# 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:** 216
**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 18, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4301 "2024-03-18T21:38:57Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > “I’m very concerned about all of these chimps throwing shit. But I’m still going to let them pick it up!” “Hell, I will gladly provide them with more shit to throw, while at the same time bemoaning all the shit that is flying around!” ---
**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:** [March 19, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4302 "2024-03-19T14:49:14Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > > [@Joey\_P](#): > > > > Oddly enough, Robin Vos (R-WI) seems to be the voice of reason here: > > > > > Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said this week he wants Senate leaders to “come to their senses” on the proposal. Vos said the “late-night ballot dump” narrative is one of the top complaints he hears from voters about Wisconsin’s elections. > > > “I have no idea why senators would not want to solve the problem of these late-night ballot dumps,” Vos said. > > He’s now facing a possible recall for being the voice of reason. These dumb morons just got caught forging signatures to recall one of their own, and they still didn’t get enough. > **[Racine County DA investigating reports of forged signatures on Robin Vos...](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/19/racine-county-da-investigating-signatures-on-robin-vos-recall-papers/73019299007/)** > > Nearly 30 area residents say their signatures were forged by organizers of a recall attempt of Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4303 "2024-03-19T16:50:59Z")
> **[Pro-Trump attorney arrested after court hearing about leaked Dominion emails...](https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/trump-allies-election-defamation-case-leak-dominion-emails/index.html)** > > A pro-Trump lawyer who tried to overturn the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a court hearing about her recent leak of internal emails belonging to Dominion Voting Systems.  Edit, since there’s no preview # Pro-Trump attorney arrested after court hearing about leaked Dominion emails If I’m reading it correctly, she was on trial for leaking Dominion emails and arrested on a warrant for failing to appear in another case where she tried to steal some voting machines. ---
**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 19, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4304 "2024-03-19T17:05:49Z")
I have to say that one of Trump’s accomplishments appears to be clearing some of the dross out of the legal profession, one court case and/or sanction hearing at a time. ---
**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 19, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4305 "2024-03-19T22:57:11Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > MAGA: “I love Trump, because he says what he means!“ > > Trump: “Bloodbath!” > > MAGA: “That’s not what he meant!” Perfection. > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Where do we put “Pointless Republican Story of the Day”? GOP Senator Bill Cassidy says that Trump has said “dehumanizing” things about migrants, as well as voted to convict him. But will he vote for Trump? Of course. So what’s the point of criticizing him? Is he trying to sound as if he’s “reasonable”? All these people have their finger to the wind, and it’s telling them they can get away with just a little teensy smidge of expressed doubt about Donald. But this is not a new development. Right-wingers have been doing it since 2015, at least. A common example would be the oft-heard comment ‘I wish he’d tweet less.’ (Of course he solved that by exiting Twitter.) I think you’re correct that Cassidy and his clones think that they’ll get credit for sounding “reasonable” when they express anything less-than-worshipful about Donald. Sadly, some on the right probably rationalize the entire situation this way: _sure, I voted for him every chance I got, but there were a few times when I said he’d done something less than perfect!_ ---
**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 19, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4306 "2024-03-19T23:06:24Z")
Fox News is begging the bald guy from Shark Tank to pay Loser Donald’s half billion dollar fine for him. > I only wish he’d responded with “I’m out.” ---
**Author:** ![Nightaudit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightaudit/32/17181_2.png) [@Nightaudit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightaudit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4307 "2024-03-20T00:21:13Z")
So now not only do we Russian meddling with our democracy, but now we have to worry about Canadian citizens meddling in our elections too! ---
**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:** [March 20, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4308 "2024-03-20T01:33:35Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > > > MAGA: “I love Trump, because he says what he means!“ > > > > Trump: “Bloodbath!” > > > > MAGA: “That’s not what he meant!” > > Perfection. > > > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > > > Where do we put “Pointless Republican Story of the Day”? GOP Senator Bill Cassidy says that Trump has said “dehumanizing” things about migrants, as well as voted to convict him. But will he vote for Trump? Of course. So what’s the point of criticizing him? Is he trying to sound as if he’s “reasonable”? > > All these people have their finger to the wind, and it’s telling them they can get away with just a little teensy smidge of expressed doubt about Donald. > > But this is not a new development. Right-wingers have been doing it since 2015, at least. A common example would be the oft-heard comment ‘I wish he’d tweet less.’ (Of course he solved that by exiting Twitter.) > > I think you’re correct that Cassidy and his clones think that they’ll get credit for sounding “reasonable” when they express anything less-than-worshipful about Donald. Sadly, some on the right probably rationalize the entire situation this way: _sure, I voted for him every chance I got, but there were a few times when I said he’d done something less than perfect!_ I still give Cassidy credit for his surprise vote to convict Trump in the 2nd impeachment proceeding, though. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4309 "2024-03-20T02:25:28Z")
> [@Nightaudit](#): > > …Canadian citizens meddling in our elections too. In this case, an egregious Canadian putzhead. ---
**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 20, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4310 "2024-03-20T03:25:04Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > So what’s the point of criticizing him? Is he trying to sound as if he’s “reasonable”? “I’m very concerned about all of these chimps throwing shit. But I’m still going to let them pick it up!” He needs to learn brow-furrowing kata from Senator Collins. ---
**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 20, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4311 "2024-03-20T13:04:36Z")
> [@Nightaudit](#): > > but now we have to worry about Canadian citizens meddling in our elections too! Hey, you got off easy, [this guy actually ran for office up here](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kevin-oleary-drops-out-endorses-bernier-1.4086583) not too long ago. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4312 "2024-03-20T14:56:09Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > A common example would be the oft-heard comment ‘I wish he’d tweet less.’ (Of course he solved that by exiting Twitter.) Or what I recently overheard heard from a right-wing acquaintance who was talking on his phone about DJT: “_Ya know, I like him and all the great things he’s tying to do for this country, but I just wish he would just shut the fuck up sometimes_”. ---
**Author:** ![Nightaudit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightaudit/32/17181_2.png) [@Nightaudit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightaudit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4313 "2024-03-20T16:11:26Z")
Didn’t he run someone over with his boat while drunk recently? What happened to that? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4314 "2024-03-20T16:34:58Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > heard from a right-wing acquaintance who was talking on his phone about DJT: “_Ya know, I like him and all the great things he’s tying to do for this country, but I just wish he would just shut the fuck up_ Yep, just had a moment-of-that yesterday with someone who would otherwise be perceived as a “conventional” RWer — the view that he is just personally obnoxious and he hurts his own side’s chances, but not that his means and ends are harmful or disqualifying per se. They wish they could have a “nice” standardbearer who would not stir up opposition, but if the primary voters chose him, well, what do you want us to do? Let the _Democrat_ win??? ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4315 "2024-03-20T16:49:25Z")
Bingo! Pithy analysis. 👍 ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4316 "2024-03-20T16:58:25Z")
> [@Nightaudit](#): > > What happened to that? He blamed it on his wife, I think she got off lightly. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4317 "2024-03-20T16:58:52Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > > [@BrickBat](#): > > > > heard from a right-wing acquaintance who was talking on his phone about DJT: “_Ya know, I like him and all the great things he’s tying to do for this country, but I just wish he would just shut the fuck up_ > > Yep, just had a moment-of-that yesterday with someone who would otherwise be perceived as a “conventional” RWer — the view that he is just personally obnoxious and he hurts his own side’s chances, but not that his means and ends are harmful or disqualifying per se. I’ve mentioned before that — word-for-word — a Trump voter patiently explained to me that _“I think he’s an idiot, but I like his policies.”_ ---
**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 20, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4318 "2024-03-20T17:01:27Z")
Yes, for some people, “Policies” = “Cuts taxes”, and that’s literally all they care about. I call them the “Sex With a Sheep” voters, after this guy: > **['I don't care if anybody has sex with a sheep,' Stephen Harper supporter...](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1.3271152)** > > doug ford, rob ford, stephen harper, sheep ---
**Author:** ![Nightaudit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightaudit/32/17181_2.png) [@Nightaudit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightaudit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4319 "2024-03-20T17:02:29Z")
I thought Canada took DUIs seriously… I have one from years back and got told I am permanently banned from Canada…because I might relapse after a decade… when I see a Molson add or something… ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/4320 "2024-03-21T01:59:56Z")
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