# 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:** 87
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1721 "2023-10-24T15:12:35Z")
Yeah, that’s not good. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1722 "2023-10-24T15:15:20Z")
Yeah, I’m not sure what point they’re trying to make. They complain that illegals are flooding the border due to Biden’s lax immigration policy, but they also complain that his enforcement numbers are too high? Is this kind of like how when drug busts at the border went up after Biden took office, it was proof to the GOP that more drugs were getting into the country than under Trump? ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1723 "2023-10-24T15:22:21Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Is this kind of like how when drug busts at the border went up after Biden took office, it was proof to the GOP that more drugs were getting into the country than under Trump? I think they assume that the number of arrests scales exactly with the number of attempts. If Biden is catching five times as many as Trump, that just means there’s five times as many sneaking in. It’s akin to Trump’s “Slow down the testing!” BS during COVID. If you don’t know about it, it’s not happening! ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1724 "2023-10-24T15:32:46Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > > Possession of arms or ammunition without a licence in Hong Kong carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in jail and a HK$100,000 ($12,800) fine. You left out the part about the public caning. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1725 "2023-10-24T16:06:31Z")
> [@](#): > > In an interview with OPB, Wilson tried to make the case that U.S. airports should have caught the gun. > > “I should have never been out of security in America,” Wilson said. The statement later added that “baggage screeners failed to note” the pistol in his briefcase while going through security in Portland. In addition to whatever punishment he faces from Hong Kong, I would be happy to accept this statement as a confession to breaking U.S. law and prosecuting him here, too. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1726 "2023-10-24T16:14:12Z")
Party of “Personal Responsibility”, my left cheek Just like the bits about returning ‘dignity’ to the White House, draining the swamp, and all the other BS they’ve peddled over the years ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1727 "2023-10-24T16:23:29Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > We should be more concerned that his gun went through security on US side. Totally agree with this statement. What’s the point of screening if they cannot detect a firearm in a carryon bag? I’m not at all defending this dude, but he did alert the authorities once he ‘discovered’ the gun, and has voluntarily surrendered his passport. Although I question how one can ‘inadvertently’ pack a firearm in your carryon. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1728 "2023-10-24T16:33:20Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Although I question how one can ‘inadvertently’ pack a firearm in your carryon. No need to question. If you do not know that you are carrying a firearm, you should be denied the ability to have them at all. Full Stop. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1729 "2023-10-24T16:35:02Z")
It was just a funny prank by his family and/or staff to slip it into his bag! /s ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1730 "2023-10-24T16:51:08Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > At least he can now spell two-letter words… It says “Us!” > **[Hogan's Heroes scene with Maj. Hochstetter, Col. Klink and Sgt. Schultz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clTCMZIoVMQ%2F)** > > Scene with great timing between the three actors (Howard Caine, Werner Klemperer, and John Banner). Major Hochstetter has found a U.S. Armed Forces button a... ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1731 "2023-10-24T18:37:13Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > > Possession of arms or ammunition without a licence in Hong Kong carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in jail and a HK$100,000 ($12,800) fine. > > You left out the part about the public caning. AFAIK, it’s not legal in Hong Kong. Singapore’s a different story. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1732 "2023-10-24T21:51:46Z")
Trump lawyers request that his fraud trial be delayed because they’re worried about catching covid. Judge points out that not a single one of them is wearing a mask and declines. > **[Judge busts Trump lawyers for wanting COVID trial delay but refusing to wear...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-new-york-trial-cohen/)** > > New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron rebuffed objections of attorneys for former President Donald Trump and ordered his $250 million fraud trial to continue despite concerns about COVID-19. > > At the start of Tuesday's hearing, Trump lawyer... ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1733 "2023-10-24T22:25:55Z")
Was there laughter with the pointing? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1734 "2023-10-24T23:04:48Z")
You have insulted the Courts’ intelligence with this filing. I sentence you to 30 days hard labor for contempt of court. Bailiff: Seize that attorney. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1735 "2023-10-24T23:11:13Z")
Bone Spurs! We can’t possibly continue as our client has bone spurs. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1736 "2023-10-24T23:16:17Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > Was there laughter with the pointing? No, the laughter was later on when one of the Junior Lawyers Action Squad decided to do his best Phoenix Wright impression. > **[Court bursts into laughter as Trump's lawyer performs dramatic objection](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fraud-trial-erupts-laughter/)** > > Donald Trump's top lawyer Chris Kise shot to his feet for a dramatic objection Tuesday – and the courtroom erupted with laughter over it. The moment came after witness and Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen was being questioned by prosecutors – and... ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1737 "2023-10-24T23:28:54Z")
It’s not like they didn’t already do this 3 different times this year so far. What’s the point of the closed door meetings if they’re just going to air their dirty laundry in public anyway? > **[Emmer Drops Speaker Bid After Right-Wing Backlash](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/politics/house-speaker-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5Ew.ZJxH.coggVk-_1h5w&smid=url-share)** > > Tom Emmer, the House G.O.P.’s No. 3 leader, narrowly won his party’s nomination but drew an immediate backlash from right-wing colleagues and former President Donald J. Trump. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1738 "2023-10-24T23:54:57Z")
Learning is hard for some people. I’m reminded of a girl named Lucy and a certain football. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1739 "2023-10-25T10:03:51Z")
Jeebus, that’s funny. Kise was supposed to be the competent one of the bunch. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1740 "2023-10-25T12:38:23Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Kise was supposed to be the competent one of the bunch. Donald Loves Drama. Maybe this guy has a clause in his contract where he gets a bonus every time he does some dramatic cliched stuff? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=88)