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Showing Original Post only (View all)Report: Boehner Told Harry Reid ‘Go F**k Yourself’ [View all]
Source: TPM
DAVID TAINTOR 7:24 AM EST, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2, 2013
During tense fiscal cliff negotiations, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) last Friday told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) "go fuck yourself," according to a Politico report published early Wednesday. Boehner confronted Reid in the White House lobby and later bragged about it to his colleagues, according to the report.
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The Politico article:
The fiscal cliff deal that almost wasn't
House Speaker John Boehner couldnt hold back when he spotted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the White House lobby last Friday. It was only a few days before the nation would go over the fiscal cliff, no bipartisan agreement was in sight, and Reid had just publicly accused Boehner of running a dictatorship in the House and caring more about holding onto his gavel than striking a deal.
Go f yourself, Boehner sniped as he pointed his finger at Reid, according to multiple sources present.
Reid, a bit startled, replied: What are you talking about?
Boehner repeated: Go f yourself.
The harsh exchange just a few steps from the Oval Office which Boehner later bragged about to fellow Republicans was only one episode in nearly two months of high-stakes negotiations laced with distrust, miscommunication, false starts and yelling matches as Washington struggled to ward off $500 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts.
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Weakest Speaker Ever. And unelected, since a plurality of Americans wanted a Democratic House. nt
onehandle
Jan 2013
#3
It would have been cool If boxer Harry spilled a can of whoop ass all over the boner's
madokie
Jan 2013
#7
Mommy ... why is the Speaker of the House allowed to say "the F word" and I'm not?
gauguin57
Jan 2013
#28
Sweetheart, he's a Republican assclown. Just remember, you don't want to grow up to be an assclown.
Coyotl
Jan 2013
#33
Come on, if I had the chance to say that to Boehner, I'd do it and brag about it
Hamlette
Jan 2013
#34
I guess Republicans think telling somebody this is a sign they are a "real man." nt
raccoon
Jan 2013
#41