# 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:** 30
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/581 "2023-08-11T02:14:45Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Hair Fuhrer I’ve never seen that moniker before. Thanks! ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/582 "2023-08-11T02:31:27Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Fox News sure doesn’t want people to be able to watch that debate they’re hosting. That must be unconstitutional…right? > **[Trump Can't Block Twitter Followers, Federal Appeals Court Rules](https://www.npr.org/2019/07/09/739923528/trump-cant-block-twitter-followers-federal-appeals-court-rules)** > > The appeals court upheld a lower court decision from last year that says the president conducts government business on his personal Twitter account, so all Americans must be able to access it. > Trump arguably did a version of that when he blocked his critics. And the problem with that, according to the court, is that the president uses Twitter in his official capacity as a public servant. > **[Trump Can’t Block Critics From His Twitter Account, Appeals Court Rules...](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-twitter-first-amendment.html)** > > The decision may have broader implications for how the First Amendment applies to officials’ accounts in the social-media era. > The First Amendment prohibits an official who uses a social media account for government purposes from excluding people from an “otherwise open online dialogue” because they say things that the official finds objectionable, Judge Parker wrote. I know these aren’t perfect analogies, but I feel like they address the same issue. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/583 "2023-08-11T02:34:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > Ron Filipkowski says: > This is insane. Fox is now threatening to sue all other networks if they air more than a total of 3 minutes of clips from the upcoming Republican debate during a 7 day time period on a show. 3 minutes total per show for an entire week Two possible responses: 1. Ha ha losers see you in court then 2. Every network, radio station and media outlet simply does not report a thing. I prefer option 2 ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/584 "2023-08-11T03:01:49Z")
Trump won’t participate in the Republican debate anyway, so what’s even the point of having it? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/585 "2023-08-11T03:05:01Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > He looks like a candidate for Corrective Phrenology. Trepanning, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/586 "2023-08-11T03:11:33Z")
Maybe a few innings with Shohei Otani and a Louisville Slugger. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/587 "2023-08-11T03:43:27Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Ron Filipkowski says: > > > This is insane. Fox is now threatening to sue all other networks if they air more than a total of 3 minutes of clips from the upcoming Republican debate during a 7 day time period on a show. 3 minutes total per show for an entire week > > Two possible responses: > > 1. Ha ha losers see you in court then > 2. Every network, radio station and media outlet simply does not report a thing. > > I prefer option 2 IANA media analyst, but it kind of sounds to me like Fox is using the classic abuser tactic of isolating their victims from any source of judgement or support except themselves. If the rest of your social circle can’t find out what your abuser is doing to you your network is showing you, then they won’t be telling you why it’s bad and you shouldn’t put up with it. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/588 "2023-08-11T08:18:58Z")
I bet Trump really hates the term ‘Public Servant.’ I’m quite sure he’s never used it to describe himself. _Disgraced former public servant._ I like 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:** [August 11, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/589 "2023-08-11T09:07:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Fox News sure doesn’t want people to be able to watch that debate they’re hosting. > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1689812267636805633) Heh. Not really looking forward to seeing us getting hit with spambots promising us links to the Republican Debates (the way they used to promise links to soccer games. Do they still do that?). ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/590 "2023-08-11T09:53:47Z")
Aren’t there fair use guidelines / regulations, and don’t they (not Fox’s wishes) rule the day? Any attorneys want to chime in? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/591 "2023-08-11T11:30:43Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > [Lizard person Stephen Miller and his group are trying to sue Kellogg’s for being “woke.”](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/stephen-miller-group-files-complaint-kelloggs-woke-programs-rcna99210)Aren’t they tired of these pointless battles? Oddly, I think Kellogg himself would have been a good MAGA donor. Wait until he discovers that brown sugar cinnamon Pop Tarts are brown. And some Pop Tarts have rainbow sprinkles on them. And people, look at the shape of a hot dog! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/592 "2023-08-11T12:06:19Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Wait until he discovers that brown sugar cinnamon Pop Tarts are brown. And some Pop Tarts have rainbow sprinkles on them. - > > **And people, look at the shape of a hot dog!** Makes it easier to slide it between the buns. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/593 "2023-08-11T12:16:42Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Two possible responses: > > 1. Ha ha losers see you in court then > 2. Every network, radio station and media outlet simply does not report a thing. > > I prefer option 2 Yeah, when it comes to this, the other side needs to employ the “But what if we didn’t?” strategy. Tell Fox to get bent, and use whatever you want, from whatever source you want. It’s the last line in point 3 that really bothers me. The other news agencies are only allowed to use excerpts “that have been telecast by Fox News in their entirety”. Seems to me that gives Fox full editorial control over what appears everywhere else in the world. Fox can edit or delete anything they want, and you can’t even call them out on it. Given the choice of ignoring this debate entirely, or letting Fox spin the narrative on every news channel in the world, ignoring is the only option that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/594 "2023-08-11T12:23:14Z")
As so graphically shown in _Sausage Party_. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/595 "2023-08-11T12:23:25Z")
And then, of course, they’ll use it as a club and say “See how biased those other networks are? They won’t even show the debate!”. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/596 "2023-08-11T16:41:34Z")
> [@FordPrefect](#): > > Looking at pictures of Stephen Miller, I am always struck by the thought that maybe Phrenologists might have been on to something… Every time I see a picture of Stephen Miller, I think of Quint’s line from Jaws: “He’s got lifeless eyes… like doll’s eyes…” ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/597 "2023-08-11T16:51:15Z")
I’ve never seen anyone in politics who looks more like the guy you’d get if you called Central Casting and said, “Send me a sleazy, unlikeable, condescending sneak.” ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/598 "2023-08-11T20:14:32Z")
“All Stephen Miller does is swim and eat and make little baby Stephen Millers, and that’s all.” ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/599 "2023-08-11T21:22:24Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > And some Pop Tarts have rainbow sprinkles on them. And ~~groomers~~ parents serve them to their children! 😱 > [@running\_coach](#): > > Makes it easier to slide it between the buns. Go to your room and don’t come out. Ever. 🤨 ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/600 "2023-08-12T09:37:31Z")
I can’t decide if this is more stupid or evil: Vivek Ramaswamy:[”Some 20,000 members of the FBI would be let go as he dismantles the agency](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/vivek-ramaswamy-pushing-delicately-win-trump-supporters-102216640) He says a lot more, in the article but that bit jumped out at me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=31)