# 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:** 133
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2641 "2023-12-22T11:41:23Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > See, this is why I think only single people should be allowed to work in politics. Come up to me on the floor of the Congress with this weak sauce “blackmail”, and I’d all, “Oh, no, don’t do that, don’t go telling everyone I had sex with a hot chick, that would be aWfUl.” Then I’d high-five my intern. You’d still be in a pickle if you were one of the “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!” guys. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2642 "2023-12-22T11:57:20Z")
Unless the hot chick is your intern. Or maybe an extra high-five then. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2643 "2023-12-22T12:08:10Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > You’d still be in a pickle if you were one of the “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!” guys. Nah, the old “Jesus has forgiven me, why can’t _ **you?** _” line still works. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2644 "2023-12-22T13:14:43Z")
I’m reminded of Mike Pence who insisted on not being alone in a room with a woman. Perhaps he was just avoiding blackmail attempts? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2645 "2023-12-22T13:20:13Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’m reminded of Mike Pence who insisted on not being alone in a room with a woman. Perhaps he was just avoiding blackmail attempts? - He also wouldn’t be seen alone in public with a woman. Just like his drinking, he knows he lacks control. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2646 "2023-12-22T14:59:24Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Nah, the old “Jesus has forgiven me, why can’t _ **you?** _” line still works. Fair point. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2647 "2023-12-22T15:59:21Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > > [@Sherrerd](#): > > > > And Netanyahu really does need to go. Many Palestinians would take heart from his departure. > > As would many Israelis based on what my Jewish friends tell me their relatives in Israel are saying. It’s appalling how many nations have large proportions of their electorates supporting their own homegrown Openly Corrupt politicians. Too many people worldwide equate blatant self-dealing with strength. Must be some mis-wiring in our brains… ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2648 "2023-12-22T17:40:09Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Unless the hot chick is your intern. Or maybe an extra high-five then. I’m not shaming here but, why a **hot chick**? More than a few representatives go both ways or are female. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2649 "2023-12-22T17:48:32Z")
True, I was just following the other poster. I could have been more liberal, so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2650 "2023-12-22T17:50:17Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > See, this is why I think only single people should be allowed to work in politics. Come up to me on the floor of the Congress with this weak sauce “blackmail”, and I’d all, “Oh, no, don’t do that, don’t go telling everyone I had sex with a hot chick, that would be aWfUl.” Then I’d high-five my intern. Sort of like when Republicans tried to accuse Elizabeth Warren of having an affair with a young Marine stud. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2651 "2023-12-22T18:40:00Z")
> **[Joe Rogan Corrected On-Air for Blaming Trump Gaffe on Biden](https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-rogan-corrected-on-air-for-blaming-trump-gaffe-on-biden)** > > The podcaster was caught off guard by a live fact-check from his own team that revealed it was Trump—not Biden—who made the gaffe in question. Joe Rogan, on Biden believing there were airports during the Revolutionary War: > [@](#): > > “Pull him!” Rogan said. “If you had any other job, and you were talking like that, they would go, ‘Hey, you’re done.’” Joe Rogan and sidekick, on discovering that it was actually Trump who said it, not Biden: > [@](#): > > “So he fucked up.” > “You can tell he, like, messed up his words.” ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2652 "2023-12-22T20:14:37Z")
There’s a clip making the rounds of Conan O’Brien interviewing Biden for his podcast. Joe is old, but he’s not addled. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oGbe8AvAK7Y/maxresdefault.jpg "How Tragedy Informs President Joe Biden’s Empathy | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGbe8AvAK7Y) ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2653 "2023-12-22T20:35:31Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Joe is old, but he’s not addled. Exactly! His age is a non-issue for me. I listen to his pressers, his interviews, his SotU addresses, and this is NOT a man who is borderline incompetent, as much as RW media offers it as a given. Quite the contrary. He has been a terrific, consequential president. It is very likely he’ll outlive his next term. God bless Joe, I am enthusiastic he’s running. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2654 "2023-12-22T21:33:38Z")
Agreed. 100 percent. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2655 "2023-12-22T22:09:57Z")
Well said, and I, too, agree 100%. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2656 "2023-12-22T22:18:16Z")
Yes. Also 100%. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2657 "2023-12-23T00:44:20Z")
Loser Donald is the top trend on X The Site Formerly Known As Twitter today, and for once he’s not happy about it. [https://www.meidastouch.com/news/trumpsmells-becomes-top-trend-in-u-s-as-claims-of-putrid-odor-go-viral](https://www.meidastouch.com/news/trumpsmells-becomes-top-trend-in-u-s-as-claims-of-putrid-odor-go-viral) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2658 "2023-12-23T00:52:10Z")
Everything about that disgusts me. But, nothing is shocking about it. I always pictured him having a revolting odor. Everything else is revolting about him…why not the way he smells? ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2659 "2023-12-23T01:09:55Z")
Many people are saying that Donald Trump smells like fish, oh baby. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/2660 "2023-12-23T01:10:12Z")
Isn’t he going to have to do a lot of handshaking on the campaign trail? I imagine when all of those people get close to him, we’ll know more about his odor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=134)