# 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:** 264
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5261 "2024-05-17T12:28:24Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > She’s stupid _and_ drunk. [But not fat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkoPq5AOCOA), so she’s got that going for her. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5262 "2024-05-17T13:17:59Z")
Chaos in a meeting of the House Oversight Committee that was trying to discuss a resolution recommending Attorney General Merrick Garland be held in contempt of Congress. MJT (of course) started the brouhaha when she told Jasmine Crockett > “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.” Democrats demanded an apology for an out-of-bounds personal attack, with Crockett eventually asking Chairman James Comer > “If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach blond, bad-built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?” > **[Body shaming, IQ insults and cross talk: House committee meeting devolves...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-committee-meeting-devolves-chaos-personal-insults-marjorie-taylo-rcna152698)** > > The hearing was derailed when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., responded to a question from Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, by saying, “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.” You can listen to Rep. Crockett here: > ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5263 "2024-05-17T13:52:38Z")
Ladies and Gentleman, the American Government at work. Kinda beings a tear to your eye, no? ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5264 "2024-05-17T14:19:38Z")
Crockett should have said: “Tell you what - we’ll tell you if we’re employing Judge Mechan’s daughter right after you tell us in detail why you requested a presidential pardon after January 6.” ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5265 "2024-05-17T14:57:08Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > Ladies and Gentleman, the American Government at work. Kinda beings a tear to your eye, no? I dunno: I’m laughing so hard I’m crying. That alliteration was great. I wonder if she came up with that on the spot, or had it in reserve for just such an occasion. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5266 "2024-05-17T15:34:36Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > Kinda beings a tear to your eye, no? Yes, yes it does. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5267 "2024-05-17T15:35:13Z")
I was hoping it came to blows. My money’s on Crockett. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5268 "2024-05-17T15:47:07Z")
Yeah, there’s a real gym bro bravado vs actual street fighter vibe going there. Less tough, less smart, and less dignified. That’s no way to go through a congressional term. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5269 "2024-05-17T16:04:16Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > That’s no way to go through a congressional term. The point of a congressional term for these idjits is to get clicks and improve your rizz so you can become an influencer. That’s about all. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5270 "2024-05-17T16:11:06Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > improve your rizz Sure, you think you want to be a tyee, but really your words are all cultus. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5271 "2024-05-17T16:23:10Z")
Trump supporters release a bunch of penis balloons with Alvin Bragg and Judge Merchan’s faces on them. > **[Trump’s STUNT at Trial MISFIRES in his FACE, It’s UGLY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqGOZHQnRpM%2F)** > > MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump requesting his supporters take action in front of the courthouse at his criminal trial and when they fi... In an alternate universe where circumstances had somehow put me in the MAGA tent, I would still like to think something like this would make me think “We’re the bad guys, aren’t we?” ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5272 "2024-05-17T16:25:28Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Sure, you think you want to be a tyee, but really your words are all cultus… My words are skookum. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5273 "2024-05-17T16:32:02Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > I would still like to think something like this would make me think “We’re the bad guys, aren’t we?” Maybe they should add some skulls to their MAGA hats. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5274 "2024-05-17T16:35:18Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > “We’re the bad guys, aren’t we?” [![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/028/165/ccvzrbwha9tx.jpg) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/028/165/ccvzrbwha9tx.jpg) (For reference, I’ve never watched the show, but [here’s the clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY) that picture comes from) ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5275 "2024-05-17T16:54:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Maybe they should add some skulls to their MAGA hats. I mean…they’ve already got self-avowed neo-Nazis and white supremacists (well, ok these are also neo-Nazis but ones who have a vague understanding of PR) onboard and have done for several years. They were already ok with swaztikas and Nazi symbology, even if they didn’t all care to wear them 24/7 ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5276 "2024-05-17T17:17:55Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > They were already ok with swaztikas and Nazi symbology, even if they didn’t all care to wear them 24/7 And lets not forget that KKK Grand Wizard David Duke was an elected official at one point. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5277 "2024-05-17T20:21:09Z")
Steve Bannon and Pillow Boy think Minnesota’s new state flag is Sharia Law or something. [https://x.com/atrupar/status/1791552301699658239](https://x.com/atrupar/status/1791552301699658239) ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5278 "2024-05-17T20:28:37Z")
> **[https://preview.redd.it/apparently-west-virginia-is-mexico-now-v0-z6ypsg355nzc1....](https://preview.redd.it/apparently-west-virginia-is-mexico-now-v0-z6ypsg355nzc1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=cf433ea09bba7f35396644f25fed4c71ae3332f4)** ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5279 "2024-05-17T20:45:56Z")
> Ma’am, that’s our state flag. I love the poorly educated. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5280 "2024-05-17T20:50:56Z")
Reminds me of when Republicans had a meltdown over Obama turning the American flag into an O flag. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=263) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=265)