# 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:** 261
**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 14, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5202 "2022-10-14T14:14:07Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > He is very good at getting people to believe what he says. Well, sure - playing the low-information / bigoted types shouldn’t be too much of an effort. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5203 "2022-10-14T14:33:23Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay, say something nice about Trump. _“…he’s a family man.”_ ---
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5204 "2022-10-14T15:08:33Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay, say something nice about Trump. He’s a very good salesperson. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5205 "2022-10-14T15:12:13Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay, say something nice about Trump. When he uses the toilet, he warms the seat for the next person. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5206 "2022-10-14T15:13:26Z")
I’ve often said that in a different life, Trump would be used car salesman of the month 30 months running. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5207 "2022-10-14T15:15:29Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay, say something nice about Trump. He made George W Bush look like a genius. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5208 "2022-10-14T15:22:09Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay, say something nice about Trump. He’s full of charisma, and is very adapted to his chosen way of life. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5209 "2022-10-14T15:26:31Z")
Okay I didn’t realize passive aggressive answers speak well to one’s character. Funny replies tho’. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5210 "2022-10-14T15:31:10Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay I didn’t realize passive aggressive answers speak well to one’s character. It’s not passive aggressive, it’s honest. He really is able to get people to believe what he says. Many people who tell the god’s honest truth lack that ability. I may not like what he’s done with that ability, but it is impressive nonetheless. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5211 "2022-10-14T15:48:30Z")
OKLAHOMA! Where the wind goes rushing through the Governor’s ears. > **[Kevin Stitt claims California wants to abort babies after they are born... -...](https://thelostogle.com/2022/10/14/kevin-stitt-claims-california-wants-to-abort-babies-after-they-are-born)** > > He's latching on to warped, obviously untrue right-wing rhetoric and spinning it as a fact. Imagine that?! ".In arguing that position during our interview, he made the claim that “Colorado, California - they’re proposing abortions 28 days after birth. Okay? 28 days after birth is what California is talking about.” “They’re proposing infanticide?” our reporter asks. “That’s correct,” the governor responds. It isn’t, however, correct at all. There is no legislation proposed, pending, or passed in the state of California (nor any state) which would legalize infanticide." Gold old Jenna Ellis enters the conversation too. "…Other opponents have been posting similar claims, including Jenna Ellis — a member of former President Donald Trump’s campaign legal team — who wrote on Facebook, “This is INSANELY evil. California Democrats are trying to legalize killing children up to the age of 28 days.” ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5212 "2022-10-14T16:02:05Z")
I wish this kind of stuff would get called out more. It’ll be old news in a few days. I’d love to see every press conference, town hall, interview etc. Basically if there’s a forum for people to ask him questions, I want to hear multiple requests from people for proof that this was the case or for him to admit he lied. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5213 "2022-10-14T16:09:21Z")
The problem with this is that every time you “fact check” him, it just spreads the lie further. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5214 "2022-10-14T16:20:48Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay I didn’t realize passive aggressive answers speak well to one’s character. Well, that’s kind of the point. It’s trivially easy to come up with an answer that is both superficially “nice”, while also containing an undercurrent of “not nice”, and this idiot couldn’t even manage that. Hell, there’s even the classic White Supremacist “He’s a credit to his race!” line he could have just dusted off. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5215 "2022-10-14T16:25:36Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Hell, there’s even the classic White Supremacist “He’s a credit to his race!” line he could have just dusted off. And deafen millions of dogs in the process? The man may be a racist ass, but he’s not a monster! ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5216 "2022-10-14T16:45:41Z")
Maybe more whiny than stupid but nonetheless engendering massive 🙄: Trump threatens to sue the Pulitzer Prize board for a[warding prizes to the NY Times and Washington Post for publishing less than flattering stories about him and Russians and the 2016 campaign](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-threatens-legal-action-over-pulitzer-prize-website-as-j6-issues-subpoena/ar-AA12WDF9?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=2f7768a2572043b3a0b0179cfef856dc). The Board told him to [take a hike](https://www.pulitzer.org/news/statement-pulitzer-prize-board-2). ---
**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:** [October 14, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5217 "2022-10-14T16:50:52Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#): > > The Board told him to [take a hike](https://www.pulitzer.org/news/statement-pulitzer-prize-board-2). And they didn’t even quote him. That’s got to hurt! ---
**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 14, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5218 "2022-10-14T17:18:48Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > And they didn’t even quote him. That’s got to hurt! Could it possibly be as painful as quoting him? ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5219 "2022-10-14T18:05:34Z")
The sheriff of Bexar County Texas (San Antonio), who is a Democrat, has declared that since the immigrants who were flown to Martha’s Vineyard are victims of a crime, they therefore qualify for special visas for victims of a crime. > **[Texas sheriff declares Martha's Vineyard migrants crime victims, paving way...](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/14/texas-sheriff-marthas-vineyard-migrants-crime-victims-special-visa)** > > It'll enable the migrants to obtain a special visa to stay in the U.S. they otherwise wouldn't have received. ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5220 "2022-10-14T18:07:56Z")
Now that Herschel Walker’s mom has denied that they have Cherokee heritage, will Individual 1 start calling him “Pocahontas”, like he does with Elizabeth Warren? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5221 "2022-10-14T18:22:21Z")
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