Boehner cries, makes Weiner jokes at Ohio State commencement

[marmar]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) drew laughs from an audience at Ohio State University with a joke about the name of a colleague involved in a scandal over lewd photos.

Boehner said Sunday during a commencement speech at Ohio Stadium that his own last name has been pronounced to rhyme with the words honor and leaner and even "boner."

Then he said: "Thank God it's not Weiner."

Boehner got emotional several times during his brief speech to thousands of graduates and about 40,000 of their relatives and friends. He encouraged students to work hard, be humble and persevere. He said they should not be afraid to occasionally shed a tear of thanks for the gifts in their lives. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_congressman_twitter_photo_boehner

[MidwestTransplant]

1. Boehner will always be a weiner.

[KingFlorez]

2. This is who is our Speaker of the House

Nancy Pelosi never embarrassed us when she went to events. In 2012, we need to make sure we get her back.

[KittyWampus]

3. He seems to cry at the drop of a hat.

[B Calm]

4. When two vowels run together, the first one does the talking. BONER

[pa28]

5. Let me guess. The crying started when he referred to himself.

Boehner's pathological crying when he starts talking about the American dream of a kid from Ohio is just weird. If any kind of human pain or suffering is the topic of the day he's dry as a bone.

[spooky3]

8. a therapist friend once said "crying doesn't mean he's 'sensitive' if he only cries for himself."

true many years ago, true today--true of women as well as men

[MikeMc]

6. He cries more in one day than Pelosi cried in 30 years,

Also, I heard his name pronounced 'shit-head' before. Oh, wait, that was me saying that.

He laughs, he cries, violent mood swings. Sounds like a dipso or manic depressive to me, but I'm just a lay man.

[Canuckistanian]

7. Boh' - nur

When he learns how to say "Democratic", I'll pronounce his name the way he likes.

[Raine]

9. He has an alcohol problem

no way can I believe otherwise. x(