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The ‘Trump Phenomenon’ and the Effort to Overthrow Boehner
Rollcall ^
| 9/3/2015
| Matt Fuller
Posted on 09/03/2015 11:40:19 AM PDT by mrsmith
A day before the August recess, when Rep. Mark Meadows announced a legislative move to strip Speaker John A. Boehner of his gavel, few would have predicted that Donald Trump would be the summers biggest political story.
But with the billionaire developer consistently topping the polls, and with most theories on his ascendance citing a general disgust with business as usual in Washington, Meadows sees Trump as a harbinger for his colleagues in the House.
The Trump phenomenon is not just with Donald Trump; its with re-election with members as well, Meadows told CQ Roll Call Wednesday, and theres a real throw-out-the-establishment-bums mentality.
Meadows hasnt endorsed any presidential candidate and backing Trump wouldnt seem to jive with much of the North Carolina social conservative positions but Meadows told CQ Roll Call that Trumps rise is a byproduct of real frustration on Main Street America.
Members need to take note of that frustration, he said or they might get run over by it... ...he also said passing a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown presents different hurdles for different members including Planned Parenthood funding, military spending, and abiding by the sequester spending caps...
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.rollcall.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 2016election; alcoholic; boehner; collaborator; election2016; johnboehner; johnkasich; louche; markmeadows; meadows; newyork; northcarolina; ohio; speakerboehner; speakerjohnboehner; trump; vichy
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Not much more on Trump here. But it gives an idea of what's happening in the House Republican Caucus and an update on Boehner's removal. What role Trump plays in this fall's congress is up to him. He could certainly cause the GOPe a lot of grief.
If I were him I'd mostly just ridicule what they do instead of getting involved much. But he's a pretty aggressive guy.
Hope everyone has let their Representative know their opinion of Boehner.
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:40:19 AM PDT
by
mrsmith
To: mrsmith
I think if Trump wins he gives his agenda to Congress. If they give him grief I see him naming who people should consider recalling and running against.
I don’t think Trump will put up with a smug politician who thinks they have a right to do business as usual, like Reagan I think you get fireside chats on steroids!
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:45:21 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women)
To: mrsmith
Trump is a late-comer to the effort and never a leader of it. He’s too busy trying to get socialist healthcare in this country.
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:46:36 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Cruz is for real, 100%)
To: mrsmith
Boehner IS The Best Alcoholic On Capitol Hill!
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Hes also a closet chain-smoker, fond of the Barclays brand, rumored to be able to suck half a pack down in a matter of minutes if given a proper recess.
The son of a bar owner, Boehner worked alongside his father mopping the floors at Andys Café when he was in elementary school. Perhaps thats where he first developed his taste for booze, but today, Congressman Boehner resembles a modern day Dean Martin of sorts, even leading a social life the legendary crooner would envy.
Hes made a name for himself with his legendary late-night parties which he first began throwing at the 1996 Republican National Convention. Nicknamed the Best Little Warehouse party, Boehner, (along with Bruce Gates, a tax lobbyist with Washington Council Ernst & Young and head of Mr. Boehners Freedom Project PAC and prominent lobbyist Henry Gandy) are known for throwing a party at the RNC that runs multiple days, often lasts until dawn and exceeds $100,000.
When Boehner replaced Tom Delay and was elected as Majority Leader back in 2006, disclosure reports filed with the FEC show that Boehner (or his representatives), spent $1,465 at the classy liquor store Schneiders of Capitol Hill on February 3rd, the very next day after he was elected as leader. Clearly a celebration was in order. The bill was paid by Boehners slush fund, errr leadership PAC, The Freedom Project.
At the Convention, Boehner gave two awkward, drunken speeches that were embarrassing, somewhat uncomfortable, and confusing at best for those in attendance. The man could not pronounce a name if his life depended on it.(Click For More)
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Boehners drinking problem ignored by the mainstream media received a bit of coverage on a Washington, D.C. blog earlier this year.
Those who know Boehner best say he does tip more than a few from time to time and some of his drunken binges are poorly-kept secrets on Capitol Hill, the blog, Capitol Hill Blue noted. Each day, the email to Capitol Hill Blue is filled with stories about Boehners after-hours partying exploits.
During a trip to Washington, D.C. earlier this year, FITS heard many of these stories
with specific references to the Capitol Hill Club.
Boehner isnt just a drunk, either, hes allegedly an inveterate skirt-chaser whos had numerous affairs, according to Down With Tyranny, another Washington, D.C. blog. In fact one lawmaker told us on our recent Washington trip that Boehner married since 1973 was forced to narrow his number of regular lobbyist lovers from three down to one when it became evident he was in line to become Speaker in 2010.(Click To read More)
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I have emails concerning Boehner's crying. I am trying to find a source to verify those. It is said that Boehner has been coached. He has been given "acting lessons" as it were. His "crying" is as phoney as everything else he does. |
JOHN BOEHNER: The Very Best DemocRAT Speaker Ever!
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:51:38 AM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: GeronL
Trump is a late-comer to the effort and never a leader of it. Hes too busy trying to get socialist healthcare in this country.
Well who should we vote for that has fought socialist healthcare that can WIN?
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:51:38 AM PDT
by
boycott
(S)
To: mrsmith
That's the deal Trump should have made with Reince Priebus for his loyalty pledge.
...support his replacement of McConnell & Boehner.
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:52:46 AM PDT
by
TexasCajun
(#BlackViolenceMatters)
To: Fiddlstix
Alcohol is a depressant and always bring one’s feeling to the surface. ...thus all the crocodile tears.
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:53:57 AM PDT
by
TexasCajun
(#BlackViolenceMatters)
To: GeronL
Hes too busy trying to get socialist healthcare in this country. Where did you hear that? One thing he has said, out of his mouth, that he wants to open across borders insurance carriers. Does that sound like socialist healthcare?
To: mrsmith
Honer (who I admit once respecting) has done little more than rubber-stamp and enable Obama’s attack on America
Boner has to GO!
To: A CA Guy
There is NO federal recall provision of any kind.
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:56:23 AM PDT
by
Theodore R.
(Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
To: Theodore R.
Watch Trump push the liberty Amendments with Levin to make some. :-)
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posted on
09/03/2015 11:57:48 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women)
To: Fiddlstix
Anyone that doubts Boehner is a drunk should go to the :40 second mark of this video ........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2RloNSp8tc
The man we have standing up to Obama is a DRUNK. I know people that know him personally. He drinks early and often.
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:00:34 PM PDT
by
boycott
(S)
To: TexasCajun
Yep! Alcohol is the main reason he's the house crybaby.
He Must Go!
Look at it this way, CryingJag Bonehead is, in reality, only two heartbeats away from becoming president
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:01:06 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: A CA Guy
Trump can influence what happens in congress NOW, before the election. It’s a delicate choice for him though IMO.
Conversely, the GOPe can influence the presidential election by what they do now. Though I expect them to maintain their “please Dems at all costs” strategy, they may have chances to aim a blow at Trump.
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:02:25 PM PDT
by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
To: mrsmith
Anything Congress does has Trump going higher.
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:04:14 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women)
To: boycott
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:04:54 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Fiddlstix
Most drunks I know are telling you they love you one minute and then saying they hate you the next. John seems to have those emotional moods swings when he’s drunk.
I know people that know him well. He’s smoking and drinking all day.
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:07:42 PM PDT
by
boycott
(S)
To: boycott; mrsmith; All; FReepers
Yep. He even cried during that Golf interview! The Crying Idiot!
Boehner Is Speaker Of The House Who LOVES Golf AND the best lobbyists in DC
Click Any Pic To Enlarge Speaker John Boehner has a message for everyone wondering what happens when he plays golf with President Barack Obama: It's just a game.
"The president has suggested, 'Hey, do you think it is too much trouble to play golf again?'" Boehner says in an interview with the Golf Channel. "I have to look at him and say, 'Yes, because everybody gets bent out of shape worried about what we are up to, when all we are really going to do is just play golf.'"
The speaker recalled another golf match with Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is now seeking the Republican presidential nomination. "President Obama shows up, we are getting ready to putt a few, and he says, 'Boehner, you and I are partners. We are going to take these guys (Kasich and Biden) on," Boehner recalled. "I thought John Kasich was going to cry. So the president and I whipped up on them pretty good and they paid up."
"As soon as we got in the cart I said, Mr. President, just remember something, this is just golf," he said. (Click For More)
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I have emails concerning Boehner's crying. I am trying to find a source to verify those. It is said that Boehner has been coached. He has been given "acting lessons" as it were. His "crying" is as phoney as everything else he does. |
JOHN BOEHNER: The Very Best DemocRAT Speaker Ever!
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:13:49 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: GeronL
I see you’re still sticking with the 15 year old line even though many people have pointed out it is wrong.
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:24:41 PM PDT
by
Amntn
To: TexasCajun
and that the party will not run any adds against him going forward, and to the extent it can will urge independent PACs to hold off as well.
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