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Nevilledog

(51,170 posts)
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:08 PM Jan 2021

Boebert's mother confirmed she went on "detailed tour"





Tweet text:
Travis Akers
@travisakers
Rep. @laurenboebert denies giving any tours of the U.S. Capitol between January 3rd and 6th; however, her own mother and another Congressman have confirmed Boebert provided at least one tour during that period.
2:46 PM · Jan 18, 2021



Christal Hayes
@Journo_Christal
NEW: In a text to me just now, @laurenboebert denied this allegation made on CNN by @RepCohen that she led a tour before the Capitol attack.
“I did not give any tours between Jan 3rd and 6th,” Boebert says.


Travis Akers
@travisakers

Give Tara Dublin Josh Hawley’s Book Deal
@taradublinrocks
Replying to @Journo_Christal @laurenboebert and @RepCohen
Weird, that’s not what her mom said #SqueakyBoebert
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Boebert's mother confirmed she went on "detailed tour" (Original Post) Nevilledog Jan 2021 OP
Little Lauren's treading on some dangerous territory. Lying little snot. CurtEastPoint Jan 2021 #1
It's beginning to look like sedition Dakota Flint Jan 2021 #34
Wouldn't the Capitol Building have it on camera? . . Iliyah Jan 2021 #2
That seems to be the obvious solution here underpants Jan 2021 #6
Congress persons are allowed to give tours, but if her guests turn up in Progressive Jones Jan 2021 #16
They could be holding off until after the Inauguration underpants Jan 2021 #18
Could be. This is bigger than some trespassing violation. The Feds believe there was inside help. Progressive Jones Jan 2021 #19
Those panic buttons didn't disable themselves. Grokenstein Jan 2021 #44
Exactly this: volstork Jan 2021 #32
No tours of Congress have been given since last March. This is a clear violation. On many levels. OMGWTF Jan 2021 #36
Bingo! BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #48
Pete Sessions gave one on Jan 4th - and this was to a Stop the Steal group LeftInTX Jan 2021 #53
She reminds me of my sister canuckledragger Jan 2021 #41
Actually they've been prohibited from giving tours DeeDeeNY Jan 2021 #46
I stand corrected. I still believe this harpie to be complicit in the attack. nt Progressive Jones Jan 2021 #50
I'm sure you're right DeeDeeNY Jan 2021 #51
Capitol Security specifically told Congress members and Staff not to engage in tours at this time Ford_Prefect Jan 2021 #54
They were NOT allowed to give tours after March due to Covid. There was another thread spooky3 Jan 2021 #55
Hard To Believe There Aren't Cameras In Those Tunnels ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #10
I'm sure there are and assume this is an investigation and they moonscape Jan 2021 #20
Of Course You're Right ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #21
She could make it onto Trump's pardon list if she's accused before Wednesday. TheRickles Jan 2021 #26
Agree Kitchari Jan 2021 #38
Whether she is accused or not by then he can pardon her. theneworiginal Jan 2021 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #23
Great Point! ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #27
Robert is like Trump, she stepped out of a bubble and out of her league underpants Jan 2021 #3
Bang Bang Barbie Botany Jan 2021 #4
I guess it all depends on what the meaning of "tour" is. MontanaMama Jan 2021 #5
Interesting. Maybe the internet is correct about the pink hat lady. PA_jen Jan 2021 #7
The pink hat bullhorn lady who looks just like mom! OMGWTF Jan 2021 #40
yeah. PA_jen Jan 2021 #49
genius.. Boebert's mom Cha Jan 2021 #8
Q*bert didn't think this through, did she? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #9
Apparently Unaware of The Hundreds Of Cameras, Too ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #13
Like the other insurrectionists, wnylib Jan 2021 #28
That's the thing: Kitchari Jan 2021 #31
Yep, living in a fantasy, yelling 1776 wnylib Jan 2021 #42
Fantasy is correct - Kitchari Jan 2021 #43
The lies just never really work out UpInArms Jan 2021 #11
Maybe they are letting her lie herself into a trap. Baked Potato Jan 2021 #12
Could be physical manifestations of multiple personalities NotASurfer Jan 2021 #14
And . . . Does Mama have green fingernail polish MagickMuffin Jan 2021 #15
I noticed that on pink-hat too! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #22
Conhen said it was a "Large group" of people. Boebert said it was just her family Quixote1818 Jan 2021 #17
They KNOW. They're slow walking the investigation... dchill Jan 2021 #25
+1, this is the main reason we don't have over 500 charge seeing these idiots basically gave ... uponit7771 Jan 2021 #29
Boebert belongs in prison. sarcasmo Jan 2021 #30
The fake POTUS most egregious crime... SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2021 #33
We see why he loves the poorly educated BunnyMcGee Jan 2021 #52
It really bothers the FUCK outta me that we are still having to debate whether this happened Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #35
Lock them up. 2naSalit Jan 2021 #37
You can't just lie, Lauren. You have brought shame on the great state of Colorado and PatrickforO Jan 2021 #39
The more I learn about Boebert's mother... ShazzieB Jan 2021 #45
"When I say 'no tours,' i, of course meant... BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #56
 

Dakota Flint

(219 posts)
34. It's beginning to look like sedition
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:47 PM
Jan 2021

All around the nation,
Soon the treason trials will begin.
And the traitors will sing...
to protect their very necks...

underpants

(182,861 posts)
6. That seems to be the obvious solution here
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:14 PM
Jan 2021

but is there some sort of special rule that covers members of Congress?

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
16. Congress persons are allowed to give tours, but if her guests turn up in
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:29 PM
Jan 2021

the investigations as participants of the attack, she's fucked.

I have no doubt that the Capitol Bldg. has video surveillance.
If Boebert did anything shady, the authorities either already know, or they'll know very soon.

Boebert surely sees herself as "smarter" than everyone else. She's not one of the "sheep", you know.

She's nowhere as smart as she thinks she is, especially up against Federal law enforcement.

underpants

(182,861 posts)
18. They could be holding off until after the Inauguration
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:31 PM
Jan 2021

or they may be following people to see if they lead to bigger fish. ???

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
19. Could be. This is bigger than some trespassing violation. The Feds believe there was inside help.
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:41 PM
Jan 2021

If anyone on the inside got involved, it's a major case.

volstork

(5,403 posts)
32. Exactly this:
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:45 PM
Jan 2021

Boebert surely sees herself as "smarter" than everyone else. She's not one of the "sheep", you know.

Liars gonna lie.

LeftInTX

(25,493 posts)
53. Pete Sessions gave one on Jan 4th - and this was to a Stop the Steal group
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 11:00 PM
Jan 2021

No one is talking about Pete Sessions...

He tweeted it, then deleted it.

canuckledragger

(1,658 posts)
41. She reminds me of my sister
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:54 PM
Jan 2021

Lies her ass off all the time about literally everything, thinking she has everyone fooled...when in reality it's the exact opposite.

The only one she fools is herself.

Ford_Prefect

(7,917 posts)
54. Capitol Security specifically told Congress members and Staff not to engage in tours at this time
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 11:33 PM
Jan 2021

due to COVID-19 exposure rules as applied throughout the Capitol building. This was not an optional exception allowed to members when Boebert and others did so on Jan. 5th.

According to several of the 30 members who have complained it was a seriously egregious violation of Capitol health and safety rules that even NEW members had been briefed on in no uncertain terms. This is was not an "Oops, I'm sorry" moment. It is clear there was a pattern to the tours, who was leading them, and who was included. According to witnesses this is the period during which the office panic buttons were torn out.

The whole question of who led and who participated in those inappropriate and forbidden tours is just as serious as who sabotaged Capitol Building Security. This was not an error in judgement. It was a recon mission in aid of those who attacked on the 6th.

spooky3

(34,466 posts)
55. They were NOT allowed to give tours after March due to Covid. There was another thread
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 11:40 PM
Jan 2021

on DU discussing this. Nevilledog also posted a link to a letter from the Sergeant at Arms to the members. It was dated December 29, 2020 and it reiterated this policy.

ProfessorGAC

(65,134 posts)
10. Hard To Believe There Aren't Cameras In Those Tunnels
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:16 PM
Jan 2021

That seems like it would be among the first places to put cameras.

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
20. I'm sure there are and assume this is an investigation and they
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:46 PM
Jan 2021

aren't releasing info or videos to the public.

ProfessorGAC

(65,134 posts)
21. Of Course You're Right
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:50 PM
Jan 2021

Why would they release anything yet?
That seems like something they would do after they set charges.

theneworiginal

(302 posts)
47. Whether she is accused or not by then he can pardon her.
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 10:25 PM
Jan 2021

The problem with that is a pardon is a in acknowledgment of an underlying crime and she would be booted from Congress immediately. Sounds good to me

Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #10)

ProfessorGAC

(65,134 posts)
24. Great Point!
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:16 PM
Jan 2021

I was in a cab if I wasn't in the building. I think only one or the 5 or so times did I go anywhere else. Went to the Archive once. Paid less attention to cameras there.
In the Capitol, I don't think I could move 50 feet without seeing another 1 or 2 cameras.
I didn't even stay in DC.
I stayed in Arlington when I went there.
I went to Arlington at least once a year, usually twice for probably 20 years.
Industry association HQ is there.

Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #24)

underpants

(182,861 posts)
3. Robert is like Trump, she stepped out of a bubble and out of her league
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:12 PM
Jan 2021

I think she and her husband were local celebrities especially after her from-out-of-nowhere win and she’s not used to having to answer questions. Much like Palin too.

Botany

(70,552 posts)
4. Bang Bang Barbie
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:12 PM
Jan 2021

"Oh that mother ... I had her confused with somebody else."

1 week or more till she is gone.

ProfessorGAC

(65,134 posts)
13. Apparently Unaware of The Hundreds Of Cameras, Too
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:21 PM
Jan 2021

I've been to the Capitol a few times since 9/11. Being only in open, public spaces I had to see 50 cameras.
And, the last time I was there was around 2014. Perhaps a year back from that.
I can only imagine there'd be more now, given how the cost has fallen.
I would also guess there are probably cameras we can't identify as cameras!
But, this dimwit thought she could sneak around in there unmonitored.

wnylib

(21,558 posts)
28. Like the other insurrectionists,
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:31 PM
Jan 2021

she no doubt thought that being identified was not a problem if the coup had succeded in keeping Trump in power. I'm sure that's why they were all so bold and proud of what they were doing. They expected to be honored as heroes.

Stupid for thinking they would succeed. Stupid for thinking they would not be tracked down and pay the consequences.

Kitchari

(2,167 posts)
31. That's the thing:
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:43 PM
Jan 2021

They seemed to think there was no possibility of failure, so all of them flaunted breaking the law - even taking countless selfies of their own crimes.

wnylib

(21,558 posts)
42. Yep, living in a fantasy, yelling 1776
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:56 PM
Jan 2021

because they fancied themselves as colonial Minutemen or founding fathers reincarnated.


NotASurfer

(2,153 posts)
14. Could be physical manifestations of multiple personalities
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:25 PM
Jan 2021

Kind of like a Stephen King novel. No actual tour being given, just...supernatural evil walking the halls of the Capitol building.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,856 posts)
22. I noticed that on pink-hat too!
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:54 PM
Jan 2021

I couldn't quite tell from the below pic of Q*bert's mother just days earlier, with most of the fingers curled away.

The left thumbnail MIGHT have the same faded green color? (I had to magnify it a LOT. Then... maybe?)



Edit: And the faint green fingernails seen here...


Quixote1818

(28,955 posts)
17. Conhen said it was a "Large group" of people. Boebert said it was just her family
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 08:31 PM
Jan 2021

But her Mom was the only one there on the 4th and 5th so if it was a large group then really nothing is matching up here. Boebert is all over the place.

dchill

(38,516 posts)
25. They KNOW. They're slow walking the investigation...
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:25 PM
Jan 2021

...until after they can blame it on "Biden's DOJ."

uponit7771

(90,348 posts)
29. +1, this is the main reason we don't have over 500 charge seeing these idiots basically gave ...
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:33 PM
Jan 2021

... their names addresses etc.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,135 posts)
33. The fake POTUS most egregious crime...
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:46 PM
Jan 2021

was lowering the level of discourse and intelligence to where the most ignorant of group thinkers believe only him.

It's a crime against democracy.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,109 posts)
35. It really bothers the FUCK outta me that we are still having to debate whether this happened
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:48 PM
Jan 2021

and WHO gave the tours. UNLESS, the people who DO know are waiting until we have a real President in the Oval Office to release the videos that we KNOW they have.

PatrickforO

(14,586 posts)
39. You can't just lie, Lauren. You have brought shame on the great state of Colorado and
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 09:51 PM
Jan 2021

its people.

You, Lauren, are a whack-a-doodle who is just a plain 'bad fit' in Congress. I'm thinking you would fit in much better in a federal prison.

ShazzieB

(16,475 posts)
45. The more I learn about Boebert's mother...
Mon Jan 18, 2021, 10:18 PM
Jan 2021

The more I can see where Lauren got her crazy.

She's a chip off the old blockette!

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