The GOP congresswoman has accused trans people and drag queens of ā€œgroomingā€ and ā€œsexualiz[ing]ā€ children

Rep. Lauren Boebert has been outspoken about her disapproval of drag queens, but that didnā€™t stop the Colorado congresswoman from spending hundreds of campaign dollars at a bar that hosts drag shows.

According to Politico, which cited her latest Federal Election Commission filings, Boebertā€™s campaign spent $317.48 in July for ā€œevent cateringā€ at Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar in Aspen, Co., which is owned by Boebertā€™s former boyfriend, Quinn Gallagher. Boebert and Gallagher were booted from a performance of Beetlejuice last month for disruptive conduct, including vaping, loud singing and fondling each other at the family-friendly production. Boebert later said she and Gallagher, a Democrat, had broken up. ā€œAll future date nights have been canceled. I learned to check party affiliations before you go on a date,ā€ Boebert told TMZ.

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    1 year ago

    That story has been debunked by several sources.

    https://krdo.com/news/2022/06/16/a-look-at-the-group-accusing-rep-lauren-boebert-of-working-as-an-escort-and-having-abortions/

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/politics/fact-check-super-pac-lauren-boebert-escort-abortion-sugar-daddy/index.html

    The closest she ever came to that was her failed stint as a model. And even then, the most those pictures show is that she seems to have that ā€œholier than thou cuntā€ look permanently etched on her face.

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      1 year ago

      From your own source.

      That statement is not case-closed evidence that Boebert was never on that site or some other such site. (The representative of the site, which connects ā€œsuccessfulā€ men with ā€œyoung and aspiringā€ women, would identify themselves only as ā€œAliceā€ and would not respond to follow-up questions.) But the super PAC has so far released no evidence to contradict the statement.

      So Boebert claimed she never did and the site canā€™t concretely confirm she didnā€™t.

      My questions stands, do YOU believe she wasnā€™t a prostitute.

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        1 year ago

        I would suggest re-reading the article instead of taking cherry-picked sentences out of context.

        The source of this information has already admitted that his own source made multiple errors, including incorrectly identifying a picture of another woman as being that of Boebert, and that theyā€™ve ā€œseenā€ the rest of the evidence but just canā€™t provide it, putting it right in the category of ā€œReally, I have a girlfriend. You just donā€™t know her. She goes to another school. In Canada.ā€

        She does not, to my knowledge, have a criminal record with arrests for prostitution. Sources that have come forward with those allegations have been repeatedly debunked, and absolutely nobody has come forward with actual, credible evidence. So, no, I do not believe she was ever a prostitute or actually engaged in the sex work industry, nor is there any evidence to the contrary.

        Just because I donā€™t like somebody doesnā€™t mean itā€™s OK to fling false accusations about them. Sheā€™s been a public figure and a prominent member of the Republican house for over 3 years now. And letā€™s be realistic. Boebert is an incredibly attractive woman with huge boobs. If there were any credible evidence of her working on that site or any other, donā€™t you think someone would have found it by now and spread pictures of her naked everywhere? Donā€™t you think at least one of her customers would have come forward by now to share their story?

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          Iā€™m not asking you demonstrate or provide evidence one way or the other. I am asking if you believe she was never a prostitute.

          I just demonstrated how your source was pretty flawed and exists in that grey area where we canā€™t say for sure she was and need to give her the benefit of the doubt that she claims she wasnā€™t.

          Donā€™t worry though, your inability to answer a simple question actually answered it for me.