Incoming House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), who cried during an emotional speech on election night, let the tears flow once again in an interview with Leslie Stahl of "60 Minutes" which aired Sunday.
Stahl asked him why he got choked up on election night.
"Talking, trying to talk about the fact that I've been chasing the American dream my whole career," Boehner said.
"Some things, there are some things that are very difficult to talk about. Family, kids -- I can't go to a school anymore, I used to go to a lot of schools. You see all these little kids running around, can't talk about it," Boehner said. "Making sure that these kids have a shot at the American dream, like I did, is important."
"What you see if what you get," Boehner added. "I know who I am and I'm comfortable in my own skin, and everybody who knows me knows that I get emotional about certain things."
Boehner, who has been ribbed by President Barack Obama for what some call his orange skin tone, claimed his skin color is all natural.
"I've never been in a tanning salon in my life, I've never used a tanning product in my life," Boehner said. His wife said he's had dark skin since she's known him.
He's orange. He cares. He's John Boehner. Apparently it's not easy being orange, but Rep. Boehner has gone far in life. A reminder of just how much he cares:
Mr. "Hell no you can't!" is Speaker come January. Think anything's going to get done for those kids he's choking up over?
Hell no I don't. (But he cares!)
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