John Boehner: Crying (Video)

Here's video of John Boehner's acceptance speech on Tuesday night:



This is very touching.

Shame on the Leftists for mocking genuine emotion.

Rep. John A. Boehner's introduction to the world as President Obama's lead antagonist wasn't exactly a tough-guy moment.

The House minority leader, who will become speaker in January based on the more than 60-seat pickup for Republicans, spent a the final 90 seconds of his five-minute valedictory speech Tuesday night fighting back tears. He often lost the fight.

To those who have followed Boehner (R-Ohio), it was standard operating procedure: The 60-year-old's proclivity for showing his emotions is legendary. He's cried during retirement speeches by other lawmakers. He's cried during victory speeches. He's cried while eulogizing close friends. He's cried at gala dinners, and he's cried in closed meetings.

His friends say there's a method to the madness. "When you see that happen, you really get to the core of what he believes," Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) said. In an interview long before Tuesday night, Latham spelled out one of two sure-fire moments that will break down the presumptive speaker's tear ducts: speaking "about why he originally ran . . . to make a difference, because he wants to keep the country great."

Sure enough, almost 3 1/2 minutes into his remarks Tuesday, Boehner returned to where it all began, in his small town of Reading outside Cincinnati, learning the ropes mopping floors and tending bar at Andy's Cafe, the family-owned pub.

"Listen, I hold these values dear because I've lived them," Boehner told the GOP crowd at a downtown Washington hotel, beginning to sniffle. "I spent my whole life chasing . . . the American dream."

The word "dream" was no sooner out of his mouth then he just started crying, pausing a full 20 seconds to soak in the moment and fight back the tears as the crowd chanted "USA, USA." Boehner finally returned to tough-guy form, yelling, "All right!" He fought back tears for the entire final minute of the speech.

When Obama was elected in 2008 as well as on the day of his inauguration, the liberals in the media were getting choked up, crying on the air, sobbing.

On talk shows and in print, for weeks after Obama became president, journalists and celebrities recounted their tearful reactions to Obama's election.

I remember George Stephanopoulos talking about how he and his wife cried.

Jesse Jackson was sobbing at the rally in Grant Park on Election night 2008.

Celebrites let the tears flow. Oprah Winfrey was blubbering. Will Smith, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, LiLo, Kanye West, Beyonce, and Michael Moore all were among the weeping at Obama's victory.

The entire NBC/MSNBC team were crying throughout their coverage of Obama's inauguration. It was as if they were competing to see who could choke up the most.

Why were those displays of emotion acceptable?

Oh, that's right. When libs cry it's appropriate. When a conservative sheds tears, it's a joke.

I am so sick of the double standard.

There are two Americas, and it sucks.
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Here's video of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow being mean: