# 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:** 281
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5602 "2022-11-04T21:00:45Z")
Ran into Maganut by the library. He mentioned Brazil, something about rigged election, he drew huge crowds. I felt like I was talking to Alex Jones, only quieter. Also, theres lots of Nazis in Ukraine. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5603 "2022-11-04T21:11:07Z")
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said that God is using Russia to destroy the demons in Ukraine. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5604 "2022-11-04T21:14:45Z")
The Russians have really been upping the ante lately. First, they were battling Nazis. Then it morphed into Satanists. Now, they’ve gone full blown Demon. I wonder what’s next in the lineup? ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5605 "2022-11-04T21:17:48Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > The Russians have really been upping the ante lately. > > First, they were battling Nazis. Then it morphed into Satanists. Now, they’ve gone full blown Demon. I wonder what’s next in the lineup? - [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MQpV3ST6Kso/maxresdefault.jpg "Could it be Satan") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQpV3ST6Kso) ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5606 "2022-11-04T21:28:47Z")
Well, now DeSantis is claiming that God sent him. I’m confused. Didn’t God send Individual 1? > **[‘And on the 8th Day’: DeSantis Rolls Out Cringe Ad Evoking God](https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-guv-ron-desantis-rolls-out-cringe-campaign-ad-saying-he-was-sent-by-god)** > > “And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said I need a protector. So God made a fighter,” a creepy voiceover says over a montage of DeSantis pics. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5607 "2022-11-04T21:37:29Z")
Eww, I’m an Atheist, and that offends me. What a puffed up loon. 🤮 ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5608 "2022-11-04T21:43:42Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > “Where are they going to find millions of immigrants who are willing to get sex reassignment surgery?” Who said anything about “willing”? They get it whether they want it or not. Even if they’ve already had it! Then they get a free iPhone and a Tesla, paid for with your tax dollars. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5609 "2022-11-04T23:07:51Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I can see “being a real Bolduc” becoming a shorthand for a jerk. That could catch on; it has the virtues of being both succinct and accurate. > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Well, now DeSantis is claiming that God sent him. I’m confused. Didn’t God send Individual 1? > [Florida Guv Ron DeSantis Rolls Out Cringe Campaign Ad Saying He Was Sent by God](https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-guv-ron-desantis-rolls-out-cringe-campaign-ad-saying-he-was-sent-by-god) Just utterly, utterly revolting. I’ve seen some people pointing out that this particular degree of ego-mania is, in all likelihood, diagnosable as a recognized personality disorder. ---
**Author:** ![TheTooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/919ad9/32.png) [@TheTooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTooth)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5610 "2022-11-04T23:40:57Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Well, now DeSantis is claiming that God sent him. I’m confused. Didn’t God send Individual 1? As punishment, possibly. What did you guys do? ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5611 "2022-11-04T23:42:55Z")
> [@TheTooth](#): > > What did you guys do? How much time ya got? ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5612 "2022-11-04T23:55:43Z")
Tim Dorsey is a reporter, not an fabulist. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5613 "2022-11-04T23:57:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Well, now DeSantis is claiming that God sent him. Does this mean that that cornball Jesus/Trump painter guy now must paint DeSantis pieces (of shit)? ---
**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:** [November 5, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5614 "2022-11-05T01:26:10Z")
American? ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5615 "2022-11-05T01:40:34Z")
I understand this reference. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5616 "2022-11-05T07:38:59Z")
Trumpitis? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5617 "2022-11-05T14:20:34Z")
> [@TheTooth](#): > > I wonder if people watching Fox News ever ask themselves questions No. No they don’t. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5618 "2022-11-05T14:29:50Z")
That is correct. They just believe what they are told and repeat the talking points presented. No independent thought or agency remains, just hatred and cruelty. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5619 "2022-11-05T14:32:47Z")
_For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong._ – H.L. Mencken Fox News gives them that answer; why they look for another? ---
**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:** [November 5, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5620 "2022-11-05T15:23:10Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > _For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong._ > – H.L. Mencken For the record, here’s the actual Mencken quote, per [Quote Investigator](https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/07/17/solution/?amp=1): > **There is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.** (This is one of those rare instances where a popularly cited quotation is more or less accurate _and_ correctly attributed.) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5621 "2022-11-05T20:42:11Z")
Do we have an ID as to the origin of that narration? It sounds like it was coming out of a poor quality microphone. Like it was given as part of a speech or maybe radio broadcast somewhere, rather then produced in a sound studio for this specific ad. But maybe that is just what they are trying to make people think. ETA: Never mind, I found a [cite](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/05/ron-desantis-god-ad-florida-governor) pointing out that it was trying to evoke Paul Harvey’s [“God created a farmer”](https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/paulharveysogodmadeafarmer.htm) an equally glurgish bit of pablum, although a bit less blasphemously self-agrandizing since it refers to a class of people rather than an individual. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=282)