John Boehner: 'I was making a joke' (will not apologize to Barney Frank)

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[dennisw]

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank should not expect an apology from the top House Republican anytime soon.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), in a speech at the American Bankers Association convention this week, called the Massachusetts Democrats’ aides working on financial reform “little punk staffers.”

Frank responded with a letter to Boehner, urging him to apologize for the “inaccurate cheap shot.”

In an interview with POLITICO Friday, though, Boehner said he wasn’t going to apologize.

“I was making a joke,” Boehner said. “I love staff, there’s nobody who treats staff better than I do.”

He said he has not made any overtures to Frank and says he has no plans to.

“No. it was a joke,” Boehner said. “Come on.”

[mikelets456]

“little punk staffers.”

Must be a joke because I would expect him to call them something much worse.

[Darkwolf377]

If I were JB I’d say, “Mr. Frank, considering the job you’ve done to our financial situation, the millions whose lives you’ve hurt, your seeming inability to recall your lies and obfuscations—whether in your personal life when you had prostitution happening in your own home, or in your mismanagement of Freddie/Fannie Mae—you’re the one who should be apologizing. In lieu of that, why don’t you just go **** yourself?”

[Paisan]

the “inaccurate cheap shot.”

Something more accurate and relevant would be far beyond the bounds of decency

[Darkwolf377]

He said he has not made any overtures to Frank

No wonder Barney's mad at him.

[NautiNurse]

he has not made any overtures to Frank and says he has no plans to.

Mrs. Boehner is happy to know this information. Politico was just making a joke.

[gov_bean_ counter]

He could have called them a bunch of chickens...

[DeaconRed]

BARNEY FAG MAD
Tough SHEITE

[Rastus]

“I love staff, there’s nobody who treats staff better than I do.”

Barney loves staff, too.

[lt.america]

It would have been even better if he had said it with a lisp. Boehner is alright in my book.

Tell Farney to Buck off.

[dennisw]

He loves a hot poker too.

[Recon Dad]

Does Frank have a big staff or a small staff? I'm betting Barney has checked out his staff frontwards and backwards and on many an occasion put them on display for all to see.

As golfers go John Boehner has never been known as a switch hitter. I believe Barney is looking to just get closer to Boehner’s staff.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Rep. Mike Pence, seriously, needs to officially take over, asap!

[mikelets456]

Bawney fwank’s pick up line used at the nearest bar:

“Would you like me to push in your stool?”

[GregoTX]

Frank responded with a letter to Boehner, urging him to apologize for the “inaccurate cheap shot.”

Barney frank didnt write the letter, a punk staffer did. Barney would have used the word "inacuwate".

[chickadee]

Who else would work for a big punk except little punks?

[freekitty]

But, what if they are?

[LaineyDee]

Our country is being run by a bunch of sissy men with kindergarten mentalities.... “Beam me up”...

[Recon Dad]

LOL, and that's after running it through the spell checker.

[servantboy777]

No words needed...just listen to a clip of Frank pontificating......it’s funny as hell.