John Boehner Told Harry Reid 'Go F--- Yourself' Outside the Oval Office

[TX-Beau]

Wink? you forgot the

Mr Underbridge, sounds like something out of the Hobbit.

I think there were trolls in the Hobbit as well.

[xbuzzerx]

And what would Chance be saying about Obama's "lack of leadership" if he behaved this way.. HMM.

Boehner is in a role of political leadership. It's funny glancing between this thread and the one where Chance is whining endlessly about Obama's "lack of leadership."

[TX-Beau]

...shit happens and it's not a big deal IMO...

I didn't say it was a big deal. I said it was petty, crass, childish, adolescent and puerile.

[chance1]

didn't know u were such a prude

Wink? you forgot the

Mr Underbridge, sounds like something out of the Hobbit.

I think there were trolls in the Hobbit as well.

proof of my intent

[Kulindahr]

"It's a big fuckin' deal"

Where's the gaffe? That he got caught on microphone?

[xbuzzerx]

In other news Republicans can't distinguish between a curse word in a celebratory congratulation and a direct insult.

[JB3]

Yes if you lack completely any sense of context as every Republican thus far in the thread has demonstrated, and you equate the behavior of a public representative of the people with some random anonymous person arguing in an internet forum, sure. Otherwise what you've said has absolutely no merit.

So because they're public representatives, they're not allowed to have feelings? They're not allowed to be pissed off and express that to one of their colleagues in a private setting?

It is certainly ironic that GC, and you, lambast Boehner and other politicians for expressing their feelings, yet defend against an expression of those very same things in this thread.

By the way: the language here is irrelevant. Boehner could have called Reid a doddering old mule ready to be put out to pasture, and the point would have gotten across the same way.

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In other news Republicans can't distinguish between a curse word in a celebratory congratulation and a direct insult.

Both are vulgar, and, according to what you have posted in this thread, both are unbecoming of a public representative.

[xbuzzerx]

So because they're public representatives, they're not allowed to have feelings? They're not allowed to be pissed off and express that to one of their colleagues in a private setting?

It means that what some redneck or what some anonymous poster says in his off time on an internet forum and an elected representative of the people in a leadership position speaking to another of the same in Congress are two entirely different contexts and equating them is moronic.

[Rolyo85]

Well, the good thing is Jack has his OMG EQUIVALENCY!!!, so he won't go looking for anything more substantive until he beats it to death. There is the F word. That's all that counts, context can go fuck itself!



...oops!

[GiancarloC]

It is certainly ironic that GC, and you, lambast Boehner and other politicians for expressing their feelings, yet defend against an expression of those very same things in this thread.

What a pile of manure. I never told anyone to go fuck themselves to their face. I may describe certain topics like the war in Iraq as a pile of false bullshit... but that isn't directed to one person. The attempt to make it into irony is a huge fail.

[JB3]

It means that what some redneck or what some anonymous poster says in his off time on an internet forum and an elected representative of the people in a leadership position speaking to another of the same in Congress are two entirely different contexts and equating them is moronic.

They are no different. It was a private meeting, no different than what is happening here. If it was on the floor of the house, you might have a point. Since it wasn't, you don't.

[TX-Beau]

When did the hallway outside the Oval Office become a "private meeting."

[GiancarloC]

It was definitely not a private meeting lol. THat's just another lame excuse for bad behavior.

[Kulindahr]

By the way: the language here is irrelevant. Boehner could have called Reid a doddering old mule ready to be put out to pasture, and the point would have gotten across the same way.

You mean, like...

"You're 'way overdue for your appointment at the glue factory".

[xbuzzerx]

cc

They are no different. It was a private meeting, no different than what is happening here. If it was on the floor of the house, you might have a point. Since it wasn't, you don't.

What difference does *where* they said it make to you? Your first defense of it was that you reject all this "PC b.s." So who cares if it was on the House floor?

Have a consistent argument.

[Rolyo85]

And yes, language DOES matter. The meaning is the same, but the way it is perceived is drastically different.

[JB3]

When did the hallway outside the Oval Office become a "private meeting."

Its certainly not public.

[xbuzzerx]

Its certainly not public.

You can be sure that if Obama had said this to a Republican leader, even if the setting had been a men's room, it would be the #1 topic of the forum right now.

[JB3]

cc

What difference does *where* they said it make to you? Your first defense of it was that you reject all this "PC b.s." So who cares if it was on the House floor?

Have a consistent argument.

Argument is entirely consistent. It doesn't really matter where they do it. I was responding to the posting of several you that this was in public. It was not.

But, Reid would have deserved it anyways. Just like he deserved to be called an idiot by Vitter.

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You can be sure that if Obama had said this to a Republican leader, even if the setting had been a men's room, it would be the #1 topic of the forum right now.

You can also be sure you, as well as others here, would be cheering him on.

[xbuzzerx]

Argument is entirely consistent. It doesn't really matter where they do it. I was responding to the posting of several you that this was in public. It was not.

But, Reid would have deserved it anyways. Just like he deserved to be called an idiot by Vitter.

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Your initial position was everyone should be able to say what they really feel. Therefore your last x number of posts about the setting is irrelevant.

You can also be sure you, as well as others here, would be cheering him on.

I've already stated this is not the case and so if we're just going to sit here and say "liar" there's no point in a discussion, is there? I understand and acknowledge that the Republican mindset to politics, governance, attacking the opposition, etc. is something they truly believe "they are doing because the other side would do exactly the same thing." But I don't think that remotely reflects reality nor do I think the conservative mindset about win at all costs, use anything no matter what it is reflects a mirror of progressive attitudes about politics.

Like all the faux outrage threads around here. ALthough in fairness perhaps that's because under 8 years of Bush we had an enormous quantity of actually substantive matters of principle to talk about that we didn't have to resort to what color dress Pickles wore to a White House dinner or whatever else.

[chance1]

JB3 has left many in his wake here

amazing the impact of common sense

is it just a coincidence ? JB3 John Boehner ???

[GiancarloC]

What common sense? What logic? Weak excuses don't excuse bad behavior.

And weak criticism isn't leaving people in the wake.

[Jack Springer]

You can be sure that if Obama had said this to a Republican leader, even if the setting had been a men's room, it would be the #1 topic of the forum right now.

Mr Nice Guy Reid on the Senate floor called Boehner a dictator. It's not even a topic in the MSM much less here.

[TX-Beau]

Its certainly not public.

Neither is it by any stretch of the imagination a "private meeting."

[JB3]

Neither is it by any stretch of the imagination a "private meeting."

It was a private meeting.

[TX-Beau]

...when confronted with your own ignorance - stick you fingers in your ears...

[maxpowr9]

It was funny. During the Moment of Zen on The Daily Show, some Fox News guy was saying it was anatomically impossible for one to fuck themselves. I have seen pornos that prove the contrary.

[xbuzzerx]

It was a private meeting.

Journalists sit in on private meetings now? Okay.

[GiancarloC]

It was a private meeting.

LOL. No it wasn't.