Rachel Maddow Rips Boehner For Delaying Obama Speech Over ‘Jogging Event’ Vote

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Last night Rachel Maddow slammed Speaker of the House John Boehner for unprecedentedly delaying President Obama’s address to Congress for insignificant votes that he said couldn’t be moved.

On her MSNBC program Monday, Maddow reported that Boehner had complained there would be important votes scheduled for Wednesday that Obama’s address would conflict with and thus could not be interrupted.

“With the significant amount of time — typically more than three hours — that is required to allow for a security sweep of the House Chamber before receiving a president, it is my recommendation that your address be held on the following evening, when we can ensure there will be no parliamentary or logistical impediments that might detract from your remarks,” Boehner wrote in a letter to President Obama

The alleged votes that couldn’t possibly be missed turned out to be a roll-call vote authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, a “charity jogging event,” and a congratulations to a North Carolina softball team for making the Little League World Series. “One vote and some non-binding speechifying,” a clearly steamed Maddow lamented.

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Full article and video here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rachel-maddow-rips-boehner-for-delaying-obama-speech-over-jogging-event-vote/