# 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:** 40
**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:** [April 28, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/781 "2025-04-28T15:09:14Z")
[![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1920xn/p06y5208.jpg) ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1920xn/p06y5208.jpg) TO SERVE MAN ---
**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:** [April 28, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/782 "2025-04-28T15:11:10Z")
Never before has Wendy’s been served on an actual silver platter. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/783 "2025-04-29T18:03:54Z")
Yes, women are never involved in conflict or war, so why should they be allowed to spread peace? That’s just crazy talk! And don’t look too closely at who started this WOKE program! [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5272905-hegseth-pentagon-women-peace-security/](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5272905-hegseth-pentagon-women-peace-security/) ---
**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:** [April 29, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/784 "2025-04-29T18:15:47Z")
> “The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) initiative isn’t ‘woke’—it’s smart, strategic policy grounded in decades of research and bipartisan law, signed by President Trump in 2017,” Frankel said in a statement. Well, there’s your problem! All that (literally) God-Damned Science and Compromise! ---
**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:** [April 29, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/785 "2025-04-29T23:25:18Z")
Lindsey Graham thinks it would be great if the papal conclave chose Donald Trump as the next Pope. > **[Jen Taub (@jennifertaub.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/jennifertaub.com/post/3lnyf7hpo622k)** > > Yes. This is real. I have visited Twitter to confirm that Lindsay Graham actually posted this sentiment along with a related Fox News interview. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/786 "2025-04-29T23:27:25Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Lindsey Graham thinks it would be great if the papal conclave chose Donald Trump as the next Pope. Can they lick his orange ass any harder? Jeebus wept! It’s like some goddam fucking contest to see who can slurp the dear leader more. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/787 "2025-04-29T23:28:33Z")
Think of the positive side! Instead of saying ‘Hail Marys’ and ‘Our Fathers’ you could just pay a tariff on your sins! ---
**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:** [April 29, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/788 "2025-04-29T23:32:15Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > pay a tariff on your sins If there is one thing Trump would be good at as pope, it’s indulgences. And by “good”, I mean coming up with innovative ways to bilk you for them. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/789 "2025-04-30T00:09:08Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Lindsey Graham thinks it would be great if the papal conclave chose Donald Trump as the next Pope. He’s violated this before, why not again? _No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State._ ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/790 "2025-04-30T00:26:39Z")
I suspect Trump would prefer to be God Emperor. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/791 "2025-04-30T00:37:45Z")
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/God_Emperor_Trump.jpg?20230826001105) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/God_Emperor_Trump.jpg?20230826001105) > **[God Emperor Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Emperor_Trump)** > > The Master Drone (Italian: Il Pa-Drone), popularly referred to as God Emperor Trump, was a 65-foot (20-metre) papier-mâché sculpture and float depicting Donald Trump, the president of the United States, dressed as the fictional God Emperor of Mankind from the Warhammer 40,000 miniature war game franchise. It was created by the Italian artist Fabrizio Galli for the Carnival of Viareggio in 2019. > The sculpture depicted Donald Trump wearing golden armour based on that of the God Emperor of Mankin... ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/792 "2025-04-30T09:33:50Z")
I’m not surprised Trump wants to be Pope. You can get away with all sorts of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. _Psychopomp and carnifex_…, ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/793 "2025-04-30T11:20:51Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > It’s like some goddam fucking contest to see who can slurp the dear leader more. It’s all about staying on the outside of the coming gulags. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/794 "2025-04-30T11:43:27Z")
I assume it was a typo of omission but my local newspaper noted in a blurb that “Lady Melania Trump” blah blahed about her anti-revenge porn blah blah. It _is_ a Sinclair rag, though, so maybe it wasn’t an error. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/795 "2025-04-30T12:00:50Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Lindsey Graham thinks it would be great if the papal conclave chose Donald Trump as the next Pope. I’m OK with this, as long as Drumpf moves to the Vatican and rides around in Popemobile instead of continuing to ass fuck my country. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/796 "2025-04-30T13:07:55Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Can they lick his orange ass any harder? Jeebus wept! > > It’s like some goddam fucking contest to see who can slurp the dear leader more. I found myself wondering where Graham keeps his extra tongue. Does he keep it folded up inside his mouth and extending back into his throat, like a [chameleon](https://enviroliteracy.org/animals/where-do-chameleons-keep-their-tongues/)? ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/797 "2025-04-30T13:14:02Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > I found myself wondering where Graham keeps his extra tongue. Does he keep it folded up inside his mouth and extending back into his throat, like a [chameleon](https://enviroliteracy.org/animals/where-do-chameleons-keep-their-tongues/)? Maybe he’s a [Visitor.](https://v.fandom.com/wiki/The_Visitors_(1983-85)) ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/798 "2025-04-30T13:36:14Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Think of the positive side! Instead of saying ‘Hail Marys’ and ‘Our Fathers’ you could just pay a tariff on your sins! Didn’t they used to have indulgences in the Catholic church where people just paid a bribe to the church to have their sins forgiven? I think that Martin Luther had an opinion about that. My knowledge of history is not great, though. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/799 "2025-04-30T15:19:34Z")
Sins, annulments, audiences with big shots: all on the table with enough moola. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/800 "2025-04-30T15:35:41Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > Didn’t they used to have indulgences in the Catholic church where people just paid a bribe to the church to have their sins forgiven? Yes… > [@Atamasama](#): > > If there is one thing Trump would be good at as pope, it’s indulgences. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=41)