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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBette Midler Responds To Jim Justice: 'His Dog's Ass Would Make A Better Governor'
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bette-midler-responds-jim-justice-dog_n_61f560a7e4b0061af25f71edBette Midler Responds To Jim Justice: 'His Dog's Ass Would Make A Better Governor'
The Republican governor had previously told Midler to kiss his dog's "hiney" after she insulted West Virginians.
Hilary Hanson
01/29/2022 12:15pm EST
Bette Midler hit back at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) after he told her to kiss his dogs hiney in a somewhat graphic display this week.
Justice concluded his State of the State address on Thursday night by picking up Babydog, his English bulldog, and presenting her anus to the cameras.
Babydog tells Bette Midler and all those out there: Kiss her hiney, he said.
Justices foul request was in reference to insulting comments Midler made in December about the people of West Virginia. The actor and singer had been criticizing Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) for his refusal to support Democrats Build Back Better legislation, and she tweeted that Manchin wants us all to be just like his state, West Virginia. Poor, illiterate and strung out.
Midler received backlash from both the left and the right for her characterization of West Virginians and apologized, saying she had been seeing red over Manchins actions.
But she may not have totally absorbed the lesson about not mocking the state.
BTW, here are the state rankings of all the areas and agencies for which the so-called Governor of WVA, #JimJustice, is responsible. Judging from these rankings, Id say his dogs ass would make a better Governor than him! pic.twitter.com/TJAB3oj5VV
bettemidler (@BetteMidler) January 28, 2022
bettemidler (@BetteMidler) January 28, 2022
For Justices part, his stunt with Babydog was the butt of some backlash too, with Democratic state delegate Shawn Fluharty telling The Guardian that the governor habitually lowers the bar of our state.
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Bette Midler Responds To Jim Justice: 'His Dog's Ass Would Make A Better Governor' (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jan 2022
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I would have told the Governor it's nice to see he has a twin brother.
Prof. Toru Tanaka
Jan 2022
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Cha
(297,100 posts)1. No Shit! WTG Bett!!
Goonch
(3,606 posts)2. ;-{)🖖
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(1,950 posts)3. I would have told the Governor it's nice to see he has a twin brother.