Last night during the House floor debate on the Iraq redeployment legislation, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) nearly broke down in tears. Boehner paused, choked up, and his voice wavered as he tried to get out this sentence: “For my kids and their kids, success in Iraq is critically important.” Watch it:
As ThinkProgress previously noted, Boehner teared up in May and also in February during the Iraq debates.

MIKE GRAVEL WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER ALT DEBATE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DEBATE STREAMED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH CNN’S
tune in and watch him tear them apart as always but from across the street cuz they’re all to corrupt and chicken shit to face him head on!
http://www.gravel08.us
November 15th, 2007 at 3:43 pmuhhh…
uhh…
wow…
uhhh…
Maybe your feelings are genuine…as genuine as your stupidity.
http://www.tshirtinsurgency.com
November 15th, 2007 at 3:44 pmAnd does Boner know that Iraq had nothing to do with AQ or 911?
And if the boogie man is everywhere, why are we helping recruit them in Iraq?
Fascist Repukians make no sense what so ever.
Here’s a hanky for you Boner.
Buck Fush
November 15th, 2007 at 3:46 pmClearly Bohner is whormonal and need’s some estrogen or something..
November 15th, 2007 at 3:46 pmwonder if he weeps for all the soldiers who’ve died and their families??
November 15th, 2007 at 3:46 pmIt is a good thing he isn’t exploiting kids for political purposes!
November 15th, 2007 at 3:46 pmwhat an effing pansy!!! He can’t legitimately argue a real reason to stay in Iraq, so he is gonna pull a “waah waaah”!?!?! Grow up and get a pair. If “success in Iraq” is so all-fired important for HIS kids and THEIR kids - why doesn’t he try getting a uniform and go over there to “succeed”!?!?
November 15th, 2007 at 3:47 pmDamn, but I hate these candy @sses.
Elspeth
I’m getting really sick of this jackass and his crocodile tears. His attempts to manipulate with emotion are as nauseating as they are transparent.
Are any of Boehner’s “kids” actually in Iraq right now?
November 15th, 2007 at 3:48 pmdamnit can’t you see it’s a cry for help?
johnny, we hardly knew ye
November 15th, 2007 at 3:48 pmBoner is a silly crybaby, so he needs to resign from the House ASAP. Plus he seems to be a hypocrite closeted goofball as well.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:48 pm“Iraq is the place to do it (stand up to the Islamo-marxo-facists and for American values).”
Just keep rubber stamping, Boner. All the way out of office.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:49 pmFor my kids and their kids we need to kill some more Iraqi kids.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:50 pmWhere is the attack by the left against this girlie man? Sounds like a pretty weak individual and a coward to breakdown this often. Why do we not attack him?
Boehner believes in a strong defense and the necessity of the US to stand up against the overwhelming enemies that confront it. However, is it as dire as this - man - suggests? It seems that this - man - breaks down and cries every time Iraq is discussed. (Show clips of several different speeches with scroll at bottom with date and issue) Is a - man - this emotional really capable of reacting to the threats against the United States in a rational manner or is this - man - a little too overwhelmed by the challenges and his own fears to judge what is best for the country.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:50 pmDoes he put one of his fingers near his eye? I saw an actress do that (with stuff to make you cry on your finger) and she taught her kid to do it to. Maybe he’s been taking acting classes. Stephanie Miller always calls him “boner”, which is what I call him. I’m sure “boner” is the correct pronunciation, but he doesn’t want people to call him a boner. He’s such a waste of breath.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:50 pmIf it’s kids that get him all choked up, I assume he voted for expanded SCHIP funding? (Oh wait…it’s only HIS kids he’s worried about. And he’s got medical insurance.)
Is anybody gullible enough to fall for this crocodile-tears routine?
November 15th, 2007 at 3:51 pmHe reminds me of Pee-Wee Herman for some reason. Has a kind of adolescent look about him.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:51 pmHow long before Boner is exposed in bed with a male hooker? I am taking bets on this: one month, 6 months, or just before next November election?
November 15th, 2007 at 3:52 pmYou know, I want to cry whenever I think about Iraq too. But I’m not in a position to do anything about it.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:52 pmEgads, whatever did poor Pee Wee do to deserve such a comparison!
;-)
November 15th, 2007 at 3:54 pmInteresting. How long has Boehner been on the other side of the Bush Republicans?
November 15th, 2007 at 3:54 pmIt is a good thing he isn’t exploiting kids for political purposes!
Comment by stewarjt — November 15, 2007 @ 3:46 pm
Nope. Notice what he says:
“For my kids and their kids, success in Iraq is critically important”
He’s weeping for the future of HIS kids (and the kids of other Congresscritters, of course) if we don’t beat the terrists. Wonder he doesn’t weep for the humungus credit card bill he’s gonna be stickin’ ‘em with for the cost of the war.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:55 pmThe term EMOTE
is perfect for this occasion.
Crocodile tears flowing, boner emoted whilst on the House Floor.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:57 pmSorry about that. I copied the wrong comment:
wonder if he weeps for all the soldiers who’ve died and their families??
Comment by raynman — November 15, 2007 @ 3:46 pm
Nope. Notice what he says:
“For my kids and their kids, success in Iraq is critically importantâ€
He’s weeping for the future of HIS kids (and the kids of other Congresscritters, of course) if we don’t beat the terrists. Wonder he doesn’t weep for the humungus credit card bill he’s gonna be stickin’ ‘em with for the cost of the war.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:58 pmMaybe it’s the booze. Any close-up picture will show the other signs–puffy face, etc.
November 15th, 2007 at 3:58 pmImagine what the right wing media would to to a Dem who cried on the floor of the floor of the house? Or a woman? I hope his home district gives this weenie a reason to cry next fall.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:00 pmSeriously…can we start drug testing our politicians??
November 15th, 2007 at 4:00 pmthe Boner says: “We are taking on an enemy that is growing in all parts of the world.”
Gee, and what has the Bush Doctrine done to curb that?
“Oh look! A pile of leaves is on fire. Let me throw some gasoline on it.”
November 15th, 2007 at 4:00 pmBoehner seemed to me to slur his words a lot last night.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:01 pmI would swear he had a couple drinks before he spoke .
Still their arguments make no sense .
We won .
Its stable enough to bring the troops home now .
But Bush would rather the soldiers do repeated deployments and risk death until its election time next year then he’ ll bring the soldiers home even though he could have brought them home much sooner.
WATCH OUT FOR THE SUMMER/FALL (S/F)SUPRISE .
Thats why (sorry )Hillary shouldnt be the nominee because along with Bush claiming the S/F victory republicans will be riled up and come out in droves .
Miss Boner is crying because Bush imperial aggression against the Iraqi people seems to have hit a few snags…
November 15th, 2007 at 4:01 pmIf he’s so worried about his kids’ futures, how is he going to explain to them that his decisions are going to effectively cost them tens of thousands of dollars to pay for a war he thought should be put on the country’s credit card?
November 15th, 2007 at 4:01 pmBoner basically worries about keeping a suntan on his face, playing Golf without any skill, and having the Iraq fiasco end on his watch.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:02 pmWhoops … missed “ralph the wonder llama”’s comments.
Great minds etc. etc. etc.
:-)
November 15th, 2007 at 4:02 pmWhich American values are we standing up for in Iraq, exactly? The big bully beating up smaller kids for their lunch money is not exactly the type of example I want my country to set for my kids.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:02 pmGeez. I guess if Boehner starts crying, he must really mean what he’s saying. Therefore, we should continue pissing billions of dollars–and thousands of American and Iraqi lives–down the rat hole that is this foolish, illegal, immoral, and unnecessary war.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:06 pmIs Boehner going thru menopause? I mean, really - I’m tired of this. Please - I DON’T cry this much and I am going thru menopause.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:06 pmCould someone call a wambulance for that pussy?
November 15th, 2007 at 4:06 pm“oh well, if its for YOUR kids, then by all means, carry on!”
November 15th, 2007 at 4:08 pmisnt that crying gimmick gettin a little old?
November 15th, 2007 at 4:08 pmwho does he think he is, Johnnie Ray?
Geez. I guess if Boehner starts crying, he must really mean what he’s saying. Therefore, we should continue pissing billions of dollars–and thousands of American and Iraqi lives–down the rat hole that is this foolish, illegal, immoral, and unnecessary war.
Comment by Jim — November 15, 2007 @ 4:06 pm
It’s obviously worth spending the money if it keeps Boner from feeling so sad. Do you really want that on your conscience?
November 15th, 2007 at 4:09 pmSince Bonehead thinks the line in the sand is in Iraq, is he going to enlist himself?
Didn’t think so, the cowardly p*ssy.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:10 pmshoobie doobie wah
November 15th, 2007 at 4:10 pmdoo wop she wubby wubby
shoobie doobie wah
doo wop she wubby wubby
shoobie doobie wah
doo wop she wubby wubby
CRY BABY!
CRY BABY!
CRY BABY!
Crybaby Boner — would someone please give him some mood stabilizers? This is not normal behavior.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:12 pmThrow some money at this guy quick.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:12 pmI just can’t stand to see a grown man cry.
Really, how pathetic was that? And the repubician party was meant to be the tough party.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:12 pmYou know what made ME tear up? That bit that Brian Williams just showed on TV, when the soldier, just returning from Iraq, surprised his kid in school. The kid ran up to him, jumped into his arms, crying, and said something to the effect that, “I didn’t think I’d see you again.”
Yeah, THAT made me tear up. More than once. Boehner’s an a-hole.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:16 pmjust wait till dreamcrusher gets here… you smart alecs will all be sorry!
dreamcrusher! dreamcrusher! where are you?!
November 15th, 2007 at 4:17 pmThis is a man who hands out tobacco lobby checks on the floor of Congress right before votes affecting the tobacco industry. He’s a man who is raking in money off of this war from defense industry lobbyists and Abramoff clients. He protected Mark Foley even though he knew he was sexually harrassing underage Congressional pages. He has supported every erosion of our Constitution during the Bush administration.
What he’s really crying about is how much money he stands to lose if the Iraq War is ended.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Boehner
November 15th, 2007 at 4:20 pmWill Boehner stand up and support a “draft” to fulfill his dream of winning all the wars on terror? No, he will run like the crying baby coward that he is.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:20 pmBoner is actually very lonely and wishes he could openly kiss David Dreier on the House floor.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:20 pmClearly Bohner is whormonal and need’s some estrogen or something..
Comment by Witch1 — November 15, 2007 @ 3:46 pm
Probably DHEA.
What a dope this Bonehead or whatever is. Maybe we should do the following:
Stop meddling in other country’s affairs
Stop putting dictators in power
Stop funding Israel
Stop fighting wars for oil
Develop multiple forms of alternative energy quickly
Show some guts on the domestic end and impeach Bush and Cheney
Bonehead is pushing the “perpetual war” against Eurasia.
War is Peace
November 15th, 2007 at 4:21 pmReally, how pathetic was that? And the repubician party was meant to be the tough party.
Comment by UKBristolDave01
Exactly right. I’ve been noticing this for 6 years now. What happened to the republican swagger? What happened to their bravery? They were the tough party until 19 furriners attacked us. Now they run when they hear thunder. What a bunch of wimps.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:21 pmSeriously…can we start drug testing our politicians??
Excellent idea. Long overdue.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:21 pm“For my kids and their kids, success in Iraq is critically important.â€
Well guess what Bone-head, I have kids too. If my son gets deployed to Iraq a 3rd time, I will probably be in the mood to make you, and every other chickenhawker I can get my hands on, cry for real.
How about that sh!t, asshat?
November 15th, 2007 at 4:21 pmI think he deserves to be in the running for this year’s “Razzie Award” for his transparent and pathetic performance on the House floor.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:21 pmSmarmy alcoholic bastard.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:27 pmTHIS guy’s nickname should be Rummy…
November 15th, 2007 at 4:28 pmPregnant or pre-menopausal?
November 15th, 2007 at 4:29 pmI worked with someone like this. A person that lied compulsively and contantly, which naturally got him into a lot of trouble in our company.
And when ever he got into a tight spot, or felt like he had to really make strong point about something, out would come the waterworks. He could turn it on like turning on a light.
When I watch Bohner I see the same thing. Exactly the same thing.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:30 pmIs it possible that some of these clowns really, really believe their own BS? It could be possible that in his mind we really are engaged in the defining struggle of our age. Blubberin’ Boehner actually seems to believe that he is the only thing standing between freedom and vast hordes of scimitar-wielding jihadis streaming over our borders. Nutter.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:31 pmHe’s not sad, he’s not thinking about something deeply upsetting to him personally, he’s just acting.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:32 pmWhat makes me cry was learning about all the suicides committed by returning vets and all the homeless vets and all the broken families because of this war and all the families that witnessed coffins draped with flags… the returning coffins that the public is not allowed to see. That’s what brings tears to my eyes. And in German his name would be pronounced “beener”. The second vowel is long in German names.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:33 pmawww!
November 15th, 2007 at 4:38 pmthe poor sap needs a hug.
any volunteers?
anybody? somebody?
I’ve never been a fighting man, but I would love to fight that SOB. He seriously needs someone to give him something real to cry about. Not the made up tears ‘for the children’. How about the children of other people dying day in and day out.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:44 pmLividLib > Big tubby Hastert would bear hug the Boner and he misses that a lot > lol.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:44 pmCan we just get this whiney-a**ed pu**y out of Congress?
Please?
November 15th, 2007 at 4:47 pmBoehner was discharged from the Navy during the Vietnam war after 8 weeks of training due to a “bad back.” (Sure). I don’t mind a man or a woman crying when it’s appropriate, but this guy is either an idiot who is completely out of touch with reality or a conscious manipulator. This is what happened last May when he broke down during another debate about Iraq:
“Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) broke down on the House floor today, sobbing uncontrollably as he urged his colleagues to vote in favor of the $100 billion Iraq war spending bill.
“Members on both sides of the aisle feel differently about our mission in Iraq and our chances of success there,†Boehner said, pausing to compose himself. As he continued, Boehner began to weep openly, crying out: “After 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, when are we going to stand up and take them on? When are we going to defeat them?â€
http://thinkprogress.org/ 2007/ 05/ 24/ boehner-weeps-again/
NOTE his link between 911 and the Iraq war.
And then there’s this:
“In 1993, current House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) voted numerous times to limit the deployment of troops in Somalia, including one bill that set a six-month timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
Like several other war supporters who once backed timelines, Boehner now attacks those who favor redeploying U.S. troops out of Iraq’s civil war as “defeatists†who want a “date certain for surrender.â€
But Boehner has taken this hypocrisy to a new level. Despite clamoring for a withdrawal from Somalia in 1993, he had the temerity to charge yesterday that war critics were “walk[ing] out†on Iraq “just like we did in Somalia.â€
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/27/boehner-somalia/
November 15th, 2007 at 4:48 pmComment by StratRat — November 15, 2007 @ 4:21 pm
It really is pathetic isn’t it? Make your mind up. You are either a “gung-ho, get the guns out, I’ve seen “Red Dawn” 60 times in the last year” type or not. Make your goddamn mind up!
November 15th, 2007 at 4:50 pm“Boehner was discharged from the Navy during the Vietnam war after 8 weeks of training due to a “bad back.—
Comment by impeachcheneythenbush — November 15, 2007 @ 4:48 pm
from getting his ass kicked on a daily basis during basic training.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:56 pmhe’s cheerleader material, just like dumbass. must be a republican trait.
For my kids and their kids we need to kill some more Iraqi kids.
Comment by dim wit
Best post so far.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:58 pmUnbelievable. Someone give this “man” an Emmy for that performance. He gets all choked up thinking about HIS children and grandchildren… yet fails totally to recognize that he is not acting in an old western, where “lines in the sand” get drawn.
IF what Bushco says is true, our enemy is nation-less and respects no borders. Our enemy can be anywhere. How in the hell can any reasonable person buy into the lie that our enemy has somehow conveniently located themselves in Iraq for us to fight?
Mr. Boehner, you and those like you, cry your alligator tears while you absolutely spurn every ounce of logic and common sense. Word - you fail at leadership. Utterly. Totally. Get off the floor of MY congressional hall.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:59 pmThat sure as hell looked staged to me.
Ot: Maybe there is something to the “War on Christmas that O’liely yammers on about.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:59 pmIs he drunk?
All that’s missing is the giant puke-swallowing burb.
November 15th, 2007 at 5:01 pmBoner,
Get a hold of yourself! You’re embarassing your kids, for chrissake!
November 15th, 2007 at 5:06 pm“Weepy Boehner breaks down again on House floor”…
Again?? Oh my… LOL!
November 15th, 2007 at 5:13 pmBoehner needs to lay off the sauce.
November 15th, 2007 at 5:25 pmmaybe a pacifier would calm him down…
or a baby rattle?
November 15th, 2007 at 5:30 pmDoes Boehner cry for all the children of working class people who can’t afford health insurance for the kids?
Does Boehner cry for the vets of his war in Iraq who come home to find health care is substandard for them, the red tape is prohibitive, and their benefits are non-existent?
Does he cry for the families of those who have died in this misbegotten war?
Does he cry for the loss of freedom and democracy in America? For the defiling of the Constitution?
Can the old sot define what is success in Iraq?
November 15th, 2007 at 5:30 pmDid Boehner take crying lessons from Jimmy Swaggert and Tammy Faye???
November 15th, 2007 at 5:43 pmHey, stop picking on him you guys. He’s crying because he knows what you’re saying about him. Don’t you know that the republicans are reading all your emails now.
November 15th, 2007 at 5:44 pmNobody’s buying your brand of bullshit anymore, “Boner.”
November 15th, 2007 at 5:45 pmWhiny-assed titty baby.
November 15th, 2007 at 5:51 pmnot a single troll will stand up and defend “bonie”?
November 15th, 2007 at 5:55 pmnot a single troll will stand up and defend “bonie�
Comment by joe cantwell — November 15, 2007 @ 5:55 pm
Heh heh heh… stand up for a “Boner”?
November 15th, 2007 at 5:57 pmThen send your f—ing kids there to fight this “important” war, a–hole. What is with these freaks?
November 15th, 2007 at 5:59 pmstand up for a “Boner�
Comment by Luis M — November 15, 2007 @ 5:57 pm
one of the great campaign slogans of our time!
November 15th, 2007 at 6:02 pmIraq is important to his kids, and their kids, because the immoral, illegal monies that he will reap from the contracts in Iraq can’t be turned off now. “I am only being given a turn at the spiggot now, “boohoo.”. I waited for 6 friggin years, “boohoo,” and you think, “boohoo,”I am gonna let you LIBRULS, “boohoo,” turn off the spiggot, just as I stick my, “boohoo,” face under it, suckling the sh|t out it, like , “boohoo,” bush on Osama’s crank. Give me a, “boohoo,” break. My KIDS need the, “boohoo,” money.
November 15th, 2007 at 6:16 pmOh my, “boohoo,” Humanity. I can’t, “boohoo,” go on.”
There is something really wrong with this guy.
November 15th, 2007 at 6:18 pmBoehner needs to stop drinking…
November 15th, 2007 at 6:18 pmnot a single troll will stand up and defend “bonie�
Comment by joe cantwell — November 15, 2007 @ 5:55 pm
They are all in tears after watching that clip….
November 15th, 2007 at 6:41 pm……..
……and thinking about whats gonna happen Nov 2008 when the Republicans get canned
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Weepy Boehner breaks down again on House floor
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Sounds like a medical condition requiring penicillin and levitra.
- Tom
November 15th, 2007 at 6:41 pmLooks like a couple of extra bourbons at lunch…..
November 15th, 2007 at 6:47 pmOnce again . . . it’s all about the kids.
Reminds me of Gonzo staying on ‘to protect the kids’.
They rally ’round the family, pocket full o’ shells . .
November 15th, 2007 at 7:08 pmwhat a pussy
November 15th, 2007 at 7:37 pm“Weepy Boehner”
Sounds like VD.
November 15th, 2007 at 7:51 pmHomeless people have nice tans too.
November 15th, 2007 at 7:52 pmWhat is with these crying criminals?? Isn’t this the second time Boner Boy broke down and cry? He’s need help. Ah, calling Dr. Frist? He’s all broken up that his own party are falling apart by the seams.
November 15th, 2007 at 8:05 pmGirlie Man
November 15th, 2007 at 8:25 pmHe otta be in pictures..a rogues gallery..anyone that can cry on demand must git alotta gimmees onna golf course!!!!
November 15th, 2007 at 8:39 pmMaybe we’re witnessing a delayed stress reaction related to some of the nicknames his classmates probably called him as a child.
So, have the Big Defense (aka Offense) and Big Oil companies promised him a large bonus, based on keeping the United States military in Iraq. Such an agreement could be elegantly simple, “The troops come home and the meter stops running.”
Perhaps The Boner is aspiring to become Lawton Smalls’ alter-ego. If you haven’t heard Lawton before, he is a hilarious Gomer-Pyle version of a wannabe Christian-Reich neocon. Despite his false bravado, he occasionally reverts to brief fits of crying. You can find free audio clips at: http://www.thesnotgreensea.com
Once on the site, you can click onto the Planet Bush option.
Enjoy…
November 15th, 2007 at 8:46 pmCrying because he’d lose money if we left Iraq? And crying because he’d lose money if we caught OBL? Crying because of all the children of poor people are dying and are injured (because the rich don’t serve!)…
Prayse jesus.
November 15th, 2007 at 9:59 pmweepy boner…..BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
November 15th, 2007 at 11:28 pmthat’s all i can say at the minute
CREEPING JESUS, WHAT A BUNCH OF P*SSIES.
November 16th, 2007 at 1:11 am“And since I will never be able to think for myself, we need to listen to supreme leader El Presidente Bushtard’s assurances that his gut knows what’s best for us. How dare you….sniff…sniff…try to use reason and logic when my kids stand to lose money on their Halliburton stock. Oh the cruelty of it all…sniff…wahh…burble.”
Sincerely
November 16th, 2007 at 3:53 amJohn Boner.
Sniveling hypocritical waste of skin John Baa-aaa-ner.
Yes, wingnuts, I DO hate him. I hate Bush, I hate Boner, I hate McConnell, I can’t effing stand any of them.
Care to guess why?
They are destryoying this country. They are selfish A-holes who only care about themselves. They have helped drive this country to a 9 TRILLION Dollar debt, they are intentionally destroying the services which protect us from being poisoned by our food, air, water, and goods.
INTENTIONALLY destroying the government.
Yes, they are all worthless hypocrites, and Boehner is one of the worst.
Go ahead, crybaby, keep on sniveling. Hopefully in ‘08 you’ll have something to REALLY cry about.
November 16th, 2007 at 10:32 amThe guy is shlooshhed again.
November 16th, 2007 at 11:00 amBoehner must have been to one of those Hypnotiser shows. He was hypnotised to burst into tears anytime the subject of Iraq came up.
November 16th, 2007 at 9:15 pm