# 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:** 55
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1082 "2022-03-29T02:07:14Z")
Read the links. In Georgia, convicted felons must have their civil rights restored before they can run for office. He wasn’t running for Congress, but rather for county commission. ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1083 "2022-03-29T02:28:14Z")
Loser Donald’s latest press release; “I totally hit a hole in one the other day and a lot of famous golfers saw it and said how great it was, but I’m totally not bragging because of how humble I am.” > ---
**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 29, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1084 "2022-03-29T06:35:33Z")
And like his hero, Asian division, he has no anus. Oops, he is all anus. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1085 "2022-03-29T10:21:50Z")
It’s anuses all the way down. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1086 "2022-03-29T12:29:39Z")
I’m no golfer at all, but he teed of with a 5 iron for his hole in one? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1087 "2022-03-29T12:36:24Z")
Nevada Republican [Adam Laxalt](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-loving-nevada-republican-preparing-voter-fraud-challenges-220-days-before-election/ar-AAVCmD2?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ba5afd0cad794ac3b62206c1fd5bc860) is already vetting groups to challenge the 2022 election results for the Senate, over 200 days _before_ the election is held. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1088 "2022-03-29T12:38:02Z")
If they could only use these powers for good… ---
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1089 "2022-03-29T12:45:57Z")
Did tan twerp list five people in his golfing group? That’s not kosher is it? ---
**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 29, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1090 "2022-03-29T12:46:43Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > If they could only use these powers for good… - They have no concept of “good”. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1091 "2022-03-29T12:50:21Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > he teed of with a 5 iron for his hole in one? It depends on the length of the hole. This par 3 hole was 181 yards, so you would generally use an iron or a high lofted wood to tee off. 181 is pretty far for a 5 iron, particularly into a ‘strong wind’. Or was it a ‘slight wind’? Hard to tell since he changed the description in consecutive sentences. To sum up, using a 5 iron was the least improbable thing in that announcement. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1092 "2022-03-29T12:57:45Z")
The “man” has been golfing for a long time. So it’s possible that he really made the shot? That he actually for once told the truth? Stopped clock and all that. ---
**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 29, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1093 "2022-03-29T13:01:57Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > So it’s possible that he really made the shot? About as possible that all these big strong men have been walking up to him with tears in their eyes and saying “Sir, thank you for saving our country.” ---
**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 29, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1094 "2022-03-29T13:04:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > About as possible that all these big strong men have been walking up to him with tears in their eyes and saying “Sir, thank you for saving our country.” - Especially since the Secret Service wouldn’t allow anyone to “just walk up” to him. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1095 "2022-03-29T13:07:08Z")
Trump has a _long_ history of [cheating at golf](https://golf.com/lifestyle/celebrities/how-why-president-trump-cheats-golf-playing-tiger-woods/). ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1096 "2022-03-29T14:37:52Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > The “man” has been golfing for a long time. So it’s possible that he really made the shot? That he actually for once told the truth? Stopped clock and all that. Sure. I imagine his shot went through the little windmill and down the slope before coming to rest in the little cup at “Frank’s mini golf and donut shop” ---
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1097 "2022-03-29T14:39:49Z")
Now, if he got the hole-in-one at the end for the free game-_then_ I’d be impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1098 "2022-03-29T14:40:29Z")
Honestly, teeing off with a 5 iron for a hole-in-one on a 181 yard par 3 is within the realm of reality. I still think he’s lying, but it’s not cuckoo-for-cocoa-puffs fantasy stuff like usual. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1099 "2022-03-29T14:47:04Z")
Improbable things happen, so it’s not impossible. But, as the sports saying goes, “Act like you’ve been there before.” If he did get a hole in one, then he is acting like it’s his first. I bet he didn’t even buy the traditional round of drinks. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1100 "2022-03-29T16:04:04Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > But, as the sports saying goes, “Act like you’ve been there before.” I will also say that this story would be COMPLETELY different if it was Ernie Els tweeting that he watched a President hit a hole in one. As it stands it reads like a pathetic attempt to pump up his fragile ego. Even if he did exactly what he said he did, it’s still pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1101 "2022-03-29T16:07:43Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > I bet he didn’t even buy the traditional round of drinks. Diet Coke for everyone! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=56)