Not From the Onion: Boehner’s Office Says Obama Avoiding Personal Responsibility For Drought

[SunsetDreams]

On its website and in an email Monday, House Speaker John Boehner’s office said President Obama needs to take personal responsibility for the drought ravaging the Midwest.

Obama, “continues to blame anyone and everyone for the drought but himself,” reads a release from Boehner’s office posted online and distributed to reporters Monday. The quote was attributed to Boehner himself in a Financial Times story. The online post and the press release came from Boehner spokesperson Kevin Smith.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/boehners-office-says-president-avoiding-personal-responsibility-for?ref=fpb


REALLY?? I mean wtf? I'll have whatever the orange dude is smoking!

[Zoeisright]

1. God, I hate repukes.

They are so incredibly fucking stupid.

[renate]

34. there couldn't be a more perfect example of how it is an absolutely kneejerk reflex...

... to blame President Obama for everything bad. No logic or reason required.

[kardonb]

59. there....

Bonehead is simply demented with hatred for our president .

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That is AWESOME! A president who can control the weather?

John of Orange is attributing an awful lot of power to a socialist-communist-Islamic-Kenyan with no relevant government experience.

[sadbear]

7. They've finally come around

to admitting that President Obama is, indeed, God.

[Deep13]

3. Said the guy who opposes global warming legislation. nt

[cali]

4. wow. that's not just stupid, it's mega-stupid. It's stupid on steroids

It's a perfect storm of stupid.

I'm impressed by the orange dude. Impressed by his stupidity.

[tallahasseedem]

5. I'm crying laughing over here...

seriously, OMG!!!

[SunsetDreams]

32. I know!

me too

Boehner stuck on stupid!

[mrs_p]

6. I guess the President should have led us in a nationwide

rain-dance?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. M'kay.

To Boner's pea-brain --> Hello? Anyone home?

[gollygee]

9. LOL

How dare he not control the weather!

They should blame Al Gore. At least he predicted it, which doesn't make it his fault but at least makes him have a relationship to it.

[GoCubsGo]

10. I guess the weeping human Cheeto thinks everyone has waterworks like him.

Maybe he expects the President to go cry on all the crops to water them?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Most of the states where the drought is most severe

are red states. I'm sure Obama made the drought happen in those states just to punish them. Here in Minnesota, which he won in '08 and is almost certain to win again, we haven't had significant drought conditions except for in an area in the southwestern part of the state. Those counties usually vote GOP. QED, Obama did it. Let that be a lesson to you, red states: Vote Democratic and you'll get rain.

Gotta love godlike power!

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. As god is my witness, I will never

diss the Pres. again.

[gollygee]

44. We had a drought here in Michigan for a while

But we've had lots of rain for the past few weeks.

[independentpiney]

12. I should not have taken a hit on the vape while reading this nt

[JaneQPublic]

13. Boehner is the one who knows how to turn on "the waterworks"

To end the drought, they should just send Boehner to the parched regions, tell him to start talking about his own proud but humble beginnings, and watch the downpour!

[malokvale77]

14. I spewed my beer

[eShirl]

15. He's confusing Obama with Arthur Pendragon??

"The land and the king are one."

[Scuba]

16. Drunk again, eh?

[Butterbean]

17. The hell? Did Obama not pay his Obama-to-God phone bill this month or something?

So he couldn't get God on the horn and demand some damned rain? That's about the only way I can figure the drought is Obama's "fault."

[young_at_heart]

18. Seriously????

Is this all they have?

[Enrique]

19. is there some Ohio superstition

about black people scaring the rain away?

[hughee99]

20. I think * took the weather machine with him when he left office. n/t

[cleduc]

21. How about taking a little personal responsibility & initiative here, John?

1. Go to Iowa

2. Think about yourself

3. Your resulting tears should give them some drought relief!

Heard Ryan was crying yesterday. Maybe he can help out!

[dixiegrrrrl]

25. and when you get skin cancer from all that tanning booth time...

blame yourself, Boner....

[longship]

65. He doesn't use the sun; he uses Tanfastic (TM)

That's why he's not tanned but oranged.

N.B., a 60's cultural reference.

on edit: so, no skin cancer, but that stuff had, as an ingredient, cobalt thorium G.

[dixiegrrrrl]

70. You serious?

I was stunned at watching Mozillo, of Country wide fame, at the Congressional hearings...he had Boner beat all to heck with HIS painted skin, and I could not figure out how anyone couldget that color naturally.

[Angry Dragon]

23. Another republican with their head up their ass

there are so many of them that they could start their own proctoligist convention

[SunsetDreams]

24. OMG I found PROOF, here is Obama doing the Rain Dance

Here he is again:




Now he says: God, thank you man!

[progressivebydesign]

30. second pic looks like a strip tease.. hubba hubba. n/t

[SunsetDreams]

41. LOL

[Blue Owl]

26. Teardrops of an assclown

STFU Boner.

[Justice wanted]

27. This Republicans in office are insane. HOW THE F**& can Obama be repsonsible for something

that cannot be fix by one person.

[madokie]

28. Whatever he's smoking is making him dumb as a post

so I don't want any of that, I'm dumb enough already

[AlbertCat]

51. Whatever he's smoking

He's not smoking...


HE'S DRINKING!

Obviously.

[madokie]

71. If I still smoked I'd toke to that

[progressivebydesign]

29. He finally agrees Obama IS the "chosen one!" too many cocktails by the pool, John? n/t

[panader0]

31. That's the WORST, I mean best picture of Boner I have seen yet!

[toddwv]

33. The page has been edited:

"Instead, the president continues to blame anyone and everyone for failing to respond to the drought but himself.* Here’s a few quick facts that President Obama wants you to ignore today:"

* UPDATED @ 4:30 PM ET: Clarifies that the president is blaming others for failing to respond to the drought when he has yet to urge Senate Democrats to adopt a bipartisan drought-relief measure passed by the House.

[SunsetDreams]

35. Not a TPM update

And I would just like to add the reason the Democrats didn't fall for it quite possibly could be due to the fact that it REDUCES SPENDING.

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/hr6233.pdf

I would hardly call the vote in the house bipartisan
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll554.xml


ON edit: I see the TPM updating to reflect Boehner office clarification.

[RedStateLiberal]

37. Whoops

Someone realized just how boner-headed the origional was.

[gordianot]

36. Boehner needs assistance from mental health professionals, seriously no hyperbole intended.

Alcohol. substance abuse, Personality Disorder?

[hifiguy]

38. Obama hasn't cracked down on the Dark Wizards

responsible for the drought? Shame on him!!

Jeebus, can this klown get any effing dumber?

[Alduin]

39. Obama is Mother Nature now, eh?

[onethatcares]

40. sadly,

there are people out there that will believe this bullshit and tell their relatives and friends too.

Although we could counter with a mitch mcconnel statement about how he would block any rain/drought breaking

program the POTUS initiates.

[synapticwave]

42. Yeah, why doesn't he declare a national day of prayer like

Rick Perry...

http://governor.state.tx.us/news/proclamation/16038/

...cause that stopped the drought in Texas last April

[elbloggoZY27]

43. WoW We ZaWE!!!!

I had know clue that the President has such mystical powers that he can cause extreme weather conditions. If that is true maybe he should wave his magic wand and the GOP will disappear. Now that would be grand.

House Speaker Boehner is way out there with this idiotic claim.

[undeterred]

62. Turns out the controlling weather is a cinch compared to fixing the economy.

There's actually a special rain dance for the weather, and Obama deliberately and recklessly failed to perform the dance.

[Ed Suspicious]

45. I'm sure it's some out-of-touch equivelant to people blaming the debacle known as the response to

Katrina on Bush. The pukes hear, "Bush bungled Katrina" and they say, "like bush could control the weather!"

[Courtesy Flush]

46. At this point, only tax cuts can stop this drought!

Massive, massive tax cuts!

[valerief]

47. Yes, the prez should pray away the drought.

[methodman]

48. Go for it Boehner I celebrate you with Freakin at the Freakers ball. Dr. Hook

[chknltl]

49. Sorry Speaker boehner, DUzy awards restricted to DU members only.

Nice try though.

[mfcorey1]

50. Totally insane!!!!

[frogmarch]

52. I hope Rachel, Stewart and Colbert

get hold of this!

[Progressive dog]

53. so dumb, it must be a joke

[krispos42]

54. So global climate change isn't causing the drought, but Obama is?

[a geek named Bob]

55. I feel like I'm watching the GOP, that finely tuned machine, rev itself up...

to a personal redline...


to tear itself to pieces.

[HopeHoops]

56. Um, yeah, okay. Have you taken your meds today Oompa?

[Smilo]

57. They've taken down the comment

Hey, Boehner if this was so important why didn't you release funds before you went on vacay...........

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a $383 million disaster-relief bill yesterday that provides political shelter for lawmakers during the worst drought in half a century but might not release the aid for months to come.

Nearly two-thirds of the continental United States, including prime ranch and farm territory, is in the grip of drought, and lawmakers were under pressure to help livestock producers under siege from soaring feed prices.

There was additional evidence of the drought’s toll yesterday as the Mississippi River was closed to traffic at two locations after barge tows ran aground near Greenville, Ark., and La Crosse, Wis., because of low water.

Congress has been deadlocked on passing a full farm bill, but the drought portion was seen as a way to get to aid to hard-hit ranchers, although it was unclear whether the Senate will move on the legislation.

The House bill, which allows payments of up to $100,000 per farm, will help cattle and sheep ranchers but not hog and poultry farmers. Row-crop farmers have insurance, but programs for livestock expired in 2011.

[AlbertCat]

72. Just a moment!

..... that's not free market!

Why should ranchers get a deal on feed? If they cannot feed their "crop", maybe they should go into another business. It's friggin' SOCIALISM!












Better put this....

[lpbk2713]

58. It must hurt to be that stupid.

I have to marvel at how he finds his way back after he leaves home in the morning.
He must have an aide specifically assigned the task of getting him home.

[undeterred]

60. Obama has power over the weather?

Wow, just wow.

[Botany]

61. Boner is spending way to much time @ the tavern

The man is a wet brain idiot ..... btw how about John B helping to
pass the farm bill ASAP?

[MissMarple]

63. More shark jumping.

[catbyte]

64. Even the Weeping Cheet-O has gone round the bend

That cirossis of the liver must be restricting the blood flow to that asshhat's brain.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

66. This, I assume, is the rebuttal to the "All Hands On Deck" video address by Obama Saturday

[Turbineguy]

67. A company I worked for blamed me for the weather.

They went bankrupt. That's how things work. There's a limit to just how fucked up you can be.

[spanone]

68. horses ass

[azurnoir]

69. so now the weather is Obama's fault too?

I suppose this Repug thinks it's a judgement from G-d because Obama's a 'Muslin' or something

[Jennicut]

73. Lookout everyone! President Obama has a weather machine!

Er...maybe not. How dumb is Boehner?