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Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner said that former President Trump incited that bloody insurrection in his new book, according to the New York Times.
ShazamIam
(2,570 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)ShazamIam
(2,570 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,014 posts)ShazamIam
(2,570 posts)Republicans working to distance the Republican party from Trump extremists, and it subtly reinforces Democratic complaints.
Irish_Dem
(47,014 posts)I know Boehner hates the GOP hardliners, but why bolster the Dems?
ShazamIam
(2,570 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,014 posts)Boehner has some GOP scores to settle, he could go crazy I suppose.
And with all his years of drinking, I cannot predict his behavior anymore.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)to go?
Too bright and fundamentally decent to side with trump or anyone who resembles trump. Too baked-in Republican and conservative to go full monty and become a Dem.
It will be interesting to see them all observe from the sidelines. Not enough strength to do anything, really.
Irish_Dem
(47,014 posts)They can try to save the GOP, they have nothing to lose.
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)but as much as you knew he was undermining and blocking Obama at every turn, you knew he just saw the world from rich Republicans' perspective and was doing their bidding. But I never felt he was undermining the whole country, and never doubted his patriotism. He just saw the world very differently than Democrats do.
dflprincess
(28,075 posts)and it's what paved the way for Trump.
Listening to Boehner now may be entertaining but let's not pretend he's seen the light.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)the whole country. ( Damn that bar is really low now, eh)
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)Mickju
(1,803 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)MoonchildCA
(1,301 posts)Im not good at German pronunciations, but to my ear it sounds like Burner, without really pronouncing the middle r.
Of course, when I say it that way, my husband laughs, so lets just say its a sound I have not completely mastered.
markpkessinger
(8,395 posts). . . courtesy of my college singer's diction professor, Lois Laverty, at Westminster Choir College. Say any word with a long 'a' sound -- such as 'late' or 'mate.' While you say it take note of where your tongue is in your mouth to enable you to make that vowel sound. You will probably note that your tongue is arched front to back, with the middle section touching or nearly touching your upper molars. So, say the name Boehner as if it were pronounced "Bay-ner." Now say it again, only shape your lips as if you were pronouncing a long 'o', as in 'hope' -- and you should have it. It will feel awkward at first, until you get used to pronouncing it.
MoonchildCA
(1,301 posts)... but not nearly so detailed. Ill have to practice.
Thanks!
Mickju
(1,803 posts)So I always knew how to pronounce it, I just pronounced it Boner to mock him. I know it's juvenile but I didn't like him very much.
dflprincess
(28,075 posts)Deuxcents
(16,197 posts)mtngirl47
(989 posts)Warpy
(111,254 posts)Right now, they're just rounding up all the assholes they can find. I imagine there will be a lot of good cop/bad cop sessions to get the hangers on to turn against the leaders and the leaders to turn on each other.
We need every high level planner and everyone who contributed money to make it happen to face charges, and I'm looking at you, Ginni Thomas. You need to face a few consequences, yourself, for pushing the big lie and enabling the mob.
If it cleans out a few of the guys Boehner describes so beautifully in his book, that is a good thing.
None of this should be swept under the rug, not now, not ever. We saw what that got us with Reagan, Nixon, and Dubya.
joetheman
(1,450 posts)Traildogbob
(8,731 posts)Merlot with a little mellow. The combo has accompanied me on many trails. Always made things clearer.
Blue Owl
(50,356 posts)Warpy
(111,254 posts)The sheer weary frustration at trying to deal with wingnuts who only cared about grifting and waging an unwinnable culture war must have taken a terrible toll on him.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Bev54
(10,051 posts)It looks like someone trying to keep up but cannot and cannot spell?? What the hell is that all about?
usaf-vet
(6,181 posts)JoeOtterbein
(7,700 posts)...because they sort-of tried to be a little less crazy/evil than Trump?
czarjak
(11,269 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,287 posts)It boggles the mind how quickly they fell in line.