# 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:** 480
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9587 "2023-05-25T09:13:18Z")
> Of course, it makes absolutely no sense in this new context, as Loser Donald no longer has that button, and Ron (or “Rob” as he apparently now thinks it’s amusing to call him) has never claimed to have one. Best as I can tell this is just his way of saying “My dick is YUUUUUGE”. ---
**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 25, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9588 "2023-05-25T09:13:34Z")
Okay, just as a purely linguistic exercise, let’s examine Tan the Conman (TtCm)'s latest “missive”. I quote it here. > “Rob,” My Red Button is begger, better, stronger, and is working (TRUTH!), yours does not! (per my conversation with Kim Jung Un, of North Korea, soon to become my friend!). My fingers are trying to strangle me now because I typed all that, so I’ll be unavailable for a while. In the meantime, feel free to post what sensible or even realistic thing or things TtCm might have been trying to say. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9589 "2023-05-25T09:17:14Z")
Already started! ---
**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 25, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9590 "2023-05-25T09:18:48Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > why is Kim Jung Un about to become his friend and why tf would anyone brag about that? Didn’t he already brag about the two of them “being in love”? ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9591 "2023-05-25T09:21:18Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Didn’t he already brag about the two of them “being in love”? > **[President Trump Says He And Kim Jong-Un 'Fell In Love' | TIME](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_k0PJgxP_s%2F)** > > President Donald Trump said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “fell in love” over the course of their on-again off-again detente, hours after Pyongyang’... ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9592 "2023-05-25T09:47:21Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Yes, he did. But Trump loves a good line, regardless of consistency or sense. …or actual goodness, apparently. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9593 "2023-05-25T09:51:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > Didn’t he already brag about the two of them “being in love”? > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F\_k0PJgxP\_s/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_k0PJgxP_s/) Which one of them was Meg Ryan in this meet-cute geopolitical rom-com? ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9594 "2023-05-25T09:55:17Z")
I don’t want a reenactment of that scene from “When Harry Met Sally.” ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9595 "2023-05-25T10:03:56Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I don’t want a reenactment of that scene from “When Harry Met Sally.” “I’ll have what she’s having. Well done. Extra ketchup, no pickles.” ---
**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 25, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9596 "2023-05-25T10:10:56Z")
In a taco bowl. ---
**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 25, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9597 "2023-05-25T10:23:21Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I don’t want a reenactment of that scene from “When Harry Met Sally.” - I’m picturing both of them attempting to outdo each other faking an orgasm. No, I’m not sorry. If I have to picture it, so do you. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9598 "2023-05-25T12:36:56Z")
Is that bigger or smaller than Kim Jong Un’s? ---
**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 25, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9599 "2023-05-25T13:15:45Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > …Seriously, this kid is going to be running for POTUS again next year? WTF? Worse: if he runs, he will get millions of votes. 😧 ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9600 "2023-05-25T22:40:15Z")
Boebert is saying the quiet part loud. > **[Lauren Boebert says fighting 'hate and antisemitism' is code for going after...](https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-hate/)** > > U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said on Thursday that the Biden administration's vow to "fight hate" and antisemitism equated to a promise that they are "going after" conservatives. > > Boebert, who recently filed for divorce from her husband of nearly... ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9601 "2023-05-25T22:43:14Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Honestly, he sounds like a Gr 3 kid in a game of one-upmanship, and reckons he’s gong to be friends soon with the school bully!?? Seriously, this kid is going to be running for POTUS again next year? WTF? Seems on point: [![](https://preview.redd.it/qkhac00kg02b1.png?auto=webp&v=enabled&s=78155ee39b48f9671b54a916ca6b30bcbc9b864e) ](https://preview.redd.it/qkhac00kg02b1.png?auto=webp&v=enabled&s=78155ee39b48f9671b54a916ca6b30bcbc9b864e) ---
**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 26, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9602 "2023-05-26T02:02:08Z")
[Texas 'pubbies are dropping all pretense](https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-lawmakers-pass-bill-allowing-232427099.html)…sort of. In their ongoing attempts to ensure students are safe, > **Texas lawmakers pass bill allowing public schools to employ chaplains who have no state certification** > > Lawmakers in [Texas’](http://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/us/texas-ten-commandments-bill/index.html?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo) Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow public schools to employ or accept volunteer chaplains who are not state certified. > > [Senate Bill 763](https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB763), which passed 84-60, reads, “A school district or open-enrollment charter school may employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain to provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the district or the governing body of the school.” > > “A chaplain employed or volunteering under this chapter is not required to be certified by the State Board for Educator Certification,” it added. Feel free (while you still have some freedom, mind you) to read the rest of the article. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9603 "2023-05-26T14:50:15Z")
Oooh, oooh, oooh. Chaplins for Satan; this is your chance to volunteer. Also Rabbis, Imans, pandits or pujaris, et al. Really, just print up a business card and go for it. Finally, real wide open access to our precious children in Texas. Expect OK, Arkansas, and Florida to leap on the bandwagon. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9604 "2023-05-26T17:25:11Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Oooh, oooh, oooh. Chaplins for Satan; this is your chance to volunteer. Also Rabbis, Imans, pandits or pujaris, et al. Really, just print up a business card and go for it. Oooh, oooh, oooh. This will go absolutely nowhere because those business cards will go straight into the round file. ---
**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 26, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9605 "2023-05-26T19:29:29Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Oooh, oooh, oooh. Chaplins for Satan; this is your chance to volunteer. Also Rabbis, Imans, pandits or pujaris, et al. Really, just print up a business card and go for it. I think the word you meant here is “Imams”, rather than [![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/25/23/0006011E00000C1D-3174682-image-a-5_1437863959341.jpg) ](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/25/23/0006011E00000C1D-3174682-image-a-5_1437863959341.jpg) David Bowie’s widow. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9606 "2023-05-26T20:14:43Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/Q5f1siT.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/Q5f1siT.png) Neuralink does appear to be a real company that he owns and there are some mentions of it on the FDA site, but I didn’t dig into it much further than that. If anyone else looks into it, note that there’s a similar company called Neurolink, which isn’t him. Don’t waste your time going down that rabbit hole. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=481)