{"id":47615,"date":"2022-04-24T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T20:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=47615"},"modified":"2022-04-24T13:52:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T20:52:25","slug":"theres-not-a-colonel-of-truth-in-what-lauren-boebert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/04\/24\/theres-not-a-colonel-of-truth-in-what-lauren-boebert-says\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s Not a \u201cColonel\u201d of Truth in What Lauren Boebert Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[EDITOR\u2019S NOTE: Hang in there, Joanne \u2013 it closes with your promised \u201csurprise\u201d.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You probably remember that during Pres. Biden\u2019s SOTU speech, the Bobbsey Bimbos, <em><u>MTG Greene<\/u><\/em> and <em><u>Lauren Boebert<\/u><\/em>, stood up and heckled him while talking about his dead son, Beau.\u00a0 <em>(And Speaker Pelosi did tell them to \u201cShut Up!\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MTG-Boebert_Heckle-Biden_Stupid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MTG-Boebert_Heckle-Biden_Stupid.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MTG-Boebert_Heckle-Biden_Stupid-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MTG-Boebert_Heckle-Biden_Stupid-150x107.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boebert subsequently claimed to have received a message from a military Mom praising her antics.\u00a0 But in posting her Tweet, Boebert (R-Idiot-Brigade) decided to invent the entirely new military rank of <strong><em>\u201cLieutenant Corporal\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After I spoke up for our 13 fallen military heroes at the State of the Union address a few of their parents reached out to thank me for recognizing them.<\/p>\n<p>One of the parents encouraged me to share her message. Here it is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eu0IKn2FG0\">pic.twitter.com\/Eu0IKn2FG0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1503773896847380482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This set the Twitterverse into action, with popular poster Ron Filipkowski setting the record straight WRT imaginary rank:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sporting a new look, Boebert recounts the incident where she yelled out during SOTU. She talks about Pelosi telling her to shut up, then says the mom of a \u201clieutenant corporal\u201d (there\u2019s no such thing) wrote her to thank her. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0WFuy1PLI8\">pic.twitter.com\/0WFuy1PLI8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron Filipkowski \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@RonFilipkowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonFilipkowski\/status\/1503777835655254028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It also prompted one of America\u2019s most recent heroes, who testified against TFG, LTC Alexander S. Vindman (USA Ret.), to respond:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The U.S. military doesn\u2019t have a rank of \u201clieutenant corporal\u201d so what was the nationality of the mother who thanked her? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nuKGtFTOKF\">https:\/\/t.co\/nuKGtFTOKF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AVindman\/status\/1503784919599771649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And others soon jumping in to join the fun:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">fun fact: Lauren Boebert is a Lieutenant Corporal in the Congressional Moron Caucus<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsJeffTiedrich\/status\/1503815984003571722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some even went so far as to provide Boebert some military defense, with one tying it in with MTG Greene\u2019s recent display of her total lack of knowledge between the Nazi\u2019s <strong><em>Gestapo<\/em><\/strong> and the delicious soup <strong><em>Gazpacho<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Could y&#39;all give Boebert a break?<\/p>\n<p>I&#39;m pretty sure &quot;Lieutenant Corporal&quot; is a rank in MTG&#39;s Gazpacho Police. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pZ8FWYaRYV\">https:\/\/t.co\/pZ8FWYaRYV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dpfjw299k1\">pic.twitter.com\/dpfjw299k1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fr. Robert R. Ballecer, SJ (@padresj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/padresj\/status\/1503806508361998338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But this is my favorite military rejoinder:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The US Military doesn\u2019t have a rank of lieutenant corporal but Lauren Boebert is a major asshole.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyposnanski\/status\/1503809478092800007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em><u>JOANNE\u2019S PROMISED OPERA SURPRISE<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>But leave it to John Fugelsang to take it to another level with a mocking parody of the Major-General\u2019s song <strong><em>\u201cI Am the Very Model\u201d<\/em><\/strong> from the Gilbert and Sullivan 1880 opera, <strong><em>The Pirates of Penzance<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I was fortunate enough to have seen it on Broadway back when I still had my hearing in the very early 1980s \u2013 but if you\u2019re not familiar with it, here\u2019s the English National Opera version:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Major-General&#039;s Song from The Pirates of Penzance - live and with lyrics!\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rs3dPaz9nAo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And Fugelsang\u2019s fantastic three-verse parody mocking Boebert:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am the very model of a dim lieutenant corp-oral<br \/>My judgment nonexistent &amp; my intellect prim-ordial<br \/>I get opinions from the Tucker Carlson editorial<br \/>And spread disinformation and rumors conspira-torial\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(1) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wjR88VfiWv\">https:\/\/t.co\/wjR88VfiWv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFugelsang\/status\/1503886790830219266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[EDITOR\u2019S NOTE: Hang in there, Joanne \u2013 it closes with your promised \u201csurprise\u201d.] You probably remember that during Pres. Biden\u2019s SOTU speech, the Bobbsey Bimbos, MTG Greene and Lauren Boebert, stood up and heckled him while talking about his dead son, Beau.\u00a0 (And Speaker Pelosi did tell them to \u201cShut Up!\u201d) Boebert subsequently claimed to <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/04\/24\/theres-not-a-colonel-of-truth-in-what-lauren-boebert-says\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4940,4887,4938,4941,4939],"class_list":["post-47615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-gilbert-sullivan","tag-lauren-boebert","tag-military-rank","tag-opera","tag-pirates-of-penzance","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}