1/29/14, "Boehner Gives Obama Thumbs-Up At SOTU," TPM, C. Thompson
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| Boehner Thumbs up on Barkeep |
"It’s how the daughter of a factory worker is CEO of America’s largest automaker; how the son of a barkeeper is Speaker of the House; how the son of a single mom can be President of the greatest nation on Earth," he continued.
The audience gave Boehner a standing ovation when he was mentioned." (video at link). image above from TPM, MSNBC
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1/29/14, "Friends at last? Obama and John Boehner share warm moment at State of the Union," Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo.com
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| May 2011 |
"The highlight came after Obama singled out Boehner for rising from his humble roots to lead Congress:
“They believe, and I believe,
that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of
birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams,”
Obama said. “That’s what drew our forebears here. It’s how the daughter
of a factory worker is CEO of America’s largest automaker; how the son
of a barkeeper is speaker of the House; how the son of a single mom can
be president of the greatest nation on Earth.”
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After Obama’s comment, Boehner
stood to applaud. Clearly touched by the gesture, he smiled warmly in
the president’s direction before offering a salute to the audience.
The comment immediately went
viral across social media, with “#sonofabarkeep” becoming the top
trending U.S. topic on Twitter. “#speakerofthehouse” followed closely
behind."
Interestingly, it
was not the first time that President Obama has singled out Boehner for
his relationship with his father during a State of the Union address.
In 2011, Obama said, "That dream is why someone who began by sweeping
the floors of his father’s Cincinnati bar can preside as speaker of the
House in the greatest nation on earth."
Via Twitter, NBC’s “Meet the Press” host David Gregory said the relationship may have strengthened in recent times:
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There were also some noteworthy moments of generosity on Boehner’s
end, in which he applauded comments from Obama, even on issues in which
the two men do not agree.
By our count, Boehner applauded at least 18 times throughout the speech. Some of those were obvious, bipartisan moments, such as when Obama saluted the armed forces and when he introduced first lady Michelle Obama.
But Boehner also applauded
politely in a few more contentious moments, including when Obama
endorsed using federal funds to hire more construction workers, on
passing immigration reform and on ensuring the right to vote."...
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