# 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:** 362
**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 21, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7221 "2024-08-21T19:51:54Z")
J.D. Vance doesn’t look at or believe in polls. I don’t look at them either, but his boss certainly loves polls, and pushing them away seems foolish. > **[Trump's lead in Pennsylvania is gone. Vance's solution: Just don't believe...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/20/jd-vance-trump-polling-pennsylvania/74862499007/)** > > Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says he doesn't believe in the election polls that show he and Donald Trump are losing ground. ---
**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, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7222 "2024-08-21T20:59:52Z")
Trump has decided that he no longer has to stay on topic during his speeches since the Obamas made fun of him. > **[Donald Trump Fires Back at Barack Obama's DNC Remarks](https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/21/donald-trump-fires-back-obamas/)** > > Donald Trump's not backing off personal attacks ... remarking the Obamas were "taking shots" at him at the DNC -- so, why should he stick to policy? Trump doesn’t like being asked for a cite. I hope more reporters do the same thing: > **[Trump Abandons Interview After Question on His Favorite Talking Point](https://newrepublic.com/post/185107/trump-abandons-interview-michigan-crime-talking-point)** > > Donald Trump chickened out of an interview in a key swing state after being asked about his rants on crime. > Standing under a banner that read “Make America Safe Again” on Tuesday, Trump [spoke](https://newrepublic.com/post/185085/donald-trump-derails-speech-crime-complain-women) about law and order and a so-called “Kamala crime wave” occurring at levels “nobody has ever seen before.” But when journalists tried to ask him about that claim, [he got scared](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/20/donald-trump-howell-michigan-crime-campaign-speech-kamala-harris-illegal-immigration/74844154007/). ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7223 "2024-08-21T21:21:30Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Trump has decided that he no longer has to stay on topic during his speeches since the Obamas made fun of him. Clearly, the pointed insults are doing exactly what they were meant to do. The matador was quite deft with that red cape. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7224 "2024-08-21T21:25:32Z")
MAGA geniuses may just have achieved the energizing of a pro-Harris, anti-Trump crusader: > [@](#): > > A Philadelphia-area Republican official claims he was “swatted” after a recent appearance on CNN and an opinion article where he expressed his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race. > > … “My family was swatted in what Upper Merion police are classifying as a politically motivated crime,” McCaffery wrote in a post on X. He went on to add, “these type of attacks are exactly why I’m speaking out against the MAGA wing of my party … and why I’m proudly voting for Kamala Harris.” … Nice goin’, guys! > **[Pennsylvania GOP official claims he was "swatted" after TV appearance...](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/matthew-mccaffery-swatting-upper-merion-donald-trump-kamala-harris/)** > > Republican Matthew McCaffery has written an op-ed and appeared on CNN to discuss why he's not supporting Donald Trump in the 2024 election. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7225 "2024-08-21T22:12:38Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > 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. Yeah, _nobody_ gets married in June! ---
**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 21, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7226 "2024-08-21T22:57:44Z")
Perhaps he’s accusing Walz of infringing on National Cheese Day? Wisconsin folks get testy about those things. ---
**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 21, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7227 "2024-08-21T23:13:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > “Enrages”? Sounds like a certain media outlet is trying to create noise. It’s the Daily Mail. Right-wing gibberish is pretty much their stock in trade. ---
**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, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7228 "2024-08-21T23:22:39Z")
This isn’t a stupid republican idea of the day, but I think the posters in this thread will enjoy it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1ecx6SDMP3U/maxresdefault.jpg "Sam's Dad, Robert Reich, Tells All") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ecx6SDMP3U) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7229 "2024-08-21T23:51:20Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > > [@eschereal](#): > > > > 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. > > Yeah, _nobody_ gets married in June! Yeah. I got married in May. I found out much later that the date was the eleventh anniversary of the day 10cc released the single “I’m Not in Love.” That was my wife’s doing. Maybe I need to do some investigating of my own. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7230 "2024-08-21T23:52:58Z")
Nothing much happened historically the day I got married. Hmm, that seems suspiciously bland. ---
**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 21, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7231 "2024-08-21T23:56:30Z")
Who’s Sam Reich? ---
**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 22, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7232 "2024-08-22T00:13:19Z")
I know who Robert Reich is and I like him. But I missed the whole point of why that video was posted in this thread. And by the way, haven’t we talked about just posting videos without giving people any idea what they’re about. I don’t normally click into videos. I did this one, but I still don’t get it. ---
**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 22, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7233 "2024-08-22T00:13:49Z")
Robert Reich’s son. Robert’s tweets get reposted here somewhat frequently. [https://x.com/RBReich](https://x.com/RBReich) ---
**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 22, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7234 "2024-08-22T00:17:31Z")
I read this thread all the time but I missed that. ---
**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 22, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7235 "2024-08-22T00:20:47Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > But I missed the whole point of why that video was posted in this thread > [@Joey\_P](#): > > I think the posters in this thread will enjoy it. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > And by the way, haven’t we talked about just posting videos without giving people any idea what they’re about. In the pit? ---
**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 22, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7236 "2024-08-22T00:26:50Z")
I don’t know about the pit, but as a courtesy anywhere, I think someone posting a video link should say what it’s about. So sue me. 🤷🏽‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7237 "2024-08-22T00:46:16Z")
Here is [a gift link](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/politics/trump-rally-north-carolina.html?rsrc=flt&smid=url-share) to a NYT article from today\*. It recounts how DJ Grump proudly proclaimed that talking policy was something he wasn’t going to do. > "“They always say, ‘Sir, please stick to policy. Don’t get personal,’” Mr. Trump said. “And yet they’re getting personal all night long, these people. Do I still have to stick to policy?” > > The crowd responded with a resounding “No.” Later, Mr. Trump looked to his supporters to help validate his approach, taking an informal poll of whether he should “get personal” or “not get personal.” The first option was met with an eruption of cheers. The second was greeted with a faint smattering of applause. > > “My advisers are fired,” Mr. Trump joked. “No. We’d rather keep it on policy. But sometimes it’s hard when you’re attacked from all ends.” Read and be amused (or frightened) \*apologies if this article has been posted elsewhere ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7238 "2024-08-22T01:03:44Z")
You love to see it. The Democrats are playing Lyin’ Cryin’ Donald like a fiddle because he absolutely has to have the last word and is too stupid to realize he’s being baited into relitigating old grievances over and over instead of staying on message or advocating for policy. ---
**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 22, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7239 "2024-08-22T01:28:51Z")
> [@](#): > > "“They always say, ‘Sir, please stick to policy. Don’t get personal,’” Mr. Trump said. “And yet they’re getting personal all night long, these people. Do I still have to stick to policy?” > > The crowd responded with a resounding “No.” Later, Mr. Trump looked to his supporters to help validate his approach, taking an informal poll of whether he should “get personal” or “not get personal.” The first option was met with an eruption of cheers. The second was greeted with a faint smattering of applause. > > “My advisers are fired,” Mr. Trump joked. “No. We’d rather keep it on policy. But sometimes it’s hard when you’re attacked from all ends.” So Trump is talking about talking about policy. He probably thinks that counts. ---
**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 22, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/7240 "2024-08-22T01:41:32Z")
OK, so who’s Robert Reich? Why should I care what Robert says about Sam? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=361) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=363)