# 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:** 206
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4102 "2022-08-22T17:39:36Z")
> [@SoToasty](#): > > Looks like a bargain to me. > > [Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach Gets a $600,000 Security Upgrade at Taxpayer Expense](https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-mar-a-lago-club-in-palm-beach-gets-a-dollar600000-security-upgrade-at-taxpayer-expense) > [@smithsb](#): > > I wasn’t going to go all whataboutism but thanks for that. Also upgraded were Oranganus properties in NYC, NJ. > [@enipla](#): > > The Coast Guard, you know the ones that Trump cut the budget on, has been patrolling the Mar a Logo waters for 6 years or so. And I’m sure the Fox article duly reported all these relevant facts, right? /s ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4103 "2022-08-22T19:09:40Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > And I’m sure the Fox article duly reported all these relevant facts, right? /s It was pretty much subtle wealth shaming. No _direct_ complaints about it, but they made a point of noting how much was spent, how much the house cost in the first place, and two increases in the cost of the wall over the course of the project. Just subtly pushing the message that the President has a lot more money than the average Fox viewer. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4104 "2022-08-22T19:34:36Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Just subtly pushing the message that the President has a lot more money than the average Fox viewer. In a sane world, that would be a weird message to promote, considering that their hero is purportedly a multi-billionaire. But of course nothing makes sense when it comes to MAGAts. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4105 "2022-08-22T21:07:08Z")
Trump money good. Biden money bad. Hunter Biden using his father’s connections to get jobs = bad. Trump spawn actually getting high paid government positions directly due to daddy = good. Trump taking home classified nuclear secrets and refusing to give them back = good. Biden riding a bicycle = bad. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4106 "2022-08-22T21:29:09Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > > [@Horatius](#): > > > > Just subtly pushing the message that the President has a lot more money than the average Fox viewer. > > In a sane world, that would be a weird message to promote, considering that their hero is purportedly a multi-billionaire. But of course nothing makes sense when it comes to MAGAts. See, Biden wants to tax the rich, but since he’s rich, that makes him a hypocrite… somehow. ---
**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 22, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4107 "2022-08-22T21:29:25Z")
Oklahoma state legislature candidate says that gays should be stoned to death. > **[GOP candidate said it’s “totally just” to stone gay people to death](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/gop-candidate-said-totally-just-stone-gay-people-death/)** > > "Well, does that make me a homophobe?... It simply makes me a Christian. Christians believe in biblical morality, kind of by definition, or they should... ---
**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 22, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4108 "2022-08-22T22:15:02Z")
Colorado state Senator switches from Republican to Democrat, citing the election conspiracies. (It’s a stupid Republican idea because it’s stupid Republican ideas that made him switch). > **[State Sen. Kevin Priola switches his party registration to Democrat from...](https://coloradosun.com/2022/08/22/kevin-priola-democrat/)** > > "There is too much at stake right now for Republicans to be in charge," the Henderson lawmaker wrote in a letter announcing his decision ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4109 "2022-08-22T22:49:50Z")
And it is totally just to have slaves and multiple wives and beat your kids and sell them into slavery when they misbehave. The Bible says so. (Sarcasm…) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4110 "2022-08-22T23:06:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Oklahoma state legislature candidate says that gays should be stoned to death. > [https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/gop-candidate-said-totally-just-stone-gay-people-death/](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/gop-candidate-said-totally-just-stone-gay-people-death/) Gays should be stoned to death? Is that what Jesus taught? Damn, I got the totally wrong message out of that Bible story. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4111 "2022-08-22T23:07:57Z")
Shockingly, Breitbart doesn’t do its research. > **[Breitbart Gets Duped By Apparently Fake Poll Showing Dr. Oz Neck and Neck...](https://www.mediaite.com/online/did-breitbart-get-punked-with-poll-showing-dr-oz-neck-and-neck-with-fetterman/)** > > An apparently fake poll showing PA GOP Senate nominee Mehmet Oz and Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman neck and neck seemed to dupe Breitbart News. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4112 "2022-08-22T23:23:34Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Colorado state Senator switches from Republican to Democrat, citing the election conspiracies. (It’s a stupid Republican idea because it’s stupid Republican ideas that made him switch). > [https://coloradosun.com/2022/08/22/kevin-priola-democrat/](https://coloradosun.com/2022/08/22/kevin-priola-democrat/) One can only hope that this is the beginning of a trend. Too many sane Republicans have simply walked away or gone down in flames. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4113 "2022-08-22T23:54:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Oklahoma state legislature candidate says that gays should be stoned to death. How about we practice on some homophobes first? I mean, I’m out of practice and want to be sure my aim is true. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4114 "2022-08-23T00:01:31Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#): > > And it is totally just to have slaves and multiple wives and beat your kids and sell them into slavery when they misbehave. The Bible says so. > > (Sarcasm…) What do you mean, “sarcasm”? Aren’t the items on your list actually open Republican goals? (If they aren’t today, they will be…soon.) ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4115 "2022-08-23T00:09:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Turns out it’s from Phillips Andover Academy, the elite prep school in New Hampshire Nitpick: Phillips Andover is in Andover, Massachusetts. Phillips Exeter is in New Hampshire. Phillips screwdriver is in the library with Col. Mustard. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4116 "2022-08-23T00:15:01Z")
I don’t recall Christ ever saying to stone anyone. Come to think of it, I definitely remember reading what are supposedly His words to not condemn someone caught in the act. This is yet more proof to me that so-called Christians have zero idea about what’s in the book they worship in place of God. ---
**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 23, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4117 "2022-08-23T00:36:35Z")
Jehova! Jehova! Jehova! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4118 "2022-08-23T01:03:07Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > One can only hope that this is the beginning of a trend. Too many sane Republicans have simply walked away or gone down in flames. As long as Dems aren’t saddled with more potential Manchin/Sinema types. Damn I really cant hear that Sinema [word](https://youtu.be/hXjQCjNZeME?t=3825)anymore. ---
**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 23, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4119 "2022-08-23T01:13:07Z")
Louisiana is withholding flood funds from New Orleans because of the city’s support for a woman’s right to choose. > **[Louisiana officials stall New Orleans flood funds over abortion](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/19/flood-funds-abortion-louisiana-00052877)** > > Citing New Orleans' officials' stance on abortion, the Louisiana State Bond Commission has twice voted to delay approval of a $39 million line of credit for a power station to run the city's drainage pumps, which have been described as critical for... ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4120 "2022-08-23T01:34:51Z")
Typical of Republicans to kill people in the name of saving babies. New Orleans doesn’t even have any fucking _abortion clinics!_ ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4121 "2022-08-23T02:14:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Sarasota: Vern Buchanan opponent Martin Hyde threatens to kill FBI agents](https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/20/sarasota-vern-buchanan-opponent-martin-hyde-threatens-kill-fbi-agents/7854011001/) “Sarasota’s Martin Hyde” Huh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=207)