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NNadir

(36,743 posts)
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 06:32 PM Sep 2023

Do you have to ask?

From the Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin:

Do we know who Lauren Boebert is? Do you really have to ask?

My favorite parts:

...Depravity might be a little strong for the Beetlejuice Incident. But according to new security video shown by TMZ, there was pretty clear evidence of what some would call public indecency — including Boebert and her date doing some very public canoodling and more during an otherwise PG musical. You could see from the video kids sitting in the row behind Boebert.

The New York Times called it “touching and carrying on.” The New York Daily News called it “groping.” I wonder how the drag queens she likes to demonize would describe it. You think they might call it “grooming”?

For our purposes, we can just call her night at the theater a series of crimes against ordinary human behavior...

...Let’s face it, if someone had asked you which Colorado politician had been kicked out of a touring Broadway musical in Denver for vaping, talking, singing, fondling, recording the show on her not-so-smartphone, taking selfies with a flash, flipping off a theater employee, insulting a theater patron and then lying about the extent of her obnoxious conduct, would you need more than one guess?

Of course not. This is so Boebert that it’s, well, Boebertian. As I was headed to a show the other night, I told my companion we wanted to be sure not to be Boeberted. A dictionary entry surely awaits — as does, almost certainly, more rounds of, uh, qualifying behavior.

As you might have noticed, the online jokes — not all of them tasteful or, for that matter, funny — are everywhere. There are even more serious comments, at least one of which suggests Boebert’s in-theater behavior reflects a general decline in societal norms. I’m more inclined to see it as a general decline in MAGA-aligned congresspeople norms...


I'm enjoying the pile on.

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Do you have to ask? (Original Post) NNadir Sep 2023 OP
Excellent malaise Sep 2023 #1
We have a new term of definition: Boebertian! Blue Owl Sep 2023 #2
Lots of new terms and names malaise Sep 2023 #7
Agreed but I have a question PJMcK Sep 2023 #11
I'll let you Americans inform me on this one malaise Sep 2023 #14
I would say Bo-ber-tee-an, just to make clear it refers Bobo Hekate Sep 2023 #25
I can't repeat what I think the pronunciation needs to be ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #58
Boeporn is a good descriptor. He was squeezing/rubbing her half exposed breasts. She was playing w/h AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2023 #29
Nice malaise Sep 2023 #31
The well known homegirl Sep 2023 #38
And all along we thought her ex-hubby Jayson was the pervert... Blue Owl Sep 2023 #41
Any guesses homegirl Sep 2023 #52
Yep- Alliepoo Sep 2023 #3
A great big fat K&R! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2023 #4
I didn't realize there were children in the row right behind Boebert. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #5
Children and a pregnant woman who asked gropebert to stop vaping. niyad Sep 2023 #10
I knew about the pregnant woman who wanted her to stop smoking. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #15
You are most welcome. niyad Sep 2023 #16
This is inthewind21 Sep 2023 #50
Haven't heard a peep from Repukes about her attack on an unborn baby. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2023 #44
I wish I didnt fully believe that she will either win reelection or almost win, proving Eliot Rosewater Sep 2023 #6
My biggest worry is that she'll lose the Republican primary. NNadir Sep 2023 #8
Never thought about that Eliot Rosewater Sep 2023 #36
Yep. We are going to find out the moral character/citizenship of the voters in her district. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #17
Going inthewind21 Sep 2023 #51
Yea we already know their character Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #53
I'm enjoying it too! liberalla Sep 2023 #9
Absolutely. The Polack MSgt Sep 2023 #12
I do like your termonology of, "a series of crimes against ordinary human behavior..." flashman13 Sep 2023 #13
Wow.. Excellent! Bookmarking.. TY & Cha Sep 2023 #18
Another Snippet.. Cha Sep 2023 #19
she is disgusting in so many ways Skittles Sep 2023 #20
A Trumper told me he thinks she's hot PJMcK Sep 2023 #22
🍿+🧈+🧂+🍺 rubbersole Sep 2023 #21
I just call it tacky Warpy Sep 2023 #23
There IS a decline in behavior at theatres. LisaM Sep 2023 #24
Happily I haven't noticed that. I haven't gone to Broadway in many years... NNadir Sep 2023 #26
There is a decline is basic manners and human decency malaise Sep 2023 #32
if i remember isnt that called indicent exposure and lewed conduct? AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 #27
She is just trying to make MTG bagimin Sep 2023 #28
This calls for censure or expulsion SpankMe Sep 2023 #30
"It'll never happen" let alone even a modest condemnation from the Repubs, or,..... EarnestPutz Sep 2023 #33
I resent the fact that so often the conclusion is "a general decline in societal norms" or "a Martin68 Sep 2023 #34
Really, that's an excellent point, one that should be made more often. NNadir Sep 2023 #35
Exactly. niyad Sep 2023 #46
Ah yes, Lauren Boebert - - 'Our Lady of High Standards' Talitha Sep 2023 #37
Is a drag show as explicit as republican Christian Congresswoman Boebert's public show? keithbvadu2 Sep 2023 #39
Possibly not... DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #42
Certainly not any of the ones that I have atttended. Nor was "To Wong Fu". niyad Sep 2023 #47
Lauren deserves ALL of the words which DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #40
Don't Boob-ert in the theatre. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2023 #43
Am I too late? Roy Rolling Sep 2023 #45
Your DU membership covers all bases. niyad Sep 2023 #48
LoL nt LittleGirl Sep 2023 #56
Yeah...the rules, nor the laws were written for MAGA. Trueblue Texan Sep 2023 #49
I'm all for dog piling on Boebert, but dark theatre canoodling is nothing new. SYFROYH Sep 2023 #54
If you're fifteen. Demobrat Sep 2023 #55
Likewise, I am enjoying it! BobTheSubgenius Sep 2023 #57

Blue Owl

(57,625 posts)
2. We have a new term of definition: Boebertian!
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 06:46 PM
Sep 2023

As in “Public indecency of Boebertian proportions….”

PJMcK

(24,297 posts)
11. Agreed but I have a question
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:22 PM
Sep 2023

How does one pronounce it?

I said, “Bo-ber-tee-an.”

My wife said, “Bo-ber-shun.”

Inquiring minds need to know!

(wink)

malaise

(290,118 posts)
14. I'll let you Americans inform me on this one
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:26 PM
Sep 2023

Now when do we use it.

She rises in the House to tell AOC about decorum.
AOC - that’s ahem Boebertian Gropebert.

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,900 posts)
29. Boeporn is a good descriptor. He was squeezing/rubbing her half exposed breasts. She was playing w/h
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 08:31 PM
Sep 2023

w/his penis. They were starting to get hot & heavy before they were so "rudely" interrupted. Looked like a porn flick to me.

homegirl

(1,877 posts)
38. The well known
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 12:16 AM
Sep 2023

GOP Family Values!!!

Being groped and groping her companion (date)! I thought she was married, Wasn't her last Christmas card a family photo displaying their rifles?

Blue Owl

(57,625 posts)
41. And all along we thought her ex-hubby Jayson was the pervert...
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 12:54 AM
Sep 2023

(Not to excuse his junk flashing episode(s) — but my oh my didn’t Lauren put on quite a show of her own!!!!

Irish_Dem

(76,224 posts)
15. I knew about the pregnant woman who wanted her to stop smoking.
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:31 PM
Sep 2023

But not the kids. What the hell is wrong with Boebert.

Thanks for the info!

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
50. This is
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 12:35 PM
Sep 2023

surprising? Coming from the howler monkey heckling the POTUS at the state of the union from the house floor?

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)
44. Haven't heard a peep from Repukes about her attack on an unborn baby.
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 04:06 AM
Sep 2023

The pregnant woman was trying to protect her fetus; Boob-ert was callously endangering it.

Eliot Rosewater

(34,282 posts)
6. I wish I didnt fully believe that she will either win reelection or almost win, proving
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:02 PM
Sep 2023

just how deplorable cons are.

NNadir

(36,743 posts)
8. My biggest worry is that she'll lose the Republican primary.
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:04 PM
Sep 2023

Frisch almost got her "outta there."

He might have a harder time against someone else.

Irish_Dem

(76,224 posts)
17. Yep. We are going to find out the moral character/citizenship of the voters in her district.
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:33 PM
Sep 2023

Not holding my breath either.

flashman13

(1,639 posts)
13. I do like your termonology of, "a series of crimes against ordinary human behavior..."
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:24 PM
Sep 2023

I'm sure Ms. Boebert and friend were guilty of numerous low (wink ...wink) crimes. As far as that goes, who cares? Those two aren't worth wasting the public's money by arresting them. That's not the point. The point is that public assholery such as that, victimizes everyone involved including us third party voyeurs. The rest of the audience went to the theater to relax and enjoy a play. The Boebertery ruined the evening for all. She displays zero respect for any of the people that she encounters.

We expect gross behavior from five year olds. Most will outgrow such behavior. We absolutely have the right to expect that our Congress people live up to the highest standards of civility.

Cha

(315,006 posts)
19. Another Snippet..
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:42 PM
Sep 2023
Just ask Joe Biden, whom she infamously heckled at the State of the Union as he talked about American servicemen dying. Rep. Jason Crow called that incident an example of Boebert’s “depravity.”

Yay for the Colorado Sun in Denver, too! 💙

Skittles

(168,089 posts)
20. she is disgusting in so many ways
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:44 PM
Sep 2023

Last edited Sun Sep 17, 2023, 09:17 PM - Edit history (1)

the people who vote for her disgust me too

PJMcK

(24,297 posts)
22. A Trumper told me he thinks she's hot
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 07:57 PM
Sep 2023

I laughed in his face and said that I was confident he actually had better taste in women.

Warpy

(114,038 posts)
23. I just call it tacky
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 08:14 PM
Sep 2023

and since she was annoying the hell out of other paying patrons, bouncing her out of the theater was the appropriate thing to do.

This sort of thing has been going on since Limbaugh went national with his radio show. Most of us stopped inviting Republicans over because we were tired of having them yell Limbaugh quotes, shouting down normal conversations, and being pains in the butt. The behavior has just continued to deteriorate, being as offensive as possible "to make libruls cry" is their duty.

I'm cheered by the fact that the other theater patrons knew how to act.

LisaM

(29,372 posts)
24. There IS a decline in behavior at theatres.
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 08:17 PM
Sep 2023

It's a big topic in the theatre world. Not just phones, but talking and singing along (and I guess, now, vaping and groping). The last show I went to ("Six" ) the youngish audience screamed through portions of the songs as if they were at a Taylor Swift concert.

Does it surprise me that Boebert epitomizes this? Nope.

NNadir

(36,743 posts)
26. Happily I haven't noticed that. I haven't gone to Broadway in many years...
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 08:22 PM
Sep 2023

...but the NJ theaters I frequent, the McCarter, the NJ State Theater, and Bucks County (PA) generally have audiences that behave well.

I can't say I've ever seen anything like Bobo ever in a theater.

malaise

(290,118 posts)
32. There is a decline is basic manners and human decency
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 09:20 PM
Sep 2023

And not just in the USA. Apparently civility is woke

AllaN01Bear

(27,623 posts)
27. if i remember isnt that called indicent exposure and lewed conduct?
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 08:25 PM
Sep 2023

moral majority. either and neither according to my late mom. they can get away with anything , but, if ur a dem , omg.

SpankMe

(3,614 posts)
30. This calls for censure or expulsion
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 09:07 PM
Sep 2023

US Constitution, Article I, Section 5: "Each House may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member."

I know it'll never happen. After all, they didn't do much for George Santos' behavior. But a boy can dream...

 

EarnestPutz

(2,843 posts)
33. "It'll never happen" let alone even a modest condemnation from the Repubs, or,.....
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 09:24 PM
Sep 2023

......(as long as we are dreaming) that she resigns in well-deserved disgrace. One can only wonder what Al Franken must be thinking.

Martin68

(26,544 posts)
34. I resent the fact that so often the conclusion is "a general decline in societal norms" or "a
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 09:26 PM
Sep 2023

dysfunctional Congress." This OP got it right with " a general decline in MAGA-aligned congresspeople norms..." Let's face it. Republicans are ruining this country with their uncivil discourse rude and violent behavior, and a total disregard for the rule of law and Constitutional principles.

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
40. Lauren deserves ALL of the words which
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 12:54 AM
Sep 2023

we may be discouraged or forbidden to use on this site, and on some bigger sites...


She is a trashy little wench.... even if she IS a woman....


"Now the chickens have come home to roost" or something like that...



Trueblue Texan

(3,867 posts)
49. Yeah...the rules, nor the laws were written for MAGA.
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 12:30 PM
Sep 2023

They do what they want to do, laws and societal norms be damned. They may need to lie about it later...you know? So much inconvenience. If only the rest of society understood MAGA, and especially the ULTRA MAGA, like Boebert, are exempt from the rules. People just need to get over it!

SYFROYH

(34,212 posts)
54. I'm all for dog piling on Boebert, but dark theatre canoodling is nothing new.
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 01:27 PM
Sep 2023


The old bag of popcorn trick is good old-fashioned fun.
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