Posted on 02/11/2015 3:24:56 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal
In the wake of a blue comment from House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday, we were issued a challenge, of sorts, by our colleague Paul Kane.
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1. "a piece of s—" May 2007. Referring to President George W. Bush's immigration reform proposals. Curse strength: 8. Crisis size: 4.
2. "In Congress, we have a red button, a green button and a yellow button, all right. Green means 'yes,' red means 'no,' and yellow means you're a chicken s—. And the last thing we need in the White House, in the Oval Office, behind that big desk, is some chicken who wants to push this yellow button." 2008.
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4. "Don't say that s—." Spring 2009. A private comment to Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) after he criticized Nancy Pelosi. Curse strength: 7. Crisis size: 2.
5. "Hey, people deserve to know what's in this pile of s—." June 2009. On the proposed cap-and-trade bill. Curse strength: 6. Crisis size: 5.
6. "Have you read the bill? Have you read the reconciliation bill? Have you read the manager's amendment? Hell no you haven't" and "Can you say it was done openly, with transparency and accountability? Without backroom deals, and struck behind closed doors, hidden from the people? Hell no, you can't." March 2010. The debate over Obamacare. Curse strength: 2. Crisis size: 10.
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14. "What an a—h—." 2014. Private comment made about Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). Curse strength: 6. Crisis size: 3.
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Contextually, Boner did knock that one out of the park.
Reminded me of the old joke about Truman. His staff asked his wife to get him to say “fertilizer” instead of “manure”. She said it took her 10 years to get him to say “manure”.
Boehner’s blunt talk is actually one of the things I find refreshing about him. I love it when he comes out with a zinger, swear word and all.
Talk tough and carry a tiny stick, eh John?
i agree... even the Founding Fathers were known to use colorful language...
This kind of shallow hit piece sickens me, and I’m no big fan of Boehner. Two weeks ago, the press was mocking Huckabee for criticizing foul language, now they’re doing a hit piece on Boehner for USING foul language. AS IF no Dems or JOURNALISTS ever talk that way.
It makes the skin crawl when a coward and a traitor tries to talk tough.
Blunt talk is good; action once in a while would be wonderful.
To paraphrase Dean Wormer in Animal House:
“Tan, drunk and stupid is no way to govern Mr. Speaker”
To paraphrase Dean Wormer in Animal House:
“Tan, drunk and stupid is no way to govern Mr. Speaker”
Meh, if they were really serious they’d graph Hitlary, but they’d need a scale higher than 10.
Boehner wasn’t cursing, he was using vulgarities.
Then there is Reverend Wright in the pulpit. Now THAT’S cursing!
We have a POTUS who has flipped the bird in public, repeatedly.
You have mail.
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