# 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:** 184
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3661 "2024-02-15T01:09:31Z")
Let’s hope Mr. Mayorkas doesn’t have any embarrassing photos for her to “share”. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3662 "2024-02-15T02:57:50Z")
Loser Donald says he talks like he has dementia on purpose. > He then goes on to ask the audience if they bidened in television today. > ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3663 "2024-02-15T03:38:12Z")
What’s his excuse for misusing _interpose_? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3664 "2024-02-15T03:46:52Z")
It sounded good. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3665 "2024-02-15T03:48:38Z")
I’m trying to think of what “inter-“ word he actually meant. Probably obvious. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3666 "2024-02-15T03:51:38Z")
Juxtapose. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3667 "2024-02-15T03:56:51Z")
Juxtapose doesn’t make sense either. He was trying to find a $10.00 word that makes _“getting names mixed up”_ sound smart. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3668 "2024-02-15T03:58:43Z")
You’re right. I should have said transpose. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3669 "2024-02-15T04:43:09Z")
Well, transpose doesn’t really do it either. The doofus **mixed up the names** and won’t admit it. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3670 "2024-02-15T04:43:20Z")
> [@](#): > > About one-third of Republicans say they believe Taylor Swift is involved in a covert government effort to help Joe Biden win the 2024 presidential election, a poll published Wednesday from Monmouth University found. > > The absurd and baseless conspiracy theory in question, which was popularized in right-wing media ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, alleges Swift’s relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was fabricated by the government as part of a sprawling psychological operations plot. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/media/taylor-swift-election-conspiracy-theory-poll/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/media/taylor-swift-election-conspiracy-theory-poll/index.html) Lol wut ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3671 "2024-02-15T05:50:34Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > No. But I think that this 19 year old douchebag who burned rubber on a pride flag that was painted on the street might possibly be a candidate for education. I could be wrong, and he could be an incorrigible young maga on his way to evil. If the past is any guide I think it possible this little homophobe may soon be arrested for sucking dick in a public restroom. It wouldn’t be the first time a guy who acts out so absurdly against LGBTQ folks ended up being a closet case. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3672 "2024-02-15T06:15:42Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > If the past is any guide I think it possible this little homophobe may soon be arrested for sucking dick in a public restroom. Please. Cottaging is so '80s. The modern, sophisticated conservative closet case gets outed when one of his Grindr matches recognizes him. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3673 "2024-02-15T06:17:50Z")
More of it still goes on than many people realize but I guess it’s more likely today for someone to run across their Grindr profile or Only Fans account. But the basic premise is the same. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3674 "2024-02-15T06:39:44Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > by all means, do it. Do it hard. I suspect **Gyrate** meant it in the manner of Willy Wonka. [![](https://i.imgflip.com/67g4so.png) ](https://i.imgflip.com/67g4so.png) > [@Smapti](#): > > My money is on her calling Patty Murray the “president pro tem-poor-ay”. Pro Tempura. None of that amateur stuff for her. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3675 "2024-02-15T10:53:49Z")
Is it stupid for a Republican to call himself “Anti-MAGA”? Phil Heimlich (yes, son of the “Heimlich Maneuver” guy and he was a whole weird story too) of Ohio is doing that, and I admire his confidence. Good luck, I guess, and I’ll root for you over the other jerk? > **[About Phil](https://philheimlichforcongress.com/about/)** > > I’m running to restore the values that made the Republican party great: Respect for the Rule of Law, the Peaceful Transfer of Power, the Dignity of Our Fellow Men and Women, and the Pursuit of Truth. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3676 "2024-02-15T14:49:47Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Is it stupid for a Republican to call himself “Anti-MAGA”? From a campaign strategy standpoint? Yes, it’s probably stupid. But from a good-for-the-country standpoint, it’s the opposite. I’ll root for him, too. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3677 "2024-02-15T17:10:39Z")
Though I wonder if it would have been any better just having anti MAGA beliefs and demonstrating it during the campaign, even if he never said it specifically. At least this way he probably gets a little more cred and publicity. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3678 "2024-02-15T20:32:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Please. **Cottaging** is so '80s. I guess I’m not hip to the lingo, cats. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3679 "2024-02-15T22:14:38Z")
Yet again, a group that claimed in the media to have massive evidence of voter fraud in 2020 is ordered by a court to put up, and admits it has none. > **[Conservative group tells judge it has no evidence to back its claims of...](https://apnews.com/article/georgia-elections-true-vote-ballot-stuffing-199113b47bc2df79c63fdf007cd23115)** > > A conservative group that claimed to uncover a ballot stuffing scheme in Georgia has told a judge it has no evidence to back up its allegations. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/3680 "2024-02-15T22:21:42Z")
They lied and made shit up. What a tremendous surprise. These fucker should be charged (with something, I don’t know what) for the frivolous complaints based on nothing - NOTHING, that at the very least wasted everyone’s time and at the worst was downright dangerous to democracy. Akin to shouting fire in a crowded theatre when there is not even a lit flashlight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=183) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=185)