CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has a message for singer and actress Bette Midler, who called West Virginians “poor, illiterate and strung out” in a tweet after Sen. Joe Manchin refused to support President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act.
The 70-year-old Republican governor ended his televised State of the State address Thursday night by lifting up his English bulldog and flashing its rear end to the cameras and crowd.
“Babydog tells Bette Midler and all those out there: Kiss her heinie,” Justice said, grinning as people applauded and some gave him a standing ovation.
Funny, all that did was prove Bette Midler's point.
I hate it when Repub pols are rewarded by playing to the rednecks in their states. Mainly because I hate rednecks and their whole country music, lowlife culture. It's bad enough living in Iowa, but Texas, Florida, the rest of the South, and esp. WV, would all be worse..