# 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:** 2115
**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:** [October 3, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42289 "2019-10-03T22:46:34Z")
I hope this poor bastard that they got for this show was paid enough to play pretend boyfriend of Warren. Because he will not be able to show his face around his friends for… ever. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42290 "2019-10-03T23:01:11Z")
The ads write themselves: “While Donald Trump gives aid & comfort to America’s enemies, E Warren gives aid & comfort to American troops” Or… “Beth… still smokin’, after all these years.” Or, perhaps… “What Trump is doing to the country, Warren is doing to this young man!” “You think _Melania_ is a trophy? Look what I’ve got!” #WhipMeWarren2020 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42291 "2019-10-03T23:04:46Z")
So what’s the goal here? To make her fight back? ETA: God damn, Republicans are some fucked up fucking people. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42292 "2019-10-03T23:26:16Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > So what’s the goal here? To make her fight back? > ETA: God damn, Republicans are some fucked up fucking people. I think the goal is for them to shit their own pants, and blame the smell on Liberals. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42293 "2019-10-03T23:43:32Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > So what’s the goal here? To make her fight back? > ETA: God damn, Republicans are some fucked up fucking people. Wohl’s attempted this same stunt before against Mueller and Pete Buttigieg, as well as trying to start a birther CT against Kamala Harris and peddling the “Ilhan Omar married her brother” lie. He’s a rich idiot who doesn’t understand how the media works. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42294 "2019-10-04T00:01:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > …Wohl clearly thinks that “fake news” actually works the way Trump claims it does; all you have to do is make an allegation and everyone immediately and incredulously believes it and shames the “guilty” party into oblivion. Unfortunately, for the people that drank cool aide, this is true. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42295 "2019-10-04T01:06:08Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > As one might suspect, [Wohl’s “press conference” was shoddy, embarrassing, and easily debunked,](https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/jacob-wohl-smear-attempt-just-makes-elizabeth-warren-seem-cool.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part) and even if it were true, [it just makes Warren sound cool](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EF-TV_wX0AMOChH.jpg). > > His 25-year old Marine, “Kevin Whelly”, provided a written statement that reads like it was written by someone who’s never kissed a girl. His Twitter profile identifies him as part of the “united states marine corp” (sic), and his Instagram profile contradicts his claim that he got a scar on his back from Warren whipping him. (Did I mention she’s supposedly a domme? Yep, Liz is kinky.) He also claims they met through a site called “COWBOYS4ANGELS”, which is literally ripped off from a Showtime reality show about male prostitutes, and that she told him that _all_ the lady Congressmen have “studs” servicing them at Congressional retreats. > > Wohl clearly thinks that “fake news” actually works the way Trump claims it does; all you have to do is make an allegation and everyone immediately and incredulously believes it and shames the “guilty” party into oblivion. Warren of course didn’t dignify this idiocy with a direct response, but did use a tweet on another topic to obliquely but unmistakably troll Dumb and Dumber: [QUOTE=Elizabeth Warren] It’s always a good day to be reminded that I got where I am because a great education was available for $50 a semester at the University of Houston (go Cougars!). We need to cancel student debt and make college free for everyone who wants it. _(Houston Cougars logo)_ [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42296 "2019-10-04T01:13:04Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Warren of course didn’t dignify this idiocy with a direct response, but did use a tweet on another topic to obliquely but unmistakably troll Dumb and Dumber: Not giving a direct response is proof that something untoward is going on! ---
**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:** [October 4, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42297 "2019-10-04T01:25:05Z")
Stupid Republican idea of the century: Trump, paraphrased: China, Ukraine, if you’re listening, please do your level best to throw a cloud over Biden and throw the election my way. I mean, what the actual fuck? ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42298 "2019-10-04T02:39:13Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > As one might suspect, [URL=“[Jacob Wohl Smear Attempt Just Makes Elizabeth Warren Cooler](https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/jacob-wohl-smear-attempt-just-makes-elizabeth-warren-seem-cool.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part)”] > > Wohl clearly thinks that “fake news” actually works the way Trump claims it does; all you have to do is make an allegation and everyone immediately and [bold]incredulously [/bold] believes it and shames the “guilty” party into oblivion. Shouldn’t this be credulously? (bolding mine) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42299 "2019-10-04T02:52:17Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Stupid Republican idea of the century: > > Trump, paraphrased: China, Ukraine, if you’re listening, please do your level best to throw a cloud over Biden and throw the election my way. > > I mean, what the actual fuck? Good God, what a shoebox. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42300 "2019-10-04T03:25:26Z")
Senator Ron Johnson says he doesn’t remember signing a a letter urging the Ukrainian prosecutor to reform his office. > **[GOP senator says he doesn’t remember signing 2016 letter urging ‘reform’ of...](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/464302-gop-senator-says-he-doesnt-remember-signing-2016-letter-urging-reform-of/)** > > Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told reporters Thursday he did not recall signing a letter urging reforms in the office of the Ukrainian prosecutor President Trump has alleged former Vice President Joe B… ---
**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:** [October 4, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42301 "2019-10-04T03:29:57Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Good God, what a shoebox. Sorry, I’ve got to ask: “shoebox”? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42302 "2019-10-04T09:06:48Z")
[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21896461&postcount=302](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21896461&postcount=302) I gently disregarded begbert2’s caveat, just for a little fun — and because I do like the word, for this purpose. But I won’t overdo it —like SnowboarderBo (I love that guy) _after — ever since —_ those first few weeks, I’ll throw it into quarry only occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42303 "2019-10-04T10:08:32Z")
> [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](#): > > And Detroit automakers well remember what happened years ago when Detroit kept producing the same cars they always had, and the imports were offering smaller, more efficient, higher-mileage cars – buyers went for those, and Detroit automakers came close to bankruptcy. Easier to maintain, too: I understand that the change from having 26 different calendars for 358 different parts of the car, to doing a whole bunch of stuff every even-10K and a different one every odd-10K was considered mind-blowing at the time. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42304 "2019-10-04T10:34:14Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21896461&postcount=302](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21896461&postcount=302) > > I gently disregarded begbert2’s caveat, just for a little fun — and because I do like the word, for this purpose. But I won’t overdo it —like SnowboarderBo (I love that guy) _after — ever since —_ those first few weeks, I’ll throw it into quarry only occasionally. OK, got it, thanks. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42305 "2019-10-04T11:28:49Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Warren of course didn’t dignify this idiocy with a direct response, but did use a tweet on another topic to obliquely but unmistakably troll Dumb and Dumber: > > > [@Elizabeth Warren](#): > > > > Originally Posted by Elizabeth Warren It’s always a good day to be reminded that I got where I am because a great education was available for $50 a semester at the University of Houston (go Cougars!). We need to cancel student debt and make college free for everyone who wants it. > > > > (Houston Cougars logo) Aha! So she IS a cougar! In other stupid news, a minor one but an odd one: one of my Trumper relations posted a meme stating “82% of Trump supporters would vote for Donald Trump for President again!” I had to point out that the implication of this was that 18% of people who identify as “Trump supporters” nevertheless **won’t** for Trump in 2020. And that this does not reflect well on Trump. (There’s no cite for this number so I assume it’s entirely manufactured, but still - an own goal). ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42306 "2019-10-04T12:12:15Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > As one might suspect, [Wohl’s “press conference” was shoddy, embarrassing, and easily debunked,](https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/jacob-wohl-smear-attempt-just-makes-elizabeth-warren-seem-cool.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part) and even if it were true, [it just makes Warren sound cool](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EF-TV_wX0AMOChH.jpg). > > His 25-year old Marine, “Kevin Whelly”, provided a written statement that reads like it was written by someone who’s never kissed a girl. His Twitter profile identifies him as part of the “united states marine corp” (sic), and his Instagram profile contradicts his claim that he got a scar on his back from Warren whipping him. (Did I mention she’s supposedly a domme? Yep, Liz is kinky.) He also claims they met through a site called “COWBOYS4ANGELS”, which is literally ripped off from a Showtime reality show about male prostitutes, and that she told him that _all_ the lady Congressmen have “studs” servicing them at Congressional retreats. > > Wohl clearly thinks that “fake news” actually works the way Trump claims it does; all you have to do is make an allegation and everyone immediately and incredulously believes it and shames the “guilty” party into oblivion. I am so sorry that the Liz Warren slash fic I wrote got into his hands. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42307 "2019-10-04T13:18:32Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > As one might suspect, [Wohl’s “press conference” was shoddy, embarrassing, and easily debunked,](https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/jacob-wohl-smear-attempt-just-makes-elizabeth-warren-seem-cool.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part) and even if it were true, [it just makes Warren sound cool](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EF-TV_wX0AMOChH.jpg). > > His 25-year old Marine, “Kevin Whelly”, provided a written statement that reads like it was written by someone who’s never kissed a girl. His Twitter profile identifies him as part of the “united states marine corp” (sic), and his Instagram profile contradicts his claim that he got a scar on his back from Warren whipping him. (Did I mention she’s supposedly a domme? Yep, Liz is kinky.) He also claims they met through a site called “COWBOYS4ANGELS”, which is literally ripped off from a Showtime reality show about male prostitutes, and that she told him that _all_ the lady Congressmen have “studs” servicing them at Congressional retreats. > > Wohl clearly thinks that “fake news” actually works the way Trump claims it does; all you have to do is make an allegation and everyone immediately and incredulously believes it and shames the “guilty” party into oblivion. I just idly wonder if the guy really is a Marine; if not, I would think the Corps would issue a denial in ‘proper terms’. shortly. If he is, I suspect his command structure will be _very_ unhappy with him and he’ll be hearing about it from various Captains, Majors and Colonels in due course. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42308 "2019-10-04T13:49:28Z")
Naw, they’re all busy. They’d just delegate it to some [sergeant](https://cdn1.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/768x433/2018/04/full_metal_jacket.jpg). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2116)