# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678 "2025-02-22T21:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 106
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2101 "2025-11-20T06:07:25Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Heck, he even wears his neckties too long. It’s true it helps make one look taller. But like wearing clothes that are too large to look slimmer, it only works to a point. Then it just looks ridiculous He never was bright enough to figure that out. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2102 "2025-11-20T06:16:04Z")
I Googled for articles about his tie length. [One article I found](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/mens-fashion/a9297/donald-trumps-ties/) had pictures of a younger, slimmer Trump, where his ties were worn the proper length. The article said that his weight is the reason for the overlong ties. > One fashion source I talked to said that the worst tie mistake a heavyset man can make is to have a tie that’s too short, “because if you have a big a stomach and the tie ends and it’s sort of laying on top of the stomach, it exaggerates the size of the waist.” > > Trump’s tactic of tying his tie too long ensures he’ll never need to worry about it resting on his paunch. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2103 "2025-11-20T06:30:48Z")
I assumed it was a deliberate thing, like (former UK PM) Boris Johnson and his unkempt hair. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2104 "2025-11-20T09:48:00Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > She wasn’t born yet when Tawana Brawley and Morton Downey Jr. claimed that similar things happened to them. But she was when Ashley Todd did it. Not to mention Jussie Smollett. One wonders if she’ll now have “Trump Whore” written on her skin permanently. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2105 "2025-11-20T11:19:06Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > It would almost certainly taste better, so who would prefer the fast food meal, especially since it would be cold by the time it got to him? Serious answer: Someone who greatly prefers “familiar” over “good”. And he’s been eating his McDs cold / old most of his life. That’s how that stuff is _supposed_ to taste to him. Snarky answer: What’s with trying to impute anything other than toddler ~~thinking~~ emotion-driven behavior onto that guy? You ought to know better by now. He’s naught but a walking talking 3yo old spleen. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2106 "2025-11-20T12:07:04Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Isn’t getting food from a random fast food place (or any random restaurant) somewhat normal for presidents, for exactly that reason? But Trump has been like this from long before he was president, or even started thinking he could be president. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2107 "2025-11-20T12:11:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > He’s New Money who wishes he was Old Money. He’s also surrounded himself with Yes Men for his entire life. His whole thing is he’s the bestest, smartest person in the world, and anyone who says different gets thrown out the door. So no one tells him he looks like a buffoon with his stupid smiles, awful clothes, tacky decor, and jerk-off dancing style. ---
**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 20, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2108 "2025-11-20T12:14:32Z")
Are you saying John Barron doesnt have a SDMB burner account? We call him out plenty! ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2109 "2025-11-20T12:16:13Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > We call him out plenty! Yes, but we’re not real people, so who cares? We’re all probably just jealous! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2110 "2025-11-20T13:28:11Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > One wonders if she’ll now have “Trump Whore” written on her skin permanently. Modify your body for the job you want, not the one you have. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2111 "2025-11-20T13:46:24Z")
Not sure where to ask this question, so I’ll put it here: I’ve been seeing a bunch of maga-types creating posts on FB and other sites, which basically ask “Why didn’t the Democrats release the Epstein files during the Biden administration?” Which, on face value, strikes me as a good question. What’s a good answer? ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2112 "2025-11-20T14:14:32Z")
Concern for the victims, preserving the integrity of investigations, maintaining the independence of the Justice Department, human decency; take your pick. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2113 "2025-11-20T14:21:42Z")
But aren’t those concerns still valid now? ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2114 "2025-11-20T14:25:39Z")
If we had a real administration, not a criminal regime, then yes, those concerns would be both valid and operative. But although they remain valid, they are not now operative. Due to the same criminal regime. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2115 "2025-11-20T14:28:39Z")
OK, but that cannot be explained to the satisfaction of a maga, because in their mind, this regime is not criminal. I’m looking for a concrete reason as to why the files weren’t released during the prior administration. Was an investigation still open? Were the files sealed? ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2116 "2025-11-20T14:34:15Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I’m looking for a concrete reason as to why the files weren’t released during the prior administration. Was an investigation still open? Were the files sealed? I just Googled your question and this was the first result. > **[Why weren’t the Epstein files released during the Biden administration?](https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/why-were-epstein-files-not-released-biden/amp/)** > > The Epstein case was an open criminal investigation during the Biden administration. Essentially, yes the case was open. Trump closed it. > Victims were still going to the FBI with information during Biden’s term, but that changed when President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice reviewed the files and closed the case in July, Brown said. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2117 "2025-11-20T14:36:51Z")
I would also say that Biden realized the importance of keeping the DoJ independent of political concerns, more important even than releasing information that could harm people he disagreed with. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2118 "2025-11-20T14:38:22Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Essentially, yes the case was open. Trump closed it. Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2119 "2025-11-20T14:42:56Z")
Yeah, but you’re using logic, facts and reason to argue with fanatical meatheads. You tell them that the investigation was still open, they’ll claim it was kept open by Biden to protect his cronies and Trump closed it so the truth would come out. Or some other dumbass magat bullshit. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2120 "2025-11-20T15:53:37Z")
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