# 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:** 467
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9327 "2023-05-03T07:45:05Z")
_I Heart Maccabes_, surely? ---
**Author:** ![lum\_s\_husband](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lum_s_husband/32/3698_2.png) [@lum\_s\_husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lum_s_husband)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9328 "2023-05-03T11:29:51Z")
_Maccabes & Me_ ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9329 "2023-05-03T13:08:30Z")
The dog dies at the end of that one ☹ ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9330 "2023-05-03T13:27:13Z")
I thought it was the one with that weird-looking alien. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9331 "2023-05-03T14:44:39Z")
Maccabeth? I always wondered why there were Scottish people in the Bible. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9332 "2023-05-03T15:26:09Z")
You mean The Scottish Book? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9333 "2023-05-03T21:37:24Z")
Now it appears that Republiopaths [want to make it harder for their spouses to leave them](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/stephen-crowder-divorce-1234727777/). If you marry a fucking asshole, they want you to have to provide a substantial reason other than _I didn’t realize they were/were-going-to-become an asshole_. Mostly this impacts women, but I imagine some men might be inconvenienced if they cannot prove more than _she’s a crazywoman_. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9334 "2023-05-04T01:02:59Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > You mean The Scottish Book? Hah! That’s even better because, after all, Jimbo was Scottish. > [@eschereal](#): > > Now it appears that Republiopaths [want to make it harder for their spouses to leave them](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/stephen-crowder-divorce-1234727777/). If you marry a fucking asshole, they want you to have to provide a substantial reason other than _I didn’t realize they were/were-going-to-become an asshole_. Of course it’s about control. Specifically, it’s about removing any choice in her life from the woman. Oddly enough, that state makes it quite easy to enter into a [common law marriage](https://guides.sll.texas.gov/common-law-marriage). ---
**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:** [May 4, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9335 "2023-05-04T14:38:22Z")
Lindsey Graham continues to make his case as being the king of hypocrisy. > ---
**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:** [May 4, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9336 "2023-05-04T14:52:35Z")
Man, what could it be that Trump has on that guy? ---
**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:** [May 4, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9337 "2023-05-04T15:20:55Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Man, what could it be that Trump has on that guy? - A picture of his hair in a mess? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9338 "2023-05-04T16:54:00Z")
I’ve never heard that euphemism before. Fingers in the cookie jar, sure. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9339 "2023-05-04T17:12:24Z")
Somewhere along the line Graham vowed to only speak of Trump in the most exaggerated terms possible. He won’t say that he thinks Trump was a good president. Nope, Trump was the best president in Graham’s lifetime! Even other Republicans must think: “Dude, what the fuck?” ---
**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:** [May 4, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9340 "2023-05-04T17:20:13Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Somewhere along the line Graham vowed to only speak of Trump in the most exaggerated terms possible. He won’t say that he thinks Trump was a good president. Sometimes, I’m tempted…It must be _so liberating_ to just lie about everything. All that “thinking and analysis to come up with the correct answer” business? Nope! Just say whatever is most convenient at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9341 "2023-05-04T18:38:57Z")
And Trump doesn’t even care if the latest lie is in line with the others. He doesn’t care if he contradicts himself! No need to keep them all straight in is head like your typical liar. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9342 "2023-05-04T22:29:42Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > No need to keep them all straight in is head… You mean inside this particular head? (Exclusive medical documentation of the inside of DJT’s head) [![](https://i.imgur.com/FQqvDV5.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/FQqvDV5.jpg) ---
**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:** [May 5, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9343 "2023-05-05T12:40:51Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > And Trump doesn’t even care if the latest lie is in line with the others. He doesn’t care if he contradicts himself! No need to keep them all straight in is head like your typical liar. Yep. When I was growing up, the theory was, it was better to tell the truth, because there’s only one way to do that. Telling lies was complicated, because you had to remember _which_ lies you told. Well, Trump and Fox News and the entirety of the current Republican Party has pretty much proven that false, so now it’s lying time, baby! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9344 "2023-05-05T15:28:19Z")
🤢 🤢 🤢 ---
**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:** [May 5, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9345 "2023-05-05T15:39:47Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@Rebo](#): > > > > No need to keep them all straight in is head… > > You mean inside this particular head? - > (Exclusive medical documentation of the inside of DJT’s head) > > [https://i.imgur.com/FQqvDV5.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/FQqvDV5.jpg) Unlike the inside of DJT’s head, that makes a yummy pie. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9346 "2023-05-05T21:31:01Z")
Do you remember that silly old song, “One bright day in the middle of the night, two dead boys got up to fight, back to back they faced each other…”? To Tan the Conman and the Qliban party, there are no contradictions whatsoever in that song. That’s the way their minds, such as they are, work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=466) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=468)