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A funny (see: sad and disappointing but not surprising ) part but not certainly the only funny part:

Boebert said she was “extremely disappointed in the bias” of reporter Ryan Warner’s questions about a third of the way through the interview, and she later battled with him over climate change and water, saying “there’s certainly a reason” she doesn’t “listen to CPR news.”

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    20 hours ago

    Imagine being so much in a bubble of the Republican cult that you think it somehow normal to be scornful of fact-checking?

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
    26·
    22 hours ago

    I’ll jump on the fact checking train:

    Warner: Well, first of all, I get to say things as a journalist to set the record straight, so inflation is easing.

    Rep. Boebert: Oh, you’re going to fact check me during the interview?

    Warner: That’s exactly right, and inflation is easing.

    Rep. Boebert: Okay, this is adorable. Go to your local King Soopers or your City Market and ask the shoppers if inflation is down when they’re buying one dozen eggs for $7, $10,

    I don’t know Colorado specific geography well. I just went to the King Soopers web site and picked a random Denver location:

    Here is eggs for $3.09/dozen, so Boebert is wrong again.

    • superkret@feddit.org
      21·
      21 hours ago

      She’s not wrong, she’s lying. And her lie resonates with the perceived reality of many viewers, who aren’t going to check egg prices to make up their mind.
      They’re just gonna get the warm fuzzy feeling that Brobert will do something about them.

      • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        20 hours ago

        I’ve heard the magabrained who actually do go shopping for things like eggs claim ridiculously absurd numbers, or nod along to some other magabrain who is claiming absurdly high prices. They definitely know better, but they’ll go along with it anyway.

        And then there was that “JD” Vance standing right in front of a sign for egg prices, lying about the price of eggs.

        They are brazen liars.

        • Raiderkev@lemmy.world
          7·
          20 hours ago

          I used to work at a grocery store. I knew the prices of pretty much everything because I would ring everything up and do corrections at customer service. Prices are absolutely still way higher than pre pandemic. I’d say 30% more at least, with some items in particular having doubled.

          That has nothing to do with democrats though. Supply shock in Covid, bird flu for eggs in particular and then straight up greed / monopolistic grocery stores are the reasons we’re seeing higher prices. The Republicans will do absolutely nothing to fix these issues, but use high grocery prices as a dog whistle to rile up their base who are too uninformed about how anything works, and just eat that shit up. You can listen to any earnings call to hear these chucklefucks gloat about how they are working to find price (figuring out just how much they can squeeze out of people) while also having record earnings.

  • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
    21·
    1 day ago

    I’m infinitely disappointed that the response was not: only if you’re going to lie during the interview

  • corroded@lemmy.world
    1281·
    2 days ago

    Republicans like to use the term “fact-check” as if it’s unfair and biased.

    Fact-checking is only a problem if what you’re saying is untrue. That says a lot about the Republican party.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    26·
    2 days ago

    Boebert mentioned her disappointment with the “bias” of Warner’s questions at that point. “It’s very unfortunate that we are having this time together to communicate policy and every one of your questions is so far skewed and is so partisan,” Boebert said.

    Why are you talking about reality and facts when I try to lie about my party?!

  • unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    33·
    2 days ago

    ahhhhhhhh fml she is so not equipped

    here’s the full interview

    edit: you can find it on the CPR web site at your leisure

  • ganksy@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 days ago

    When you’re sparring with “kid gloves” Ryan Warner, you’re out of your league.

  • BigMacHole@lemm.ee
    21·
    2 days ago

    I’m a Republican who does her Own Research and Fact Checking is LIBRUL PROPAGANDA!