Rep. Lauren Boebert is blaming Hollywood for her decision to switch congressional districts.

“We have to shut down the Hollywood elites who are trying to buy my current district,” Boebert told Steve Bannon on his “War Room” podcast on Saturday.

“There has been close to $10 million poured into this district to buy this seat. Colorado’s 3rd District is not for sale,” she continued.

Boebert then named the stars, who she said were backing her rivals.

“When you have Barbra Streisand coming in and donating to the Democrat, when you have Ryan Reynolds coming in and donating to the Democrat, it shows you that Hollywood is trying to buy their way into Congress,” Boebert told Bannon.

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    “When you have Barbra Streisand coming in and donating to the Democrat, when you have Ryan Reynolds coming in and donating to the Democrat, it shows you that Hollywood is trying to buy their way into Congress,” Boebert told Bannon.

    Go on. What does it mean when the Kochs and Harlan Crow come in and donate to the Republican, Lauren?

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    Can’t win my current district, this $3000 dollar donation is proof that there is 10 million in dark money behind my rival - couldn’t be me getting caught jerking off some random guy at a play for kids

    Anyone still supporting her after that has got to be blind and deaf

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    I’m surprised this hasn’t been brought up yet, but obligatory reminder that “Hollywood Elites” is a dogwhistle that means “Jews.” It’s antisemitic.

    I don’t know if Lauren knows that, but I’m sure she knows her supporters say that shit and doesn’t care what baggage such a phrase comes with.

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      She’s just parroting other conservatives when she says this shit. She doesn’t really know anything. She’s legitimately the dumbest person in Congress. It’s not even close. Gosar is the dumbest doctor but still a doctor. Tuberville at least knows how to coach college football, for what that’s worth. And MTG is probably twice as smart as Boebert, which still makes MTG the second dumbest person in Congress.

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    it’s going to be interesting when blaming Streisand effect …triggers the Streisand effect and even more people discover just how dumb she is. because by bitching about… well you understand.

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      What it could do is show rich educated Democrats that they can accomplish something when they donate and show up

      I’m looking at you, people who are hard headed and tech savvy enough to navigate the fediverse.

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        uhh those conservative democrats like everything exactly the way it is, which is why the struggle so hard to conserve it by not actually accomplishing much… ya know, like when obama and clinton took a giant dump all over bernie and then wondered why they lost.

        democrats are still playing the old, conservation game. republicans have moved on to straight what-can-we-get-away-with-fascism

        and that leaves the general american public and the actually terrible ‘economy’ with fucking nothing.

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    If she doesn’t like it then her party shouldn’t have blocked H.R.1 For the People Act which would have restricted campaign finances and lobbying.

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    So she thinks she’s owed a job in a public office? I bet she thinks people who receive welfare are entitled.

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    Tell her Citizen’s United makes it possible for the “elites” to do this.

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    Really? She’s calling out Barbara Streisand and Ryan Reynolds? Has Streisand or Reynolds given a guy a handy in a crowded theater with children in view? Well, Reynolds maybe, but Babs is pure!

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    I blame the collapse of the U.S. education system for incentivising an even dumber district where this queen of hatred and awful can be safer.

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      I blame the collapse of education for her ever being a serious contender for a seat in any legislature at any level. This woman is NOT qualified oversee a bakesale, let alone govern.

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    Yeah deffo had nothing to do with acting like an entitled shit stain while getting sexy time in a fucking movie theatre as a fucking government representative.

    A move, I will remind you all, somehow sunk peewee Herman’s fucking career and he went to a fucking PORN THEATRE MEANT FOR THE SHIT.

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    “I will not allow dark money that is directed at destroying me personally to steal this seat,” Boebert said in a Facebook video on Wednesday.

    It’s always the same bullshit. Her opponent got more donations than her and suddenly the seat is being “stolen”. She doesn’t own this seat. She barely held on last election. I hope she tries to move districts and burns out in the primary.