Orange you glad he's not Speaker?
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UPDATED: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 14:46
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Quote:An example to describe a single case of how Boehner has thwarted the will of the Tea Party and helped the Democrats and any Republicans who aren't in the Tea Party:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
The Tea Party and The Democrats thwarted from 2 completely different points of view and ideologies. Apples and Oranges.
Boehner and the Tea Party agree that abortion is wrong. Although I think he does believe that abortion is “murder”, Boehner does not say it out loud as the Tea Party does, but only because the next step would be for Boehner to help the Tea Party shutdown the Federal Government over funding Planned Parenthood.
Boehner is very aware that a majority of citizens, Republican and Democrat, don't want a shutdown, even if abortion was the same as “murder”. Boehner can have two conflicting thoughts in his mind, at the very same time, and the Tea Party cannot. His two thoughts are that abortion is “murder”, but I'm not shutting down the government to stop “murder”.
Cognitive Dissonance can make a man weary. Boehner probably finds the mental conflict to be very tiring. He has other things that pay better he'd rather be doing.
www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html
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For lobbyists, Boehner’s announcement was a reason to mourn.
https://theintercept.com/2015/09/28/lobbyists-lament-speaker-john-boeh
ners-departure/
“We are grateful for Speaker Boehner’s leadership in so many areas,” said Chip Bowling, the chief lobbyist for the corn growers industry. “Speaker Boehner’s departure will leave a hole, to be sure,” said John Engler, a lobbyist who represents the chief executive officers of major American corporations.
Other lobbyists used social media to express grief and salute Boehner’s tenure as Speaker of the House:
A statement from former Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., who now lobbies on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government, was Tweeted by the Congressional Leadership Fund, a Super PAC that works to elect House Republicans:
CLF Chairman @normcoleman: "History will conclude that John Boehner’s leadership as Speaker of the House was an unparalleled success."
— CLF (@CLFSuperPAC) September 25, 2015
Kelly Johnston, a lobbyist for the Campbell Soup Company:
Two thoughts about @SpeakerBoehner's announcement. 1) I will miss him, thank him for his leadership under tough circumstances. (1/2)
— Kelly Johnston (@johnston_kelly) September 25, 2015
David Schnittger, a former Boehner aide who now lobbies on behalf of Goldman Sachs, Medtronic, and Royal Dutch Shell, among others:
John Boehner will hand over the gavel of the speakership the way he accepted it: with humility, gratitude, and a love of God and country.
— David Schnittger (@OhSchnitt) September 25, 2015
Gary Shapiro, the president and chief lobbyist for the Consumer Electronics Association:
Boehner resigning. Sad. Decent honorable man in a near impossible job.
— Gary Shapiro (@GaryShapiro) September 25, 2015
Myer Marks, a government affairs consultant:
It has always been pleasure working with Boehner over the years. He will be missed on Capitol Hill. These new… http://t.co/18fzacNbLZ
— Meyer Marks (@Marks4Maryland) September 26, 2015
Lobbyists enjoy access to establishment politicians of both major parties. But Boehner leaves behind a career that is marked by a particularly extreme coziness with K Street.
He was once caught handing out tobacco industry campaign checks on the House floor before a vote on tobacco legislation.
In 2009, Boehner slowed down House proceedings to allegedly attend the “Boehner Beach Party,” an annual event hosted by lobbyists. Before he became Speaker, Boehner served as the House GOP contact for regular meetings with lobbyists and convened a weekly meeting with lobbyists called the “Thursday Group.”
And for a period of time, Boehner rented a Capitol Hill apartment from a lobbyist.
As he raised millions from corporate political action committees, Boehner encouraged lobbyists to have a direct influence over the policy process. Under Speaker Boehner, the reverse revolving door became a blur, with more and more corporate lobbyists hired to manage the day-to-day business of key congressional committees and to serve as senior staff.
Boehner at one point called on bank lobbyists to be more aggressive when dealing with congressional staff, declaring: “Don’t let those little punk staffers take advantage of you.”
Even with a Boehner exit, lobbyists probably will not despair. House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., whose chief of staff is a former lobbyist and who is also known for his ties to the lobbying establishment, is expected to replace Boehner.
Speaking to Roll Call, John Feehery, a former GOP aide who now lobbies, was nonchalant about the shift. Boehner “had a very close relationship with K Street — that’s just kind of how it is,” Feehery said, adding, “McCarthy’s got a lot of good contacts on K Street, too.”
The post Lobbyists Mourn House Speaker John Boehner’s Departure appeared first on The Intercept.
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Originally posted by whozit:
THAT is the money question, will he be replaced by another yes man who's afraid of the MSM? ALL the Republican candidates have proven you can tell the press where to get off and get away with it. Trump, Paul, Cruz and the others have shown that people love it when they tell the press to cut the crap. I hope the next speaker has learned that.
They really don't like it when the press tells THEM to cut the crap, though, do they? That's when they show their true selves in all their whiny, childish, petulant glory.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Cruz and Rand Paul (and I LIKE what Rand Paul has to say about foreign policy!) are about to drop out of the race. That doesn't say much for candidate's ability to counter the MSM, or the voter's ability to discount what the MSM emphasizes.
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You can't build a nation with bombs. You can't create a society with guns.
Li'l Randy's superPAC has stopped fundraising, calling his a "futile" campaign.
Cruz will be tapped by Trump as his VP choice; I'd bet money on it.
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Quote:Americans want Congress members to pee in cups to prove THEY aren't on drugs. While Congress pushes for drug tests for food stamp recipients, most Americans like the idea of drug testing members of congress even better. A YouGov poll found that 78% of U.S. citizens are in favor of requiring random drug testing for members of Congress. A full 62% said they 'strongly' favor this, compared with only 51% who feel the same way about food stamp and welfare recipients. The support for this move was bipartisan, as 86% percent of Republicans, 77% of Democrats and 75% of independents support the mandatory drug tests for members of Congress.
Originally posted by G:
Mr. Boehner is quitting because he found himself caught between the limits of the politically possible and a base that lives in its own reality. But don’t cry for (or with) Mr. Boehner; cry for America, which must find a way to live with a G.O.P. gone mad."
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So they get Mike Johnson a BLM George Floyd riots supporter, the Creationist Museum guy, Cuckservatie all that money first for Israel, Sudan, Ukraine, Kenya, South Africa, Colombia, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Nigeria
Matt Gaetz of Florida has said he won’t take the seat ...then at least one other said they would vote against
a majority is 218 votes, but with members do not vote or vote “present” – which is not really a vote at all – the majority number needed to win can go down.
There’s no rule stating that the speaker be a member of the House, meaning that members can vote for anyone they want could they vote for Hulk Hogan or an AI version of Homer Simpson that can not be worse than Pedophile Republican Dennis Hastert who was the longest serving Republican speaker, can it?
it only takes a very small few abstain or vote against and if the Democrats vote with a hive mind then Hakeem Jeffries wins?
Why the speaker vote should still worry Mike Johnson
https://abcnews.go.com/538/speaker-vote-worry-mike-johnson/story?id=11
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If Not Mike Johnson for Speaker, Then Who?
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/house-speaker-vote-johnson-2025/card/
if-not-mike-johnson-for-speaker-then-who--aguiDXFldTszwp8EpXP8
McCarthy Praises How Trump Saved Mike Johnson’s Job: ‘Made the Difference Here’
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mccarthy-praises-trump-saved-mike-170144187.
html
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Johnson flies to Israel invistes Netanyahu to a homosexual romance dinner as they watch Palestine get bombed, he dines with Netanyahu in landmark visit, will do that crying at the wall ritual next?
House of Maxwell
https://old.bitchute.com/video/PrTLJCAe1agv/
the original topic John Boehner leaving, he replaced Pelosi and then came Paul Ryan but Pelosi would return again
better than Bohemian Grove Gingrich who 'Stole Christmas'
or the criminal pedophile Dennis Hastert 1999-2007
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More than a month after her election win, Johnson to finally swear in Grijalva
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/more-than-a-month-after-
her-election-win-johnson-to-finally-swear-in-grijalva
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creepy Zionist Mike Johnson says he’s “deeply disappointed” after Senate unanimously passes Epstein files bill
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Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
creepy Zionist Mike Johnson says he’s “deeply disappointed” after Senate unanimously passes Epstein files bill
Mike Johnson is a closeted cocksucker and is likely a child rapist too.
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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.
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