# 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:** 39
**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 24, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/761 "2023-08-24T02:32:18Z")
Even if I grant you that, it could _also_ be what I said. I think there’s every reason to believe that Rudy is willing to erase Trump’s debt to him on the off chance that this dinner puts $50k in his pocket. ---
**Author:** ![JoePockets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/762 "2023-08-24T02:56:49Z")
Most money transactions with Trump end in bankruptcy…Shaking his hand has costs fingers! ---
**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 24, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/763 "2023-08-24T03:02:14Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Naturally, Jessica is seeking help. From Congresscritters. _Republican_ Congresscritters. That should turn out well. - Even more insane, she’s specifically seeking help from Gym Jordan and Traitor Greene. Who dines tonight? Wolves or leopards? ETA: As much as a part of me wants to see her suffer the consequences, she does belong in the women’s prison. ---
**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 24, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/764 "2023-08-24T03:03:23Z")
[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4Qc8QoWgAAAy8S.png) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4Qc8QoWgAAAy8S.png) No prob,he’s just spelling it the Right way ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/765 "2023-08-24T03:15:30Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I still think that for every $100K going into this, the split is 5/95. And the bigger split is not in Rudy’s favor. If Trump is behind this, then it won’t be in Rudy’s favour. Trump will take a cut as producer, of course, but then there is the hall rental (even if it is in a Trump property), the staff, the food\*, gratuities, parking, flowers and centrepieces, cleaning pre- and post-event, and the bands. Rudy: “The _bands_? Couldn’t you have got one single local band that does weddings and bar mitzvahs?” Trump: “To justify the $100K per head charge, naturally.” Rudy: “Yeah, but why did you have to get Aerosmith, Lady Gaga, and the Rolling Stones? After all the other expenses, plus the cost of the bands, I’m only left with $5K per head!” (\*) Not the booze, but guests can avail themselves of a cash bar. ---
**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 24, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/766 "2023-08-24T03:47:23Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > “Yeah, but why did you have to get Aerosmith, Lady Gaga, Unrelated, but, I knew the guy that used to organize Milwaukee’s Pride fest. He said one of the questions he gets asked regularly is why he doesn’t have Lady Gaga perform. His answer is “Because Ani DiFranco is $50,000 and Lady Gaga is five million dollars”. ---
**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 24, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/767 "2023-08-24T07:24:42Z")
[Reminds me of this…](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxM1PBMcP1-gMf8nd1HWOafP48kY19Mtjs?si=2k6rGpc4BDlFwGUz) ---
**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 24, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/768 "2023-08-24T12:25:50Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > On the other hand, maybe this is a way for someone to get money into Rudy’s pocket. DJT won’t pony up the money himself, he’ll have “donors” shell out the cash. And it’s to keep Rudy from flipping, Rudy’s desperate. Standard mob boss shit. Shakedown the donors for bribes, keep the mook in line, and the money can’t be traced to him. ---
**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 24, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/769 "2023-08-24T12:29:54Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It says something about Trump’s situation that he feels the need to hitch his wagon to Giuliani. Well, it’s nice that Trump has finally found something that might be valuable just because he slapped his name on it. Although I suspect this fundraiser only exists [because Trump has gotten sick of Rudy’s whining](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/16/politics/giuliani-trump-legal-bills/index.html), and is trying to get Rudy out of his hair, while grifting a bit on the side. ---
**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 24, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/770 "2023-08-24T12:34:11Z")
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4Pc2CPWMAAKIDV?format=webp&name=900x900](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4Pc2CPWMAAKIDV?format=webp&name=900x900) Link to the DJT (all about me) invitation. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/771 "2023-08-24T12:43:13Z")
Isn’t donald supposed to not have any contact with co-conspirators? He’s holding a round table with Rudy. Seems problematic to me, but I guess he knows best. ---
**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 24, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/772 "2023-08-24T12:51:02Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Link to the DJT (all about me) invitation. _\>Flips over invitation\<_ “For $200,000, you don’t have to attend the Round Table or the Dinner” SOLD!!! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/773 "2023-08-24T13:37:25Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Link to the DJT (all about me) invitation. That invitation is so fancy! Look how many different fonts they used!!! Luxurious! ---
**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 24, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/774 "2023-08-24T13:45:24Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > > [@smithsb](#): > > > > Link to the DJT (all about me) invitation. > > That invitation is so fancy! Look how many different fonts they used!!! Luxurious! - And not one of them a font of knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/775 "2023-08-24T14:07:48Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Look how many different fonts they used As much as the design of that invite is in the arena of “very shit first year graphic design student’s first project”, there are only 3 typefaces used. I am a pub right now which has several excellent posters with 3 typefaces. I do, though, agree that the number of fonts used should be kept to a minimum. I wonder if the trump campaign bought any of those that they used, or just pirated them like 90% of the world. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/776 "2023-08-24T14:15:09Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Isn’t donald supposed to not have any contact with co-conspirators? He’s holding a round table with Rudy. Seems problematic to me, but I guess he knows best. I have opined elsewhere that I believe that Trump will be a last minute no show. For reasons… ---
**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 24, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/777 "2023-08-24T14:22:19Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Isn’t donald supposed to not have any contact with co-conspirators? He’s holding a round table with Rudy. Seems problematic to me, but I guess he knows best. I was under the assumption that Trump wouldn’t be there. Not that he wouldn’t show up, but that there was no expectation that he’d be attending in the first place. Granted, I’ve only seen the flyer and haven’t read anything about it, but it doesn’t say Trump will be there, just that he’s inviting you to go. In fact, that’s why I was saying that Trump is ‘endorsing’ this dinner. Having said that, it doesn’t make any mention of Rudy being there either. ---
**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 24, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/778 "2023-08-24T14:29:21Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > but it doesn’t say Trump will be there, just that he’s inviting you to go. > In fact, that’s why I was saying that Trump is ‘endorsing’ this dinner. > > Having said that, it doesn’t make any mention of Rudy being there either. The invitation posted above clearly refers to a “round table” with Trump and Rudy, and a subsequent dinner with Rudy. Were I to drop a hundred grand on this, and have Trump not be there, I’d be livid. Well, no, I’d have to be a Trumper to attend this, so I’d probably be in awe at how well Trump grifted me. Stable Genius! ---
**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 24, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/779 "2023-08-24T14:41:18Z")
You’re right. I completely missed those last few lines. I must have assumed those last few lines were just date/time/location info and ignored it. If Trump isn’t allowed to have contact with co-conspirators, maybe that means Trump shows up for the first 20 minutes, makes a speech and then leaves before Rudy shows up and he’s the one that’s there for the rest of the night. Maybe Trump just sends in something pre-recorded. Or they just ignore the no-contact thing. It’s not like law and order applies to them. > [@Horatius](#): > > Were I to drop a hundred grand on this, and have Trump not be there, I’d be livid. The problem is that he really doesn’t care how you feel. I’ll be amused when many of the attendants put the 100k on a credit card (Amex Black cardholders, I’m looking at you) and then do a chargeback if he doesn’t show up. ---
**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 24, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/780 "2023-08-24T14:48:40Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > As much as the design of that invite is in the arena of “very shit first year graphic design student’s first project”, there are only 3 typefaces used. What? No Comic Sans? Now **that** would have been appropriate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=40)