# 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:** 321
**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:** [December 21, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6406 "2022-12-21T21:40:42Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > how do the evangelicals feel about the LDS/Mormon’s these days? That it too is false teachings from Satan . . . slightly worse than _fill in denomination that the speaker is not a part of here_. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6407 "2022-12-21T23:39:33Z")
More George Santos lies: His grandparents did not flee the Holocaust, and they were not Jewish. Also, he claimed to have employees who died at the Pulse nightclub, but there is no evidence of that. > **[Congressman-elect George Santos lied about grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish...](https://forward.com/news/529130/george-santos-jewish-lie-genealogy-records/)** > > Genealogy records, Facebook posts and other online clues show that Congressman-elect George Santos' claims of Jewish heritage are false. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6408 "2022-12-21T23:42:02Z")
It’s like he looked at Madison Cawthorne and said ‘hold my beer’. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6409 "2022-12-21T23:48:35Z")
Is buddy batting about a .850-ish lieing pct.? Sure, will never reach Turnip’s .972, but man… While R voters see that D and go “nah, will still go with the serial liar.” ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6410 "2022-12-22T00:42:06Z")
The GQP must have a Potemkin village somewhere that they raise children to their cause (riches\>party\>country). They scounge up likely back stories and program the kiddies. As adults?, they get triggered and run for office, become lawyers, opinion show hosts, or substitute themselves for existing people (the lizard suit fits just fine) and subjugate the political system and America. It’s the only way I can explain Carlson, this clown, MTG, Bobo, Ghouliani, Gantz, on and on. Where do they get these people? Oz? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6411 "2022-12-22T00:46:24Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > It’s the only way I can explain Carlson, this clown, MTG, Bobo, Ghouliani, Gantz, on and on. Where do they get these people? Oz? Eh, no, from all over. Lots of little enclaves where no outside thoughts are allowed to intrude, homeschooling with like minded friends, then off to a religious college. They are taught that everything in the outside world is corrupt and evil, and that anything that doesn’t fit the worldview they are given is a lie. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6412 "2022-12-22T03:34:54Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Where do they get these people? Oz? No, not from Oz. He doesn’t have any miracle pills to make people stupid any more than he does in make people slim or sexy ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6413 "2022-12-22T03:40:43Z")
And though the Dems have had their share or “crazies” in the past… How is it that people don’t see this lunacy and wonder if they’re the good ones or not? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6414 "2022-12-22T06:10:45Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > how do the evangelicals feel about the LDS/Mormon’s these days? How do they feel about the Mormon’s what? And isn’t there more than one Mormon? 😉 ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6415 "2022-12-22T06:14:41Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > the Dems have had their share or “crazies” in the past… In my memory, the Democrats have not tended toward supporting and elevating their edge-case members anywhere near the way Republiopaths have done. St. Ronnie said “_never speak ill of another Republican_,” and they have taken that injunction to its worst extreme. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6416 "2022-12-22T11:45:33Z")
You joke, but there are [now questions about that as well](https://www.thedailybeast.com/openly-gay-rep-elect-george-santos-didnt-disclose-divorce-with-woman), not to mention possible untruths about his Jewish heritage (which I think was already shared). ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6417 "2022-12-22T13:23:12Z")
No, I wasn’t particularly joking. I was just assuming that since so much of his past was made up, that all of it was. For that matter, I’m not even sure about his name. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6418 "2022-12-22T13:28:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > No, I wasn’t particularly joking. I was just assuming that since so much of his past was made up, that all of it was. **For that matter, I’m not even sure about his name.** - He manages to stink up everything he touches so that part checks out. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6419 "2022-12-22T13:31:40Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > How is it that people don’t see this lunacy and wonder if they’re the good ones or not? The _begin_ from the Article Of Faith that _they_ are The Good Ones. Then anything and everything has to fit that story or not be important or why do you dwell on what’s past, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6420 "2022-12-22T14:26:46Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > No, I wasn’t particularly joking. I was just assuming that since so much of his past was made up, that all of it was. For that matter, I’m not even sure about his name. You know, it would have been nice if someone had thought to investigate this yahoo _before_ he was elected. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6421 "2022-12-22T16:13:27Z")
Gaetz and Boebert refused to go through security screening for Zelenskyy’s speech. Then, along with other Pubs, refused to rise for a standing ovation. > **[Gaetz and Boebert “blow through” Capitol security and refuse screenings —...](https://www.salon.com/2022/12/22/gaetz-and-boebert-blow-through-capitol-security-and-refuse-screenings--then-diss-zelenskyy-speech/)** > > Gaetz and Boebert sat through standing ovations and checked their phones as the Ukrainian leader pleaded for help. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6422 "2022-12-22T16:18:19Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Gaetz and Boebert refused to go through security screening for Zelenskyy’s speech. Why were they allowed in? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6423 "2022-12-22T16:39:36Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > Why were they allowed in Great question, and I wondered the same thing. But I also read that other House members have avoided those security screens and paid the subsequent fines. [Here’s](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/73) the House resolution on this. I believe that the fines are paid via withholding funds on a paycheck. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6424 "2022-12-22T16:48:09Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > House members have avoided those security screens and paid the subsequent fines. That’s all well and good until one of them sneaks in a weapon and opens fire in the chamber. I wish I were kidding. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6425 "2022-12-22T16:51:03Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > That’s all well and good until one of them sneaks in a weapon and opens fire in the chamber. I wish I were kidding. They wouldn’t have the guts to do that. They’d sneak weapons in for one of their idiot supporters to do that. Then deny being complicit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=322)