# 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:** 317
**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:** [July 17, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6321 "2024-07-17T02:05:14Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > How is started / How it’s going > > [x.com](https://x.com/Acyn/status/1759989602201276748) > > [x.com](https://x.com/Acyn/status/1813386167745970401) - She needs reminding that she already kissed the ring. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6322 "2024-07-17T02:08:58Z")
Or at least the surface close to it. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6323 "2024-07-17T04:08:26Z")
Republicans: Lol Biden can’t give a speech without a teleprompter, anyway we’ve turned over a new leaf and we’re all about peace and unity Ron Johnson: It’s the teleprompter’s fault I said Democrats are trying to destroy America > **[Ron Johnson blames RNC teleprompter after attacking Dems as 'clear and...](https://www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-2668752170/)** > > Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) proclaimed at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday that Democrats are a "clear and present danger to the country" — an odd departure from the GOP's own message, following former President Donald Trump's... ---
**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:** [July 17, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6324 "2024-07-17T06:37:23Z")
Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, and Jerry Garcia are spinning in their graves at this one. > (BTW, Vivek; the oldest Gen-Zs are already pushing 30.) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6325 "2024-07-17T12:43:21Z")
From the article teaser, > [@](#): > > Democrats are a “clear and present danger to the country” Every accusation is a confession. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6326 "2024-07-17T15:05:39Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, and Jerry Garcia are spinning in their graves at this one. In the late '80s, I saw Timothy Leary speak at my college once (with Abbie Hoffman debating Curtis Sliwa and senior Bush’s drug czar) and Jerry in concert many times. I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t think being a conservative is ~“sticking it to the Man”. (Regretfully, I missed Ken Kesey when he came to campus to talk.) ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6327 "2024-07-17T15:42:55Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > C’mon, no sitting US Representative, even if they were from, let’s say, Texas, would say something [so ridiculous.](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-us-rep-chip-roy-says-he-wants-to-ethnic-cleanse-white-progressives-34866152) Can we be deported to the country of our choosing? If so, sign me up. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6328 "2024-07-17T18:19:22Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > In the late '80s, I saw Timothy Leary speak at my college once Me too - he was an incredible twit. Seems to me his message boiled down to, “Do whatever you want, even if it makes you an inconsiderate prick.” ---
**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:** [July 17, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6329 "2024-07-17T19:52:56Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [x.com](https://x.com/AndrewBatesNC/status/1812953664769913219) Anyone know who it was Mike Johnson meant by “the Attorney General”…? That’s who he said he was introducing (and then the teleprompter quit and he walked off as you described). Bill Barr spoke? Surely not Jeff Sessions. OR maybe it was Aileen Cannon??? ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6330 "2024-07-18T03:03:34Z")
According to this [link](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mike-johnson-teleprompter-rnc-speech-b2580649.html) it was Iowa’s attorney General. > A break lasting just over 45 minutes ensued before Johnson made his return, thanking the crowd for their patience before introducing the attorney general of Iowa, Brenna Bird. > > Bird then led the process of nominating the Republican candidate for vice president – [Ohio](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ohio) Senator [JD Vance](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/jd-vance) - who entered the convention hall to cheers and applause alongside his wife Usha Vance. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6331 "2024-07-18T13:31:39Z")
Sticker Mule was a popular source for fun custom stickers … until its owner sent an email in which he: - Called himself a Trump supporter - Railed against “insane political hate” - Threw in a promotional message about discounted stickers > **[Sticker Mule customers revolt over founder's demand they stop hating Trump](https://www.dailydot.com/debug/sticker-mule-trump-email/)** > > The message didn't stick. I sure as hell won’t be ordering any more stickers for my record store from them. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6332 "2024-07-18T13:51:03Z")
.o\_o . \>\_\< .o\_0 People actually read “promotional” emails? Huh. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6333 "2024-07-18T13:57:07Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > People actually read “promotional” emails? That’s what makes it even worse. He sent it as a concerned citizen 🙄, but then slipped in a promotion. Even people who might agree with him politically would be upset by that, because they typically _don’t_ read promo emails. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6334 "2024-07-18T13:59:17Z")
“People are terrified to admit they support Trump”. Which “people” are those? Because there are a helluva lot of Trump supporters who feel no fear (or shame) in announcing that they do. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6335 "2024-07-18T14:09:22Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > “People are terrified to admit they support Trump” They should be. Not because they’ll be subject to violence (paranoid much?) but because other people will think they’re idiots or fascists and won’t want to do business with them. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6336 "2024-07-18T15:46:48Z")
Same as or different from Bill Penzey’s political emails? ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6337 "2024-07-18T16:02:41Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > I sure as hell won’t be ordering any more stickers for my record store from them. I’ve bought stickers from there, too. No more. Too bad, they did a good job. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6338 "2024-07-18T16:06:37Z")
It’s kind of amazing. “I want to say what I want without consequence. But I’m going to insult you anyway with the expectation you will keep buying things from me because woke socialists have too much money and no self-respect or something. For reasons” ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6339 "2024-07-18T16:08:41Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Same as or different from Bill Penzey’s political emails? I’d say, if you want to make your political affiliation part of your brand, go ahead … but be ready to alienate half your potential audience and don’t be surprised at the vitriol that comes your way. But no matter which side you’re aligned with, it’s just really bad form to send an email that’s purportedly about decrying violence and then slip in a promotional message. “We care … and save 20%” is a terrible message. In Sticker Mule’s case, it’s just sickening that the CEO can, with a straight face, decry political hatred when his hero has made it the core of his comeback. > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > “I want to say what I want without consequence. But I’m going to insult you anyway with the expectation you will keep buying things from me because woke socialists have too much money and no self-respect or something. For reasons” This, too. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6340 "2024-07-18T16:27:20Z")
I remember back when I was a teen, I was at a store that sold gag gifts and saw a bumper sticker that said “Dole for pineapple, not for president”. I thought it was funny and didn’t, even for a second, consider that other people wouldn’t. I stuck it on the (Dole) pineapple display at work and was quickly told to take it down, with the explanation that once politics comes up, you’re going to piss off half of the customers. Made sense. To this day, nearly 30 years later, I get borderline uncomfortable when politics comes up with customers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=316) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=318)