# 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:** 181
**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:** [March 12, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3601 "2026-03-12T22:23:03Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Like a [hatred horseshoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory)? I hadn’t heard of that, but it does make some sense. (Though in this case the hate-perpetrators are both on the right.) The old left of the 1960s was notoriously white-and-male, and hostile to persons of other designations; no doubt there was some horseshoe-shaped stuff going on there. On the whole, though, today’s far right seems to be winning the ‘most hate-filled’ sweepstakes. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3602 "2026-03-12T22:23:39Z")
The antisemite and the Islamophobe are yelling at each other over which one of them caused the attempted synagogue attack. > **['Filth!' MAGA celebs blame each other for inciting violence after synagogue...](https://www.rawstory.com/maga-michigan-shooting/)** > > With the dust barely settled from a horrific shooting attack at a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, a pair of notorious pro-Trump firebrands are in open war against each other as one blames the other for the attack.Laura Loomer, a Jewish... ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3603 "2026-03-12T22:34:05Z")
I’ve said this before on the board, but finding a whackadoodle in the NH House is like finding a drunk person at an Eagles game. The New Hampshire House is huge and each member represents like 12 people (I hyperbolize). Been like that for decades Not that it’s not worth calling out, just thought I’d mention it. ---
**Author:** ![billy-jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3604 "2026-03-12T22:55:25Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > As a former theater kid myself, I agree. Maybe it’s no longer present in today’s schools (and if so, that’s good), but for a long time there was an attitude that theater is not something that “real men” do. How about cheerleading? [![](https://reallyawesomeshirts.com/cdn/shop/files/64000Black_29022_3d796684-4f53-40f2-bbfe-59af89880bb5.jpg) ](https://reallyawesomeshirts.com/cdn/shop/files/64000Black_29022_3d796684-4f53-40f2-bbfe-59af89880bb5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3605 "2026-03-12T23:56:26Z")
What do you get when you cross a gay man with a Jew? A hit Broadway musical! ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3606 "2026-03-13T02:12:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > New Hampshire state legislator calls for a “final solution” to a Jewish colleague, compares himseld to Jesus when called out on it. I, too, was trying to decypher what his problem with “theater kids” was. To me, it reads like he’s complaining that they are intellectual lightweights who are too young to have any practical experience to draw upon. Thus they are ill-prepared to accurately analyze the problems or provide solutions. Apparently he’s bitter he wasn’t invited to the party. Those theater kids always throw such a fun event, unlike those Poly Sci majors too busy trying to have a deep, intellectual debate over whether fascism is evil or if it’s evil _and_ effective. “See, I totally wasn’t calling for the execution of Jews. I was calling due the execution of fun people.” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3607 "2026-03-13T02:42:25Z")
“Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes.” > **[Trump administration underestimated Iran war’s impact on Strait of Hormuz |...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/politics/hormuz-trump-administration-underestimated-iran)** > > The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3608 "2026-03-13T03:34:01Z")
I think you guys are REALLY overanalyzing the “theater kids” part of a comment that was clearly just garden-variety antisemitism. It’s sorta like criticizing Hitler for his fashion sense. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3609 "2026-03-13T06:11:48Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s sorta like criticizing Hitler for his fashion sense. Hitler was not very stylish, to be honest. The Waffen SS though… Hugo Boss (swoons in 1930s German) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3610 "2026-03-13T19:06:37Z")
Pete “war crimes are fun” Hegseth violates federal and imternational law on live TV by declaring that it’s the military’s policy to execute surrendering Iranians. > **[Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3mgxalkfn2c2y)** > > Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." > > No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oqexhdqbizq24v6ikjhhig2h/bafkreieq3mvc64dmcy3iwusibim6rz5csm63ja7kpbbgw7mi4whqgktbou) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oqexhdqbizq24v6ikjhhig2h/bafkreieq3mvc64dmcy3iwusibim6rz5csm63ja7kpbbgw7mi4whqgktbou) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3611 "2026-03-13T19:15:59Z")
Why do you think he keeps talking about “maximum lethality”? You know what his favorite Metallica album is? [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/Metallica_-_Kill_%27Em_All_cover.jpg/250px-Metallica_-_Kill_%27Em_All_cover.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/Metallica_-_Kill_%27Em_All_cover.jpg/250px-Metallica_-_Kill_%27Em_All_cover.jpg) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3612 "2026-03-13T21:43:53Z")
He’s probably too stupid to know what ‘no quarter’ means. Not that I’m excusing him. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3613 "2026-03-13T22:02:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Pete “war crimes are fun” Hegseth C. Maximum punishment. Confinement for life. I guess that’s ok. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3614 "2026-03-13T22:49:44Z")
I think he wants to rename his cabinet position to “The Secretary of War Crimes”. > [@iamatractorboy](#): > > He’s probably too stupid to know what ‘no quarter’ means. Not that I’m excusing him. Even if he was, after the Venezuela drug boat incidents he has to know the term. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3615 "2026-03-14T00:13:30Z")
Speaking of hatred and bigotry, especially when it comes to Muslims, [this ad is making the rounds in Kentucky](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ggIi/fight-for-kentucky-andy-barr-doesnt-belong). It essentially says that Republican Andy Barr (running for Senate) advocates for bringing Muslims into America to continue killing Americans. Using some very disgusting rhetoric. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3616 "2026-03-14T01:03:59Z")
[Beetlejuice fan is unfamiliar with her own district.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lauren-boebert-video-promoting-she-144223781.html) > [@](#): > > [Congresswoman Lauren Boebert,](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lauren-boebert-epstein-trump-situation-room-b2864681.html) who represents [Colorado’s 4th district,](https://www.yahoo.com/news/lauren-boebert-district-flower-people-143914726.html)appeared to use stock footage of mountains located outside of her district to highlight the work she does for her constituents. > > The video, [posted to Facebook on March 4](https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Fv8c2fCqD/), begins with a slow-motion clip of the congresswoman walking as her voice-over greets constituents. It then transitions [to the Adobe stock video](http://redirect.viglink.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstock.adobe.com%2Fvideo%2Ftwo-cyclists-cycling-on-a-trail-in-north-table-mountain-park-in-autumn-sunny-morning-aerial-view-golden-colorado-usa%2F470833829%3Fprev_url%3Ddetail&articleId=b2938047&key=5b1a6400a3c0d931ed2037885e1a27a3) of people riding bikes through Colorado’s North Table Mountain Park in Golden. > > As the footage plays, Boebert’s voiceover says: “First, I headed home to [tackle some of CD4’s top priorities](https://www.yahoo.com/news/rep-lauren-boebert-seeking-5m-125534351.html).” > > However, the North Table Mountain Park is not located in congressional district 4; it is located in congressional district 7, which Democratic Rep. Brittany Petersen represents. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3617 "2026-03-14T03:34:00Z")
But it looks prettier so… ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3618 "2026-03-14T04:57:58Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Beetlejuice fan is unfamiliar with her own district. Why would she? She’s a carpetbagger who got run out of the district she used to represent. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3619 "2026-03-14T15:46:17Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > I’ve said this before on the board, but finding a whackadoodle in the NH House is like finding a drunk person at an Eagles game. Because all other NFL stadiums have a no-alcohol policy? (Go Birds!) ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/3620 "2026-03-14T17:52:14Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > the “theater kids” part of a comment that was clearly just garden-variety antisemitism. I thought it was garden variety homophobia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=180) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=182)