# 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:** 228
**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:** [May 30, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4541 "2026-05-30T00:19:06Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I desperately want her to say that “ugly fuck” has nothing to do with his looks She actually did reply that to her, and went into some detail. ---
**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 30, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4542 "2026-05-30T00:58:56Z")
I wonder if this is what it’ll take for folks to finally realize that the “War on Christians” has been waged by the Right all along? ---
**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 30, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4543 "2026-05-30T10:14:48Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > shut up you ugly fuck The staffer responsible for that post got a cake from her coworkers! [![](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/Y2RFSRI4PVELFASKDDB7D4TYZQ.jpg?auth=889af439bf8c60e2a34b8ac4d674b35416daf8a84d7b1f17a73226267a7c0e7f&width=1440&height=2208) ](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/Y2RFSRI4PVELFASKDDB7D4TYZQ.jpg?auth=889af439bf8c60e2a34b8ac4d674b35416daf8a84d7b1f17a73226267a7c0e7f&width=1440&height=2208) ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4544 "2026-05-30T11:13:19Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > She actually did reply that to her, and went into some detail. Thank you, I didn’t notice it first time around, and I’m glad she leaned into his ugly choices when asked. ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4545 "2026-05-30T18:20:27Z")
Unfortunate t-shirt. ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4546 "2026-05-30T18:30:05Z")
Hey, she has just as much right to enjoy a cheap beer as anyone else. What does “ratioed” mean, in this context? I’m guessing it has something to do with counts of social media likes? ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4547 "2026-05-30T18:32:07Z")
Basically, yes. Her posts got a significantly larger number of likes/reposts than Stephen Miller’s did. ---
**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 30, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4548 "2026-05-30T19:19:58Z")
Former reality TV star who’s running for mayor of LA because his house burned down and he has to live next to the poors now claims that homeless people are raping dogs. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mn3bwm3gj72v)** > > Spencer Pratt on Fox News: "What these demons are doing to these poor dogs -- they're raping the dogs" ---
**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 30, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4549 "2026-05-30T19:23:10Z")
Tommy Tuberville on Democrats: “Their new girlfriend is women” > ---
**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:** [May 30, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4550 "2026-05-30T20:53:50Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Tommy Tuberville on Democrats: “Their new girlfriend is women” Coach Dunce is apparently courting the support of the Nick Fuentes wing of the party, for whom consorting with Females is the ultimate GAY thing for any real man to do. > **[Strings Without Boundaries on Instagram: "NICK FUENTES (HOST): “Women get...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV7EMprD3QK/)** > > 1 likes, 0 comments - stringswithoutboundaries on March 15, 2026: "NICK FUENTES (HOST): “Women get sent to the gulags first, obviously. Which women? All women. Every woman. Every woman and girl is sent to the gulags. We will determine who the good... ---
**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 31, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4551 "2026-05-31T02:42:58Z")
Leading GOP candidate in the CO gubernatorial primary claims he was forced to commit murder at age 7 and has killed an undisclosed number of people due to his responsibilities as a (checks notes) missionary. > ---
**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 31, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4552 "2026-05-31T04:33:01Z")
Here is a journalist source for the story: > **[Questions, still unanswered, swirl around Victor Marx | Jimmy Sengenberger ](https://www.denvergazette.com/2026/05/29/questions-still-unanswered-swirl-around-victor-marx-jimmy-sengenberger/)** > > I’ve followed and covered Colorado politics closely for 22 years. It’s been a long time since I encountered a major statewide candidate I’d never heard of before announcing.  I’d also never encountered any candidate for office who couldn’t answer the... So, it’s not just one of those things floating around social media. The issue isn’t so much the idea that he’s a mass-murderer, but more that he’s inconsistent and evasive in his stories and probably really full of shit, even for a Republican. > I suspect most voters would like their next governor to answer them, but Marx has dodged every debate so far where rivals Barb Kirkmeyer and Scott Bottoms might challenge him. > > A candidate who raises money off rescues he won’t verify, claims credit for operations his organization didn’t conduct, and files campaign finance reports that raise red flags isn’t the “Dangerous Gentleman” he claims to be. Except to Colorado Republicans. ---
**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 31, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4553 "2026-05-31T09:34:24Z")
Has trump already announced his support or should we expect that tomorrow? ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4554 "2026-05-31T13:08:22Z")
> A candidate who raises money off rescues he won’t verify, claims credit for operations his organization didn’t conduct, and files campaign finance reports that raise red flags isn’t the “Dangerous Gentleman” he claims to be. Except to Colorado Republicans. So, George Santos 2.0? ---
**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:** [May 31, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4555 "2026-05-31T13:34:32Z")
The way the Rep voters have been going, can’t blame him. Worked before. ---
**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 31, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4556 "2026-05-31T17:40:39Z")
So… “Personal integrity is out so long as I get into (or stay into) power.” Seems pretty much on-brand. ---
**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 31, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4557 "2026-05-31T22:08:01Z")
Fox News asks Kevin Hassett what his message is to Americans who are racking up credit card debt because they’re having to use it on essentials. His response is that CEOs are doing fine. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mn5ui6tdfc2y)** > > BREAM: The Journal says percentage of delinquent credit card balances is 13%, the highest in 15 years. People are using them for necessities. Your message to them? > > HASSETT: We talk to CEOs of the credit card companies all the time, and there's not... ---
**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 31, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4558 "2026-05-31T23:34:46Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Fox News asks Kevin Hassett what his message is to Americans who are racking up credit card debt because they’re having to use it on essentials. For the 99% of people who have never heard of him, he is the Director of the National Economic Council of the United States. Basically, he’s Trump’s primary economic advisor. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4559 "2026-06-01T02:26:16Z")
I’m not sure what happened to Trey Gowdy’s face, but I think it counts as an SRIOTD. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreigfivh5fwux6noy3dc64ykmjbh6s6ql662zvvtgdl7bi7yqge7myq) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreigfivh5fwux6noy3dc64ykmjbh6s6ql662zvvtgdl7bi7yqge7myq) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4560 "2026-06-01T02:36:07Z")
I’m not familiar with SRIOTD. Are one of those letters egg related? He looks like if Humpty Dumpty took GLP1 and then had a great fall. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=227) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=229)