Former House Speaker John Boehner cried as his portrait was unveiled in a uniting moment

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Business Insider



Former House Speaker John Boehner has been immortalized with a congressional portrait in a uniting moment for Democrats and Republicans amid a divisive impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

The portrait ceremony took place at the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Boehner, a Republican, served as House speaker for three terms in the past decade before resigning in 2015.

He received praise from Democrats and Republicans alike Tuesday, a rare occurrence since House Democrats opened the impeachment inquiry into Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came together to honor Boehner at the portrait unveiling Pelosi, who was unseated from a term in 2011 by Boehner, described him as a "great patriot" and "the personification of the American dream."

Boehner was known for getting emotional throughout his years he served in the House, and Pelosi recalled a moment in 2006 when Democrats regained House control."I think he was crying when he gave me the gavel as speaker of the House," Pelosi said.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/john-boehner-portrait-picture-photo-house-unveils-house-speaker-2019-11

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Full headline: Former House Speaker John Boehner cried as his portrait was unveiled in a uniting moment for Republicans and Democrats

It should have been painted showing him with a drink in one had, a tissue in the other, and a ciggy hanging out of his mouth!

[TexasTowelie]

1. Correction on the ciggy part of your closing comment.

It should have been a blunt hanging out of his mouth because he is a lobbyist for the cannabis industry now.

[hlthe2b]

2. I can'tt believe how much I detested him all those years, but compared to today's crop....

I'm almost wistful. He is predictably true to his self-serving hypocrisy... Apparently, behind the scenes he could occasionally be worked with. Today's Trump sycophants are only predictable in their sycophancy and asshole nature.

[LeftofObama]

9. Boner, Reagan, et al are the reason the country is in the position it's in.

Fuck them one and all.

[C Moon]

36. I feel the same.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Well that only came after he left

because certainly the holier-than-thou GOPers would have run him out of the chamber if he dared promote the "criminal stoners" (tobacco was king).

[Locrian]

3. disgusting

>>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came together to honor Boehner at the portrait unveiling Pelosi, who was unseated from a term in 2011 by Boehner, described him as a "great patriot" and "the personification of the American dream.


disgusting. shows that the "club" mentality is alive and well

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Well...

It's something that the lunatic teabagger crowd completely lacks - "civility", a sense of respect. and the ability to disagree without being disagreeable. It has made us all furious at the nasty vitriol and childish antics that the current crop of GOP RWers have promoted and encouraged within more and more of their ranks. Rather than argue ideals they make it personal. In essence, they have found power by being junior high school bullies. Society has to step up to say enough is enough.

[groundloop]

12. You're correct, of course.... 'civility' seems so outdated anymore

[Locrian]

19. civility

civility great when it is respects the OFFICE, and you maintain a professional standard

When it becomes a rich persons club where no amount of warmongering, stealing from the poor to give tax cuts to the rich, denying health care (people die), prison, on and on, then it's something else.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. Unfortunately

unless someone can get McCain-Feingold updated, passed, signed into law and able to withstand a SCOTUS review, it will continue to be a "rich person's club" here in the U.S. (and in many cases, even a law may not thwart it).

"Wealth" has always been a critical pillar of "power" and "politics" for literally thousands and thousands of years.

[JudyM]

26. +1.

[Brainfodder]

45. Can you fit that on a T-Shirt please?

[BumRushDaShow]

46. LOL

Can have one part on the front and the other on the back!

[Brainfodder]

47. Sounds good, RED FONT on medium gray?

[area51]

6. Suck it up, Boner.

[Vinca]

7. Nice painting. Where's the booze?

[mopinko]

20. ikr? a nice goblet of red wine would fit right in there.

and cig smoke is fun to paint. lazy artist.

[rurallib]

10. {also add} .... and lobbyist money stuffed in all his pockets

[Mc Mike]

11. He cries more than Marsha Mason in an SCTV skit.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Or

Sponge Bob!

[Mc Mike]

15. Now, that's a good cry.

[LittleGirl]

13. Ugh

He’s just one but there are many more, like Ryan, that should never be honored for being a coward in the House. Nope.

[keithbvadu2]

16. Should be a picture of him passing out checks in Congress.

Should be a picture of him passing out checks in Congress.

[Judi Lynn]

18. I heard he always had checks to share from the tobacco lobby.

He also used to be the first "Orange Thing."

[packman]

24. Damn, you beat me to it

Wasn't those checks from the NRA?

[keithbvadu2]

31. Could easily be at times. This time was checks from tobacco.

[pecosbob]

22. Item added to bucket list

Discover Boehner painting's location and urinate on it.

[dchill]

23. that's nice

[Wetsand18]

25. Legalize it

He's a great marijuana lobbyist too

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. The artist apparently didn't have enough cadmium orange.

Maybe he's saving it up for a Trump portrait.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Yes!

He was the "original" Cheeto!!

[awesomerwb1]

28. All I can say about him is

F*ck him.

[The Wielding Truth]

29. I heard that he may have Pseudobulbar, a disease where you have little control over crying.

Sad that he may not be honestly expressing a deep and profound emotion.

[SunSeeker]

32. Nothing like Trump to make folks wax nostalgic for Republicans like Boehner.

[BumRushDaShow]

33. It's pretty damn sad.

[SunSeeker]

34. Right?

[BumRushDaShow]

35. And even people like Bolton!

[BigDemVoter]

37. All that smoking hasn't killed that sorry excuse for a human being yet?

[BumRushDaShow]

38. The liquor has preserved him.

[CTyankee]

40. But cirrhosis ain't too pretty...

[BumRushDaShow]

41. Nor what it does to the brain!

But... He's like a brandied mandarin slice.

[CTyankee]

42. It makes you wonder how he gets/got through the day...

[BumRushDaShow]

43. He seemed to be sloshed half the time.

[NotASurfer]

39. The highest elected office achieved by an Orange-American before the current administration

and he did it without blatantly blatant help from former KGB agents, so I guess that's something

[samnsara]

44. i envy artists who can paint like that..its beautiful..

[BumRushDaShow]

49. Whoever did that was amazing

Even from a distance it looks almost photogenic.

[maxrandb]

50. America wept when it realized how far it's fallen

that a fuckstick like John Boehner was actually once the speaker of the house.

[BumRushDaShow]

51. IMHO, Lyin Ryan was even worse