# 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:** 207
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4121 "2024-03-09T20:41:50Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > I heard that Kris Kobach has brain damage from drinking too much lead-filled water as a child. Many people are saying this. > > Hey you read it on the internet it has to be true. You know? I just read 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 9, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4122 "2024-03-09T21:26:31Z")
During her SOTU rebuttal, Katie Britt told a story about a woman who had supposedly been sex trafficked in Texas thanks to Biden’s immigration policy. The trafficking took place in Guadalajara during George W. Bush’s presidency. > **[Journalist catches Sen. Katie Britt in an 'out and out lie' in her State of...](https://www.rawstory.com/katie-britt-out-and-out-lie/)** > > A reporter accused Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) of making false statements when she discussed the horrors of a girl sex-trafficked by Mexican cartel members.Jonathan M. Katz posted a video on TikTok walking through his dot-connecting that he claims... ---
**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:** [March 9, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4123 "2024-03-09T22:52:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > During her SOTU rebuttal, Katie Britt told a story about a woman who had supposedly been sex trafficked in Texas thanks to Biden’s immigration policy. > > The trafficking took place in Guadalajara during George W. Bush’s presidency. Britt’s choice to lie shamelessly will make her catnip to Donald Trump. She’s now _guaranteed_ to be his VP pick! ---
**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 9, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4124 "2024-03-09T23:51:02Z")
Dementia Donny says that “bad guys” will steal food aid for Gaza and “sell it to people with no money”, which doesn’t sound like a solid business plan to me. He then adds that “illegal immigrants” are banging on people’s doors and demanding to use their kitchens, and boasts that he knows “Potin” very well. > > > ---
**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 9, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4125 "2024-03-09T23:58:30Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > > [@Jihi](#): > > > > I heard that Kris Kobach has brain damage from drinking too much lead-filled water as a child. Many people are saying this. > > > > Hey you read it on the internet it has to be true. > > You know? I just read that. People are talking about it. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4126 "2024-03-10T00:24:44Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > During her SOTU rebuttal, Katie Britt told a story about a woman who had supposedly been sex trafficked in Texas thanks to Biden’s immigration policy. > > The trafficking took place in Guadalajara during George W. Bush’s presidency. > > [Journalist catches Sen. Katie Britt in an 'out and out lie' in her State of Union response](https://www.rawstory.com/katie-britt-out-and-out-lie/) Well, she said it herself, it’s an ordeal you’d expect to occur in a third-world country. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4127 "2024-03-10T00:32:17Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > > > > [@Jihi](#): > > > > > > I heard that Kris Kobach has brain damage from drinking too much lead-filled water as a child. Many people are saying this. > > > > > > Hey you read it on the internet it has to be true. > > > > You know? I just read that. > > People are talking about it. I think I saw something on Nextdoor about that. ---
**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 10, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4128 "2024-03-10T01:50:02Z")
Has anyone checked how much money he has invested in lead? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4129 "2024-03-10T03:03:06Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Has anyone checked how much money he has invested in lead ? Lead causes brain damage. They just want more Republicans I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4130 "2024-03-10T14:47:39Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Kris Kobach is standing up to Biden and defending states’ rights to (checks notes) give their citizens lead poisoning. Good ol’ Kris is backtracking just a bit. > ---
**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:** [March 10, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4131 "2024-03-10T15:01:51Z")
I saw it on the interwebs five times in the last few minutes! Breaking news! ---
**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 10, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4132 "2024-03-10T17:51:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Dementia Donny says that “bad guys” will steal food aid for Gaza and “sell it to people with no money”, which doesn’t sound like a solid business plan to me. Now I see how he managed to bankrupt several casinos. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4133 "2024-03-10T19:11:10Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Now list Adams’ inspirations. Robert Sheckley. Adams admitted Sheckley as one of his inspirations. I’ve long maintained that there’s a lot of Sheckley’s _Dimension of Miracles_ in Adams’ _The Hitchhiker’s Guide_ ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4134 "2024-03-10T20:38:20Z")
The Republican Party, 1854-2024 Rest In Piss > ---
**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:** [March 10, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4135 "2024-03-10T20:46:31Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@Sherrerd](#): > > > > Now list Adams’ inspirations. > > Robert Sheckley. > > Adams admitted Sheckley as one of his inspirations. I’ve long maintained that there’s a lot of Sheckley’s _Dimension of Miracles_ in Adams’ _The Hitchhiker’s Guide_ Interesting. I haven’t read that much Sheckley, though I’m aware that _Immortality, Inc_. inspired both a Mick Jagger movie and the _Futurama_ writers. ---
**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 10, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4136 "2024-03-10T21:20:24Z")
Fox News sez that “illegals” with clipboards and face tattoos are hanging out at taco trucks and asking people to “sign up to be a Democrat”, which (checks notes) is not how any of that works. > ---
**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 10, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4137 "2024-03-10T21:32:28Z")
Katie Britt insists that she didn’t make any kind of mistake in the story she told during her answer to the SOTU. Just admit you got caught. > **[Sen. Katie Britt attempts to clean up her misleading State of the Union...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/sen-katie-britt-attempts-clean-misleading-state-union-response-rcna142650)** > > The Alabama senator responded to questions around a story she told about visiting the border and speaking to a victim of human trafficking. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4138 "2024-03-10T21:32:36Z")
> They looked like illegals, she said You can just say they weren’t white Maria, we all know that’s what you meant. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4139 "2024-03-10T21:33:13Z")
Yeah, how does a person’s appearance change when they get a green card? ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4140 "2024-03-10T22:05:20Z")
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