If we mispronounced Boehner's name? Would he cry?

[less lee]

Friday, December 17, 2010
Boehner Sheds 96 Tears

I was more unsympathetic than a Libertarian laughing at a homeless mother, who was dumpster-diving to find food for her children.
To be compassionate requires one to be perspicacious. It is hard to have empathy for a wealthy man who is also lugubrious. Congressman John Boehner’s sob fest on the CBS news show, “60 Minutes,” was pathetic! If he was acting, it was the worst method acting ever performed! Lee Strasberg must be laughing in his grave. If Boehner is suffering from some sort of hysteria, then his federal health care plan can direct him to a psychiatrist. Someone who is just plain sensitive would never be a Conservative. Usually someone who’s suffering from a narcissistic personality disorder only cries about himself; self-pity is a symptom. A sensitive person would shed tears when they witness suffering by another. Conservatives, these days, include middle-aged guys with daddy complexes. It’s all based on machismo nonsense, which I’ve been ranting about for years!
Propaganda is based on the intended audience’s perception. For years, the political Right has portrayed leftists as hypersensitive, New Age, sissies. I don’t know who these think tank people are, but they are phoning it in! They are employing every tactic they can get their hands on. The label, “Compassionate Conservative,” was used during the Bush years. Compassionate Conservative is a classic oxymoron. You’ve likely noticed that you don’t hear that label much anymore. If propaganda is not consistent, then it spins out of control and crashes.
Glenn Beck started this crying bit. People respond to this display of histrionics. Firebrand evangelicals cry and dance on stage to impart a hypnotic effect over the audience. Horror movies will depict an innocent child, weeping, who then morphs into a demon and bites another’s head off! This makes you distrust innocence. Paranoia does that to you, also. It takes critical perception to screen out the phonies and the mentally challenged. Openly displayed emotions can be deceitful, especially in politics and religion. Beware! Right wing propagandists are so devious that they use Left wing tactics! Be very aware of that!
One more thing: Glenn Beck is proud of himself because, two years ago, he predicted there would be riots in the streets of Europe. If I predict that Alaska will have snowstorms next winter, does not make me prophetic? For decades, the European Left has been highly organized and, if the government does something wrong, then the streets are filled with protestors on just a moment’s notice! In the USA, we are lucky if we get people to demonstrate on a weekend.
There is no revolution coming, Glenn. Sorry about that, paranoid one.

Crimes of freedom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS8TWwGSG5o

[Angry Dragon]

1. He cries most when hecan't get to the bottle fast enough

[DCKit]

7. Bottle Baby Boner. nt

[madrchsod]

2. the boner cry? of course he would....

[UTUSN]

3. K&R #3 just for bwah-ha-HAH !1 n/t

[old mark]

4. We MUST try it and see!...and you can't tell much from once or twice, either.....

:)




mark

[iamtechus]

5. He seems to be sorta touchy about his name.

I've heard some folks pronounce it boner but I see how some might prefer beaner.

[HopeHoops]

6. I always pronounce it the correct way - BONER!

[less lee]

8. That's the way I pronounce it.

According to standard English

[HopeHoops]

11. What other way is there?

:shrug:

He's a dick.

[rustydog]

9. If Boehner fell in the forest and no one was there to hear,

would he still cry?

[SoCalDem]

10. Sauce for the "boh-nur"

SoCalDem Donating Member Fri Nov-05-10 10:45 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9488421
Original message

Sauce for the "boh-nur"


I am so glad to see a few people insisting on calling him "Boh-nur" instead of "Bay-nur".

Dave Letterman, Craig Ferguson & Jon Stewart are allies in this venture, as are we here at DU.

Why is this little thing important?

For a DECADE , since we all have been paying attention (actually much longer if you do the research), republicans have been clever wordsmiths when it comes to re-naming us "the democrat party" or to identify individuals as "the democrat president, senator, congressperson".

Most of the mainstream media has gone along with them, as have even democrats who should know better, but who are too meek to speak up.

Why don't so many speak up?

Because after something becomes the vernacular, to suddenly object only calls more attention to it, and the person suddenly objecting becomes the "oddity".

It's like being named William, and wanting to be called William. Most people , once met, will call you William, but your "enemies" can easily demean you if and whenever they want, by calling you "Willie". If enough people hear you being called Willie (without hearing your objections) , you eventually BECOME Willie.

Republicans have made an art out of "re-naming, re-labeling, deliberately mis-pronouncing". It's what they do.

Eee-rock became EYE-Rack
Eee-Ron became EYE-Ran
Noo-klee-ur became nooo-Q-lur
Obama is often "oopsied" as Osama (not at all accidental, but laughed off as being an honest mistake)

So WHAT if John "wants" his name to be pronounced as "Bay-nur"? I'm pretty sure that Iraqis & Iranians prefer their countries' names be pronounced correctly, especially when they are being invaded/occupied/threatened.

If your name is Smith, most people will call you Smith..not Smythe. If John wants to be called John Bayner, maybe he should spell it Bayner. ..or he could just accept the fact that people "may" just decide to call him what they want to call him, or pronounce his name the way THEY want to, and he should not be so "touchy".. :evilgrin:




Koehner = Koh-nur
Boer = Boh-rrr
Moe = M-ohhh
Schmoe = Sh-m-ohh
Roebuck = Roh-buck
toe = Tohhh
1144 words with "oe"

and more listed by length of word