On Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday, host Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to our Speaker of the House, the most powerful Republican in the country, Congressman John Boehner (R-OH). Recently, at a reception honoring Italian artist Constantino Brumidi, Boehner welled up with tears, as he frequently does.
Kimmel pointed out that, in case you havent noticed, John Boehner cries a lot. Like, a whole lot. He cries giving speeches, he cries at his own election night vote-watching parties, he cries during puff-piece, soft focus 60 Minutes interviews.
This guy, hes super tan, he cries, he smokes and drinks. He should be Speaker of the Jersey Shore House, Kimmel said, Hes like a menopausal Oompah-Loompah.
Given Boehners tendency to wax lachrymose at the least provocation, Kimmel introduced a new toy, a crying baby doll named Boehner Baby.
Everything makes him cry! said the tag line in the commercial, which featured a little girl trying to smother her Boehner Baby doll with a pillow. Who could blame her?
Watch this video, embedded via Mediaite, below: