Ruling Class Gives Boehner 3rd Term; Glenn Beck Unloads on GOP; Here are the 25 Patriots Who Voted Against Boehner
By Melissa Quinn. Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected Ohio Republican John Boehner to his third term as speaker of the House. . .
Of the Republicans casting votes, 24 did not vote for Boehner — the most “no” votes against a speaker in the last century. One voted “present.” Republicans needed 29 defectors to prevent Boehner from getting reelected. . .
Leading up to the start of the 114th Congress, Boehner was expected to be elected to his third term as the House’s No. 1 Republican. However, a late bid from Webster garnered support from conservative lawmakers. . .
Other lawmakers who earned votes were: Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio — who received two votes — Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, Kevin McCarthy of California. Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Jeff Sessions of Alabama received nods, as did former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Two years ago, a dozen conservatives protested Boehner as speaker and voted against him. However, this year showed a more coordinated effort as speaker-hopefuls formally declared. (Read more from “Boehner Re-Elected” HERE)
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Here are 25 Republicans Who Did Not Bow to the Ruling Class and Vote for Boehner
By Melissa Quin. Here are the 24 GOP lawmakers who did not vote for Boehner, as well as Babin [who voted “present”].
1. Rep. Justin Amash, Mich.
2. Rep. Rod Blum, Iowa
3. Rep. Dave Brat, Va.
4. Rep. Jim Bridenstine, Okla.
5. Rep. Curt Clawson, Fla.
6. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Tenn.
7. Rep. Jeff Duncan, S.C.
8. Rep. Scott Garrett, N.J.
9. Rep. Chris Gibson, N.Y.
10. Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas
11. Rep. Paul Gosar, Ariz.
12. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Kan.
13. Rep. Walter Jones, N.C.
14. Rep. Steve King, Iowa
15. Rep. Thoma Massie, Ky.
16. Rep. Mark Meadows, N.C.
17. Rep. Rich Nugent, Fla.
18. Rep. Gary Palmer, Ala.
19. Rep. Bill Posey, Fla.
20. Rep. Scott Rigell, Va.
21. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, Ind.
22. Rep. Randy Weber, Texas
23. Rep. Daniel Webster, Fla.
24. Rep. Ted Yoho, Fla.
25. Rep. Brian Babin, Texas
(Read more from this story HERE)
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Glenn Beck Unloads on GOP Who Voted for Boehner
By Red Flag. Glenn Beck on Tuesday tore into Congressman Chris Stewart (R-Utah) over his decision to vote for John Boehner as speaker of the House, saying he believes Stewart — who has been his friend for years — is losing his soul.
Beck asked the congressman whether it was Boehner’s decision to fund Obamacare, his support of the CRomnibus bill, or his decision to continually delay any action in opposing President Barack Obama’s agenda that garnered his support. . .
“You told, us, Chris, to come down on you like a bag of bricks if we ever felt you were losing your soul. This is bag of bricks time. We think you’re losing your soul” . . .
“You don’t think we can do better, Chris?” Beck’s co-host Stu Burguiere added. “You don’t think we can do better than John Boehner?”
. . .Beck told Stewart that people are “done” with the kind of games he is playing, and that he will not be re-elected if he continues playing politics against the interests of the American people. (Read more from this story HERE)
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