# 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:** 210
**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 27, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4181 "2026-04-27T18:33:16Z")
Yet another thing that US senators totally control use of. Yeah, right. Just step away from any position of responsibility and go back to your burrow. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4182 "2026-04-27T19:19:57Z")
There is a non-zero but probably less than 50% chance that Lynch thinks the Hagia Sophia is located in South Carolina. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4183 "2026-04-27T19:22:03Z")
Melania (and OrangeMan/Faux) attack Kimmel for his joke about her being an expectant widow. Perhaps she should attack OrangeMan for: 1. His multiple ongoing adultery _excursions_ in his sham marriage to her. 2. His pedophilia, penchant for escorts, insults to strong women. 3. His being an adjudged rapist. 4. His sex assault on women throughout his life. 5. His corruption is all phases of his life. 6. His constant lying. 7. His racism. 8. His assaults on all religions by his words and actions. 9. on and on for more important stuff than a poor taste joke. Source is multiple news sites, X, truvth social. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4184 "2026-04-27T20:35:34Z")
Kimmel imagined that he was hosting the White House Coorespondents Dinner and addressed the First Lady, “Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.” This was Thursday night so not related to the actual event. And of course Donald Trump is much older than his wife, so it’s likely that she will outlive him. In other words, it’s a nothing burger. ---
**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 27, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4185 "2026-04-27T22:55:33Z")
I just ran across this: [![](https://i.imgur.com/6WnkxBV.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/6WnkxBV.jpeg) ---
**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:** [April 27, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4186 "2026-04-27T23:26:46Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > > [@OttoDaFe](#): > > > > - From what I’ve read, the fall of Constantinople is commonly regarded as the end of the Middle Ages, > > The fall of Constantinople, the discovery of the Americas and the invention of the printing press. It was a busy time. [It’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.](https://youtu.be/vsQrKZcYtqg?si=pbJveqAf12P1KAwB) ---
**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 27, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4187 "2026-04-27T23:32:48Z")
Seems Melania’s PR people have taken over her mind. ---
**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 28, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4188 "2026-04-28T00:03:33Z")
I wasn’t aware that [Constantine XI Palaiologos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos) — the last Byzantine Emperor — had renamed the city before it fell to Mehmet II. (Actually, the city’s name was only _officially_ changed by the Turkish postal service in 1930.) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4189 "2026-04-28T00:09:09Z")
I must have forgot to add the “/s” at the end. I was making a pop culture reference. ---
**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 28, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4190 "2026-04-28T00:17:43Z")
**Now** it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, been a long time gone. Istanbul _was_ Constantinople. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4191 "2026-04-28T00:25:51Z")
I got it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4192 "2026-04-28T00:30:27Z")
What if you have a date in Constantinople? ---
**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:** [April 28, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4193 "2026-04-28T00:32:25Z")
She’ll be waiting in Istanbul. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4194 "2026-04-28T00:33:13Z")
Butt out, folks. This is nobody’s business but the Turks. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4195 "2026-04-28T00:55:12Z")
She really doesn’t care, do u? ---
**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:** [April 28, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4196 "2026-04-28T01:18:15Z")
Thanks. I figured at least a few people would. 😉 ---
**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:** [April 28, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4197 "2026-04-28T20:57:44Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Lynch, being an idiot, missed the point that its conversion from being a church was back in 1453 and thinks that it was a church as recently as 2019. I would NOT bet against that possibility. On Melania suddenly (after three days) deciding that Kimmel’s joke was Inciting Violence (gee, Mel, why silent so long?)—Hamill here points out that narcissists can’t stand comedy: > **[Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/markhamillofficial.bsky.social/post/3mkl3xbcb322i)** > > He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that. > > Period. End of story. > > With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏... (Great image!) ---
**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 29, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4198 "2026-04-29T11:19:50Z")
I don’t watch Jimmy Kimmel, but I saw a clip yesterday where he replied to Melania’s call for him to be fired in probably the classiest way he could have (while also keeping in mind he’s a comedian). [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rnKy7JEVi5g/hqdefault.jpg "Jimmy Kimmel response to The First Lady Melania Trump") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnKy7JEVi5g) Trying to find this clip, or even just the text itself, I see he also made the comment that if his ‘expectant widow’ joke is to be taken seriously, then so should Karoline Leavitt’s ‘shots will be fired’ comment. ---
**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 29, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4199 "2026-04-29T23:00:11Z")
Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are having a slapfight over their respective pet bills. > **[Fed-up Ted Cruz holds fellow Republican's legislation hostage in spat over...](https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-2676831755/)** > > A spat broke out between a couple of GOP senators while they were trying to pass their respective bills on the floor.Sen. Rand Paul from Kentucky was trying to pass a bill that would give more land to a local Boys and Girls Club when fellow... ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4200 "2026-04-30T02:54:25Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > a slapfight over their respective pet bills I spent 5 minutes trying to find where they argued over their pit bulls. I need new glasses. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=211)