(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Boebert finally offers a cringeworthy apology after video proves she is a serial liar [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-09-16 Five days after the event, Boebert offers an apology As all America knows now, Lauren Boebert misbehaved in a Denver theatre during a performance of Beetlejuice last Sunday night. Boebert said she did not do it — until video showed she did. Now that the evidence is overwhelming, she has finally apologized from the bottom of her political heart. If she had apologized for her hedonistic selfishness the next day — when an appraisal of her previous evening’s behavior confirmed she acted like a self-centered, libidinous inebriate — then the odds of it being genuine regret would be respectable. Note: I cannot say she was intoxicated — but if that is how she behaves when sober … She did not express regret. She defiantly excused her behavior as simply “laughing and singing too loud!” That was when all the video showed was security escorting her out. She thought she was being cute and funny. She denied she was vaping in front of a pregnant woman — saying the theater was full of haze from the performance. The video showed her blowing smoke. And in between drags on her vape, she can be seen “wrestling” (as small kids call it) with her male companion. Now that it is evident to all but the dimmest-witted MAGA that Boebert did what she did, she has offered an apology that does nothing to express genuine remorse. The apology In a Friday statement to 9 News Denver she wrote, “The past few days have been difficult and humbling. And I'm truly sorry for the unwanted attention my Sunday evening in Denver has brought to the community. While none of my actions or words as a private citizen that night were intended to be malicious or meant to cause harm, the reality is they did and I regret that.” “The past few days have been difficult and humbling.” It is not a good start. Apologies should start with the apology, not with an attempt to justify the behavior. And why were they difficult? There were videos. If there were not, would she have been humbled? It gets worse. “And I'm truly sorry for the unwanted attention my Sunday evening in Denver has brought to the community.” Does Boebert seriously think the main problem is the effect of her behavior on the community? In fairness, she does get partial credit for the sentence, “While none of my actions or words as a private citizen that night were intended to be malicious or meant to cause harm, the reality is they did and I regret that.” She avoids the weasel word ‘if’ by saying “they did”. However, what does “private citizen” have to do with it? She also does not say why “I regret that.” If she had added a simple “I apologize” it would have been a decent job — self-serving, but that is the nature of many apologies. She went on: There’s no perfect blueprint for going through a public and difficult divorce, which over the past few months has made for a challenging personal time for me and my entire family. I’ve tried to handle it with strength and grace as best I can, but I simply fell short of my values on Sunday. That’s unacceptable and I’m sorry. Life does indeed come without an instruction manual or a rehearsal. But it is how they behave under pressure that shows the measure of a person. Millions of Americans have gone through divorces — most of them are difficult, many grievous. Yet most people in the process do not behave like petulant children after being asked repeatedly by security to tone it down. Boebert then strains credulity by saying, “I’ve tried to handle it with strength and grace.” “Grace” is not an attribute that Boebert can honestly claim. In addition, your values are not what you believe them to be — but what you show them to be. In other words, you cannot “fall short of them.” You can only reveal them. Again I give her credit for her unequivocal, "That's unacceptable and I'm sorry." She goes on: Whether it was the excitement of seeing a much-anticipated production or the natural anxiety of being in a new environment, I genuinely did not recall vaping that evening when I discussed the night’s events with my campaign team while confirming my enthusiasm for the musical. Regardless of my belief, it’s clear now that was not accurate; it was not my or my campaign’s intention to mislead, but we do understand the nature of how this looks. “I forgot I was vaping”? Put down the shovel, Lauren. I genuinely do not believe you. What “new environment?” Perhaps she means she has never been to the theater before. Boebert’s admission (unforced error?) that she “discussed the night’s events with my campaign team” is an acknowledgment that the apology is a political calculation. And it also flies in the face of her “as a private citizen” spin. Also laughable is her assertion that “it was not my or my campaign’s intention to mislead.” Her entire political strategy is to mislead her constituents. For instance, she takes credit for the infrastructure money she voted against. Conclusion Boebert finishes with, “We know we will have to work to earn your trust back and it may not happen overnight, but we will do it.” Will she earn people’s trust back? We will find out in November 2024 when the voters of Colorado 3 decide her electoral fate. You would like to think her behavior has doomed Boebert. But I bet the MAGAs have already convinced themselves that Boebert's abhorrent behavior was a George Soros setup. 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