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The GOP congresswoman has accused trans people and drag queens of "grooming" and "sexualiz[ing]" children

Rep. Lauren Boebert has been outspoken about her disapproval of drag queens, but that didn’t stop the Colorado congresswoman from spending hundreds of campaign dollars at a bar that hosts drag shows.

According to Politico, which cited her latest Federal Election Commission filings, Boebert’s campaign spent $317.48 in July for “event catering” at Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar in Aspen, Co., which is owned by Boebert’s former boyfriend, Quinn Gallagher. Boebert and Gallagher were booted from a performance of Beetlejuice last month for disruptive conduct, including vaping, loud singing and fondling each other at the family-friendly production. Boebert later said she and Gallagher, a Democrat, had broken up. “All future date nights have been canceled. I learned to check party affiliations before you go on a date,” Boebert told TMZ.

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[-] thejml@lemm.ee 161 points 1 year ago

I learned to check party affiliations before going on a date

Yeah, that was definitely the Problem. Not the vaping, fondling, obnoxious behavior… Sure.

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 71 points 1 year ago

Don’t forget the tits out for Harambe too. She exposed herself in the presence of children—a tried and true Republican tradition at this point.

[-] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

When did this happen?

The most I've heard is that her husband whipped it out in front of her and her friends, she fondled her new play-toy at a Beetlejuice musical, and apparently is OK with public lewdness so long as it's not with a Democrat. Not sure where this came from.

[-] buddhabound@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

It happened. Her boyfriend was playing with her boobs, and she was giving him an over the pants rub in the theater. There are night vision shots of it that were published at the time. I'm not googling it for you, but try "Boebert Beetlejuice fondling" and that should find it.

[-] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Please point out where she whipped out her boobs.

Yes, we all know the incident happened. We don't need to make it any worse than it really is by claiming they did things they never actually did. They groped each other, yes, but at no point did she "whip them out" or actually expose herself or her date.

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[-] Wilibus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

He wasn't her husband when he sexually exposed himself to minors in a bowling alley. The fact he ended up marrying one of them doesn't make him any less a paedophile.

[-] tilgare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 1 year ago

Hold up - a Republican AND a hypocrite? I'm completely shocked.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 year ago

They don't even bother trying to pretend they actually believe what they say anymore. They don't need to, their voters do not care. They probably like it because they think it "owns the libs".

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

You can take the girl out of the trailer park...

[-] Wilibus@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And she takes her boebs out at a musical in front of children.

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But she just brings the trashy neighbors to Congress with her.... Hmm that doesn't sound quite right. I feel like that idiom got away from me. Kind of like her behavior.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We need to stop trying to 'gotcha' the bastards

They will never, ever be ashamed and their supporters and media machine will excuse away or outright ignore any hypocrisy. All we are doing is tiring ourselves out.

presses start button on woodchipper

[-] Iwasondigg@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

I think it's sad the message this sends. Specifically that people of opposite political parties can't even jerk each other off in public anymore.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

Was this before or after she masturbated a man and exposed her breasts in public in front of children?

[-] Spendrill@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

To paraphrase Pazuzu:

Your grandma sucks cocks in a Democrat bar!

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

The embodiment of stupidity. She finds new and novel ways to fuck up.

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

The irony here is insane.

[-] pickman_model@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

She's keeping a close eye on her adversaries from the frontline. /s

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

Imagine catching Boebert drunk af at a drag bar.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

If Boebert wanted to just come clean, say that she's a democrat, and start doing like actual pino, she would be so damn successful.

[-] tacosplease@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm holding out for the OnlyFans phase of her "career"

She already had it if the accusations of her career as an escort are true.

[-] Rubezahl@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

So... That's great, right?

[-] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that was probably at her ex-boyfriends restaurant (the one who was grabbing her tits while she was giving him a handy in a Bettlejuice play)

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It says that in the post, not to mention the article.

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[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would rather such establishments get her money than the alternative. Good.

[-] ominouslemon@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

At this rate of events I may start linking her

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Oh. Is it time for that Sartre quote again?

“Never believe that [they] are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. [They] have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”

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