Boehner: MLK ‘Showed How Much Good A Single Life Could Do In A Short Period’

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM



DAVID TAINTOR 8:39 AM EST, MONDAY JANUARY 21, 2013

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day:

“Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. showed how much good a single life could do in a short period. Indeed, time itself was one of the many barriers he and his followers confronted. Dr. King said that time, if not seized upon as a fleeting gift, becomes ‘an ally of the primitive forces of social stagnation.’ He taught that overcoming such inertia and comfort requires ‘the persistent work of dedicated individuals who are willing to be co-workers with God.’ So it is appropriate that on the day we celebrate Dr. King, we gather from all walks at our Capitol, which welcomes visitors with the words ‘In God We Trust.’ No American proclaimed this truth more boldly, and lived it more deeply, than Martin Luther King Jr. Because he tapped into the capacity of love and the dignity of the human spirit, the path of opportunity and tranquility is wider, and we have the chance to widen it even further. Let us all take a moment today to bow our heads and pray for the courage to heed Dr. King’s teachings and make the most of this moment God has given us.”

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Direct link to the Statement, on the Speaker's web site:
http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/embracing-martin-luther-king-jr-s-call-serve

[Cirque du So-What]

1. As opposed to

his own waste-of-orange-skin existence spread out over a too-high number of years.

[Botany]

2. "Let us all take a moment today to bow our heads and pray for the courage to heed Dr. King’s ....

.... teachings and make the most of this moment God has given us.”

Well, John how about you tell the republican party to quit working so hard from
keeping minorities from voting and negating millions of Americans vote for
their Congressional Representative by gerrymandering.

[Enrique]

12. Boehner's home state being one of the worst

good point.

[Flashmann]

3. A beautiful and sensible sentiment

Now I'm curious who authored it,and put boners names to it,probably without boners consent......

[Enrique]

10. a young person on his staff

someone just out of college who has had recent practice bullshitting an essay question.

[Myrina]

11. Probably an undercover Liberal intern ...

Who slid it into the pile for his signature then released it

I'd do something like that in a heartbeat just to give Boner and his compadres a complex.

[Flashmann]

15. It really is strikingly hilarious to me

That a staff member would,in any serious fashion,pen words,wholly out of character for boner and not consider that those words,purely by attribution to boner,are immediately rendered hollow and meaningless......

[Mr.Bill]

19. He probably figured Boehner

Would be comletely fucking hammered when he released the statement.

[pangaia]

4. Naughty, naughty, Mr orange..

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1- You didn't write that.
2- YOU, sir, show how much evil a single life can do over a long period. Indeed, YOU and your ilk are one of the many barriers he and his followers confronted.
3- Sit down and shut your mouth.

[madrchsod]

5. whether or not he wrote this is a mute point.

the right wing will pillar him on a stake and the left will dismiss him as a phony.



right now he`s the most hated man in american politics

[kirby]

16. moot point n/t

[madrchsod]

17. thanks...english/spelling was`t my best subject in school

[olegramps]

6. In sharp contrast, Boner's life shows how much damage one person can do the nation.

[BobbyBoring]

22. LOL!

Perfect!

[randome]

7. "And by the way, Dr. King would CERTAINLY have approved of our voter suppression efforts!"

[valerief]

8. And Tangerine Man shows us how much evil a single life can do in a short period. nt

[2on2u]

27. I always think of him as "Agent Orange". n't

[valerief]

29. good one!

[2on2u]

30. Well think about it, your exposure to him may only be temporary but the bad effects will

probably last a lifetime.

[AllyCat]

9. Time was the barrier?

Actually, Mr. Speaker, I think a maniac with a gun was the barrier.

The rest of it seems to make sense and I'm wondering where you came up with it.

[Deep13]

13. A Boehner shows how much suck a single man can have. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Johnnie's going to be a Choir Boy/Boy Scout now?

Watch out.

I think this is simply the beginning of making rainbow noises to
expand the GOP older white male NRA Bible Thumping southern
microcosm.

[marble falls]

18. as opposed to John Boehner who demonstrates how much bad a person can do in a short life.

[awoke_in_2003]

20. Don't worry Boehner, you asshat...

I judge you by the content of your character, not the color of your gin-tear streaked orange face.

[olegramps]

21. The disgusting creep makes me sick. Nothing but a Repukian obstructionist bastard.

The ONLY hope for our nation is to give the president the greatest gift in his fight for the working class. A DEMOCRATIC majority in both the houses. Make 2014 the year of the destruction of the has degenerate Republican Party.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

23. not bad, for a Republican

now if only his voting record would reflect the sentiment

[cbrer]

24. Ladies & Gentlemen, here he is...

Mr. class act.


What an ass.

[Tom Ripley]

25. MLK is the right-wing's favorite kind of African American. A dead one.

It makes it much easier to attempt to co-opt them and their work.

[truthisfreedom]

26. I guess we're seeing that repuke party activism in attempting to attract the black vote.

John, may I remind you, there is absolutely nothing more repulsive than, well... to put it gently, you.

[okaawhatever]

28. If he meant it he would have been crying. kidding. Oh snap. I just realized, he threw a little

shade on the President there. I thought at first he had his staffer find something Dr. King had written that he could quote and mean it. I thought it was fair and appropriate, and quite frankly a good effort on his part. Now i'm looking at "our Capitol which welcomes visitors with the words "In God We Trust", maybe a little dig concerning the President's desire to honor the separation of church and state? Hmmm....