# Republicans Say the Darndest Things! **URL:** \ **Category:** Political Topics\ **Created:** [October 26, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689 "2020-10-26T17:40:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 495
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10056 "2026-04-20T18:04:19Z")
> [@J0EBL0W](#): > > He only cares about their slavish devotion to him. Guessing the alcohol helps in this. It’s not as if he has a moral stand against alcohol. He thinks he is better if he doesn’t drink. He thinks everyone else is worse off when they drink. He likes this perceived advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10057 "2026-04-22T23:47:56Z")
So, Georgia is named after George Washington? > **[MTG’s replacement sparks debate after claiming Georgia named for George...](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/clay-fuller-georgia-george-washington-b2962796.html)** > > Representative Clay Fuller won a special election in Georgia to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress amid a feud with President Donald Trump I don’t think Georgia got an upgrade with MTG’s retirement. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10058 "2026-04-22T23:52:56Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > So, Georgia is named after George Washington? Hilarious, eh? ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10059 "2026-04-22T23:54:16Z")
I think someone who doesn’t live in Georgia can be excused for not knowing for whom it is named. Oops. NM. > [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > I don’t think Georgia got an upgrade with MTG’s retirement. Her retirement was an upgrade. Her retirement and replacement may be a net downgrade, except new guy likely has less influence. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10060 "2026-04-23T00:12:17Z")
Backward-hat bros. Hard to take them seriously, but also hard to tell if they want to be taken seriously. Also, get a fitted cap, bro. ---
**Author:** ![YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/yankeetripper/32/946_2.png) [@YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/u/YankeeTripper)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10061 "2026-04-23T18:44:04Z")
> Eric Trump – the president’s son – is on Maria Bartiromo’s show bragging about one of his companies landing a $24 million Pentagon contract I’m sure Congress will get right on this with another Hunter Biden investigation. ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10062 "2026-04-23T20:29:25Z")
Obligatory: Father: Did you know that I named you after George Washington? Son: You did? Neat!! Father: Yep . . . because I couldn’t’ve named you before him . . . ---
**Author:** ![quoll](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/quoll/32/81747_2.png) [@quoll](https://community.goactuary.com/u/quoll)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10063 "2026-04-24T06:15:54Z")
Apparently Georgia was named after George II, not George I nor George III. Who knew? Pretty obscure monarch other than that he was the last born outside of the United Kingdom. Handel did write Zadok the Priest for his coronation though. Probably my favorite coronation piece and has been played at every coronation since - [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MiXgOQ9_-RI/hqdefault.jpg "Zadok the Priest — Choir of Westminster Abbey") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiXgOQ9_-RI) ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10064 "2026-04-24T13:23:52Z")
I think if you look at the timing of when Georgia was established as a (penal) colony, George II was reigning at that time. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10065 "2026-04-24T13:59:29Z")
> [@quoll](#): > > Apparently Georgia was named after George II, not George I nor George III. Who knew? I was unsure which King George it was named after but knew it was certainly not George Washington! ---
**Author:** ![soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/soyleche/32/42_2.png) [@soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/u/soyleche)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10066 "2026-04-24T23:00:21Z")
I was thinking maybe George Foreman… ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10067 "2026-04-25T00:00:28Z")
Probably a few politicians also think this…. ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10068 "2026-04-25T13:22:18Z")
![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/9/99b60e8db5fb419180f95399eec16f46ce28af20.jpeg) Seems accurate, but I did not find MSM confirmation. ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10069 "2026-04-25T13:32:39Z")
From the Alabama press: [https://www.al.com/politics/2026/04/hegseth-slammed-for-saying-this-american-institution-deserves-nobel-peace-prize-every-single-year.html](https://www.al.com/politics/2026/04/hegseth-slammed-for-saying-this-american-institution-deserves-nobel-peace-prize-every-single-year.html) ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10070 "2026-04-25T13:44:54Z")
I think I saw that one, but wasn’t familiar enough with [al.com](http://al.com) to call in MSM, or even a trusted source. ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10071 "2026-04-25T17:06:19Z")
I’d call it MSM. It is what has survived from several of the major newspapers across the state. It still has enough journalistic integrity for me to view its source reporting as trusted. ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10072 "2026-04-28T12:39:52Z")
Conservative Constitutional law professor at Georgetown: ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/0/c01d984ff6cc83b950b0e59abae2b3f564d6eef4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10073 "2026-04-28T12:44:22Z")
WTF??? ---
**Author:** ![The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_president/32/70075_2.png) [@The\_President](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_President)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10074 "2026-04-28T12:54:40Z")
Trayvon Martin reference. But still insane. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689/10075 "2026-04-28T13:42:24Z")
oooooooof 🤦‍♂️ this ain’t it, chief [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689.md?page=494) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/republicans-say-the-darndest-things/689.md?page=496)