# 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:** 338
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6741 "2024-08-05T01:48:57Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Dead bear found in Central Park What does this have to do with stupid Republican ideas? ---
**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 5, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6742 "2024-08-05T01:52:49Z")
I’m not 100% positive, but it might be this: > [@Joey\_P](#): > > [RFK thought it would be funny.](https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/04/robert-f-kennedy-jr-once-dumped-dead-bear-central-park-joke-bicycle/#continued) > Apparently, it was from a hunting trip, but he was about to leave town and didn’t want it in his car while he was gone. Dumping it in central park was obviously the logical thing to do here. Is he a Republican? That’s all I got. 🤷🏽‍♀️ * * * Okay, he’s not, but he’s as dumb as they are. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6743 "2024-08-05T02:17:48Z")
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**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 5, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6744 "2024-08-05T11:04:00Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Little old ladies playing the slots may pay the bills, but the whales bring the profits. So he can’t even run a casino the Right way. Between him and Vance they’ve lost the sea life voting bloc. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6745 "2024-08-05T12:47:26Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Driving across the state of Missouri yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice a number of billboards for some guy running for governor, with “SECURE THE BORDER” emblazoned across the bottom. I live in Missouri. Apparently the two biggest concerns our state level folks (governor, lieutenant governor, treasure, secretary of state) face are the border and China buying up farmland. The border one I can almost see, since the undocumented folks do get here eventually (and install roofs and stuff), but I’m really confused about the China and farm thing. Do they think the Chinese are going to dig up all the top soil and ship it to China? Otherwise, I’m at a loss as to the difference between a Chinese company (or the CCP) owning the land and some US based corporation or investment fund owning it. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6746 "2024-08-05T12:56:11Z")
I mean, there are potential issues with foreign ownership of key domestic resources (as the UK is experiencing, having happily allowed foreign companies to buy [a substantial chunk of the UK energy infrastructure](https://www.energyoasis.org.uk/blog/uk-energy-ownership)). And China does have a history of “economic conquest” - buying up all sorts of things until they are so entwined in the country’s economic infrastructure they have a disproportionate amount of leverage in its foreign policies (as many African countries have discovered). But yeah, whatever legitimate concerns there may be, the US farmland thing is mostly driven by anti-Chinese hysteria. ---
**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 5, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6747 "2024-08-05T13:13:33Z")
Notice how nobody ever gets mad at the previous owners for selling to the Chinese? ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6748 "2024-08-05T13:20:02Z")
I don’t care enough to research it (nor do I vote for the QOP), but apparently our solidly Republican controlled government passed a law some time back that allowed for foreign land ownership. It appears that the guys (all men as far as I can tell) who weren’t in office back then are beating up on the guys who were and voted how leadership told them to. Or something - as stated, I don’t much care but the ads keep coming. ---
**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 5, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6749 "2024-08-05T13:46:12Z")
I thought about sending him an email (I think his name is Kehoe?) and saying something like: “I notice your billboards have the slogan ‘Secure The Border’. I’m curious which border, as governor of Missouri, you would need to secure. Missouri borders eight other states so that’s a lot of different borders you need to keep an eye on. I live in Kansas and I know there has long been a ‘border war’ between Kansas and Missouri, although I thought that was primarily in college athletics. Perhaps you are concerned about Jayhawkers coming across the border, bringing their crime and drugs and taking all the good Missouri jobs?” I think my brother said the primary is tomorrow, so maybe I’ll send it if he’s still in race after that. ---
**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 5, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6750 "2024-08-05T13:48:30Z")
I also noticed a lot of campaign signs for various candidates with a big red “Trump Endorsed!” banner across the corner. So I’ll be curious how many of those survive the primary. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6751 "2024-08-05T14:02:52Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Otherwise, I’m at a loss as to the difference between a Chinese company (or the CCP) owning the land and some US based corporation or investment fund owning it. There’s a small germ of concern in a few of these cases where there’s land near military installations being bought up and maybe a few of those have some legs as being close enough to engage in espionage. > [@Gyrate](#): > > But yeah, whatever legitimate concerns there may be, the US farmland thing is mostly driven by anti-Chinese hysteria. Yeah, mostly this, though. ---
**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 5, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6752 "2024-08-05T14:20:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > With hookers! And blackjack! Great! Now we’ll see if he can losing money on gambling _and_ prostitution! ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6753 "2024-08-05T14:22:22Z")
Oh, he’s already lost a lot due to paying women for sex. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6754 "2024-08-05T14:46:44Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Do they think the Chinese are going to dig up all the top soil and ship it to China? Otherwise, I’m at a loss as to the difference between a Chinese company (or the CCP) owning the land and some US based corporation or investment fund owning it. Back in the 90s, I recall Akio Morita saying that if we didn’t want Japan/Sony buying up America, that maybe we shouldn’t sell it to them. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6755 "2024-08-05T16:45:01Z")
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder [GOP Weirdo Vows To Protect Virginia From Witches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d9yyk-Mwu4) It all makes sense, now! Childless cat ladies are really witches! ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6756 "2024-08-05T17:01:29Z")
…as [Christine O’Donnell](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/10/05/130353168/-i-m-not-a-witch-republican-senate-candidate-christine-o-donnell-says-in-new-ad) bangs her head on the table. ---
**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 5, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6757 "2024-08-05T17:23:14Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder > [GOP Weirdo Vows To Protect Virginia From Witches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d9yyk-Mwu4) They’ll need a lot of scales, and ducks. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6758 "2024-08-05T18:34:45Z")
Kamala Harris turned me into a newt!.. I got better. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6759 "2024-08-05T18:45:40Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Jayhawkers coming across the border, bringing their crime and drugs and taking all the good Missouri jobs Actually, nowadays Jayhawkers are coming across the border to buy drugs, as pot is legal in Missouri but not in Kansas. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/6760 "2024-08-05T21:39:01Z")
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