Boehner, colossal jerk, just sang "Zippety doodah..." when asked

[Skidmore]

about why the House wasn't staying in session to work on this budget issue. Just saw the video on ABC. No tears, just a jaunty little show tune.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/07/boehner-pelosi-agree-congress-must-act-on-debt-limit-before-august-2.html

snip...

After the speaker’s news conference, as he walked through the Capitol, reporters following him asked what he thought about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s suggestion that it was “untoward” for the House to be out of session this weekend while the Senate stays in session to take up Cut, Cap and Balance.

Boehner declined to comment, instead humming a tune before singing aloud: “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay, my oh my, what a wonderful day.” ...

snip...

[aquart]

1. We have it on tape, you say?

Take VERY good care of it.

Pity he didn't have a fiddle to accompany it.

[Skidmore]

2. It's on video somewhere. ABC showed him.

I just haven't found the right video yet.

[eilen]

3. I saw that too. What is up with that? nt

[aquart]

4. A song we can hang on his neck like a noose.

[Skidmore]

5. Thanks for the backup. Sometimes us early risers see a brief

bit that seems to disappear during the day. I get tired of not being believed sometimes when I bring things like this up.

I don't know what his point was but I had steam coming out of my ears when I saw that bit.

[PCIntern]

6. So I'm not the only one who has lived through the ridicule of

telling people something I heard on the 4:30 AM news which never reappears...

That happens a lot here in Philly where TPTB get a hold of a local story from the overnight and kill it.

[Skidmore]

7. Absolutely. A little validation goes a long way.

Doesn't it?

[Skidmore]

8. Kicking for the morning crowd.

[Shagbark Hickory]

9. I didn't know he was into show tunes.

May the rumours fly.

[Skidmore]

10. Not a rumor. He actually did this.

[Shagbark Hickory]

11. I'm not saying this is a rumour.

I'm saying that rumours may start circulating if he is observed routinely singing show tunes.

[SmileyRose]

12. hmmmmm

A Republican
Cries at the drop of a hat
Dresses somewhat flamboyantly for a Senator
Likes orange
Likes showtunes


......hmmmmmmmmmmm

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. Actually, it's not really a "show tune" (not like "Phantom of the Opera," anyway)

I think it's from a Disney movie -- "Song of the South." You know, Uncle Remus, Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, the tar baby, and all that.....

[Tracer]

14. The songwriter was Jimmy Hanley...

... my best friend's father.

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. Neat. And now I'm responding to the best friend of the son of the man...

who wrote the tune that The Orangeman hummed on his way to...

Wait a minute. There's a Kevin Bacon in here somewhere, and I'm gonna find him!:hi:

[Skidmore]

16. Kicking for the evening crowd. It was apparently a zippety doodah day.

[Bluerthanblue]

18. edited-

I linked to the same link you did.

:blush:

K&R at least.

[Bluerthanblue]

19. HERE ya go Skidmore-

he's singing it 4:20 minutes into this segment.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec11/debt_07-21.html

:hi:

[Skidmore]

Thanks for the link.

[Skidmore]

21. Whoops, dupe.

[RandomKoolzip]

17. Oh, you mean that song from the racist "Song of the South?"

They're not even veiling their racism anymore. Frightening.

[Rex]

20. He is trying his best to make sure his base knows he is a racist

fuckwad...he gets votes that way.