"It was certainly a moving event, but seeing him sob and gasp for air was sort of off-putting,"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

John Boehner Bawls Through Congressional Award Ceremony

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/boehner-crying-congressional-award-ceremony_n_1098254.html

Boehner was one of several Hill leaders who gave remarks at an event honoring astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin with the Congressional Gold Medal. The ceremony marked the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon.

"Neil Armstrong was once asked: Why did you, this one man, choose to speak for all when you set foot on the lunar surface? As it turns out, there was no script, there were no notes," Boehner said. "When the moment came, Neil's thoughts turned to the 400,000 people who worked on the project.... He said he knew 'it would be a big something for all those folks and a lot of others who weren't even involved in the project.' So it was."

And then, as Boehner lined up to present Armstrong with his medal in front of the crowd, the weeping began.

An attendee at the ceremony said Boehner's strong emotional reaction was startling. "It was certainly a moving event, but seeing him sob and gasp for air was sort of off-putting," said this attendee.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

1. Some people look like they're having fun when they're drunk

[Angry Dragon]

3. this man is two heart beats away from being president

[Maine_Nurse]

20. Maybe the Secret Service could resurrect the Quayle Doctrine, lol.

[lonestarnot]

22. And what was that? Potato (e) head?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

23. In Boner's case it's Pumpkinhead, a big orange pumpkinhead

He's looking especially orange tonight in those photos.

[Maine_Nurse]

26. No, the running joke was..

that in a presidential assassination, the Presidential Detail was to take a bullet to protect GHB, but the Vice-Presidential Detail was in place to deliver one (to Quayle to ensure that he never survived Daddy Bush and become Pres).

[lonestarnot]

29. Ah thank you for that explanation!

:rofl:

[baldguy]

2. Having such an emotionally unstable person 3rd in line for the Presidency is dangerous.

[Amonester]

8. Pssst... It's all just for show. n t

(bwerk)

[mwdem]

4. That boy needs to man up!

I'm just saying...

[fascisthunter]

5. he's a really fucked up person who needs big time help

not sure help would actually help him though.

[Bunny]

6. Too bad Buzz Aldrin didn't punch his lights out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/20/buzz-aldrin-punches-moon_n_241664.html

[Sarah Ibarruri]

7. He's such an ass. It's not the crying. It's that he's an ass pretending to have emotions. nt

[lunatica]

9. Looking at him sob and gasp for air is also off-putting

He probably thinks he should be getting the medals. Self pity. The betraying sign of a sociopath who does evil to everyone else.

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. He doesn't get emotional about the poor & the sick, just shit

like this.

[The Wielding Truth]

11. When you pass out bribe checks on the house floor you earn the top

spot in the Republican Party.


When will we hold them accountable?:banghead: :puke:

[sasha031]

12. great pics,

Boner "I wear my emotions on my sleeve," the guy is in desperate need for a drink. When he is in one of those slobbering moods, it is because he is either detoxing or drunk.

Anyone who has dealt with an alcoholic or knows something about the disease understands this.

Only in america would someone who needs to go away for a very long time, would hold the 3rd highest office in the land.

[Firebrand Gary]

13. Will he be this emotional when his party is voted out next year?

For fucks sake Boehner. Once is endearing. But every event?

[Arkansas Granny]

14. I cannot imagine the reaction of the media if Nancy Pelosi had shown this kind of emotion.

She would have been ridiculed and considered unfit for office.

[lob1]

15. Boner is off-putting because he's a disgusting human being.

[Contrary1]

16. This comment says it all:

"If Obama cried, Fox would have to buy another channel to show it 24 hours a day until the election."

[chollybocker]

17. Sobs! Sobs! Sobs!

;(

[TNLib]

18. If I sob and cried at my job as often I'd probably be asked to see a mental health professional.

my co-wokers and boss would see me as unstable.

I'm not sure how a member of public office isn't held up to the same kind of scrutiny

And I don't think this is a double standard because he is male and I am female. I think any man in my office who was sobbing or crying often would be even more under an even more intense amount of scrutiny.

[sunwyn]

19. How embarrassing! I mean this guy is my rep. I didn't vote for him.

But sheesh. What the hell is wrong with him. He has no problem shitting all over his poorest constituents.

[Brigid]

21. Oh, good Lord.

The Richard Simmons of politics strikes again. :eyes:

[Glimmer of Hope]

24. Good grief. He needs to get a hold of himself!

[Brother Buzz]

25. Honoring a distinguished Democratic senator and genuine hero from Ohio could just...

overload the simpering simpleton's emotional neurons.

[madokie]

27. That fucking drunk bastard needs in to be in a nutt house not the House of Representatives of the US

He needs to sober up is what he needs to do first thing. he is a living example of what alcohol will do to some people when they indulge too much for too long.

[Blue Owl]

28. A one-man freakshow

Wow...