# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1115
**Author:** ![TheSeaOtter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@TheSeaOtter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSeaOtter)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22282 "2015-06-17T03:18:23Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > So, numb nuts has decided to run. What can this rat-headed walking bag of feces hope to get out of it? Free publicity. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22283 "2015-06-17T03:31:45Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > “One Billion dollars in gold bullion!” pronounced Auric Goldfinger, gesticulating with his pool cue. “The entire gold supply of the State of Texas!” > > “You’ah gonna knock off the Texas Bullion Depositorah?” said the Southern gangster in mingled amusement and admiration. > > “Man has climbed Mount Everest. He has land on the Moon and on comets. He has achieved wonders in every field of human endeavor…EXCEPT CRIME!” Texas Governor Abbot. He’s quite mad, you know. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22284 "2015-06-17T12:38:04Z")
Did he say that with the tip of his little finger next to his mouth? “One. Billion. Dollars.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22285 "2015-06-17T14:12:16Z")
> [@TheSeaOtter](#): > > Free publicity. Publicity?! Donald Trump lacks publicity?! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22286 "2015-06-17T14:27:43Z")
He has to share it with his hairpiece, so he needs extra. > [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Not sure where this quote came from, but… > > “Today, Donald Trump—an ambitious corn dog that escaped from the concession stand at a rural Alabama fairground, stole an unattended wig, hopped a freight train to Atlantic City and never looked back—entered the race for president, running as a Republican.” It was from [_Jezebel_’s article](http://jezebel.com/donald-trump-enters-gop-primary-dnc-responds-by-burnin-1711695431) on the Trump announcement. > [@eschereal](#): > > [Governor Abbot consults with his (apparent) political advisor](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/with-eye-on-fiscal-armageddon-texas-set-to-repatriate-its-gold-to-new-texas-fort-know) Glenn Beck, > _“The Texas Bullion Depository,” (Governor Greg) Abbott said in a statement, “will become the first state-level facility of its kind in the nation, increasing the security and stability of our gold reserves and keeping taxpayer funds from leaving Texas to pay for fees to store gold in facilities outside our state.” Soon, Abbott’s office said, the state “will repatriate $1 billion of gold bullion from the Federal Reserve in New York to Texas.”_ > > Curse those Yankee carpetbaggers, at long last. The craziest part of this story, believe it or not, hasn’t been mentioned yet: Texas [doesn’t have](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/with-eye-on-fiscal-armageddon-texas-set-to-repatriate-its-gold-to-new-texas-fort-know) any gold deposited with the Fed. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22287 "2015-06-17T15:18:34Z")
So Texas prefers dumb people spend their money locally. I guess the state lottery wasn’t cutting it. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22288 "2015-06-17T15:36:38Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > So, numb nuts has decided to run. What can this rat-headed walking bag of feces hope to get out of it? He will make a few convention speeches, attend a debate, and then drop out long before the first vote is cast. If he ever shakes a hand with a New Hampshire voter I’ll eat my hat. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22289 "2015-06-17T15:40:12Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > He will make a few convention speeches, attend a debate, and then drop out long before the first vote is cast. If he ever shakes a hand with a New Hampshire voter I’ll eat my hat. Maybe you mean business conventions, because he certainly won’t be giving any speeches at the Republican National Convention as he’ll be out of the race long before then. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22290 "2015-06-17T15:48:43Z")
I think hat - eating may be a safe bet to go with on the “showing up at a debate” line too. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22291 "2015-06-17T15:55:32Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I think hat - eating may be a safe bet to go with on the “showing up at a debate” line too. I think his ego may make him show up for one debate, especially since he polls higher than some of the other clowns. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22292 "2015-06-17T15:56:58Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Maybe you mean business conventions, because he certainly won’t be giving any speeches at the Republican National Convention as he’ll be out of the race long before then. Yes; I realized that might be unclear. He’ll bloviate before groups of like-minded people for a while, but it’s unlikely he’ll even be able to get a ticket to the National Convention. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22293 "2015-06-17T16:15:43Z")
Yes - but if he never files with the FEC, he wouldn’t be eligible for the debates. That way he can avoid the debates, and claim that he was cut out by the GOP. More publicity for him. I have a very classy, very beautiful hat that won’t be eating itself if he ever files. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22294 "2015-06-17T16:18:25Z")
I can’t see him wanting to miss a debate. He could utterly destroy and dominate a debate, just by being a shameless famewhore who would make no attempt to abide by any rules. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22295 "2015-06-17T16:49:04Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The craziest part of this story, believe it or not, hasn’t been mentioned yet: Texas [doesn’t have](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/with-eye-on-fiscal-armageddon-texas-set-to-repatriate-its-gold-to-new-texas-fort-know) any gold deposited with the Fed. No, the actual craziest part of the story is that Texas has been paying HSBC a million dollars a year to store in their vault, when the Fed would be charging them more like $3100 a year. But, I guess, having firm principles means doing the more expensive thing in the first place. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22296 "2015-06-17T16:58:32Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I can’t see him wanting to miss a debate. He could utterly destroy and dominate a debate, just by being a shameless famewhore who would make no attempt to abide by any rules. Heck, he could go total maverick and express his belief in evolution. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22297 "2015-06-17T17:02:14Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Heck, he could go total maverick and express his belief in evolution. They should have fainting couches behind the lecterns. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22298 "2015-06-17T17:08:57Z")
Or HSBC or people in it are campaign contributors. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22299 "2015-06-17T17:10:03Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Yes - but if he never files with the FEC, he wouldn’t be eligible for the debates. That way he can avoid the debates, and claim that he was cut out by the GOP. More publicity for him. > > I have a very classy, very beautiful hat that won’t be eating itself if he ever files. I don’t know wha the penalty is for not properly disclosing your finances, but I’d bet the penalty doesn’t include being banned from Fox-sponsored debates. Anyway, IMO he would far prefer to blame the government for his woes than the GOP. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22300 "2015-06-17T17:20:07Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I don’t know wha the penalty is for not properly disclosing your finances, but I’d bet the penalty doesn’t include being banned from Fox-sponsored debates. > > Anyway, IMO he would far prefer to blame the government for his woes than the GOP. I think the debates require that you be “declared.” I don’t know how they define that. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22301 "2015-06-17T18:01:44Z")
He has something like 120 days (30 days from declaring, and two basically automatic 45-day extensions) to file financial forms. He claims he’ll make the 30 day window, but if he wanted to play games, nothing would be due until after the first debate (if he makes the cut). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1116)