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After Trump’s Big Night John Boehner Endorses Paul Ryan for President
GP ^ | 03/16/16 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 03/16/2016 7:11:27 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Former Speaker John Boehner endorsed Paul Ryan for president today – the day after Donald Trump won 4 of 5 states in Super Tuesday 2.0.

The elites don’t give a damn about the Republican base and this is more proof.
The Politico reported:

Former Speaker John Boehner said Paul Ryan should be the Republican nominee for president if the party fails to choose a candidate on the first ballot.

“If we don’t have a nominee who can win on the first ballot, I’m for none of the above,” Boehner said at the Futures Industry Association conference here. “They all had a chance to win. None of them won. So I’m for none of the above. I’m for Paul Ryan to be our nominee.”

Wading into the GOP nominating battle for the first time since leaving office last fall, Boehner said that “anybody can be nominated” at the convention in Cleveland this summer.

Boehner, who now splits his time between Florida, Ohio and D.C., had long whispered to friends that he believes Ryan could be the party’s political savior if it came to that.
But Boehner never said it publicly until now.


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To: Texas Fossil

Choosing a nominee without involving the candidate with a plurality of delegates would be the final nail in our nation’s chance to recover.


21 posted on 03/16/2016 7:24:49 AM PDT by grania
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To: Enlightened1

Go ahead, nominate a Cheap Labor Express candidate.

Every Republican down to dog catcher will suffer.


22 posted on 03/16/2016 7:25:23 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Enlightened1

Boehner’s been spending a little too much time with his son-in-law.


23 posted on 03/16/2016 7:25:47 AM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: free_life

I said Ryan too and that Romney is only acting as the attack dog and running interference for Ryan. I do think Cruz knows that goal and he is only trying to keep Trump from gaining enough delegates. Cruz is a good little cartel member.


24 posted on 03/16/2016 7:25:56 AM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic
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To: Enlightened1

I’ll have what he’s drinking.

Barney Boehner.


25 posted on 03/16/2016 7:26:15 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (I apologize for not apologizing.)
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To: Enlightened1

Oh, is Boehner still alive? Didn't he used to be something important or something? Oh, that's right. We dumped him.

Is an endorsement by John Boehner worth anything at all?

26 posted on 03/16/2016 7:26:59 AM PDT by Kenton
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To: Enlightened1

Tis is satire right?


27 posted on 03/16/2016 7:28:09 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Enlightened1

So just so I understand, Bobby Jindal wasn’t allowed on the debate stage and neither was Rick Santorum because apparently they didn’t have enough support but Paul Ryan can be given the nomination with even less support and having skipped all the debates and all of the elections. GOP is a dead party. If Trump is not the nominee I would prefer it were Hillary because at least she stood before the people.


28 posted on 03/16/2016 7:30:41 AM PDT by wiseprince
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To: Enlightened1

Is frigging Boehner’s opinion worth anything...? Who gives a gold plated rat’s ass...???


29 posted on 03/16/2016 7:31:02 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Enlightened1

Here, John, let me explain it to you.

A Representative represents the people in his district.

You forgot that once before and got in trouble for it.

If Ryan forgets that, he will suffer your fate.


30 posted on 03/16/2016 7:32:58 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Texas Fossil

Boehner and the GOPe had best be careful for what they wish.

Back dooring the primary and giving Ryan the nomination would (not could) destroy the GOP (period).


Boehner knows that. He’s just flipping us the bird now. All a bluff, IMO.


31 posted on 03/16/2016 7:33:45 AM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: Enlightened1

“None of them won”

How stupid. The one with the most delegates is the winner of the primary election whether or not he gets a majority of them.


32 posted on 03/16/2016 7:33:53 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: Qiviut

The RNC/GOP is owned by the Cheap Labor Express and their purpose is to prevent the citizens from stopping the illegal alien inundation by blocking them from electing a
president who would enforce the laws and borders.

I was involved in Cantorizing the weasel Eric Cantor, they know precisely why he was thrown out and they are doing whatever they can to stop us from doing anything else to keep our country.


33 posted on 03/16/2016 7:37:10 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Between this thread and the one where the GOPe is telling us to STFD and STFU - THEY will choose the nominee for us (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3409932/posts) we are witnessing theater of the absurd....and we are all comically damned.


34 posted on 03/16/2016 7:40:32 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: Enlightened1

This should be on the CWII ping list. It’s a comin’


35 posted on 03/16/2016 7:42:34 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Enlightened1; Old Sarge; aragorn; AZ .44 MAG; Art in Idaho; porter_knorr; Candor7; ...

PING!!

Similar thread:
Boehner endorses Paul Ryan for President
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3409907/posts


36 posted on 03/16/2016 7:43:14 AM PDT by Whenifhow
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To: Enlightened1

Oh geez. Not this shit. Boehner needs to shut up and keep drinking his wine.

I will only support the Republican nominee if it’s decided by the people running.

Meaning 1237 delegates. Ok they win.

If a contested convention then the top people can wrangle with the bottom people to try and get 1237. So Trump can make Kasich his VP to get to 1237 or Cruz or whoever agrees. Same with Cruz. If it’s decided in a backroom and they hand the nomination to someone a large part of the republican voters didn’t vote for...I’m out. 3rd party is the only way to go. And who knows maybe that’s best. Let the GOP destroy itself. Send them to the democrat party (that will splinter them as the uber-left won’t like the moderate left Republicans). So then we end up with 4 parties.


37 posted on 03/16/2016 7:44:47 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: Enlightened1

but ... but ... he was the inspriation for the donald’s tan


38 posted on 03/16/2016 7:46:07 AM PDT by TheRightGuy (I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
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To: Enlightened1

Does Boener still have Secret Service protection to be saying traitorous stuff like that?

If people hear that he will IMO not be having peaceful times at the Golf Course.


39 posted on 03/16/2016 7:46:46 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Enlightened1

Ryan has already said no publicly.

That nay mean nothing.

Others are Kasich Romney and even Jeb.

Rule 40 will be done away with before the nomination process.


40 posted on 03/16/2016 7:47:17 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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