# 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:** 18
**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:** [July 28, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/341 "2023-07-28T21:11:37Z")
> [@Running\_with\_Scissors](#): > > It also raises the question of how the mother had the contact info of the Twitter poster. Googling her name suggests she’s pretty high up in the anti-abortion world (founder of this group, director of that one etc), so it’s possible that she wasn’t shy about who she was. Also, the post implies she ‘talked’ a mom out of an abortion, not the she yelled at her across a picket line, so they may have had at least a bit of time to get to know each other. I could see that ending with her saying ‘here’s my card/number, call me if you need to talk more’. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/342 "2023-07-28T21:18:42Z")
OK I stand corrected. I simply could not believe that anyone could be that lacking in self reflection. But no matter how low you set the bar the right always finds a way under it. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/343 "2023-07-28T21:21:11Z")
Me too. I assumed it was too perfect to be real. I swear I’m not cynical. I’m constantly surprised. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/344 "2023-07-28T21:49:45Z")
You ought to read: > **[The Women Who Leave Anti-Abortion Picket Lines to Get Abortions](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-women-who-leave-anti-abortion-picket-lines-to-get-abortions)** > > The rank and file of the so-called pro-life movement is full of people who need reproductive care—even if it means literally leaving a protest outside a clinic to ask for it. Apparently a lot of providers have labeled it the “Me Exception”. Which is really what it’s about - “Me”, who has a good reason to get an abortion, as opposed to all those "You"s whose reasons really don’t measure up. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/345 "2023-07-28T21:59:56Z")
Ruining even their own humanitarian programs. Leopards eating their own noses to spite their faces. > **[Republicans are threatening to sabotage George W. Bush’s greatest...](https://apple.news/AVuAIvW6zTjClIsZgg3TVWA)** > > A program that’s saved 25 million lives is at risk of losing its congressional authorization for the first time. When even Rick %#^$& Santorum denounces you for too much culture war you have problems. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/346 "2023-07-29T03:37:02Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Apparently a lot of providers have labeled it the “Me Exception”. Which is really what it’s about - “Me”, who has a good reason to get an abortion, as opposed to all those "You"s whose reasons really don’t measure up. I certainly knew about this phenomenon, but they usually don’t then advertise it on twitter. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/347 "2023-07-29T09:10:49Z")
The Republicans are even trying to make [Hunter’s child who was born out of wedlock an issue of Biden’s character.](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/29/biden-publicly-acknowledges-7th-grandchild-for-first-time) I don’t see it happening, but it’s still dirty and desperate. That kid doesn’t need a whole bunch of snooping reporters or Trumpies swarming her anyway. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/348 "2023-07-29T13:17:21Z")
A “swarm of trumpies” sorta needs one of those official group words\* “A traitor of trumpies” is close, but not quite right. Pluralizing it doesn’t make it better. I propose “A twaddle of trumpies”. Anyone else want to play? * * * \* See: > **[A Drudge of Lexicographers Presents: Collective Nouns](https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/a-drudge-of-lexicographers-presents-collective-nouns)** > > What do you call a group of cats? Dogs? Marmosets? Lawyers? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/349 "2023-07-29T13:27:31Z")
A clump of Trumpies? A blart of Trumpies? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/350 "2023-07-29T13:28:24Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > A “swarm of trumpies” sorta needs one of those official group words\* > > “A traitor of trumpies” is close, but not quite right. Pluralizing it doesn’t make it better. > > I propose “A twaddle of trumpies”. > > Anyone else want to play? - > > * * * > > \* See: > [Collective Nouns: What Do You Call Groups of Things? | Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/a-drudge-of-lexicographers-presents-collective-nouns) A mob of Trumpies. Or a moob if you can stand the visual. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/351 "2023-07-29T13:56:34Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > The Republicans are even trying to make [Hunter’s child who was born out of wedlock an issue of Biden’s character.](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/29/biden-publicly-acknowledges-7th-grandchild-for-first-time) I don’t see it happening, but it’s still dirty and desperate. > > That kid doesn’t need a whole bunch of snooping reporters or Trumpies swarming her anyway. If he acknowledged the child the Republicans would make it an issue of Biden’s character, I imagine the narrative would be that he’s disrespecting his legitimate grandchildren by recognizing her. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/352 "2023-07-29T14:00:55Z")
Didn’t Mrs.Clinton accidentally provide a term that was blasted then, but now looks perfectly appropriate, back in 2016? ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/353 "2023-07-29T14:13:30Z")
Republican congressman Derrick Van Orden curses out a group of Senate pages for lounging around on the floor of the Capitol rotunda, accusing them of disrespecting the space. Van Orden said that “_Our Capitol is a symbol of the sacrifice our servicemen and women have made for this country and should never be treated like a frat house common room_”. > **[Schumer, McConnell defend Senate pages against Republican lawmaker’s curses](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/senate-pages-yelled-at-00108719)** > > “Chuck Schumer should think twice before throwing stones from glass houses,” a spokesperson for Rep. Derrick Van Orden told POLITICO. Amazingly, the article fails to mention that Van Orden attended the insurrection that took place at the Capitol on January 6th 2021. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/354 "2023-07-29T14:37:10Z")
I read somewhere that Van Ordure (curse you spellcheck but I’m keeping it) had been partying and was pretty drunk when the incident occurred. Not an excuse, but if true it makes his pious outburst sound kinda hypocritical. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/355 "2023-07-29T15:04:58Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Didn’t Mrs.Clinton accidentally provide a term that was blasted then, but now looks perfectly appropriate, back in 2016? In terms of descriptive aptness, she totally did. But she wiffed on the alliteration part. And on the syllable count part. Short punchy memorable adjective-noun terms are the Kings of modern (read as “4th grade equivalent”) political polemic. Cf. “Criminal Biden”, “Useless Jack Smith”, “weaponized DOJ”, etc. The Reactionary Wacko Traitor party is very, very good at this. We need to be equally punchy in return. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/356 "2023-07-29T15:27:04Z")
A shitstain of trumpies. Alliteration be damned. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/357 "2023-07-29T15:34:56Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > If he acknowledged the child the Republicans would make it an issue of Biden’s character, I imagine the narrative would be that he’s disrespecting his legitimate grandchildren by recognizing her. Biden just did. Now we’ll see how the Pubbies react… > **[Biden has a 7th grandchild. But he's never acknowledged her, until now](https://www.npr.org/2023/07/28/1190875393/biden-grandchild-navy)** > > President Biden is known for his close relationship with his grandchildren. But he hadn't recognized a 4-year-old daughter of Hunter Biden from his family, until Friday. > President Biden publicly acknowledged his seventh grandchild, a 4-year-old named Navy Joan Roberts, for the first time on Friday, capping a month of questions about why he had seemingly excluded the little girl from his tight family circle. > > Roberts is the daughter of Hunter Biden and Lunden Roberts, an Arkansas woman who filed a paternity lawsuit against her child’s father in 2019. > > “Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter, preserving her privacy as much as possible going forward,” President Biden said in a [statement](https://people.com/president-biden-first-statement-granddaughter-navy-roberts-exclusive-7567196?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=64c42d2fbbd95200019b4542) to _People_ magazine published on Friday evening. > > … > > “This is not a political issue, it’s a family matter,” Biden said in the statement. " > … Sorry, Joe. Everything is a political matter, up to and including what brand of toilet paper y’all use. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/358 "2023-07-29T16:47:37Z")
**Do As I Say, Not As I Do** : the classic hit single from The GOPeatles. B-Side: _F&%$ You, I Got Mine_. Why is anyone surprised? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/359 "2023-07-29T17:00:20Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > A shitstain of trumpies. Alliteration be damned. The “sh” and “tst” sounds are strong. And easy to pronounce with spittle-flying contempt. The whole thing is melodic. I like it!!1! You definitely take the lead on my scorecard. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/360 "2023-07-29T17:05:57Z")
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