The Speaker will make a statement TOMORROW morning

[nadinbrzezinski]

according to CNN.

Mr. Boehner you should have made an effort to find a damn camera TODAY...

This is the Three O'Clock in the morning call.

Yes, I am critical of this since this is a real test of LEADERSHIP.

[Drale]

1. He needs to make sure he's sober and that his tan is perfect

before he cries.

[Botany]

2. Mr. Boehner you should have made an effort to find a damn camera TODAY...

He has to sober up first.

[Angry Dragon]

He was busy drinking or playing golf

one has to set priorities

[Tansy_Gold]

3. He was probably playing golf n/t

[JI7]

4. why tomorrow ?

why not today ?

[oberliner]

5. He made a statement already

"An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve"

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Not in front of a camera

he should have found a camera and that is the point

POTUS made first a written statement and waited a while... before doing an ON CAMERA statement.

[Motown_Johnny]

13. there was a statement released with his name attached to it

that isn't the same thing


some staffer did that

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Will he weave in anything about his old man's god damn bar?

[Bonobo]

8. Gotta see which way the wind is blowin'. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. I think sadly, that you got it

[Wednesdays]

32. I was just gonna say...

They need time to think of how to spin this. :eyes:

[demtenjeep]

9. had to sober up

and get the official talking points from Beck/Hannity/Limpballs and company

[Motown_Johnny]

11. It will be interesting to note that he Won't be crying over this

It is only human lives we are talking about, not profits.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. If they think about it, he will

what do you think Vic's vaporud is good for? Or he might actually get emotional. Brewer did this morning.

[Motown_Johnny]

22. I doubt it

He only sheds tears over things that make his corporate masters more profits

[Barack_America]

12. He's second in line to the Presidency now, right?

And clearly up to the job.

:eyes:

[WhiteTara]

14. you were expecting leadership?

from a drunken pizza boy? You are such an optimist.

[valerief]

15. He was drunk and whacking his gavel today. Where the hell was he?

Any respectful Speaker would have addressed the public on camera at least briefly today. He's a POS. Good thing Nancy Pelosi did his job for him today.

[MadBadger]

16. I'm taking this the other way...He doesnt need to make a fucking statement.

He just wants his moment in front of the camera.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. IN the realm of political theater

he needs to... it is protocol...

THis is part of that shit called leadership of the American people, not just a political party.

[valerief]

28. +1000

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. And Valerie I recognize it for what it is

sheer theater... but tomorrow is a tad late for the theater.

[valerief]

36. Right. I agree, it's theater. So aren't candlelight vigils and protest marches.

They all have their place in the American political landscape.

[AsahinaKimi]

18. Think he will mention Sarah Palin?

kinda doubt it.

[jimlup]

20. The speaker should resign in embarrassment

The crying Orange clown won't have anything constructive to add.

[gatorboy]

21. But... But... He sent an email!

[Kurovski]

23. I'm guessing that whatever is said will be decided by commitee.

Or the Koch brothers.

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Yep, I am betting a very high level meeting

between all in the Republican leadership.

[Kurovski]

37. Nothing left to chance.

No personal emotion or thought, despite all of Boehner's blubbering.

[Ilsa]

24. I bet he was too snockered by 1pm to appear publicly today. nt

[spanone]

25. he made this statement earlier

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH):

“I am horrified by the senseless attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and members of her staff,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said in a statement Saturday. “An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society. Our prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords, her staff, all who were injured, and their families. This is a sad day for our country.”

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. Not in person, not in front of a camera

which is what you should expect.

[spanone]

29. i didn't know how he made the statement, just that it was reported.

i imagine the faxes are flying this evening to solidify the talking points for the morning programs.....it'll be interesting, with palin et al.

by morning he'll know just what to say

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. Yeah but the protocol and the theater is kind of necessary

the order, by protocol should have been... Boehner, he is the Speaker... the President, and then the Governor.

When he did not, the other two went in order. It was coordinated, even if perhaps it was not that obvious.

[Wednesdays]

38. Exactly...they're all just stalling to formulate their spin

Which I guarantee will turn your stomach, once it comes out in full force. It'll be one or several of the following:

1. Democrats are just as bad (at inciting violence against political opponents).
2. Well, you know…Giffords brought it upon herself, because __(fill in the blank)__.
3. The gunman was actually a loony libr'ul ("Really! We have proof!") or that because he's mentally ill, he was virtually apolitical.
4. This is the result of our having too permissive a society.
5. So, the woman got just a flesh wound. What's the big fuss about?
6. (Akin to #5): We're spending too much time dwelling on this; there are way to many more important things to worry about. Shootings happen all the time.
7. “This is the price we sometimes have to pay for freedom.”
8. We're real Christians, and we're praying for her recovery! Really, we are! (That is, right before we pray for God to smite her.)
9. Oh, but Sarah never had any such thing up on her web site. That's a big hoax ginned up by socialists and other people who hate America.
10. Okay, so Sarah did have it up on her site. Looking at it, I don't see any call for violence.
11. (Some sort of obfuscating speech, peppered with buzzwords like “freedoms” and “democracy”…in order to totally blur the conversation.)
12. Giffords is a conservative Democrat, so this was an attack against conservatives, not lib'ruls. Besides, there were other people in the crowd that weren't Democrats, ergo this was not a political attack.

:puke:

We should play "Drinking Bingo" with this. I doubt I'd last long, though...I'd probably be under the table within 15 minutes.

[AsahinaKimi]

40. Teabaggers ....

They don't believe in violence?

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. Some of that already started

on FOX

[Bluebear]

30. I would imagine his OFFICE concocted that. nt

[valerief]

33. Someone made it. If we didn't hear or see him make it, he didn't make it.

That's as sloppy as not showing up for your swearing in ceremony.

[tishaLA]

35. He's golfing and tanning

to say nothing of the merlot.

[lame54]

39. have a heart - let him sober up first

[BigBearJohn]

41. The one time Boner SHOULD cry, anybody wanna bet he won't?