Two op eds in 12/15/10 NYTimes on Boehner's crying

[SeattleGirl]

Op-Ed Columnist
The Crying Game
By GAIL COLLINS
Published: December 15, 2010

We’ve had to adjust to so many strange developments lately. I’m sure we’ll get used to having a speaker of the House who weeps a lot.

That would be John Boehner, the new guy.

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In 2007, he cried while delivering a speech on the floor of the House, in support of funding for the war in Iraq. “After 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, when are we going to stand up and take them on?” he sobbed.

Then this year, he voted against providing money to take care of our fellow citizens who became ill while doing rescue and reclamation work at ground zero after the terrorist attack.

Twice.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/opinio...ef=opinion
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December 15, 2010, 8:30 pm
The Tears of John Boehner
By TIMOTHY EGAN

Crybaby. Wimp. Sensitive man. The reviews of John Boehner’s sobfest in a “60 Minutes” profile last Sunday have been all over the map, fueling a debate on when it’s appropriate for men in public life to cry.

Barbara Walters said the incoming speaker of the House has an emotional problem, and that if Nancy Pelosi had been such a serial bawler, she’d never have heard the end of it. Walters’s colleague on “The View,” Joy Behar, called Boehner “The Weeper of the House.” And Sean Hannity of Fox said people should lay off Boehner, because when right-wingers cry it’s not a sign of weakness.

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“Making sure these kids have a shot at the American Dream like I did is very important,” he said, choking up, when asked on “60 Minutes” about his crying.

But a look at Boehner’s record during his two decades in Congress shows a man who has voted against nearly every boost for the working stiff. There’s no empathy for those with the longest shots at the American Dream in his voting pattern. Instead, we see a politician who is hard-hearted in his legislative treatment of the people now coping with the kind of economic conditions in which the Boehner family grew up.

Link: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/201...ef=opinion

Boohoo, Johnny. Too bad your tears don't really come from the heart.

[Cha]

Which begs the question..does that little fucker cry because he's such a hypocrite and he's really really sorry but just can't help himself?

[Cha]

Want to add..thanks to Gail Collins and Timothy Egan for getting this news out! Especially about the republiCons voting down help for the 9/11 workers..they should have appropriate punishment for that.

[SeattleGirl]

(12-16-2010 09:41 PM)Cha Wrote:  Want to add..thanks to Gail Collins and Timothy Egan for getting this news out! Especially about the republiCons voting down help for the 9/11 workers..they should have appropriate punishment for that.

Yes, they should. The Republicons love to pose with them, and talk them up and everything, but they only talk the talk, they don't walk the walk when it comes to helping them and others in need.

[Willinois]

I expect comedians to joke about the crying. But doesn't the NYT have anything better to write about? I heard there might be something significant going on in Congress right now.

[There Is No Spoon]

Weeping boner, weeping boner? What does this remind me of?



Ahh yes! Peter Rooter, that's the name, you just flush your troubles down the drain!