John Boehner Handed Out Bribes On House Floor

[Saikron]

Johann Hari: The Laws and Policies of the United States Are Now Openly for Sale

If you follow the link to YouTube, it's John Boehner admitting he handed out 6 checks from the tobacco industry in order to influence votes. "I'll never do it again" or something like that.

You buy it?

 

[uscitizen]

But he never sponsored earmarks

People and their faith in politicians never ceases to amaze me.

 

[VaYank5150]

Johann Hari: The Laws and Policies of the United States Are Now Openly for Sale

If you follow the link to YouTube, it's John Boehner admitting he handed out 6 checks from the tobacco industry in order to influence votes. "I'll never do it again" or something like that.

You buy it?

Perhaps THIS is what Boehner was referring to with his "Contract on America"?

 

[California Girl]

Yea, follow a link to the absolutely accurate and totally balanced HuffPuff. Lefties make me laugh.

 

[California Girl]

Johann Hari: The Laws and Policies of the United States Are Now Openly for Sale

If you follow the link to YouTube, it's John Boehner admitting he handed out 6 checks from the tobacco industry in order to influence votes. "I'll never do it again" or something like that.

You buy it?

Fail&Go, is that you?

 

[Modbert]

Yea, follow a link to the absolutely accurate and totally balanced HuffPuff. Lefties make me laugh.

Uhm, it's been pretty much known for years that Boehner did this.

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[JimH52]

You got to love Boner's moxy!

 

[Saikron]

Yea, follow a link to the absolutely accurate and totally balanced HuffPuff. Lefties make me laugh.

I'd love to discuss this specific article with you, but I know you don't have room in that noggin for more than one viewpoint and it was filled long ago.

 

[B. Kidd]

You got to love Boner's moxy!

Its' Boehner not Boner.

Otherwise the headlines would've read after the election:

PELOSI NUDGED OUT OF LEADERSHIP BY BONER

 

[VaYank5150]

Johann Hari: The Laws and Policies of the United States Are Now Openly for Sale

If you follow the link to YouTube, it's John Boehner admitting he handed out 6 checks from the tobacco industry in order to influence votes. "I'll never do it again" or something like that.

You buy it?

I DON'T think this is the sort of thing the USSC had in mind when they ruled that corporations can give as much money to our politicians as they want...

 

[Saikron]

Johann Hari: The Laws and Policies of the United States Are Now Openly for Sale

If you follow the link to YouTube, it's John Boehner admitting he handed out 6 checks from the tobacco industry in order to influence votes. "I'll never do it again" or something like that.

You buy it?

I DON'T think this is the sort of thing the USSC had in mind when they ruled that corporations can give as much money to our politicians as they want...

Actually, funny thing, I think Boehner was handing out the bribes in 2009 before the USSC removed the cap on corporate campaign contributions.

 

[VaYank5150]

Johann Hari: The Laws and Policies of the United States Are Now Openly for Sale

If you follow the link to YouTube, it's John Boehner admitting he handed out 6 checks from the tobacco industry in order to influence votes. "I'll never do it again" or something like that.

You buy it?

I DON'T think this is the sort of thing the USSC had in mind when they ruled that corporations can give as much money to our politicians as they want...

Actually, funny thing, I think Boehner was handing out the bribes in 2009 before the USSC removed the cap on corporate campaign contributions.

Oh yes. This transaction occurred well before the ruling by the USSC. I was simply pointing out that even with those sweeping changes, I don't think this sort of deal is what they had in mind.

 

[MikeK]

I don't believe Boner is the only one who did that. I seem to remember Delay doing the same thing. And both of them did it right on the House floor during a vote -- as brazenly as looters after a revolution. But in spite of such evidence of just how corrupted our Congress has become the American people continue to ignore it.

So who is to blame, the corrupted representatives or the public who seems to accept their conduct?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Typical Washington. New faces. Same old shit

 

[JimH52]

Boner should make his fellow republicans proud, with blantant pandering to lobbiest! WHAT A GUY!

 

[JimH52]

"Bribes"
Yes, that is a good way to put them. You know, a little funny money for his fellow republican buddies.

 

[uscitizen]

I don't believe Boner is the only one who did that. I seem to remember Delay doing the same thing. And both of them did it right on the House floor during a vote -- as brazenly as looters after a revolution. But in spite of such evidence of just how corrupted our Congress has become the American people continue to ignore it.

So who is to blame, the corrupted representatives or the public who seems to accept their conduct?

Not this public.
Just buckeyes and Texicans?

Be proud.

 

[Trajan]

they all do it folks....barney frank could not give up money he gets from the league of gay escort services to other candidates as he usually has in the past because he had a race on his hands this time.......this is it appears the first shot at a speaker who has not been sworn yet....that didn't take long.....

 

[JimH52]

I just love this head about future Speaker Boner!

 

[Jack Fate]

Fun to watch the dweebs all of a sudden become concerned about ethics. Crocodile tears. No one's buying it. The American people woke up out of their hypnotic episode of 2008. Turn out the lights, the party's over.