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I was hesitant to post this, but IF true, bye bye Rep Boebert (Original Post) hlthe2b Jan 2021 OP
Looks an awful lot like her. Lunabell Jan 2021 #1
Makes ya wonder why it takes so long for people to identify her to the FBI dalton99a Jan 2021 #2
See post 17 in this thread. Interesting. n.t doublethink Jan 2021 #19
Further, Boebert's communications director resigned. May be unable to support the alibi Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #61
#SqueakyBoebert... SMC22307 Jan 2021 #3
Pink Hat is too thin, I believe. Mom of Boebert too broad up top. BusyBeingBest Jan 2021 #4
"Stouter" people wear thinner clothing in cold, it can be deceptive. Also formal pose vs relaxed Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #54
That's compelling evidence. honest.abe Jan 2021 #5
too far for me... stillcool Jan 2021 #6
Still Not Seeing It ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #7
I'm certainly not 100% sure either, but there's a lot... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #85
After Watching That Racist Video She Made... ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #92
Extraordinary claims require... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #102
Totally With You! (eom) ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #103
The FBI's facial recognition will definitely help to decide. BComplex Jan 2021 #8
"This is not available to you" MiniMe Jan 2021 #9
I'm not registered on twitter & linked to the internet version. May be your browser/pop up blocker hlthe2b Jan 2021 #10
I'm not a twitter user MiniMe Jan 2021 #12
As I said, I'm not either, but I can see these... Tried to think why you couldn't. Sorry. hlthe2b Jan 2021 #14
Same here! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #49
It may have been deleted after you loaded the tweet but your cache hasn't cleared Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #74
I'm on twitter & was going to post that Cha Jan 2021 #53
Malcom Nance commented on it (as did Laurence Tribe: "creepy." ) hlthe2b Jan 2021 #75
Yeah, sometimes we think better Cha Jan 2021 #77
sometimes i get that and just reload the tab and it works. uncle ray Jan 2021 #39
It might explain why she knew where things were. nt BrightKnight Jan 2021 #11
As far as the second tweet, from what I understand, ... demmiblue Jan 2021 #13
Why would she be done! They will love it! Nt USALiberal Jan 2021 #15
She could be prosecuted for her own involvement--as could many others. hlthe2b Jan 2021 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #16
+1,000,000!!! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #50
Adding to this ... doublethink Jan 2021 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #24
Interesting! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #52
as a trained artist, i concur. mopinko Jan 2021 #18
I had the same thought about the hat. Silver Gaia Jan 2021 #32
i've done some knitting. it's a lined hat. mopinko Jan 2021 #36
another trained artist here and I agree. Cobalt Violet Jan 2021 #73
I have an uncanny ability to recognize faces Diraven Jan 2021 #95
I've drawn portraits and figures since I was a kid BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #98
This response has me really questioning this: demmiblue Jan 2021 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #25
Could be an aunt? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #56
When the FBI says so, I'll believe it. cwydro Jan 2021 #22
First, nowhere did I say it WAS true, I said the comparison was compelling and IF true hlthe2b Jan 2021 #26
Where did I say YOU were posting incessant threads? Sensitive? cwydro Jan 2021 #87
I've seen several comparisons and the nose and mouth look alike Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #27
Lose 30 pounds in a few hours? Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #28
I agree exactly with what you say about slimmer, but Sogo Jan 2021 #29
She's younger than Boeberts mother in this footage Sugarmaggie Jan 2021 #33
This is a pic from three days before the riot Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #40
Yep. She's definitely heavier than pink hat lady. Sogo Jan 2021 #43
Mom's sister? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #59
Oh no! Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #101
Def not! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #104
Video clip from the ol' tree Lauren didn't fall far from. Hortensis Jan 2021 #30
I can't believe these people. smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #42
There are one or two other "things she hates" clips. Figured one would do. Hortensis Jan 2021 #44
Yes, I think I have had my fill of her already. smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #46
Pos! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #60
I think the second one looks younger. LizBeth Jan 2021 #31
I agree. Younger woman, though similar in looks. shrike3 Jan 2021 #48
Aunt? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #62
Or someone who just happens to look like her. Plenty of people have lookalikes. shrike3 Jan 2021 #69
Maybe SheltieLover Jan 2021 #71
I think her frame is way too slight and she's too thin obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #34
Fatter people wear thinner clothing in the cold, so it can be deceptive Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #51
her arms are very thin obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #65
It isn't her intrepidity Jan 2021 #35
Thanks SilasSouleII Jan 2021 #57
Wonder if it is mom's sister? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #64
I don't put much faith in that software for low-quality images... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #78
That's the same woman. They can share a cell. George II Jan 2021 #37
+10000 bdamomma Jan 2021 #41
I think you nailed her.... Good Work. Beachnutt Jan 2021 #38
It is pretty convincing to me, but... BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #45
Thank you . . 2b an MalcomN leanforward Jan 2021 #47
Malcolm Nance deleted his tweet. n/t demmiblue Jan 2021 #55
People are getting in trouble for some of this LeftInTX Jan 2021 #72
That's what caught my attention immediately. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #58
Only The Sunglasses Know for sure... Tommymac Jan 2021 #63
I had noticed that earlier too! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #70
I agree. It is too hard to judge weight in photos Tommymac Jan 2021 #83
It would be mind-blowing news. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #89
Here is a picture of Bentz in sunglasses. Look at the side, hard to see, but there is a white logo Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #80
Oh shit yes - nice find!! Shawna deleted her twitter account a few days ago, after it came out she jmg257 Jan 2021 #111
Ty, Hllthe2b! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #66
Uh, voice recognition software can clear it all up 3825-87867 Jan 2021 #67
Your call but I think you should delete this thread. Way too speculative. Let the FBI do their yellowcanine Jan 2021 #68
Slander requires one to make a claim I have not at ALL! but you are slandering ME hlthe2b Jan 2021 #76
+1! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #81
+1 SheltieLover Jan 2021 #91
Probably right Diraven Jan 2021 #100
I'm convinced. louis-t Jan 2021 #79
Time will tell if Pink Hat Lady is Boebert's mom MustLoveBeagles Jan 2021 #82
Bye, Bye Boebert sounds like it will be a good movie /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #84
Really? Nt USALiberal Jan 2021 #86
I don't think so mrs_p Jan 2021 #88
At a certain point, this wackadoodle and very wrong theory is going to make it harder to catch greenjar_01 Jan 2021 #90
To folks saying the pink hat lady is slimmer BootinUp Jan 2021 #93
Here's the best full-body pic that I've seen. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #96
she does not look slim to me, neither does she look all that young. BootinUp Jan 2021 #109
I think the first Tweet was deleted. It say "Unavailable". The second tweet worked fine. IsItJustMe Jan 2021 #94
I will just say this for my 2 cents worth... world wide wally Jan 2021 #97
Sure looks like she's wider in the eyebrows. snort Jan 2021 #99
This message was self-deleted by its author liberalmuse Jan 2021 #105
What's with the terrorists bringing their moms as their sidekicks (or vice versa)? liberalmuse Jan 2021 #106
There's audio of Pink Hat Woman elsewhere - the FBI will have audio to work with flamingdem Jan 2021 #107
video on youtube--pompom on hat & battering ram orleans Jan 2021 #108
The Eyebrows and Nose match perfectly too Obvious85 Jan 2021 #110

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
61. Further, Boebert's communications director resigned. May be unable to support the alibi
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:15 PM
Jan 2021

... or simply upset at being used if the letter came as a shock saying she was with staff in another building.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
54. "Stouter" people wear thinner clothing in cold, it can be deceptive. Also formal pose vs relaxed
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:13 PM
Jan 2021

For formal pictures, posed pictures, I think she brings her shoulders back and puffs out a bit. Unposed and unpoised between Breaking & Entering, she would naturally take a more relaxed posture and wouldn't seem as "big" up front.

We see wider people and our minds kind of automatically expect an extra layer or two of thickness underneath.

So heavier people can look much like thinner people in cold weather.

ProfessorGAC

(65,061 posts)
7. Still Not Seeing It
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:06 PM
Jan 2021

If I'm wrong, that's ok. As long as they nail that woman with every law they can find, I'll be pleased.
But, I still don't see the "dead ringer", 100% sure it's her. Even with the video analysis.
Hoping it's true, but not optimistic.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
85. I'm certainly not 100% sure either, but there's a lot...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:53 PM
Jan 2021

... of eerie similarities for their facial features.

Probably won't know with certainty until the FBI arrests Bullhorn Lady.

ProfessorGAC

(65,061 posts)
92. After Watching That Racist Video She Made...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:02 PM
Jan 2021

...I hear 2 different speaking voices. She was yelling in both.
I will admit that in the video she seemed 3/4ths in the bag.
That would explain voice cadence differences, I suppose.
But, I also have a logic barrier.
She was there for a few hours on tour, then clearly remembered shortcuts, and room connections on the lower level?
The bullhorn instructions seemed too detailed to be provided by somebody who was there for 3 hours.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
102. Extraordinary claims require...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:28 PM
Jan 2021

... extraordinary evidence, and it hasn't reached that level for me yet.

I just can't discount it based on the facial similarities that I've seen:

1. Mouth/cheeks/chin, as focused upon in the overlap video.
2. Nose, with the same faint "crease" at the end of it based on another pic of Q*bert's mother. (If you know what that nose feature is called, please tell me. LOL!)
3. Forehead wrinkles with the same pattern, as pointed out by comparing yet other pics. (The wrinkles converged towards each other the same way above their left eyes.)

It's also crossed my mind that people can play tricks with photoshopping, so that's another thought that gives me pause.

BComplex

(8,053 posts)
8. The FBI's facial recognition will definitely help to decide.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:09 PM
Jan 2021

That would make me really really mad if it's true. I would hope they would lock both mother and daughter away forever, if that's the case.

hlthe2b

(102,289 posts)
10. I'm not registered on twitter & linked to the internet version. May be your browser/pop up blocker
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:11 PM
Jan 2021

is causing you problems?

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
74. It may have been deleted after you loaded the tweet but your cache hasn't cleared
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:36 PM
Jan 2021

So it is getting it from cache.

Cha

(297,284 posts)
53. I'm on twitter & was going to post that
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:12 PM
Jan 2021

the first tweet is "Unavailable".. it's been deleted.

What was it about? TY!

hlthe2b

(102,289 posts)
75. Malcom Nance commented on it (as did Laurence Tribe: "creepy." )
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:37 PM
Jan 2021

Malcolm thought it was interesting, but perhaps he thought better or heard from someone that the comparison method had problems or...

demmiblue

(36,863 posts)
13. As far as the second tweet, from what I understand, ...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:14 PM
Jan 2021

she gave her mom a tour on the day she was sworn in, not the day before the insurrection. Also, she is a contributor to Hill Reporter. Lol!

Anyway, I will get the popcorn ready just in case this turns out to be true!

hlthe2b

(102,289 posts)
20. She could be prosecuted for her own involvement--as could many others.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:18 PM
Jan 2021

There is already a petition of Congress to vote to expel her signed by 68 Colorado public officials and political leaders, including R's from her own District.

She is not on solid ground, no matter what... Murdoch's very true "hit piece" in this morning's NY Post is not only embarrassing in terms of exposing her own arrest history, lack of education, and qualifications, but it signals that the RW mainstream knives are out for her too.

Response to hlthe2b (Original post)

doublethink

(6,823 posts)
17. Adding to this ...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:16 PM
Jan 2021

1 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214938397

2 https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214937775

3. I've been on the FBI webpage today and cannot find a single picture of 'bullhorn lady' in their 'wanted pics' I think they know who she is and is very 'high profile' at this point. So they could be holding on for such a revelation high profile arrest at some point. You know so much going on ... to keep calm before the Inauguration ... So there is that?

4. Yesterday her daughter Boebert claimed her mom WASN'T at the capitol but locked down somewhere else with her (Boebert's) staff somewhere else. That was in her official statement readily available online. But her mom said earlier that she (herself) was locked down INSIDE THE CAPITOL while the rioters were outside. She said she could hear them etc etc ... etc ... something is completely off about both their statements.

Response to doublethink (Reply #17)

mopinko

(70,120 posts)
18. as a trained artist, i concur.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:16 PM
Jan 2021

it's her. the pic that looks like a dif hat is that hat, inside out.

mopinko

(70,120 posts)
36. i've done some knitting. it's a lined hat.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:54 PM
Jan 2021

that hat has a big pompom on it. if you look at it inside out, you can tell it's in there.

Diraven

(520 posts)
95. I have an uncanny ability to recognize faces
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:11 PM
Jan 2021

Which my wife hates when I interrupt TV shows to point out obscure actors that were in some other TV show decades ago. Anyway, I concur, it definitely could be her, although with the grainy picture I can't say 100%

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)
98. I've drawn portraits and figures since I was a kid
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:19 PM
Jan 2021

and they are the same woman in my opinion. I didn't use the overlays but when I looked at pictures of the daughter and mom last week I noticed that they both have the same pointy chin. It really stands out in other photos.

Response to demmiblue (Reply #21)

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
22. When the FBI says so, I'll believe it.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:26 PM
Jan 2021

Really not believing random tweets and incessant posts here.

hlthe2b

(102,289 posts)
26. First, nowhere did I say it WAS true, I said the comparison was compelling and IF true
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:31 PM
Jan 2021

So.... trash the thread.

And, I have NOT been posting "incessant posts" on this or any other issue.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
87. Where did I say YOU were posting incessant threads? Sensitive?
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:55 PM
Jan 2021

Do a search on this subject and you will see MANY threads. I have no idea who posts them all, I don’t keep notes.

I’m simply tired of all the false or misleading information I keep seeing here. And no, I didn’t say YOU have done this, k?

But people have been posting utter nonsense, and they don’t even care when it’s proven false.

It’s wrong to accuse people of wrongdoing if you don’t know if they’re even a suspect. Or at least, that’s my belief. Ymmv.

Bradshaw3

(7,522 posts)
23. I've seen several comparisons and the nose and mouth look alike
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:27 PM
Jan 2021

But the woman in the pink hat looks much slimmer and younger than the old racist slimeball.

Response to Bradshaw3 (Reply #23)

Bradshaw3

(7,522 posts)
28. Lose 30 pounds in a few hours?
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:36 PM
Jan 2021

There are recent pics of her. It may be fun to speculate but it doesn't matter because I believe they will catch bullhorn traitor and I bet it's not her mom.

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
29. I agree exactly with what you say about slimmer, but
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:42 PM
Jan 2021

people do lose weight....Do we know how long ago the picture was taken where she looks heavier?

It's the age thing that really rules it almost completely out for me.

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
43. Yep. She's definitely heavier than pink hat lady.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:00 PM
Jan 2021

And has a double chin that I don't see on pink hat lady....

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
51. Fatter people wear thinner clothing in the cold, so it can be deceptive
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:12 PM
Jan 2021

We see them and our minds kind of automatically expect an extra layer or two of thickness underneath.

So heavier people can look much like thinner people in cold weather.

intrepidity

(7,307 posts)
35. It isn't her
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:53 PM
Jan 2021

I've run several photos of both through a facial recognition program, and it consistently says no match.

fwiw

I just ran the pair that was used in that video. This wss the result:

Verification result: The two faces belong to different people. Confidence is 0.43722.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
78. I don't put much faith in that software for low-quality images...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:40 PM
Jan 2021

... such as these.

Microsoft Azure, for example, gets reviewer complaints about false mismatches if the facial pics are blurred / lower quality. Edit: Or if the angles don't match well enough.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,564 posts)
45. It is pretty convincing to me, but...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:04 PM
Jan 2021

...I am anything but an expert when it comes to digital imagery. If someone with real cred can state it with certainty, I am definitely ready to believe it.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
58. That's what caught my attention immediately.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:14 PM
Jan 2021

The mouth/cheeks/chin area looked identical to me a few days ago.

Then another pic of Q*bert's mother offered a better nose comparison, and there was the same "crease" on the end of it!

Yet another comparison of pics showed identical patterns for the forehead wrinkles! The wrinkles converged the same way above their left eyes!

If her mother isn't Bullhorn Lady, it's an EXTREMELY unusual set of coincidences imo!

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
70. I had noticed that earlier too!
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:28 PM
Jan 2021

Lots of sunglasses look similar, so I don't think it's as significant as the facial features, but that's yet another "match" as far as I'm concerned.

I'm also NOT totally convinced yet that Bullhorn Lady is much thinner, which is the main source of doubt for most people. It's too hard to tell with that coat on her imo.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
83. I agree. It is too hard to judge weight in photos
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:50 PM
Jan 2021

The camera can add or take away 'pounds' depending on the angle.

I am leaning towards it being her mother, but still not enough evidence yet to be 100% certain.

Wishing though...is that mean?

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
89. It would be mind-blowing news.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:56 PM
Jan 2021

And I'm likewise leery about believing what I'd like to believe, so that's a constant nagging in my mind even after I saw various similarities in different pics.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
80. Here is a picture of Bentz in sunglasses. Look at the side, hard to see, but there is a white logo
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:44 PM
Jan 2021

It is hard to see because Bentz is front forward but if you look at the side of the sunglasses, you can see a white patch in the perspective it would have viewed at that angle. Since that side is in shade it is not catching a stray ray of light and appearing much brighter by chance. It would be a white logo making a spot like that.

I'm sure I saw a reasonably clear shot of Benz in those glasses from the side but despite searching and following #bullhornlady I haven't found it again.

Would love for somebody to find it.



jmg257

(11,996 posts)
111. Oh shit yes - nice find!! Shawna deleted her twitter account a few days ago, after it came out she
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 10:01 PM
Jan 2021

Stlll has pinterst (southernbrn)

Curiouser and curiouser


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3825-87867

(851 posts)
67. Uh, voice recognition software can clear it all up
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:23 PM
Jan 2021

It's amazing what can be done with that equipment today, even thru a bullhorn!
Maybe that's being checked?

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
68. Your call but I think you should delete this thread. Way too speculative. Let the FBI do their
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:25 PM
Jan 2021

job. Without proof this is vicious slander and you are legally vulnerable imo.

hlthe2b

(102,289 posts)
76. Slander requires one to make a claim I have not at ALL! but you are slandering ME
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:40 PM
Jan 2021

Nothing I have posted is slander nor a direct accusation. YOU need to delete YOUR post accusing ME of as you stated "VICIOUS SLANDER!"

Diraven

(520 posts)
100. Probably right
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:22 PM
Jan 2021

That thread from a few days ago where the guy on twitter supposedly identified the guy in the CFD hat ended up totally wrong.

MustLoveBeagles

(11,611 posts)
82. Time will tell if Pink Hat Lady is Boebert's mom
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:49 PM
Jan 2021

I'm not completely sure but I have to admit there's a strong resemblance.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
90. At a certain point, this wackadoodle and very wrong theory is going to make it harder to catch
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 07:56 PM
Jan 2021

the actual women with the bullhorn.

BootinUp

(47,162 posts)
93. To folks saying the pink hat lady is slimmer
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:02 PM
Jan 2021

What image or video were you able to make that judgment from?

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
96. Here's the best full-body pic that I've seen.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:13 PM
Jan 2021

And I really can't tell while she's wearing that coat.



That woman also doesn't look very young to me!



Edit: Several people initially assumed that the middle-aged woman, who was shot in the neck, was a teenager based on the video of the shooting.

BootinUp

(47,162 posts)
109. she does not look slim to me, neither does she look all that young.
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 09:37 PM
Jan 2021

id bet money it is boebert's mother. thanks a bunch.

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)
97. I will just say this for my 2 cents worth...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:19 PM
Jan 2021

It's hard to imagine two people with the same nasty scowl on their faces.
Looks like a match to me.

Response to hlthe2b (Original post)

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
106. What's with the terrorists bringing their moms as their sidekicks (or vice versa)?
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:39 PM
Jan 2021

I'm talking about some of the guys arrested. I guess we will eventually find out one way or another, but my god, the facial features match almost dead on, even the line below the lower lip/above the chin matches. To be fair, morphing software can fit facial features where you want them to be.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
107. There's audio of Pink Hat Woman elsewhere - the FBI will have audio to work with
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 08:49 PM
Jan 2021

Personally am not sure it's her. Pink Hat Woman with Ram looks a bit younger but I could be mistaken.

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