# Please explain Lauren Boebert **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163 "2023-09-15T14:41:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/61 "2023-09-16T10:40:44Z")
Best line I’ve seen on Twitter:; “When my grandma goes to the theater she just hands out Werther’s.” ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/62 "2023-09-16T11:00:41Z")
> [@Dorjan](#): > > She serves whatever purpose her GOP masters require of her, that’s all that’s needed. > [@Moriarty](#): > > No, I get why she is able to _stay_ in that special place she’s at. But how did she _get there_? It used to be (among the Republicans) that there was some kind of ruling class, and that the people had to vote for one of them. Then Trump came along and told them they didn’t have to vote for one of the elites. They could vote for one of their own instead. That’s what happened. Yes, ideally that’s actually how democracy is supposed to work. The problem is the reason they selected her is because they are full of hate and they want to be represented by an actual hater rather than someone just pretending to be a hater. I fully understand why people want to elect someone like themselves. What I don’t get is why they are so full of hate. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/63 "2023-09-16T12:22:17Z")
My favorite part of her apology is the explanation for not initially acknowledging the vaping. > [@](#): > > Whether it was the excitement of seeing a much-anticipated production or the natural anxiety of being in a new environment, I genuinely did not recall vaping that evening when I discussed the night’s events with my campaign team while confirming my enthusiasm for the musical Translation: I got so flustered being in public that I didn’t know how to conduct myself. It’s a wonder she didn’t pee in the corner. > **[Lauren Boebert Now Admits She Vaped in Theater: ‘I’m Truly Sorry’](https://www.thedailybeast.com/lauren-boebert-now-admits-she-vaped-in-theater-im-truly-sorry)** > > “There’s not a person walking the face of this planet that hasn’t had a moment of weakness and fallen short and I think people will get that,” Boebert told The Daily Beast. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/64 "2023-09-16T12:25:50Z")
I didn’t see this upthread via a keyword search. It seems there was … um … adult-oriented contact between Ms. Boebert and her companion midst all the other tomfoolery (NSFW): > **[Lauren Boebert Caught Fondling Date’s Genitals During Family-Friendly...](https://news.yahoo.com/lauren-boebert-caught-fondling-date-232043134.html)** > > The ultraconservative congresswoman from Colorado, who has railed against drag queens reading to children, accusing them of “sexualizing” kids, was caught seemingly engaged in sexual behavior in a public theater. Stay classy. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/65 "2023-09-16T12:36:08Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > adult-oriented contact between Ms. Boebert and her companion midst all the other tomfoolery (NSFW) Hey, she paid good money for those boobs. It’s only polite to squeeze ‘em. And her reaching in between his legs…first people get upset that she was dancing in her chair, and now people get upset that she kept her hands down low. _Make up your mind, people_. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/66 "2023-09-16T12:49:41Z")
She is undermining any thoughts I ever entertained about populism. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/67 "2023-09-16T13:34:53Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > And she had a child out of wedlock, and so on. But so what? This is like accusing Ted Bundy of not signaling when he drives. And if Ted Bundy was a driving instructor on the side, his lack of signaling would come up in these discussions even if it had no impact on anything. I don’t think anyone would have thought much of her having a child out of wedlock if she wasn’t explicitly trying to bring more religion into government. Would it be fair of us to question her character if it was shown that she had an abortion? ---
**Author:** ![JoePockets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/68 "2023-09-16T13:38:07Z")
Well I guess this one way of staying in the public’s eye ! The lord only knows she’s tried everything else! The question remains can the Hussy MTG from Georgia one up her? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/69 "2023-09-16T14:39:58Z")
> [@JoePockets](#): > > The lord only knows she’s tried everything else! Not quite _everything_.: > **[Candidate in high-stakes Virginia election performed sex acts with husband in...](https://apnews.com/article/susanna-gibson-virginia-house-of-delegates-sex-acts-9e0fa844a3ba176f79109f7393073454)** > > A candidate in a high-stakes legislative contest in Virginia performed sex acts with her husband in live videos posted on a pornographic website while asking viewers to pay them with “tokens" or ”tips” for individual requests. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/70 "2023-09-16T15:15:15Z")
In terms of the op, she repeats maga talking points, guys think she’s hot, women find her relatable. However, what she (and Santos) have likely shown is that – incredibly – you can be too embarrassing even for MAGA. I think she’s been haemorraging support since day one, hence the (half) apology. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/71 "2023-09-16T15:31:29Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > or the natural anxiety of being in a new environment, What’s the _new environment_? A play? She hasn’t been to a play before? Possible I guess. But someone who wants to be (actually is) a Member of Congress, you’d think she would know how to act in public. Maybe she learned her manners from MTG. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/72 "2023-09-16T15:48:56Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > t used to be (among the Republicans) that there was some kind of ruling class, and that the people had to vote for one of them. Then Trump came along and told them they didn’t have to vote for one of the elites. They could vote for one of their own instead. That’s what happened. > > … > I fully understand why people want to elect someone like themselves. What I don’t get is why they are so full of hate Partly because they have been played by the “overclass” with that story for so long. So by now there’s whole generations raised under the kayfabe who are _convinced_ it is true. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/73 "2023-09-16T15:58:06Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Not quite _everything_.: From that story: > [@](#): > > A candidate in a high-stakes legislative contest in Virginia had sex with her husband in live videos posted on a pornographic website and asked viewers to pay them money in return for carrying out specific sex acts. > > Screenshots of Susanna Gibson on the website were shared with The Associated Press. The campaign for Gibson, a Democrat running for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in a district just outside Richmond, issued a statement Monday in which it denounced the sharing of the videos as a violation of the law and her privacy. Gibson called the exposure of the videos “the worst gutter politics.” I don’t think she understands how the internet works, if she thinks people watching her streaming open to the public is a violation of her privacy. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/74 "2023-09-16T16:14:15Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > But someone who wants to be (actually is) a Member of Congress, you’d think she would know how to act in public. That’s the point of the most virulent strain of MAGA: that’s exactly how her constituents would act in public, and they voted her in because she’s one of them. They want their representative to act like them, not like a **politician**. Acting different in public is fake, don’tcha know? It’s insider behavior, stuff you do if you’re part of the system instead of sticking it to the system. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/75 "2023-09-16T16:24:18Z")
Very well said! ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/76 "2023-09-16T16:28:57Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Not quite _everything_.: > > [Candidate in high-stakes Virginia election performed sex acts with husband in live videos | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/susanna-gibson-virginia-house-of-delegates-sex-acts-9e0fa844a3ba176f79109f7393073454) Lord, and her attorney is trying to claim the Republicans are the ones not only in the wrong but criminally in the wrong for disseminating “revenge porn”. She had an account on Chaturbate where she and her husband broadcast themselves live having sex to the entire internet. Good luck with that lawsuit, which I’ll just note he hasn’t actually even filed, just yapped to the press about. Something something sanctions for filing lawsuits frivolous on their face. American has a long way to go overcoming its collective sexual repression. Italy was electing porn stars in the 1980s. > **[Italy’s 70-Year-Old Porn Star Politician Is Still Fighting, Tits Out and All](https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/la-cicciolina-at-70)** > > Whether straddling famous artists or protesting nuclear energy with one boob exposed, La Cicciolina is nothing short of legendary ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/77 "2023-09-16T17:12:56Z")
As long as the GOP is still supporting Matt Gaetz (and avowed Nazis!) they haven’t got a leg to stand on. But I do honestly wish both sides would do their due diligence BEFORE putting forth a candidate. The level of sleaze in USA elections is becoming tedious. And as a Virginia Democrat, I find this embarrassing. As for Boebert, I’ve said from the beginning she was the new Sarah Palin. I don’t see how anybody can miss the comparison. > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Not quite _everything_.: > > [Candidate in high-stakes Virginia election performed sex acts with husband in live videos | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/susanna-gibson-virginia-house-of-delegates-sex-acts-9e0fa844a3ba176f79109f7393073454) ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/78 "2023-09-16T18:21:06Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > As for Boebert, I’ve said from the beginning she was the new Sarah Palin. I don’t see how anybody can miss the comparison. When comparing the two, I miss the old version of Palin. I miss the old version of the GOP when some of the more out there members were people like Christine “I’m not a witch” O’Donnell. O’Donnell actually spoke out against Trump in 2016 saying she didn’t understand why Evangelicals supported him. Even _she_ saw through Trump. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/79 "2023-09-16T18:31:49Z")
FWIW, Bernie Sanders did too, but he wasn’t a deadbeat dad. I have described Marjorie Taylor Greene as the GG Allin of Congresspeople. Don’t Google him on a work or public computer. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/80 "2023-09-16T19:00:53Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > But I do honestly wish both sides would do their due diligence BEFORE putting forth a candidate. The level of sleaze in USA elections is becoming tedious. And as a Virginia Democrat, I find this embarrassing. Part of the matter here is that as mentioned, > [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > They could vote for one of their own instead. That’s what happened. > > Yes, ideally that’s actually how democracy is supposed to work. And the parties, in the effort to be seen as making it be so, ended up divesting themselves of any real power to “stop” the “wrong candidate” from getting in. Oh, sure there’s the Dem “superdelegates” for their Presidential contest, but other than that it’s “come one come all, up to _yourselves_ to keep one another honest”. And often this leads to situations like those of Boebert where… > [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > > > Her opponent Scott Tipton decided to save his money for the general and not spend it on the primary against Boebert. > > He didn’t buy any ads, didn’t put out any mailers, didn’t have any sort of social media engagement. He basically didn’t really put out any real effort in the primary because he thought it was a foregone conclusion, and was completely wrong about that. …where their same-party competitors won’t play hardball because they expect to harvest those voters when the other guy/gal “inevitably fails” (see also Trump himself vs. the Republicans in 2016). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163.md?page=5)