Oops. Picked up on a hot mic the night that Obama spoke to Congress, was John Boehner telling Joe Biden that the Vice President’s wife was the cutest one in the row.
My first thought after watching this was that I hoped Barney Frank wasn’t in that row because he worked really hard to doll himself up that night. He’ll be crushed to hear that comment.
And then I saw who was in the row. Oops.
Dude. It almost looks like she heard it, doesn’t it?
HT HotAirPundit
September 10, 2011 at 3:47 am
Was that a subtle jab at the first lady?
September 10, 2011 at 4:12 am
Deirdre,
If it was, it was merited.
September 10, 2011 at 4:51 am
You know not the art of complimentation. Obviously, Mrs. Biden was the cutest, Mrs. Obama had the most starpower and natural authority, Mrs. X was the most fashion-forward, Mrs. Y had really classic beauty, Mrs. Z was the one that made you look twice or three times, Mrs….
Boehner will of course be forced to do a lot of complimentation at parties from now on. Fortunately, this kind of stuff is not difficult to plan ahead for.
September 10, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Take it a face value – he is still in love with his wife 🙂
September 10, 2011 at 1:27 pm
It wasn't much of a conteset but yes, Mrs. Biden was clearly the best looking person in her row.
September 10, 2011 at 2:22 pm
I'm glad we're talking about who was the cutest instead of jobs and investing in our OWN country's infrastructure. I don't like much to talk about serious things because right or wrong, I'm going to stick to my political party's talking points.
September 10, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Which one is Mrs. Biden?
September 10, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Boehner has to work with Biden every day. There's no harm in him buttering up Biden a tad by complimenting his wife. It's called "small talk" and "civility."
And no, you can't have a serious conversation in the middle of a crowd of people. Passing the time with pleasant remarks and jokes is as elaborate as you can get.
September 10, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Mrs. O is a lovely, stately woman, but I wouldn't call her cute. I don't know that other lady. And that dude is scary–who is that? So Mrs. Biden IS the cutest one in the row!
September 11, 2011 at 12:41 am
S of the H Boehner was awfully fetching himself in his cute little plaid shorts when he played golf with Dear Leader.
One longs for the days when there were adults in government, and not superannuated frat boys.
September 11, 2011 at 3:06 am
Don't know if I'd call FLOTUS "stately"… portly, sure, but stately, not so much.
September 11, 2011 at 2:30 pm
I'm gonna defend Boehner no matter what he says or does because he's a member of my political party.
September 12, 2011 at 4:56 pm
sometimes a cigar is just a cigar