Boehner Says Public Employee Unions Have ‘A Machine Gun’ Pointed ‘At The Heads Of The Local Official

[ProSense]

Boehner Says Public Employee Unions Have ‘A Machine Gun’ Pointed ‘At The Heads Of The Local Officials’

In a weekend interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) described state-level clashes between conservative politicians and public employee unions as one part of a “giant fight over the future for our country.” In this fight, Boehner said, public employees are armed and dangerous:

Governors are trying to find ways to balance their budgets, which they’re required to do. In some of these states you’ve got collective bargaining laws that are so weighted in favor of the public employees that there’s almost no bargaining. We’ve given them a machine gun and put it right at the heads of the local officials and they really have their hands tied. And I think what you’re seeing in these states is they’re trying to bring some balance to these negotiations that when you look at the pay of public employees today and you look at their retirement benefits they are way out of line with many other working Americans. So all of these Governors are going to have big challenges and it’s not just going to be the Governors. You’re going to see every political jurisdiction in America grapple with what do we need to do as opposed to what do we want to do. All of them are going to go through a very difficult period.

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Boehner, asshole extraordinaire.

[Mass]

1. And Capuano had to apologize because he said we needed to get "bloody"?

God, so many double standards in our media...

[ProSense]

7. Look at this headline from The Hill

Boehner likens state budgets to hostages with machine guns at head


The Hill quotes Boehner: "We’ve given them a machine gun and put it right at the heads of the local officials and they really have their hands tied."


How did "machine gun and put it right at the heads of the local officials" become "state budgets"?

State budgets have heads?

The article (posted in LBN) also mentions Capuano's apology.

[katsy]

2. As opposed to bagfuls of dirty money you pusbag!

Corrupt bastard.

TRANSLATION: "don't hold us accountable, just buy us off!" grrrrrrrrrrrr

[EC]

3. And what is it that is pointing at our heads from

everywhere else but the unions?

[Historic NY]

4. Your next Boner boy.....

[annabanana]

5. You gotta love the new civility. . . n/t

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. They apparently don't seem to understand

that words can (and often do) have consequences. They've learned nothing from the Tucson shootings or, more importantly, from Dr. Tiller's slaying, or any of the numerous right-wing attacks during the past two years. It's gotten so crazy that as soon as Glenn Beck starts talking about some obscure left-wing professor or think tank, suddenly they become the targets of his followers' harassment. To me, it's almost like Bin Laden issuing his fatwas to his followers.
:scared:

[AnneD]

11. You bet words have consequences....

I am liking Ron Paul more every day. That ought to shut Boner up. McConnell too.

[OHdem10]

8. The Local Officials started the Fight. The Unions

are defending themselves, Mr. Boehner.

[C_U_L8R]

9. Toxic Tan Overload

The Boners's head is full of congealed Bain Du Soleil

[Mass]

10. It is not an accident. It is part of a concerted effort by the RW to link unions to organized crime.

Yesterday, in an interview, a Wisconsin RW state senator referred to Las Vegas when talking to the union.

[JoePhilly]

12. Cancel Boehner's Government Pension, then we can talk!!

[Cognitive_Resonance]

13. They've returned to using gun talk for political metaphors. nt

[cascadiance]

14. Boy, I would love Gabby Gifford's first public words to be a nice short response to Boner!

Something like...

"Mr. Boehner, do we still need to use gun metaphors to explain ourselves?"

That would just hit so home to that bastard!

[madinmaryland]

15. Unbelievable that someone can twist it to the complete opposite of the actual

situation. But then again, repukes are very good at that.

[Avalux]

16. HAHAHAHA! I live in Texas.....

Perry has this state in a huge hole, all because he's given away billions to corps to come in and do what they want without any repercussions or having to pay their fair share.

Those poor, poor Governors......

:nopity:

[old mark]

17. K&R- If only that were true.....nt

[yellowcanine]

18. Particularly ironic as it was Gov Walker who was talking about deploying the National Guard against

the unions. Republicans always seem to project their own bankrupt morals unto others.