by Emily Crane at NY Post
Kiss my dog’s heinie.
That’s the message West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice had for Bette Midler Thursday night after the actress called his residents “poor, illiterate and strung out.”
The 70-year-old Republican took aim at Midler — and other haters — at the end of his televised state of the state address when he held up his English bulldog and flashed its rear to the crowd.
“Babydog tells Bette Midler and all those out there: Kiss her heinie,” Justice said, prompting huge applause and a standing ovation.
“Absolutely too many people doubted us. They never believed in West Virginia … They told every bad joke in the world about us.”
Justice’s bold display was in response to Midler tweeting last month that the entire state of West Virginia was backwards — all because Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) refused to support President Biden’s Build Back Better Act…
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