As readers know, we have adopted a policy of screening the daily firehose of foolery from freshman GOP outrage singularity Rep. Lauren “Q*Bert” Boebert for only the most relevant or newsworthy items, lest we become a blog wholly dedicated to cataloguing the misdeeds of any one politician–which would certainly gratify Boebert’s ego, but quickly become boring to our esteemed readers.
But once in awhile, we’re obliged to rock back in our chair and just marvel at the insanity as it rises occasionally to a level where it cannot be ignored even at risk of undue publicity. And in an interview with fellow fringe luminary Sebastian Gorka, Boebert managed to deliver just such a performance:
Describing her rationale for confronting Beto O’Rourke back in 2019 when O’Rourke famously promised to “take your AR-15” as President, things took a turn for the canine gastronomical:
BOEBERT: And when Beto O’Rourke told the world the Democrat playbook, “Hell yes, we intend to take your AR-15 in your AK-47,” I was compelled to go to him because I saw that a disarmed populace–if the citizenry in America is disarmed, then we are no longer citizens. We are subjects.
You know here in America, we have gourmet treats for puppies. We have these amazing groomers for dogs. Well in Venezuela, they eat the dogs. [Pols emphasis] And it started because they don’t have firearms. They do not have a way to protect themselves, to defend themselves, against a tyrannical government.
There are of course a number of cultures in which eating what we in America consider “man’s best friend” is perfectly acceptable–whether necessitated by poverty, or dogs just plain being on the menu in some countries we won’t name since there’s no need to offend American sensibilities by reminding you that yes, in some places people eat dogs. We’ve never tried dog, unless it was slipped in without our knowledge at a chili cookoff. But biologically speaking, we’re sorry to say it, protein is protein.
How this relates to gun control is anybody’s guess, but Sebastian Gorka didn’t complain.
That’s why he’s so popular.
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And she knows this from having actually visited Venezuela?
This, coming from the woman who served up the toxic pork sliders.
I like her pitch for pricey dog food and groomers. How did she omit a plug for Camp Bow Wow?
I’m out of synonyms for stupid.
On the bright side, you have her on record saying groomers are amazing!
Or bullcrap, possibly? Depends on context.
https://giphy.com/clips/buzzfeed-j9UbRHqAFL2AhmhHxc
You do realize that both Vietnam and Venezuela begin with the letter "V" in English exonyms?
Qbert could not find either on a globe if you spotted here Brazil and China.
Alas, the campaign slogan "Vote for Boebert, or the extreme left will force you to eat dogs" probably deeply resonates with her potential supporters more than I would like to contemplate.
The truth is, these sort of insane and idiotic statements that are peppered into the patter of right wing talk media are no more crazy than the crap they routinely and continuously have been saying since before Limbaugh left his first wife.
The only differences are (1) we are paying closer attention, because and also (2) she's a member of the US Congress.
I mean, that's the formula and it cycles repeatedly every show: ridiculously contrived false premise + cherry picked invented anecdote + fear + underpants gnome leap of reasoning = wingnut moral panic outrage du jour.
"Alas, the campaign slogan "Vote for Boebert, or the extreme left will force you to eat dogs" probably deeply resonates with her potential supporters more than I would like to contemplate."
And keep in mind, we are talking about many people who have no problem chowing down a plate of three-day-old road kill for dinner.
That was very well said.