# 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:** 126
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2501 "2025-12-15T16:28:12Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Piece Of Shit Donald Trump says that Rob Reiner was killed by (due to) Trump Derangement Syndrome. He really is just utterly incapable of not making everything about him. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2502 "2025-12-15T16:30:13Z")
Maybe he should be named in the wrongful death suit. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2503 "2025-12-15T17:05:50Z")
I look back at all the times he said “Rest In Peace”, now knowing that he meant “Fuck off! I’m glad you died horribly because you deserved it!”. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2504 "2025-12-15T17:28:28Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rubio-font-times-new-roman-calibri_n_6938c4e6e4b0fc6751e2aa6c) > > The secretary of state called it a “wasteful” diversity move,… You know what’s a wasteful move? Forcing a change to the current font defaults and existing documentation standards over some petty political showmanship. But this government has its own unique definition of waste. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > That’s also just asking for a hostile work environment lawsuit. That’s just more woke bullshit we need to do away with. “_Hostile work environment_? When I was young, we just called that _a job_.” Besides, you are in the military. You are armed and trained to be ready for people that want to kill you. Talk about hostile work environment. Why are you whining about a little ~~dick~~ casual sexism? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2505 "2025-12-15T19:06:53Z")
“Back off, Liberals, there’s a new Serif in town!” (Stolen from the title of the Trump thread at my other board) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2506 "2025-12-15T23:09:44Z")
New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino is calling for a pogrom. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreiaoxv6xxvaufom7ecn3rqlbajiqbe5rx3mve4pvt42y7szjwv6ec4@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreiaoxv6xxvaufom7ecn3rqlbajiqbe5rx3mve4pvt42y7szjwv6ec4@jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2507 "2025-12-15T23:28:17Z")
Clear religious persecution. If Australia had gotten rid of Muslims, then Ahmed al Ahmed wouldn’t have been there to stop the shooter. I was wondering who this person was… [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5kd8JvirAInoDOf7SqQp_cX23Xj2YZKkomhNk2qC3bP3qCuvr4iqHB3MxZw5l6Jrxrj2QnCVUQ5peaDubdOoHgld15w4Ude7V-JgDmZ7g&s=10) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5kd8JvirAInoDOf7SqQp_cX23Xj2YZKkomhNk2qC3bP3qCuvr4iqHB3MxZw5l6Jrxrj2QnCVUQ5peaDubdOoHgld15w4Ude7V-JgDmZ7g&s=10) Crazy hair, bronzer, hmm. She’s fiercely opposed to pro-Palestine protests, so much that she literally called for students protesting on behalf of Palestine to be killed (and called them “monsters”). She wants to end drag queen story hour events, and opposed all Covid vaccine mandates. She’s a fucking horrible human being in every way. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2508 "2025-12-15T23:54:37Z")
She certainly seems to wear her opinions on her sleeve. Definitely truth in advertising. And yet she got elected in NYC. I sorta think this is the clear sign the USA has reached its “sell by” date. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2509 "2025-12-16T00:21:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > And yet she got elected in NYC. NYC is big though, different areas have different politics. She represents one of 51 districts in the city (the 19th, in the northeast corner of Queens). So it’s not like the entire city elected her. But what’s odd is that her district is mostly registered Democrats; almost exactly 50%, with only 20% of voters registered Republican, so it’s weird that she has won 3 consecutive elections. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2510 "2025-12-16T00:47:06Z")
Politics is complicated. Somebody sure voted for her. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2511 "2025-12-16T01:16:19Z")
Not to be out-racisted by a mere city councilor, JD Vance says that antisemitism is happening because immigrants. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6z6pqvh2ubqhtdho7w2m7ips/bafkreigmajbvar5mhr6n3dt5osfhmhxs2svwx42ddtdkr5nbuajb4i7pd4@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6z6pqvh2ubqhtdho7w2m7ips/bafkreigmajbvar5mhr6n3dt5osfhmhxs2svwx42ddtdkr5nbuajb4i7pd4@jpeg) [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6z6pqvh2ubqhtdho7w2m7ips/bafkreiccxt7cicqrqlq72bldbwv3uccumnmtemerxdqwkopp4hvqegehru@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6z6pqvh2ubqhtdho7w2m7ips/bafkreiccxt7cicqrqlq72bldbwv3uccumnmtemerxdqwkopp4hvqegehru@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2512 "2025-12-16T01:22:43Z")
Real American love those Christ killers and the country they must return to so He can come back and punish them for killing Him even though it was all His idea, right JD? ---
**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:** [December 16, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2513 "2025-12-16T02:10:30Z")
If Amerika was as cishet Xian White male (narrowly defined) as Vance et al wants there would indeed be far less racial animosity. Though the idjits would still find a way to hate people from the next block over. But all those self-hating men with confused sexuality prohibited by their avowed religion would sure get in the way. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2514 "2025-12-16T11:32:38Z")
Previous generations didn’t have Ethnic grievances? I believe that’s malarky. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2515 "2025-12-16T13:05:29Z")
I mean….Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Walt Disney were pretty much open with their antisemitism, as were many other leading public figures of the time. It wasn’t really a dealbreaker in the past. If anything, some species of ethnic hatred, such as against the Irish or Italians, were improved by increased immigration from those groups, not by restricting it. But that assumes the people heeding the likes of JD Vance actually know history (including their own) or, if they do, actually care about it. Vance of course is aware of all this, but we already know he’s an opportunist and moral coward of the worst stripe. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2516 "2025-12-16T13:28:01Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > You know what’s a wasteful move? Forcing a change to the current font defaults To be fair, both fonts come free with all versions of Windows, since at least Windows 95. So it is just going to waste a bunch of tech team support hours explaining to idiots how to set a default font. In theory, not even that, because a network admin can probably set a group policy rule (not having been an admin, that is a guess) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2517 "2025-12-16T13:35:17Z")
The right wing tolerate Jews only to the extent that it can be used to justify their hatred of muslims. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2518 "2025-12-16T13:38:33Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > So it is just going to waste a bunch of tech team support hours explaining to idiots how to set a default font. There is still such a thing as stationary and other paper documents. Especially in government. It’s also going to be a waste of a lot of already printed materials and orders for new printed materials. Perhaps not a huge amount in the grand scheme of things but a few million saved and all…especially for a government that was so recently touting (wrongly, as it happens) the billions it saved in “unnecessary” spending ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2519 "2025-12-16T13:45:52Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > The right wing tolerate Jews only to the extent that it can be used to justify their hatred of muslims. That, and Jews are a necessary prop/set dressing in their Armageddon/Apocalypse myths. So while they don’t want to live next door to us they do want to keep a few of us alive on a reservation somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2520 "2025-12-16T18:05:02Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > So it is just going to waste a bunch of tech team support hours explaining to idiots how to set a default font. It’s going to take policy documents. And if it’s a mandate, it’s going to take either a forced default font to any and all State Department organizations, and it’s going to take someone policing the fonts on the documents. And of course replacing existing printed documents and forms to be compliant. Are US passports going to have to comply? Do they have to reprint and replace all the passport books for all new passports after the memo? Admittedly that’s not nearly a expensive as using drones to bomb speedboats off the coast of Venezuela or send ICE agents around the country to spread fear or deploy National Guard troops to major cities too inadvertently demonstrate all those “Second Amendment” nuts are lying about their justification for owning guns. The only tyranny they oppose is the government coming for their guns, probably because they committed a crime and need to be arrested. But my point is that leaving a font policy in place is cheaper than mandating a change and making a public spectacle about it. It’s political theater at the taxpayers’ expense in the name of saving money. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=127)