# 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:** 212
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4222 "2022-08-26T22:29:01Z")
[Eric Trump thinks an anime and Google search is part of the conspiracy against his dad.](https://www.dailydot.com/debug/eric-trump-google-search-mob-conspiracy/) ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4223 "2022-08-26T22:39:27Z")
Congressman Jim Banks: “Student loan forgiveness undermines one of our military’s greatest recruitment tools at a time of dangerously low enlistments.” > ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4224 "2022-08-26T22:41:46Z")
You had me convulsing at “Eric Trump thinks …” ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4225 "2022-08-26T22:43:16Z")
Statistically, it must happen sometimes. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4226 "2022-08-26T22:46:27Z")
You have an extra “s” there at the end. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4227 "2022-08-26T22:47:38Z")
I genuinely can’t tell if you’re being pedantic (Is it wrong to have an “s” at the end?) or funny. Either way,-true! ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4228 "2022-08-26T22:47:54Z")
I don’t know what he’s saying. When I put “mob” into Google, I get this: > About 206,000,000 results (0.97 seconds) > Search Results > Dictionary > Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more > > mob > /mäb/ > See definitions in: > All > Crime > Zoology > noun > noun: mob; plural noun: mobs > a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence. > “a mob of protesters” > Similar: > crowd > horde > multitude > rabble > mass > body > throng > group > host > pack > press > crush > jam > gang > gathering > swarm > assemblage > rout > verb > verb: mob; 3rd person present: mobs; past tense: mobbed; past participle: mobbed; gerund or present participle: mobbing > crowd around (someone) in an unruly and excitable way in order to admire or attack them. > “he was mobbed by autograph hunters” > Similar: > surround > swarm around > besiege > jostle > harass > set upon > fall on > worry > crowd (into) > cram full > fill to overflowing > fill > pack > throng > press into > squeeze into > Origin > > late 17th century: abbreviation of archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus ‘excitable crowd’. > Translate mob to > Use over time for: mob > > Feedback > Translations and more definitions > People also ask > What does mob in slang mean? > What does mob mean in crime? > What is a word for mob? > Why is it called the mob? > Feedback > > Mob Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Websterhttps://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mob > Definition of mob ; 1 : a large and disorderly crowd of people · one bent on riotous or destructive action ; 4 old-fashioned · the common people : masses ; 5 chiefly … > > The Mob Museum in Downtown Las Vegashttps://themobmuseum.org > THE MOB MUSEUM. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ORGANIZED CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT. The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the public … > > Mob - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mob > Crowd · Flash mob, a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place · Mobbing, human bullying behavior · Mobbing (animal behavior) · Ochlocracy, the rule … > ‎Crime and law enforcement · ‎Other uses · ‎As an abbreviation > > Mob - Urban Dictionaryhttps://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=mob > the MOB is the name given to the irish organized gangsters in America the term mafia is used for italian gangsters people who dont realy have a clue confuse … > > MOB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › mob > a large group of people gathered together who are often uncontrollable or violent: He arrived at the airport to find a mob of adoring fans waiting for him. I don’t see any anime. I think either Eric or I doesn’t know how to use Google. ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4229 "2022-08-26T22:54:16Z")
Marge Greene is peeved that the White House is mocking her. > **[Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Biden to ‘go to hell’ after White House trolls her](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marjorie-taylor-greene-student-debt-white-house-b2153633.html)** > > Remarks came after White House Twitter account called Georgia congresswoman out on her claims ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4230 "2022-08-26T23:29:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I think either Eric or I doesn’t know how to use Google. He misspelled m o b. ---
**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 27, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4231 "2022-08-27T00:08:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Congressman Jim Banks: “Student loan forgiveness undermines one of our military’s greatest recruitment tools at a time of dangerously low enlistments.” > [https://twitter.com/RepJimBanks/status/1562820837140742144](https://twitter.com/RepJimBanks/status/1562820837140742144) IOW: ‘How are we going to get the cannon fodder we need if poor people find a way to get degrees other than military service???’ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4232 "2022-08-27T00:42:47Z")
Ted Cruz warns that student debt forgiveness will drive slacker baristas to put down their bongs and vote for Democrats. > ---
**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 27, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4233 "2022-08-27T00:51:59Z")
At this point, the Republican _response_ to the loan forgiveness has to be helping Biden a ton. Add in the _Roe_ situation, and there may be some surprises come November. \* I actually saw an anti-Republican message on a car (because of _Roe_) here in Northeast Wyoming. That is basically unheard of… ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4234 "2022-08-27T10:54:19Z")
A Ukrainian immigrant was able to infiltrate Loser Donald’s inner circle at Mar-a-Lago for over a year with a fake ID identifying her as a Rothschild heiress. > **[Inventing Anna: The tale of a fake heiress, Mar-a-Lago and an FBI investigation](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/anna-de-rothschild-trump-mar-a-lago-security-fbi-investigation/)** > > Inna Yashchyshen, who masqueraded as ''Anna de Rothschild,'' is the target of an inquiry into her financial activities — and her ability to easily reach the former president's inner circle. ---
**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 27, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4235 "2022-08-27T11:15:34Z")
Why does the photo in the Onebox only have Trump and Inna but the photo in the article include Lindsey(who looks Photoshopped in)? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4236 "2022-08-27T12:37:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Marge Greene is peeved that the White House is mocking her. MTG has student debt? She went to college? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4237 "2022-08-27T12:45:50Z")
PPP loan. Trump was going to get one, but he misheard and thought was a PP loan. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4238 "2022-08-27T12:46:11Z")
I’m curious about how she qualified for a PPP loan close to $200k. And doesn’t have to pay it back? I have a lot of concerns about that program. Looking at twitter, it sure looks like a lot people in congress (with millions to their name) got a piece of that. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4239 "2022-08-27T13:04:13Z")
Available @ Barnes & Noble or another fine bookseller near you: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52314689829_f4236f175d_b.jpg "20220827\_080216") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52314689829/) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4240 "2022-08-27T13:19:15Z")
Thats satire, 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:** [August 27, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4241 "2022-08-27T13:24:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > A Ukrainian immigrant was able to infiltrate Loser Donald’s inner circle at Mar-a-Lago for over a year with a fake ID identifying her as a Rothschild heiress. Next Movie of the Week. With Julia Roberts in the lead (or is she too old now?). * * * * * * > [@JohnT](#): > > Available @ Barnes & Noble or another fine bookseller near you: Soon to be in school libraries in Red States. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=211) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=213)