# 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:** 305
**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:** [October 21, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6081 "2026-10-21T23:29:37Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Meanwhile half the Ds are all bent out of shape because Newsom’s hair bothers them, suggesting he’s “slick” and he’s not from working class roots, so is unelectable because Ds won’t vote for him. Are you implying that Democrats would rather vote Republican than vote for Newsom, or that he’s not their favorite choice as a presidential candidate and aren’t excited about him? Because I see plenty of the latter and none of the former. If you’re trying to draw an equivalency with this Ramaswamy issue, you must be implying the former. When we get closer to 2028 and we’re gearing up for the next presidential election, we’ll see how much equivalency there is. You do have a valid point that Democrats get nitpicky over minor, inconsequential concerns with their candidates while Republicans overlook major problems with their own. But you have to remember that there is a massive difference in quality between the patties; if you’re voting Republican you don’t have great choices to begin with. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6082 "2026-10-22T15:16:32Z")
New documentary accuses Lindsey Graham of having hired underage male prostitutes. > **[Bombshell documentary accuses Lindsey Graham of sex with teen boy](https://www.rawstory.com/lindsey-graham-underage-escort/)** > > A bombshell documentary has accused Sen. Lindsey Graham of having intercourse with three male sex workers, including one who said he was just 17 at the time.The film, called The Closetocracy and made by an activist group called Swamp Watch, which... ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6083 "2026-10-22T15:21:54Z")
Aw, damn, I heard teasers that such a revelation about a “GOP Senator” was about to drop. I had assumed it would be one of the living ones. Way to get everyone’s hopes up, Young Turks. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6084 "2026-10-22T15:24:21Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > I had assumed it would be one of the living ones. You weren’t alone. But maybe this ‘revelation’ will cause a few South Carolina voters to rethink their choice at the ballot box. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6085 "2026-10-22T15:28:07Z")
You sweet summer child. 😉 ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6086 "2026-10-22T15:31:26Z")
Hey, a boy can dream! ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6087 "2026-10-22T15:58:31Z")
Let’s dig up the body and throw rocks at it, that will solve our problems. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6088 "2026-10-22T16:00:44Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > New documentary accuses Lindsey Graham of having hired underage male prostitutes. That’s not really a revelation. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6089 "2026-10-22T16:01:56Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Let’s dig up the body and throw rocks at it, that will solve our problems. It may not solve our problems but it will be a whole ton o’ fun. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6090 "2026-10-22T16:04:36Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Let’s dig up the body and throw rocks at it, that will solve our problems. I’m thinking Cadaver Synod. > **[Cadaver Synod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod)** > > The Cadaver Synod (also called the Cadaver Trial; Latin: Synodus Horrenda) is the name commonly given to the ecclesiastical trial of Pope Formosus, who had been dead for about nine months, in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome during January 897. The trial was conducted by Pope Stephen VI, the successor to Formosus's successor, Pope Boniface VI. Stephen had Formosus's corpse exhumed and brought to the papal court for judgment. He accused Formosus of perjury, of having acceded to the papa T... ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6091 "2026-10-22T16:05:43Z")
“For the last time, that is not what _habeas corpus_ means!” ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6092 "2026-10-22T16:10:52Z")
Uh-oh. Someone’s going to get a scolding from sister Darline. Shame on them. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6093 "2026-10-22T16:10:58Z")
It won’t solve the problem of what Graham was up to, but it might discourage a few current offenders. ---
**Author:** ![deltogre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deltogre/32/5041_2.png) [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6094 "2026-10-23T16:35:18Z")
Bumping ol’ Ramaswamy, here. It’s made the national news…for days, now. And STILL there are people defending it, right here in Ohio. It’s astonishing. I had two separate people on FB tell me that the accuser in the ad (she is not a mother…) never EXPLICITLY said “sexual abuse.” THAT makes it okay… ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6095 "2026-10-23T20:22:12Z")
> [@deltogre](#): > > It’s made the national news…for days, now. And STILL there are people defending it, right here in Ohio. It’s astonishing. Both Trump and Vance are now on record, endorsing the message. Trump was insisting that Ramaswamy continue auring those ads. > **[Trump Endorses Brutal Attack Ad in Ohio Governor’s Race](https://www.today.com/video/trump-endorses-ramaswamy-attack-ad-i-told-him-leave-it-up-272098373944)** > > President Donald Trump is speaking out in support of the explosive attack in Ohio by Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that uses his opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother and is dividing the political world. The president said he encouraged... > The president said he encouraged Ramaswamy to keep the ad on air. “I told him leave it up and look upstairs and say, ‘Thank you, God, very much." NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY. And Vance praised it a day earlier. > **[Vance praises Ramaswamy for having 'audacity' to run controversial Amy Acton ad](https://abcnews.com/amp/Politics/vance-praises-ramaswamy-audacity-run-controversial-amy-acton/story?id=137454653)** > > Vance defended Ramaswamy's ad showing Acton's estranged mother. > “Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton a liar,” Vance said. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6096 "2026-10-23T20:37:21Z")
> [@from Atamasama's link](#): > > “I told him leave it up and look upstairs and say, ‘Thank you, God, very much." “I’m Republican Jesus and I approve this message.” Hey Christians, can we get an 'amen"? ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6097 "2026-10-23T21:00:53Z")
“Calling it out like it is” has potential to become the new “saying the quiet part out loud.” ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6098 "2026-10-23T21:51:05Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > > [@from Atamasama's link](#): > > > > “I told him leave it up and look upstairs and say, ‘Thank you, God, very much." > > “I’m Republican Jesus and I approve this message.” Hey Christians, can we get an 'amen"? Trump is returning to Maralago from his rallies today and AF1 has been in a holding pattern for nearly 45 minutes now because there is an isolated storm just over West Palm Beach. Maybe God is not so pleased with him. I hope Trump is super pissed that he can’t get home. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6099 "2026-10-23T22:19:27Z")
I hope he runs out of fuel. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/6100 "2026-10-23T22:30:33Z")
Welp, the election isn’t for another week and a half and Trump is already suing Alaska to make sure it goes his way. [https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-sues-block-senate-race-certification-alaska-if-republican-2026-10-23/](https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-sues-block-senate-race-certification-alaska-if-republican-2026-10-23/) > The US Justice Department on Thursday sued to preemptively block Alaska from certifying the results of its US Senate race if the Republican ‌incumbent candidate loses by a narrow margin > Election law experts said the Justice Department’s lawsuit has no merit and seeks relief not allowed under federal law. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=304) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=306)