comment: >
  
  I was stunned that her opponent didn't push for a recount it was so close. I don't know if CO allowed special elections if they do it seemed like the kind of scenario the opposition could have won.
context: The original letter: 
  After receiving the narrowest congressional reelection margin in the country, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has apparently learned absolutely nothing. By refusing to stand or applaud the heroic Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his speech to Congress, she has once again embarrassed her 3rd Congressional District constituents and the entire country. During this historic speech, Boebert was seen scrolling on her phone rather than listening, while sitting next to U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz who was doing the same.
  Boebert and Gaetz not only refused to acknowledge the heroism of Zelensky and his country’s 300-day fight to defend their freedom from Russian aggression, but they ignored Capitol police as they blew past a security checkpoint outside the House floor, refusing to go through the security screening before entering the chamber. They are among a small group of far-right house members opposed to any future aid to Ukraine and are demanding a “full investigation” into the aid already sent to help the war-torn country survive.
  It’s clear that Boebert does not understand the importance of defending democracy in our world and does not care about the wishes of her constituents. She is clearly on the wrong side of history. Will she never learn?
  Carol Cure, Durango >
  
  
  ... they ignored Capitol police as they blew past a security checkpoint outside the House floor, refusing to go through the security screening before entering the chamber.
  
  If it's optional, it's not "security." Where are the fucking consequences?? >
  
  My thoughts exactly.  It's not like they're untouchable.  If the Capitol Police can arrest AOC and 16 other democrat members of congress in July for protesting SCOTUS, they can at least detain Bobo and Gaetz and send them through security. >
  
  No! Not “detain them”. Pull weapons on them and slam them up against the fucking wall! >
  
  But but they're white .. . >
  
  So am I. Let me try that stunt with any cops but especially Capital cops. Fuck those bastards. We need to undo this privilege shit. >
  
  Honest question, what would a "full audit" look like in this case? Isn't most of the aid package equipment and material support? >
  
  Exactly. The Federal government is sending money to US defense contractors and other manufacturers to pay for the weapons/ gear. They are sending MREs for soldiers on the front lines. On a limited basis we are paying for services like Starlink. 
  This idea that we are sending plane loads of cash to Ukraine is pure fallacy.
  If anything, this should be considered an economic subsidy for the defense industry. >
  
  Yeah in any other timeline they NeoCons would be salivating over the defense contracts but nope our timeline got hacked. >
  
  They had to choose, support authoritarianism, or the defense contractors. Half or more chose the former. >
  
  Devils advocate:
  What if playing to both sides (re: supporting Ukraine whilst the other half supports Russia) is a grand scheme to send tax dollars into the military industrial complex by prolonging the war to extract as much profit as possible from the conflict? >
  
  Well maybe if most republican officials wherent still on board with ukraine. It's half the republican electorate I'm talking about. >
  
  Apparently it's going to be a Mexican Restaurant now. >
  
  For a moment I thought you meant she was changing the menu to serve Mexican food and I was about to lose my mind.
  This is much better though. >
  
  It closed in July of this year. Lauren's excuse,
  
  Boebert said her new landlord informed her that the restaurant's lease would not be renewed after June.
  "There wasn't really much wiggle room or anywhere to compromise unless we bought the building ourselves," Boebert said. She added that she was hoping to preserve the "Shooters brand" with her husband. 
  
  But, it was already failing for reasons such as,
  
  In 2014, it made headlines after users posted pictures of its gun-toting waitresses on Facebook. The lawmaker also repeatedly used a bogus story about a man being "beaten to death" outside her restaurant to advocate for gun rights, despite the man in question having died of a drug overdose. 
  
  And,
  
  In 2017, The Daily Beast reported dozens of people at a local Colorado rodeo came down with symptoms of food poisoning after consuming the restaurant's pork sliders. 
  
  So, new owners.
  Edit- fixed link >
  
  Well if a man had actually been beaten to death outside the open carry restaurant, I feel like that just causes the "more guns = more safety" argument to look worse. Surely one of those heroes with a gun inside could have saved the man. >
  
  She made it sound like it happened in her parking lot. 
  
  The police department told the newspaper that a man had indeed died down the street from the gun-themed Shooters Grill restaurant in August, but that an autopsy indicated that he had died after overdosing on drugs. 
  
  They didn't say how far, but r/technicallythetruth I guess? >
  
  But they reelected her. Clearly, she isn't the only one who doesn't learn. >
  
  
  Fox News host Tucker Carlson was also included in the Russian report.
  
  Have Republicans and their media learned anything? >
  
  Democrats- Pro Democracy, Pro Ukraine
  Republicans- Pro Fascism, Pro Russia
  The lines couldn't be clearer, war in Ukraine isn't just a proxy war of US vs Russia, it's a proxy war of Democracy vs. MAGA. >
  
  60 years ago my grandfather said "there wasn't a nickels difference between the two parties". He'd be amazed at how that slim difference grew into a grand canyon. I watched it happen, slowly at first. Then, under Trump, believing lies, and respawning similar lies, became a staple of the far right. Sad. Really sad. >
  
  In 1962, the leader of one of our political parties was president and trying to end the CIA's stranglehold on foreign policy (i.e. overthrowing democracies for fruit companies), address civil rights issues and inspired the country to put a man on the moon.  
  The other political party was calling anyone who didn't want to invade Cuba/Viet Nam a commie traitor, was actively recruiting bible-thumpers into the party, and would just a couple of years later begin actively recruiting Southern white racists into the party.
  "Both parties are the same" has never been true. >
  
  She is mean, hateful and dumb. She isn't  shy to prove it either. >
  
  Prerequisites for running as a Republican for any office. >
  
  When you are a gun toting asshole who has no respect for courage -democracy -the constitution- the law - the right to live your life peacefully what else do you expect? Boebert Gaetz Carlson Hawley Green and all of Trump’s magaets are proudly true to who they exactly are and leave nothing to ponder. They are supporters of Putin and proud of it. >
  
  I don’t understand why she’s allowed to skip security measures and pretty obviously be carrying firearms into congressional spaces. Workers are not allowed to skip protocols at other jobs, why this one? >
  
  I think what Z wore was appropriate for what his country is going through. >
  
  As if flying onto an aircraft carrier and posing for photos in a flight suit in front of a 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED' banner was anything more than performative... >
  
  archived >
  
  Did you expect her to learn? You have to want to learn to actually learn. >
  
  “There is no such thing as a stupid person. There are only those that choose not to learn.” >
  
  Choosing not to learn is pretty stupid. >
  
  More people of her district should speak out ..they elected her to get a salary of $175k to embarrass the hell out of the fools who voted for her. If that isn't welfare I don't know what is. This b$!#\/ sure as hell doesn't earn it .. >
  
  That's a drop in the bucket.  She went from owing unpaid taxes to being worth $42 million now, on that salary. >
  
  Just fyi, unless something has changed that 42 million number is unsourced. The last time I tried to find one I could only find a screenshot of a tweet referenced by a net worth website that looks like it is generated by a bot. Her actual net worth is closer to 1-2 million.
  The real question is how her husband started taking in 500k a year for an oil company that wants to increase drilling in Colorado. >
  
  Isn’t it usual (for me it was) to have your phone on silent or off completely and hidden away? Literally every corporate meeting I have attended (a TON of them) and board meetings it became so common knowledge that presenters no longer have asked politely to please refrain from using your electronic devices. I haven’t heard that since 2008. These people are children. >
  
  Disrespecting him and the rest of congress was intentional. >
  
  Agree, still childish behavior. I guess that’s the norm now. >
  
  Shouldn’t surprise you.
  I hear her husband is a fan of childish… >
  
  Says a lot that Russians were lauding them for being “brave” for not supporting Zelensky during his visit.  Scrolling on their phones.  Tinder?  Grinder? >
  
  You have to understand that people like Gaetz and Boebert have the emotional maturity of neglected toddlers: success is measured by how much attention they get by acting out.
  I would bet my next paycheck that they were scrolling Twitter and right wing news sites to see if anyone was noticing their performative bullshit. >
  
  I am sure you are right, it’s just so hard to think like that when you aren’t a narcissistic a-hole.  I’m sure they enjoy all the controversies they create, until they create a career a ending one.  Which should’ve already happened, especially for Gaetz. >
  
  It’s amazing that she always sits with a pedophile (Gaetz) and is married to a convicted pedophile, yet the Christian Republicans hold her is such high regard. >
  
  Is there really not a single ex or scorned ex best friend of hers out there that doesn’t have some kind of crazy doxxable communique from the early days of Facebook that we can’t sniff out here? 
  I’m at the point where this mess of a human just needs to be taken out as effectively, efficiently, and quickly as possible. She’s a human fatberg clogging the pipes of progress, and at some point we just need to rip open the sewer main and pull out all the used wet wipes and pipe scum she attracts. We’ll need a backhoe I’m pretty sure. Cuz she is one massive pile of wet septic buildup if ever there was one. 
  Human. Fatberg. >
  
  To shreds, you say. >
  
  And the wife? >
  
  To shreds as well? >
  
  Tsk tsk. >
  
  She is just a stain on the US congress. Hopefully her district will kick her out next time given how close it was this year >
  
  Unfortunately they probably won’t >
  
  Conservatives like sex traffickers like Matt. He’s still in office. >
  
  I live in her district and don’t blame her one bit! She is a complete idiot and I would expect no different from her. It’s the people who voted for her are to blame, it’s absolutely shameful that 50.1% of our people share her values and ideals and she continues on with her shenanigans that are just flat out facepalm embarrassing! >
  
  Sitting there like she thinks she’s starring in some kind of teen high school drama with these chucklefucks. 
  Fuck you, Lauren Boebert. You are a garbage person, and no amount of immoral payoff money will ever change that. >
  
  As if she actually cares about any of her constituents . >
  
  Where's large marg? >
  
  She continues to be an idiot..how she was re-elected amazes everyone >
  
  Lauren is a joke in Colorado.  Check any newspaper there and the comments are all against her.  The usual suspects voted for her, the ones who don't want a decent country because then they'd feel all out of place. >
  
  The definition of treason is providing aid and comfort to our enemies isn't it? >
  
  She can’t read so it’s wasted effort. Besides…she doesn’t care. It’s no wonder she teams up with that child molester >
  
  I mean she gets ripped to shreds with just basic logic and human decency so >
  
  Anyone actually expected her to learn? She didn't get a GED until she was like 30 and thinks the constitution was written by Donald Trump >
  
  Let's not hate her for getting her GED. There are plenty of private school shitheads to demonstrate that ignorance isn't confined to people who ended school early. >
  
  Just general FYI (because I didn't know!):  The American Council on Education developed the GED in the 1940s to help veterans who had joined the military without finishing high school. Passing the test allowed them access to colleges or jobs requiring a high school diploma. In the 80 years since, millions of Americans have earned their GEDs, including many celebrities.
  Also, missionary kids, religious cult escapees, teen pregnancies, child actors... lots of legit reasons for a GED.
  However - Boebert is loooong past the GED "excuse" anyways.  At her age and with her means, her stupidity is now a godamn choice. >
  
  Lauren is so stupid she would not be able to balance her check book let alone comprehend an audit. Way too may zeros for her! And this lack of IQ trickles down to her basic instincts for common decency. Those in positions of power should show respect but did not have the proper upbringing! This is what happens when hookers get elected. >
  
  Fuck this traitorous twits. Boobert and her ijits should be tossed out for treason along with fucker farcelson. >
  
  Tell me how much she cares. That’s like a mosquito biting a hippopotamus. The skin is too thick. >
  
  Well, that makeup certainly is. >
  
  Seriously? Ukraine. Even if they were to embezzle any of the money they would still be using it more efficiently in an active war against our main antagonist, Russia than we did in Afghanistan (where our antagonist was most likely supported by Russia). >
  
  So they disagree with Zelensky wanting to defend his borders.
  Curious.
  Rather curious. >
  
  That might bother her if she could read >
  
  I stopped reading after the word shreds and am having a good evening >
  
  It’s best not to give stupid people this much attention. It’s pretty baffling that she even got re-elected. >
  
  How is this even news? "Congressperson receives a mean letter." So what? They get those every day. They have millions of constituents. I don't like Boebert but its weird seeing people act like this is some kind of 'gotcha'. >
  
  “Is you is or is you ain’t, my constituents?” >
  
  People don’t seem to understand. You can’t “rip someone to shreds” when they have no shame. >
  
  LOL they voted her back in >
  
  If only you dumb motherfuckers could have turned on her before you gave her a second term. >
  
  Slamming this stupid lady and Getz isn't going to do a thing cause you all voted her and Getz (and the rest of their little kindergarten circle) into office...now damnit, shut up and deal with it...! >
  
  Like, its a good idea to listen to these sorts of speeches even if you disagree with what is being said because then at least you know what you're fighting against.  But she cant even think that far ahead.  What a dipshit >
  
  Be proud of who you voted for. These are people that should be leaders in the community that everyone looks up to with pride and respect. 
  A leopard doesn’t change its spot, don’t be surprised that these individuals “haven’t learned anything. You continuing to vote for them with the “hopes” next time will be different are in the exact same category, “haven’t learned anything” >
  
  I mean, who is worse, her or Gaetz?  They are both opportunistic self serving fools.
  He hasn't got the balls to pull his stunts without a female sidekick. He used up all he could get from MTG and has moved on to Boebert.
  And she'll give it to him until one or the other of them finds a more useful idiot. 
  I can't decide if they are like a pair of low level goons who will never make into the upper levels of the GOP Legion of Doom, or just a Congressional version of two people who meet up occasionally to fuck at the truck stop. >
  
  Stupid recognizes stupid. >
  
  
  'She has once again embarrassed her 3rd Congressional District constituents and the entire country’
  
  I don't think these people who are "ripping her to shreds" understand that she don't read good. >
  
  "ripped to shreds". As if she can read. As if she has comprehension. As if she has empathy. As if she's human. >
  
  As if she gives a fuck >
  
  more headlines need to be literal >
  
  To shreds you say? Tsk tsk tsk. >
  
  Boebert is a uneducated high school dropout 
  Married to a sex offender
  Hangs out with a Russian loving child molester Matt gaetz >
  
  So funny people think she gives the remotest shot about embarrassment. All she cares about is who’s paying. >
  
  Remember when being associated with Russia was a bad thing? Now we have 4 republican figures that Russia is broadcasting on their networks as brave individuals. Seriously what the hell is happening? >
  
  We sent a whole fucking contingency of US Congressmen to Moscow on July 4, 2015. >
  
  2018, and Rand Paul went in August that year to hand deliver a letter from Trump. >
  
  Why would you expect her to learn anything?  Her constituents gave her the green light.  The only way people such as these two only learn when they loose the race.  She takes the win as they love me >
  
  Even she leans away from that creepy fucker. >
  
  Do congressmen and women ever call their peers to task??? Why is this unprofessional behavior tolerated at the highest level of our country’s political system?! >
  
  Moscow Agent Governing America >
  
  If that woman could read, she’d be very upset. >
  
  She. Does. Not. Give. A. Fiddler's. Fuck. >
  
  I wonder how many times a day she sits on Gaetz's lap and they wheel around in circles while shouting "fuck democracy!" >
  
  She acts like a teen >
  
  Will her voters ever learn is the question. We are in a timeline where the willfully ignorant keep voting for people more insane than themselves because they see it as some kind of twisted kinship. >
  
  She loves the pedophiles doesn't she!! >
  
  If she could read she would be very upset. >
  
  Are you surprised the uneducated skank didn't learn anything? >
  
  She would be so embarrassed if she can actually read. >
  
  Boebert and Gaetz are there to do Putin’s bidding—just like their daddy, Donald. >
  
  Her constituents are just as dumb and to blame. >
  
  They're embarrassed now?? >
  
  "rippled to shreds"
  I just can't take "news" like this seriously. >
  
  Last time I checked, communisim and dictatorships were bad.  Things sure have changed. >
  
  I think I get where you're comin from here but Russia isn't communist. It is an oligarchy run by the industrialist more similar to the economic stylings of fascism and Republicans have always been talking about how much they want businessfolk to run the country as if it's not already pretty dang close to that with the lobbying and grift. >
  
  Not communist .. perhaps that's why US is trying to overthrow them.  They don't fit the ussaccp narratives >
  
  The US is trying to 'overthrow' Russia?  Because Russia isn't communist?
  Firstly, you overthrow regimes, not regions.  Secondly, why? The US isn't a communist state. >
  
  A stern letter
  I'm sure she's re-evaluating her world view as we speak >
  
  
  Will she never learn?
  
  Oh, Carol Cure. You could have located her high school teachers and asked them for their opinion on that.
  That would have affected her far more. >
  
  I mean I hate her too, but is this newsworthy? >
  
  They have to do something besides give us the biggest headlines of the past six years like they just suddenly came to anyone's attention. >
  
  To shreds you say? >
  
  Asshole to elbow, yes. It was a truly horrifying event to witness. >
  
  I dislike her as much as most people but is how this even news? >
  
  Love the letter but who is Carol Cure? Wish this was coming from someone with an actual name in American politics. This isn’t even really news. >
  
  A letter from 1 person. So newsworthy >
  
  My "Carol Cure from Durango" Google Alert finally paid off! >
  
  Lauren Boebert was [redacted for excessive violence] by some random dude sending her a letter.
  Or maybe she didn't give a fuck. >
  
  Unless she’s getting voted out or going to jail…stop talking about her. >
  
  I kinda want to keep tabs on the people actively making my community worse if not trying to make it impossible to live in. It really helps, especially when you want to put someone in jail. If you aren't going to bother with evidence, you might at least want to keep the random ass charges you'll be filing against someone within the ballpark of realistic possibilities.
  That, and pray anyone even knows who the fuck you're even talking about. Because, you know.. it wasn't ever really of any importance to anyone one way or the other. >
  
  Blasted!!! Slammed!!! Ripped to shreds!!! That’s what I’m talking about. 
  What you’re talking about is keeping informed on national politics. That’s called being engaged.
  What op posted is noise interfering with doing exactly what you said. It’s self pleasure, not engagement. >
  
  Unless she’s getting voted out or going to jail…stop talking about her. >
  
  I'd like a shred of that shipped to my address, please. >
  
  Hardheaded idiot has regrets . Fixed that tag line. >
  
  cant fix stupid