# 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:** 160
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3181 "2026-02-10T01:06:19Z")
Megyn Kelly tells Piers Morgan that football belongs to white people. > **[Mike Nellis (@mikenellis.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/mikenellis.bsky.social/post/3mehd5bsygt2a)** > > Megyn Kelly just shouting “FOOTBALL IS OURS” at Piers Morgan about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is the perfect example of this moment in time. Put it in a time capsule and send it out into space. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3182 "2026-02-10T01:11:54Z")
Point of respect for truth: although the _execution_ of the federal recovery was slow and inept as expected from FEMA under DT and a huge pile of extra HUD special-appropriation funding bounced around in red tape hell, aid to PR that was due as a matter of law _did_ proceed. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3183 "2026-02-10T01:17:22Z")
That’s what the greatest POTUS in history does… When your citizens are in desperate need, you provide the minimum help that the law mandates. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3184 "2026-02-10T01:54:23Z")
I’ve never paid attention to Megyn Kelly, but watching that clip makes me wonder if her white robe and white pointy hat were tied up at the dry cleaners? What a hateful, racist piece of shit! ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3185 "2026-02-10T02:00:33Z")
What a strange world it is when Piers Morgan is the voice of reason in a conversation. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3186 "2026-02-10T05:14:05Z")
[Republican officeholders sure do have some bizarre fetishes.](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/maga-congressman-tim-burchett-tells-230332241.html) > [@](#): > > Republican congressman Tim Burchett is going viral for telling a strange story about his old pet rabbit after being asked about [Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/super-bowl-2026-bad-bunny-live-nfl-trump-b2916003.html). > > “Dude, I wouldn’t know if Bad Bunny walked up here and asked me if he could borrow my cell phone,” the Tennessee rep [told a TMZ reporter](https://x.com/TMZ/status/2020168253612732520) in Washington in a video released on Saturday. “I really don’t know who he is.” > > [Burchett](https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/tim-burchett-15-minute-christmas-party-b2881299.html) proceeded to tell the story of his own “bad bunny,” a Flemish giant rabbit named Flop, mating with another Flemish rabbit called Caramel. > > “Put ‘em together, phew, it’s true what they say about rabbits,” [Burchett](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/jack-white-blasts-congressman-sharing-224645472.html) continued. “My nephew was like, ‘Uncle Tim, what’s Flop doing to Caramel?’ And I [said], “Go back in the house, dude. It’s not my job to give the sex talk here.” > > “And then about a week later, Flop died of a heart attack, so what do you know?” [Burchett](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tennessee-rep-accused-shoving-protester-195412449.html) concluded with a chuckle. “I guess he died doing what he loved.” Hey, maybe it’s possible he’ll die doing what he loves, fucking America. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3187 "2026-02-10T05:50:26Z")
Bad Bunny is one of the most popular musicians in America today and has hosted SNL and competed at Wrestlemania, but this guy has no idea who he is. Sure. I guess Republicans think that showing off how out-of-touch, ignorant, and racist they are is the secret sauce that’s gonna stop the blue wave, or their brains are so cooked from spending all their time on Twitter that they think the people still on there are reflective of the American mainstream. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3188 "2026-02-10T06:09:33Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > “And then about a week later, Flop died of a heart attack, so what do you know?” [Burchett](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tennessee-rep-accused-shoving-protester-195412449.html) concluded with a chuckle. “I guess he died doing what he loved.” “Burchett then started rambling about tying onions to his belt and how nickels used to be called bees.” ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3189 "2026-02-10T10:01:31Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Bad Bunny is one of the most popular musicians in America today and has hosted SNL and competed at Wrestlemania, but this guy has no idea who he is. Sure. He’s a _good_ wrestler, too. He hit Damian Priest with a Canadian Destroyer. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3190 "2026-02-10T10:11:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Bad Bunny is one of the most popular musicians in America today and has hosted SNL and competed at Wrestlemania, but this guy has no idea who he is. Sure. Until he was selected for the half-time show and this BS blew up I had no idea who Bad Bunny was and couldn’t recall a single bit of music I could connect with him. Not all of us are tuned in to the latest thing. A BIG difference between me and a MAGA/fascist/White Christian Nationalist, though, is that instead of blowing my stack I went huh, maybe I should take a listen, this could be interesting and good. As I don’t understand more than a word or two of Spanish I have no clue about the lyrics, but the passion and emotion come through just fine. I usually listen to other genres (hence my lack of knowledge of him) but he was a fine choice for the half-time show. I can understand someone not knowing who Bad Bunny was. What I found objectionable was the visceral rejection that was clearly based on bigotry. The racists can go pound sand. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3191 "2026-02-10T10:28:31Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > He’s a _good_ wrestler, too. I keep holding out hope that WWE will book Bad Bunny vs. Logan Paul one of these days. I _need_ Benito to wipe the mat with that little brat. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3192 "2026-02-10T10:44:33Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > The racists can go pound sand. Nah. They’d have to travel to either Hawai’i (where everone’s a minority) or California (which is woke). You know they’re not going to be pounding any _white_ sand. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3193 "2026-02-10T11:31:39Z")
You know, as an actual adult with all their reason faculties assumed intact (though yours are suspect), that wrestling is fake, right? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3194 "2026-02-10T11:46:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Bad Bunny is one of the most popular musicians in America today and has hosted SNL and competed at Wrestlemania, but this guy has no idea who he is. Sure. Hey. I don’t watch SNL, and certainly not Wrestlewhatever. I didn’t know who he was either. My wife and I listen to a lot of music, but we pick it. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3195 "2026-02-10T11:47:25Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > You know, as an actual adult with all their reason faculties assumed intact (though yours are suspect), that wrestling is fake, right? Of course I know that. Doesn’t mean it wouldn’t still be satisfying as hell to watch Bad Bunny mop the floor with Logan Paul. If it were possible to make a Marvel movie where Spider-Man beats the piss out of Stephen Miller, I’d enjoy the fuck out of that too. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3196 "2026-02-10T12:29:04Z")
Who was the enhancement talent WWE had a few years ago whom Asuka hung upside down and repeatedly kicked? He could wear a wifebeater and fedora and be a Kid Rock knockoff for Bad Bunny to symbolically crush. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3197 "2026-02-10T13:01:10Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > He could wear a wifebeater and fedora and be a Kid Rock knockoff for Bad Bunny to symbolically crush. Bad Bunny has already crushed the actual Kid Rock. Why use a proxy? ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3198 "2026-02-10T14:39:32Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Bad Bunny is one of the most popular musicians in America today and has hosted SNL and competed at Wrestlemania, but this guy has no idea who he is. Sure. > > I guess Republicans think that showing off how out-of-touch, ignorant, and racist they are is the secret sauce that’s gonna stop the blue wave, or their brains are so cooked from spending all their time on Twitter that they think the people still on there are reflective of the American mainstream. Honestly, before he was selected for the halftime show, I cannot say I had ever heard of him either. I’m not a fan of reggaetón (thanks spell check). After watching (most of) the show, I still cannot say I’m a fan, but I respect talent and that guy has got talent by the truckload. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3199 "2026-02-10T16:03:56Z")
I watched the whole thing and had exactly that reaction. Had never heard of him, but I like him & his work. Will happily seek his stuff out now. FTR I do listen to lots of current music, and a decent amount of Latin. I’m not sure how I missed him, except by not noticing who did a song that happened to play on one of my channels. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3200 "2026-02-10T17:50:06Z")
I feel about Bad Bunny like I feel about opera. I have no idea what the fuck they’re singing, but it sounds pretty good, and I enjoy it. I’m curious if anyone ever brought up the idea of opera to those racist shitbags acting like Bad Bunny is going to destroy the country. Ask them how often they go to opera houses and demand thar they only sing in English. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=159) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=161)