# 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:** 201
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4002 "2022-08-18T14:55:57Z")
> **[Local Alabama GOP Branch Says Logo With KKK Imagery Was an ‘Error’](https://www.thedailybeast.com/lawrence-county-republican-party-in-alabama-says-logo-with-kkk-imagery-was-an-error)** > > The local chairman apologized Monday after the image, stripped from a Mother Jones article, was posted to their account late Sunday. > A local branch of the Alabama Republican Party put their foot in it over the weekend by posting an illustration of the GOP elephant to their Facebook page that very clearly featured Ku Klux Klan hoods. Lawrence County GOP Chairwoman Shanon Terry apologized Monday, blaming the offensive slip-up on some sloppy Googling. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4003 "2022-08-18T14:59:19Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Lawrence County Republican Party in Alabama Says Logo With KKK Imagery Was an Error](https://www.thedailybeast.com/lawrence-county-republican-party-in-alabama-says-logo-with-kkk-imagery-was-an-error) > > > A local branch of the Alabama Republican Party put their foot in it over the weekend by posting an illustration of the GOP elephant to their Facebook page that very clearly featured Ku Klux Klan hoods. Lawrence County GOP Chairwoman Shanon Terry apologized Monday, blaming the offensive slip-up on some sloppy Googling. - What did they think those black dots were? ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4004 "2022-08-18T15:00:32Z")
Oh, shit! That’s really insidious. I couldn’t tell the KKK connection until my eyes moved down to between the elephant’s legs. They didn’t have a logo of their own and took the first thing they found with a Google search. There’s a reason you need copy editors. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4005 "2022-08-18T15:01:38Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Oh, shit! That’s really insidious. I couldn’t tell the KKK connection until my eyes moved down to **between the elephant’s legs.** Isn’t that the _first_ place they’d look? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4006 "2022-08-18T15:02:15Z")
if they were not a tail gate staple before they will be now; along with great hilarity, fake french and accents, and general posh mockery. now if we can get oz to do a charcuterie tray ad… ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4007 "2022-08-18T15:38:14Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > …why we view French as a “pretentious” language,… Pretentious? Moi? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4008 "2022-08-18T15:50:33Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > crud-ite rhymes with BudLite, Bud Lee-tay? Oh I am so going to pronounce it that way now. It adds a bit of the - how do zee French say? - I don’t know what? ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4009 "2022-08-18T16:36:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Maybe you did hear it, but people pronounced it ‘crud-ites’. As fascinating as this conversation is, I have a dinner party to prepare for. I really must start on the **horse de-overs.** ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4010 "2022-08-18T16:56:06Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@Cheesesteak](#): > > > > crud-ite rhymes with BudLite, > > Bud Lee-tay? > > Oh I am so going to pronounce it that way now. It adds a bit of the - how do zee French say? - I don’t know what? - Jenny say Kwa. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4011 "2022-08-18T17:10:54Z")
Rick Scott says that people shouldn’t be applying for jobs with the IRS, because as soon as the Republicans take over, they’re going to defund those jobs. > **[Republicans escalate IRS rhetoric as senator warns Americans not to apply for...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-escalate-irs-rhetoric-senator-warns-americans-not-apply-ne-rcna43411)** > > Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen emphasized in an internal memo that new resources for the IRS will be aimed at wealthy tax avoiders, as GOP rhetoric reaches new extremes. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4012 "2022-08-18T17:18:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Maybe you did hear it, but people pronounced it ‘crud-ites’. Or maybe crude-its? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4013 "2022-08-18T17:19:45Z")
I’m not the only person to say it that way! ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4014 "2022-08-18T17:23:36Z")
My grandma always said “horses doovers”. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4015 "2022-08-18T17:28:47Z")
Actually, I think it may have come out as “whores-d-overs”. The problem with reading words you’ve never heard pronounced. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4016 "2022-08-18T17:30:56Z")
AARRGGHH! To people like me who watch lots of cooking programs and read cookbooks like novels, not to mention who studied French in high school and college, the word _crudité_ is utterly commonplace and not worth being beaten to a pulp, even a flavorful pulp that you can dip veggies into. And yes, Dr. Oz is an idiot for many reasons, not just this one. Give. It. Up. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4017 "2022-08-18T17:33:30Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > I really must start on the **horse de-overs.** Dad called them **whores’ ovaries**. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4018 "2022-08-18T17:35:53Z")
Okay, for a different Mr. Punchable-face; here’s Matt the Groomer Gaetz back in his high school haunts. > **[Matt Gaetz Hosts High School Event Amid Sex Trafficking Investigation](https://jezebel.com/matt-gaetz-hosts-high-school-event-amid-sex-trafficking-1849423300)** > > “There’s no good reason to allow this man near kids,” Democratic state Rep. Fentrice Driskell told Vanity Fair of Gaetz’s appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4019 "2022-08-18T17:37:51Z")
I studied Spanish. I wanted to study Latin, but my mom convinced me to take Spanish. I still wish I’d taken Latin, it forms the basis for so many words. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4020 "2022-08-18T17:41:43Z")
There’s an entire thread on “crudites.” ---
**Author:** ![Mortimus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4021 "2022-08-18T18:50:39Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > As fascinating as this conversation is, I have a dinner party to prepare for. I really must start on the **horse de-overs.** I heard a local radio ad where the announcer said “horse de ovaries”. The ad was for one of the fanciest restaurants in this ultra red town in the middle of flyover country. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=200) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=202)