# 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:** 405
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8081 "2024-09-27T20:05:43Z")
For a cool 100k, you can have a [Trump Watch](https://gettrumpwatches.com/collections/tourbillon). [![](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivBadK07wn5c/v0/-1x-1.webp) ](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivBadK07wn5c/v0/-1x-1.webp) Actually, not so much ‘you can have’ as ‘you can pre-order’. Did all those shoe pre-orders ever get shipped? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8082 "2024-09-27T20:21:02Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Did all those shoe pre-orders ever get shipped? HEY! It’s costs a lot of money to mock up a fake watch. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8083 "2024-09-27T20:24:58Z")
Only 127 available? Right. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8084 "2024-09-27T20:36:27Z")
Trump of course had that hard-hitting interview, I think about a month ago, that started with him being gifted a Rolex watch. Don’t say he’s afraid of tough interviews! He seemed completely uninterested in the watch, and I think what likely happened is someone noticed and said (with tears in his eyes) “Sir, you know that’s a $30,000 watch, right?” Trump’s eyes did the cartoon cash register thing, and the rest is vulgar watch history. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8085 "2024-09-27T20:37:38Z")
Conservative Mayor doesn’t want a drop box so he does the only logical thing, move it to storage. Why? Lots of reasons… -the box was unsecured [not bolted to concrete] Sunday and he was just moving it to safety -This is no different than the maintenance guy moving it out there -Anybody could have driven by, thrown it on a truck and thrown it in the river -The city clerk is out of her lane, I don’t work for her -he would like to bring the question of ballot drop box use before the Wausau City Council -he believes the City Council should decide whether the city should use it -“My position is that this city does not need one,” -“I think if it would have been removed it would have removed a hot button issue, so we’re just going to quietly remove that and go about business without any distractions." -At this point I’ve committed to keeping it in storage -“I don’t think we need an absentee ballot drop box in Wausau,” > **[Wausau mayor says city clerk is "out of her lane" for reporting ballot box...](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/27/heres-what-we-know-so-far-about-wausau-mayor-doug-dinys-removal-of-the-clerks-drop-box/75402110007/)** > > Here’s what we know and don’t know so far about Wausau Mayor Doug Diny's removal of the drop box, his views, Wisconsin law, possible actions and more. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8086 "2024-09-27T20:38:15Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Only 127 available? > Right. 147, I assume it’s a reference to being elected as the 47th president. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8087 "2024-09-27T20:57:11Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > 147, I assume it’s a reference to being elected as the 47th president. Be glad they don’t have but 88, Plus 14 more. That’s more on brand for the GOP/ ---
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8088 "2024-09-27T21:24:20Z")
The hilarious thing about that is that Marathon County vote 58/40 red in 2020. Inconveniencing R voters can only be a _good_ thing. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8089 "2024-09-27T22:26:41Z")
Nah, they will keep the box ‘secure’ and it will miraculously reappear. Locked, when it’s the day to vote. Oddly, it will be heavier than when originally ~~moved~~ stolen by the Mayor. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8090 "2024-09-27T22:42:17Z")
Here in Olympia, a local gastropub had to cancel a drag queen story hour after out-of-town chuds started sending them death threats. So a gym offered to host the drag queens instead, and the owner has announced that he’s going to donate money to the Trevor Project for every one-star review his business gets online because of it. [https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article293150709.html](https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article293150709.html) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8091 "2024-09-27T22:43:54Z")
Republican candidate for Congress poses with fake family. > ---
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8092 "2024-09-27T22:51:29Z")
Did he imply it was his family? The caption makes it pretty clear they’re not. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8093 "2024-09-27T22:53:07Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > The caption makes it pretty clear they’re not. I mean, are the people fake? Maybe they’re wax figures. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8094 "2024-09-27T23:58:00Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > There is no lie outrageous enough that the voters won’t lap it up if it’s repeated often and forcefully. You’re giving too much credit to their target audience. They don’t even have to repeat the damn lie. As long as it’s something negative about their usual targets (minorities, Democrats, people who refused to violate their oaths, etc.), their audicence will believe it on the initial hearing. > [@Joey\_P](#): > > [Wausau mayor moves voter drop box: Here's what we know](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/27/heres-what-we-know-so-far-about-wausau-mayor-doug-dinys-removal-of-the-clerks-drop-box/75402110007/) The dude’s name is _Diny_? Is that pronounced like _Deny_? If not, it should be with that load of bullshit he lofted on this issue. > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Be glad they don’t have but 88, Plus 14 more. That’s more on brand for the GOP/ I bet they’re all using [this shampoo](https://shopee.sg/product/240309/6649002125). It’s even available here in China for 88 yuan. (No. I am not making that up.) > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Republican candidate for Congress poses with fake family. [Now they’re getting ideas from old television puppet shows.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50mrmgcYHcM) :smh/lmao: (The link goes a full episode on YouTube.) ---
**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:** [September 28, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8095 "2024-09-28T00:46:25Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I bet they’re all using [this shampoo](https://shopee.sg/product/240309/6649002125). That link just takes me to a login page. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8096 "2024-09-28T01:02:27Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > For a cool 100k, you can have a [Trump Watch](https://gettrumpwatches.com/collections/tourbillon). > [https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivBadK07wn5c/v0/-1x-1.webp](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivBadK07wn5c/v0/-1x-1.webp) > > Actually, not so much ‘you can have’ as ‘you can pre-order’. > Did all those shoe pre-orders ever get shipped? - Notice one of the watches is in blackface. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8097 "2024-09-28T01:20:21Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > I bet they’re all using [this shampoo](https://shopee.sg/product/240309/6649002125). > > That link just takes me to a login page. Odd. [Try this one.](https://down-sg.img.susercontent.com/file/f8b209890d3e16bc22449c93a57ce80a.webp) ---
**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:** [September 28, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8098 "2024-09-28T02:35:28Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Did he imply it was his family? The caption makes it pretty clear they’re not. The question is whose family are they? Why is Mr. Anderson posing with them? And why isn’t the friend whose family they are in the picture? The obvious answer is that Derrick who says he’s [engaged but doesn’t have a family of his own](https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/virginia-gop-candidate-derrick-anderson-slammed-for-photo-shoot-with-fake-family-really-article-113752161) wants to appear like a family man in campaign literature, and so borrowed his friend’s family to pose with hoping that nobody will read the caption. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8099 "2024-09-28T05:12:05Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > who says he’s [engaged but doesn’t have a family of his own](https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/virginia-gop-candidate-derrick-anderson-slammed-for-photo-shoot-with-fake-family-really-article-113752161) She goes to a different school, you wouldn’t know her. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8100 "2024-09-28T05:52:55Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > The caption makes it pretty clear they’re not. The caption is from the news article. It is not part of the original picture. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=404) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=406)