Comments on: Video: Boehner gets emotional during Iraq war funding debate

By: Conservative Culture » “If we don’t have the courage to defeat the enemy, we will long, long regret it”

Thu, 31 May 2007 01:47:33 +0000

[...] I’ve never seen Minority Leader John Boehner so impassioned, but, Lord knows, I’m so grateful to see it now. Leader Boehner spoke passionately on the floor of the House about the Iraq war supplemental and the government’s duty to protect the American people from the al Qaeda terrorists that hit us on 9/11. Hot Air has the video from C-Span and I highly recommend you check it out. Here’s part of what Boehner said, from CNN: “I didn’t come here to be a congressman — I came here to do something,” the Ohio Republican said as he choked up with tears in his eyes on the House floor. “And I think at the top of our list is providing for the safety and security of the American people. That’s at the top of our list. 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? When are we going to defeat them?” “Ladies and gentlemen, if we don’t do it now, if we don’t have the courage to defeat the enemy, we will long, long regret it,” he added [...]

By: Kah Zoohl List

Kah Zoohl List — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:02:41 +0000

Iraq War Supplemental…

Well, (especially per the upcoming July debate), at least Boehner gets it……

By: sonnyspats1

sonnyspats1 — Sat, 26 May 2007 00:52:31 +0000

Was Jonh emotional, cause he looks drunk? just sayin

By: Freelancer

Freelancer — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:46:24 +0000

Two of our “second tier” presidential candidates have been making this point for years now. But the right has been so busy slamming them as fringe whack-jobs that they are virtually ignored. Shame on us.

Thank you, John Boehner, for your integrity. Don’t lose it.

By: canvas

canvas — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:25:12 +0000

“when are we going to stand up and take them on? When are we going to defeat them?”

Let’s hope the Repubs start talking like this louder and more often. Faster please…

By: omnipotent

omnipotent — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:53:27 +0000

These people are so pathetic, they are even pathetic traitors, thank heaven.

smellthecoffee on May 25, 2007 at 12:52 AM

Amen!

Thank the Lord these turds are so f*cking spineless.

Way to show some Malkins, John!

By: Boehner Crying on House Floor « Michael P.F. van der Galiën

Boehner Crying on House Floor « Michael P.F. van der Galiën — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:41:49 +0000

[...] May 25th, 2007 by mvdg Umh… that’s just sad (video). “I didn’t come here to be a congressman — I came here to do something,” the Ohio Republican said as he choked up with tears in his eyes on the House floor. “And I think at the top of our list is providing for the safety and security of the American people. That’s at the top of our list. 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? When are we going to defeat them?” [...]

By: Mary Katharine Ham

Mary Katharine Ham — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:58:55 +0000

HamNation: The Week in Peeps (Reprise)…

Yeah, yeah, I know I said I was on hiatus, but Katie came back and, lo and behold, we pulled something together.I’ve gotten so many comments on the last “Week in Peeps,” I figured no one would mind another one. This time, we’ve upgraded hair,……

By: The Thunder Run

The Thunder Run — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:32:46 +0000

Web Reconnaissance for 05/25/2007…

A short recon of whats out there that might draw your attention….

By: politicalpartypoop.com » Blog Archive » John Boehner speaks passionately, John Edwards, liberals not impressed.

Fri, 25 May 2007 14:19:42 +0000

[...] Found on Wizbang , but remember John Edwards says “there is no global war on terror”, Bush is making it up, so no doubt liberals will say his passion and tears are as fake as a three dollar bill. Rosie says “we” are the terrorists, Ron Paul and his friends say “it’s all blowback!” Boehner spoke passionately on the floor of the House about the Iraq war supplemental and the government’s duty to protect the American people from the al Qaeda terrorists that hit us on 9/11. Hot Air has the video from C-Span. Here’s part of what Boehner said, from CNN: “I didn’t come here to be a congressman — I came here to do something,” the Ohio Republican said as he choked up with tears in his eyes on the House floor. “And I think at the top of our list is providing for the safety and security of the American people. That’s at the top of our list. 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? When are we going to defeat them?””Ladies and gentlemen, if we don’t do it now, if we don’t have the courage to defeat the enemy, we will long, long regret it,” he added “Oh Allah, strike the apostate rulers, Oh Allah, kill them one after the other, sparing none.” Abu Musab al Zarqawi January 7, 2004 [...]

By: Boehner continues to impress « Sophistic Miltonian Serbonian Blog ©

Boehner continues to impress « Sophistic Miltonian Serbonian Blog © — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:51:06 +0000

[...] 25 May 2007 Boehner continues to impress Posted by 020033 under Legislative wisdom Compare the obvious emotion and brutal honesty ofRep. Boehner from this floor speech to any of the polished yet vague soundbites to come out of Obama, Hillary, Edwards, Schumer, and the like, regarding why we’re in Iraq. [...]

By: PattyAnn

PattyAnn — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:44:45 +0000

What’s with some of these comments? Derision because he had tears? Doesn’t detract from the content. I think it enhances it.

By: Hening

Hening — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:29:20 +0000

Pink ties and man tears are enough to confuse me. His message was correct, but Patrick Henry and John Paul Jones managed to get it out without the man tears.

I can’t imagine spending the day in that viper’s pit and hearing my coutry trampled on by those elected to defend it.

By: flutejpl

flutejpl — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:24:47 +0000

Thompson-Boehner ‘08!

By: ctmom

ctmom — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:00:58 +0000

He is head and shoulders above the rest. And his beautiful blue eyes don’t hurt either.

By: OBX Pete

OBX Pete — Fri, 25 May 2007 08:14:43 +0000

With this country rapidly going down the drain its enough to make you cry.

During my many years on this earth I have never seen things so effed up. Can we survive? I think not.

By: Highrise

Highrise — Fri, 25 May 2007 07:12:45 +0000

The dems are beginning to see how it looks to be with their shirts off, they lost them and are rather embarrassed as adam and eve in the garden of eden. They tried to make Bush out to be this big bully…and they took a gamble and look stupid wasting time proving to more Americans that they really do not support the troops.

Good job pelosi, you wench.

I think this will help in the dems undoing…….will be interesting to watch this unfold.

By: Kralizec

Kralizec — Fri, 25 May 2007 06:40:09 +0000

When are we going to defeat them?”

It seems it will be good if the U.S. government defeats them, but it seems it will also be good if private persons with wealth and contacts take up the matter themselves.

By: msipes

msipes — Fri, 25 May 2007 06:30:54 +0000

I appreciate him now more then ever.

By: Tim Burton

Tim Burton — Fri, 25 May 2007 06:15:21 +0000

when are we going to stand up and take them on? When are we going to defeat them?”

Is he talking about the Pro-Amnesty people or the Illegal Invaders?

By: smellthecoffee

smellthecoffee — Fri, 25 May 2007 04:52:33 +0000

Democrats dropped troop withdrawal deadlines because they were unable to overcome a veto and unwilling to risk cutting off money for the troops. . .

From the CBS article you eventually get to from the link above. “Unwilling to risk?” What “risk” would that be? Um, troops dying because they don’t have enough equipment?No, I think rather risking incurring political damage from implementing their traitorous slow bleed plan. No guts, no glory, even for traitors. Even a traitor has to take some risks to succeed in his nefarious occupation. These people are so pathetic, they are even pathetic traitors, thank heaven.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Fri, 25 May 2007 04:52:05 +0000

Why, when we have the overwhelming miltary advantage, we do not destroy the Jihadists everywhere, now, while we can, is the sign of a Civilization in instinctual chaos.

(Or is it just intellectual derelection of duty?)

By: Dusty

Dusty — Fri, 25 May 2007 03:40:51 +0000

“If Gore put out a movie telling the Dems that gravity did not exist, ½ of them would step off the edge of buildings to prove him right.”
abinitioadinfinitum on May 24, 2007 at 9:29 PM

Worse, if Bush were to say gravity existed, Dems would coil up some chickenwire, put a cinderblock on it, and light a saucer of gasoline under it to prove buildings don’t fall down.

By: jatfla

jatfla — Fri, 25 May 2007 03:28:06 +0000

In my cynicism I want to believe this is fake; just like the others in Washington who just say the words and then lead us all down the road to the fiery chambers. But a part of me is still looking for the one who will actually mean what he says and then act on it. Will Boehner *act* on his genuine attitude towards the immigration bill, or will he follow the will of the President? (whom I deeply respect, but not on that issue) It’s high time someone became emotional about the Islamic fundamentalist’s desire to destroy us and our entire Western Civilization. I hope others will come along and stand with him. I will.

By: Subsunk

Subsunk — Fri, 25 May 2007 03:10:48 +0000

Thank you, Mr. Boehner. You keep leading like this and you may have 2.5 million American troops thanking you profusely for your leadership and foresight. At the end of the day, is there ever anything else you could ask for?

Subsunk