# 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:** 360
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7181 "2024-08-20T21:56:36Z")
“Let’s just keep playing the greatest hits and hope the crowd sings along, OK?” ---
**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 20, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7182 "2024-08-20T22:00:46Z")
They dig any deeper in Hawai’i, they’re gonna hit magma. But then Jesse Watters never did know when to stop digging. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7183 "2024-08-20T22:13:05Z")
When did The Onion buy Fox News? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7184 "2024-08-20T22:17:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Jesse Watters is ready to get to the truth about (checks notes) Obama’s birth certificate. > > [x.com](https://x.com/Acyn/status/1826008234324566221) Or alternately: he’d going on vacation in Hawaii, and he wants it on the record as a business trip. ---
**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 20, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7185 "2024-08-20T22:21:27Z")
Makes one wonder how many women have had unpleasant encounters with Hulk Hogan “because of alcohol.” ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7186 "2024-08-20T22:33:03Z")
> [@FluffyBob](#): > > I have no problem, however, believing that there are plenty of Swift fans that skew right wing. Tucker Carlson and Ann Coulter are self-proclaimed Deadheads. I actually met and briefly talked to Bob Weir in a DC bar the night of Bill Clinton’s inauguration. Weir wasn’t a Bush Sr. guy, and I’m pretty sure he’s not a Trump guy. Carlson and Coulter probably did like the unregulated free market capitalism in the parking lots of the shows, though. ---
**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 20, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7187 "2024-08-20T22:56:24Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > They dig any deeper in Hawai’i, they’re gonna hit magma. They passed magma a long time ago; they’re gonna hit Botswana. ---
**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 21, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7188 "2024-08-21T00:21:33Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/32geomP.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/32geomP.jpeg) ---
**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 21, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7189 "2024-08-21T00:24:03Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > There’s not a big mystery. They’re very passionate about her music. And fake AI pictures that lie. ---
**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 21, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7190 "2024-08-21T00:29:59Z")
Make you opponent look bad, not _badass_, you fools [![](https://preview.redd.it/ac5bmufp3ujd1.jpeg?width=784&auto=webp&s=6858d10b02041ad476fbf3da6326ab5497ea8f43) ](https://preview.redd.it/ac5bmufp3ujd1.jpeg?width=784&auto=webp&s=6858d10b02041ad476fbf3da6326ab5497ea8f43) ---
**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 21, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7191 "2024-08-21T00:32:04Z")
I **so** want that on a t-shirt! ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7192 "2024-08-21T00:51:18Z")
I am not saying they are a big mystery. What I am saying is that her music and the sub culture and concerns of the Swifties and who she speaks to is not me or meant for me. For me to claim that Swifties should be outraged and ready to go to battle over this, or really any interpretation of what the reaction will be would be arogant and silly. ---
**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 21, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7193 "2024-08-21T00:58:11Z")
Unless they forget to take thaat left turn at Albuquerque. Then they can hang out with Alex, Vlad, and the others. ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7194 "2024-08-21T01:01:32Z")
And be sure to have Dark Brandon in the background! ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7195 "2024-08-21T01:09:46Z")
“Tampon Tim” That’s a good one! ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7196 "2024-08-21T01:24:19Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > I wonder what Jesse Ventura would say about that. For those curious Jesse Ventura tried to start a union for pro wrestlers back in the '80s. Hogan ratted him out. And essentially got him black balled from wrestling for a very long time. I found an article detailing the story. And Ventura does comment directly on Hogan and his appearance at the RNC. > **[Jesse Ventura: Hulk Hogan Ratted Me Out When I Tried To Unionize Wrestling](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jesse-ventura-hulk-hogan-ratted-202354667.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALjl9mqj5FV810LjMc7Cuhz04vKJ6WO3OFaV99Bb_Fpq1liVDhK2hja9omAWf_HYhDB11IVo_EupL43pBosYh-jxoPLM2r7F74iFShMyUlZVuu0S3FwYI6tV51tq2QczdnQw-WaxBfm8bbW1E9gxvhUEIKEp8n_i_Dh132dVysuK)** > > Jesse Ventura comments on Hulk Hogan endorsing Donald Trump. Jesse Ventura famously tried to start a wrestlers’ union, and he disagreed with Vince McMahon about it during his time in the WWE. Ventura went on to become the Governor of Minnesota. He... Quote from Jesse Ventura. > It doesn’t surprise me because when I was in wrestling in the 80s, I tried to unionize wrestling,” Jesse Ventura said. “It was Hulk Hogan who cut my legs out from under me. Hulk Hogan went to Vince McMahon, ratted me out, and subsequently, later on, cost me my job. It doesn’t surprise me to see Hogan with the Republicans because Hogan is as anti-union as you can get. He is no fan of Hogan or MAGA. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7197 "2024-08-21T01:44:20Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I don’t know anything about Swifts music. I suppose I should check it out. I would recommend her “Folklore” album as a good starting point. /hijack ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7198 "2024-08-21T02:22:51Z")
[_ **string of insulting expletives** _] Senator from WI [wants to investigate](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/gop-senator-slams-radical-leftist-161540239.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADjx-6CMWOqUfhIqVtgKNs9Xm2x7x_CQkcy_t7YPNuvZLByTyi96w4ib0OMon9S5ccc5JCa53ReUeujRrQ9SnBsELY4JnNOK_XDcffqxaF7Nj5JvRYXfPNMbgJQutQTvdr6AeA14VmJwBAJXxG8oWbBtBsI0zcS7xuyPOcEfMJPl&guccounter=2) why Tim Walz would schedule his wedding on June 4th. Outrageous, I tells ya. People died in Tiananmen Square on June 4th, how dare he use that day to get married, filthy liberal. ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7199 "2024-08-21T02:55:11Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > For those curious Jesse Ventura tried to start a union for pro wrestlers back in the '80s. I’m confused here. Professional wrestling is acting, isn’t it? Aren’t actors already unionized? ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7200 "2024-08-21T02:58:35Z")
Someone else will have to speak to the legalities of that. I do know that certain wrestlers are part of SAG if they’ve been in movies and TV shows. It’s treated separately from the wrestling career. That’s all I know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=359) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=361)