# 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:** 173
**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 26, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3441 "2026-02-26T22:05:19Z")
Easy to get Khomeini and Khamenei confused. ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3442 "2026-02-26T22:12:42Z")
For the layperson, absolutely. Their names are almost identical, they held the same position, and one immediately succeeded the other. But I would hope a US Senator knows better, especially if they are talking about serious international policy decisions that could potentially result in a world war, or at least a massive escalation. Maybe it was a simple gaffe and he meant 19 **8** 9, but I doubt it; I think he is unaware that they are different people. He specifically said the year to show how long this has been a problem, and talking about the wrong year and therefore the wrong person undermines his argument. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3443 "2026-02-26T22:13:17Z")
Only in romanization. In Arabic script they look more distinguishable: خُمينى vs خامنه‌ای ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3444 "2026-02-26T22:16:18Z")
Similar names aside, couldn’t you figure out that the guy who had a long white beard when he took power 47 years ago probably isn’t still in charge?! ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3445 "2026-02-26T22:17:42Z")
One might have to do math with Arabic numerals to figure that out. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3446 "2026-02-26T22:21:19Z")
The only sitting senator without at least a bachelor’s degree. ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3447 "2026-02-26T22:21:31Z")
Khamenei had a grey beard when he took over in 1989: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SXGKWuTEe9g/sddefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SXGKWuTEe9g/sddefault.jpg) But you are right, he looked _very_ much younger than Khomeini. (As he should have, since he was born almost 40 years later than him.) ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3448 "2026-02-26T22:24:10Z")
Right, but it was Khomeni who took power in 1979. Mullin seems not to realize this is a different guy. ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3449 "2026-02-26T22:24:24Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > But I would hope a US Senator knows better, You think a RW senator cares what reality is? If it sounds good and passes the laugh test among the propaganda-besotted RW followers, it’s good. ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3450 "2026-02-26T22:25:45Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > You think a RW senator cares what reality is? I’m saying any senator _should_. Whether they do or not is another story. I don’t give someone a pass because they are RW and operating from a handicap. ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3451 "2026-02-26T22:33:30Z")
It’s Markwayne Mullin. Wondering if he said something dumb is like wondering if the current day of the week ends in ‘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:** [February 26, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3452 "2026-02-26T23:22:39Z")
The right-wing chuds who turned CBS into Fox News Lite will now be doing the same thing to CNN and HBO. > **[Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-backs-out-warners-deal-paramount-win-1236516763/)** > > In a stunning twist, the streaming giant's co-CEOs say Warner Bros. "was always a ‘nice to have’ at the right price, not a ‘must have’ at any price." ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3453 "2026-02-26T23:36:39Z")
There’s no way things were going to go well; If Netflix won the bidding, it would not have taken CNN and the other cable channels, which would have been spun off to form another company. With Paramount in charge, I expect that CBS News will be combined with CNN to form one news division. One company will own DC Studios, the Harry Potter films, the Lord of the Rings franchise and Star Trek, Mission Impossible and Transformers. So we could see Batman on the deck of the Enterprise perhaps? ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3454 "2026-02-26T23:40:38Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So we could see Batman on the deck of the Enterprise perhaps? Batman and Spock look at each others’ pointy ears, and each raises an eyebrow at the same time. “Fascinating.” ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3455 "2026-02-26T23:47:59Z")
Imagine Leonard Nimoy and Adam West on the same stage. ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3456 "2026-02-26T23:52:52Z")
They actually have a strong resemblance to each other, as far as deep voices, stoic deliveries, that bearing of gravitas. If West played Batman less campy that would be a heck of a pairing. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3457 "2026-02-26T23:59:16Z")
So we could get a retcon where that was Catwoman on Capella IV. ---
**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 27, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3458 "2026-02-27T06:24:18Z")
The right-wing troll who gave you “Haitians are eating your pets” and “Somalians are stealing your money” is now trying to stir up racial hatred over a “Jewish invasion” of New Jersey. You know, that New Jersey, which CERTAINLY never had any kind of Jewish presence up until now. > **[Republicans’ Favorite YouTuber Backs Probe Into “Jewish Invasion”](https://newrepublic.com/post/207089/youtuber-nick-shirley-somali-fraud-jewish-invasion)** > > Nick Shirley has been feted on the right for supposedly exposing widespread fraud in Minnesota. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3459 "2026-02-27T08:22:49Z")
It’s one of the basic rules of Western civilization: _ **Anybody who hates anybody, also hates Jews. No exceptions.** _ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3460 "2026-02-27T08:29:36Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > So we could get a retcon where that was Catwoman on Capella IV. And Batgirl was on Elba II. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=172) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=174)