Not calling our President "Boy"

[joesdaughter]

John Boehner is on TV now- saying that it is time for adult leadership from the White House. What exactly is he saying? Maybe I hear too many dog whistles. He didn't say the "B" word, but what the hell did he mean?

[Earth_First]

1. What, what, what?!

[Cali_Democrat]

12. echo tango bravo victor xray

The cat is in the hat. I repeat, the cat is in the hat.

Over and out.

[Puzzledtraveller]

2. I think you may be searching here..

[joesdaughter]

3. You're Right

I do get riled up from time to time. I think that on the heels of Stuart Stevens, Romney campaign strategist, saying this:

"There was a time not so long ago when the problems of the Democratic Party revolved around being too liberal and too dependent on minorities. Obama turned those problems into advantages and rode that strategy to victory. But he was a charismatic African American president with a billion dollars, no primary and a media that often felt morally conflicted about being critical. How easy is that to replicate?", I'm tired of what I see as a bigoted back beat in the banter.

I'll settle down.

[CakeGrrl]

11. No searching. It's a damned dogwhistle.

Boehner is saying that a 51-year-old man is NOT providing "adult" leadership.

If you're not an "adult", what are you? It's the same bullshit the Romneys peddled during the campaign to reduce POTUS' stature as a man.

More despicable crap from the GOP. They've done everything short of using the n-word to dogwhistle to people who think that this black man is beneath the office he holds.

[B2G]

13. Again, they said the same thing about Clinton

Was THAT racist?

[Segami]

4. Its NOT a stretch at all. Is Boehner implying that Obama is TOO young (boy) to lead

and needs to be taken by the hand and shown the ways of doing business by the surrounding adults?

[treestar]

5. The people had the choice, as Queen Ann told us

to chose an adult for the WH. The voters said no. I guess we prefer what - teenaged leadership? LOL. As for Orange man, he has no idea what he is saying.

[Avalux]

6. He's saying Obama isn't a leader. Same old song and dance from the obstructionist. n/t

[B2G]

7. They said that about Clinton all of the time

Your dog whistle detector needs a tune up.

[loyalsister]

8. He's trying to neutralize the "adult in the room" meme

The republicans in the house gained a reputation for acting like screaming children. He's trying to flip it.

[arthritisR_US]

9. Projection plain and simple. The only ones behaving like children are the Repuke's so they point

the finger at the Democrats...

[pansypoo53219]

10. so says the party that has been having a tantrum since 2008.

[msongs]

14. Boner has learned he will get his way if he gets acting like this. why change now? nt

[Ikonoklast]

15. The old drunk at the end of the bar always talks like that.

Shaking his fist in impotent rage, "You damn smart-ass kids, why, back in the day, I'd a whupped all yer asses!"

Then falls off the stool onto the floor.