Okay, so is this how they're gonna play the Boebert thing?

[senseandsensibility]

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I've seen reports on the TV this morning that Boebert apologized for "bad behavior" and "lying." I've seen them run the video, but at a distance with the R rated part obscured. No mention of the groping.

She's an R, so they treat her with kid gloves. I know, in a way it's surprising that they even cover it. But they need to cover the WHOLE thing. She loves to critique others for imaginary bad behavior, and she is literally putting on an R rated show for an entire packed auditorium with (I assume) kids in the audience.

Sorry, corporate media. We see through you. If you only cared about ratings, you would cover the whole story and it would be a ratings bonanza. Plus, it IS newsworthy. So the only reason you're not is to protect the republicans. It's obvious.

[Attilatheblond]

1. Any reports on $ raised by Adam Frisch since the BoBo freak show on security videos?

Curious if he had a wave of campaign donations.

[senseandsensibility]

2. I hope so

Then something good will come out of this embarrassment.

[soldierant]

41. Don't know about that, but Steve Schmidt

(one of the founders of the Lincoln Project) who does a column on Substack called "The Warning," including written word and some video convo, immmediatle signed him for an upcoming conversation. Substack subscriptions can be free or paid. I'm a free subscruber and can see the videos. So can non-subscribers, though you have to click a popup after a certain point.

I'm also a monthly donor to Frisch.

[elleng]

46. Good.

[Artcatt]

47. He posts to u-toob also

[soldierant]

52. Yes, he does.

The posts on "The Warning" are embeds from YouTube.

[elleng]

45. Was wondering the same thing.

[claudette]

3. Imagine

if it had been AOC behaving so badly how the press would be reporting it and the outrage of magats

[BigmanPigman]

38. We would NEVER hear the end of it.

[claudette]

50. 👍

[senseandsensibility]

43. There is no one who could

argue with you about that. I hate to say it, but based on past experiences (Franken), it would be people in the Dem party asking her to resign. And yes, the media would be having a field day.

[claudette]

49. Yep

[sinkingfeeling]

4. The MSM sure didn't have any problem discussing Rep. Anthony Weiner.

[hay rick]

15. This.

[yardwork]

16. Or Monica Lewinsky.

[KPN]

36. Or the Al Franken nothing burger. WTF!?

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Her approval rating with GOP will go up.

We are broken.

[senseandsensibility]

9. You're right

We are in a dark place.

[Demobrat]

28. Yes. She's now an incel heroine.

[emulatorloo]

33. Won't incels be mad at her because she is dating a "Chad?"

Tall Aspen bar owner and a Democrat apparently

[soldierant]

42. It's being reported his bar had a drag show recently

[Demobrat]

48. Maybe. I was thinking more in terms of

free porn.

[rubbersole]

54. Incel pinup girl.

It's how females should act.

[COL Mustard]

64. There's a reason I refer to her as

LowEnd Boebert! She has no class at all.

[KPN]

37. No kidding! Geez Louise -- what a nutty world we live in.

[RAB910]

6. My news radio only talked about Hunter

They ignored Boebert

[senseandsensibility]

12. PBS?

They can be surprisingly bad sometimes.

[RAB910]

29. NYC CBS 880

[Grasswire2]

7. Actually, she did not directly apologize for the sexual display.

Only for the vaping.

But every news account makes it seem as if she apologized for the groping, too.

[senseandsensibility]

8. Yes, I think I said that

I spelled out what she apologized for. Only then did the media deign to cover it. And they would only cover what the Republican admitted to, not what is apparant to anyone with eyes.

[whathehell]

79. Thank you!

So good to see someone here concerned with actual facts.

[Grasswire2]

84. hard nosed editor here LOL

Several decades of correcting people in print.

It is amazing, though, how her non-apology for the sex part has been smothered over in every story.

[RockRaven]

10. They are going to disingenuously pretend her primary infraction was the lying about vaping.

[senseandsensibility]

11. Disingenuous! The perfect word

for the corporate media!

[Bev54]

13. They had no problem talking about Hunter Biden's dick pics and we do

not even know if they were manipulated.

[senseandsensibility]

14. Good point

They make their choices for obvious reasons.

[keithbvadu2]

17. 'manipulated'... Oh, you are a sly one. (Good one!)

[emulatorloo]

34. Yeah MTG seems pretty obsessed with those pics.

[DENVERPOPS]

62. Anyone who goes out

with MTG or Bang Bang had better "double up"..................

[malaise]

18. Great OP

Rec

[senseandsensibility]

21. From you that is a great compliment

my friend.

[malaise]

23. You nailed it

The comedians will tear this one wide open - eff M$Greedia -blasted hypocrites.

[Think. Again.]

19. This is worthy of repeating....

"Sorry, corporate media. We see through you. If you only cared about ratings, you would cover the whole story and it would be a ratings bonanza. Plus, it IS newsworthy. So the only reason you're not is to protect R's. It's obvious."

Thank you, senseandsensibility.

[senseandsensibility]

22. What I lack in poetic prose I make up for

by getting to the point. But I really appreciate that, Think. Again.

[Hortensis]

20. Well, I can't imagine the shows I do watch doing more than a

belief allusion to this slimy low-life behavior (just enough to enable those who want more to look up details).

Evening news mention anywhere but CO? No way.

And social media factions carpet bombing each other over this is not a new event or issue.

That a congresswoman running for reelection was required to apologize for personal behavior is a political event, but except for CO may not justify air time on its own at this point. Stick a pin in it, as Rachel might say if she mentioned it.

Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the videos and watching the fallout. And not worrying in the least that RW-serving media can contain this.

[senseandsensibility]

24. I may agree with you

and believe me, I do find this distasteful, but she makes it her business to critique others for their personal behavior. Most of that is slander made up about our trans brothers and sisters. So I think it's newsworthy.

[Hortensis]

51. Imo, she's earned anything she gets, and how

gratifying that she's so incredibly caught out this time. As Rick Wilson posted, "Why is it shocking she lacks public decorum or civility? She's one notch from throwing her feces on the House floor."

Btw, my standards for myself aren't nearly as high as for political hosts. This is a hoot! It'd be even better if she'd finished up by tripping on the stairs outside and spraining her boobs.

I agree entirely about those with special interests, and let's give a particular mention to hair-on-fire self-anointed "Christian morality" fascists. And above all her constituents. Special interest media will be covering it.

It's all over print media, including spread by the wire services, so I'm assuming it's time-constrained shows,, cable, tv, etc, that are limiting coverage. And of course evening news. This really isn't family material even if they had the time.

Its tabloid nature does, of course, provide excuse for those MSM who're trying to keep Republicans in power to ignore completely. But they can't contain THIS!

[calimary]

70. Rick Wilson nails it. AGAIN.

[johnnyfins]

25. Maybe she lied about the vaping because

It wasnt tobacco? It IS Colorado. I guess I would be more upset about the "groping" if I had my kids there and they had a line of sight, but it really doesnt bother me that much. Now her whole entitled attitude really bugs me. She just bugs me in general. Lets use the magat philosophy: let the voters decide. Would you want her making decisions that affect you? Breakups can be really bad and they can really mess with your whole being. That said, you still have to face the music for your actions noatter what emotional state you are in. She is a public figure and loves all the perks that go along with that. She is now in the finding out phase of FAFO, I guess.

[Shermann]

30. I assume vaping isn't allowed in that theater?

The MSM has sort of skipped over establishing that. I don't know anything about vaping.

[ShazzieB]

60. I'm pretty sure I read an article that addressed that, saying it was NOT allowed.

I can't remember where I read that or back it up with a link, but here's a source that confirms so-called e-cigarettes being included in Colorado state laws that prohibit smoking in indoor public spaces: https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/resources/us-e-cigarette-regulations-50-state-review/co

[forgotmylogin]

69. Vaping is less of a problem than smoking indoors, but...

...in a large public indoor event with people stuck next to each other it basically equates to "I can see the air that person exhaled and now it's in my face...hope they don't have Covid..." It can still be intrusive.

Exhaled vapor does not linger, is not burned or ignited, and does not smell like smoke (it may have an artificial flavoring you can smell - which might be "tobacco flavor" but it could also be mint or fruit flavors) so it may be permitted in some indoor locations. Sometimes bars will permit it if it's not crowded and you get an okay from the bartender, and I have friends who will allow vaping in their house as long as they know you. If you can smell secondhand vapor it is not smoke, but still contains any germs or viruses exhaled by the user.

I vape and I would never do it indoors around people who aren't okay with it. In a theater you can't get permission from everyone. Outdoors I still stand away from people and avoid blowing it toward them, observing etiquette as if it were smoke.

[musette_sf]

26. Two words:

Al Franken.

[dchill]

27. But. Hunter. Biden.

[Shermann]

31. That could have been phrased better! nt

[Sancho]

32. Is a hand job during the show "woke"?

Did anyone ask DeSatan?

[Generic Brad]

39. It would certainly wake me up

[tonekat]

35. The CBS Affiliate in Hartford CT

Made a reference to "R-rated parts of the story" and said viewers could find further details "elsewhere".

Corporate cowards.

[Mr. Ected]

40. If hypocrisy was a fatal disease

The Democrats would caucus with themselves in the House.

[JanLip]

44. I think hypocrisy is the word

Boebert is a hypocrite. But most Repukes are.

Jan

[senseandsensibility]

53. update

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Sorry, folks. I recorded the last 3 hours of CNN and just went through it . Not even a mention. It is being swept under the rug in a way that it never would have been with a Dem. Edited to add I did see one mention, but no mention of the R rated part, sticking only to what Boebert herself has admitted.

[whathehell]

71. Could it be, that as actual JOURNALISTS,

they knew -- as would any viewing the very BLURRED image of the woman PURPORTED to be Boebert -- that they couldn't PROVE it?. Just a thought.

[Skittles]

55. remind me again why Al Franken resigned

WTF

[onenote]

74. Because he was accused of non-consensual touching

Not excusing Boebert, just answering your question.

[OMGWTF]

56. The vape was weed because nicotine leaves a much bigger vapor cloud.

Maybe Bang-Bang Escort Barbie lied on her gun permit application about using drugs.

[Mopar151]

61. If she's that nasty on weed, or dabs, it speaks poorly of her character!

OTOH, she's "fun size", and a couple big margaritas on top of no food makes her " That Drunk Bitch"! Can't take 'em no place you ever want to go again....
Having kids along on this escspade? Bad parenting, MAGA style.

[Evolve Dammit]

57. Let's see the hand down the pants that is alleged. That SHOULD do it. ??

[whathehell]

67. Um, "alleged" may be the key word..

Just a thought.

[azureblue]

58. well, at least

she didn't show her boobs like Melania did.

[live love laugh]

59. Corporate media / majority Republican owned

[quakerboy]

63. I'm more curious

About what happens to the dude.

[Danascot]

65. I've read that the dude is

1. A Democrat
2. Owner of an LGBTA friendly bar
3. His bar has hosted drag shows.

You'd think all that would have pugs foaming at the mouth condemning her. Instead we just hear crickets.

[NowISeetheLight]

68. Groomer?

A Groomer!!! OMG. You'd think they'd be falling all over themselves.

[whathehell]

66. Maybe they're just not as interested

in the kind of rabid 'slut-shaming' I've seen here..Just a thought.

[Woodwizard]

72. Do you think the behaviour she dispayed was OK?

You know damn well it that had been a dem female this would be an issue for years with the republicans every time she showed her face. And for once they would be right.

[whathehell]

73. Excuse me, but as I've been saying throughout

the thread, the FACE of the woman in the "groping" video is BLURRED beyond recognition!...A case can NOT be built on an image WITHOUT a FACE!..What PART of that is not understood?

If and WHEN I get an answer to that, I'll be happy to discuss her DOCUMENTED behavior.

[dsc]

75. so she had a stunt double in the theater wearing the same dress

with the same hair color and style and the same body type? It is clearly her grouping a man in front of children. She is on record as wanting drag queens arrested for so much as being in drag around children. If she had her way I could be arrested in my house for doing to a man what she was doing to a man in a public theater. On what planet is it shut shaming to point out such glaring hypocrisy?

[whathehell]

76. Nah..A stunt double would have an actual FACE.

[Woodwizard]

77. You can't see her face in this video?

[whathehell]

78. You show two vids, both shot from LONG distances..

That said, I can identify her In the first, but see NO "groping" ..The second provides no clear images
of identity OR activity.

It would not, suffice it to say, hold up in court.

[Woodwizard]

80. You may be right.

I ran it with my eyes closed and came to the same conclusion.

[whathehell]

81. I am right

and yes, I'm sure you did..Who needs eyes when you've got a lot of wishful thing?

[Woodwizard]

82. Exactly, just like Jan 6th was just a bunch of tourists.

It is right on video, just a peaceful gathering blown out of proportion by overzealous judgmental people.

[whathehell]

83. Oh yes, Wiz, they're EXACTLY alike!

A long shot in a dark theater and a massive daytime brawl?..That's a perfect analogy!






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