# 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:** 495
**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 23, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9887 "2023-06-23T00:09:19Z")
Kevin Sorbo thinks Hillary sank the submarine. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzQ8KUQagAADzR1?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzQ8KUQagAADzR1?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**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:** [June 23, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9888 "2023-06-23T00:22:39Z")
Does he thinks that a funny joke? Or serious political commentary? Because it’s neither. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9889 "2023-06-23T00:24:35Z")
I’m sure he thinks it’s both. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9890 "2023-06-23T00:25:11Z")
To quote Chrissy Tegan: “Hot take, boy Xena.” ---
**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:** [June 23, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9891 "2023-06-23T08:55:36Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Kevin Sorbo thinks Hillary sank the submarine. > > [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzQ8KUQagAADzR1?format=jpg&name=medium](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzQ8KUQagAADzR1?format=jpg&name=medium) I almost succumbed to the temptation to log into Twitter and respond with _You have friends? Huh._ ---
**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 23, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9892 "2023-06-23T08:57:03Z")
That was my first reaction too. Which reminds me of this sick burn: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoUXw2paUAEd3h-?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoUXw2paUAEd3h-?format=jpg&name=small) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9893 "2023-06-23T15:52:41Z")
I almost posted this in the Titanic submersible thread, but it’s too political I think. I was listening to The Patriot [sic] on SXM last night. And they actually stated (and not as a theory) that the U.S. Navy (and therefore BIden) knew about the implosion Sunday night and kept it out of the news so it would remain a hot story for days to distract from Hunter’s legal problems. ---
**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 23, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9894 "2023-06-23T15:54:27Z")
Republicans have never seen a tragedy that they did not want to take a giant steaming shit on. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9895 "2023-06-23T15:56:17Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Republicans have never seen a tragedy that they did not want to take a giant steaming shit on . Much outrage was expressed. Biden kept the families suffering for his own political purposes. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9896 "2023-06-23T15:58:57Z")
> **[Critics Say Submersible Should’ve Been Tested With Poorer Passengers First](https://www.theonion.com/critics-say-submersible-should-ve-been-tested-with-poor-1850566314)** > > WASHINGTON—Analyzing the mistakes OceanGate made that led to the vessel’s disappearance, critics told reporters Thursday that the submersible should have been tested with poorer passengers first. “The company skipped the very crucial step of sending... ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9897 "2023-06-23T16:16:54Z")
I almost believed that headline until I saw the source. Poe’s Law strikes again. ---
**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 23, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9898 "2023-06-23T16:36:27Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I almost believed that headline until I saw the source. > > Poe’s Law strikes again. - Lately, _The Onion_ has been in a race with the GOP as to who will write the story first. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9899 "2023-06-23T17:31:42Z")
And which one will be the more outrageous. Guess who usually wins. 🙄 ---
**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:** [June 24, 2023, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9900 "2023-06-24T07:29:17Z")
I’m waiting for an Onion article hedlined, **We Give Up** _Every year, every ,we try to out 'Pub the Republicans and they’ve made it too hard_ ---
**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 24, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9901 "2023-06-24T08:25:34Z")
> **[Nation's Experts Give Up](https://www.theonion.com/nations-experts-give-up-1819565216)** > > WASHINGTON, DC—Citing years of frustration over their advice being misunderstood, misrepresented or simply ignored, America's foremost experts in every field collectively tendered their resignation Monday. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9902 "2023-06-24T15:42:42Z")
“How in the world are we supposed to do a story on how the Internet is changing the face of Christianity without Internet and Christianity experts?” ---
**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:** [June 24, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9903 "2023-06-24T21:45:05Z")
Happy news! > **[Freedom Caucus members are turning on each other](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/23/2177133/-Freedom-Caucus-members-are-turning-on-each-other?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=)** > > The latest blow-up in the House Freedom Caucus, pitting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene against Rep. Lauren Boebert in battle for the title of wingnuttiest of them all, is history repeating itself. Since the gang got together after the 2014 midterm... > The latest blow-up in the House Freedom Caucus, pitting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene against Rep. Lauren Boebert [in battle for the title of wingnuttiest](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/22/2176907/-Marjorie-Taylor-Greene-will-not-confirm-or-deny-she-called-Boebert-a-bitch) of them all, is history repeating itself. Since the gang got together after the 2014 midterm blow-out that gave Republicans a big majority during Obama’s second term, the caucus has spent at least as much time on purity tests within its own ranks as it has blowing up everything else. > > The group is currently squabbling over [whether or not to have a purge](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/23/house-freedom-caucus-members-00103296), who gets credit for trying to impeach President Joe Biden, if or when they’re going to try to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and whether or not founding member Rep. Jim Jordan has been co-opted and can be trusted. It’s the old story of the gang that just can’t say “yes.” > … Maybe they will devour each other like a colony of cockroaches. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9904 "2023-06-25T01:04:14Z")
The Anti-Cockroach Defamation League is on line 2. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9905 "2023-06-25T01:20:33Z")
Damn! Ya hafta be sooo careful these days… 🪳 ---
**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 25, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/9906 "2023-06-25T19:29:13Z")
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s TV is spying on her. > **['I don’t take medications': Marjorie Taylor Greene says TV turns on 'by...](https://www.rawstory.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-smart-tvs/)** > > Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggested her television may be spying on her.In a message posted to Twitter on Sunday, Greene cited strange behavior from her home electronics."Last night in my DC residence, the television turned on by itself, and... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=494) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=496)