Will Boehner’s be the shortest Speakership ever?
[UPDATE 2]The third video (appended at the bottom of the post) – is a conversation I had with John Boehner on his show, Majority Report, this morning.
One interesting part of the interview had to do with something I’ve seen suggested by several people: that this is a “hit” put on Boehner from malcontents within his own caucus. I haven’t seen a lot of speculation regarding motive, but what I have seen generally has to do with petty ambition. I can’t say anything definitive, but this seems suspect to me. I’ll say why by asking a few questions: Why wouldn’t they have done it before he took the gavel? Why put the Republican Party through the storm that is sure to result if Boehner is forced to resign? Why not get word to him quietly, before he took the gavel?
Nah. I suspect that this is just something that made its way through the DC gossip mill and found its way to me because my source knew I’d be willing to ask about it if I was given enough background (unlike the vast majority of DC reporters that can’t afford to risk access – although, I will say that it is pretty amazing that they harbored no such fears when Clenis was their subject).
[UPDATE] In the comments, Boy Culture’s Matthew Rettenmund leaves a link to photos of the National Enquirer story. Can’t quite make out the text, but it’s a two-page spread.
Remember the videos at the bottom of this post?
The New York Times passed on the story (if there ever was one; Page 6 of the New York Post isn’t known as the beginning and end of truth), but evidently Boehner hasn’t been successful in making the story go away. I was recently contacted by a reporter from the National Enquirer, and now I have confirmation that their story will hit the newsstands on Thursday.
Wonder how well Boehner’s zero-tolerance pledge regarding corruption will hold up when it comes out that several hundred paper-making jobs were lost in his district and he refused to do anything about it at the same time he was sleeping with a lobbyist for the printing industry that was very happy to get their cheap paper from China.
Gotta give it to Lyons though! She’s one hell of a lobbyist!
[UPDATE] Just remembered that Rep. Bonner, just yesterday, trashed the National Enquirer when asked about the ethics process. I don’t believe in accidents.
Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) told a reporter for a newspaper in his home state that political realities kept House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) from shutting down the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, which he said would begin an investigation “out of the National Enquirer.”
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1 Feb 11 at 8:44 pm
NEW RULE-No bawling while you’re balling.
penelope
1 Feb 11 at 9:00 pm
You know, IOKIYAR.
Matt Osborne
1 Feb 11 at 9:52 pm
We better invest in Kleenex before thursday,we will see alot of crying reminding us how hard he worked when is was young.Now we will hear how hard he has tried to keep that orange body out of the news.New there was something serious behind all that crying.
lilly deprima
1 Feb 11 at 10:58 pm
Boehner had an affair with a lobbyist?
Well, why not? They were already in bed anyway.
C.P.T.L.
2 Feb 11 at 12:04 am
That’s republican family and moral values for ya.
libR8tor
2 Feb 11 at 1:42 am
Did taxpayers fund his Viagra and her resulting ABORTIONS?? — impoverished, impregnated RAPE VICTIMS vilified by fetal idolator GOP (Government Of the Pope) Speaker Bonehead Boner want to know!
Heil Mary
2 Feb 11 at 7:09 am
John Bonehead cries because he’s an old drunk. Look at his expession at the SOTU, or anytime he’s caught in public. The only thing on his mind is his next drink. There’s less to John Boner than meets the eye, and that’s just simply a shame for America.
Who'sKiddingWhom
2 Feb 11 at 8:43 am
Boy…I know all those Egyptians can’t wait to have a “democracy” like ours.
Pelu Maad
2 Feb 11 at 8:55 am
Bob Livingston (LA) was speaker for 1 month when he announced his affair, so Boehner has passed that milestone. But, Livingston resigned within 6 months of his speakership, so Boehner still has a shot at the record.
Dan
2 Feb 11 at 9:55 am
http://bit.ly/hi5eUt Here’s the ENQUIRER story, early!
Matthew Rettenmund
2 Feb 11 at 10:55 am
Hey, the Enquirer was right all along about the John Edwards Story. Edwards tried to claim “Oh, it’s just the Enquirer, who would believe them? Well they got nominated for a Pullitzer Prize for that story.
Boehner can try to deflect and trash the Enquirer all he wants, but they nailed Edwards and they were right. They wouldn’t be going after this story unless they had found something, and they wouldn’t be reporting on it if it was false because they could get sued. So I think he’s in trouble.
Cam
2 Feb 11 at 12:18 pm
At least John Edwards was good looking! I don’t want to think about anyone having sex with Orange Boner.
LeoG
2 Feb 11 at 12:48 pm
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2 Feb 11 at 3:33 pm
Who cares? Since I’m not his wife, not me. Barbara Boxer got some creepy faux-native-american SoCal english professor a bunch of land north of San Francisco to build a casino on. Her son’s law firm got millions in “consulting” fees out of the deal. That seems much worse to me than Boehner’s supposed infidelity.
Fr0sty
2 Feb 11 at 3:47 pm
Boner’s affairs are worse because not only is he selfishly exempting his hos from his abortion bans, he’s kicking low-income women into early graves just to please the pedophile Nazi pope and teaparty fools.
Heil Mary
2 Feb 11 at 8:36 pm
So we have Reid as Senate Majority Leader with land deals that are totally illegal. Hmmmm. A more intellectually bankrupt group of liberal buffoons would be difficult to locate any where on the planet. He last comment from Heil Mary sums it up nicely. A retard who wants to spend tax dollars to cover the irresponsibility of “low income” women. Guess what, they can get birth control pills instead of murdering the unborn you pathetic low life.
Jerry Lemieux
2 Feb 11 at 10:47 pm
Nice job! Next time will you please ask him why he is accepting so much money from Sallie Mae? The futures of our young people are being destroyed by saddling them with life-long student debt.
DefaultMovie
5 Feb 11 at 7:00 am
Boehner himself got hs seat when “Buz” Lukens got nailed for sex with a minor.
Phoenix Woman
9 Feb 11 at 1:34 pm
If the stories are true and it appears that they may be, with the Enquirer ready to print on Thursday. Imagine the speaker of the house, 2nd in line to inherit the presidents office? He like so many others who have been caught in infidelity should definity step down. Yes, the Enquirer may be considered a rag sheet, but their batting average has been pretty good, and again if they are right, then watch the rest of the news channels hop aboard, like the Huffington news-Ny Times-Msnbc-NBC-CNN-and any other looking for rating.
jrh
14 Feb 11 at 9:23 pm