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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:11 PM
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"I had other obligations."
"I had other obligations."

-- House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), quoted by TPM, when asked if he watched Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) response to the State of the Union.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/01/26/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:13 PM
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1. I bet he just doesn't want to answer any questions...
Her rambling stupidity was sure on display.
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sufrommich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:16 PM
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2. lol. I guess that's slicker than "no comment". nt
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:21 PM
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8. Certainly more slick than
:puke:
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phimckn Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:17 PM
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3. lol
I'm sure he did.
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:18 PM
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5. Welcome to DU!
:toast:
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phimckn Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:19 PM
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7. thnx
I've been here before, not sure if I'm going to hang around this time or not.
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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:24 PM
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9. oh please do
hang around that is...
peace and welcome, kpete
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:18 PM
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4. I should say so
Do you know how seriously all that State of the Union folderol cut into John's drinking time last night? In the past, he could just slip out to "go to the bathroom" or "take a smoke break," but when you're sitting right behind the guy that's talking, you not only have to sit there the whole time, you actually have to look halfway engaged.

John did appear on the verge of inevitable tears, I think when the president was saying it was time to end subsidies for big oil.
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mascarax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:58 PM
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12. I know, what time do the bars close in DC?
This was something Boehner hadn't thought about...how he HAD to sit there, with no flask (visible) or smoke break. He always seems on the verge of tears, but even worse when Obama goes on and On and ON about whatEVER, delaying Mr. B's happy hours.
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coolhip33 Donating Member (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:18 PM
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6. LMAO - Take THAT Tea Party followers...tee hee
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:37 PM
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10. nothing like saying you have "other obligations" than to watch something you could have tivo'd.
Edited on Wed Jan-26-11 01:37 PM by unblock
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Crankie Avalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 01:48 PM
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11. Sounds like what Cheney said to dodge the Vietnam-era draft...
So now Republicans are so pampered and privileged they even need to dodge the ordeal of just sitting through each other's drivel?
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AC_Mem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 04:36 PM
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13. And by "other obligations"
he means five gin and tonics followed by a bottle of red wine and a good cry.
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