Lauren Boebert kicked out of 'Beetlejuice' performance for being a modern-day Republican

As Americans, we should all be OUTRAGED that Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert was kicked out of a Denver theater for being a modern-day Republican.

Yes, news reports will tell you the lawmaker was asked to leave because she and a companion were allegedly disturbing audience members during a performance of the “Beetlejuice” musical.

A Buell Theater incident report said there were multiple complaints saying the pair were “argumentative,” "loud” and “causing a disturbance” while also recording the show, which the theater doesn’t allow.

Rep. Lauren Boebert being disruptive in public? No way!

But c’mon, folks. Causing a scene and violating rules is a central tenet of modern-day Republicanism, and Boebert, a dollar-store version of the infamously disruptive Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, was just doing what she does routinely in the halls of Congress and in front of any television camera she can find.

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She yelled at President Joe Biden during his 2022 State of the Union address while wearing a shawl with the words “Drill Baby Drill” on the back.

The previous year, she loudly pulled out a space blanket – like the ones often given to detained immigrants – during Biden's first address to the joint session of Congress, making a difficult-to-discern point about Biden’s policies.

Boebert is not alone in being publicly obnoxious. It's a GOP brand.

Greene has also hollered during a State of the Union address. And she and Boebert got into a profane snit on the House floor, with Greene accusing the Colorado lawmaker of copying her articles of impeachment against Biden, according to The Daily Beast.

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Whether it’s griping about not being able to carry a gun on the House floor or holding up a congressional hearing by incorrectly accusing a witness, over and over, of voting to decriminalize public urination, outlandish and disruptive behavior is, like many current GOP lawmakers, kind of Boebert’s thing.

Are we saying it’s now illegal to be a Republican in public? (Seriously, are we saying that? Because it honestly might not be a bad idea to have some kind of deterrent in place.)

Boebert has big 'Let me speak to your manager!' energy

The incident report also said Boebert and her partner were vaping and singing, and, according to a USA TODAY report, “refused to leave after they were asked to exit the venue, allegedly making statements such as ‘Do you know who I am?’ and 'I will be contacting the mayor.’”

Setting aside the irony of being removed from a theater during a show that centers around unwanted guests, it seems unfair to penalize Republicans for behaving in public the same way they behave on Fox News and elsewhere.

It's COVID vaccine season! Why do Republicans hate the one thing Trump did right?

We must accept them for who they are and just try to ignore their performative antics.

Also, as with Beetlejuice, we should avoid saying Republican lawmakers' names three times in a row. If you utter “Boebert, Boebert, Boebert,” she’ll appear, blow vape smoke in your face and start screaming at about how the Jan. 6 rioters are being persecuted.

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