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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
36. Looks like he also tapped her on the arm.....
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:22 PM
Jan 2013

look closely at the big video.
He flicks her arm, then she gives him the eyeroll AND moves her arm.

“Somebody won’t let you do it.” this would cause the roll. so damn tired of mens funny.... seabeyond Jan 2013 #1
Yep bluestateguy Jan 2013 #11
Looks like he also tapped her on the arm..... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #36
actually he taps her as he starts and she moves arm away. she rolls eyes later. seabeyond Jan 2013 #41
I could not believe he touched her. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #68
bonehead kardonb Jan 2013 #75
Classless And Tastless Sexist "Joke" DallasNE Jan 2013 #84
i am glad to see that others see clearly it was sexist, at the least an insult. no more funny seabeyond Jan 2013 #85
Oh, please... WeekendWarrior Jan 2013 #99
oh, please. it is men that challenge, this is a jab at women. it is women that identify seabeyond Jan 2013 #100
ditto seabeyond JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #103
"'old ball and chain thing'" that is exactly what i said to my youngest son last night seabeyond Jan 2013 #104
I have heard women not only dismiss men WeekendWarrior Jan 2013 #106
and you did not hear me say a gender was perfect. that would be a fabricated argument. when... seabeyond Jan 2013 #107
Really? WeekendWarrior Jan 2013 #108
I dont know why rethugs are making disgusting remarks about FLOTUS eating her lunch .. srican69 Jan 2013 #2
It's even worse bringing it up here. nt valerief Jan 2013 #39
i know ... but I really felt hurt srican69 Jan 2013 #49
For some crazy reason, I wanted to see what you were on about Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #87
no....when i went..that was the first thing..bang on my face.. srican69 Jan 2013 #88
Interesting. Boehner smokes? longship Jan 2013 #3
I had heard he smokes. I think that is why he is such an interesting color of orange...that CTyankee Jan 2013 #12
Nah! That's Tanfastic. Or, genuine imitation tan like skin dye. longship Jan 2013 #17
Boehner's skin color No Vested Interest Jan 2013 #74
Looks like slips it on every morning. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #80
He smokes and he drinks, daily, and early. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #23
My mom went to a dinner as a guest of a Congressman FunkyLeprechaun Jan 2013 #46
Unfortunately they define asshole much differently than we do siligut Jan 2013 #47
Google 'John Boehner smoking' and you get photos of just that... Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #48
Maybe it's the high school's filter, but this was the image I got from that search Bucky Jan 2013 #70
Actually, it's easy to tell by looking at him SheilaT Jan 2013 #51
"Smoker's rasp" is the phrase you want Hekate Jan 2013 #54
He's got the deep lines and wrinkles that smokers get, AlbertCat Jan 2013 #55
God, boner is an ass. louis-t Jan 2013 #4
Class A jerk. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2013 #5
Lol Cha Jan 2013 #7
Yep. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2013 #8
I bet she's GLAD he won't accept invitations for dinner at the WH... CTyankee Jan 2013 #14
This really takes the cake. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2013 #15
I don't think that too sexist. He's saying the leader of the free world answers to his wife. I'm okaawhatever Jan 2013 #6
" answers to his wife." because he is a little kid and needs a mommy? nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #13
He's gonna be one of those old codgers who try to flirt with the teenage girl checking his CTyankee Jan 2013 #16
ah, i know that old codger, seabeyond Jan 2013 #18
just your generic codger. Boehner's gonna end up like that. Obama will NEVER be like that. CTyankee Jan 2013 #105
I would think more it's because marriage is a partnership Gore1FL Jan 2013 #24
we all know that is a tired and old joke, nudge ribs wink wink, that men like to use on seabeyond Jan 2013 #26
If my asked me not to smoke, I would stop. Gore1FL Jan 2013 #89
that really was not the implication. he was mocking her. that is what the joke was. seabeyond Jan 2013 #90
He wasn't mocking her. Gore1FL Jan 2013 #91
isnt it grand having the troll agreeing with you michelle was just being too sensitive. seabeyond Jan 2013 #92
Feel free to be offended. n/t Gore1FL Jan 2013 #93
i have your permission, twice. no surprise. gonna say it a third time? nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #94
For someone who was "done" several posts up this sub thread you are still quite verbose. Gore1FL Jan 2013 #95
YES1 jzola Jan 2013 #76
I didn't even need the backstory to roll my eyes in support the FLOTUS Kennah Jan 2013 #9
Perhaps Michelle actually wants her husband... TDale313 Jan 2013 #10
who cares???? this obsession with what boner said to obama at the inaugural dinner reminds HiPointDem Jan 2013 #19
Obviously, you care enough to reply. Why not use 'trash thread' rather than trying to control what msanthrope Jan 2013 #33
Hey Boehner: No one cares if you smoke or not. FSogol Jan 2013 #20
Well, he really wanted a cigarette & maybe Obama partakes occasionally or he's jus a ball-buster. judesedit Jan 2013 #21
I'm wondering if Boehner's wife is looking forward to him keeling over? LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #32
Wasn't this a Seinfeld episode with Marlee Matlin? Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #22
Poor Michelle was stuck sitting next to Boehner stinking like cigarette smoke, and cracking... Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #25
Now that you mention sitting next to someone that smokes. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #38
It does permeate your clothing. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #44
And the clothes of everyone who lives with the smoker. SheilaT Jan 2013 #52
That's so true. I've a friend whose husband smokes and she picks up the smell on her person. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #60
The book swap site I belong to lists "smoke smell" as a no-no. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #71
I noticed it years ago LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #69
since her husband smoked during most of their marriage, she apparently was able to tolerate the HiPointDem Jan 2013 #42
Maybe, but I used to smoke and my husband hates the smell. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #43
My ex-husband was a smoker; so were my parents; I'm not Hekate Jan 2013 #59
Actually, repainting a house or apartment can SheilaT Jan 2013 #62
Glad it worked for you. When my husband (not the ex) and I were looking at houses... Hekate Jan 2013 #66
Oh, yeah. SheilaT Jan 2013 #96
landlords have no-smoking rules because the incidence of smoking had decreased & moved steadily HiPointDem Jan 2013 #67
That makes sense. And it's just the sort of insensitive, stupid thing Boehner would ask. gateley Jan 2013 #27
Harmless stuff...mostly, it was an excuse for Michelle to show her disdain for Orange Man BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #28
Or for PrezO's difficulty kicking the addiction to nicotine. elleng Jan 2013 #34
it is an insult to women. men know it. bohner knew it. and the two women sitting there seabeyond Jan 2013 #37
I wrote what I wrote because the President was laughing his ass off BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #63
and he also connected to michelle touching her back. what did you expect obama to do, call him out seabeyond Jan 2013 #79
It's also what they do when it's no big deal, which this wasn't/isn't BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #81
you are right. men do not think insulting a woman, with a good laugh, is a big deal. i get that seabeyond Jan 2013 #82
I saw a video that was more complete. There was a joke between Boehner and the President, JDPriestly Jan 2013 #29
What a jackass. This is like asking a recovering alcoholic if they'd like a drink... n/t Earth_First Jan 2013 #30
GOOD! Decent and fairly likely explanation! elleng Jan 2013 #31
that sounds like good lip reading Enrique Jan 2013 #35
Boehner just doesn't understand the consequences of his actions. He still going with good old boys LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #40
Boehner reminds me a bit of the Smoking Man from the X-files Blue Owl Jan 2013 #45
Now that you mention it, he does! siligut Jan 2013 #50
What a sexist ass the Orange Man is Hekate Jan 2013 #53
I read that blank libodem Jan 2013 #56
"Somebody won’t let you do it.” AlbertCat Jan 2013 #57
A bit of ribbing between friends Bok_Tukalo Jan 2013 #58
Friends?! Friends with Boehner who contravened his oath of office... Hekate Jan 2013 #61
This is Hugh!!!one!11 Bok_Tukalo Jan 2013 #65
^^^^^what he said Z_California Jan 2013 #64
When I'm elected President (as if) ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #72
Maybe instead of rolling her eyes, Mr.Bill Jan 2013 #73
My late husband took up smoking rhiannon55 Jan 2013 #77
I've watched this damn 20 second video 3 times Ztolkins Jan 2013 #78
so none of the behavior - on anyone's part - was wierd or otherwise noteworthy? arely staircase Jan 2013 #83
Amazing grace barkway Jan 2013 #86
Call me crazy but.... Oakenshield Jan 2013 #97
he had to get her attention so she knew he was making the jab. what fun is it to insult someone seabeyond Jan 2013 #98
It'd be little fun at all I imagine but.... Oakenshield Jan 2013 #101
She clearly didn't appreciate his "joke", nor was she impressed by kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #102
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