# 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:** 202
**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 5, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4021 "2026-04-05T21:39:41Z")
Then they’ll deserve what they get, good and hard. It’s just too bad the rest of us will get it too. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4022 "2026-04-05T21:51:25Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > 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. … I have to quibble a bit with your timeline. Calling the opposition scoundrels and poltroons has been an integral part of US politics practically from the get-go, and it took on new vehemence in the 1920s due to the post-WWI “Red scare,” then again in the McCarthy era. But it really took off when Nixon became President, in no small part because he couldn’t see any distinction between an opponent and an “enemy.” The GQP has never retreated from that stance, and Reagan only reinforced it. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4023 "2026-04-05T23:50:10Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > The GQP has never retreated from that stance, and Reagan only reinforced it. Well, they certainly learned from Nixon: When caught, Double down, never admit an error. Protect the Dear Leader at all costs. Shred shred shred the evidence. Don’t deny there is an enemies list - publish it and use the DOJ to persecute them. Shred the evidence again. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4024 "2026-04-06T23:45:27Z")
Erasing history from National Parks - I guess to make more room for statues for traitors? [https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/15/national-parks-slavery-information-removal/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/15/national-parks-slavery-information-removal/) ---
**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 7, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4025 "2026-04-07T18:50:20Z")
Gaze in Awe as this guy manages to fellate two stupid Republican presidents at once: > Mike Lawler: “He is not bluffing. People misunderestimate at their own peril.” ---
**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 7, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4026 "2026-04-07T19:38:15Z")
What a maroon. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4027 "2026-04-07T20:41:24Z")
It’s _almost_ accurate. I’d say “He may or may not be bluffing. People estimate him at all at their own peril.” ---
**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 7, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4028 "2026-04-07T21:30:53Z")
Because he truly is a random diceroll of crazed defective mental impulses he’s not only hard to predict; he’s impossible to predict. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4029 "2026-04-08T00:53:55Z")
As one commenter said, we’re not agreeing with him, he’s agreeing with us. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cwww4EB0gZc/maxresdefault.jpg "Alex Jones Turns On Trump") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwww4EB0gZc) ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4030 "2026-04-08T01:17:41Z")
I’m not sure who you / they mean by “we”, “him”, “he” and “us”. ---
**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 8, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4031 "2026-04-08T07:29:23Z")
Trump isn’t bluffing. Bluffing implies a calculated lie made in the full knowledge of the real truth. Trump is just bullshitting as usual. He says what he wants to say at any given moment which may or may not coincidentally align with the truth from time to time, even if he contradicts what he’s just said a moment before. This is often due to the influence of the last person he’s spoken to. It’s not calculated. He’s operating purely on amygdala and brain stem these days, steered by assorted Wormtongues with their own malign agendas. ---
**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 8, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4032 "2026-04-08T09:52:26Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > He says what he wants to say at any given moment which may or may not coincidentally align with the truth from time to time Even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in a while. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4033 "2026-04-08T11:51:52Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > He’s operating purely on amygdala and brain stem these days, steered by assorted Wormtongues with their own malign agendas. Wow man, that was beautiful! (riffs on bongo drums) ---
**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 11, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4034 "2026-04-11T23:51:49Z")
Nancy Mace really has her finger on the pulse of what’s important to the American people these days. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:tb2bwzxom5qv4542ru3zqcgu/bafkreifp6t6s6ca7fi2pxosowj43jsd3cznl5osukhfnn3xgapetmucxey) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:tb2bwzxom5qv4542ru3zqcgu/bafkreifp6t6s6ca7fi2pxosowj43jsd3cznl5osukhfnn3xgapetmucxey) ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4035 "2026-04-12T00:14:31Z")
There’s no tax on interest in general. Including boat loan interest. There’s also no tax break on consumer interest in general; mortgages being the big surviving exception. So I wonder what the hell she’s talking about? ---
**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:** [April 12, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4036 "2026-04-12T00:22:58Z")
I read that to mean she wants interest on boat loans to be tax deductible. ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4037 "2026-04-12T00:44:45Z")
That’s certainly the obvious logical thought abut any tax dodge for voters: make [whatever] tax deductible. I’m unwilling to do any searching that might increase the supply of MAGA stupidity delivered to me, so researching what she’s actually saying or doing is off limits for me. I think one of the things most needed today is some sort of cloaking device to prevent your Google, et al, dossier from receiving any inputs whatsoever about your searching or browsing or viewing. Obviously impossible, but a guy can wish. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4038 "2026-04-12T03:25:08Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I’m unwilling to do any searching that might increase the supply of MAGA stupidity delivered to me That way lies madness. There are things we are not meant to know. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4039 "2026-04-12T03:55:16Z")
RFK Jr. should be removed from any responsibility in healthcare. [![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/kgavoopk5k4nqkvbk6ca) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/kgavoopk5k4nqkvbk6ca) ---
**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:** [April 12, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4040 "2026-04-12T08:13:42Z")
I hope some other nation continues mRNA research if we’re too fucking stupid to do it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=201) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=203)