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House GOP leader uses expletive to describe Obama (AP)
AP - House Republican leader John Boehner has used a vulgar expression to refer to Democrat Barack Obama and his voting record in the Illinois legislature.
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Community Organizers
Booman Tribune — Always classy : "This guy was a community organizer for 20 years," [House Minority Leader, John] Boehner said. "If somebody can tell me what a community organizer is, maybe I can understand it better." Since Boner asked, a community organizer is someone that contacts people in their community and gets them involved in a cause or campaign to better that community. Here is what it looks like when you understand what community organizing is. [image] And here is what it looks like when you don't. [image] You see the difference? No? Don't worry, you'll understand better on ...

Constitutional protections under fire in this election, or not?
The Reaction — ... to the First Amendment. Unfortunately, this time the Constitution protection of free speech may be on the side House Minority Leader John Boehner's recent use of an expletive to describe Senator Barack Obama#. It may also be on the side of Elizabeth ...

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