrests Ryan Kelley, Michigan GOP governor candidate, over Capitol riots...](https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/fbi-arrests-ryan-kelley-michigan-gop-governor-candidate-over-capitol-riots)** > > The FBI executes search warrant on Kelley's home in Allendale; he has been charged with multiple misdemeanors related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riots. ---
**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 9, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2565 "2022-06-09T15:44:58Z")
It seems to me like Republicans think getting arrested and jailed is a way of building street cred. They’re more anarchist than the BLM and antifa boogeymen they cry about. ---
**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 9, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2566 "2022-06-09T16:12:14Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > They’re more anarchist than the BLM and antifa boogeymen they cry about. Naturally. SOP for the GQP, accusing others of their own crimes. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2567 "2022-06-09T16:12:19Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > but here’s some news about a Stupid Republican. He was arrested for his part in the 1/6 Capitol tour. > **[Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley charged for participation in...](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/michigan-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-ryan-kelley-charged-participation/story?id=85285617)** > > Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate in the Michigan gubernatorial primary, was arrested at his home for being involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot ---
**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 9, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2568 "2022-06-09T18:24:08Z")
More Paladino: New York needs a leader like Adolf Hitler. > **[Carl Paladino: Hitler is "the kind of leader we need today. We need somebody...](https://www.mediamatters.org/diversity-discrimination/carl-paladino-hitler-kind-leader-we-need-today-we-need-somebody)** ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2569 "2022-06-09T18:40:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > More Paladino: New York needs a leader like Adolf Hitler. …especially in the Springtime. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2570 "2022-06-09T19:48:05Z")
Don’t be dumb, be a smarty! Come and join the Grand Old Party! ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2571 "2022-06-09T20:33:33Z")
I’ve been saying that for years about every politician. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2572 "2022-06-09T20:50:58Z")
What a let down, _Carl Paladino: Hitler is “the kind of leader we need today. We need somebody inspirational.”_ I was really expecting “We need somebody to lead us in the extermination of the ‘lesser humans’.” ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2573 "2022-06-09T20:51:31Z")
Wait for it… ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2574 "2022-06-09T21:02:49Z")
MTG is once again upset about her rights being violated. But this time her rights have been FRAGRANTLY violated. > ---
**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 9, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2575 "2022-06-09T21:06:10Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > MTG is once again upset about her rights being violated. But this time her rights have been FRAGRANTLY violated. - > > [https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1534955975530127360](https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1534955975530127360) I love the smell of facepalm in the morning. ---
**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 9, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2576 "2022-06-09T21:17:45Z")
Smells like bitterness and self-loathing. And a whole lotta stupid. ---
**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 9, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2577 "2022-06-09T22:37:04Z")
Oooo… ba-da- **bing!** ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2578 "2022-06-09T22:43:56Z")
Is she really this stupid or does she do it on purpose for the airtime and attention? If it is the first, I would seriously warn anyone from attending the U of Georgia. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2579 "2022-06-09T22:47:41Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I love the smell of facepalm in the morning. I really feel that this statement deserves ALL the Likes. Bravo, sir! ---
**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:** [June 9, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2580 "2022-06-09T22:57:53Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Not sure where to post this since there isn’t a “NEW hypocritical Republican Idea of the Day”, so I’m posting here. Apparently, thoughts and prayers are good enough for our school children, but our Supreme Court Justices require a bit more. Can’t the Republicans just pass a “Thoughts and Prayers for I LIKE BEER!” bill? > > [McConnell slams House Democrats for blocking Supreme Court security bill](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-senate-kavanaugh-man-arrested-weapon) When the story of the armed man arrested near Kavanaugh’s house broke, I saw a great Tweet–which I’ll paraphrase: > [@](#): > > \*_Out of common courtesy I’ll offer my prayers._ > > _But you really don’t want to know my thoughts._\* ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/2581 "2022-06-09T23:34:04Z")
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