# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/161 "2023-07-18T15:45:55Z")
That’s what inspired me to post the link here. Thanks for posting her summary. Now I just need to figure out what thread to craft in P&E where both can be posted. Any ideas? ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/162 "2023-07-18T15:47:23Z")
👍👍👍👍👍 ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/163 "2023-07-18T16:00:30Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Now I just need to figure out what thread to craft in P&E where both can be posted. Any ideas? Honestly, just a thread “Discussions of Heather Cox Richardson’s posts” would be good. I’ve been following her on Facebook for several years, and she often has some really good takes on what’s happening, and sometimes highlights key events that a lot of people miss due to the Tsunami Of Shit that Trump et al. are putting out. She also makes a major point of tying current events into historical context. Very little of what’s happening now is actually new, it’s just the same recycled bullshit some people have been pushing all throughout history. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/164 "2023-07-18T16:04:01Z")
I’ll leave it to you to start such a thread. 🙂 I just started one with the NY Times article and a link to @susan’s Heather Cox Richardson’s summary in this thread. I don’t Facebook, so not really useful for the loiks of me. In that regard, yours would be a different sort of thread from the one I just started. ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/165 "2023-07-18T16:07:12Z")
Re: Heather Cox Richardson > **[Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack](https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/)** > > A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of readers. You can subscribe to a daily email from her. Well worth it IMO and I’m sure she can use the support. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/166 "2023-07-18T16:08:57Z")
Thank you! I will do that. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/167 "2023-07-18T16:58:33Z")
Heather is a national treasure. First thing I read every morning are her letters. Incredibly insightful and informative. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/168 "2023-07-18T17:52:01Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#): > > Heather is a national treasure. First thing I read every morning are her letters. She was a huge reason that I kept my sanity through the Trump presidency. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/169 "2023-07-18T21:07:32Z")
Well, in addition to all the classified documents, it appears that Trump may have nicked a few antiques on the way out the door. > **[Israel briefly lent the U.S. treasured antiquities in 2019. They're now...](https://news.yahoo.com/israel-briefly-lent-u-treasured-105923572.html)** > > Israel briefly lent the U.S. treasured antiquities in 2019. They're now reportedly at Trump's Mar-a-Lago. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/170 "2023-07-18T21:18:59Z")
Isn’t there a technical term for this? Oh right, it’s “theft”. Or, considering the probable value of the antiques in question, “felony theft”. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/171 "2023-07-18T22:37:23Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > He also claims he’s been given 4 days to surrender to the court on the charges appear and testify to the grand jury in DC if he has a defense to offer. It’s not yet known what the charges are, if any. And the magatoflatearth is freaking out about him being offered an opportunity to appear in front of the grand jury. They say it’s unconstitutional. It’s pretty sad that _constitutional_ is a word any adult American would not understand the actual meaning of. > [@smithsb](#): > > Just another brick shit on the wall. Should be: > Just another ~~brick~~ ~~shit~~ kectchup stain on the wall. > [@Horatius](#): > > Well, in addition to all the classified documents, it appears that Trump may have nicked a few antiques on the way out the door. Given the type of stuff he adores, I’d have to say I’d never admit to him ripping off any of my collections. The first question ouf of the investigator’s mouth would be, “So, Mr. Monty, exactly how tacky do you estimate those items to be?” ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/172 "2023-07-18T22:40:18Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Given the type of stuff he adores, I’d have to say I’d never admit to him ripping off any of my collections. The first question ouf of the investigator’s mouth would be, “So, Mr. Monty, exactly how tacky do you estimate those items to be?” Well, they are probably expensive, they belong to someone else, and he thinks “Gift the the US” == “Gift to me”, so really, it’s not too surprising that he nicked them. Quite literally a kleptocracy. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/173 "2023-07-18T22:42:35Z")
Correction: Loan to the US. They were supposed to be returned within a few weeks. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/174 "2023-07-18T22:51:11Z")
[Ted Cruz thinks the Barbie movie is teaching kids Chinese propaganda.](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/ted-cruz-barbie-movie/amp) He likes picking losing fights doesn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/175 "2023-07-18T23:28:20Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Well, in addition to all the classified documents, it appears that Trump may have nicked a few antiques on the way out the door. The grift that keeps on ~~giving~~ taking. > [@Horatius](#): > > he thinks “Gift the the US” == “Gift to me” L’etat c’est moi, indeed. Let’s hope he [goes the same way](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV#Health_and_death), > Louis died of [gangrene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangrene) at Versailles on 1 September 1715, four days before his 77th birthday, after 72 years on the throne. Enduring much pain in his last days, he finally “yielded up his soul without any effort, like a candle going out”, while reciting the [psalm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm) [_Deus, in adjutorium me festina_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_70) (_O Lord, make haste to help me_).[[124]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDunlop2000468-125) His body was laid to rest in [Saint-Denis Basilica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis_Basilica) outside Paris. It remained there undisturbed for about 80 years until revolutionaries exhumed and destroyed all of the remains found in the Basilica.[[125]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchama1990829-126) ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/176 "2023-07-19T11:35:35Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > [Ted Cruz thinks the Barbie movie is teaching kids Chinese propaganda.](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/ted-cruz-barbie-movie/amp) He likes picking losing fights doesn’t he? At this point (or at a point quite a while back) reacting to these things feels like feeding trolls. I can’t help but wonder if it’s even worth pushing back. In fact, like dealing with trolls, I have to wonder if the left collectively stopped pushing back, maybe they’d quiet down. In any case, add it to the list. [https://i.imgur.com/ztg6QX1.mp4](https://i.imgur.com/ztg6QX1.mp4) ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/177 "2023-07-19T11:35:45Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Correction: Loan to the US. They were supposed to be returned within a few weeks. Well, he doesn’t like paying back loans either, so he probably assumes it’s a gift. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/178 "2023-07-19T14:17:46Z")
Okay, this has got to be their best stupid idea yet. After decades of making sure no actual information about what the Democrats are really doing in government gets into the Republican Bubble, Empty Greene gives a speech so full of praise for Biden, explaining exactly what he’s doing for the working class in the US, that Biden just posted it as his own campaign ad. > **[Biden Shares New Campaign Ad With Marjorie Taylor Greene As Star Endorser](https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/biden-shares-campaign-ad-marjorie-035138816.html)** > > The White House said the far-right lawmaker had caught the president trying to “make life easier for hardworking families.” ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/179 "2023-07-19T15:16:28Z")
MTG style! ![](https://media3.giphy.com/media/XFxikj765djFwiMHN9/giphy-downsized-large.gif?cid=dda24d50d7tu7xr9fuq3skcbrc51hn04azb76r5eyskuexba&ep=v1_gifs_gifId&rid=giphy-downsized-large.gif&ct=v "Playing With Nunchucks Ends Painfully - GIPHY Clips") ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/180 "2023-07-19T16:04:03Z")
Is it just me, or does the guy in that GIF clutch his crotch a few frames before the stick could possibly have hit him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=10)