there is no question Beohner was drunk when he was on the floor

[sasha031]

anyone who has experience with drunks knows one.

[elocs]

1. No question, but do you have proof? No? n/t

[sasha031]

5. no I don't have proof, I wasn't there smelling his breath

do me a favor, don't respond when I post...

[elocs]

11. Sorry, can't do that. I'm free to respond to whatever post I like.

It's nice that people it so amusing when someone has a drinking problem. I bet more than a few DUers have one and don't think it so funny.

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. It isn't about amusing,

with 10% unemployment, this guy is paid $224k/year of tax payer money to show up whenever the hell he wants and drink on the job.

He needs an intervention.

[elocs]

13. It's never treated here with any seriousness, always like a joke.

You know that as well as I do.

[blue neen]

15. His policies are a joke. Alcoholism, not so much.

All alcoholics need enablers to continue their disease. John Boehner has an entire American political party full of them.

Also, as a typical alcoholic he is using and hurting people and is quite capable of making everyone believe his constant lies.

The American people are the victims here. If John Boehner continues to deny he has a problem, then people WILL make smart remarks...something has got to make him look in the mirror, and if that's what it takes, so be it.

That being said, I don't see how the OP is making fun of Boehner. IMHO, it was a very plain statement.

[JDPriestly]

27. I have had two bosses who were alcoholics.

They were both quite irresponsible. I think the pickling of their brains had reduced their cognitive ability. Neither of them could handle financial matters.

And neither of them could be relied on for anything. Don't accept a job working for a person with an alcohol problem. You will rue the day.

[blue neen]

31. I just went through it.

It was an experience that profoundly affected my life.

He was a master at manipulating people...it was horrible.

[JDPriestly]

33. You have all my sympathy.

Somehow the alcohol just numbs the feelings of responsibility in such people.

So, lower level employees find themselves assuming far more responsibility than they have the authority to carry out. It's a recipe for failure. And usually, the alcoholic just blames someone else while the sober enabler feels awful about it.

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. It is a disease.

We (collectively) need to stop enabling people no matter how famous/funny/popular (or in Boehner's case) powerful they are.

[Ruby the Liberal]

10. Speaker Bacardi opened his remarks by invoking the "Conthistution"

[JDPriestly]

25. In my opinion, he is either drunk or impersonating

a drunk quite frequently.

[sakabatou]

2. Was he crying like a baby?

[sasha031]

3. no, the typical loud mouth obnoxious drunk

[UTUSN]

4. K&R #2 for , I refuse to commit myself n/t

[arcane1]

6. Damn, is there a video online yet?

I'd know it if I saw it.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

8. i think this is it

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/07/29/sot.boehner.friday.debt.vote.cnn?hpt=hp_t1

[trueblue2007]

34. i think he had been drinking heavely

[rucky]

7. In his defense...

If I were John Boehner, I'd probably be drunk all the time, too.

[laylah]

9. +1

[Nancy Waterman]

14. I had the exact same reaction!

I thought he was drunk. Just my subjective sense of things, no "proof".

[blue neen]

16. I just watched the video.

Boehner does seem to be impaired.

[defendandprotect]

17. Interesting observation .... any chance he has a conscience nagging at him ... ?

Or is it simply that he hasn't yet reduced all of America to poverty yet

that causes the boozing?

[Ruby the Liberal]

19. Alcoholism/addiction is a disease

[defendandprotect]

23. Often drinking is used to relieve stress -- though I agree addiction is a disease ....

and that many people are able to overcome it --

[demigoddess]

24. not everyone who drinks is addicted or an alcoholic. It could be

that Boner is just having a really bad day and decided he could drink and drive in the house.

[defendandprotect]

32. Whatever ails the rightwingers -- they are addicted to aggression and violence ---

bullying -- but I've never seen any group so addicted to morose sorrow at their

own life's problems while ignoring the pain of others. Nixon being an example of that.



:hi:

[madokie]

35. If he isn't an alcoholic

then why is he making a habit of drinking in public

[Viking12]

18. If I had to deal w/ the losers he does daily, I'd get drunk too.

[blue neen]

22. Basically, we're the ones who are really dealing with the losers.

The American people who are suffering without jobs, health insurance, education...all of us are the ones who have to look at this with clear eyes and clear heads.

Nor do most Americans have the money to get spray painted orange in futile attempts to cover up an alcoholic's typical facial flush.

[JVS]

28. Oh Jesus. I'd be on my 5th liver!

[lonestarnot]

21. Appears Impaired yes, drunked out no.

[Frank Cannon]

26. His constant slurred speech and mysterious crying jags...

coupled with his saffron skin coloring due not spell "sobriety" to me.

[Rex]

29. He should be drunk! I would be too if I knew my political party was

about to destroy America and I was one of their leaders! Hell, FUCK booze...I'd be doing all kind of hardcore drugs just to forget how horrible the mistakes in my life were/are and hope we make it to 2012.

[Obamanaut]

30. One can say that another gave the 'appearance' of being drunk, that is, slurred

speech, staggering gait, etc., but absent a factual diagnosis one cannot say with accuracy "...there is no question Beohner (sic) was drunk..."