John Boehner Storms Out Of Press Conference Over ‘Stupid’ Amtrak Question

Posted by | May 15, 2015 17:00 | Filed under: Contributors News Behaving Badly Politics Tommy Christopher

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The recent fatal crash of an Amtrak passenger train has truly brought out the best in conservatives, who have long fought against funding for the passenger rail system. When confronted with the consequences of their actions this week, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) did the responsible thing: flipped shit and then walked the hell out of his press conference, to laughter from reporters…READ MORE

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By: Tommy Christopher

Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

8 responses to John Boehner Storms Out Of Press Conference Over ‘Stupid’ Amtrak Question

  1. allison1050 May 15th, 2015 at 17:59

    Just like a petulant child.

  2. Carla Akins May 15th, 2015 at 19:21

    Tommy, did you folks catch before his afternoon cocktail?

  3. Obewon May 15th, 2015 at 20:04

    Only 640 K to 1 M total daily FNC viewers live in Boehner’s bubble.

  4. majii May 15th, 2015 at 22:23

    GOP/TP politicians are good at doing sneaky things in Congress that negatively impact citizens, but they’re horrible when they’re asked about them in public. It’s then that they become very testy and resort to saying that the questions from members of the press are “stupid” and begin looking for any excuse to explain their actions in voting against important measures/issues.

  5. liberalMD May 15th, 2015 at 22:50

    If you think the question was stupid, just wait until you hear the answer!

    • whatthe46 May 15th, 2015 at 23:00

      man, they prove it time and time again, they can’t handle the good tough questions.

  6. robert May 16th, 2015 at 04:58

    boehner must be avoiding the question where the victums have to split a 200 million pot ?

    Regulations Cant live with them

    Cant live without them

  7. rg9rts May 16th, 2015 at 05:58

    No way to put a positive spin on that story… nothing like showing the gopees true colors to the public

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