# 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:** 254
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5062 "2022-10-07T17:17:22Z")
Fox host Greg Gutfeld whines that college kids don’t dress to please him. > **[Fox Host, 58, Complains That College Kids Aren’t Hot Enough](https://www.thedailybeast.com/58-year-old-fox-new-host-greg-gutfeld-complains-that-college-kids-arent-hot-enough)** > > Greg Gutfeld laid into students for letting go of themselves. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5063 "2022-10-07T17:53:23Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Kari Lake ran an ad where she claimed she would send the Arizona national guard to the border to defend it from immigrants. But the troops in the ad were Russian. - > [Kari Lake Busted For Using Russia Troops In 'Secure Our Border' Ad](https://www.yahoo.com/news/kari-lake-busted-using-russia-070046991.html) From [Shutterstock](https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1057268815-russia-novosibirsk-june-24-2020-victory-parade)(the source of the video) > Russia, Novosibirsk, June 24, 2020: Victory parade. Military army soldiers march with assault rifle ak-47 on day victory closeup. marching parade officers with firearm kalashnokov ak 47 in hand 4K. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5064 "2022-10-07T18:09:12Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > I’ve seen enough flag gifts that it’d never cross my mind that a flag box on a shelf had any association with the military. A flag, displayed like that, I wouldn’t consider, at least just in passing/seeing it someone’s house, that it was anything _other_ than as a memorial for someone that was in the armed forces. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5065 "2022-10-07T18:14:59Z")
Regarding the number of stars, is it possible it’s in the case backwards? I haven’t folded a flag since my scouting days, but this page says when you’re done it should have 6 on the front and 4 on the back. > **[American Flag: How To Fold A Flag For Display](https://blog.flagwix.com/how-to-fold-a-flag-for-display/)** > > Want to know more about the topic of how to fold a flag for display? Then you should check out this guide. Click for more info. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5066 "2022-10-07T19:09:09Z")
That’s what I’d expect from The Gang That Can’t Get Anything Right. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5067 "2022-10-07T20:07:33Z")
[Pelosi gifting U.S. flag to George Floyd’s brother is permitted | wusa9.com](https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/folded-american-flags-gifted-veterans-families/507-7f8ec8cd-b5a7-4134-a4b0-d93d0009f7af) here is an article. the stars do look further apart. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5068 "2022-10-07T20:22:34Z")
If I might hijack this thread about flag etiquette with a stupid Republican idea… The GOP candidate for AZ secretary of state claims Google is censoring his website - which is deliberately coded to not be indexed by search engines. > **[Mark Finchem says Google is blocking his campaign site. It isn't.](https://www.grid.news/story/misinformation/2022/10/07/mark-finchem-says-google-and-the-deep-state-are-blocking-his-campaign-site-the-truth-is-simpler-and-implicates-his-own-team/)** > > In Arizona, Mark Finchem, a Trump-backed 'Stop the Steal' candidate says Google is blocking his site from the 'deep state algorithm.' The truth isn't so nefarious. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5069 "2022-10-07T20:24:31Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > If I might hijack this thread about flag etiquette with a stupid Republican idea… Lucky for you we’re fond of smart alecks around here. 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5070 "2022-10-07T20:53:45Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That would make sense in that a federal building flag would be much larger than a coffin flag, so the stars would be farther apart, meaning there would be fewer visible in a standard box. If you could get one in there. There’s a standard way to fold the US flag, so a larger flag will fold into a larger triangle. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Kari Lake ran an ad where she claimed she would send the Arizona national guard to the border to defend it from immigrants. But the troops in the ad were Russian. They can’t be doing this accidentally. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5071 "2022-10-07T21:07:33Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > There’s a standard way to fold the US flag, so a larger flag will fold into a larger triangle. I _was_ in Scouting, I remember the procedure. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5072 "2022-10-07T21:25:59Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > They can’t be doing this accidentally. My guess as to why this is happening is that they probably can’t use footage of actual US troops nor national guard because those entities aren’t allowed to endorse a candidate, and are likely to come down hard on anyone who uses them for partisan purposes. But there are lots of Russian propaganda footage of nice white authoritarians marching in uniform to be had all over the interwebs, and the Russian army has bigger things to worry about than coming after some useful idiot who used their stock footage in a campaign ad. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5073 "2022-10-07T23:13:05Z")
I don’t know why they don’t go old-school like these fellows off to build the wall down south. > ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5074 "2022-10-08T00:45:30Z")
Republican candidate for governor of Illinois says Jewish rabbis believe that abortion is as bad as the Holocaust. When asked to name one, he couldn’t. > **[GOP candidate claimed rabbis agree that abortion is as bad as the Holocaust....](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/10/gop-candidate-claimed-rabbis-agree-abortion-bad-holocaust-couldnt-name-one/)** > > When asked to name any Jewish leaders who agreed with his abortion-Holocaust comparison, Darren Bailey simply said, "No... ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5075 "2022-10-08T01:02:02Z")
So, ‘Even Jews believe that abortion is bad!’ . . . yeah, not even a tiny bit anti-Semitic. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5076 "2022-10-08T01:56:15Z")
Of course, in the real world, Judaism permits and even requires abortion in some cases. > **[Judaism and abortion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism_and_abortion)** > > In Judaism, views on abortion draw primarily upon the legal and ethical teachings of the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the case-by-case decisions of responsa, and other rabbinic literature. While all major Jewish religious movements allow or encourage abortion in order to save the life or health of a pregnant woman, authorities differ on when and whether it is permitted in other cases. > There is no direct reference in the Hebrew Bible to an intentional termination of pregnancy. > Numbers 5:11–31 refer... ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5077 "2022-10-08T02:04:01Z")
Three Jewish women are suing in Kentucky alleging that the abortion ban violates their religious rights. > **[Jewish women cite faith in contesting Kentucky abortion ban](https://apnews.com/article/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-health-kentucky-legislature-26ecd225013231ee8766248633d289a3)** > > LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's sweeping abortion ban was challenged Thursday by three Jewish women who brought a lawsuit arguing that it violates their religious rights under the state's constitution. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5078 "2022-10-08T08:36:38Z")
Meanwhile, here’s the head of the ADL comparing Elon Musk, FAVORABLY, to Henry Ford. > > > Squawk Box @SquawkCNBC What the absolute Jesus-Tap-Dancing-Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5079 "2022-10-08T09:08:21Z")
Is there a different type of display case to show off the gold fringe? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5080 "2022-10-08T11:03:27Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > they probably can’t use footage of actual US troops nor national guard because those entities aren’t allowed to endorse a candidate Mikie Sherrill uses video of what I assume is US troops in one of her ads, with a disclaimer that the video does not imply endorsement from the armed forces. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5081 "2022-10-08T15:53:17Z")
Almost put this misogynist, parochial ratbastard in the ‘evil’ thread. > **[GOP Senate Nominee: Abortion Decisions 'Belong' to GOP ‘Gentlemen’ State Reps](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/don-bolduc-abortion-rights-republican-state-legislators_n_633f0ce0e4b0e376dbff9386)** > > New Hampshire's Don Bolduc said that "as a man," he thinks women “get the best voice” when state legislators decide how to regulate their rights. How…avuncular of him. > [@Smapti](#): > > Meanwhile, here’s the head of the ADL comparing Elon Musk, FAVORABLY, to Henry Ford. But, but, Ford wasn’t [anit-semitic](https://www.history.com/news/henry-ford-antisemitism-worker-treatment) at all! No sir. (pardon the source - at the least article scans ok) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=253) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=255)