# 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:** 491
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9807 "2023-06-14T21:40:26Z")
LOL, we both recognized this pattern of behavior many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9808 "2023-06-14T23:11:14Z")
Well, if you insist. I think this was not Tolkien, but screenwriters that fealt the need to insert more drama. Pretty sure Theoden never said such a thing in the novel. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9809 "2023-06-14T23:40:03Z")
Marjorie Taylor Greene is promoting so many conspiracy theories that they’re starting to contradict each other - she declared yesterday, within the span of a single tweet, that 1/6 wae committed by Antifa and BLM supporters in disguise AND that Ashli Babbitt was a hero who did nothing wrong. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyjB0PoWAAAqCjE?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyjB0PoWAAAqCjE?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9810 "2023-06-15T00:00:41Z")
In a way, they certainly are “countless”. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9811 "2023-06-15T00:02:55Z")
Because she can’t count to zero? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9812 "2023-06-15T01:30:53Z")
I’m guessing it means that Babbitt was a victim that got duped by the leftist plants and swept up to become the meat shield. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9813 "2023-06-15T01:58:20Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > I’m guessing it means I’m thinking you put FAR more thought into this, compared with M. Traitor Green. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9814 "2023-06-15T04:11:24Z")
Eric Trump thinks Democrats are digging through Barron’s underwear drawer. [https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1669116162532155394](https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1669116162532155394) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9815 "2023-06-15T04:14:07Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Eric Trump thinks Democrats are digging through Barron’s underwear drawer. - > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1669116162532155394) There’s a bit of projection we didn’t need to hear about. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9816 "2023-06-15T12:51:26Z")
And from one of the comments: "Eric, Eric. Those are not private confessions you are making. Everyone can see and hear you." ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9817 "2023-06-15T12:52:41Z")
Eric is not even remotely the first Republican associated with digging through children’s underpants in the last few weeks. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9818 "2023-06-15T13:04:21Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > AND that Ashli Babbitt was a hero who did nothing wrong. So, what exactly is there to “investigate” here? We know exactly where, when, and why she was shot. We even know exactly _who_ shot her, because he stepped forward to identify himself. I suppose we could look into the “How”, I mean, apparently the guy was a pretty good shot. Maybe take him out to the shooting range for an afternoon? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9819 "2023-06-15T22:49:10Z")
We can’t afford to be innocent. Stand up and face the ending! > **[Ted Cruz suggests Pat Benatar is the soundtrack for child sacrifice](https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-pat-benatar/)** > > Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested this week that Pat Benatar's music was played during child sacrifice.During a Wednesday interview with host Joe Pags, Cruz was asked whether the U.S. Senate would convict President Joe Biden if he were ever... ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9820 "2023-06-15T22:54:45Z")
So, will Faux Report that Cruz is going insane, or the child sacrifice bender? /not really a question that needs to be answered. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9821 "2023-06-16T00:13:15Z")
Totally off topic, but it used to be that Doper @Rick_Kitchen was the most prolific poster in this thread. Now I see that he hasn’t posted anything since March 2. Hope he’s okay. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9822 "2023-06-16T00:14:42Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Ted Cruz suggests Pat Benatar is the soundtrack for child sacrifice - Raw Story](https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-pat-benatar/) …wait, _ **what??** _ … I find myself reacting like that too damn often these days. Maybe I need to drink more. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9823 "2023-06-16T00:23:49Z")
Every accusation…maybe Ted was listening to “Hell Is For Children” in Cancun while children froze to death in Texas. Let’s not forget what a colossal piece of shit he is. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9824 "2023-06-16T00:34:39Z")
Ditto. 🫤 ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9825 "2023-06-16T02:18:21Z")
What the hell does he have against Pat Benatar?! ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9826 "2023-06-16T02:35:49Z")
Is he talking about the same Democrat senators that made Al Franken resign over allegations that he pantomimed groping someone, kissed someone during rehearsal of a skit and touched a persons “upper buttock” during a photo? In comparison to the Republican senators that are still kissing Trump’s ass after he was caught on tape telling a reporter to “LOOK at these classified documents!” and lost the civil suit over raping a lady in a department store? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=492)