Boehner: I'm the most transparent person in this town

[Enrique]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/119189-boehner-im-the-most-transparent-person-in-this-town

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“You all know me, that I’m such a scary guy,” Boehner joked with reporters on Thursday morning at his weekly press conference.

“Listen, I just say it the way it is. I’m the most transparent person in this town, I’ve got good attributes and some that people don’t like but I say it the way it is, it comes with the territory,” Boehner explained.

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[EFerrari]

1. If the story Hartmann told the other day about Boner handing out checks

from corporations to Republicans on the House floor is true, he may be the most transparent guy in town.

lol

[The Magistrate]

7. Indeed, Ma'am: Openly And Transparently A Bag-Man For Lobbyists

The story is certainly true.

[EFerrari]

9. It speaks to the state of the Republican Party

that this corrupt hack is the best they can do in the House, Your Honor.

[The Magistrate]

27. It Certainly Does, Ma'am: Lickspittles For Billionaires, The Lot Of Them

[Cleita]

10. It's true.

Here's a story from January 9, 2006 about it.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/09/boehner-western-union/

The incident happened in 1996, there is a link to the NYT archive of the story.

[EFerrari]

11. I know Thom wouldn't simply repeat garbage but, man,

it's dumbfounding, isn't it? Thanks for the link, Cleita.

[FSogol]

2. Correction - Boehner: I'm the most Orange person in this town.

:puke:

[krispos42]

3. He's hard to look directly at.

He needs a "brightness" knob installed so we can turn down the "Carmelized Orange" gleam a little.

[Mz Pip]

4. Orange is not a see through color.

And he is a scary guy.

[AmericanMan1958]

5. Was going to say that..

Good one

[louis-t]

22. You never heard of 'translucent' colors?

:P

[LiberalAndProud]

6. True, his affection for lobbyists and big money interests is very transparent.

And his desire to promote himself and his party at any expense (country be damned) is fairly obvious as well.

[fascisthunter]

8. good... cross a busy street then

sorry, couldn't resist!

[marmar]

12. He's not terribly bright......Like a dumb frat boy who's gotten through life through connections.

Sound familiar?

[PopSixSquish]

13. To Quote That Great Philsopher Inigo Montoya...

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

[SwampG8r]

14. he may be right i can sure as hell see RIGHT through him

cant you?

[Dappleganger]

15. As well as anyone can see through orange shit...

lay off the carrots, Mr. Orange Man.

[valerief]

16. Well, I can't see through the orange. nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

17. Well THAT explains the oragne stuff - like the guy in "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen".

We can see right though him.

[Trocadero]

18. Transparent? I thought he was orange:

CLICK ON LINK BELOW

[peace frog]

19. We can see right through you, Agent Orange

and it's one fugly view from here.

[TygrBright]

20. Oh, dear. Boehner is confused again. It's "iridescent" that describes that shade of orange.

Not "transparent."

helpfully,
Bright

[Ganja Ninja]

21. He's right, I can tell right away he's a chronic alcoholic.

His spray tan is probably an attempt to hide his jaundiced skin coloring.

[Cleita]

23. It's to hide the little broken capillaries that alcoholics

get on their faces giving their faces a pink look especially on the nose.

[Ganja Ninja]

24. That too.

Long term liver damage from heavy drinking causes the skin to yellow as well as the whites of the eyes.

[Erose999]

25. I'd like to talk with whoever mixes his pigments and/or lacquer.

I'm about to refinish a guitar and I'd like to get the perfect shades of orange for the sunburst.



I gotta know, Boehner... vintage nitro or modern poly? How many coats do you spray before wet sanding?

[L0oniX]

26. Doesn't say much for the town.

[HopeHoops]

28. NOTHING that orange could possibly be "transparent".