Boebert shocks Democrats with Biden State of the Union interruption

[left-of-center2012]

In an extraordinary breach of decorum, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) yelled out at President Biden during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, accusing him of putting American troops in coffins.

Biden was in the midst of discussing how many American troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan developed cancer from exposure to toxic smoke from massive burn pits.
"A cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin," Biden said. "I know —"

"You put them in, 13 of them!" Boebert yelled out.
She appeared to be referencing the 13 American service members killed in a bomb attack in Kabul as the U.S. withdrew troops from Afghanistan in August. Biden did not mention the chaotic U.S. military exit from the country during his speech.
Attendees across the entire chamber turned in shock at Boebert for her outburst. A chorus of gasps and a "whoa!" then erupted on the Democratic side of the chamber.

Boebert's outburst wasn't her only attempt to draw attention during Biden's address to the joint session of Congress. Boebert and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), another far-right House Republican who regularly stirs controversy, chanted "build the wall!" as Biden discussed his proposals for immigration reform.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/596455-boebert-yells-at-biden-about-putting-american-troops-in-coffins-13-of-them

[DURHAM D]

1. Help me here... what is her drug of choice? nt

[berniesandersmittens]

3. Dumbasphukazine.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Never heard of it, but the resultant behavioral observations

seem to point to an overdose.

Dumbasphukazine....like LSD, except your mind implodes from the stupidity. Sadly, very toxic and present in 40% of the population.

[berniesandersmittens]

14. An epidemic

Ya know it'd be great her and the Greene goblin would drop some LSD and not say a word for at least 6 to 12 hours.....

[rustysgurl]

6. Thread winner n/t

[malaise]

20. Nicely played

[LiberatedUSA]

10. Attention n/t

[JHB]

22. A cocktail of bile and attention

[LuckyLib]

2. They are insufferable twits. Complete lack of class.

They need to be shunned at the very least.

[Blaukraut]

8. The Beavis and Butthead of Congress n/t

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Lil Nazi Cheerleaders.

Should have brought pom-poms to really do their routine and rally Republicans ... just like Trump wanted.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

7. The look on his face, and the pivot to Beau

Biden pwned her on a very big stage.

[TomCADem]

9. Classic. Republicans Cheer for Putin at RW Event, Then Heckle the US President

nt

[KentuckyWoman]

11. Who is shocked?

Seems to me it would be more shocking if either of them didn't do their comedy routine.

[SoCalDavidS]

12. It's Embarassing That Anybody Is Actually Shocked. nt

[Cha]

17. That was my first thought...

"shocked" at Monkey Boerbert .. Not even.

[crickets]

13. At the end of the article, almost as an afterthought, is the real reason

Boebert wanted to call attention to herself. She's still flogging the 'tyranny of COVID' nonsense. Everyone was supposed to get tested yesterday before attending tonight's speech. Makes sense given the mask requirement has just been dropped. Boebert refused to get tested, and wanted an excuse to let everybody know about it. She is put upon, put upon I say, by skipping the testing that is intended to protect her and others around her.

Bark, little dog, bark.

[edbermac]

15. Not shocked or surprised.

I would have bet the mortgage that one of those neonazi asswipes would mouth off to Joe.

[onetexan]

16. Why did they not have hee escorted out for incivility?

I would make a rule that anyone behaving uncivilized would be banned from the SOTU

[Cha]

18. They should have.. take her little

Monkey Flinging Shit outta there.

[raccoon]

19. +100. Nt

[Bucky]

26. One thing I've learned as a teacher of adolescents:

You don't give a platform and spotlight to temper tantrums. The shock of silence following insolent behavior is far more effective at ending defiant tantrums than direct confrontation. The child is looking for validation for acting naughty. Escorting her out would give her another opportunity to escalate the outburst.

[hamsterjill]

27. They need to impose a fine.

n/t

[Hugin]

21. Their antics have made them along with TFG the de-facto spokespeople...

Of the Gone Overripe Party.

Drowning out any real legitimate political discussion and impeding any meaningful progress in a time of extreme national crisis.

All seemingly in service of their egos and either overtly or indirectly aiding the enemies of the United States.

[D_Master81]

23. They envision themselves as leaders

They think of themselves as figures like the founding fathers but they aren’t leaders. They’ve been put in power by angry voters to do nothing but be professional shit stirrers.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. Boebert gets booed after shouting while President Biden talks about his dead son Beau Biden

Link to tweet

[Bucky]

25. "Breach of decorum" my ass. This is exactly how whiny toddlers act

This is par for the course for these anti-democracy extremists.

[MineralMan]

28. Barfly Boebert Passes Out

Thump!

Go home. You're drunk.