# 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:** 1995
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39882 "2018-12-18T22:45:28Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I’m not sure if this little tidbit belongs here, but it is stupid, and the guy’s undoubtedly a Republican, so here goes. > > [Evangelical Christian leader: ‘President Trump is a genetic marvel’](http://deadstate.org/evangelical-christian-leader-president-trump-is-a-genetic-marvel/) And he writes two operas every day! He gets 3 hole-in-one’s every time he plays golf! Other leaders idolize him! Truly, he is Kim Jong Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Reindeer\_Flotilla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reindeer_flotilla/32/3024_2.png) [@Reindeer\_Flotilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reindeer_Flotilla)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39883 "2018-12-18T22:55:04Z")
> [@](#): > > “He’s a very different man morally, he’s a very different man spiritually,” Land said. “I think the nature of his third marriage is one that Christians would be much more comfortable with.” I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there’s something about that particular Christian Evangelist quote that brings me a little joy every time I read it. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39884 "2018-12-18T23:07:49Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Six hours of TV watching is ‘full bore’? Possibly full bore. Or, considering we’re talking about Trump scarfing down Big Macs clothed only in a bathrobe, full boar. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39885 "2018-12-18T23:58:13Z")
Whatever the context, you can be sure that Trump is a full boor. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39886 "2018-12-19T01:22:11Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > What the hell does he think all the OTHER Presidents were doing? Here’s what a full bore Presidential schedule looks like. [Obama’s daily schedule](https://tinyurl.com/y9o5pq53) ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39887 "2018-12-19T01:26:39Z")
> [@Reindeer\_Flotilla](#): > > I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there’s something about that particular Christian Evangelist quote that brings me a little joy every time I read it. Friend, I cannot thank you enough for bringing that tidbit to my attention. You have made my day and it’s not even 9:30 a.m. yet. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39888 "2018-12-19T04:00:04Z")
Paul Krugman nails it (as usual): “If there’s one thing that is absolutely clear after the past 2 years on health care, it is that Rs have no alternative to the ACA, and never will. Their plan is for people to get sick, go bankrupt, and die. [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/17/trump-obamacare-replacement-congress-democrats-1067111](https://t.co/iVpy8o93f9)” ---
**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:** [December 19, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39889 "2018-12-19T12:12:08Z")
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) wants to pay for the Wall with cryptocurrency. > [@](#): > > Rep. Davidson told NPR’s Steve Inskeep that the donations could come from anyone and be gathered in a number of ways.“You could do it with this sort of, like, crowdfunding site,” Davidson explained. “Or you could do it with blockchain—you could have Wall Coins.” > **[Ohio Congressman: We can fund border wall with “WallCoin”](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/12/ohio-congressman-we-can-fund-border-wall-with-wallcoin/)** > > Author of proposal for regulating ICOs thinks one could help secure border. ---
**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 19, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39890 "2018-12-19T12:19:54Z")
The first person to make a bogus “wallcoin” con is gonna make a quick buck. ---
**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 19, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39891 "2018-12-19T13:23:49Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > The first person to make a bogus “wallcoin” con is gonna make a quick buck. It’s really galling to be afflicted with a conscience that forces me to earn money honestly when I’m surrounded by millions of people who advertise their gullibility by wearing brightly colored caps. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39892 "2018-12-19T14:43:56Z")
South Carolina GOP may cancel 2020 Republican primary so Trump won’t have to face a challenger. > [@](#): > > "Pigs will fly before the South Carolina GOP allows Trump to have opposition,” said Matt Moore, McKissick’s predecessor as chairman of the state party. > **[South Carolina GOP could scrap 2020 primary to protect Trump - Washington...](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2614671/south-carolina-gop-could-scrap-2020-primary-to-protect-trump/)** > > The South Carolina Republican Party could cancel its marquee presidential nominating contest in 2020 in a move to protect President Trump from any primary challengers. Drew McKissick, chairman of the South Carolina GOP, said he doesn’t anticipate... ---
**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:** [December 19, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39893 "2018-12-19T16:29:42Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I won’t argue that DJT is a genetic marvel, but not in the way this guy means. :dubious: Who’d a thunk that smegma could have synaptic gaps – misfiring ones at that. ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39894 "2018-12-19T19:34:56Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > South Carolina GOP may cancel 2020 Republican primary so Trump won’t have to face a challenger. > > [South Carolina GOP could scrap 2020 primary to protect Trump - Washington Examiner](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/south-carolina-gop-could-scrap-2020-primary-to-protect-trump?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true) I was reading that the Trump reelection organization and the Republican Party have merged their election organizations, so there won’t be much in the way of primary opposition anyway. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39895 "2018-12-19T19:54:54Z")
The degree to which Republicans are afraid of fair, democratic elections is something else. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39896 "2018-12-19T19:59:22Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > And he writes two operas every day! He gets 3 hole-in-one’s every time he plays golf! Other leaders idolize him! No President since Theodore Roosevelt has been such a busy, busy bee of energy and intelligence. (If Calvin Coolidge had had television, I bet HE would have watched at least six hours a day, too.) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39897 "2018-12-19T20:04:13Z")
But silently, not tweeting about everything that caught his eye. ---
**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 20, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39898 "2018-12-20T07:25:43Z")
Remember when Megyn Kelly used her Fox News platform to opine that Santa is factually white? [Fox News’ #1 white supremacist just said “Hold my beer”;](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/obviously-theyre-men-fox-news-spends-3-minutes-on-gingerbread-people) > [@](#): > > “The War on Christmas is a global struggle,” Tucker Carlson said Tuesday night at the beginning of a through-the-looking-glass segment kvetching about gender-neutral gingerbread cookies at a cafe in Scotland. > > For three-and-a-half minutes in the 8 p.m. hour, the Fox News host, who recently complained about “dirty” immigrants, and radio host Tammy Bruce zeroed in on the newest issue of international importance: Asserting, once and for all, that the holiday cookie recipe makes _men_. That’s right; if you don’t acknowledge that your gingerbread cookies are all packing thick, meaty schlongs, you’re part of the War on Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39899 "2018-12-20T08:01:46Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > No President since Theodore Roosevelt has been such a busy, busy bee of energy and intelligence. Why, he runs nearly as much as Franklin Roosevelt! ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39900 "2018-12-20T08:04:08Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Why, he runs nearly as much as Franklin Roosevelt! Just not as fast. ---
**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 20, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/39901 "2018-12-20T09:28:51Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > The first person to make a bogus “wallcoin” con is gonna make a quick buck. Oh for crying out loud. > **[People Are Sending Money to GoFundMe to Build Trump’s Border Wall](https://www.thedailybeast.com/people-are-sending-total-strangers-money-to-build-trumps-border-wall?ref=home)** > > So far they’ve fallen well short of the $21 billion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1994) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1996)