# 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:** 265
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5281 "2026-08-01T10:59:09Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Off-topic, but as I didn’t recognize “Waukesha County” (even if I should have) I put in Google search the phrase “Waukesha County Supervisor Robert Kolb.” > > And Google Search has become so sophisticated about NOT giving ANY information in the hits it generates–forcing users to click on at least one of the hits to get any additional information–that only one of the 24 I looked at mentioned that the county is in Wisconsin! But if you google just 'Waukesha County" it’ll mention Wisconsin multiple times before you even scroll down. To be fair, if you googled “Waukesha country supervisor Robert Kolb” a month ago, Wisconsin may have been closer to the top, but right now he’s in the news, so you’re going to get headlines first. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5282 "2026-08-01T12:05:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Not so fast - there’s always sectarianism. Splitter! [![](https://i.imgur.com/ErsQVgC.gif) ](https://i.imgur.com/ErsQVgC.gif) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5283 "2026-08-01T12:50:36Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > And Google Search has become so sophisticated about NOT giving ANY information in the hits it generates–forcing users to click on at least one of the hits to get any additional information– Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work? ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5284 "2026-08-01T17:09:52Z")
I use DDG, which gives me some top text for nearly every link. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5285 "2026-08-01T18:34:36Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Waukesha County For the non-WI-native readers out there, it is pronounced “Waw kah SHAW” . Not Waw KEY sha. It does follow the rule that towns in WI have to have a WAU in them. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5286 "2026-08-01T18:50:09Z")
I know how to pronounce it only because I heard Ritchie say it on _Happy Days_. I didn’t even recognize it the first time I saw it in print because my eight year old brain pictured it as “Walkishaw”. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5287 "2026-08-01T19:50:35Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Back in February, George Santos tweeted that he was going to be in attendance at the State of the Union, then placed a large bet on Kaishi AGAINST him showing up there, and skipped the event. > > Now he’s being investigated for insider trading. Update: He’s been fined $35,000. > **[George Santos got busted for manipulating political betting markets—and seems...](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/george-santos-cftc-fine-kalshi-state-of-the-union-political-betting/)** > > "Touché bitches lets see who wins!" ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5288 "2026-08-01T20:07:04Z")
Now tell them how to pronounce “Oconomowoc”. I never had trouble with that, but it seems to scare people. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5289 "2026-08-01T20:15:59Z")
No word on whether the $5/serving figure includes front-fender repair costs: > **[Exclusive: RFK Jr. hosting a new cooking show with celebrity chefs](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/30/rfk-cooking-show-real-food/91097532007/)** > > HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in an exclusive interview, says he will be 'reintroducing' Americans to cooking again in a new series. Kennedy is launching “The Real Food Show,” a new cooking series on July 30, to help translate the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans into easy, affordable meals they can prepare at home, he said in an exclusive sit-down interview with USA TODAY… The program will showcase how to prepare healthy meals for less than $5 a serving whenever possible, according to HHS… ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5290 "2026-08-01T20:56:51Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > For the non-WI-native readers out there, it is pronounced “Waw kah SHAW” . Not Waw KEY sha. There was an old insurance commercial that emblazoned that pronunciation (the correct one ) on my brain. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5291 "2026-08-01T20:57:10Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > I didn’t even recognize it the first time I saw it in print because my eight year old brain pictured it as “Walkishaw”. You nearly invoked James Walkinshaw, my representative and one of the best guys in Congress. Watch him, he’s really going to amount to something. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5292 "2026-08-01T21:14:45Z")
$5 per serving is really expensive, for home-prepared food… ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5293 "2026-08-01T21:24:51Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > The program will showcase how to prepare healthy meals for less than $5 a serving whenever possible, according to HHS… Episode #1: A Bowl of Lard! Good, and good for you!!\* > [@Joey\_P](#): > > if you googled “Waukesha country supervisor Robert Kolb” a month ago, Wisconsin may have been closer to the top, but right now he’s in the news, so you’re going to get headlines first. That does make sense. > [@Chronos](#): > > Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work? Yes, I think that was the founding idea–it’s just that they didn’t get to be so good at it until recently (likely due to advancements in AI). A decade ago you could input some specific terms and get a fair amount of information just from the text of the hits in the list. Now you mostly cannot. I sure that’s much more profitable for Google (and hence inevitable). \* not really. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5294 "2026-08-01T21:30:01Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > $5 per serving is really expensive, for home-prepared food… I was thinking the same thing. I don’t cook often but have prepared dinner for multiple nights with each portion costing a couple of dollars. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5295 "2026-08-01T22:49:15Z")
Double ditto. $5 per serving is $20 per meal for a family of four, making $60/day (let’s call it $50 on the assumption that breakfast is cheaper) or $350/week \> $1400/month for home-prepared meals. I know food prices are up in Trumpflationland, but that still seems quite high. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5296 "2026-08-02T00:22:07Z")
I just looked at my last 2 years spending on groceries and it came to $2.80/day. One person. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5297 "2026-08-02T00:32:31Z")
AR state legislator and judicial candidate is arrested for aggravated assault, domestic battery, and false imprisonment. > **[Republican Benton County judge candidate, state Rep. Austin McCollum accused...](https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2026/aug/01/republican-benton-county-judge-state-rep-austin/)** > > BENTONVILLE — State Rep. Austin McCollum was booked into the Benton County Jail at 2:13 a.m. Saturday after being accused of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and domestic battery. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5298 "2026-08-02T01:12:55Z")
Now just at a glance at the pic, _that_ is a paragon of what the USA’s people aspire to! The best people! ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5299 "2026-08-02T02:15:08Z")
This Arkansas? > [@The origin of "Cletus" as the stereotypical redneck name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origin-of-cletus-as-the-stereotypical-redneck-name/955325/8): > > We were 4-wheeling around White Rock mountain and came across a hustler centerfold duck taped to a metal chair in the middle of the forest. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5300 "2026-08-02T09:40:00Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > For the non-WI-native readers out there, it is pronounced “Waw kah SHAW” . Isn’t it “WAW kah shaw,” with the accent on the first syllable? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=264) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=266)