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Speaker Boehner: My Relationship With The President Has Been ‘Frosty’ Lately

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On This Week today, Speaker of the House John Boehner admitted his personal and professional relationship with President Obama has gotten “frosty” recently, but both sides have been doing their best to find common ground and work together on the important issues.

Christiane Amanpour asked Boehner to weigh in on the current Republican presidential field, but the Speaker did not give his support to anyone in particular and promised he would throw his weight behind the eventual nominee. Amanpour tried to get Boehner to share his thoughts on Herman Cain’s sexual harassment controversy, but he quipped that he’s “not going there” and his focus is on getting work done in Congress.

Regarding his personal relationship with President Obama, Boehner explained it’s been relatively cordial, but somewhat less so in more recent weeks.

“The president and I have a pretty good relationship. You know, it’s been a little frosty here the last few weeks, but we’ve got a pretty good relationship… And I told the president, I’m the most straight-up, transparent person in this town. I would never mislead him, my word is my bond, Democrats and Republicans here in Washington understand that, and so we’ve got a pretty good relationship.”

Boehner said he understands that the American people want members of Congress and the president “to find common ground, and act on it.”

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  • Anonymous

    The headline implies controversy but the actual quote by Boehner is candid, refreshing and well meaning.

    This is another one of those Mediaite threads where they are trying to incite us over nothing. lmfao

  • Anonymous

    I’m surprised she didn’t ask him: “Don’t you think Obama is sexy?”

  • Anonymous

    Hard to be friendly to a president out demagoguing against his “enemies” ( anyone who doesn’t do what he says ).

  • Anonymous

    I hope that the ‘frost’ will thaw because they need to work to get out of the way of business so that America can go back to work.

  • Anonymous

    OOPS, sorry.
    I thought he said frothy.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Obama plays golf almost every weekend the trys to get class warfare going with OWS cult riots in the streets!!! Boehner shouldn’t be so nice!!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DM4NW7GOQUHTAQ2KSNS5VYSLOI fe

    Fox News Contributors, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Mike Huckabee and the GOP Candidates are all White Collar Criminals aiding and abiding fraudulent activities by reporting – No Truths and still on the air. They should be subject to Dan Rather’s Fate as News Caster.  We wonder how much FCC has been paid, to stay on the air.  These are the FACES that should be undergoing Drug Test and Psychological Evaluations,…. Test for Competency, since they are VOTING ON BILLS and WRITING BILLS.Fox News reported that Post Office and Social Security were losing money like Wall Street, which was false.  Post Offices’ DAILY Postage Sales bring in at least 1 million dollars in each 50 States which equals 50 million dollars.  They knew Wall Street was crashing, that why they passed the Post Office Retirement Legislation in 2006 because that the only department that can bear the burden.
     
    Along with Automatic Payroll Deductions FICA for Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare bring in monthly: at least 1 trillion dollars from each 50 states, which equals to 50 trillion dollars a month.  
     
    This steady Monetary Intake is not Entitlement, It’s a Trust Fund,…. This Trust Fund is what the Republican Senators and House of Representatives are diverting to Defense Budget.  To avoid any Improvement of their Campaign contributors- the Fortune 500s and their Relatives are Defense Contractors, operating NON-PROFIT Organizations (Nursing Homes, Group Homes, Home Healthcare Outlets)Republicans and Fox News are promulgating economic Armageddon, while  living high on the Hogs without any HUMILITY or any remorse on ROBBING THE POOR TO FEED THE RICH.  Since 2008, every sitting Congressional Representatives – 100 Senate and 435 House of US House of Representatives’ personal wealth have increased 25%, sharing combined GRAND TOTAL: 2.04 BILLION DOLLARS (Kickbacks?).

  • Anonymous

    It’s amazing that Obama is managing to dismantle America as we know it and still find time for golf.

    The Teabagger Logic Vortex: Obama is ruining the country, from the golf course.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IC7HRBJRXKA7IKTTZS5W3UIECQ Agent of Truth

    Frosty?????   What a complete loser.  Just another pathetic repug who is owned lock, stock and barrel corporate and wealthy special interest.  He is living proof that there is absolutely no differences between republicans and democrats.  None one of them are “of”, “for” or “by” the people. 

  • Norbit

    Might that be because Mr.”One United States” is SMEARING your name all over it, you idiot Boehner?!

    Get out there you FOOL!

    Obama’s using the Presidency like his own private kingdom.
    He has no respect for Democratic principles; so stop being his doormat, and challenging him publicly on all of his LIES!

  • Norbit

    You were a bit more diplomatic than myself, gloves…see post.

    btw, great site I signed up to, PJTV.com.

  • Obama2012

    All you are doing is spewing bullcrap Right Wing talking points.  What lies specifically Norbit?  What Democratic principles is he usurping?  Or is it that you don’t like the fact that a black family occupies the White House?

  • Patti*TN

    Fact: You have no idea how often Obama plays golf and the golf nut has always been Boehner (pronounced BONER).  What a bunch of losers and I don’t mean Obama or even Boehner for that matter.  Who taught you to hate so much… The ONLY real thing Obama has done wrong was to be born 1/2 black… psv  

  • Altollew

    True we don’t knowhow many times Obama plays golf. If fact we don’t know what or much our ” transparent president does. He is as transparent as mud.

  • Norbit

    Yes, as much as you disdain Herman Cain because he’s black.

    The Lies are everywhere!

    ObamaCare Numbers
    Transparency
    Particanship (Photo-op ONLY)
    Smear the Supreme Court
    Smear the Chamber of Commerce
    Smear Big Oil
    Smear banks (even though they got 1.3 Trillion from Barry)
    Smear Tea Party…

    Are you kidding me?
    These people are closed-minded, fixated ideologues – who will improve the situation, but rather, retard it!

  • Robert Bayden

    It was Boehner who referred to himself as transparent

  • Anonymous

    Fact: I don’t like proggies wanting to change my country into another failed socialist modeled country!!! I think that Greece is for the Greeks and we shouldn’t go there in America!!! Who cares about your race card thingy!!!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: I never knew about leading from behind until
    this guy Obama got elected! Obama got the US downgraded for the first time in its
    history and Obama shouldn’t be able to golf ever on the tax payers dime because
    of that fact!!!! If you really pay attention to the facts you too would realize
    that Obama is ruining the country with his class warfare deposal!!!

  • Irish189

    Controversy sells=Media 101

  • Anonymous

    This isn’t your country.
    You don’t even speak English.
    You are just another outsourced job,

  • Anonymous

    facts schmacks

  • Anonymous

    Try English.
    You are just another outsourced job.

  • Anonymous

    The Republicans only have one agenda
    .To get rid of Obama.
     Thats it. Screw the country!

  • Billanderson_9

    This is what all republicans who sign the pledge are trying to do for the rich job creators that are creating jobs overseas.

     

    Would Save the Koch Brothers Up
    to $8.7 Billion Each

    Friday 4 November 2011

    by: Pat Garofalo , ThinkProgress | Report

    Tomorrow, 2012
    GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is slated to give a “major spending policy speech” at Americans For Prosperity’s Defending the American
    Dream Summit. Both the conference and AFP itself are funded by money from the
    billionaire Koch brothers.

    Romney has, of
    late, been trying to claim the economic plan he put forth is meant to aid the
    middle-class, not those in the Koch brothers’ tax bracket. “I want to focus on
    where the people are hurting the most, and that’s the middle class. I’m not worried about rich people. They are doing just fine,” Romney said at a GOP
    debate last month. Yesterday, he even tried to claim “I’m proposing no tax cuts for the rich.”

    Leaving aside that Romney intends to extend the Bush
    tax cuts for the wealthy, he has proposed a huge giveaway to the very rich by suggesting
    the complete elimination of the estate tax. Only the very richest households in
    the country ever have to pay the estate tax, since, right now, an estate must
    be worth more than $5 million (or $10 million for a couple) to pay any estate
    tax at all.

    Currently, more
    than half of the estate tax is paid by the richest 0.1 percent of households. And according to a quick back-of-the-envelope
    calculation, the Koch brothers heirs’ would save a combined $17.4 billion in
    estate taxes thanks to Romney’s plan.

    Each of the Koch
    brothers — Charles and David — is worth about $25 billion.
    They are each married, so they would receive an exemption on the first $10
    million that they pass down, and then theirs heirs would pay a 35 percent tax,
    or $8.7 billion, on the rest of their vast fortunes.

    Now, this is an exceedingly rough calculation, as it’s
    almost certain that the Koch’s have engaged in extensive estate planning and
    would pay nowhere near that amount. But 35 percent is the rate on the books,
    and Romney’s plan to eliminate the estate tax entirely would undeniably save
    the Kochs a boatload of money.

    David Koch
    actually hosted one of the first fundraisers of Romney’s current bid for the White House, and
    according to the Romney campaign, the Kochs are the “financial engines of the Tea Party.” Though Romney claims to be “not worried” about the
    rich, the actual policies he’s proposed would do a lot to ensure that the
    Kochs’ never have to pay their fair share.

    Originally published on ThinkProgress

     

  • Anonymous

    As a Republican I can say unequivocally that your assertion is false and without merit. However, are you going to deny that the only thing the Democrats are interested in is saving their own jobs and keeping Obama in office 4 more years?

  • Billanderson_9

    How can you make that statement after McConnell himself said that was his number one priority to make Obama a one term president?

  • Anonymous

    First he said it was a priority not his ‘only goal’ and second the last time I checked he didn’t make up 100% of the Republican Party. That, my friend is how I ‘can make that statement’.

  • Anonymous

    I like my perogies with fried bacon and onions.
    Come to think of it perogy comes from Ukraine so therefore I must be socialist.Damn.

  • Pablo

    Fact: Sure we do.

    http://obamagolfcounter.com/

  • Pablo

    My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of
    openness in Government.  We will work together to ensure the public
    trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and
    collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote
    efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment/

    Proggies have such short memories.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Show us all how your socialist utopia will succeed this time around and convince us that you’re really not as stupid as your post!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: No it’s in English!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: English that a retard libbie understands!!!! See Obama golf. See that he is over his head!!!! Run to vote Obama out in 2012!!!! Run and get the job once Obama is gone!!!! Eat crap stupid child!!!!

  • ROTFLMAO

    You were able to get through THAT ?

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Vomit read. Vomit again read and repeat!!!!!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Right after Boehner stated his relationship with the President was “frosty”, Boehner started crying like a little school girl… again!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SMUGSPLRKQOJBS5T6I4S5H2YSE Andy-48

    Sorry Charlie,
     Obama didn’t get the US downgraded…The Tea Party/GOP got the US downgraded by not agreeing to a Budget.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SMUGSPLRKQOJBS5T6I4S5H2YSE Andy-48

     Norbit. Please change your figure about how much the “banks” got. B Of A got $79 Trillion and JPMorgan Chase got $75 Trillion from the Feds to cover their derivative losses.In case you can’t add that’s $154 Trillion that needs added to your 1.3

  • Billanderson_9

    With the republican party voting 100 percent with McConnell 99% of the time, your statement still does not fly.

  • Anonymous

    What you meant to say was 50% of the Democrats are voting with McConnell 100% of the time.

  • caconservative

    Obimbo has played no less than 60 rounds of golf in less than 3-years. That’s approximately 2-months of his abysmal administration spent on the golf course.

  • caconservative

    Can’t wait to make sure Obimbo’s frost-bit ass is gone in 2012! And with him your going to see bottom-feeding entitlement leaving with him. Gonna be a bad day for ya, better commit to group therapy now while your still somewhat…whatever you think you are?

  • caconservative

    Isn’t that the role of his minions (the Czar’s) ?

  • caconservative

    It’s allot like voting present.

  • Guyoxim

    Just curious, why do you use the “Obimbo” name? Do you know something about his sexual proclivities that the rest of us don’t? Does he have a history of “sleeping around”? Do you just think it’s clever? Seriously, I want to know. I get the O-Dumbo one, I get the Hussein one, I get the O’Bumbler one, but I just don’t get Obimbo. Could you enlighten me?

  • Guyoxim

    … or twice a month. Not so much for a golf lover. How many rounds has Boehner played?

  • Popcorn2525

    Awwwwwww come on Boehner, U know he doesnt talk to cry babys., He doesnt dare talk to U as U might break down and cry. And your the speaker of the house OMG

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