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Sep 26, 2015 · There's shedding a few tears. There's full-on crying. And then, there's John Boehner, American politics' crier-in-chief. This week, (soon to be former) Speaker of the House Boehner's tear ducts...
7 John Boehner Crying Moments!
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Oct 5, 2015 · There's shedding a few tears. There's full-on crying. And then, there's John Boehner, American politics' crier-in-chief. This week, (soon to be former) Speaker of the House Boehner's tear ducts stole the show yet again, definitely upstaging the Pope's little black Fiat and newly-named baby panda Bei Bei to become our #MemeOfTheWeek. So, what ...
Sep 26, 2015 · Published September 26, 2015 at 5:03 AM EDT. Pablo Martinez Monsivais. / AP. House Speaker John Boehner wipes his eyes as he listens to Pope Francis address a joint meeting of Congress...
- Getting Sworn in as Speaker
- Sitting For A ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
- Talking with The Estonian Prime Minister
- Watching The Sunset
“So I was standing up there with this gigantic gavel and I was supposed to make a speech, but there, sitting in the front row, I caught sight of my three best buddies — Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, and Tom Latham — all sitting together. We’d been friends since our early days in Congress, and there they were, Burr and Chambliss having come over fr...
“It didn’t matter that I’d fought this whole idea earlier. I was in it now, and I had to play it through to the end. And besides, Lesley [Stahl] was awfully nice. They filmed us inside the church, talking about my childhood. She got me crying, and I got her crying too — although her tears never made it onto the air, and of course mine did.”
“A young, passionate politician, he spoke forcefully about how much American support meant to him and to the people of his country. This Estonian was a more patriotic American than a lot of native-born Americans I’ve met. Before he was through, I had to get out my handkerchief. His gratitude and love for a country thousands of miles away from his o...
“I couldn’t cut my own grass in Florida even if I wanted to because, well, we don’t have a yard. But we do have a deck, and a view down to the beach and the Gulf of Mexico. We try to watch the sunset out there as often as we can. It’s truly amazing. We watch the sun as it moves across the sky from December 21 to June 21. Every night in between it’s...
Sep 26, 2015 · John Boehner isn't new to crying. But this week, with some help from the pontiff, we may have reached peak #BoehnerTears.
Sep 25, 2015 · Reaction to House speaker John Boehner's resignation came steadily streaming down from Twitter in memes and jokes.
