Jeff Tiedrich: Republican dipshittery is out of control
Every now and then, I remember that noted cosmetics influencer Sarah Huckabee Sanders is actually the governor of Arkansas, and my brain starts to hurt. How the fuck did this happen? How did a mediocre press secretary with a penchant for lying and practically nothing else on her resume get herself elected governor of an entire state — and then the veins in my head start to throb and I have to go lie down in a dark room.
Shuckabee’s governorship so far has been boilerplate Republifascist rule — book bans, transgender fearmongering, getting rid of those pesky child labor laws — but it wouldn’t be a truly Republican administration if there weren’t also a shitload of clumsy corruption going as well.
Welcome to lecterngate. it goes like this:
Sarah, using state funds, spent $19,000 on a lectern. that’s a lot of money, so you might be asking yourself: what’s so special about this lectern? is it magical? does it shit rainbows? No, it doesn’t do anything. it’s just a lectern. it just stands there being very lectern-like. And here’s a sample of bullshit Sarah vomits out when questioned about her excellent purchase.
When asked about the price of the Falcon-style lectern, with its hourglass-like shape and large reading desk, Sanders said it came equipped with “a number of features,” though she didn’t give specifics.
“I’m happy to connect you with the vendor that builds and puts these together, but it’s not really my area of specialty,” she told reporters at a news conference last month. “I’m focused on things I’m good at. Building podiums is probably not one of them.”
Let’s look at some of those “features” Sarah’s been touting.
Feature number one: the lectern’s seller is Virginia Beckett, a close friend of Shuckerbee.
Feature number two: the actual value of the lectern is closer ... well, Amazon sells one that looks a lot like it for $771.
Feature number three: after the sale, Virginia Beckett partied with Sarah in Paris.
Good fucking lord, they don’t even try to hide it these days, do they.
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