Report: Boehner Told Harry Reid ‘Go F**k Yourself’

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM


DAVID TAINTOR 7:24 AM EST, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2, 2013

During tense fiscal cliff negotiations, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) last Friday told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) "go fuck yourself," according to a Politico report published early Wednesday. Boehner confronted Reid in the White House lobby and later bragged about it to his colleagues, according to the report.

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The Politico article:

The fiscal cliff deal that almost wasn't


House Speaker John Boehner couldn’t hold back when he spotted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the White House lobby last Friday. It was only a few days before the nation would go over the fiscal cliff, no bipartisan agreement was in sight, and Reid had just publicly accused Boehner of running a “dictatorship” in the House and caring more about holding onto his gavel than striking a deal.

“Go f— yourself,” Boehner sniped as he pointed his finger at Reid, according to multiple sources present.

Reid, a bit startled, replied: “What are you talking about?”

Boehner repeated: “Go f— yourself.”

The harsh exchange just a few steps from the Oval Office — which Boehner later bragged about to fellow Republicans — was only one episode in nearly two months of high-stakes negotiations laced with distrust, miscommunication, false starts and yelling matches as Washington struggled to ward off $500 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts.

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http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=249B8F6D-1AB7-43C9-95A0-F33AEF1B8ADA

[adigal]

1. Typical intelligent Republican response n/t

[wordpix]

2. alcoholic chain smoker with a bad temper, it figures

The Camel man has spoken

[AAO]

18. Don't some camels have an orangish color of hair?

The Orange Man has spoken. Did he attend Syracuse?

[onehandle]

3. Weakest Speaker Ever. And unelected, since a plurality of Americans wanted a Democratic House. nt

[BeyondGeography]

4. High five for Orange Man!

He couldn't wait to tell the boys.

[tularetom]

5. Bragged about it?

That's sorta pathetic like he needs to prove to them what a tough guy he is.

[Kingofalldems]

6. Another republican fake tough guy

[madokie]

7. It would have been cool If boxer Harry spilled a can of whoop ass all over the boner's

drunken ass
LOL

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

8. JOhn, do what you know how to do...

drink yourself into oblivion and STFU.

[bemildred]

9. Compare and contrast with how our President conducts himself. nt

[Botany]

10. Boner and the House repugs to Hurricane Sandy's victims "go fuck yourself."

House GOP kills Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill. GOP to Sandy victims: Drop Dead.

[Plucketeer]

36. Yup!

Matter o' fact, THIS GOP House is one of THE MOST practiced at telling folks to go fuck themselves. Of course, wih Cantor and Ryan as "point men" - going up someone's rear is just second nature.

[aaaaaa5a]

11. And to think, he's Speaker of the House

with more than a million less votes than Nancy Pelosi got.

[Coyotl]

12. I bet he turned a deeper shade of orange too!

What a Clown

[rateyes]

13. And, then Boner proceeded to try Plan B and ended up fucking himself.

Love the irony. Boner could make a fortune giving Republicans self-fucking lessons.

[johnfunk]

14. Stay Classy, Congressman Orange-Glo!

That is all...

[another_liberal]

15. What a coincidence!

That's exactly what the Conservative Ohio voters who would make up his reelection base are saying to him right now!

[Crowman1979]

16. All I have to say is: Drunk or Sober?

[awoke_in_2003]

38. well, he was awake...

so my guess is drunk.

[SummerSnow]

17. Boehner looks like he fucked himself already

[Crowman1979]

19. Boehner is like the Columbian in "Scarface" with the chainsaw.

[Hotler]

20. First Cheney and now Boner and not a single punch was thrown proving.....

once again the Democrats have no spine, no fight. Boner needs his ass kicked.

[duhneece]

22. I disagree. Democrats behave like adults

Repub's behave like adolescents. I don't want Dems to stoop to a lower level. I prefer MLKJr or Gandhi's approach.

[kenfrequed]

29. Hmm

Those tactics are done to try to enact mass social change using actual civil disobedience. Provacative activism. In crafting and strategizing legislation those tactics are harder to translate. What is needed is actual, loud, and boisterous opposition. What is also needed is for the Democrats to get their crap together and start doing messaging better.

[Odin2005]

21. Weeping Boner ejaculates explosively.

[City Lights]

23. This is a pattern with Republicans.

Classless, whiny, sore losers. I wonder if little Johnny was sucking his thumb as he said it.

[bongbong]

26. No time to suck his thumb

During the few moments he's not sucking the cocks of the Cock Brothers or other billionaires, he's sucking on a bottle of cheap whiskey.

[NorthCarolina]

24. Clint Eastwood might get another empty chair gig from this. nt

[tavernier]

25. ... he said as he stumbled out the door

and urinated in the potted plant.

Class act.

[closeupready]

27. Nice role model he is.

If true, what a douchebag.

[gauguin57]

28. Mommy ... why is the Speaker of the House allowed to say "the F word" and I'm not?

Why, Mommy, why?

[Coyotl]

33. Sweetheart, he's a Republican assclown. Just remember, you don't want to grow up to be an assclown.

[spooky3]

30. If you can't stand the heat...

[sofa king]

31. Hornswoggled and bitter.

He doesn't really have a right to be pissed off, since it was his own predictable behavior that allowed Democrats to tack down the tax deal so tight that he couldn't undo it in two years.

Now, just to save a little face and to have any chance of being reelected Speaker, he has to surrender to a "compromise" that doesn't satisfy any of his own benefactors' objectives and all of the President's.

And, we made him look like a pussy and made him work through the holidays--and if there is one thing Boehner doesn't like, it is work--just to get the raw deal he's getting.

He's a chump, and he's starting to figure that out. That's why he's angry.

[olddad56]

32. I guess we know who John Boner is used to having sex with.

[Hamlette]

34. Come on, if I had the chance to say that to Boehner, I'd do it and brag about it

Most of us would.

Not only Boehner, but a I have a long list of GOP jerks I'd love to say that to.

At least, I hope, Reid didn't go crying about it.

[CabalPowered]

35. Scrapin bottom

Can the Repubs unseat Yugo for the worst brand ever? Stay tuned..

[WhoWoodaKnew]

37. Doesn't surprise me.

I bet politicians cuss each other behind their backs all the time. It would be interesting to see how often it happens face to fear though.

[cstanleytech]

39. My money is on him doing it so he can milk it with the other republicans

in order to prove to them that he is being really "tough" and thats why he shouldnt be replaced as speaker.
Personally I think he does need to be replaced along with the majority of republicans in congress because frankly the few times they have done anything its been horrible for the country.

[WeekendWarrior]

40. What the fuck is this, Junior High?

We need some maturity in Washington. Grow up, moron.

[raccoon]

41. I guess Republicans think telling somebody this is a sign they are a "real man." nt