# 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:** 2232
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44631 "2020-06-11T20:18:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > NASCAR driver (who has never won a race) is quitting because NASCAR has banned Confederate flags. He has also in the past said that Democrats are trying to steal the election, and that “illegals” got stimulus checks that he couldn’t get. > [NASCAR driver who quit over Confederate flag ban slammed Dems over checks to ‘illegals’ - Alternet.org](https://www.alternet.org/2020/06/nascar-driver-who-quit-over-confederate-flag-ban-slammed-dems-over-checks-to-illegals/amp/) Damn, with no income from driving, I guess he’ll have to accept that chair in quantum physics after all. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44632 "2020-06-11T20:29:11Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > [Fox News host talks race by calling out the real enemy: Sesame Street’s Elmo](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jun/10/fox-news-sesame-street-elmo-tucker-carlson) I like the fact that when I clicked that link, the first thing I noticed as I waited for the page to load was the character string com/media. Is Tucker Carlson more of a Dottore or an Arlecchino? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44633 "2020-06-11T20:33:40Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Secret Service Agent - “Honey, I have an assignment to go to Mongolia to protect a man that is going to hunt endangered sheep” > Wife - “WHAT?” > Wife wakes up next morning “I have to lay off the LSD. Honey, honey? Where did you go?” > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “Honey? Apparently we have to hate Elmo now.” > > “What?” > > “Fox News is telling us that Elmo is Antifa, and we hate him.” > > “OK then, I’ll add Elmo to the list of things and people we hate. This is getting exhausting!” I like to think of these two conversations being held by the same couple. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44634 "2020-06-11T20:50:15Z")
The Pennsylvania House Speaker, who failed to reveal to Democratic colleagues that a Republican member had tested positive for coronavirus, has stepped down. > **[Pennsylvania House Speaker Announces Resignation](https://www.newsweek.com/pennsylvania-house-speaker-resigns-amid-accusations-gop-reps-hid-members-virus-infection-1510003)** > > Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai announced his resignation during a session meeting on Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44635 "2020-06-11T21:06:14Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Not Republicans per se but Trump supporters and I don’t want to start _another_ thread. > > Anger over anti-Fascist _Resistance Radio_ broadcast. Problem is that it was a [companion piece](https://io9.gizmodo.com/trump-supporters-get-mad-because-they-think-the-man-in-1793159888) for Amazon’s _Man in a High Castle_ series. > > Somewhere, Orson Welles is smiling. I wonder if any of the mad tweets came from people in Grover’s Corners, NJ… ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44636 "2020-06-11T21:31:18Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I wonder if any of the mad tweets came from people in Grover’s Corners, NJ… I wonder if you can mail in a vote from the 8th Dimension? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44637 "2020-06-11T21:46:25Z")
Pence made a visit to Trump’s reelection campaign HQ yesterday, a story which seems to be only [here](https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/11/vice-presidents-maskless-visit-to-trump-hq-in-rosslyn-criticized/) and the Daily Fail. What a sea of unmasked, white faces. And one black dude front & center with a half-hearted thumbs up. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44638 "2020-06-11T22:01:48Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Pence made a visit to Trump’s reelection campaign HQ yesterday, a story which seems to be only [here](https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/11/vice-presidents-maskless-visit-to-trump-hq-in-rosslyn-criticized/) and the Daily Fail. > > What a sea of unmasked, white faces. And one black dude front & center with a half-hearted thumbs up. You gotta KNOW that they shoved that unfortunate guy to the front of the crowd. Poor dude. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44639 "2020-06-11T22:58:03Z")
Meh. It’s a re-election HQ. Pretty sure he’s happy enough there. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44640 "2020-06-11T23:33:09Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Meh. It’s a re-election HQ. Pretty sure he’s happy enough there. I still think someone should go up to him and whisper “blink twice if you need help” ---
**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:** [June 12, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44641 "2020-06-12T00:35:50Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > I wonder if you can mail in a vote from the 8th Dimension? only if your name is John ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44642 "2020-06-12T12:22:50Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I like the fact that when I clicked that link, the first thing I noticed as I waited for the page to load was the character string com/media. > > Is Tucker Carlson more of a Dottore or an Arlecchino? Oh, he’s a Burattino for sure. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44643 "2020-06-12T12:31:53Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I wonder if any of the mad tweets came from people in Grover’s Corners, NJ… I thought it was Grover’s Mill, NJ. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44644 "2020-06-12T13:02:28Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I wonder if any of the mad tweets came from people in Grover’s Corners, NJ… My wife, Pepper Mill, is really, truly from Grovers’ Mill New Jersey. But, of course, she loathes Trump to the point of giving him the finger every time he shows up on the TV. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44645 "2020-06-12T14:22:24Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > I thought it was Grover’s Mill, NJ. It was, indeed. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > My wife, Pepper Mill, is really, truly from Grovers’ Mill New Jersey. Welles picked it out on a map. Being on the other side of the Hudson, it must have seemed terrible exotic to him. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44646 "2020-06-12T14:26:50Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Welles picked it out on a map. Being on the other side of the Hudson, it must have seemed terrible exotic to him. It had more than one Grover; how much more exotic do you want? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44647 "2020-06-12T14:27:07Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > It was, indeed.Welles picked it out on a map. Being on the other side of the Hudson, it must have seemed terrible exotic to him. He wanted a rural place that was nevertheless close enough to Princeton for a Princeton University professor to be able to visit the site of the Martian landing.“Grovers Mill” just _radiated_ a sense of “engagingly bucolic”, and was within spitting distance of Princeton (Pepper Mill attended Princeton High School). My wife and her friends (SF fans all) named one of the local weird buildings “YoYoDyne”, and they all have Lectroid names beginning with “John”. I married her anyway. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44648 "2020-06-12T16:09:40Z")
“Anyway”? 😕 I’d have proposed on the spot when she told me about it. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44649 "2020-06-12T17:13:26Z")
Recipients of government loans, especially recipients of _forgivable_ loans, are normally a matter of public record. [But Steven Mnuchin, top financial criminal in the Putin-Trump cartel, plans to keep the beneficiaries of $511 Billion of taxpayer largesse secret.](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-11/mnuchin-says-names-of-small-business-borrowers-won-t-be-released) He and his fellow criminals want to pass out these Millions of suitcases filled with cash behind closed doors, with no accountability. Yes, that’s 511 _ **Billion** _ dollars with a B. Over half a _ **Trillion** _ … with a T. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/44650 "2020-06-12T17:19:11Z")
Accountability is for losers. I imagine after Trump is defeated, the shredder machines will be in overdrive in December 2020. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2231) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2233)