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(70,215 posts) Wed Jul 28, 2021, 11:36 AM Jul 2021

Lauren Boebert throws 'mask in the face of a floor staffer' as she fumes over 'totalitarian' Hous [View all]

Source: raw story

July 28, 2021

Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert doesn't like masks, as evidenced by her COVID-denialist rhetoric and her history of defying mask mandates in the House chamber.

Now, her dislike for masks is apparently causing her to lash out at people physically, according to POLITICO's Sarah Ferris and ABC News' Ben Siegel.
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"Rep. Lauren Boebert just threw a mask back at a Democratic floor staffer who tried to give her one, per source on the House floor who saw it happen," Siegel added.

The alleged incident come on the heels of a reinstatement of a mask mandate for the House.
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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-2654160366/

A Repug having another hissy fit. stay tuned.

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Lauren Boebert throws 'mask in the face of a floor staffer' as she fumes over 'totalitarian' Hous [View all] riversedge Jul 2021 OP

By Gawd! She should show them that she won't take it and quit! rurallib Jul 2021 #1

"By Gawd" wyn borkins Jul 2021 #6

thank you and welcome to DU rurallib Jul 2021 #7

If she thinks that's "totalitarian"... forgotmylogin Jul 2021 #26

Maybe she wanted a white hood and they gave her a mask instead ArizonaLib Jul 2021 #39

Adult Daycare StClone Jul 2021 #64

They didn't have that word DENVERPOPS Jul 2021 #70

Can't She Just Please Get The Virus???? COL Mustard Jul 2021 #82

If that mask hit the staffer, that's an assault Sanity Claws Jul 2021 #2

"A witness said she threw it back at staffer's face" per Manu Raju (CNN) zuul Jul 2021 #5

If she missed, it was attempted assault ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #62

Totally, totally agree! She needs to be sanctioned. Isn't she one of the nut cases who carries a gun usaf-vet Jul 2021 #75

Lock her up Champp Jul 2021 #3

I read there are over 20 q-anon candidates for 2022. CrispyQ Jul 2021 #4

Trump unlocked the gates to the looney bin. NCDem47 Jul 2021 #14

What confuses me.... SergeStorms Jul 2021 #55

That is her. She has a history of minor arrests, and no show court appearances JohnSJ Jul 2021 #8

No, it says a lot about the people in this district who voted for her. colorado_ufo Jul 2021 #47

Sure, and she was elected because the majority of people in that district voted JohnSJ Jul 2021 #53

The district isn't all of Colorado, certainly, yet it is still part of Colorado, colorado_ufo Jul 2021 #56

I hear ya JohnSJ Jul 2021 #57

I think she was elected by people who didn't know about her warped personality. generalbetrayus Jul 2021 #84

The thing is, though.. moose65 Jul 2021 #61

I hope so. She is nuts JohnSJ Jul 2021 #63

Yeah, they're working on it. momta Jul 2021 #71

This racist, low-life, law-breaking, evil THUG ... LenaBaby61 Jul 2021 #9

It's my understanding ornotna Jul 2021 #32

Wouldn't shock me in the least ... LenaBaby61 Jul 2021 #41

Wouldn't shock me in the least ... LenaBaby61 Jul 2021 #42

If ever there was a face I'd like to see under a ventilator mask . . . Vinca Jul 2021 #10

... Major Nikon Jul 2021 #67

"Beauty school dropout, go back to high school" PatSeg Jul 2021 #11

This woman is out of control. NCDem47 Jul 2021 #12

Fame, self-promotion, and colorado_ufo Jul 2021 #48

If she really wants to get back at someone, she should offer them Wingus Dingus Jul 2021 #13

I'll get you my pretty Fullduplexxx Jul 2021 #15

And your little dog too. yonder Jul 2021 #66

"Kapital Karen" Boebert jmbar2 Jul 2021 #16

That is an assault. madaboutharry Jul 2021 #17

look's better in mask , hides that mugg of her's ! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #18

Whaddya talkin''bout? She looks like a movie star, I'm tellin ya! EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #31

good one , tend to agree with ya' !! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #49

I'll take spoiled aliens for 1000 Alex Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #60

Fundraising numbers must be below expectations tishaLA Jul 2021 #19

She should resign in protest cojoel Jul 2021 #20

They should just have the sergeant at arms escort her off the floor until she wears it. vsrazdem Jul 2021 #21

+1 pandr32 Jul 2021 #23

Send her home with a note to her Mommy: "Doesn't work or play well with others". Ford_Prefect Jul 2021 #22

She is her mothers daughter, a carbon copy of her racist nasty mom. Autumn Jul 2021 #76

You think the note would be insufficient? Ford_Prefect Jul 2021 #80

Simply have her removed from the floor for not following House rules... Moostache Jul 2021 #24

Abusing staffers should have some consequences IronLionZion Jul 2021 #25

That's assault. Orrex Jul 2021 #27

I would have lost my job and ended up in jail, colorado_ufo Jul 2021 #50

What a fucking crybaby! Initech Jul 2021 #28

I really can't imagine interacting with her in any way. twodogsbarking Jul 2021 #29

Toddlers... I've seen toddlers handle having to wear masks with more grace. ck4829 Jul 2021 #30

Boebert is a bonafide jackass - she cares nothing about the safety of others. n/t iluvtennis Jul 2021 #33

Saw a report Traildogbob Jul 2021 #34

So was she denied entry to the floor? if Not others will do the same..rules are rules PortTack Jul 2021 #35

If she wasn't saying stupid shit, the Kalashnikov Kardashian would be a selective mute. 11 Bravo Jul 2021 #36

She is making the best argument against allowing members to be armed on the Floor. Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #37

I love the new republican party. tavernier Jul 2021 #38

I kinda hope not jmowreader Jul 2021 #43

Someone's eventually going to just flatten Lauren Boebert jmowreader Jul 2021 #40

Remember when the Republicans claimed that they were the adults in the room? Vogon_Glory Jul 2021 #44

Someone help me ScratchCat Jul 2021 #45

Can't wait until she's thrown to the floor Aviation Pro Jul 2021 #46

Made me smile! colorado_ufo Jul 2021 #51

Loser Booboo... nt Progressive Jones Jul 2021 #52

FOX viewers enjoy the theater; they like their reps to be angry and hateful Mr. Ected Jul 2021 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #58

Her district now has one of the highest rates of new infections in the country... George II Jul 2021 #59

Typical of reQublicans, they only send their finest to Washington DC KS Toronado Jul 2021 #65

Totalitarian? Good one. yonder Jul 2021 #68

I would charge her with fucking assault ....... turbinetree Jul 2021 #69

this woman has 4 children. and where was her husband on Jan 6. IcyPeas Jul 2021 #72

Shouldn't that be Karen Boebert. ratchiweenie Jul 2021 #73

If you don't want to follow the rules get out of the HOUSE! nt joetheman Jul 2021 #74

$500 isn't doing it. Make the fine $5,000 per occurrence. paleotn Jul 2021 #77

Are there already rules in place about assaulting staffers? davsand Jul 2021 #78

It is because of people like Boebert that we are wearing masks Larissa Jul 2021 #79

Her fifteen minutes are up soon. n/t Harker Jul 2021 #81

Need to defeat her so she is not vested with a pension. LiberalFighter Jul 2021 #83

Pension? Make that not happen! Trust_Reality Jul 2021 #86

Lauren committed assault. Hope they do something about that. nt SunSeeker Jul 2021 #85

someone who supports The Big Lie, complaining about totaliarian rules Skittles Jul 2021 #87

Hey Boebert, area51 Jul 2021 #88

Madame Speaker Deuxcents Jul 2021 #89

In Minnesota she would have been thrown to the ground and a knee to her neck Under The Radar Jul 2021 #90