{"id":410729,"date":"2021-04-11T12:58:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T16:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=410729"},"modified":"2021-04-11T12:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T16:58:42","slug":"drunken-bloviated-scorn-sen-cruz-fires-back-at-boehner-for-calling-him-a-jerk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drunken-bloviated-scorn-sen-cruz-fires-back-at-boehner-for-calling-him-a-jerk\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Drunken, Bloviated Scorn\u2019: Sen. Cruz Fires Back At Boehner For Calling Him A \u2018Jerk\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdrunken-bloviated-scorn-sen-cruz-fires-back-at-boehner-for-calling-him-a-jerk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=410729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1367.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) fired back at former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) for calling him a \u201cjerk\u201d during a recent interview, saying he wears Boehner\u2019s \u201cdrunken, bloviated scorn\u201d with pride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Swamp is unhappy,\u201d Cruz tweeted. \u201cI wear with pride his drunken, bloviated scorn. Please don\u2019t cry.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.3243243243243\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Swamp is unhappy.<\/p>\n<p>I wear with pride his drunken, bloviated scorn.<\/p>\n<p>Please don\u2019t cry. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c90Ve2EOGq\">https:\/\/t.co\/c90Ve2EOGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1380576873822965766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz\u2019s comment came in response to a preview of Boehner\u2019s Sunday interview with \u201cCBS Sunday Morning,\u201d during which he excoriated some of the more outspoken Republican members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Lashing out at Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Boehner confirmed that he believes him to be a \u201cpolitical terrorist,\u201d saying, \u201cI just never saw a guy who spent more time tearing things apart and never building anything, never putting anything together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pivoting to Cruz, Boehner said,&nbsp;\u201cI don\u2019t beat anybody up \u2014 it\u2019s not really my style, except for that jerk. Perfect symbol, you know, of getting elected, making a lot of noise, draw a lot of attention to yourself, raise a lot of money, which means you\u2019re gonna go make more noise, raise more money \u2014 it\u2019s really unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/boehner-ted-cruz-new-memoir-df75a3a2-5f03-434c-8425-2f072eceec0e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Axios<\/a>, Boehner reportedly also let loose against Cruz in February while recording the audiobook version of his new memoir \u201cOn The House: A Washington Memoir,\u201d which is slated for release next week. In one outtake, Boehner reportedly said, \u201cOh, and Ted Cruz, go f**k yourself.\u201d The book will regale readers with \u201ccolorful tales from the halls of power, the smoke-filled rooms around the halls of power and his fabled tour bus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can confirm there were some off-script moments during his recording of the audiobook,\u201d Boehner spokesman David Schnittger told Axios. \u201cHe pretty much just let it fly, as he did when he was working on the book itself. He\u2019s not really interested in being anything other than himself these days. That is kind of the spirit of the entire project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know yesterday, John Boehner made some news,\u201d Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/02\/26\/john-boehner-tells-ted-cruz-go-f-k-yourself-in-audiobook-memoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>&nbsp;to the Conservative Political Action Conference in response to his alleged comment. \u201cHe suggested that I do something that is anatomically impossible. To which my response was: Who\u2019s John Boehner?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boehner suggested during a recent tweet that he was under the influence of alcohol during the recording. \u201cPoured myself a glass of something nice to read my audiobook,\u201d he wrote. \u201cYou can blame the wine for the expletives.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.2173913043478\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Poured myself a glass of something nice to read my audiobook.&nbsp;You can blame the wine for the expletives. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnTheHouse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OnTheHouse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/13Apr2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#13Apr2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5uN709ipOs\">pic.twitter.com\/5uN709ipOs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerBoehner\/status\/1364933237773074433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz and Boehner have clashed in the past. In 2016, Boehner <a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/29\/us\/politics\/out-of-office-ex-speaker-john-boehner-gleefully-releases-mute-button.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/29\/us\/politics\/out-of-office-ex-speaker-john-boehner-gleefully-releases-mute-button.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/29\/us\/politics\/out-of-office-ex-speaker-john-boehner-gleefully-releases-mute-button.html\" aria-label=\"addressing a crowd\">told<\/a> a crowd at Stanford University that Cruz was \u201cLucifer in the flesh,\u201d adding, \u201cI have never worked with a more miserable son of a b\u2014 in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2016-election\/rocky-history-between-ted-cruz-john-boehner-n564256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> at the time:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p><em>Cruz was a significant influence among House members in the dissent that made the former speaker choose to step aside in 2015. Boehner\u2019s choice was his own, but Cruz\u2019s sway with conservatives helped make Boehner\u2019s path impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boehner-calls-cruz-lucifer-flesh-gives-best-reason-hank-berrien\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boehner Calls Cruz \u2018Lucifer In The Flesh,\u2019 Gives Best Reason Ever To Vote For Cruz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) fired back at former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) for calling him a \u201cjerk\u201d during a recent interview, saying he wears Boehner\u2019s \u201cdrunken, bloviated scorn\u201d with &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311993,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1367.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Drunken, Bloviated Scorn\u2019: Sen. Cruz Fires Back At Boehner For Calling Him A \u2018Jerk\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-410729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1367.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Drunken, Bloviated Scorn\u2019: Sen. 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