# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588 "2023-07-04T21:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 104
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2061 "2023-11-10T22:51:36Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The OH legislature is committed to making sure the decisions of the people are ignored. > > [DECEPTIVE OHIO ISSUE 1 MISLED THE PUBLIC BUT DOESN'T REPEAL OUR LAWS | Republican News | Ohio House of Representatives](https://ohiohouse.gov/news/republican/deceptive-ohio-issue-1-misled-the-public-but-doesnt-repeal-our-laws-117412) > Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) said, “We will continue to be a voice for every child in their mother’s womb who cannot speak for themselves.” Until they are born, then fuck them! And fuck the voters, stupid sonsabitches’ ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2062 "2023-11-11T00:46:30Z")
I’ll give Putin this one bit of credit: He knows how to ride. Heels down, proper grip on the reins, looks like a well-balanced seat. Agreed it’s stupid to ride shirtless, but otherwise he does know what he’s doing; it’s not just a “Me he-man!” fake pose. And that uses up anything good I have to say about him. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2063 "2023-11-11T02:53:02Z")
Thing to [not want to know](https://news.yahoo.com/why-mike-johnson-flying-christian-174933596.html) about the Speaker of the US House > [@](#): > > Normal stuff, you know? > > The flag is white with a green evergreen tree in the middle and the phrase “An Appeal to Heaven” at the top. A report published Friday by _[Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/mike-johnson-christian-nationalist-appeal-to-heaven-flag-1234873851/)_ confirmed that the flag is outside his district office in Washington. > > The flag was originally used as a banner during the Revolutionary War, but over the past decade, it has been embraced by a sect of Christianity called the [New Apostolic Reformation](https://newrepublic.com/article/167499/new-apostolic-reformation-mastriano-christian), or NAR. A central tenet of NAR’s belief system is that it is God’s will for Christians to take control of all aspects of U.S. society—including education, arts and entertainment, the media, and businesses—to create a religious nation. And, you know, I thought, _I could probably tolerate a theocracy, if it was run by **christians** – as opposed to whatever these meadow muffins are_. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2064 "2023-11-11T02:56:22Z")
WWJD? I don’t know exactly, but I bet it would include lighting bolts. They (Johnson & NAR) are lousy Americans, lousy defenders of the Constitution, their oaths notwithstanding, and lousy examples of xians. In fact, they’re just plain lousy humans altogether. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2065 "2023-11-11T06:44:28Z")
An Illinois Democrat has written this Twitter thread about his Republican counterparts’ priorites (or lack thereof) with less than a week to go before shutdown. > ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2066 "2023-11-11T08:24:57Z")
Agreed on all points. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2067 "2023-11-11T19:33:45Z")
> **[House Republicans take aim at Karine Jean-Pierre’s salary](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-take-aim-karine-jean-pierres-salary-rcna124623)** > > The problem is not just that Republicans voted to slash White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s salary to $1. It's also the number of GOP votes. > **[These 106 House Republicans voted to defund Vice President Kamala Harris's...](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-house-republicans-vote-defund-kamala-harris-office-2023-11)** > > The amendment from Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia failed due to the opposition of most Republicans. > **[White Republicans keep trying to defund Black officials](https://www.newsweek.com/white-republicans-keep-trying-defund-black-officials-1842652)** > > Over the past week, Republicans have tried to cut funding to Kamala Harris' office and reduce Karine Jean-Pierre's salary to $1. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2068 "2023-11-11T20:15:03Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > I’ll give Putin this one bit of credit: He knows how to ride. Heels down, proper grip on the reins, looks like a well-balanced seat Oh, yeah, my riding instructor was nuts about heels-down. It really made a difference in how you sat/rode. Putin does look like he knows his shit on a horse. That said, that must be an exceptionally petite horse. Putin is reputedly 5’ 7" and he looks huge! on horseback. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2069 "2023-11-11T20:37:17Z")
I bet he isn’t kind to the horses though. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2070 "2023-11-11T20:42:32Z")
Might be a Mongol horse – small, wiry, homely, but tough as all hell, although those are usually even shorter, short-necked, big-headed, and stocky. (Googles) Could be an Altai, Buryat, or just some weedy crossbred. ETA: Heels down makes for better riding even without saddle/stirrups. ETA2: Hard to say whether Putin would be as brutal to what he rides as he is to human beings. I’ve known otherwise nasty people who treated their horses well. ETA3: he was riding in southern Siberia; [here’s another photo from a less head-on angle](https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/putins-macho-image-idUSRTR2UVJN). ---
**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:** [November 11, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2071 "2023-11-11T20:48:25Z")
The Pope has fired a Texas bishop who used his office to spread antivax and anti-Biden propaganda. [https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/11/us/pope-francis-joseph-strickland-texas/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/11/us/pope-francis-joseph-strickland-texas/index.html) ---
**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:** [November 11, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2072 "2023-11-11T20:48:42Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Putin does look like he knows his shit on a horse. and he is pretty well-versed in his horseshit as well ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2073 "2023-11-11T20:52:51Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > ETA3: he was riding in southern Siberia; [here’s another photo from a less head-on angle](https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/putins-macho-image-idUSRTR2UVJN). Linky brokey ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2074 "2023-11-11T21:05:30Z")
Huh. Here’s [an NBC News site](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32299822). Does this work? ETA: Might be a Kyrgyz horse. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2075 "2023-11-11T21:06:21Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Huh. Here’s [an NBC News site](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32299822). That worked! Thanks! This also works: [![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1240w,f_auto,q_auto:best/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090805-putin-hlarg-133p.jpg) ](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1240w,f_auto,q_auto:best/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090805-putin-hlarg-133p.jpg) I’m sticking with, “wow, what a scrawny horse”. I’m 5’ 7" -ish and I’d look tiny on a regular horse. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2076 "2023-11-11T21:06:30Z")
Works fine for me. It’s a link to Reuters. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2077 "2023-11-11T21:11:59Z")
Google “Kyrgyz horse.” Tougher than they look. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2078 "2023-11-11T21:13:54Z")
And now, Drunk History with Donald Trump. > ---
**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:** [November 11, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2079 "2023-11-11T21:20:10Z")
If he’s taking the victory for solving China’s opioid problem, I suppose he also gets the blame for the spike in domestic opioid deaths in the US when he was elected. [![](https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/2023-Drug-od-death-rates-2.jpeg) ](https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/2023-Drug-od-death-rates-2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2080 "2023-11-12T03:00:24Z")
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