Boehner: Obama Wants To ‘Annihilate’ The GOP

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM



IGOR BOBIC 3:00 PM EST, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23, 2013

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) circled the wagons on Tuesday, one day after President Obama's second inauguration, in an attempt to reassure his fellow Republicans that he would do everything in his power to challenge a "hostile" Obama administration in budget battles yet to come. "So we’re expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this Administration as they attempt to annihilate the Republican Party," Boehner said at a private Ripon Society luncheon, a Republican think tank in Washington. His comments were released on Wendesday.

"And let me just tell you, I do believe that is their goal – to just shove us into the dustbin of history," Boehner added. "I’ve been in these spots before. I remember November of ’06, January of ’07 -- we’ve been through these periods before. And you know, our Members get down, our supporters get down.” Alluding to a costly debt ceiling battle that some members have pushed for, Boehner reiterated the need for temperance on behalf of more eager elements of his party, arguing that Republicans must choose wisely which battlefield they meet Obama on in the coming months.

"These next couple of weeks, next couple of months, frankly, the next 20 months, are going to be a very difficult period for us," Boehner added. "Where’s the ground that we fight on? Where’s the ground that we retreat on? Where are the smart fights? Where are the dumb fights that we have to stay away from? All I know is I’m up for the fight," he affirmed.

House Republican leaders successfully kept their conservative members at bay Wednesday and passed legislation to raise the debt limit through May 18, without any cuts to federal spending. It includes a provision, touted by Republicana as "No budget, no pay," that would withhold senators’ pay if they don’t pass a budget by the April 15 statutory deadline.

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Boehner: Obama Wants To ‘Annihilate’ The GOP

The President isn't the only one that wants to see the GOP annihilated, John

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I think the GOP is trying to annihilate itself first.

[Sherman A1]

13. Agreed

And I believe they are doing a fine job of it. The problem is "what's next".

[DFW]

23. Got that right

Bonehead is accusing Obama of trying to murder someone that has already committed suicide.

[Kablooie]

89. Like always they attribute their own behavior to their opponents.

Whenever the GOP accuses Democrats of doing something it always means they are doing it themselves.
They are obsessive transferents.

[lebkuchen]

104. Nobody does it better!

[woodsprite]

2. Sounds good to me. And they seem to helping quite a bit. n/t

[libodem]

3. They don't need any effing help

They got it covered, all on their own.

[Lugnut]

16. +100! n/t

[AsahinaKimi]

32. +2000

damn straight.

[yardwork]

62. It's nice to see you back, Kimi.

[AsahinaKimi]

90. hi hi

[bluedigger]

4. Boehner hates competition.

[Cha]

22. Touche!

[bitchkitty]

98. Ha! Good one.

I would like to annihilate the GOP but why waste the energy? They're doing a good of annihilating themselves!

[Flashmann]

5. shove us into the dustbin of history

Relax.....You've earned it many times over........

[thelordofhell]

6. Projection------thy name is republican

[GoCubsGo]

77. Eeeeyup!

If you ever want to know what the republicans are up to, just look at what they accuse others of doing.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Fucking useless party

[eggplant]

8. suicide by *g*op? n/t

[libodem]

9. Check us out 1:33pm

Great minds and all that, tee hee hee...

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. It's happening - he's just looking to shift the blame.

Bring it, Orangeman.

[George II]

43. He could be Syracuse University's new basketball mascot

[Cary]

11. Their problems wouldn't have anything to do with their own deficiencies.

No. Can't be that. Must be because the BIG BAD OBAMA MAN is keeping them down. Couldn't be the fact that their obstructionism has been wildly unpopular. Couldn't be because their whole platform is extremist and wildly unpopular. Couldn't be that they're just too far out of the mainstream. Couldn't be that they're actually alienating people at an alarming rate. Couldn't be because they're out of touch and out of step.

No. None of that accountability crap. They just have to continue to try to demonize the BIG BAD OBAMA MAN. Yeah, that's the ticket.



Is there any hope for "conservatives?"

[Downtown Hound]

15. Is there any hope for conservatives?

No.

[George II]

46. The only hope I have for conservatives is that they go away quietly like Mitt did

[DJ13]

12. I would call that

A good start.

[Downtown Hound]

14. Here's hopin'... n/t

[narnian60]

17. Oh, yeah. The President is the hostile one.

[Blue4Texas]

18. The single most important thing we want to achieve,"is to annihilate the GOP"

Is what I thought Mitch McConnell said

[RiverNoord]

107. Ditto to that!

It's astoundingly pathetic to whine about a political figure wanting to 'annihilate' your political party when your political party openly declared and aggressively pursued its principal goal of annihilating you politically...

Of course, astoundingly pathetic plays well to some...

[Blue Owl]

19. Where's a Michelle Obama eye roll when we need one?

n/t

[Skittles]

20. THANK YOU OBAMA!!!

WOO!

[adieu]

21. Hey Bonehead

the GOP is doing a damn good job of self-annihilation. It's just that Obama isn't doing anything to stop you old farts from killing yourselves.

[Richardo]

24. Here's the GOP being threatened with annihilation...

[Cary]

25. Ha!

Mel Brooks couldn't make that movie today, and you couldn't post the dialogue.

[Richardo]

28. I feel bad posting that pic in this context...

....but it just fits so well. Sorry, Cleavon.

[msanthrope]

29. Written by Richard Pryor....oh how I miss that man! nt

[Brigid]

40. At first, Richard Pryor was supposed to play this part.

I forget why he didn't, but I could just see him in it, especially this scene. Despite the racist language, this is still one of the funniest movie scenes ever.

[msanthrope]

45. I think Mel was right--have the writer and actor different, for some perspective and

distance. That's not a bad thing.

[Brigid]

48. Well, Cleavon Little was very funny in the role.

Too bad he died at a relatively young age.

[BlueMTexpat]

65. I love "Blazing Saddles" and

Cleavon Little was outstanding in the role of the sheriff! This shot is from what is definitely one of the funniest movie scenes of all time ... even when its not so subtle subtext is the tragedy of race relations in the US of A.

But the self-annihilation of today's - and it is exactly that - is not funny at all. If the RW nihilist nutcases would just go off somewhere or fade away quietly, we would all be the better for it. Instead, they are so deluded and delusional that they actually take themselves seriously and try as hard as they can to wreck the whole country with their downright meanness and constant poutrage.

[decrepittex]

83. You nailed it

No matter what they say or how often they deny it, 95% (at least) of the hate is his skin color. I hear it too often down here, "what are we going to do about the n*&&er"?
Well, what I did was vote for him again and put up a sign telling them to "deal with
it".

[meow2u3]

26. Repukes don't need PBO to annihilate them

They're doing a fine job of doing so on their own.

[apnu]

39. ^^^ This. (nt)

[Sekhmets Daughter]

27. Sounds like a plan to me.

Although, I think the GOP is doing that all by itself.

[Ash_F]

30. Not annihilate. Just... hobble it a little. /nt

[Dago T]

31. Why stop at annihilate?

Annihilate? That's showing restraint.

What would be wrong with eviserating the GOP?

[FiveGoodMen]

33. No, he wants to work with them

I want to annihilate the GOP.

[mountain grammy]

100. me too.

[lastlib]

34. G.O.P. -- God-awful Old Pricks

[mwb970]

35. More total, complete nonsense from the right wing.

Same as it ever was.

[Kelvin Mace]

36. If only it were true

what a happy person I would be.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

37. Works for me. n/t

[Pool Hall Ace]

97. OT, love your sig pic!

[DallasNE]

38. I'm Still Waiting For Your Apology Speaker Boehner

The one you owe the First Lady for basically calling her a bitch at the head table for the inauguration on Monday. Good ole boy sexist "jokes" are so 20th century. At least she showed class by only rolling her eyes at the insult. Man up and apologize Boehner.

[Liberal Veteran]

41. That is patently untrue.

We simply want to disintegrate the GOP, pour its ashes into an active volcano and built a monument to your party so we can piss on it.

Annihilate is such an overstatement.



And if we can't have that, we will settle for your party becoming sane.

[George II]

42. "Annihilate" is a strong word, I think he just wants to squash them like the cockroaches they are!

[obama2terms]

44. Annihilate HA

Seems like the GOP has done a good job fucking themselves over oh well

[Javaman]

47. LOL Boner boy is doing a great job of helping him. LOL nt

[santamargarita]

49. They can do that themselves.

[otohara]

50. Dustbin of History Sounds Lovely

Heavenly

[Laelth]

51. Laughable.

The President isn't doing anything to destroy the GOP (though I wish he would). The Republicans are accomplishing that goal, all on their own, by continuing to advocate for insane policy.

-Laelth

[abelenkpe]

52. O Please reps are committing suicide

They've gone crazy with their anti science anti women anti civil rights baloney but they want to blame Obama?

[damnedifIknow]

53. Excellent.

Since we are trying to do something about mental illness in this country.

[Burma Jones]

54. Oh, the things they'll say for money.......

Bleccch

[tanyev]

55. Actually, I don't think he does, John.

But I'd have no problem with it.

[The Wizard]

56. To quote the immoral

VP Dick Cheney, "So."

[olddad56]

57. I don't see that at all. It is clearly the other way around. The GOP wants to annihilate our PRES.

[truebluegreen]

58. Works for me.

If they don't do themselves in first.

[rocktivity]

59. Rocktivity: Boehner wants to ‘Annihilate’ Obama

Duh.


rocktivity

[randr]

60. Obama's successful Presidency gives the nation a comparison with which to judge

and the Republicans lose no matter how you cut the cards

[sheshe2]

61. The GOP loses evertime they open their mouths!

[ladjf]

63. I hope that he is correct. nt

[SteveG]

64. Well of course, payback is

a well deserved Karma, considering the Republicans did everything in their poqwe to Annihilate his Administration. Creates a whole different playing field. Obama has said screw it, I'm going after my agenda, too , so sad, too bad. And he has them on the defensive.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

66. They just cannot accept responsibility for their own behavior,

can they?

[Luschnig]

67. I hope Obama succeeds.

He will then go down in history alongside Jonas Salk as a hero who wiped out a hideous disease.

[Dont call me Shirley]

68. No John, the gop is doing a bang-up job of self-annihilation.

[Ken Burch]

69. If he did...so what?

How would that be any different than Karl Rove pushing for a "permanent Republican majority" only eight years ago?

[IrishAle]

70. Funny, So do I.

NT

[SemperEadem]

71. the gop

have constructed their own annihilation all of their own free will. Obama had to do nothing except say "proceed, congressman".

[kimbutgar]

72. Sorry Boehner you and your republican cohorts are doing the job yourselves by being

Brought and paid for by your corporate masters and your fox/rush/beck rhetoric. People are getting tired of the division and nastiness coming out of your mouths. We the people want to move forward and not go backwards.

[Phlem]

73. Projecting Much?

-p

[gkhouston]

74. "The dustbin" would be a step up.

[Third Doctor]

75. Obama

probably does not want to destroy the GOP . But I certainly do. Then we can have a reasonable opposition again from what arises from the dead GOP.

[liberal N proud]

76. That is laughable considering how hard Obama tried to work with them.

But after their treatment, could you blame him?

[indepat]

78. Now why would a 2nd-term president ever want to annihilate the political party whose job #1 was

to make him a one-term president by obstructing every thing good for the country he tried to do? Imagine that: who woulda' ever thunk it? Hopefully the President will annihilate almost all Republicans standing for re-election in 2014 by making them unelectable forevermore through thoroughly exposing their heinous records in office.

[and-justice-for-all]

79. If all it takes is a nug to push the clowns over the cliff..

by all means give them a good shove.

[BadgerKid]

80. Sore. Loser.

This together with the President's so-called "partisan" speech makes the GOP sound whiny.

[OldRedneck]

81. Someone tell Boner . . .

. . . it's not just Obama who wants to annihilate the GOP.

[decrepittex]

82. I'd like to tell John

that Republican lawmakers are doing the job quite well without any help from President Obama. They just keep moving farther right after every loss. Most have already gone over the right field fence into the dingbat territory. Keep up the good work John, you make our job easier.

[Coyotl]

84. Paranoid Politics as Unusual as Usual. You go John, your rhetoric is helping with the annihilation.

[Cobalt-60]

85. I'm a Dalek when it comes to the Republican Party

Exterminate!

[Jim Lane]

86. Instead of annihilation, why don't we just drown it in a bathtub? (n/t)

[Tom Ripley]

87. In my dreams (and Boehner's drunken ramblings)

[olddad56]

88. more fearmongering

[King_Klonopin]

91. He says this as if it's a bad thing.

[xxqqqzme]

92. I was under the impression they

were suicidal. No one is doing anything to them. They are their own worst enemy.

[tclambert]

93. More like he's allowing them to commit suicide.

Republicans keep threatening to jump off every cliff they see. Obama's just saying, "Go ahead."

[JHB]

94. How can you push someone who is already in mid-swan-dive?

Obama must be conspiring with the ground that is rushing up to meet them!

[woo me with science]

95. Corporatists want Democrats and Republicans to hate each other

and focus on wedge issues that divide us, rather than noticing how the two parties are quietly working together on the most important economic, war, and police state issues.

In most major policy areas, the two parties are in terrifying agreement. It is well past time that Democrats and Republicans stop taking the bait to blindly despise each other and instead open our eyes to actual policy and how we are ALL being sold out by our corporate owners.

We will never have the strength and numbers to stop what is being done to us until we can agree that the real battle is between all of us and the banks and corporations who are now driving policy in both parties.

Our party is now actively complicit with Republicans in advancing the agenda of the one percent:

Obama, Democrats Push to Make Bush Spying Laws Permanent
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022084702

The Enemy Expatriation Act - another attack on legitimate protest and dissent like NDAA
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022072450

FBI Investigated 'Occupy' As Possible 'Domestic Terrorism' Threat, Internal Documents Show
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022061578

NDAA 2013 - Indefinite detention without trial is back
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014342985

Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain Warrant to Monitor Email
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014348022

Democratic-controlled US Senate approves...new $633 billion war bill
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022060449

Purposely aiming bombs at children: "It kind of opens our aperture."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021931748

The Pentagon's New 30,000-lb MOP Bomb Is Ready To Go
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022200058

Obama Administration To Offer More Than 20 Million Acres in Western Gulf of Mexico for Oil/Drilling
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1896005

Obama's (Corporate) Education Reform Push is Bad Education Policy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x221922

Obama's 'Race To The Top' Drives Nationwide Wave of School Closings, Teacher Firings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2183810

Trans Pacific Partnership is NAFTA On Steroids
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1914478

NYT slams the government for choosing not to prosecute HSBC top-bankers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021965407

Why is Social Security Under Attack from Obama, when it ADDS NOTHING to the deficit???
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022065493

Obama: "Too many of us have been interested in defending programs as written in 1938."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid

Surely every American must realize any cuts hereinafter made to social security, Medicare, or Medicaid...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022191730

Health insurers raising rates by double digits
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014358823



The Democratic Party's Deceitful Game
http://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/democrats_34/

It's well past time to give up the illusion of what we are really facing here. We are under assault by corporatists who pretend to represent us, and we had better figure out what we are going to do about it, because change is not coming from those who claim to be on our side.

[davidpdx]

96. Who has been hostile for the last 3 1/2 years?

Dear John, here is a mirror....



Yes, that's right.

By the way, why do you always have that shiteatting grin on your face? You had your head up who's ass. Oh, never mind.

[Odin2005]

99. Boner is right, for once!

[appleannie1]

101. The GOP never take responsibility for anything they do wrong. Like abusers, it is always someone

else's fault.

[Madmiddle]

102. It was the republicans

goal to get Barack Obama voted out of office. If I was them I would be very worried, the president doesn't have to run again, so he really doesn't have that hanging over his head. I say rip their soory asses apart at every turn.

[olegramps]

103. Hopefull my earnest prayers will be answered. Maybe there is a just God after all.

[KamaAina]

105. If only.

What a wonderful world this could be...

[SmittynMo]

106. Boner and his party are self destructing

This whole thing is absurd. Obama wants to destroy the GOP? Sorry, but their doing it all themselves. For the "Tan Man" to even suggest the words above, is a sign of weakness in the party and a cry for help. You can put it up there with Obama trying to take our guns. The GOP is a party of fear. The bad part here is the fear is all among themselves, and I love it. Let them self destruct. Let them blame Obama for everything.

There is just no fix for stupid.