# 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:** 2119
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42369 "2019-10-09T15:19:58Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > Holy fuck! Members of the _Republican_ Party–as in the party of, one might think, _republicanism_–are now saying trying to impeach the President is “regicide”?!? I remember criticism of Reagan being called “blasphemy”. This is actually an improvement. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42370 "2019-10-09T15:56:37Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > [From Fox News](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/regicide-joseph-digenova-laura-ingraham-angle-fox-news-suicide-bombers.html): > > Holy fuck! Members of the _Republican_ Party–as in the party of, one might think, _republicanism_–are now saying trying to impeach the President is “regicide”?!? It’s wrong on top of Kool-aid flavoured nuts. Regicide is when you _kill_ the guy, not just depose him. AFAIK impeachment does not end in front of a firing squad. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42371 "2019-10-09T16:00:02Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > It’s wrong on top of Kool-aid flavoured nuts. Regicide is when you _kill_ the guy, not just depose him. AFAIK impeachment does not end in front of a firing squad. It’s when you kill a regent, or king. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42372 "2019-10-09T16:27:41Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > I remember criticism of Reagan being called “blasphemy”. This is actually an improvement. Not so quick. [Trump thinks he is the chosen one.](https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/21/politics/donald-trump-chosen-one/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42373 "2019-10-09T17:25:23Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz thinks a “kangaroo court” involves Captain Kangaroo.](https://theweek.com/speedreads/870411/gop-rep-matt-gaetz-says-adam-schiff-malicious-captain-kangaroo-running-kangaroo-court) That Stupid Republican is a liar. ---
**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 9, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42374 "2019-10-09T18:27:03Z")
The announcement of Burkman and Wohl’s press conference to bring forth an alleged sexual partner of Kamala Harris. I don’t know what Election 2020 HQ means, but I think it’s Burkman’s house, based on the Google Maps image. [https://scontent.fmcc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71537954\_10220225605092144\_8059971473470652416\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=107&\_nc\_oc=AQk9RUT8bbtgcVBQzO5Nh\_8K2HhPByV\_VIJFt-IFums9eVcdHIuIxsJk8zqOcvFrVxw&\_nc\_ht=scontent.fmcc1-1.fna&oh=80e1efd25acbda5f6b47bf2c401c550e&oe=5E2B90A9](https://scontent.fmcc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71537954_10220225605092144_8059971473470652416_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_oc=AQk9RUT8bbtgcVBQzO5Nh_8K2HhPByV_VIJFt-IFums9eVcdHIuIxsJk8zqOcvFrVxw&_nc_ht=scontent.fmcc1-1.fna&oh=80e1efd25acbda5f6b47bf2c401c550e&oe=5E2B90A9) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42375 "2019-10-09T18:50:35Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The announcement of Burkman and Wohl’s press conference to bring forth an alleged sexual partner of Kamala Harris. I don’t know what Election 2020 HQ means, but I think it’s Burkman’s house, based on the Google Maps image. > [https://scontent.fmcc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71537954\_10220225605092144\_8059971473470652416\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=107&\_nc\_oc=AQk9RUT8bbtgcVBQzO5Nh\_8K2HhPByV\_VIJFt-IFums9eVcdHIuIxsJk8zqOcvFrVxw&\_nc\_ht=scontent.fmcc1-1.fna&oh=80e1efd25acbda5f6b47bf2c401c550e&oe=5E2B90A9](https://scontent.fmcc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71537954_10220225605092144_8059971473470652416_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_oc=AQk9RUT8bbtgcVBQzO5Nh_8K2HhPByV_VIJFt-IFums9eVcdHIuIxsJk8zqOcvFrVxw&_nc_ht=scontent.fmcc1-1.fna&oh=80e1efd25acbda5f6b47bf2c401c550e&oe=5E2B90A9) Yeah. its just another fancy name they gave to themselves to sound important. Time for more Cargo Cult scandal making. ---
**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 9, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42376 "2019-10-09T18:54:37Z")
Not too sure “this female candidate bangs good looking dudes in their twenties!” is doing harm to any reputations here, but it could be me. Now I actually want the Cougar Ticket to be a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42377 "2019-10-09T18:56:37Z")
Trump has had a way more scandalous sex life (divorces, affairs, prostitutes) than the shit that Wohl has been making up about others. I don’t get it! I guess another instance of It’s Okay When A Republican Does It. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42378 "2019-10-09T22:23:45Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Regicide is when you _kill_ the guy, not just depose him. AFAIK impeachment does not end in front of a firing squad. What a good idea, though! > [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > That Stupid Republican is a liar. Redundant statement. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42379 "2019-10-09T22:39:25Z")
> [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](#): > > What a good idea, though! [Moderating] Please don’t joke about killing the President of the United States on the boards. No warning issued. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42380 "2019-10-09T22:56:08Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > That Stupid Republican is a liar. Coming from you, that’s a pretty authoritative statement. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42381 "2019-10-10T00:11:19Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > That Stupid Republican is a liar. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Coming from you, that’s a pretty authoritative statement. Maybe, but I’d still like to hear from Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit before accepting that assessment. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42382 "2019-10-10T00:22:58Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [Moderating] > Please don’t joke about killing the President of the United States on the boards. > > No warning issued. > [/Moderating] A firing squad ordered by an impeachment tribunal would not be just a ‘killing’, it would be a proper, legally sanctioned execution. Which we are allowed to tqalk about on the board. We have had many threads on capitl punishment. No warning accepted. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42383 "2019-10-10T00:31:31Z")
> [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](#): > > A firing squad ordered by an impeachment tribunal would not be just a ‘killing’, it would be a proper, legally sanctioned execution. Which we are allowed to tqalk about on the board. We have had many threads on capitl punishment. > > No warning accepted. Nah. I don’t think “an impeachment tribunal” is a thing in the first place, let alone having the authority under the law to order an execution. The constitution sets out what impeachment is and the consequence if the senate trial finds the president guilty: removal from office. You will not that it does not say “removal with extreme prejudice”. Nor do I think your acceptance or non-acceptance of a warning has any effect here either. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42384 "2019-10-10T00:42:17Z")
> [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](#): > > A firing squad ordered by an impeachment tribunal would not be just a ‘killing’, it would be a proper, legally sanctioned execution. Which we are allowed to tqalk about on the board. We have had many threads on capitl punishment. > > No warning accepted. [Moderating] You were instructed to drop this subject. If you feel that instruction was made in error, the proper place to discuss it is in ATMB. This is a formal warning for failure to follow a moderator’s instructions. [/Moderating] ---
**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 10, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42385 "2019-10-10T02:12:27Z")
Lindsey Graham wants Senate Republicans to sign a pledge not to vote for convicting Individual 1 during impeachment. > **[Lindsey Graham demands GOPers sign Trump loyalty oath because impeachment 'is...](https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/lindsey-graham-demands-gopers-sign-trump-loyalty-oath-because-impeachment-is-about-to-destroy-this-nation/)** > > Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday tried to derail the possible impeachment of President Donald Trump by asking Senate Republicans to sign a loyalty oath."I'm going to ask my colleagues in the Senate -- Republicans -- to sign a letter saying we... ---
**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 10, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42386 "2019-10-10T02:20:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Lindsey Graham wants Senate Republicans to sign a pledge not to vote for convicting Individual 1 during impeachment. > [Lindsey Graham demands GOPers sign Trump loyalty oath because impeachment 'is about to destroy this nation' - Raw Story](https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/lindsey-graham-demands-gopers-sign-trump-loyalty-oath-because-impeachment-is-about-to-destroy-this-nation) So he’s asking the Senate - the body that sits in judgement - to pre-emptively judge the case before the investigation by the House has even started. Before any of the evidence has been collected, and in fact, while the Whitehouse is refusing to provide any of the requested evidence. Okay then. As long as the American public buys this bullshit, they will continue to sell it. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42387 "2019-10-10T03:19:46Z")
Republicans sure are big on swearing oaths to each other. It would be nice if they paid attention to the one that they swore when they were elected. You know, the one to their country. ---
**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 10, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/42388 "2019-10-10T03:45:20Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Nah. I don’t think “an impeachment tribunal” is a thing in the first place, let alone having the authority under the law to order an execution. The constitution sets out what impeachment is and the consequence if the senate trial finds the president guilty: removal from office. You will not that it does not say “removal with extreme prejudice”. > > Nor do I think your acceptance or non-acceptance of a warning has any effect here either. Eh, Trump seems to think that his not accepting an impeachment enquiry makes a difference. Maybe that’s where the mentioned poster got that notion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2120)