# 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:** 208
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4141 "2024-03-10T23:01:45Z")
And they turn white. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4142 "2024-03-11T00:18:16Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 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. Nobody ever asked me to sign up to be a Democrat. But then, I’m originally from Chicago, so my political affiliation was pretty much a given. ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4143 "2024-03-11T00:19:05Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > 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. Sheckley has to be one of the most abused writers out there, when it comes to ripping off his work and badly adapting the rest. Just once I’d like to see someone do a halfway decent adaptation of his work. **Freejack** , nominally base on _Immortality Inc./Immortality Delivered_, isn’t one of them. Besides the heavy influence of _Dimension of Miracles_ on “Hitchhiker’s Guide”, there’s also _Total Recall_ – the original Verhoeven version. It exhausts the Philip D. Dick material from his short story “We can Remember it for you Wholesale” in the first 2-30 minutes. An awful lot of the rest, I maintain, is from Sheckley’s _The Status Civilization_ – People on another planet who have had memory wipes start a “Coventry” society. There are deformed mutants who have psychic powers, and can reputedly tell you about your past life. There are people constantly pursuing the hero and trying to kill him, and at the end he learns that the person who turned him in for a bra **The Running Man** – Stephen King’s story of a man in a futuristic game show who’s being pursued by killers out to get him sure looks as if it owes a lot to Sheckley’s _The Prize of Peril_, about a futuristic game show in which the contestants are faced with potentially lethal challenges. It was made into a TV movie in Germany before KIng published anything. When Sheckley first read KIng’s book he went into a panic, and had to call Harlan Ellison to see if he thought he was being ripped off. **Watchbird** – when the filmed this 1950s piece as an episode of the series **Masters of Science Fiction** they couldn’t simply film it straight. It would’ve been a great piece about drones (which had matured as a technology) and the nature of privacy. But they completely changed it. There are other cases, too, but that’s enough for now. Sheckley got weirder in his old age, but he was a master of the darkly satirical short story, often with a twist ending, which seemed to be a staple of the 1950s pulps. ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4144 "2024-03-11T00:23:25Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Nobody ever asked me to sign up to be a Democrat. We don’t even have to state a party preference in my state because we have a top-two open primary. I’m not sure what “signing up to be a Democrat” would even entail besides getting a bunch of text messages and emails asking for money. ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4145 "2024-03-11T00:30:22Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > and at the end he learns that the person who turned him in for a bra Hey, bras for women with three boobs must be hard to come by. A good one is worth turning someone in for. ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4146 "2024-03-11T00:31:39Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I’m not sure what “signing up to be a Democrat” would even entail Well, one benefit is that you get to vote multiple times in each election. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4147 "2024-03-11T08:16:39Z")
These people are so uncool, they can’t even recognize Post Malone! They’re also fucking racist and ignorant and ugly, from the inside out. Postie! ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4148 "2024-03-11T11:37:26Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > But then, I’m originally from Chicago, so my political affiliation was pretty much a given. Pre- or post-mortem? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4149 "2024-03-11T11:56:30Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Pre- or post-mortem? > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Post Malone! Asked and answered. ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4150 "2024-03-11T12:08:57Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Hey, bras for women with three boobs must be hard to come by. A good one is worth turning someone in for. Weird. It cut off the end of my sentence. I was saying that the person who turned him in was himself, pretty much the way Quaid voluntarily gets “reprogrammed”. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4151 "2024-03-11T12:41:29Z")
As Frank Zappa once said, “Dumb all over, a little ugly on the side.” ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4152 "2024-03-11T15:54:23Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Well, one benefit is that you get to vote multiple times in each election. Yes, the Chicago motto, “Vote Early, Vote Often”. > [@Folacin](#): > > Pre- or post-mortem? Well, after my wife died I noticed that she was still on the voter list the next year. And I wonder how many times I voted in Chicago after I moved away. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4153 "2024-03-11T15:58:04Z")
Chicago resident: My father was a lifelong republican, until he died, now he votes a straight Democrat ticket. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4154 "2024-03-11T17:37:37Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Yes, the Chicago motto, “Vote Early, Vote Often”. In early 20th century Boston, the ditty sung was: “Vote often, vote early, for James Michael Curley.” ---
**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 11, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4155 "2024-03-11T18:49:01Z")
Does George Santos news fall under “stupid” or “evil”? I’m just happy to see them fighting among themselves. > **[Former Santos staffer says expelled congressman's surprise challenge to...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-santos-staffer-says-expelled-122612807.html)** > > A former George Santos staffer dismissed the disgraced ex-congressman's comeback campaign as a joke, suggesting the media attention he's received has inflated his ego. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4156 "2024-03-11T19:11:40Z")
(After scrolling down the article to the photo of Santos and Gaetz sitting next to each other at SotUA) Can there be a more stereotypical pair of frat-boys? Where are their red Solo cups? > The “Getting Expelled Officially Revokes Guaranteed Entry” rule, or GEORGE rule, would prevent former House members who have been [expelled from Congress](https://www.foxnews.com/media/democrats-quietly-nervous-bidens-performance-state-of-union-believe-will-make-mistakes) from keeping their privileges, including the right to enter the House floor when the body is in session. Snerk. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4157 "2024-03-11T20:39:45Z")
_The Democratic Party: We can help you lose hundreds of pounds of ugly frat with the stroke of a pen_ ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4158 "2024-03-11T20:46:19Z")
I question fraternities too. I think a little apartment would be best. ---
**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 12, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4159 "2024-03-12T13:45:33Z")
You’re a MAGA fellow and presumably want to attract Trump fans and support for your run for Congress (since that’s apparently a requirement to win as a Republican). Do you: 1. Suck up to him and kiss his ring? 2. Insult his son (who IMHO feel should be off limits) and say Trump can’t win and that he has made mistakes on policy? > **[GOP Challenger Ridicules Barron Trump During YouTube Show](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/gop-challenger-ridicules-barron-trump-010747883.html)** > > YouTube influencer Brandon Herrera has made it to a run-off in Texas by primarying Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) to his right. This clip might not sit well with Herrera's voters. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4160 "2024-03-12T14:15:14Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Insult his son (who IMHO feel should be off limits) and say Trump can’t win and that he has made mistakes on policy? Give it a week, and they’ll be talking about how the Democrats were the ones bad-mouthing Barron. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=207) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=209)