Obama to blast Boehner's 'ant' remark

Source: MSNBC

Mark Murray writes: The White House has released excerpts of President Obama's upcoming speech today in Racine, WI, to signal that he will use his remarks to criticize the Republicans on the economy -- and in particular House Minority Leader John Boehner (though not by name).

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(J)ust yesterday, I was stunned to hear the leader of the Republicans in the House say that financial reform was like using a nuclear weapon to target an ant. That’s right. He compared the financial crisis to an ant. The same financial crisis that led to the loss of nearly eight million jobs. The same crisis that cost people their homes and their lives savings.

Well if the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant. He should ask the men and women who’ve been out of work for months at a time. He should ask the Americans who send me letters every night that talk about how they’re barely hanging on.

These Americans don’t believe the financial crisis was an ant. They know that it’s what led to the worst recession since the Great Depression. And they expect their leaders in Washington to do whatever it takes to make sure a crisis like this never happens again. The Republican leader might want to maintain a status quo on Wall Street. But we want to move America forward.

Boehner spokesman Michael Steel emails this response: “The president should be focused on solving the problems of the American people – stopping the leaking oil and cleaning up the Gulf, scrapping his job-killing agenda, repealing and replacing ObamaCare – instead of the House Republican Leader’s choice of metaphors. It's clear Boehner was not minimizing the crisis America faced - he was pointing out that Washington Democrats have produced a bill that will actually kill more jobs and make the situation worse.”

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And watch when/if they don't.

Obama is the bad guy here, for picking on poor John Bonehead.

Just guessing Fox will do that, but on some pretty good historical precedent...

is my considered opinion based on some precedent! :D

FOX make one of their own look stupid? When elephants fly!

"Rep. John Boehner, D-Ohio".

Will fox news cencure Boenher remarks, was Boenher drinking??

Here's whatcha do. Take out a shotgun and shoot every unemployed person. Magically, jobs will appear out of thin air!

And throw toxic waste in the woods. That'll make the economy go up!

And while yer at it, every sick person should get up off their hospital bed and go out and get a job!

And all those people getting unemployment checks? So WHAT if that keeps up consumer demand! If people don't have enough money to buy the products rich people make, SHOOT 'EM!

THAT'LL solve EVERYTHING.

And don't forget to vote Republican.

And oh yes:

Drill baby drill!
Drill baby drill!
Drill baby drill!
Drill baby drill!
Drill baby drill!
Drill baby drill!
Drill baby drill!
Drill baby drill!


Sometimes I just WONDER about those beady little librul eyes o' yours.

That's what this statement is doing, it's focusing on solving one of the most corrupt, disgusting, evil, immoral, unjust, hateful, misleading, disruptive, distracting, and obstructionist practices known to Americans today... the bovine excrement spewed by the RW 24/7. If he can put a dent in that, he will help millions of Americans.

Well said!

The Repugs are just their paid for water carriers. They get the payments and power and everyone who is not part of the right wing reich get nothing. All that value voters crap is just that - the RW finding a tool to manipulate the conservative religious voter.

if republics get control of the house, they'll start looking into impeachment the day after Boehner becomes Speaker.

if not *the* top priority.

by any stretch.

Thanks for the thread, sabra.

I love that they're still running with this even though it's an absolute loser proposition.

That monopoly card is classic. Thanks for the laugh.

He's useless, even to the Republican Party.

Boehner spokesman Michael Steel emails this response: “The president should be focused on removing the taxes of the rich American people – stopping the corporate taxes and cleaning up BP's liability, scrapping his profit-killing agenda, repealing and replacing ObamaCare with something that benefits corporations more – instead of the House Republican Leader’s choice of metaphors. It's clear Boehner was not minimizing the crisis America faced - he was pointing out that Washington Democrats have produced a bill that doesn't hand corporations more money and makes the profits worse.”

more accurate.

GREAT JOB!!! LOL

at 56 I don't think my body can hold up that long.Of course thats the idea isn't it? Pronounced b o n e r in German.

"And to boot Boehner and the Repugs want to raise the retirement age to 70. This is how they intend to solve this crisis."

To me the fact that he suggested raising the retirement age is as damning if not more damning than the ant quote.

The Obama and the Dems need to drive this message to the electorate as well

rain on your parade, but here's a link.... I found it quite amazing.

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jun/22/leading-democrat-says-tax-hikes-needed-tackle-debt/

"On the spending side, Hoyer said Congress should consider raising the retirement age for full Social Security and Medicare benefits, and making those benefits progressive so that wealthier recipients get less than the needy."

they push the goalposts out further and further. I'm nearing retirement age now and that just sucks if the Dems are pushing for this too.

should be lower for some and raised for others. In other words I agree with Obama and Hoyer.

no, of course not. Some ants are actually quite large.

Obama needs to get on the ball and start doing what he promised during the campaign.

promised in the campaign, instead of getting off on some promised "zing" that might be coming in some speech.

you might want to look into that to get your unfiltered message across to him. I respectfully told him the other day that it's long past time for him to start knocking heads togethers.

you'd probably say ridiculous things,too.

between the pronunciations of Boehner's name, i.e., "Boner" or "Baner"? Some smart DUer, please let me know.

Speaking with Elijah Cummings about financial reform.

he and his damned Republican obstructionist bullshit punks.

The GOP should be classified with all the other vermin.

Anyone notice Boehner's eyes in the video clip? He looks like he's having a hard time even shoveling this load?

Still said it, though.

oh no...bill press is the mark levin of the democrats!....:rofl:

We need to see more of this. Way to go Prez.

Highly recommended! Worth seeing the whole speech, including the introduction. THIS is the man I voted for.Keep it up, Barack!

other side. And what do they mean "to blast"? He blasted it.

Obama nixed even a hint of this. So, tell me who is the real progressive and who isn't?

Then I'll be really pissed at Obama for missing a fucking GOLDEN opportunity! Talking about financial reform and ants is a little abstract compared to USING SOCIAL SECURITY to pay for the fucking WARS!!

Goddamn when are Ds going to use the fucking ammo that is just given to them?!?!?

Why can't we too have talking points that we repeat over and over? And Boner's remarks are perfect fodder.

:shrug:

Choke on them Orange boy!

Judging by the interview today, I'd say he got his bottle of hooch out of his mouth just in time for his feet.

Rachel Maddow laughs & laughs about John Boehner's major political FAIL

Boehner really looks detached and out of sorts in this interview. Booze, perhaps?

board, as I've read recently. These monsters in the Congress that do the bidding of the corporations and belittle the problems as being just the whinings of liberals are the threat to our stability.

WTG Mr President. Do this to each and every one of them that stands in the way of true reform.

If the (r) minority leader of the house is talking smack, then it actually makes him look more credible to other rethugs if someone much higher up the food chain (President Obama) replies. Where's Pelosi? Where's the DNC Chairman? Where's Reid?

This makes it look like boner is on an equal footing w/ President Obama.

Just sayin' that D's other than the President should slam boner on this.

n/t

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More like that, Mr. President! :applause: