# 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:** 215
**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 8, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4281 "2026-05-08T12:53:31Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Shins and kneecaps require aiming, meanwhile all he has to do is fall on you. Get behind him (you’d almost certainly be more maneuverable), kick the _back_ of his knee, and he falls forward on the ground. Then put the boots to him. Remember the rule: Always kick a man when he’s down. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4282 "2026-05-08T12:53:33Z")
The average Doper is in their 60s. We might remember some fights of our youth, but many of us can’t execute like we used to. ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4283 "2026-05-08T13:11:43Z")
I’m not sure how many fights you’ve been in, but fat is not sort of bullet proof vest. It still hurts like hell if someone punches a fatty in the belly. An average person wailing on him puts him down quick. He can barely walk down a ramp, he needs two hands to get a water bottle to his pie hole, etc. A ninja he’s not. ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4284 "2026-05-08T13:13:50Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > 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. Have you seen him on a ramp? He shuffles up and down them like an invalid. And that’s not some 80-year old thing. He’s done this for at least the last decade. He complained about walking _down_ a busted escalator. Just launch yourself at him, have him trip over himself trying to avoid you, and he’d be more helpless than a tortoise on its back. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4285 "2026-05-08T13:23:59Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Just launch yourself at him, have him trip over himself trying to avoid you, and he’d be more helpless than a tortoise on its back. My 5’1" wife would need about 5 seconds to take him down. He would never touch her. Shit all you would need to do is run around him ---
**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, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4286 "2026-05-08T15:57:48Z")
**Tuco** : [_to Corporal Wallace_] I like big fat men like you. When they fall they make more noise. And sometimes they never get up. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4287 "2026-05-08T17:54:17Z")
Oh, I see. We’re playing _Who Wants to Beat a Millionaire_, huh? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4288 "2026-05-08T17:58:57Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > [“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. So, it was just some junk he had sitting around the office that he wanted to get rid of. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4289 "2026-05-09T00:17:44Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > [“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. As Colbert said on his show last night: “Looks like a regift. Like something you’d get for subscribing to _Sports Illustrated_.” ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4290 "2026-05-09T00:31:07Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Despite what you see in the movies, hitting someone in the face hurts… you. Also, it’s not like he keeps anything he uses inside his skull. > [@Stratocaster](#): > > It still hurts like hell if someone punches a fatty in the belly. And he probably has a really low pain tolerance. ---
**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 9, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4291 "2026-05-09T18:44:36Z")
STUPID EVANGELICAL IDEA OF THE DAY Our Orange Leader now has a 22 Foot Golden Statue of himself at his Golf Course. Pastor says “its not a golden calf” > **[Pastor leads leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump’s giant gold statue](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gold-statue-golf-course-pastor-b2972303.html)** > > The president himself called into the ceremony to thank the religious leader and guests in attendance ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4292 "2026-05-09T19:08:02Z")
Probably saw the Turkmenbashi statue and thought “hey wait a minute…” ---
**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 9, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4293 "2026-05-09T19:21:17Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Pastor says “its not a golden calf” When you feel you have to preemptively defend yourself like this, you really need to take a step back and reevaluate your life. ---
**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 9, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4294 "2026-05-09T19:52:03Z")
Ron Johnson thinks 4 million people have died from the covid vaccine. > **[MAGA senator floors onlookers with bonkers conspiracy: ‘Dumbest person in the...](https://www.rawstory.com/2676873867/)** > > Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) took to the right-wing network Real America’s Voice on Saturday to lob a series of unsubstantiated claims regarding COVID-19 vaccines, claims that left several onlookers taken aback.For “years,” Johnson – a close ally to... ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4295 "2026-05-09T20:44:17Z")
Then what’s between the knees and the ankles? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4296 "2026-05-09T20:46:34Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Our Orange Leader now has a 22 Foot Golden Statue of himself at his Golf Course. > > Pastor says “its not a golden calf” - It’s a golden ass. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4297 "2026-05-09T22:25:01Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Then what’s between the knees and the ankles? Cankles ---
**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 10, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4298 "2026-05-10T00:26:24Z")
It’s all bone spur. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4299 "2026-05-10T00:46:48Z")
If I ever had to fight trump, I’d just go for his hair. His vanity would occupy his little hands and open himself up to a kick to his balls and a poke to his beady little eyes. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4300 "2026-05-10T14:02:48Z")
Not sure if it belongs in this thread, but regarding the Trump Phone, they’ve updated their TOS to say that the deposit people put down on them isn’t a deposit but rather gives the person the opportunity to buy the phone if it’s ever released. Furthermore, if it is ever released, it may not be up to the specs originally promised and may not work with your carrier. > **[MAGAs Are Fuming After Email Confirms They Will Never Get Their $500 Trump...](https://www.ibtimes.com/magas-are-fuming-after-email-confirms-they-will-never-get-their-500-trump-phones-deposits-back-3802572)** > > Nearly 600,000 Trump supporters paid deposits for a gold smartphone that remains undelivered, sparking outrage and calls for investigation into Trump Mobile's practices. [https://trumpmobile.com/device-preorder-deposit](https://trumpmobile.com/device-preorder-deposit) > A preorder deposit provides only a conditional opportunity if Trump Mobile later elects, in its sole discretion, to offer the Device for sale. > Trump Mobile does not guarantee that: the Device will be commercially released; > Device specifications, features, software, hardware components, storage capacities, bundled accessories, colors, and configurations are subject to change prior to final sale. Colors? So are they saying it’s not going to be gold? Sounds like they’re setting things up so that if they have to put phones in people’s hands, they can just send them any cheap off-the-shelf phone and call it a day. And from that IBT article: > The T1 was sold from day one on the strength of a single, politically loaded promise: it would be built in America. Within days of the June 2025 launch, that language vanished from the Trump Mobile website. ‘MADE IN THE USA’ became ‘American-proud design,’ then ‘Brought to life right here in the USA,’ language that supply chain experts noted was legally and commercially meaningless. > By February 2026, company executives [confirmed to reporters](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile-t1-phone-controversy-1795258) that the T1 would not be manufactured in the United States. Final assembly of roughly the last ten components would take place in Miami, while bulk production would happen overseas. In the meantime, Trump Mobile began selling refurbished iPhones, made in China, and Samsung devices, made by a South Korean company, under the same ‘American’ branding umbrella. In a recent BigCliveDotCom video he mentioned in a throwaway comment that sometimes these “final assembly in the USA” or “Majority of components made in the USA” or some other weasel words just mean the packaging was made in the US or it was put into the package in the US, or something else along those lines. I don’t remember his exact wording. But when I saw “Final assembly of roughly the last ten components”, based on what Big Clive had mentioned, my assumption was that those “last ten components” are things like the box, the box’s lid, the sleeve it slides into and/or shrinkwrap, the plastic tray, the phone itself, a USB cord, sim card tray/remover (if there is one) a handful of literature packets and other odds and ends, being put into the box and getting ready to be shipped is what they’re talking about. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=214) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=216)