# 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:** 138
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2741 "2026-01-03T15:33:38Z")
Every accusation is a confession. There’s some deep seated issues with those folks, and they’d rather hassle everybody else than take any looks in a mirror ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2742 "2026-01-03T18:46:50Z")
Oh, and people [are outraged at Mamdani’s wave,](https://www.ndtv.com/video/zohran-mamdani-nazi-salute-row-erupts-as-mamdani-s-hand-gesture-likened-to-musk-s-nazi-salute-94-1042056) claiming he was giving the Nazi salute, like Elon Musk did. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2743 "2026-01-05T23:52:30Z")
Oberleutlantfuhrer Miller says that Greenland has always been part of G̶e̶r̶m̶a̶n̶y̶ America. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mbplld6hxw2z)** > > TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force? > > MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO > > T: So force is on the table? > > M: Nobody is gonna... ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2744 "2026-01-08T23:51:57Z")
Lauren Boebert accidentally voted yes on a bill to extend ACA subsidies. > **[MAGA Rep Lauren Boebert says she botched vote crossing party lines on...](https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-2674862798/)** > > A surprising new Republican crossed the aisle to vote to advance a Democratic proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO). But she soon came forward to clarify she made a mistake.According to Punchbowl News' Jake... ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2745 "2026-01-09T00:41:07Z")
Drugs? Stupidity? Raging incompetence? Why can’t it be all three? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2746 "2026-01-09T02:57:09Z")
Stephen “Wormtongue” Miller thinks Venezuela is an island. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3NiBuqtG0D8/maxresdefault.jpg "Stephen Miller Believes Venezuela Is an Island") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiBuqtG0D8) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2747 "2026-01-09T09:15:14Z")
I thought Miller was just evil. Today I learn he is evil and ignorant. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2748 "2026-01-09T11:00:38Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Stephen “Wormtongue” Miller thinks Venezuela is an island. Well, it does mean “little Venice,” which is composed of islands… ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2749 "2026-01-09T14:53:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Stephen “Wormtongue” Miller thinks Venezuela is an island I really thought this was going to be, “He said something that could be interpreted as thinking it is an island, if you’re not willing to be charitable to him…” But no, he clearly says “island” several times. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2750 "2026-01-09T14:57:57Z")
And yet, the interviewer doesn’t say anything. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2751 "2026-01-09T15:02:14Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > I really thought this was going to be, “He said something that could be interpreted as thinking it is an island, if you’re not willing to be charitable to him…” > > But no, he clearly says “island” several times. No wonder they thought they had Venezuela surrounded by our ships. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2752 "2026-01-09T15:16:31Z")
I just watched this. If that guy isn’t tweaking I’m not drinking a cup of coffee right now. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2753 "2026-01-09T15:52:38Z")
And the way he talks is so odd. United stets. And it’s not just that time…I’ve seen multiple clips of him and he talks like English is a foreign language. Hopefully Tapper did follow-up at some point to let Goebbels know that Venezuela is not an island. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2754 "2026-01-09T15:56:59Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Hopefully Tapper did follow-up at some point to let Goebbels know that Venezuela is not an island. I hope not. Let him keep saying it. Pretty soon, then, trump will be saying it. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2755 "2026-01-09T16:05:03Z")
[![](https://dtb3yzl0vm3pr.cloudfront.net/monthly_2022_08/image.jpeg.cd18a839677ca28f686dd25c9167b7ac.jpeg) ](https://dtb3yzl0vm3pr.cloudfront.net/monthly_2022_08/image.jpeg.cd18a839677ca28f686dd25c9167b7ac.jpeg) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2756 "2026-01-09T16:15:38Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Pretty soon, then, trump will be saying it. Of course, it also goes the other way. Trump’s Toadies have started mimicking his way of speaking and even his physical mannerisms. Watch these two adopt Trump’s stupid “Leaning on the doorframe” press conference: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/O-QHK9jWMLw/maxresdefault.jpg "'Their Days Are Numbered': Lindsey Graham Has Dire Words For 'Communist Dictatorship' Of Cuba") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-QHK9jWMLw) ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2757 "2026-01-09T17:24:24Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > And the way he talks is so odd. United stets. And it’s not just that time…I’ve seen multiple clips of him and he talks like English is a foreign language. How about _you_ try being born of a jackal and see how good \*your\* syntax is?! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2758 "2026-01-09T17:50:44Z")
The guy was high as a kite. Have know idea what. Nazi’s where givin speed or some derivative of it. He is following in their Jackboots. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2759 "2026-01-09T22:57:17Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Hopefully Tapper did follow-up at some point to let Goebbels know that Venezuela is not an island. Jake Tapper is a born collaborationist. He would never say anything to embarrass Dear Leader’s henchman. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2760 "2026-01-10T08:54:59Z")
It was straight up methamphetamine. Commercialy know as Pervitin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=139)