West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice told Bette Midler and critics to kiss his dog's 'heinie' and hoisted the bulldog during his State of the State address: video
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice told Bette Midler and critics to kiss his dog's 'heinie' and hoisted the bulldog during his State of the State address: video
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice told Bette Midler and critics to kiss his dog's 'heinie' and hoisted the bulldog during his State of the State address: video
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Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia used his bulldog as a prop during his State of the State address.
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At the end of his speech, Justice defended his state by telling its critics to kiss his dog's butt.
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Justice was reacting to Bette Midler calling West Virginians "poor, illiterate and strung out."
Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia took his flair for the dramatic to new heights on Thursday, bringing his pet bulldog into the House of Delegates to hammer home a point of pride.
Justice, who caused his sign-language interpreter to crack up, made Babydog the star of his State of the State address, and The Charleston Gazette-Mail captured the moment.
Justice, a Republican who defected from the Democratic Party early in President Donald Trump's term, has pulled several stunts and given notable quotes in his tenure as the Mountain State's leader. He made Babydog something of a mascot for his state's vaccination rollout, even naming West Virginia's vaccine-sign-up website doitforbabydog.wv.gov . The pet has starred in a series of public announcements from the governor's mansion.
Yet none of his performances to date matched that of his State of the State address in Charleston.
"They told every bad joke in the world about us," Justice said as applause grew. "So from that standpoint, Babydog tells Bette Midler and all those out there, kiss her heinie."
Midler has since apologized for the tweet, which was an attack on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for blocking key components of President Joe Biden's legislative agenda.
Justice's speech was delayed from January 11 because of his COVID-19 diagnosis, which the 70-year-old governor said made him feel "extremely unwell" but also grateful for having been vaccinated.
"I'm thankful to the Lord above that I've been vaccinated, I've been boosted," Justice said on January 12.
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So Bette was right!
Real classy there!
Bette apologized- too little too late.
She asked for this; and she got it.
Could have been worse; the governor could have said to "hiss his heinie". She is better off with the dog; the worst she can get from it is worms.
"Midler has since apologized for the tweet, which was an attack on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for blocking key components of President Joe Biden's legislative agenda."
Manchin is no Democrat. He's a DINO.
Bette was right.
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There are so many feuds and buttholes on the 'right'. Where do I start?
You can start by telling us how this feud began?
One should read the article if they want to know how this feud began.
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Tessy, you know I love you, but in this case Midler insulted an entire state of people. There are many good people in West Virginia. I actually laughed at the governor's antic.
Wake up Bette, every state has people that are poor, illiterate and strung out. Even the one you live in. I guess it’s hard to realize when you live in an ivory tower.
Awww, he brought his gf. How sweet.