# 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:** 444
**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:** [November 2, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8861 "2024-11-02T21:48:40Z")
Nobody told the Cao campaign that grandpa needed his nap before he went onstage, and they jumped the gun with their campaign email about how great his speech was. > ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8862 "2024-11-02T22:01:30Z")
Here’s the live stream. It started 3 hours ago and trump shows up at -20 minute mark as of right now. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBfqb\_GKujI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBfqb_GKujI) ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8863 "2024-11-02T22:08:14Z")
As amusing as this story is, as someone that used to work in event production I’m disapppointed that no one’s showing the clip where he threatens to use physical violence on the backstage workers, and the crowd cheers him on. > **[‘I’m seething’: Trump rants about technical difficulties with mic at rally |...](https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/02/politics/video/trump-microphone-rally-technical-difficulties-milwaukee-digvid)** > > At a rally in Milwaukee, former President Donald Trump became visibly frustrated after dealing with technical problems on stage. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8864 "2024-11-02T22:15:20Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I’m disapppointed that no one’s showing the clip where he threatens to use physical violence on the backstage workers, and the crowd cheers him on. At this point there’s such a wealth of ‘_clips of Trump that have great potential to motivate Dem votes_’ that some things that SHOULD be highlighted by the campaign, may not be highlighted. And of course we can’t count on the mainstream media outlets to highlight them. Somehow the idea that Trump ‘_doesn’t mean it_’ when he threatens violence has taken over newsrooms. To our detriment. His attempts to paint a target on Cheney, and this new one in which he delights his followers with his wish to commit violence, should be being played hourly at least. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8865 "2024-11-02T22:25:07Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > How does one go about proving who one voted for? Did you miss _enipla_’s post about the cameras? ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8866 "2024-11-02T23:41:50Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > Here’s the live stream This just ended 2 hours later. That was… interesting. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8867 "2024-11-02T23:41:54Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > Here’s the live stream. It started 3 hours ago and trump shows up at -20 minute mark as of right now. He unexpectedly stayed the night in Milwaukee. He was here yesterday (as was Harris), and was supposed to leave last night. This morning I could see Air Force 2 and Trump Force 1 parked next to each other (which meant two motorcades mucking up traffic and slowing down business). ---
**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:** [November 2, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8868 "2024-11-02T23:49:36Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > He unexpectedly stayed the night in Milwaukee. Trump is notoriously averse to staying over unless it’s at one of his own properties, and unless I’m mistaken there’s no Trump Milwaukee. I wonder if his health is degrading to the point where his doctors don’t want him flying more than strictly necessary. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8869 "2024-11-02T23:50:34Z")
He was bragging about the 25,000 people outside and said “Can we get a video of that?” Never happened so apparently not! ETA it was probably incompetent 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:** [November 2, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8870 "2024-11-02T23:58:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump is notoriously averse to staying over… I thought it was odd as well. > [@Smapti](#): > > unless I’m mistaken there’s no Trump Milwaukee. He stayed at a hotel called The Westin Milwaukee, which, as far as I can tell, is just a Mariott under a different name. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8871 "2024-11-03T00:03:58Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@eschereal](#): > > > > Oh. It seems to be the one with Springfield in it. > > My genreal “pitting” comment on news websites that NEVER TELL YOU where they are! A little detective work can turn up some contextual data that will help. Based on the source being broadcaster WHIO, I’m pretty confident that it’s Clark County, Ohio. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8872 "2024-11-03T00:04:30Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > He stayed at a hotel called The Westin Milwaukee, which, as far as I can tell, is just a Mariott under a different name. Looking at their website, they have a “presidential suite”, but it doesn’t look particularly fancy. I’ve stayed in similar-sized suites (and one-bedroom apartments on Airbnb, for that matter) in downtown Seattle for about $150 per night. Strange indeed that his team wouldn’t book somewhere nicer for him. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8873 "2024-11-03T00:07:58Z")
Nobody else would comp him or extend credit? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8874 "2024-11-03T00:09:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Strange indeed that his team wouldn’t book somewhere nicer for him. Maybe he’s already stiffed all the nicer places. Or maybe their best suites aren’t named the “Presidential” suite. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8875 "2024-11-03T00:12:28Z")
I googled “nicest hotel in Milwaukee” and the first result was a place called the Pfister, which looks much more to Trump’s taste; [![](https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max500/106180234.jpg?k=250536e6462dc4ebd55a9d8548bc71c1d9d25682f16dd8b1e0bb634b4b83e688&o=&hp=1) ](https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max500/106180234.jpg?k=250536e6462dc4ebd55a9d8548bc71c1d9d25682f16dd8b1e0bb634b4b83e688&o=&hp=1) They don’t have a room called the presidential suite, but they do have a governor’s suite and a grand heritage suite, both of which look much nicer than the one at the Westin. Either Trump is a sucker and just demanded something called a presidential suite without bothering to see what it looked like, or his staff fucked up and the Westin was the best they could do. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8876 "2024-11-03T00:16:02Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I googled “nicest hotel in Milwaukee” and the first result was a place called the Pfister, which looks much more to Trump’s taste; That’s where Harris stayed. Really nice place. I’ve been to a handful of weddings there. Also, that’s a weirdly tinted picture. I was in that lobby just a few weeks ago (for one of said handful of weddings), and it’s much closer to this: [![](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/20000/19500/19467/64bafdee.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=1200&ra=fit) ](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/20000/19500/19467/64bafdee.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=1200&ra=fit) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8877 "2024-11-03T00:16:48Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Either Trump is a sucker and just demanded something called a presidential suite without bothering to see what it looked like That’s my guess. Or this was the only place available after the staff mixup with the West End Total Landscaping. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8878 "2024-11-03T01:20:46Z")
I would much rather stay at the [Don Q Inn](https://www.donqinn.net/), which is not very close to Milwaukee, but that is not such a bad thing. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8879 "2024-11-03T01:47:49Z")
Quixotic design, that. What’s with the colouring in the sky? I assume it’s just artifact but in some ways resembles a [chinook cloud](https://www.google.com/imgres?q=chinook%20clouds&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syfy.com%2Fsites%2Fsyfy%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Famp_featured_image%2Fpublic%2Fchinook_arch_dec152018_hero.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syfy.com%2Fsyfy-wire%2Fcloudy-with-a-chance-of-chinook-arches&docid=mAw6r_RzvlrpiM&tbnid=wJs5VsS3HdohoM&vet=12ahUKEwi65o6lhb-JAxXIHzQIHZemGF8QM3oECGQQAA..i&w=862&h=574&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwi65o6lhb-JAxXIHzQIHZemGF8QM3oECGQQAA). Okay, in one way. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/8880 "2024-11-03T02:05:29Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > the [Don Q Inn](https://www.donqinn.net/) I was today years old when I found out that the episode of the Simpsons where Homer and Marge go to an erotic theme hotel to try to rekindle their sex life was based on an actual thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=443) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=445)