# 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:** 418
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8347 "2023-03-05T02:19:31Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Reading is very woke. Of course it is! It is, after all, very close to [Wokingham](https://goo.gl/maps/UhYmLknB5ksvEK4Y7) ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8348 "2023-03-05T03:08:39Z")
dammit, now I am hearing Barbara Woodhouse saying, “_wokies_” ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8349 "2023-03-05T03:24:16Z")
Sit. Stay. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8350 "2023-03-05T05:14:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > That’s different; AR-15s are a Constitutional right. But it doesn’t say anything about bloggers, just manual printing presses. It doesn’t say anything to specifically freedom-ize _manual_ printing presses. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8351 "2023-03-05T05:37:29Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > We the undersigned will no longer conduct any business in the State of Texas, nor will be process any credit card transactions made in the State of Texas.’ > > - Visa > - Master Card > - American Express It would be most excellent if these companies said “fine, we will from tomorrow no longer do business in the state of Texas. Good luck with your economy.” ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8352 "2023-03-05T06:50:45Z")
Loser Donald tells the men at CPAC that, if he’s elected, they’re all gonna get laid. > ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8353 "2023-03-05T12:15:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Loser Donald tells the men at CPAC that, if he’s elected, they’re all gonna get laid. I can see the pornos now; “Talk tax law to me, baby!” ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8354 "2023-03-05T13:26:16Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > It doesn’t say anything to specifically freedom-ize _manual_ printing presses. Yes, but those were the only kind that existed at the time, so that’s clearly all the Founders meant. But in the Second Amendment, they made it clear when they said “The right of the people to bear M16s, AK47s, and other full-auto modern murder machines shall not be infringed, especially not if they’re in the process of using them for murder”. They used that exact phrasing (no more, no less) for a reason, you know. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8355 "2023-03-05T14:01:36Z")
It doesn’t look real lucky for women however. Not that it matters, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8356 "2023-03-05T14:48:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Yes, but those were the only kind that existed at the time, so that’s clearly all the Founders meant. But in the Second Amendment, they made it clear when they said “The right of the people to bear M16s, AK47s, and other full-auto modern murder machines shall not be infringed, especially not if they’re in the process of using them for murder”. They used that exact phrasing (no more, no less) for a reason, you know. Are you sure? I would have sworn the Second Amendment started with “…”. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8357 "2023-03-05T18:40:56Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > I can see the pornos now; “Talk tax law to me, baby!” Awww. Having had a vasectomy 40 years ago I am in no position to take advantage of that tax break. 😠 ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8358 "2023-03-05T22:09:23Z")
“We will get rid of bad and ugly buildings and return to the magnificent classical style.” Is this a thing? Are modern buildings now “woke”? ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8359 "2023-03-05T22:44:08Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Is this a thing? Are modern buildings now “woke”? Having perused the real estate listing lately, I have to say, yeah, ‘modern’ condo design is largely craptacular. I’d much prefer the designs of the 70s-80s, if they weren’t 50 years old now. But of course, that’s the impact of Capitalism, not socialism… ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8360 "2023-03-05T22:45:32Z")
Has Trump even looked at most of the real estate with his name on it? ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8361 "2023-03-05T22:56:36Z")
Yeah, Trump is hardly someone I would choose as the arbiter of taste in architecture or anything else. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8362 "2023-03-05T23:17:22Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump: “We will support baby bonuses, for a new baby boom! Oh, you men out there are so lucky. You are so lucky, men.” If your wife births 10 children, 75,000 rubles - and a new Lada courtesy of PAB’s bestie, Vlad. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8363 "2023-03-05T23:21:38Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > Trump: “We will support baby bonuses, for a new baby boom! Oh, you men out there are so lucky. You are so lucky, men.” > > If your wife births 10 children, 75,000 rubles - and a new Lada courtesy of PAB’s bestie, Vlad. - Aging Wheels bought a [Lada](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6dGEH6vzJc) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8364 "2023-03-05T23:22:06Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > “We will get rid of bad and ugly buildings and return to the magnificent classical style I sure hope this means Trump Tower is going to gotten rid of. Not many buildings uglier than that one. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8365 "2023-03-05T23:42:26Z")
we need one of [these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkshalle) [![](https://i1.wp.com/neverwasmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Volkshalle-Berlin-Germany.jpg) ](https://i1.wp.com/neverwasmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Volkshalle-Berlin-Germany.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8366 "2023-03-05T23:58:31Z")
That’s rich coming from the man who ordered the destruction of two priceless Art Deco panels even though a museum was eager to accept them. > **[When Donald Trump Destroyed Monumental Art](https://medium.com/@nevaer1/when-donald-trump-destroyed-monumental-art-4140bfae17e6)** > > On the Fourth of July of 2020, President Donald Trump flew to South Dakota and addressed the nation from Mount Rushmore National Memorial. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=417) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=419)