# 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:** 288
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5741 "2024-06-10T15:51:33Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > > “I say, what would happen if the boat sank from its weight, and you’re in the boat, and you have this tremendously powerful battery, and the battery is now underwater. Should we tell him about diesel-electric submarines? No? ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5742 "2024-06-10T15:53:16Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > To be fair, shark attacks are a serious problem in \< checks notes \> Las Vegas. Well, it will certainly be a rare occurrence, but I figure if the shark can make it to Vegas, that’s going to be one bad-assed shark. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5743 "2024-06-10T15:54:25Z")
I’m not even sure he understand how _boats_ work. Does he think it will suddenly sink from a heavy battery in the middle of shark-infested waters? > [@silenus](#): > > Well… > > [Mandalay Bay](https://mandalaybay.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/shark-reef-aquarium.html) I wonder how Trump feels about [tigers…](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/17/vegas-siegfried-roy-tiger-wild-things-mystery-exotic-animal-sin-city-counter-terrorism). ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5744 "2024-06-10T15:56:36Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > > [@Gyrate](#): > > > > To be fair, shark attacks are a serious problem in \< checks notes \> Las Vegas. > > Well, it will certainly be a rare occurrence, but I figure if the shark can make it to Vegas, that’s going to be one bad-assed shark. Hey - if the shark can make it to Las Vegas, it _deserves_ whatever it can get. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5745 "2024-06-10T15:57:09Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > “Nobody’s ever thought of that, before!” Well, he’s not wrong, but there are _reasons_ nobody’s thought of that before. Just how big can his ego inflate? ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5746 "2024-06-10T15:58:15Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Just how big can his ego inflate? Pretty big. [![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/168A2/production/_128422329_gettyimages-997477628.jpg.webp) ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/168A2/production/_128422329_gettyimages-997477628.jpg.webp) ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5747 "2024-06-10T16:03:12Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > IIRC that’s not the first time he’s tried to drum up fake support on craigslist. I Don’t think its actually the Trump campaign that put up the ad. Trump wouldn’t care so much whether the given hired individual ended up on camera, since if they don’t end up on camera some other MAGA will. I think its more likely some company or website that wants exposure, to gullible MAGATs and so the hireling is going to be holding up a sign that reads “[Free.patriot.Crypto.com](http://Free.patriot.Crypto.com)” which they want to get on TV. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5748 "2024-06-10T16:16:46Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I’m not even sure he understand how _boats_ work. Really. “If the boat sank from its weight”? Then obviously the shipwrights got something very wrong and it would never be put to sea as it would sink **at the dock**. What, he thinks buoyancy wears out? ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5749 "2024-06-10T16:17:05Z")
You wouldn’t have thought tiger attacks would be something to worry about either, though. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5750 "2024-06-10T16:18:01Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > To be fair, shark attacks are a serious problem in \< checks notes \> Las Vegas. He was thinking of loan sharks. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5751 "2024-06-10T16:31:19Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Really. “If the boat sank from its weight”? Looks at Trump, looks at boat. The boat is not sinking from its own weight. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5752 "2024-06-10T16:32:14Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > What, he thinks buoyancy wears out? When the battery loses its charge, of course. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5753 "2024-06-10T16:34:09Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > When the battery loses its charge, of course. If the magnets get wet, we’re doomed. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-ridiculed-for-bizarre-magnet-remarks-at-iowa-rally/ar-AA1mz0W7](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-ridiculed-for-bizarre-magnet-remarks-at-iowa-rally/ar-AA1mz0W7) ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5754 "2024-06-10T16:40:45Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Looks at Trump, looks at boat. The boat is not sinking from its own weight. Trump steps onto the boat. Boat sinks. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5755 "2024-06-10T17:43:25Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Trump steps onto the boat. Boat sinks. But the sharks are _out at sea!_ My brain is hurting! ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5756 "2024-06-10T17:46:53Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > But the sharks are _out at sea!_ > > My brain is hurting! “You’re going to need a bigger boat.” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5757 "2024-06-10T18:18:06Z")
Trump has nothing to worry about with sharks. Professional courtesy to other predators. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5758 "2024-06-10T19:17:14Z")
I heard of some crazy-ass new boat design that does not involve batteries or gas/diesel motors. Something about big pieces of cloth. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5759 "2024-06-10T19:20:04Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Something about big pieces of cloth. God no! Everyone knows wind power causes bird cancer! ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/5760 "2024-06-10T19:54:30Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Everyone knows wind power causes bird cancer! And causes whales to get depressed, and commit suicide. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=287) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=289)