# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/441 "2025-03-28T14:45:58Z")
More on this. I’m … skeptical (ETA: which automatically precludes me from ever being a MAGA): > **[Does Pentagon Chief Hegseth Have a Russian Email Account?](https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49786)** > > After top advisers to US President Donald Trump leaked their Yemen war plan to a journalist by mistake, the Pentagon chief is now rumored to have a Russian email account. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/442 "2025-03-28T16:02:51Z")
I saw that, too, and I’m skeptical as well. It’s just too neat. In fact, I’m getting a whiff of [Dan Rather and the “fake” GW Bush documents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_controversy), you know, the ones indicating Bush blew off his Air National Guard duties. Huge brouhaha erupted over the documents being forged, totally obscuring and discrediting [legitimate questions about his service.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_military_service_controversy) ---
**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:** [March 28, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/443 "2025-03-28T22:35:24Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It occurs to me that Andrew Tate looks just like a dick head that no rational woman would even be inn the same room with. How low a self-esteem does someone have to have that thinking having sex with this ugly ass faced abuser would be good? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/444 "2025-03-28T22:38:27Z")
In measuring Republican analytical ability I put forward the following two questions from [this poll.](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/majority-americans-believe-presidents-should-obey-courts-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-03-25/) **Should the president obey federal court rulings even if he disagrees with them?** Republicans: 68% Yes 28% No 14% No answer OK so far. Lower than it should be but not as bad as it could be, now on to the next question: **Should Trump keep deporting people despite order to stop?** Republicans: 76% Yes 22% No 2% No answer So at a minimum 44% of Republicans think that Trump should obey court orders even if he doesn’t agree with them, AND Trump should continue deportations despite court orders against it. The [white queen](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9467-alice-laughed-there-s-no-use-trying-she-said-one-can-t) would be proud. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/445 "2025-03-28T22:39:13Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > How low a self-esteem does someone have to have that thinking having sex with this ugly ass faced abuser would be good? It helps that he is estimated to make about $5 million per month by ripping off suckers in his online schemes. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/446 "2025-03-28T22:44:07Z")
I was going to say that there are women who are just as transactionally focused as Trump - or Melania. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/447 "2025-03-29T05:15:21Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It helps that he is estimated to make about $5 million per month They don’t get any of that money. But they do get to have ( probably shitty) sex with an ugly ass faced abuser. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/448 "2025-03-30T02:13:19Z")
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs bill legalizing ivermectin for whatever ails ya! > **[Arkansas Governor's Signature Makes OTC Ivermectin a Reality](https://armoneyandpolitics.com/arkansas-otc-ivermectin/)** > > On March 25, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law a measure that made ivermectin available over the counter in pharmacies.  ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/449 "2025-03-30T02:28:20Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs bill legalizing ivermectin for whatever ails ya You know what? At this point, I’m fine with it. Let them suck that shit down for everything under the sun. Reduce the useless population. It’s time we stop coddling them and let them suffer the consequences of their aggressive ignorance. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/450 "2025-03-30T02:38:12Z")
Unfortunately, ivermectin really is a remarkably good medication… just for parasites, not for viruses. Idiots wasting it on covid means it’s harder to get for those who actually need antiparasitics. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/451 "2025-03-30T04:23:38Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > You know what? At this point, I’m fine with it. Let them suck that shit down for everything under the sun. Reduce the useless population. It’s time we stop coddling them and let them suffer the consequences of their aggressive ignorance. I looked it up to see what the side effects are. Nothing lethal, but itchy skin and the trots is no less than they deserve. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/452 "2025-03-30T04:47:23Z")
Does one need a prescription to get ivermectin for the horse? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/453 "2025-03-30T04:50:42Z")
Neigh ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/454 "2025-03-30T06:09:05Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Nothing lethal, but itchy skin and the trots is no less than they deserve. And potential neurological problems, including coma and death. > **[Adverse drug reactions associated with ivermectin use for COVID-19 reported...](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9020491/)** But nothing big. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/455 "2025-03-30T07:12:43Z")
Sore throat? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/456 "2025-03-30T09:17:45Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > I looked it up to see what the side effects are. Nothing lethal Is “Not treating the thing I’m actually sick with” a side effect? Because that killed a lot of people with COVID. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/457 "2025-03-30T10:33:09Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > Sore throat? Maybe a little horse. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/458 "2025-03-30T11:54:19Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > You know what? At this point, I’m fine with it. Let them suck that shit down for everything under the sun. Reduce the useless population. It’s time we stop coddling them and let them suffer the consequences of their aggressive ignorance. Innocent children also suffer the consequences of their parent’s actions. Is that o.k. with you? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/459 "2025-03-30T11:59:56Z")
If I have a severe cut and treat it by drinking a glass of water, _instead of_ applying antibiotics and bandaging, would you say the same thing? This crap isn’t being used as an additional treatment-it is being used as a _substitute_ treatment, and thus is totally not harmless. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/460 "2025-03-30T12:39:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > …just for parasites, not for viruses. Idiots wasting it… But aren’t those idiots also parasites? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=24)