# 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:** 214
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4261 "2026-05-05T19:01:28Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Writing to them would be an exercise in futility. I hear you. My senators are Roger Marshall, possibly the biggest Trump toady, and Jerry Moran, the milkiest of milquetoasts. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4262 "2026-05-05T22:38:25Z")
Irony is dead. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ml4whlau7t23)** > > Rubio: "You've got friends who have been shot in the head because they're out protesting, and it's heartbreaking to him to see these people are abused in this way and have no measures to take against their own government as a result of it. This is a... > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ml4xmkobew23)** > > Marco Rubio: "Right now you have a country who is unlawfully, criminally, and illegally taking possession of an International waterway and blowing up commercial vessels. I don't know if people appreciate how outrageous this is." ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4263 "2026-05-07T19:03:48Z")
39% of Republicans believe Donald Trump would beat them in a fight. > **[Presidential fight club](https://yougovamerica.substack.com/p/presidential-fight-club)** > > Surveys about Donald Trump and fights, the 2010s, Spirit Airlines, abortion pills, and short-form video. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4264 "2026-05-07T19:27:35Z")
Stench is a powerful weapon. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4265 "2026-05-07T19:50:36Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 39% of Republicans believe Donald Trump would beat them in a fight. What? Do they really think he is buff like those rambo body AI images? the fat fuck would lose a fight to a wet paper bag. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4266 "2026-05-07T19:52:27Z")
I dunno. After years of seeing photos of the crowds he draws, I could believe a significant number of them could get winded just by standing up. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4267 "2026-05-07T19:57:43Z")
The thing about fighting is that it’s equal parts physicality and psychology. You not only have to be strong enough to hurt someone, you have to be _willing_ to do so. Trump has shown himself to be willing to hurt anyone. He is also a big guy, you would have to try hard to damage him. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4268 "2026-05-07T19:59:13Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 39% of Republicans believe Donald Trump would beat them in a fight To be fair, it’s hard to fight back when your on your knees … _doing things_. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4269 "2026-05-07T20:01:17Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > He is also a big guy, you would have to try hard to damage him. Just tell him his daddy never loved him and clearly should have picked one of his brothers ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4270 "2026-05-07T20:29:21Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > He is also a big guy, you would have to try hard to damage him. I’ve pondered it. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4271 "2026-05-07T20:33:37Z")
I bet that one could trip him easily. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4272 "2026-05-07T20:49:15Z")
If he went down, he would never be able to get up. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4273 "2026-05-07T21:11:06Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > He is also a big guy, you would have to try hard to damage him. Yeah, a big, fat 80-year-old guy who gets no exercise who has bad balance. He’d get smoked by the average person. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4274 "2026-05-07T22:45:57Z")
Unless he falls _on_ you, in which case you may never get up either. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4275 "2026-05-07T23:11:09Z")
So is Rubio talking about the US taking control of the waters off Venezuela, seizing ships, blowing others up, not rescuing survivors, and even killing the survivors with a 2nd attack? This criminal behavior? Sure sounds like it. I appreciate how outrageous it is. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4276 "2026-05-07T23:12:31Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > To be fair, it’s hard to fight back when your on your knees … _doing things_. No it’s not. All you have to do is bite down hard. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4277 "2026-05-08T04:14:53Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > If he went down, he would never be able to get up. Yabbut if he fell down on you you’d never get up, either. They’d need a spatula to get you off the floor. ETA: Ninja’d by @Gyrate but what the hell. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4278 "2026-05-08T04:39:20Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Stench is a powerful weapon. Or he’d just sic his Secret Service agents on them. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4279 "2026-05-08T10:19:25Z")
[“Rubio gave Leo a small crystal football paperweight. He acknowledged Leo’s known allegiance to the Chicago White Sox, saying “you’re a baseball guy,” but noted that the football had the seal of the State Department on it.”](https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-rubio-trump-iran-ae3b68a9cc49a529dd05b478c60b5022) True diplomatic brilliance from Little Marco. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4280 "2026-05-08T12:49:36Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > > > He is also a big guy, you would have to try hard to damage him. > > Yeah, a big, fat 80-year-old guy who gets no exercise who has bad balance. He’d get smoked by the average person. I suppose we need to set up the parameters of the fight. Are weapons allowed? If we each\[1\] get a short 2 x 4 or even a three foot dowl rod, then he’s going down. If we keep to fists, then he essentially comes with his own padded armor. There is so much fat there that body blows are useless. That leaves the face, shins, and knee caps as good targets. Despite what you see in the movies, hitting someone in the face hurts… you. Shins and kneecaps require aiming, meanwhile all he has to do is fall on you. Beating him up would not be easy. As a 5’9" 160 lb person, I don’t think I could do it barehanded. Give me something to hit him with, and that changes things completely. * * * 1. Keeping it fair [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=215)