Boehner to Emanuel: Hey, thanks for “rescuing” the economy
posted at 4:02 pm on July 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
Two vids, one from last night and the other from this morning, anticipating The One’s mind-boggling forthcoming assertion at tonight’s presser that Obamanomics is working. The second clip barely captures the extent of yesterday’s message discipline, actually: More than 100 House Republicans took to the floor to pose the question of the hour, leading to an uncharacteristic Steny Hoyer tantrum in response. The first clip is self-explanatory but reminds me why, in spite of everything, I can’t help liking Rahm Emanuel just a tiny bit. Imagine the elephant balls you’d need to blow $800 billion on a failed stimulus and then turn around and tell the New York Times you’re a big success. Unemployment at 9.5 percent and climbing, $23 trillion potentially spent to fix the economy, and this galactic tool has the stones to raise the “Mission Accomplished” banner over the U.S.S. Hopenchange. You’re welcome, America.
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I was thinking more along the lines of:
“Hello, I’m President Ogabe and I would like to blame everything bad that has happened on George Bush. Thank you and God bless Iran.”
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Once you’ve left, we will.
MadisonConservative on July 22, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Yep. Shocking (no Aaron Schock pun intended)! We have a few in IL. That O’Hare airport district that Roskam reps has been (R) for quite awhile. He took over for the very good Henry Hyde. Used to live in that district.
WashJeff on July 22, 2009 at 4:32 PM
then he declares martial law…
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Imagine “Hewitt/Boehner” ….
Think about it.
lorien1973 on July 22, 2009 at 4:32 PM
While that was a clever line you came up with, I think you are misguided as to how far of a reach you have.
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Aaron Schock was the guy who called BS on B. Throckmorton Obama’s Caterpillar pipe dream of rehiring dudes.
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
LOL..that’s about it too
Jeff from WI on July 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
If all they lose is their jobs they can count themselves lucky.
I’m not waiting around the for the shiite to hit the fan.
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Quite right.
Jaibones on July 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Re: Saving the economy.
Private Pyle, you have got to be sh**ting me!!
JohnGalt23 on July 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
yeah, but it made you smile…:)
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Remember McCotter. Hell, we even have Paul Ryan here in Wisconsin.
MadisonConservative on July 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM
or should i say, Hi Rahm?!
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM
A winning ticket, even better an administration that would fix the trainwreck Obama’s leaving behind.
Rebar on July 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Boehner, Pence, and Co need to continue the attack.
And incidentally it kills me that they use poster boards for presentations in Congress. Hello, welcome to 2009 people.
marmaran on July 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM
This is why you DON’T stay home on election day, even if its John stinkin’ McCain!
liquidflorian on July 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Time for Michele Bachman to level a few rounds—
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
The Vicious Little Ballerina.
Jaibones on July 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
As a construction manager that tells me that things are about to get real bad in TX.
thomasaur on July 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Did you see the Obama Misery Index?
Priceless.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Citizens Understandably Noticing Teaparties
Its a new PAC for all the newly unemployed and disenchanted Obama voters who want to make a difference. Search for it under its acronym or you can do an alternate search using Rahm Emanuel
CMonster on July 22, 2009 at 4:35 PM
she’s already refusing to participate in the census. I think I may join her.
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
And they’ll take credit for ANYTHING good that comes out of this economy. I say again, we better be careful not to overplay this thing or even a MINOR recovery in 2010 from the depths they’ve sunk will be hailed as a great victory in time for the mid-terms.
mankai on July 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Did Haley Barbour just say ‘the economy is still sh*tting jobs?’ Holy batcrap. Yes, it is.
HornetSting on July 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Yeah, I repeated it to my wife yesterday (giving you credit of course.)
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Not to belabor the point (that’s right I said belabor) I am sort of surprised that Illinois and especially Michigan have GOP reps; they just struck me as states who would go heavily for ‘rats.
Then again I’m from Minnesota and I find myself shocked that this state hasn’t rounded up and killed all the conservatives, so perhaps I’m just being dense.
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
There have been 2 times in my life that I have lost employment due to the economy, 1979 and 2009.
I wonder what the common denominator is?!
Vince on July 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Hell, if this gets much worse—Throckmorton Obama will take credit for my kids lemonade stand on the corner.
Right before he chargers her 100% for taxes and fees…
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM
That is a good start………..
……. Next, “READ THE BILL!”
Seven Percent Solution on July 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Ha! Maybe it’s time to retire “get your fill”.
Buy Danish on July 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Voted yesw on the Auto Bailout that was nothing more than flushing cash down the crapper.
thomasaur on July 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM
I wouldn’t put it past Barry to say it anyway. The guy lies about everything else…
Vashta.Nerada on July 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
badgerhawk:
I may be trying to get a little too much mileage out of it eh??
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Did he really? LOL
lorien1973 on July 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Wait, seriously? He said that?
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Exactly. Lauer took Demint to task for comments about using healthcare to “break” Obama. Sounds like they’re still trying to play the “what, do you want him to fail?” game.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/geoffrey-dickens/2009/07/22/lauer-demint-are-you-rallying-conservatives-break-president
cs89 on July 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
are you a big 10 fan?
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Don’t forget the extra tax on sugary drinks
CMonster on July 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Repetition seemed to work with ‘Yes we can’.
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
My man, if Ogabe so much as takes a painless dump in the morning the MSM whores will proclaim it as ironclad evidence of an economy roaring back.
In early 2010 the stimucrap funds are going to flood out of D.C. so fast that people will think that tectonic plates are colliding on the east coast; I’m not sure we can overplay our hand with that working against us.
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
oh crap, you’re right cmonster—and probably a $2500 fine for not providing health care for her little sister…
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
that’s money. Then they’ll take that dump, bronze it, and make it a statue.
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:40 PM
The tag line writes itself: “Admit It. You’ve Already Got One.”
Cicero43 on July 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
If you were anything like me it would be for seducing the boss’s wife.
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Now that’s funny, I know funny and that is FUNNY!
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Brown/Boehner – too much like we have now
Kissell/Boehner – what happens when a RINO gets close to a dem
Boehner/Johnson – too redundant
Young/Boehner – won’t let it happen
Blunt/Boehner – sounds like a real problem
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM
I’m guessing it has something to do with the more rural areas. I still remember being surprised when we moved to Michigan for a few years, how outside of Detroit etc. there was lots of farmland, much of the state seems to shut down for deer hunting season, etc.
Still moved out when I got a chance, though.
cs89 on July 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Mission Accomplished.
Akzed on July 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Heh. Where the hell was this GOP for the last 8 years? They really are better as an opposition party.
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Cicero43 on July 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Funny.
ladyingray on July 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
The next tagline for the Palin/Boehner ticket is: “Watch out, or someone’s going to get F**KED”
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM
I just hit rewind on the dvr and played it three times…..he said it. Pretty much fits…
HornetSting on July 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM
You’re on a roll…
ladyingray on July 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
now THIS GIRL gets it… thats FUNNY
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Did barbour really say that —are you kiddin’ me/
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:44 PM
I always miss the good stuff…
ladyingray on July 22, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Man I love this place. It’s like a good bar without having to actually deal with drunks. : )
thomasaur on July 22, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Peter Roskam was pretty darn funny…..shhhhhh listen for the jobs….shhhhhhh….no I’m not hearin it…..
right2bright on July 22, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Could be rural areas, though that too surprises me because MN rural areas aren’t exactly GOP strongholds; the conservatives seem to be clustered in the exurbs and townships, places such as where I live.
The demorat party in Minnesota is still often referred to as the DFL: “Demorat Farmer/Labor.
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Loebsack/Boehner: ain’t gonna work…
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Hee hee.
HornetSting on July 22, 2009 at 4:45 PM
your best line of the week. ironic, bombastic and funny as hell.
DrW on July 22, 2009 at 4:45 PM
There is blood in the water Bobo’s #’s are in the tank and dropping. The populace is coming out its stupor as evidenced by R’s on hill growing some balls. FINALLY!
All hands on deck! Damn the torpedo’s! RAMMING SPEED!
Do. Not. Let. Up.
Archimedes on July 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
could it have been “shedding” jobs? Barbour does have that, I say, I say, Foghorn Leghorn accent…
Cuffy Meigs on July 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM
He has a pretty thick southern accent, heck, I’m from Texas and he sounds funny to ME, but I sat there once I heard it and said, okay, shifting, no…sharting, no….He said Sh*tting jobs….this whole WH gang is full of sh*t, just seems fitting.
HornetSting on July 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
What about Steele/Boehner?
BigD on July 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Boozman/Boehner – aren’t they all
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
The party has started…that was great, buy her a drink, on you…
right2bright on July 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Bishop!!!! Helen Thomas look alike!
Vince on July 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
The public is pulling up its panties after being date raped you mean archimedes–they’re saying Eureka–my ass hurts and where the hell are the jobs.??
ted c on July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Oooooh, that has possibilities.
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Better yet, donate atwww.BoehnerforSpeaker.com.
We have some very good conservatives in the House. Support them with attaboys, calls, and donations.
onlineanalyst on July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
In IL we have Republicans, but we do not have a Republican party. There is no cohesion since the George Ryan flame out!I wish Peter Fitzgerald did not become disgusted with politics. He could have been the lead guy for the GOP in this state if he stuck around, but I do not blame him. The guy wanted to be with his family.
WashJeff on July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Priceless…
ladyingray on July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Who hasn’t beent aken out to the ‘wood shid’.
thomasaur on July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
http://www.BoehnerforSpeaker.com
onlineanalyst on July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Ok, he!l, it looks like I have to let my inner 12 year old have a say:
Congressman Anthony D. Weiner, New York, 9th district.
“Weiner-Boehner 2012″
Ok, I’m done.
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
tee hee!
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Structural engineer.
It’s not too bad in San Antonio, and I don’t know about Dallas or Houston. But Austin’s pretty quiet.
Sorry for O/T, and thanks for the concerns.
TexasDan on July 22, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Now, that could be. Shedding…
but, he was talking about rahm emannaul…and I just ran it again. He said ‘Sh*ttin’. I’d swear.
HornetSting on July 22, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Thank gawd…
ladyingray on July 22, 2009 at 4:50 PM
NO steele. He’s a p*ssy!
HornetSting on July 22, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Don’t get me wrong — sh!tting jobs is certainly more fitting.
Cuffy Meigs on July 22, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Biggert/Boehner
lorien1973 on July 22, 2009 at 4:51 PM
How ’bout a Bishop/Boehner –
it might lose the um Catholic youth vote, but it would bring in most of Rob’s home state of Utah.
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Plausible deniability? WIN.
Fallen Sparrow on July 22, 2009 at 4:51 PM
How can MN be so freaky with its pols? I would expect a state big on fishing and hunting (my assumption given the 10K lake motto), would trend towards protecting liberties. Franken? Wellstone?
WashJeff on July 22, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Your right, that might be a hard sell. I’m done.
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Makes sense, though it stands to reason that you have some very red districts to elect Pubs, considering that the party is in disarray and perhaps not as helpful to individuals during campaigns as states with stronger GOP organizations.
MN’s GOP seems pretty cohesive, they are good at fighting back when they need to, and there is simply no getting around the deep pockets of red voters who wouldn’t vote liberal if you held a gun to our heads.
Bishop on July 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Boehner/Franks
lorien1973 on July 22, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Dang! Stole one from my backyard. Hard to think of Repubs in IL even when I live in IL.
WashJeff on July 22, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Then again…
Fudge/Boehner
lorien1973 on July 22, 2009 at 4:53 PM
s/b You’re
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Uuugh!
Laura in Maryland on July 22, 2009 at 4:54 PM
I liked your list, Laura.
How about…..Bachman/Liz Cheney
HornetSting on July 22, 2009 at 4:54 PM
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