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Speaker Boehner Defends Crying & Smoking During Fox News Interview
- Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:08pm by
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Asking House Speaker John Boehner why he cries so much is one thing. If you want to turn his tears to mild annoyance, bring up his smoking.
Boehner tells “Fox News Sunday” that he wears his emotions on his sleeve and that’s why he tears up so easily. He also says he’s not going to apologize for getting emotional about things he believes are important.
Besides being quick to tear up, Boehner is also known around Washington as a heavy smoker. When asked why he doesn’t quit, the top House Republican responded sharply that, yes, it’s a bad habit, but that he chooses to smoke.
As far as being asked again and again about his smoking, Boehner says with a smile, “Leave me alone.”
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Comments (252)
Patrick Henry II
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:39pmIf it’s good enough for Glenn it is good enough for Boehner!!! lol…
Report Post »At least he cares…. That is foreign to them.
Why do I have a good yet cautious feeling about Boehner?
bereal
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 8:04pmMost likely, because he’s a Politician!
Untill we get a free slate of Politicians in there we should scrutinize all of them. Be cautious of the ones just elected.
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:37pmEgad, if i had to go to work with all the morons Boehner has to associate with, I’d cry and chain-smoke too! One can tell a lot about someone by the company he keeps. Boehner knows that and gets emotional that he has to stoop to associate with his fellow-elected colleagues when it ought to be a great honor! Can you imagine Fancy Nancy stating (with a straight face) “We have to pass it so you can see what’s in it!” The last time someone told me that, all I could find in the mess was a few kernels of corn!!! Believe me, it wasn’t pretty!!! Stank to high-heaven too!!! But, I passed the lab test!
Report Post »ColoradoDad
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:30pmThat was pretty gross, but Funny!!!
Report Post »IronDioPriest
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:35pmThink about the contrast between Obama and Boehner and in their treatment of these things by the media.
Obama is emotionless, detached, aloof, and ultimately false – and the media gives him a pass. Boehner wears his heart on his sleeve, and the media skewers him.
Obama always proclaims he’s “trying” to quit and never does, and the media gives him a pass. Boehner says it’s his personal choice, not stopping, get over it, and the media skewers him.
No double standard. Heh.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:41pmI noticed that the DAY Boehner became speaker! Funny how the MEDIA LOVES to mention that Boehner smokes but are completely SILENT about BHO smoking?
Report Post »marklross
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:32pmOh great – now we have a president and speaker who are nicotine addicts…
Report Post »hickoryrat
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:15pmF&%$in tobacco nazis
Report Post »Coffeehead
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:29pmWith the nation in economic collapse, why did they bother asking stupid questions?
Report Post »streetrodder
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:27pmLast time i checked smoking was still legal. They dont ask Barry if he is still smoking or doing some of the other things he’s admitted to doing.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 2:15amI‘m sure he ’didn‘t inhale’.
Report Post »taebaggranny
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 2:28pm@ STREETRODDER You mean like snort coke?? I read his book “DREAMS FROM MY FATHER” I wondered at the time how he could possibly know his father’s dreams when the man(use the term looswly) deserted him practicly at birth..
Report Post »silver1
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:26pmwhat about barrys smoking. the lame streem media says nothing about that!
Report Post »republic2011
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:25pmWhy does Nancy Pelosi do so much Botox? Does anyone really care? I’m more concerned about whether Boehner keeps his promise and does what he said he would do. If smoking cigarettes and tearing up now and then helps him in that endeavor, all the power to him. He’s not asking the taxpayer to pay for his cigarettes… so why do we care.
Report Post »streetrodder
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:31pmBecause she has to. Can’t imagine her without it.
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:24pmIt’s supposed to be a free county.
Silversmith
Report Post »cykonas
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:37pmSupposed. Hmmm. Well crafted as one would expect from a silversmith.
Report Post »florida123
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:23pmRome is burning and the media is only worried about who is smoking cigarettes…………….Wonder why they dont track Barack and hound him about the Cigs…………..
Report Post »Crainial Access
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 6:47amOr these questions:
http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2011/01/hannity-gives-green-light-questions.html
Report Post »justinshanley
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:22pmgood for him. like he said he CHOOSES to smoke, it’s his choice…
very proud of you, Mr. Speaker…hopefully you’ll do great things for us.
Report Post »Wino911
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:22pmThis was a great interview and the The Blaze writes about this fluff? How about some substance?
Report Post »Restaurant Run by Retired Kings
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:20pmcigarette taxes pay for a lot of things.
Report Post »mcpbob
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:18pmFree country, at least it still is at this time, he can smoke all he wants, now i dont smoke, and i dont like smoke , it bothers me, but he has the right to do as he wants… as long as it doesn’t affect me…
Report Post »Khalil
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:17pmGood for him. It is nobody’s business… That is, until we all have to pay for this cancer treatment.
Report Post »florida123
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:26pmThat goes for diabetes or heart disease, cirrosis etc………..Whatever illness befalls you im sure you could of prevented it by living healthier! If you engage in anything deemed dangerous and an accident occurs like driving a car i dont want to pay for your choice to drive a car…….See how this thinking becomes irrational??????
Report Post »Clive
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 11:37am1. Car insurance pays for the injuries to the body and property, it also makes certain people more “risky” and expensive, than others.
Report Post »2. Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer, its also the most preventable cancer. Facts.
3. You need to learn to write better.
Voice-O-Reason
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:17pmI will not condemn him for letting his emotions show, but if he forces others to endure his smoking habit, I most certainly will.
Report Post »DUMBASPELOSI
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:57pmWell, aren’t you special. Gutsy call o’Politically Correct one.
By the way . . . anyone want to trade Palin for Obama right now.
Dumb isn’t what I see in Palin.
Report Post »It is what I see in Obama. After this guy gets done – I even see Hillary as an improvement.
Clive
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 11:32amNo one would trade obama for palin, except feeble minded idiots. Check the polls. Obamas job approval is higher, Palins is the lowest its ever been. Her negative numbers are particularly high. Any poll that pits one against another displays a landslide obama victory.
Report Post »“Dumb isn’t what i see in Palin”. REALLY? Well speak for yourself buddy. I’d rather see a real GOP leader, someone who understands the basics of politics, and simple reasoning. Her knowledge of American history is embarrassing.
Gita
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:17pmSmoke‘m if ya got’em Mr. Speaker!
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:17pmLeave the man alone. I am sure his smoking is no worse than Obozo’s. I would rather have some one cry and cut spending. Than some one that has no emotiopn and spends like a crazy person. Patriot over Sicalist.
Report Post »Mirimichi
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:22pmYou’ve got that right.
Report Post »13thGenerationAmerican
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:25pmThe President quite smoking 9 months ago
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 7:14pm13th…
Do you really think so? Really?
Report Post »Clive
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 11:44amyeah, obama quit a while ago, that doesn’t fit into the narrative here 13th gen. he’s a smoker forever to these people. a nazi, muslim terrorist. and he’s from kenya. but only like half of them think he is the devil incarnate, so that is a good thing.
Report Post »BuckwheatA2
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:16pmDoes anyone else ask themselves “Who cares? Would you please just spend some time fixing this mess you all have created instead of this personal crap!”
Report Post »Crainial Access
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 6:45amInstead of asking questions about crying and smoking, the media should be asking questions like this:
http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2011/01/hannity-gives-green-light-questions.html
Report Post »sweetbees
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:16pmI think I would smoke too if I had his job!!
Report Post »BuckwheatA2
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:15pmAdd your comments
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 8:16pmDoes Barney’s smoking problems ever get mentioned?
Report Post »byehlik
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:14pmWow, so much for adult conversations. Clowns, we are led by clowns.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:37pmI could not disagree more, at least in the case of the speaker. The previous speaker is another thing altogether!
Report Post »byehlik
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:41pmHe could at least act like a man and not a total wimp. Feelings and all the crying have nothing to do with the heavy lifting at hand. Yes ole Nancy was a communist/socialist/Marxist witch, glad to be rid of her. But we need a hard line conservative that is willing to battle with the Marxist scum. Not cry at the drop of a hat. Who gives a rat’s butt if he smokes or not. This is not the conversation that needs to be had. He needs to get a spine and take the socialist network down. So far, even being from Ohio, I have severe distrust of this wimp.
Report Post »taebaggranny
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 2:19pm@ BYEHLIK Have you ever needed a person(manor woman)to help you in an emergency?? You can count on the CRIER every time while the STODIC will not come forward to see if you might need something..I‘m 75 and I’ve seen and experienced this more than once!!
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:14pmGive the man a tissue.
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:32pmYou are mocking the Speaker–obviously you must be a Pelosi lover! I appreciate passionate men who tear up because of that passion! The Speaker is an amazing man with terrific leadership skills and Wallace as a stupid idiot today on the show! Have never liked him, but today he went way too far! Wallace seems only to admire himself and the rest of the people are dumb! Just makes me miss Britt and Tony Snow all the more! The two best news people ever and Wallace is so far out of their league!
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:58pmGive Pelosi a heart.
Report Post »AmeriWoman
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 7:14pm@MySacredHonor
Thanks for your service, hugs across the miles. I agree with what you said 100%.
It’ll never be for naught, there are just bad apples falling around us, we have to step
over the rot and carry on! The best shines through, starting with you. ^5
AW
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 2:36amI am not mocking the speaker, but support him. I myself get very emotional at times, so I certainly understand.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:13pmLet he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Report Post »hurricanerigger
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:06pmVery true! Whatever happened to “The freedom of choice” Control freaks, always thinking everyone should do as they say. Is my life, is my choice!!!
Report Post »hurricanerigger
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:12pmNo one talks about Mr. President smoking habit, that still lingers in the White House. Sad that the leader of the free world cant kick the habit. That is what I call: “No Backbone” Maybe he should switch to cigars like Bill Clinton and instead of Cancer he may get a cold sore.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 1:27amTruthtalker – is smoking a sin? Just checking because I have never believed that smoking is a sin. Lots of people smoke privately – Laura Bush comes to mind – but no one talked about it or even cares. Why should anyone care if Boehner smokes. This is a stupid and uninteresting story. Come on Blaze with all that is going on in the world – why this story? http://wp.me/pYLB7-yl
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:12pmSmoke gets in your eyes…
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:22pmNot surprising…..most politicians are excellent at blowing smoke up the “nether-regions” of the American people…..Bubba Clinton had other uses for his cigars that apparently made them unsuitable for inhalation….
RobertCA
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:22pmSNL will feast on that :)
Report Post »John 1776
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:23pmAlthough he cries a lot, I have no doubt that he would/will make a very strong leader. It always happens when he is speaking about pride in his country or the great sacrifices people have made.
Wish he didn’t smoke because I would like to see him around for a long time to come.
Can you ever imagine Obama tearing up about pride in his country??
sissykatz
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:30pmI don’t blame him for getting tired of people asking about his smoking,it is his business, if he decides to smoke it is not illegal YET, as long as he is not breaking laws where he smokes I think everyone should mind their own business.I sure he will try to get over wearing his emotions on his sleeve, but until then I had much rather have that than someone who doesn‘t give a damn about anything but cramming things we don’t want down our throats,Most people I know that is sensitive about some things you certainly would not want to mess with them about other things, you may get your head bashed in, I am perfectly satisfied with him for now, we shall see how he leads I think that is the most important thing,His crying and smoking do not matter to me if he fulfills his duties as we would like to help get us back to small goverment.
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CatB
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:31pmAt least his nose isn’t in the air when he speaks to “the people:” .. he comes from humble folks .. that is refreshing.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:34pmI like that he cares enough to cry! Of course, I also have the “gift of tears”. I tear up when I sing the Doxology! I prayed and prayed about my prolific tears, and God sent someone to tell me that “You have the gift of tears.” I agree. Leave him alone!
Report Post »jlbs
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:34pm@ John 1776
I, too, would like to see Mr. Boehner around for a long time.
But my question is, why do we never hear the MSM ask Obama the same question? Apparently, it’s OK for a Dem to set a bad example, but not OK for a Repub. Go figure!
Report Post »Tycoff
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:34pmLet’s see..Nancy Pelosi, as speaker of the house, was addicted to spending our money like crazy, and flying her and her friends and family around the country on a regular basis, at the taxpayers expense. Bohner smokes cigarettes. Sorry, but i’ll have to choose the smoker in this case.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:36pmJOHN 1776,
Report Post »Which country would Obama tear-up for.
teaisstronger
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:02pmOBAMA IS A HEAVY SMOKER AND THE STATE NEWS OFFICE KEEPS IT SECRET
He should say when Obama quites he quites.
Report Post »hickoryrat
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:09pmWhen some busy body has something to say about me about smoking I tell them about my grand-pa who lived to be 106.
Report Post »They usually ask if that was because he smoked.
No,I answer,that was because he minded his own business.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:11pm@John 1776
Obama tear up at any country? Nope.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:23pmThe only thing Obama tears up about is whether the polls show him declining and if he doesn’t get the center of attention. Sadly, the world turns around him (Obama), and us peasants are just another nuisance. As far as Boehner is concerned, I truly believe he is very sincere about his emotions for this country and how hard he and others have had to work in order to get where the are. The amount a sacrifice and hard work it takes to make it in this or any other country is nothing to be ashamed of. Some work for it, others seem to be handed it, you guess which one fits.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:33pm@sissykatz: I agree…well said…Thanks!
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:42pmwanna give some context here. I am 39, a former proud Marine, a “bear” “animal spirit guardian” according to my Hopi frind and fellow Marine shaman…..and still I cry my eyes out at every opportunity. I watch videos like “If You’re Reading This“ and ”Letters From Home” and I sob thinking about the sacrifices made daily from strangers who took it upon themselves to give their freedoms and maybe their lives to give me the freedoms I enjoy here. I read the posts on YouTube from girlfriends and wifes and mothers praying their loved ones don’t have to send “that” letter and it breaks my heart. Breaks it. We all sit here posting out opinions, and we think nothing of what it took for us to be comfortable, sittintg here, posting freely what our opinion was, anywhere from UNTAMABLEKATE to BECKISNUTS, we are ALL free Americans, free to post and say whatever wee feel is in our hearts to say, and we have this right because so many lives before us have been sacrificed to assure we are free! Can’t we both, left and right, agree that we are all Americans?? Can’t we all agree that even though philosophies differ, we can still make America work? Can’t we all stop with either the sarcastic or serious “It was Bush’s fault” rhetoric and find a way for us all to be at a happy medium of peace and tranquility?
Can’t we all just be Americans, tied to the same fate and want to love our neighbors?
Semper Fi………and don’t make me die thinking I faught as a Marine knowing that my efforts for the ideal of America was all for nothing…
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:48pmI love ALL my brothers and sisters here in America….and I want us ALL to flourish and be happy. You who have been misguided into thinking sloth is the way to success, CUT THOSE CHAINS! STAND!! BE PROUD!!! Make use of your life and STAND! Die with your boots on! Live the dream you were lucky enough to be born into!! LIVE IT!!!!!
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 7:03pmThis was a good interview. Boehner used Reid and Pelosi as examples of how NOT to conduct himself in congress. He stood firm in the questioning that he would allow the constitutional process in congress take it’s coarse in deciding spending cuts and other matters.
Report Post »AmeriWoman
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 7:08pmI loved his interview. I thought he was honest and said a lot if you listened. When he cried, I cried with him. I also believe our country will see tough times and I know in my heart what’s coming ahead wont be easy. I think he knows more than I do and it shows. I know he’s a fighter who wont let us down, so I stand by him. Honestly…. I’ve put more of my Hope and Change in him.
AW
Report Post »Kaen
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 7:20pmSo what if he smokes…“let he without sin cast the first stone”
http://explodingpuppy.blogspot.com/
opinions blog…not for the timid nor “Politically Correct”
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 7:40pmHe chooses to smoke,,,,,it’s his decision. He knows it’s not good for him….
As far as him wearing his emotions on his sleeve,,,it’s a lot easier to read and more trustworthy than some of the other politians who keep their emotions in their wallets.
You choose,,,,I already have.
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 8:28pmI think Boehner does what he says…wear his heart on his sleeve, especially when it comes to pride in his country. Who cares if he smokes??
Report Post »@John 1776 I think Obama may tear up when he is finally crowned “King of Obamaworld”… in his own mind of course.
dedalusandicarus
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 8:33pmUhBlameUh smokes yet there is no word spoken of this in the media. Hmmmm
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:04pmWhy would any thinking individual choose to smoke. Bullcrap…….the man has an addiction. Only adolesants choose to smoke. They want to feel grownup. Few if anyone starts smoking cigs for the first time as an adult. No reason to. imho
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:27pm@My Sacred Honor
@Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
I guess if Speaker Boehner was a stone cold statue, he would be labeled as “Heartless”, he shows his emotions and is ridiculed as a cry baby. I guess if he just came across as arrogant as Obama and disengenuine as Hillary, he would be just right, for the left.
No one seems to notice Obama always bums a cigarette from him when they have meetings. But then again, because he still smokes, he is paying tax on those cigarettes and supporting all those far left programs aimed at stopping underage smoking.
Report Post »He is a patriot for that.
Chris G
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:37pmBoehner tells Chris Wallace not to bother him about his smoking (”Legal product, yada yada uada”), yet he thinks it’s OK to arrest people for the mere posession marijuana. He’s no defender of individual liberty & the 10th Amendment right of the States ro decide this issue for themselves.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:04pmNobody should apologize for a pleasure that harms nobody else. The “nasty habit” thing is bullsh*t. I smoked pipes at one time, and did so proudly. It was great. I loved it. Stop apologizing for enjoying life people!
Report Post »smallstuff7
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:21pmBoehner gets emotional because of his keen awareness of the tragedy our country could be facing. He doesn‘t hide his smoking because he’s not a pansy.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:34pm@GhostOfJefferson
Report Post »Have you noticed that it didn’t become such an issue until Obama and healthcare pushed smoking and politicians into the spot light? If George Bush had smoked, the left would have been sending him cartons of free cigarettes sayiing “Smoke up” hoping he would die. Obama has been trying to quit and not one attack from the Lame Stream Media, but Beohner has simply said, “Mind your own buisness” and this is a national issue. It seems Michelle my Bell likes to tell us what to eat, and what we should look like, be healthy and all that, but her butt has gotten bigger, and the same day she was up in Wisconsin talking about pushing healthy eating for school kids, she went out that afternoon and had a cheeseburger and fries.
This elites of this country seem to want the masses and unwashed people to do what they say, they see Boehner as one of those people and are trying to browbeat him.
As Benders (Judds character, Breakfast Club) father said, “Smoke up Johnny.”
BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:41pmNot one among us leads a perfect, healthy lifestyle- period. Some people eat too much, some drink too much, some work too much, some worry too much. Why is it smokers are always condemned and branded with having the NASTY habit. ENOUGH! At some point we will all die. I think liberals are afraid of dying. They believe that this is the only life there is so better live forever- right? Well- I don’t want to live forever, thank you very much. As for our new SPEAKER- I think it is great that he cries and shows emotion for this country (I thought I was the only one). And for his smoking- who cares.
Report Post »Kiddle
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:42pmI like him, no one is perfect but I’ll take his “weakness” next to many of his other colleagues.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:48pm@BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Report Post »You nailed it.
Hoosier
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 12:49amEating red meat is bad for you. Drinking alcohol is bad for you. If you are going to outlaw smoking, you must outlaw redmeat and alcohol.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 12:51am@My Sacred Honor
Report Post »Excellent post. I would like to add an additional comment to make this post seem worthwhile but, in your two posts, I think you have said everything
nzkiwi
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 12:53amWell ok, I could add that America is not alone – though it must feel like it sometimes.
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 1:05amThanks, NZKIWI….are you an American or are you still a citizen of New Zealand, home of the Hobbits? lol….I am surprised that Ghost and others did not post in reply to me when they posted otherwise, but thanks for your reply!
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 1:25amA proud kiwi living in Middle Earth, but I have travelled a lot in younger days as us kiwis usually do and spent a bit of time in the USA. I‘ve lost count of the individual US states that I have worked in or visited but it’s about half of them. (Alaska is still on the “bucket list”.)
I have a very great fondness and admiration for America and Americans but I love my country and always come home eventually.
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 1:39amKIWI you ar a true Patriot to your country and do her a great dervice by traveling abroad, and I ask but one favor. If you ever want to tour West Georgia, come look me up first. i will show you around first rate and all I charge is road beers. Deal?
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 1:44amDammit, and I make this condition also. i will take you fishin‘ and hikin’ and show you all our rolling hills full of cow pastures and let you smell the cow manure IF you show me around your awesome beautiful country and give me some local culture! Included will be: a bon fire, a pig-pickin’ bar-b-que, some local fishin’, a hay ride, local southern translation events, etc. I’ll hook you up, bro!
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 1:49amOh yeah, and I’ll get you laid proper bye a young southern girl! And it won’t cost you a penny!
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 2:15amDone, done, and I’m married with two girls under five (had my first daughter when I was 50 and can still hardly believe it). The fishing etc will be no problem as the Pacific ocean is at the bottom of my garden. (Search google earth for Whenuanui Bay, Picton, NZ. Our house is the dark coloured roof in the middle and back from the water.)
I sincerely hope we get together one day.
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 3:04am@NZKIWI, MY EMAIL IS
Report Post »J_WENDELL4@YAHOO.COM
Send me a note, bro!
Stuck_in_CA
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 6:54amChris Wallace is a closet lib.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 7:50amFreedom….. Freedom…..Freedom…………..Freedom to smoke….Freedom to cry!
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 10:31amIf you think Obama hasn’t been asked about his smoking, you’re not paying attention: McClatchy, Bob Schieffer etc. Re: the crying, it apparently makes Boehner an easy target for both the right and the left I guess. It seems to almost always occur when reference is made to his childhood. Maybe he’ll be sensitive to childrens issues in general…
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 10:44amHillbillySam1. You’re wrong. That was a delectable smelling cigar and he smoked it with relish. Not the pickle kind, that’s a different story. As far as Boehner getting weepy, I can’t condemn that. I’m very much the same. Things that affect my heart and are touching, makes me weep too. Some of us just feel the caring much more deeply and can’t turn off the water works. When they show poor dogs who’ve been abused, I become a faucet. When I have tremendous pride for my grand children, it makes me weep from the pride I feel for them. Lucky you folks who can control your feelings, I never could. The only thing I hold against Boehner is the stinky smoking, not the tears.
Report Post »Clive
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 11:26am“BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?”
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taebaggranny
Posted on January 31, 2011 at 1:59pm@ DUSTYLUV It’s not really any of our business if he chooses to smoke..He has the right to kill himself anyway he wants, However if he ever votes for a bill restricting our RIGHT to do the same that’s a horse of a different color!! I personally don’t smoke and in fact am allergic to cig and cigar smoke…That said IT’S A BASIC RIGHT FOR ALL AMERICANS TO CHOOSE THEIR LIFESTYLES AND HABITS!!!
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Posted on January 31, 2011 at 7:40pm@John 1776 – “Can you ever imagine Obama tearing up about pride in his country??”
Barack Hussein Obama (AKA Barry Obama, AKA Barry Soetoro, Kenyan illegal alien) … well that depends on which Obama, and which country, and which ideology (hint: none of them American).
“Hey, cowboy. Is that a ten-gallon hat, or are you just enjoying the show?” – Lili Von Shtupp, Blazing Saddles
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