Lauren Boebert blows up the GOP's biggest talking point

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Lauren Boebert blows up the GOP's biggest talking point
Here are some inconvenient facts that upset the dominant narrative about the color line and poverty in America

By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED MARCH 20, 2023 6:28AM (EDT)


(Salon) Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado has found herself in the midst of some family drama that will potentially have life-long implications. Her son, aged 17, has impregnated his girlfriend – who is also a teenager. Their child is due next month.

Showing no shame or embarrassment for this ostensible violation of "conservative" "Christian" "family values", Boebert proudly announced at the recent Conservative Political Action Committee conference that she is going to be a grandmother and recounted a conversation with her young son.

"He said, 'well didn't you make granny a 36-year-old granny,'" she said. "I said, 'yes I did.' He said, 'well then it's hereditary.'"

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Boebert's grandchild will be the third generation of out-of-wedlock births in her family. She has been correctly criticized for being a hypocrite of the first order who moralizes about other people's families and lifestyles but failed to instill the same values she holds up as sacrosanct in her own son. Others have highlighted how the Boebert clan is very obsessed with guns but comparatively much less interested in teaching their son about proper contraceptive use. In total, the Boebert family's drama is the stuff of a bad Lifetime movie or Netflix series or perhaps even a sequel to JD Vance's bestselling book and movie Hillbilly Elegy.

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For a range of reasons, red state America is experiencing a relatively high rate of out-of-wedlock and other unwanted births.

Single and teen mothers do not have adequate support or resources in rural red state America (and the country more broadly). Many red state leaders have also bought into the dogma and untrue belief that religious organizations and charities can replace the government in terms of providing an adequate social safety net. There is also more stigma and a lack of support for single mothers. Comprehensive sex education programs are also lacking in red states. Instead, because of the influence of White Christian fundamentalists, abstinence-only programs are common in those areas of the country. High-quality sex education is a matter of public health and human dignity. Moreover, the research shows that abstinence-only programs are not effective and in fact actually lead to higher rates of out-of-wedlock births, teen pregnancies, STIs and STDs. Such negative outcomes are also correlated with diminished life chances and life opportunities such as higher rates of poverty and a lack of intergenerational class mobility.

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Here are some additional inconvenient facts that upset the dominant narrative about the color line and poverty in America: White people constitute the largest group of poor people in America. Red states receive a disproportionate amount of support from the federal government and blue states. In fact, White people are the greatest beneficiaries of "welfare" in American history. ................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2023/03/20/lauren-boebert-blows-up-the-gops-biggest-talking-point/

[Timeflyer]

1. Boebert's gene pool needs a lifeguard.

[niyad]

3. And chlorine.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Don't I at least get a pool boy? - Lauren Boebert

[Duppers]

10. Indeed! 👍

[TeamProg]

2. Lauren BimboBert! nt

[Aristus]

4. These rednecks are eating their own, basically.

People like Bobo know that large families born to poorly educated young parents perpetuate the cycle of rural poverty. Why they want this for their own people is a mystery.

[Moostache]

7. When power is its own end, there is no depth left to plunge...

They have nothing but a naked desire for power by any and all means necessary, but to serve no purpose beyond self-enrichment and control. It is pathetic.

[Wednesdays]

5. She's Sarah Palin v. 2.0

And I expect her to eventually implode like v. 1.0 did.

[area51]

8. Hopefully she'll implode. n/t

[Handler]

6. Very Sarah Palin like.

[republianmushroom]

11. Just (as stated) fine "conservative" "Christian" "family values".

No more, no less.
Long winters in CO.

[Marcuse]

12. IOKWRDI

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