# 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:** 277
**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 22, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5521 "2026-08-22T12:13:16Z")
Oh, yeah, you do need the “with design to” part. But again, while he could argue in court that that wasn’t his design, lots of luck with that argument. ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5522 "2026-08-22T21:13:12Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Oh yeah, they totally fucked up and should be held accountable (and hopefully this will still be on people’s minds in a couple of months while voting). Just not in all the ways the article suggested. Agreed. (_The New Republic_ used to have a good reputation; I’m not so sure that’s true, anymore.) > [@Joey\_P](#): > > [quoting New Berlin mayor Dave Ament] “It has never been my intention to disparage or offend any individual or group including the Muslim Community. …” What a ludicrous statement. The TMJ4 News quote in the next post, to the effect that Muslim leaders were calling for his resignation, is upsetting in itself. Every decent person in New Berlin should be calling for his resignation, regardless of religious affiliation. I mean: > [@](#): > > If you were amazed to discover that cell phones have other uses, other than setting off roadside bombs, you may be a Muslim. > ----Dave Ament Obviously he thinks he’s hilarious. Jeff Foxworthy has a lot to answer for… ---
**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 25, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5523 "2026-08-25T21:29:28Z")
“Hey, Ukraine, would you mind not bombing Moscow while the head of the CIA is there to kiss Putin’s ass? We don’t trust his military to keep us safe from you in the war we keep telling everyone you’re losing.” > **[US asked Ukraine to refrain from striking Moscow during CIA chief's visit,...](https://kyivindependent.com/cia-director-arrives-in-moscow/)** > > "They don't believe in the strength of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's air defenses," the source said. ---
**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 25, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5524 "2026-08-25T21:32:35Z")
A while back, someone asked Zelensky if he’d go to Moscow, he said he wouldn’t, because "It’s dangerous, there are a lot of Ukrainian drones there.” ---
**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 26, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5525 "2026-08-26T05:00:18Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > New Berlin, WI Mayor “has reportedly shared or reposted anti-Muslim, anti-Black and sexist Ai content on his social media platforms.” I have been through Berlin, but New Berlin seemed unfamiliar. Turns out New Berlin is in Waukesha county, the most notorious red hole of Wisconsin. Muslims might call for his removal, but the city will just replace him with someone worse. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5526 "2026-08-26T09:14:21Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > A while back, someone asked Zelensky if he’d go to Moscow, he said he wouldn’t, because "It’s dangerous, there are a lot of Ukrainian drones there.” His shade game remains strong, I see. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5527 "2026-08-26T11:37:03Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > That’s 14,350,000 tons; I think 300,000 tons is roughly two percent of that. Even after 6 years of being president, Trump still just does not understand the scale of things in the US. He hears “300,000 tons of beef”, and thinks, “Wow! That’s a lot!”, and doesn’t even think about the math behind it. It was like during the last government shut down, when they claimed that some anonymous billionaire was going to donate money to pay the US military during the shut down. But if you did the math, the “huge” number they quoted would have been about $100 per person. He’s nominally a billionaire, who thinks like a millionaire, who is trying to run a country that deals with trillions, and he just can’t wrap his brain around that scale of things. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5528 "2026-08-26T13:42:55Z")
In one of the many disgusting turns of events regarding Trump, I believe he is a genuine billionaire, now. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5529 "2026-08-26T13:52:46Z")
Sure, with just the grifting we know about. If he’s still not, he’s even worse with money than we thought. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5530 "2026-08-26T14:34:01Z")
Hey, I could be a legitimate billionaire too if I could manipulate markets and funnel money from the US Treasury directly into my pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5531 "2026-08-26T14:35:46Z")
For certain values of “legitimate”. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5532 "2026-08-26T14:58:46Z")
Without question. He’s no honest billionaire, or any honest anything. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5533 "2026-08-26T20:03:28Z")
He reportedly made billions just from the Trump memecoin grift alone. ---
**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 26, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5534 "2026-08-26T20:21:53Z")
Iowa is suing California for suing Paramount. > **[Iowa Attorney General Says She’s Taking California to the Supreme Court Over...](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/iowa-attorney-general-sue-california-paramount-warner-bros-1236843385/)** > > Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says she is suing California for leading the charge in the lawsuit against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. ---
**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 26, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5535 "2026-08-26T20:44:38Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > In one of the many disgusting turns of events regarding Trump, I believe he is a genuine billionaire, now. It’s maybe just barely possible that he’s managed to grift his way to a positive net worth. An actual billionaire? I don’t believe it. ---
**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 26, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5536 "2026-08-26T21:40:23Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It’s maybe just barely possible that he’s managed to grift his way to a positive net worth. “Why, I’ve worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.” ---
**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 26, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5537 "2026-08-26T21:47:04Z")
Donald J. Trump, at a town hall-style event in New Hampshire hosted by Matt Lauer of NBC’s “Today” show on Monday [October 26, 2015], when asked if he’s ever been told “no.” > My whole life, really, has been a no, and I fought through it. And, you, know, I talk about it. It’s not been easy for me, it has not been easy for me. You know, I started off in Brooklyn. My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars. I came into Manhattan, and I had to pay him back, and I had to pay him back with interest. But I came into Manhattan and I started buying properties, and I did great. From [here](https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/26/verbatim-donald-trump-on-the-rough-life-and-getting-1-million-from-his-father/). Well, there’s that and there’s also the $400 million he inherited from his father over the course of decades. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5538 "2026-08-27T21:17:05Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He reportedly made billions just from the Trump memecoin grift alone Who the hell buys this crap? MAGA is stupid enough, but do they collectively have billions to give him? Again? ---
**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 27, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5539 "2026-08-27T21:42:02Z")
No, but the Saudis & Russians do. ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/5540 "2026-08-28T04:46:40Z")
Not sure where to put this, but here seems like a good enough thread. Up Chelan way (north central WA state), some wildfire fighters took a respite from their efforts and about a dozen of them decided to [pose for a picture](https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/wa-national-guard-firefighters-under-investigation-posing-with-white-supremacist-flag/YTAAZF3VOFHULB7H25EAJ7ZVP4/). They took the picture in front of this flag [![](https://img.favpng.com/8/20/23/flag-of-rhodesia-company-rule-in-rhodesia-flag-of-southern-rhodesia-png-favpng-G9YiNr0CkvaThHt6iPMcqF6HL.jpg) ](https://img.favpng.com/8/20/23/flag-of-rhodesia-company-rule-in-rhodesia-flag-of-southern-rhodesia-png-favpng-G9YiNr0CkvaThHt6iPMcqF6HL.jpg) Wait, what? What flag is that? It is the flag of the Republic of Rhodesia. Which appears to be another sly way of expressing their über-Whiteness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=276) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=278)