Beat 360° 1/5/11
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, wipes his eyes as outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, speaks before handing over the speaker's gavel following his election in the House chamber January 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Update: Beat 360° Winners:
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Sam Meyer
"Rep. Boehner takes on two new roles today: Speaker of the House, and Town Crier."
Viewer
Steve, Bend OR
"'It's the people's house,' sponsored by Kleenex Brand Tissue-Softness Worth Sharing."
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"I knew all those years of my brother daring me to take my mom's estrogen pills would finally catch up with me! I can't stop crying and I still can't grow a beard!"
As outgoing screamer, I mean speaker; I present the incoming cry baby, I mean speaker!
Boehner was reminded that in days gone by the Speaker also doubled as the "Town Cryer" !!!
"May the Fillibuster be with you"
I am laughing so hard I am crying...is that how Mrs. Skeletor smiles? Mwahahahaha
Too emotional? Haven't you heard the phrase "laughed so hard I cried" I just can't stop!
Barbara
Santa Clara, CA USA
Pack your stuff, Gibbs, we're outta here!
As I am still Speaker of the House, would like to introduce the last bill before you; the "Issues for Tissues" Act; and I mean act.
The tanning salon's closed??
Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepares to turn the gavel over to incoming Republican House Speaker John Boehner, shown here spreading more fake tanning lotion on his face.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don't let the people know these are tears of happiness,and THANK YOU that I can hide my HUGE, happy smile behind this handkerchief! 🙂
Nancy: Let me interpret that for you.
Ladies and Gentlemen: I am now going to hand over the the House Gavel to John Boehner, our new "Weeper of the House".
Congratulations to new Weeper of the House John Boehner. I hope he puts playing politics aside and works with democrats in the house and senate as well as the president to get things done and help to lower unemployment and the national debt.
Okay, we need more kleenex for John!
Pelosi: "It's his party and he can cry if he wants to."
Oh my gosh...need more tissues...allergic to her BS.
Yes, a new measure to reduce the deficit has been initiated; all members will now be responsible for providing their own handkerchefs and tissues.
Do you think anyone will buy that I REALLY WILL miss her?
or
O Lord, if I have to listen to her for 1 more minute I might just have to cry my little eyes out!
Nancy: Geesh! Not again. Pull yourself together already. I can't bear another 60 minutes of this.
"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to."
Looks like were going to have to change the name of the speaker of the house to the cryer of the house.
and when I was eight I lost my puppy, and you know John I still miss that little fellow, have
you ever lost a puppy John?........
Looks like the Town Crier's career is taking off.
And the winner is...... Kathy Griffin
That lady talked about my MAMA!
Pelosi: "Peekaboo! John? Where are you??"
Pelosi: "... and now I'd like to hand my gavel over to the new Weeper of the House."
Boehner- "Are they still looking?"
Shayna Schachtman
Minneapolis, MN
After Little Red Riding Hood looked at the Big Bad Wolf and said, “Oh, what a big gavel you have!” she took it away and rendered him the Big Sad Wolf.
– Juliann Budimir, Los Angeles
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, John Cryer! Er, I mean John Boehner!"
for gosh sakes, you can keep the plane if you just stop it
The Tears of a Clown..........la la la
Oh my god, now I really have to lead.
Nancy Pelosi: Yes! I won the bet-he cried within the first hour of the job!
"I am so going to destroy anything and everything she put together in this office"....
All I said was, "I'll compromise."
➥ "Who saw Old Yeller? Who cried when Old Yeller got shot at the end? Nobody cried when Old Yeller got shot? I’m sure. I cried my eyes out!"
~ Bill Murray from the movie "Stripes"
waahhh...I have big Stilettos to fill!~
I want my gavel!
It's my party now, and I'll cry if I want to..
Nancy: Creating jobs is very hard, as you can all see John is starting to wonder what he got himself into.
John: No Nancy, that's not it. I forgot to go to the gym this morning, so I only did "TL" today.
Some would say that an old speaker is just as good as a new one. You decide.
Nancy, you're boring us to tears.
Nancy: Now without further adieu...John Cryer...
There's no crying in Congress!
OMG my Coppertone has gotten into my eyes.
Everyone knows that speakers are only as good as the sound they produce-then you have to replace them, because when they're worn out, it's over.
I am not crying! It's Nancy's perfume that's making my eyes water.
OMG...will you stop talking already!