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[–] elliot_crane 55 points 5 months ago (2 children)

“… I'm apologizing for you, Kyle Clark, for getting video and releasing that and people seeing it in a very private moment.”

lmfao.. these dipshits always try the uno reverse “no u” response and it literally never works. Reminds me of when MTG told a BBC reporter “you’re a conspiracy theorist”, cursed her out, and then stormed off. Boebert is just the pathetic screeching version of this instead of the roid rage version.

[–] barsquid 29 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's not a private moment? It's the audience of a musical production.

[–] elliot_crane 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I agree, and the footage was from security cameras in very much so public places. That block of text was a quote.

[–] barsquid 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

No worries, I totally understood your position. It's just always shocking how Repubs feel so comfortable blatantly contradicting documented reality.

[–] billiam0202 10 points 5 months ago

It’s just always shocking how Repubs feel so comfortable blatantly contradicting documented reality.

Because their voters don't punish them for it.

Al Franken was run out of the Senate because of the appearance of impropriety in a staged joke photo.

Republicans lost over 60 court cases about the "rigged" 2020 election, and yet they're still gonna nominate Trump again. He lied about Hillary, he lied about the wall, he still lies about the economy, but none of that matter because Republicans want it to be true. That's what you get with the "feelings over facts" party.

[–] partial_accumen 2 points 5 months ago

It’s just always shocking how Repubs feel so comfortable blatantly contradicting documented reality.

I think its because Repubs believe everyone else contradicts reality, so they're just doing what everyone else does. They here something that is real, but supports a liberal position. They believe reality is contradicted so they feel no shame in making statements contradictory to reality because they believe its a level playing field. They're wrong, most of the time, but that doesn't stop them.

[–] CharlesDarwin 4 points 5 months ago

It probably works for more than a few gomers - "oh look at Beetlebert, owning the libz by turning the tables on that biased, unfair moderator!!!111"