{"id":1254312,"date":"2022-01-29T15:07:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T20:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1254312"},"modified":"2022-01-29T15:07:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T20:07:37","slug":"bette-midler-attacks-west-virginia-gov-jim-justice-his-dogs-ass-would-make-a-better-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bette-midler-attacks-west-virginia-gov-jim-justice-his-dogs-ass-would-make-a-better-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Bette Midler Attacks West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice: &#039;His Dog&#039;s Ass Would Make a Better Governor&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbette-midler-attacks-west-virginia-gov-jim-justice-his-dogs-ass-would-make-a-better-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1254312&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jimjusticebettemidler2-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Left-wing actress Bette Midler attacked West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) on Friday, tweeting, \u201cI\u2019d say his dog\u2019s ass would make a better Governor than him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBTW, here are the state rankings of all the areas and agencies for which the so-called \u2018Governor\u2019 of WVA, #JimJustice, is responsible,\u201d tweeted Bette Midler&nbsp;on Thursday.&nbsp;\u201cJudging from these rankings, I\u2019d say his dog\u2019s ass would make a better Governor than him!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BTW, here are the state rankings of all the areas and agencies for which the so-called \u201cGovernor\u201d of WVA, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JimJustice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JimJustice<\/a>, is responsible. Judging from these rankings, I\u2019d say his dog\u2019s ass would make a better Governor than him! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TJAB3oj5VV\">pic.twitter.com\/TJAB3oj5VV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bettemidler (@BetteMidler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetteMidler\/status\/1487164407755026443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In her tweet, Midler included a photo of West Virginia\u2019s rankings in areas like health care, education, and the economy, showing that the state ranked in 47th, 45th, and 48th, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot of the rankings appear to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/west-virginia\">sourced<\/a> from U.S. News &amp; World Report.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Midler was likely responding to a Thursday remark from Governor Justice, in which he&nbsp;flashed his pet bulldog\u2019s buttocks to the cameras and told the actress to kiss the animal\u2019s \u201chiney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has a message for Bette Midler.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9B2OfjlgAR\">pic.twitter.com\/9B2OfjlgAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1487092450703208448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Justice\u2019s display came after comments Midler made late last year, in which the <em>Freak Show<\/em> actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/20\/bette-midler-attacks-west-virginians-as-poor-illiterate-and-strung-out-then-apologizes\/\">described<\/a> people from West Virginia as \u201cpoor, illiterate and strung out\u201d while she was on a vicious rant targeting at Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who had recently voted against President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d plan.<\/p>\n<p>After insulting West Virginians, Midler received&nbsp;instant backlash, including from one West Virginia coal miner, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/22\/west-virginia-coal-miner-hits-back-we-contribute-more-to-america-than-bette-midler\/\">pointed out<\/a> that people from his state contribute far more to the United States than the Hollywood actress.<\/p>\n<p>After falling under fire, the <em>Jinxed!<\/em> actress switched to damage control mode and issued an apology to the \u201cgood people\u201d of West Virginia for her latest \u201coutburst.\u201d adding that she was just \u201cseeing red\u201d over Manchin\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I apologize to the good people of WVA for my last outburst.  I\u2019m just seeing red; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoeManchin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JoeManchin<\/a> and his whole family are a criminal enterprise.  Is he really the best WV has to offer its own citizens? Surely there\u2019s someone there who has the state\u2019s interests at heart, not his own!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bettemidler (@BetteMidler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetteMidler\/status\/1472964848875188226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana&nbsp;Mastrangelo on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and Twitter at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-wing actress Bette Midler attacked West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) on Friday, tweeting, \u201cI\u2019d say his dog\u2019s ass would make a better Governor than him!\u201d \u201cBTW, here are the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1254312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1254312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1254312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1254312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1254312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1254312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1254312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}