# 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:** 201
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4001 "2026-04-02T04:57:50Z")
But it’s okay to rape 10 years old girls and force them to birth the pregnancy. Prosecute the abortion doctor. Hey, Jeanine, where’s the list and the resulting cases from the Epstein files? Where? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4002 "2026-04-02T13:57:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Jeannine Pirro really, really, REALLY wants to be able to touch kids and teenagers. Just listening to her blather on and on, I understand her better. I mean, it’s easy to see why anyone hearing this nonsense needs a drink. Or two. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4003 "2026-04-02T22:40:07Z")
Republican candidate for governor of Florida demands the lynching of a black man who asked him about the underage girl he had sex with. > **[GOP governor candidate explodes at Black voter: 'You should be lynched!'](https://www.rawstory.com/james-fishback-2676657612/)** > > A viral clip posted to X on Thursday showed Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback blowing up at a Black voter and telling him he should be "lynched" for asking about the allegations of inappropriate behavior with teenagers.The... ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4004 "2026-04-02T23:12:01Z")
That guy is pretty special: > Last month, his campaign was [banned from every Waffle House](https://www.rawstory.com/maga-2675555836/) in the state of Florida. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4005 "2026-04-02T23:16:21Z")
Maybe he can get that FEMA guy who teleports into Waffle Houses to teach him how. > **[FEMA official says he’s teleported several times, including to Waffle House](https://www.kcrg.com/2026/04/01/fema-official-says-hes-teleported-several-times-including-waffle-house/)** > > A top FEMA official is doubling down on his claim that he has been teleported against his will. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4006 "2026-04-02T23:17:38Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Maybe he can get that FEMA guy who teleports into Waffle Houses to teach him how. The FEMA guy claims to have been teleported _against his will_ to Waffle House, but maybe that FEMA guy can direct him to whoever did that to him. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4007 "2026-04-02T23:22:56Z")
He’s also apparently risking contempt charges for not paying back the $228,000 he stole from his former employee. > **[GOP gov hopeful threatened with 'wrath of the court' as he's ordered to fork...](https://www.rawstory.com/james-fishback-2676658405/)** > > Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has been ordered by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker of Tallahassee to turn over personal financial records, or else swear they do not exist, according to the Tampa Bay Times.Walker stopped just short of... > Fishback has refused to repay the money, saying he doesn’t have the funds to do so, and also told the Miami New Times, “I am not going to pay him a penny just because some Democrat judge in New York who has sided against President [Trump](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-news/) time and again says that I owe him his attorney’s fees.” His financial accounts have subsequently been garnished, and a Tesla he owned seized and sold by the U.S. Marshals. Seems like a nice fellow. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4008 "2026-04-03T00:10:58Z")
One of our finest. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4009 "2026-04-03T00:39:17Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > In response to a proposed bill before the WA legislature that would require elected sheriffs to meet the same professional standards as the police officers under their command, the sheriff of Pierce County (which includes Tacoma) addressed the legislature today to say “You’re not the boss of me and if you try to tell me what to do I’ll organize a mob to overthrow the government”. UPDATE: The bill passed and takes effect at the end of this month. No word yet on whether Keith Swank will be overthrowing the state government now. > **[Ferguson signs controversial Washington state law that can remove sheriffs...](https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/ferguson-signs-controversial-washington-state-law-that-can-remove-sheriffs-for-failing-new-standards/281-5d544d1e-79c3-4059-817b-802cf1dbb3d5)** > > Gov. Bob Ferguson signs a law requiring stricter qualifications for law enforcement leaders and allowing the removal of non-compliant sheriffs. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4010 "2026-04-03T00:39:46Z")
I’d pay good money to watch that show. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4011 "2026-04-03T00:52:39Z")
> Republican state Sen. Ron Muzzall of Oak Harbor argued the law undermines voters’ authority. > > “We take our ability to elect our law enforcement pretty seriously and we take the ability to un-elect them pretty seriously,” Muzzall told KING 5 in February. “Why? Because we trust them.” If you’re trusting in the wrong people, maybe you shouldn’t _have_ that authority. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4012 "2026-04-03T00:55:27Z")
One more on that Fishback article: > [@](#): > > He appeared to be referencing Keniah Fort, a woman who [alleged](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/768484-woman-says-james-fishback-dated-her-while-she-was-underage-then-harassed-her-after-breakup/) Fishback started up a relationship with him when he was 27 and she was 17 while she was employed at his nonprofit Incubate Debate. I’m sorry - he was having sex with an underaged girl who worked for him at a place called **Incubate Debate**? I can’t even begin to choose the punchline to that. ETA on the other article: why does he think Tallahassee is in New York? It doesn’t bode well for his plan to be governor…. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4013 "2026-04-03T01:36:14Z")
The judge ruled against him therefore the judge is a Democrat therefore the judge lives in New York. It’s Republican logic at its finest. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4014 "2026-04-03T01:45:35Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That guy is pretty special Can’t wait to see how badly is the primary going to be rigged against him… /s ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4015 "2026-04-03T09:19:02Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If you’re trusting in the wrong people, maybe you shouldn’t _have_ that authority. Sounds like ~80M Americans have a problem we need to address. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4016 "2026-04-03T10:26:52Z")
Doug Mastranio, a very Trumpy state senator who ran for Congress in PA, has a write-in campaign for Governor. Except there’s already a Republican running for that position who was actually endorsed by the Prez. This doesn’t seem like a formula for success, but I’m happy about it. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4017 "2026-04-03T13:56:53Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Sounds like ~80M Americans have a problem we need to address. No question. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4018 "2026-04-03T14:06:39Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Seems like a nice fellow Racist, child molesting thief? I fear he may be _overqualified_ for the GOP. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4019 "2026-04-04T22:52:41Z")
Tom Emmer says average Democratic voters are “anarchist Marxist socialists”, which is sort of like calling someone a moderate Commie Nazi theocrat. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mioq52dflc2z)** > > Emmer claims the Democratic base is "extreme anarchist marxist socialist" ---
**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:** [April 5, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4020 "2026-04-05T14:57:51Z")
The RW propaganda machine has been demonizing ordinary (IOW right of center in any other country) Democrats as crazed immoral radicals for 30 years now. That’s the reason 80 million RW voters will vote for Whoever (R) in 2026 and again in 2028. They _know_ to the core of their being that (R) means “Remain American” and (D) means “Destroy America”. Their entire sense of politics is reduced to that one sentence. The actual factual outcomes of the current criminal regime won’t matter at all no matter how much privation they bring to R voters. They’ll still vote R and only R. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=200) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=202)