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hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:44 PM Oct 2013

How long did Boner have to rehearse his line?

I have this image of the duke of orange standing in front of a mirror, a glass of whiskey in hand, saying "This isn't some damn game!" over and over in different inflections for hours last night after he got the heads up the anonymous "quote" would be in the morning's WSJ.

It's a testament to his level of sedation that he managed to spit it out. The poutrage on his face is priceless.



Coming from the guy who has refused to form a budget conference committee since march is ironic, but the press isn't pointing that out.

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How long did Boner have to rehearse his line? (Original Post) hootinholler Oct 2013 OP
"This isn't some damn game!" IveWornAHundredPants Oct 2013 #1
Need link! cilla4progress Oct 2013 #3
Got it... cilla4progress Oct 2013 #4
LOL meadowlark5 Oct 2013 #2
I wonder if he googled "Famous speeches" hootinholler Oct 2013 #5
From Fail-Safe (1964): "This isn't some damn football game, remember that!" John1956PA Oct 2013 #6
It did seem very choreographed Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #7
Very hootinholler Oct 2013 #8
 
1. "This isn't some damn game!"
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:47 PM
Oct 2013

"This isn't some damn game!"

No, let's see... "This isn't some damn game!"

Okay, okay... "This isn't some damn game!"

Perfect!

*applies orange spray paint, strides to podium*

cilla4progress

(24,733 posts)
4. Got it...
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:54 PM
Oct 2013

Can't believe he's trying to go mano-a-mano up against Obama, in the bully pulpit, as it were. He has nowhere near Obama's charisma, sincerity, articulateness... Not even a worthy opponent!

Pathetic!

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
6. From Fail-Safe (1964): "This isn't some damn football game, remember that!"
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 01:10 PM
Oct 2013

That great movie moment was shouted with authority by the character General Bogan as he admonished Strategic Air Command officers not to rile against Soviet fighters taking aim at U. S. bombers en route to Moscow.

Dom DeLuise as Sergeant Collins and Frank Overton as General Bogan:



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