# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol

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**Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2032 "2021-08-07T17:18:18Z")

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Oh I remember him……Denver Riggleman of the Bigfoot porn scandal.

Which is actually somewhat relevant. Riggleman wrote a book, a hysterically funny takedown of conspiratorial thinking, centering around a vacation he took with a bunch of Bigfoot enthusiasts.

Because he made a lot of jokes about these people analyzing Bigfoot mating habits and doing stuff like imitating Bigfoot mating calls, somehow everyone started calling his book “Bigfoot Porn”………and the cover had a cartoon sketch of a Bigfoot with a box that said _CENSORED_ over the crotch area.

> **[‘Bigfoot Erotica’ Becomes an Issue in Virginia Congressional Campaign...](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/us/politics/bigfoot-porn.html)**
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> Monster-themed pornography does exist. But Denver Riggleman, a Republican, said his writing on Bigfoot has not been pornographic.

I remember, when I first heard of the “Bigfoot porn” scandal, I found the book online. It was good, hysterically funny. And not porn. Totally not porn.  
You can read at least part of it here.

> **[Bigfoot Exterminators Inc. - Don Barone Outdoors Pages 1-34 - Flip PDF...](https://fliphtml5.com/znhu/uuci/basic)**
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> Check Pages 1-34 of Bigfoot Exterminators Inc. - Don Barone Outdoors in the flip PDF version. Bigfoot Exterminators Inc. - Don Barone Outdoors was published by on 2015-05-13. Find more similar flip PDFs like Bigfoot Exterminators Inc. - Don Barone...

But the point is, he’s a hardcore conspiracy theory skeptic, which has lead him to join the very small club of Republicans against January 6th.

> **[What hunting Bigfoot taught a Republican congressman about politics](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/denver-riggleman-bigfoot-qanon/2020/11/26/d8de7274-2dbf-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html)**
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> Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) doesn’t believe in Bigfoot. But he learned a lot by immersing himself in the world of those who do.

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