# 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:** 2085
**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:** [August 2, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41685 "2019-08-02T00:30:53Z")
[ajit Fucking pai](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/08/pais-fcc-orders-cities-and-towns-to-stop-regulating-cable-broadband/) says that states, counties, cities, _et al_, may not impose regulations on cable broadband providers — because, he removed the FCC from internet issues, so he has to flex the authority that he gave up. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41686 "2019-08-02T00:41:01Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Actually, Charlotte is aka “The Queen City.” The crown is the city logo. Yes, it is. But now I’m curious about the process that resulted in Charlotte being chosen as the convention site. Wikipedia\* says that choice was announced on July 18, last year. How many cities did they have to look at before they found one that would let them put a crown on the logo with some reasonable excuse for doing so (such as that it’s on one of the official flags of the city)? Because you know that Trump is thrilled about that crown. And/or demanded it. - [2020 Republican Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries#Timeline) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41687 "2019-08-02T00:57:53Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Yes, it is. But now I’m curious about the process that resulted in Charlotte being chosen as the convention site. Wikipedia\* says that choice was announced on July 18, last year. > > How many cities did they have to look at before they found one that would let them put a crown on the logo with some reasonable excuse for doing so (such as that it’s on one of the official flags of the city)? > > Because you know that Trump is thrilled about that crown. And/or demanded it. > > - [2020 Republican Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries#Timeline) As much as I hate the group of assholes and criminals that is the new GOP. I very much doubt they could pull that off. Too stupid. Or… well… the Presidential seal was hacked and shown behind trumps back. But I think they are too stupid to do that on purpose. They where trolled. It’s easy really to troll Trump and get him to do what ever you want him to do. Just praise him. I think he has a faint glimmer of what it might be like to have an honest to God real friend, but I doubt he has ever had one. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41688 "2019-08-02T04:27:58Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > But now I’m curious about the process that resulted in Charlotte being chosen as the convention site. Let me see, what is it about Charleston? Could it be that little built-up sandbar near the mouth of the harbor, that has some sort of historical significance? ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41689 "2019-08-02T04:33:30Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Let me see, what is it about Charleston? Could it be that little built-up sandbar near the mouth of the harbor, that has some sort of historical significance? 😕 Charlotte, NC != Charleston, SC, or am I missing your point? ---
**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:** [August 2, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41690 "2019-08-02T05:53:50Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > 😕 Charlotte, NC != Charleston, SC, or am I missing your point? oops ---
**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:** [August 2, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41691 "2019-08-02T12:46:31Z")
It’s simple. Charlotte was the site of the 2012 Democratic convention, which by all accounts was a huge success. Trump and the RNC have to prove that they can do better. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41692 "2019-08-02T13:27:06Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [ajit Fucking pai](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/08/pais-fcc-orders-cities-and-towns-to-stop-regulating-cable-broadband/) says that states, counties, cities, _et al_, may not impose regulations on cable broadband providers — because, he removed the FCC from internet issues, so he has to flex the authority that he gave up. Ddamn; I don’t like that guy. Stupid smug asshole. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41693 "2019-08-03T00:11:28Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > It’s simple. Charlotte was the site of the 2012 Democratic convention, which by all accounts was a huge success. Trump and the RNC have to prove that they can do better. Maybe. I still think the RNC folks thought they’d have an easier time dealing with Donald because he’d be so tickled about the crown. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41694 "2019-08-03T00:19:23Z")
Laura Loomer has announced her candidacy for Congress. [Anti-Muslim Activist Laura Loomer to Run for Congress](https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-muslim-activist-laura-loomer-to-run-for-congress)? ---
**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:** [August 3, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41695 "2019-08-03T00:41:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Laura Loomer has announced her candidacy for Congress. > [Anti-Muslim Activist Laura Loomer to Run for Congress](https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-muslim-activist-laura-loomer-to-run-for-congress)? I’m not finding confirmation that this is still the case (as redistricting could have changed it), but the Florida Congressional District she’s running for, the 21st, contained Mar-a-Lago in 2017: > [@](#): > > Congresswoman Lois Frankel says President Donald Trump’s trips to his Mar-A-Lago estate have become “a financial burden” in Palm Beach County, and she wants the White House to pay up. [https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2017/03/congresswoman-asks-white-house-for-funds-to-reimburse-palm-beach-police-airport-for-protecting-trump-110713](https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2017/03/congresswoman-asks-white-house-for-funds-to-reimburse-palm-beach-police-airport-for-protecting-trump-110713) Loomer, as noted in your linked article, is banned from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. That might be a badge of honor in the circles she slithers in, but it will certainly complicate running a political campaign. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41696 "2019-08-03T00:43:49Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Loomer, as noted in your linked article, is banned from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. That might be a badge of honor in the circles she slithers in, but it will certainly complicate running a political campaign. She is, but her campaign staff, supporters, Russian bots, and the like, aren’t. Not only that, but it’s possible that as a political candidate, they may all feel they have to allow her back ON. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41697 "2019-08-03T01:02:57Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > She is, but her campaign staff, supporters, Russian bots, and the like, aren’t. Not only that, but it’s possible that as a political candidate, they may all feel they have to allow her back ON. That would be an odd precedent to set (since almost anyone can run for political office), but who knows how those unregulated entities reason things out?–you could be right. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41698 "2019-08-03T02:16:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Laura Loomer has announced her candidacy for Congress. > [Anti-Muslim Activist Laura Loomer to Run for Congress](https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-muslim-activist-laura-loomer-to-run-for-congress)? She really is the idealized Republican candidate. I hope she runs. She really does show exactly what the party stands for. Hatred. Trolling. Stunts. Insults. Working closely with Russians. That is the current Republican policy manual in a nutshell. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41699 "2019-08-03T02:20:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Laura Loomer has announced her candidacy for Congress. > [Anti-Muslim Activist Laura Loomer to Run for Congress](https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-muslim-activist-laura-loomer-to-run-for-congress)? I’ve had some bad news today; this is a welcome change of pace. 😛 ---
**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:** [August 3, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41700 "2019-08-03T02:35:44Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > I’m not finding confirmation that this is still the case (as redistricting could have changed it), but the Florida Congressional District she’s running for, the 21st, contained Mar-a-Lago in 2017: > > [https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2017/03/congresswoman-asks-white-house-for-funds-to-reimburse-palm-beach-police-airport-for-protecting-trump-110713](https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2017/03/congresswoman-asks-white-house-for-funds-to-reimburse-palm-beach-police-airport-for-protecting-trump-110713) I wonder if there is a follow-up to that 2+y/o story. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41701 "2019-08-03T13:35:34Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > It’s simple. Charlotte was the site of the 2012 Democratic convention, which by all accounts was a huge success. Trump and the RNC have to prove that they can do better. Or maybe they mistook it for Charlotte_sville_, the site of one of their \*own \*signature achievements. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41702 "2019-08-04T01:04:55Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I wonder if there is a follow-up to that 2+y/o story. The local taxpayers did receive money from all taxpayers (including themselves, presumably). From April of this year: > [@](#): > > Palm Beach County taxpayers are getting a refund: $5.6 million for security costs for 10 presidential visits in 2017 and 2018. > > The Federal Emergency Management Agency released the money to cover overtime costs related to protection of President Donald Trump from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018. He visited Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach estate, 10 times during that fiscal year… [Palm Beach County taxpayers reimbursed $5.6 million for Trump security – Sun Sentinel](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-ne-trump-reimbursement-20190402-story.html) Those amounts are but a fraction of what Trump’s frequent vacations cost US taxpayers in total, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41703 "2019-08-04T01:18:04Z")
This isn’t a news story, just something that occurred to me today. Just at a guess, what percentage of people who bleat about Republicans being the Party of Lincoln and totally not racist do ya figure have a Confederate flag in their possession? ---
**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:** [August 4, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/41704 "2019-08-04T01:19:54Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > The local taxpayers did receive money from all taxpayers (including themselves, presumably). From April of this year: > > [https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-ne-trump-reimbursement-20190402-story.html](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-ne-trump-reimbursement-20190402-story.html) > > Those amounts are but a fraction of what Trump’s frequent vacations cost US taxpayers in total, of course. That doesn’t cover the cost of disrupted businesses in the area or the blocked roads and detours for residents. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2084) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2086)