Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has said some incredibly stupid, bigoted, and absurd things during her two years in Congress, but something she suggested Friday may well be a new low for her.
According to Boebert, no American should be allowed to come out as LGBTQ until they turn 21.
“We require people to be 21 to purchase alcohol beverages, and 21 to purchase tobacco products.
“Why is it so unreasonable to require people to reach a certain level of maturity before making life-altering decisions about their sexuality and identity?”
We require people to be 21 to purchase alcohol beverages, and 21 to purchase tobacco products.
Why is it so unreasonable to require people to reach a certain level of maturity before making life-altering decisions about their sexuality and identity?
If we’re going to impose such a restriction on people’s sexuality, wouldn’t it also be reasonable to insist that you can’t own a gun until you’re 21? Boebert would no doubt be opposed to such a measure because she thinks we should all carry weapons of mass murder everywhere we go.
Twitter quickly reminded Boebert just how utterly moronic her suggestion was.
If age = reaching a certain level of maturity, your then boyfriend, now husband, wouldn’t have exposed his tattooed baloney pony to a bunch of underage girls at a bowling alley when he was 24 years old, Bobo. But thanks for playing.
— Nestor "the boss" Gomez (@soloyochapin) April 2, 2022
But you agree with forcing a 12 year old to give birth from a pregnancy as a result of rape.
— Peasant Twittler ☀️ (@PeasantTwittler) April 1, 2022
Educate yourself you ignorant twit. We don’t decide our sexuality. It’s who we are. It’s a rigid process to transition. And hypocrite- can’t decide sexuality until 18, but can be forced to give birth? GFYS. Can’t wait until you’re out of office.
You married a guy who exposed himself to minors. Your decision-making skills haven't improved since then.
Why is it so unreasonable to require representatives to have a certain level of morality before making society altering decisions about anything at all?
— Frank Wears A Mask (@Frankwearsamask) April 1, 2022
Former Trump administration chief strategist Steve Bannon was rendered momentarily speechless by former Minnesota GOP Congresswoman Michele Bachmann during an episode of his “War Room: Pandemic” podcast when Bachmann began referring to bizarre theories about the Biblical end of times.
Specifically, Bachmann insisted that what is currently happening in the United States and world is designed to force us into a global government system:
“This is all planned and designed to collapse the United States down that we would be so weakened that we would go into this global government system! It’s unbelievable!”
Weakened? The U.S. is far and away the strongest economic and military force on the globe, so what in the hell is this dingbat yammering about?
Bachmann continued her rant by referring to lecture by a so-called Christian “scholar” who convinced her that everything currently happening in the world is the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy:
“This is actually predicted in the Bible, these times that we’re living in! And what I’m seeing is that the Bible is probably the most relevant document on Earth right now because it talks about these times we are living in! It’s uncanny!”
All Bannon could say in response was: “Uncanny.” But if you watch the video, you can tell he doesn’t exactly say it with any real conviction.
You have to be pretty damn crazy to silence a professional conspiracy theorist like Steve Bannon. Apparently, some people truly are too damn wackadoodle to walk among us. Someone needs to drop a net over Michele Bachmann and put her in the looney bin where she belongs.
2012 GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachman today said there is a global conspiracy to destroy the US so we will join a world govt. “The Bible is probably the most relevant document on earth right now because it talks about these times we are living in.” pic.twitter.com/xgsMj0bdeE
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will leave the Biden administration in May and join MSNBC, according to a report from Sara Fischer of Axios.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter.
Why it matters: It’s been speculated for weeks that Psaki would leave the White House for a TV gig. White House communications staffers often negotiate TV jobs once they leave an administration.
Psaki, who has served as press secretary since Biden took office, is expected to host a show for MSNBC on NBCUniversal’s streaming platform, Peacock.
In addition to those duties, Psaki will also be a part of the network’s live programming, but won’t replace Rachel Maddow in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot. There had been rumors that Psaki would be the permanent replacement for Maddow, who is currently on hiatus.
Axios also notes that streaming platforms such as Peacock have opened up new opportunities for top talent such as Psaki to host their own shows without it necessitating a major shift in in the live TV broadcast portion of the network.
Psaki has become known for using facts instead of spin in response to questions from reporters, especially Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy, who recently tried to trip her up on the issue of gas prices, only to be slapped down by Psaki, who told him:
“Let me give you the facts here. I know that can be inconvenient but I think they’re important in this moment.”
Martin Joseph Anglehart thought he was doing the right thing by contributing $13,000 to the trucker “Freedom Convoy” that was held recently in Canada.
But it turns out he made an enormous mistake and is now homeless, penniless, and living in his SUV as a result of being so gullible, according to CBC:
“I regret going,” said Martin Joseph Anglehart, who spoke to CBC via Zoom from Hope, B.C.
Anglehart said he has “nothing left” after spending his life savings on gas and food for the occupiers, who disrupted Ottawa’s downtown core for more than three weeks.
“I started delivering fuel and picking up laundry. Everything for the truckers.”
From Jan. 28 to Feb. 14, bank statements provided to CBC show Anglehart transferred thousands of dollars and spent thousands more at a gas station near Coventry Road — where he was stationed for the majority of the protest.
Even his bank account has been frozen under provisions of the Emergencies Act.
Oddly enough, Anglehart admits that he never even had a point of view on the issue of mask and vaccine mandates, which were the impetus for the trucker convoy that blocked a major bridge between the U.S. and Canada for several days in March.
He also says he now realizes that what he and the truckers did was detrimental to others and he wants to apologize:
“I would like to apologize to [the] people in Ottawa. I’m sorry … All I wanted was to help people.”
University of Ottawa law professor Joao Velloso said Anglehart’s story is similar to those of many who took part in the protests and are now paying a heavy price for their participation:
“We are not talking about people with a lot of resources. They have their trucks, they have some funds … [but] the vast majority of the protesters …[were] middle class, sometimes low middle class.”
There’s also the matter of a $300 million class-action lawsuit filed by downtown Ottawa residents and businesses. That could completely bankrupt people like Marin Anglehart.
Karma can be one mean son of a bitch, as many who took part in the Freedom Convoy are finding out the hard way.
