# 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:** 1989
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39762 "2018-12-05T21:46:09Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > I really don’t think it was. It would be a strange joke. Yes, it was a strange joke, and not a particularly funny joke, and if it had been made by a prominent liberal I suspect many prominent conservatives would be exploding with outrage about the tastelessness and cluelessness of making such a joke at such a time. But I think it was intended as a joke. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39763 "2018-12-05T21:57:05Z")
… what’s the joke? ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39764 "2018-12-05T22:23:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I _think_ that that Fleischer tweet was a joke. I think. Though of course, with Poe’s Law, you can never be sure. I thought so too, but then I saw he’s a Fox News contributor, so I have to assume he’s just that dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39765 "2018-12-05T23:09:48Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > … what’s the joke? That’s where I am? What’s the punchline? It’s funny that he’s not present because he’s dead? ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39766 "2018-12-05T23:18:38Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > That’s where I am? What’s the punchline? It’s funny that he’s not present because he’s dead? Yup. Hey, as conservative humor goes, I’d say it’s about average. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39767 "2018-12-06T00:38:23Z")
Behold Rudy Giuliani’s response, via text, to a Politico reporter asking for comment on Mueller’s sentencing recommendations; > [@Little Rudy](#): > > Wow big crime for a SPECIAL WHATEVER, maybe a group of Angry Bitter Hillary Supporters who are justifying themselves by the goal justifies the means… > > Over the top In ethical behavior. I’m beginning to think that putting this man in charge of “the Cyber” was not the best choice. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39768 "2018-12-06T00:49:06Z")
We need to find ways to put Republicans in jail. When the Dems take over, we need to put the republicans on a terror watch list. We need education camps. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39769 "2018-12-06T01:04:42Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > I am too embarrassed to say how long it took me get that. :o 36 minutes? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39770 "2018-12-06T01:10:41Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > We need to find ways to put Republicans in jail. > > When the Dems take over, we need to put the republicans on a terror watch list. > > We need education camps. Education camps that starts with repeating 3rd grade. That’s the type of education camps they need. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39771 "2018-12-06T04:09:57Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > … what’s the joke? I am guessing that it is the only VP not attending the funeral of a President… is the President in the casket who was a VP. Except you would have to add the qualifier of “living” to VP and well that sorta kills the joke. Not funny but pretty odd offbeat thing to hit one’s mind. How many VPs have became President? ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39772 "2018-12-06T04:17:12Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > that sorta kills the joke. I see what you did there. > [@mistymage](#): > > How many VPs have became President? 14 VPs have become president: 5 by later election, 8 when the President died, and 1 when the President resigned. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39773 "2018-12-06T05:21:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I’m beginning to think that putting this man in charge of “the Cyber” was not the best choice. Especially since he doesn’t understand the complex thing that is hyperlinking and conjures up conspiracy theories to explain them. > **[Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre Twitter conspiracy theory, explained](https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/5/18127120/rudy-giuliani-tweet-cybersecurity-twitter-bias)** > > Trump’s lawyer and former cybersecurity adviser seems confused about how hyperlinks work. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39774 "2018-12-06T11:26:52Z")
[The genesis of “Righter”](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-dating-site-for-those-who-cant-get-laid-because-of-their-love-of-trump-2), the dating app that caters specifically to the MAGAtrons: > [@](#): > > Die-hard Trump supporter Christy Edwards Lawton was at a Manhattan party last year when she noticed a beautiful woman across the room. > > The woman, who had “stunning” good looks, according to Lawton, seemed like someone who would have no trouble finding love. But she also had a surprising secret: she couldn’t find a boyfriend in New York City because she voted for Trump. > > “I’m a Republican,” the woman whispered to Lawton, she recalled. “They don’t want me.” > > Faced with romantic despair, Lawton saw opportunity… Yeah, that sounds totally like something that actually happened and was not made up to [DEL]lead into a cheesy lesbian porn scene[/DEL] convince the suckers that Hot Babes are waiting for their call. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39775 "2018-12-06T13:04:27Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Education camps that starts with repeating 3rd grade. > > That’s the type of education camps they need. Exactly, we should require that they use crayons to practice their ABCs and color within the lines - let’s start with the basics first. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39776 "2018-12-06T13:17:22Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Yeah, that sounds totally like something that actually happened and was not made up to [DEL]lead into a cheesy lesbian porn scene[/DEL] convince the suckers that Hot Babes are waiting for their call. \*Dear Infowars, I never thought something like this would happen to me…\* Yes, this story hits all the dating app advertising clichés by promising a website full of incredibly attractive women desperate for male attention. But I’m sure that Trump supporters will, with their keen critical thinking skills, see through such a transparently obvious ploy. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39777 "2018-12-06T19:16:42Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [The genesis of “Righter”](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-dating-site-for-those-who-cant-get-laid-because-of-their-love-of-trump-2), the dating app that caters specifically to the MAGAtrons: > > Yeah, that sounds totally like something that actually happened and was not made up to [DEL]lead into a cheesy lesbian porn scene[/DEL] convince the suckers that Hot Babes are waiting for their call. I’m sure the guy who owns the Trump Tower would be willing to “date” her. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39778 "2018-12-06T20:27:56Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [The genesis of “Righter”](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-dating-site-for-those-who-cant-get-laid-because-of-their-love-of-trump-2), the dating app that caters specifically to the MAGAtrons: > > Yeah, that sounds totally like something that actually happened and was not made up to [DEL]lead into a cheesy lesbian porn scene[/DEL] convince the suckers that Hot Babes are waiting for their call. _“Righter – Our wholesome good looks can’t hide the ugliness inside!”_ ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39779 "2018-12-06T21:35:23Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I’m sure the guy who owns the Trump Tower would be willing to “date” her. You mean [Christian Sewing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Sewing)? ---
**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:** [December 7, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39780 "2018-12-07T00:50:41Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > Especially since he doesn’t understand the complex thing that is hyperlinking and conjures up conspiracy theories to explain them. > > [Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre “anti-Trump” Twitter conspiracy theory, explained - Vox](https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/5/18127120/rudy-giuliani-tweet-cybersecurity-twitter-bias) _Anything_ other than take personal responsibility for his own action. (Which in this case would have required noticing that part of his tweet had turned blue, and then educating himself on what had caused that to happen, deleting the tweet, and re-posting it with a space after the period. TOO MUCH WORK!!!) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39781 "2018-12-07T10:01:41Z")
Former FoxNews anchor and current State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is reportedly in line to be the next US Ambassador to the UN. Nauert is the person who dropped this little turd back in June: > [@Heather Nauert](#): > > Looking back in the history books, today is the 71st anniversary of the speech that announced the Marshall Plan. Tomorrow is the anniversary of the D-Day invasion. We obviously have a very long history with the government of Germany, and we have a strong relationship with the government of Germany. Yes, D-Day is an excellent example of America’s “strong relationship with Germany”. She also said this when asked about whether ambassadors should publicly express their personal opinions: > [@](#): > > Ambassadors have a right to express their opinion. They’re representatives of the White House, whether it’s this administration or other administrations. So…maybe? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1988) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1990)