# 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:** 1591
**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:** [November 7, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31802 "2016-11-07T14:18:38Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A protester carrying a “Republicans Against Trump” sign was attacked by Trump supporters, who then yelled “Gun!” so that he could be swarmed by cops, and the Secret Service had to hustle Trump offstage. Idiots. Sadly, we will never hear an SS person claim, “In order to protect Mr. Trump we had to destroy him.” ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31803 "2016-11-07T16:50:03Z")
No wonder things have been a bit calm in the last few weeks. Apparently, [Trump no longer controls his own Twitter account](http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/11/06/donald_trump_no_longer_controls_his_twitter_account.html). That’s not the stupid part of course, this was the most sensible thing that could have happened. A competent campaign would have done this a year ago. The stupid part, as always, is the GOP actually nominated a guy who can’t be trusted to have his own Twitter account ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31804 "2016-11-07T17:30:49Z")
What is worse is that it is extremely likely that only his children had the ability to do this and it took them months of effort. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31805 "2016-11-07T19:15:25Z")
I hope his kids can keep the nuclear football away from him too. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31806 "2016-11-07T19:18:25Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Sadly, we will never hear an SS person claim, “In order to protect Mr. Trump we had to destroy him.” Why do I want to hear that in a _Doctor Van Helsing_ kind of way? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31807 "2016-11-07T19:20:42Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I hope his kids can keep the nuclear football away from him too. His “keepers” had to take away his Twitter. Do we REALLY want his hand on the NUKE button if he can’t even be trusted with Twitter??? And what does that say about THOSE guys, if they still support him??? **WTF**. Really. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31808 "2016-11-07T19:58:47Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > His “keepers” had to take away his Twitter. Do we REALLY want his hand on the NUKE button if he can’t even be trusted with Twitter??? That would make a great last minute ad. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31809 "2016-11-07T20:20:21Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > That would make a great last minute ad. Not quite an ad, but [Obama’s on the case](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/07/obama-mocks-trump-for-reportedly-getting-his-twitter-taken-away.html): > [@Barack Obama](#): > > “In the last two days, they had so little confidence in his self-control they said we’re just gonna take away your Twitter. Now, if somebody can’t handle a Twitter account, they can’t handle the nuclear codes,” ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31810 "2016-11-07T20:26:21Z")
Well, _this_ was the wrong thread. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31811 "2016-11-07T22:10:22Z")
These days, every time I hear his name, I think of a giant, flabby, lumpy butt on legs, with an irradiated tribble on top and a speech balloon coming out of the sphincter saying “I’m so YUGE, I’M BIGLY!” ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31812 "2016-11-08T04:01:50Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > These days, every time I hear his name, I think of a giant, flabby, lumpy butt on legs, with an irradiated tribble on top and a speech balloon coming out of the sphincter saying “I’m so YUGE, I’M BIGLY!” I picture the Dan Halen character from Squidbillies. The resemblance is scary 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31813 "2016-11-08T04:54:48Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > I picture the Dan Halen character from Squidbillies. The resemblance is scary 🙂 Goddamn you for making me spit Mountain Dew all over my laptop, you magnificent bastard. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31814 "2016-11-08T20:18:32Z")
The ultimate stupidity from a truly deplorable Ann Coulter. [Trump would win if only people with US-born grandparents voted](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/coulter-trump-would-win-if-only-people-with-us-born-grandparents-voted/ar-AAk1Y9U) > [@](#): > > But by Coulter’s logic, however, the Republican nominee would not be allowed to vote in the 2016 election. > > Trump’s paternal grandparents were born in Germany. His maternal grandparents have Scottish roots. > > Trump’s children would also not be able to vote because the billionaire’s mother, as well as Ivana Trump’s and Melania Trump’s parents were born abroad. But that wouldn’t count, because…well, they were all white. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31815 "2016-11-08T20:48:14Z")
I’d be out. And I’m as Caucasian as I can get. Literally. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31816 "2016-11-08T21:09:38Z")
My paternal grandmother was born in Fort Benton, MT. My paternal grandfather was born in California. My maternal grandfather was born in Chicago, IL. My maternal grandmother was born in Ireland. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31817 "2016-11-08T22:03:39Z")
Father’s side, both in America for 4+ generations before me. Mother’s side, both came over from Germany as children in the 20’s. Guess I can’t vote. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31818 "2016-11-08T22:31:16Z")
Father’s parents were born in Illinois and Oklahoma. Mother’s parents were born in Missouri and Indian Territory, before Oklahoma became a state. I wonder if Coulter would consider him as having been born in the United States. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31819 "2016-11-08T22:40:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Father’s parents were born in Illinois and Oklahoma. Mother’s parents were born in Missouri and Indian Territory, before Oklahoma became a state. I wonder if Coulter would consider him as having been born in the United States. There would be a paper bag at the polling station for the final check. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31820 "2016-11-08T23:57:07Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Father’s side, both in America for 4+ generations before me. . . . Of (very minimally fractional) Kumeyaay Indian descent; those folks have been here for hundreds of generations! ---
**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:** [November 9, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31821 "2016-11-09T00:04:17Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Of (very minimally fractional) Kumeyaay Indian descent; those folks have been here for hundreds of generations! You’ll need to provide birth certificates going back 3 generations. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1590) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1592)