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Boehner Declined to Attend Tea Party Anti-Tax-Increase Event
Cybercast News Service ^ | December 12, 2012 | Penny Starr

Posted on 12/13/2012 12:20:07 AM PST by Olog-hai

During a press conference to unveil some 160,000 individual petitions asking Congress not to raise taxes on any Americans, organizers were asked if House Speaker John Boehner was invited to attend.

“Speaker Boehner was invited. Other members of leadership were invited,” said Dustin Stockton, chief strategist with TheTeaParty.net, the group that organized the petition drive. … “But then he (Boehner) didn’t want to attend this?” CNSNews.com asked. “No,” Stockton said. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: boehner; fiscalabyss; fiscalcliff; teaparty

1 posted on 12/13/2012 12:20:24 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
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2 posted on 12/13/2012 12:59:13 AM PST by VitacoreVision
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To: Olog-hai

Poor John, he had a conflict. He was already committed to attend an OWS meeting.


3 posted on 12/13/2012 5:05:43 AM PST by Tupelo (Hunkered down & loading up)
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To: Olog-hai

Freedom loving Americans must fight a two front battle.


4 posted on 12/13/2012 5:12:54 AM PST by Amagi (John "Cry Baby" Boehner is a traitorous weasel.)
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To: Olog-hai

John is just like every other Democrat.


5 posted on 12/13/2012 5:19:24 AM PST by bmwcyle (We have gone over the cliff and we are about to hit the bottom)
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To: Olog-hai

Yet, back in October 2009, when Michelle Bachman asked Mark Levin to help set up a rally on the Capital steps, Bonehead and other RINOs horned in on the action. They attend when they feel it is advantagous. People here already know it but it bears repeating - you cannot trust them!


6 posted on 12/13/2012 5:52:13 AM PST by 7thson (I've got a seat at the big conference table! I'm gonna paint my logo on it!)
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To: 7thson

Time is short.

I say it is time for a Tea Party. Stop stalling, make it happen.

Now.


7 posted on 12/13/2012 5:55:17 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: Olog-hai

Boehner is a capitulating SOB. The portrait of why the GOP is wussy. He and the rest of the old guard establishment GOP must be replaced with conservative representation if there is ever to be a return of America from the abyss of socialism.


8 posted on 12/13/2012 6:58:14 AM PST by Blue Collar Christian (I hope we're ready to get a real candidate next time. C'mon GOP! <BCC><)
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To: Tupelo

He was having his daily cry.


9 posted on 12/13/2012 7:08:00 AM PST by Jabba the Nutt (.Are they stupid, malicious or evil?)
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