# 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:** 248
**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:** [June 30, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4941 "2026-06-30T23:33:31Z")
1. Those signs aren’t supposed to be a version of the Nicene creed. 2. If a sign promoting love and science fills you with disgust, that says quite a lot about you. Vance really is a horrid little toad. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4942 "2026-06-30T23:34:06Z")
He also started off his statement with, “Thanks to Donald Trump.” Any statement that starts with that is not going to end well. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4943 "2026-06-30T23:54:25Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > > > Joking aside, bocce is essentially curling on sand > > And both are basically shuffleboard. My niece also lives close to Canada and recently beat my brother (her father) and I at shuffleboard legitimately despite being pretty young. I had assumed that they’d have a curling team in her area so she could at least dip her toes into it to see if she is a natural at that as well, but apparently organized school teams are also confined more to Canada despite the closeness of some New England states. There are at least arenas to play at though, so I guess she could at least try it. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4944 "2026-07-01T00:13:33Z")
I knew someone who lives in northern Vermont and used to routinely cross the border to play at a club in Canada. Don’t know if the current border restrictions would make that more trouble than it’s worth. There are clubs in New England, but they may not be close enough for her to play very often. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4945 "2026-07-01T00:22:40Z")
MAGA Jesus says “fuck the poor”. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mpk6hlgt3o24)** > > JD Vance says his faith makes him averse to “low wage foreigners” ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4946 "2026-07-01T03:07:19Z")
> [@from Smapti's link](#): > > JD Vance says his faith makes him averse to “low wage foreigners” Hey asshole, who is paying the “low wage foreigners” and why aren’t you pissed at them? ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4947 "2026-07-01T03:50:42Z")
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. Luke 10:7 For the scripture saith, thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. Timothy 5:18 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. Matthew 10:10 I’m beginning to suspect Vance isn’t a very good Christian. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4948 "2026-07-01T04:18:04Z")
I’m not sure Vance is a good anything. Not even an especially good sycophant or opportunist ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4949 "2026-07-01T04:39:54Z")
Oberleutnentfuhrer Miller wants pregnancy tests for all women entering the country. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mpkazjiuyc2u)** > > Stephen Miller says the Trump administration will take “a hard look” at banning foreign pregnant women from the country ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4950 "2026-07-01T05:54:54Z")
RFK Jr. thinks wrestling is real. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mpj2g3py6f2p)** > > Triple H did a NewsNation interview with \[checks notes\] RFK Jr. -- and RFK Jr. apparently thinks wrestling is real > > "The great thing about WWE that's so inspiring is all of these guys have failed. Every one of them has lost fights." > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mpj2inhz4h2d)** > > lol RFK Jr really seems to think professional wrestling is real ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4951 "2026-07-01T07:43:14Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Oberleutnentfuhrer Miller wants pregnancy tests for all women entering the country. > > [@atrupar.com on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mpkazjiuyc2u) The cofounder of The Federalist, Sean Davis, [didn’t take the birthright citizenship decision very well](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-birthright-citizenship-2677137247/). He tweeted several ways to get around the issue. In addition to the ban on pregnant women he wants to enact, he’s also advocated: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMF4NThWkAAl6cs.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMF4NThWkAAl6cs.jpg) Yep…he’s suggesting that anyone coming to America should be sterilized before they’re allowed in. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4952 "2026-07-01T13:15:43Z")
Apparently not nullifying the 14th amendment equates to nullifying it. Got it. If we can just ignore the text of a Constitutional amendment because we don’t like it, can we do the same to the 2nd? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4953 "2026-07-01T14:50:58Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If we can just ignore the text of a Constitutional amendment because we don’t like it, can we do the same to the 2nd? I wanna keep the second amendment specificaly because of MAGA and Trump and his administration. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4954 "2026-07-01T15:27:11Z")
I have been slowly increasing my ammunition supply. I do not expect – or even want – to find it useful but, like a parachute it’s better to have it and not need it than wish you had one when the need arises. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4955 "2026-07-01T15:57:16Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If we can just ignore the text of a Constitutional amendment because we don’t like it, can we do the same to the 2nd? I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4956 "2026-07-01T16:03:15Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Hey asshole, who is paying the “low wage foreigners” and why aren’t you pissed at them? He is pissed at them. He thinks they shouldn’t be paying them, at all. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4957 "2026-07-01T16:32:16Z")
Eh, I doubt he’s thinking that far through the issue. If “low-wage foreigners” disappeared from the workforce and prices and scarcity skyrocketed n consequence, he’d just fume that all the woke Dumocrats are somehow to blame. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4958 "2026-07-01T17:12:31Z")
This could also go into the Fuck Texas thread. > In a video shared online by MeidasTouch’s Pablo Manríquez, Texas Rep. Troy Nehls was asked about the current affordability crisis Americans are facing with increased costs from the gas station to the grocery store.. Rather than immediately answering the question, Nehls pivoted to his own Fourth of July plans. > > “Affordability? What are you talking about?” Nehls asked before bragging about his upcoming Fourth of July plans in Texas. > “I’m gonna get me a couple of big lobster tails,” he continued. “I’m gonna get me some nice ribeyes, I’m gonna sit in my backyard with my family, my neighbors, and we’re going to be enjoying the fourth, celebrating 250 years, the birthday.” > When asked how his plans for lobster tails and ribeyes might resonate with Americans struggling to pay their bills, Nehls doubled down. > > “Maybe the 60% of Americans don’t work as hard as I do either. I mean, I don’t know,” he concluded. Probably a good thing he’s not running for re-election. OTOH, he might have just earned a bunch of votes. It is Texas, after all. Link to [Chron](https://www.chron.com/politics/article/troy-nehls-affordability-lobster-22328645.php) ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4959 "2026-07-01T17:36:02Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Probably a good thing he’s not running for re-election. OTOH, he might have just earned a bunch of votes. It is Texas, after all. That’s my district in suburban Houston. It’s more diverse than you’d expect but also very gerrymandered. But he’s also corrupt as heck, and it was starting to catch up to him again (again, because he’s lost some jobs over it across the years). And it’s a district the R’s have been winning by smaller and smaller margins over the last couple decades, even before the R re-districting to eke out a few more seats in Texas. Definitely a district in play if they overplayed the gerrymandering. So, of course, he’s not standing for re-election. But in favor of his equally corrupt brother, Trever. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4960 "2026-07-01T21:13:12Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > So, of course, he’s not standing for re-election. But in favor of his equally corrupt brother, Trever. I hope Troy’s remarks work as Death Nehls for the brother’s chances, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=247) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=249)