# 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:** 146
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2901 "2026-01-18T23:07:49Z")
Yeah. “I’ll _prove_ to you I’m not fascist!” ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2902 "2026-01-18T23:27:32Z")
No, they’re saying that she should have expected to see fascism here. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2903 "2026-01-18T23:45:12Z")
Yet another example of liberal Democrats forcing conservative Republicans to call for the murder of their political opponents. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2904 "2026-01-19T10:07:54Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Having a full quart during a single meal is a bit much, though. I knew some fellows in college who did that, but they were pretty big - like 6’ 6” and physically active. But a quart of any beverage during a single meal is a bit much for most folks. Remember, milk is liquid food. It is much tougher to drink a quart of milk in one sitting than a quart of water. ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2905 "2026-01-19T10:26:28Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > It is much tougher to drink a quart of milk in one sitting than a quart of water. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u5NEeL9EI-Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Anchorman - Milk was a bad choice") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NEeL9EI-Y) ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2906 "2026-01-19T23:39:39Z")
Stephen “I went into politics because I don’t have the upper body strength for strangling prostitutes” Miller claims that state and local police in Minnesota have been ordered to “surrender” to ICE. > > > Miranda Devine @mirandadevine ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2907 "2026-01-20T16:36:22Z")
The latest MAGA hysteria has landed: > Okay… 1. There was no “British Queen” in the 16th century. 2. A reminder that in Tudor times, women characters were portrayed by men on stage. 3. SIX is a tongue-in-cheek historical fiction. The right have actively edited **actual American history** taught in schools because it upsets them to see racism portrayed as bad. 4. Speaking of defiling things - when are the rest of the Epstein files coming out, Lauren? ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2908 "2026-01-20T16:50:15Z")
And when my high school performed Six last year, Anne of Cleves was black. The whole point of plays is that the people on stage are pretending to be someone they’re not. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2909 "2026-01-20T16:51:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > pretending to be someone they’re not That’s so Woke! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2910 "2026-01-20T17:26:32Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > There was no “British Queen” in the 16th century. Eh. Anne Boleyn wasn’t Queen of Britain, but she was British. And Queen. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2911 "2026-01-20T17:33:52Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > people on stage are pretending to be someone they’re not. [‘You may imagine you are someone you are not, and you may believe it!’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q_ntt8n3pc) ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2912 "2026-01-20T17:35:34Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Katie Miller likes her coffee like she likes her country - watered down, bland, and weak. Too much brown stuff in that cup. I’m surprised it’s not just pure milk. ---
**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 20, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2913 "2026-01-20T17:39:55Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#): > > pure milk You mean Hole Milk, right? …oh wait, it’s with a W, so Whole Milk ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2914 "2026-01-20T19:14:07Z")
Do NOT Google ‘hole milk’. ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2915 "2026-01-20T19:16:31Z")
Sounds like Santorum​😏 ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2916 "2026-01-20T19:18:14Z")
In general, I trend towards intellectually curious and want to learn new things. But in this case, I have absolutely no desire to see the inevitable Rule 34 search results ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2917 "2026-01-20T19:20:46Z")
I fondly remember the era when we thought he was as outrageous as Rs could get. Such sweet innocent children we once were. ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2918 "2026-01-20T19:56:49Z")
Brooke Rollins thinks $15.64 per day is enough to live off of, while Scott Bessent thinks the average retiree owns 10 to 12 homes. > **[Trump official doubles down on oblivious inflation claim: 'Three meals and a...](https://www.rawstory.com/brooke-rollins-three-square-meals/)** > > Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins doubled down after claiming meals in the United States cost $3 each.According to the secretary, she asked a team of economists to estimate the cost of a meal."And I don't want any funny business with numbers," she... > **[Treasury Secretary mocked after suggesting 'mom and pop' investors own a...](https://www.rawstory.com/scott-bessent-housing/)** > > Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was ridiculed for suggesting typical middle-class investors owned as many as a dozen homes.Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo asked Bessent during a forum Tuesday at the 2026 World Economic Forum about President Donald... ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2919 "2026-01-20T19:59:57Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Brooke Rollins thinks $15.64 per day is enough to live off of, while Scott Bessent thinks the average retiree owns 10 to 12 homes. [![](https://apocalypsepolish.com/cdn/shop/files/4ad4b86cbdba95e7c2dab345a17fb1d0.jpg?v=1748318841) ](https://apocalypsepolish.com/cdn/shop/files/4ad4b86cbdba95e7c2dab345a17fb1d0.jpg?v=1748318841) ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/2920 "2026-01-20T20:02:43Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Brooke Rollins thinks $15.64 per day is enough to live off of That’s just for food, not other living expenses. And if you’re cooking for yourself, that’s quite reasonable. Heck, even at a fast food place, you can get a decent meal for $5. The other story is indeed crazy, but it’s got some ridiculous both-sidesism in it: > [@](#): > > “Whether it’s John Kerry talking about provolone on his cheese steak or Scott Bessent talking about middle-class people owning 12 homes, leaders from both parties seem out of touch with the way that regular Americans live,” [posted](https://bsky.app/profile/nytpitchbot.bsky.social/post/3mcunnx4hak2z) the New York Times Pitchbot account. One of these things is not like the other. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=145) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=147)