# 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:** 170
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3381 "2026-02-21T00:30:49Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > If I might hijack this thread about the nature of Christian iconography with a stupid Republican idea, Randy Fine apparently thinks Zohran Mamdani is going to ban dogs and wants Congress to pass a law to stop him. I’d be in a lot better mood if Larry Fine was a Congressman, instead of this stooge. ---
**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 21, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3382 "2026-02-21T00:32:45Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Also aren’t daughters and wives freedom-loving Americans too? No, as with dogs they are property, livestock precisely. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3383 "2026-02-21T01:39:19Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Now that’s something never discussed in catechism. His rod and his staff they comfort me. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3384 "2026-02-21T02:06:26Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > slipperyist\* “slipperiest” ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3385 "2026-02-21T05:19:15Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Randy Fine apparently thinks Zohran Mamdani is going to ban dogs and wants Congress to pass a law to stop him. Well he didn’t pull it out of his ass, where most of this shit comes from. Apparently an aide to Zohran Mamdani did say that dogs should be banned in NYC, and that “New York City is coming to Islam.” Now I’m against all the anti-Islam rhetoric coming from the Right, the accusations of trying to impose Sharia Law in Texas. It all sounds like paranoid delusions. Then someone makes a comment like the woman did and all the accusations start to sound a little plausible. ---
**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 21, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3386 "2026-02-21T05:41:55Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Apparently an aide to Zohran Mamdani did say that dogs should be banned in NYC, and that “New York City is coming to Islam.” A woman named Nerdeen Kiswani did indeed tweet that, but I can’t find anything that says she’s an “aide” to Mamdani, let alone a “senior aide” as Fine suggests, or even that she’s worked for him in any way ever. She apparently runs a Palestinian activist group that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel, claims antisemitism is not a problem, and that 10/7 was a justified act of resistance. The only mention of Mamdani on her Wikipedia page is that she criticized him for condeming vandals who spray-painted swastikas on a yeshiva. Also, Kiswani has stated that her tweet was a satirical comment about New Yorkers not picking up dog poop and that she does not literally think NYC should ban dogs, and that she has never worked for Mamdani. > **[Nerdeen Kiswani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerdeen_Kiswani)** > > Nerdeen Kiswani (Arabic: نردين كسواني) is a Palestinian-American activist and organizer. She is a co-founder and chair of Within Our Lifetime, a pro-Palestine activist group in New York City. During the Gaza War, Kiswani has led or spoken at numerous protests in New York City, including the Columbia University student encampment and protests against the detention of Mahmoud Khalil. Considered an influential activist, she has been credited with inspiring Gaza War protests in the US, including s K... > **[Republican congressman's anti-Muslim remark prompts calls for his resignation](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/randy-fine-anti-muslim-post-on-x-dogs-calls-for-resignation-rcna259270)** > > Rep. Randy Fine's post on X drew fire from Democrats and a major Islamic civil rights group. > “Kristi Noem literally bragged about shooting her own dog and most of you did not bat an eyelash. A Muslim in NYC says maybe the city is not the best place for pets and it is days of death threats from MAGA and Zionists,” she wrote. > > Kiswani told NBC News in an email that her original comment was “satire” based on a “hyper local NYC conversation” about dog waste in the city after the recent snowstorm, adding she was “satirizing Islamophobic hysteria portraying Mamdani’s mayoralty as a societal takeover.” > > In short, Randy Fine is a racist bigot who cherry-picked the words of a radical extremist and is presenting them as official mayoral policy because doncha know all those browns are in cahoots. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3387 "2026-02-21T05:53:41Z")
Now you see, the newspaper should have clarified all of that. Proper journalism, anyway. Thank you for bringing that information to my attention. ---
**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 21, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3388 "2026-02-21T05:59:57Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Thank you for bringing that information to my attention. Thank you for your attention to this matter. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3389 "2026-02-21T07:15:26Z")
You forgot the exclamation! ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3390 "2026-02-21T12:48:19Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It begs the question: If Jesus had supposedly been hung, would Christians proudly wear a little gold or silver noose around their necks? They could wear a little plastc noose pin, kind of like the one you use in a game of _Clue_ [https://picclick.com/Rope-Noose-Weapon-Token-Clue-Board-Game-piece-272485699325.html](https://picclick.com/Rope-Noose-Weapon-Token-Clue-Board-Game-piece-272485699325.html) ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3391 "2026-02-21T17:30:56Z")
Mike Huckster goes all bible on the Middle East. Because religion​🙄 > **[US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all Middle East...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/mike-huckabee-israel-middle-east-tucker-carlson)** > > Rightwing Trump ally tells Tucker Carlson Israel has biblical right to land from ‘wadi of Egypt to the great river’ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3392 "2026-02-21T17:47:00Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If Jesus had supposedly been hung, No ifs about it. He was hung like this. \< spread arms wide \> ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3393 "2026-02-21T22:05:20Z")
If he was hung, “The Passion of the Christ” would have been a very different movie ---
**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 22, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3394 "2026-02-22T01:50:56Z")
The chairman of the Anchorage Young Republicans has been arrested for attempting to rape a 15-year-old. [https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alaska-lawmakers-chief-of-staff-arrested-on-sex-trafficking-and-child-exploitation-charges/](https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alaska-lawmakers-chief-of-staff-arrested-on-sex-trafficking-and-child-exploitation-charges/) ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3395 "2026-02-22T02:23:24Z")
See ? Alaska isn’t just some backwater place that can’t keep up with more urban places. I am so proud ! ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3396 "2026-02-22T02:23:36Z")
(I hope I don’t _need_ to indicate sarcasm in any way.) ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3397 "2026-02-22T05:00:10Z")
I see a cabinet position in his future.🤬 ---
**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 22, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3398 "2026-02-22T06:21:46Z")
Senator John “Leghorn” Kennedy decided to take a cheap shot at AOC over the fact that she was briefly a bartender, which lead to him being called by… (checks notes) Anna Paulina Luna? This thing must be broken. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HBtYqmcXoAAjpjA?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HBtYqmcXoAAjpjA?format=jpg&name=medium) > > > Fox News @FoxNews ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3399 "2026-02-22T08:58:04Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Senator John “Leghorn” Kennedy decided to take a cheap shot at AOC over the fact that she was briefly a bartender, I’m not exactly in the running for any political position in the USA due to my nationalities and country of birth, but what is wrong with the very working class job of bartender? I have been both that and waitstaff. Kennedy needs to have every drink and meal he orders in his local champagne and whiskeys bars spat in. I thought the ‘American Dream’ was supposed to be moving out of relative poverty to a decent comfort level. (not that AOC was in actual poverty, but one takes that type of of job for two reasons - it is income, and it is flexible, allowing study or some other pursuit) ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3400 "2026-02-22T09:03:02Z")
Senator Leghorn is southern gentry, who has never held a working-class job in his life and has been in politics since before AOC was born. His great-grandfather was literally a slaveowner. The idea of one of the poors having the audacity to consider themselves worthy of holding the kind of office that his folk are entitled to by birthright absolutely shakes him to the core. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=169) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=171)