# Hot Mic Moment: Did Paul Ryan say "waste of my f'ing time" after today's press conference? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-mic-moment-did-paul-ryan-say-waste-of-my-fing-time-after-todays-press-conference/778680 "2017-01-31T18:49:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-mic-moment-did-paul-ryan-say-waste-of-my-fing-time-after-todays-press-conference/778680/21 "2017-01-31T23:34:30Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Cut the guy some slack. Wikipedia says Paul Ryan has no spine, so you know he’s going to be crabby now and then. What you did there, I see it. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-mic-moment-did-paul-ryan-say-waste-of-my-fing-time-after-todays-press-conference/778680/22 "2017-01-31T23:58:51Z")
Assertion that it was him has been withdrawn by initial accuser. Blame pinned on disgruntled cameraman. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-mic-moment-did-paul-ryan-say-waste-of-my-fing-time-after-todays-press-conference/778680/23 "2017-02-01T09:46:56Z")
And so this will go down as another example of how the press have it in for the Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-mic-moment-did-paul-ryan-say-waste-of-my-fing-time-after-todays-press-conference/778680/24 "2017-02-01T10:16:46Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > And so this will go down as another example of how the press have it in for the Republicans. Was the press reporting this? It seems like it was just individuals passing around a YouTube clip. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-mic-moment-did-paul-ryan-say-waste-of-my-fing-time-after-todays-press-conference/778680/25 "2017-02-01T10:51:53Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Was the press reporting this? It was recorded by the press and passed on by them. The poster of the video linked in the OP, Sofia Leick, is virulently anti-Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-mic-moment-did-paul-ryan-say-waste-of-my-fing-time-after-todays-press-conference/778680/26 "2017-02-01T17:43:05Z")
Let me be clear: I’d call Paul Ryan a pathetic excuse for a human being, except I’m not sure he rises to the level of being considered human. But I cannot care in the least about someone saying that a press conference is a waste of time, no matter what sort of language they use. I have no doubt that President Obama - or any other politician – while he may not have slipped up and said it out loud, has thought the exact same thing many, many times. There are far, far, far, better things to judge Paul Ryan negatively on than this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-mic-moment-did-paul-ryan-say-waste-of-my-fing-time-after-todays-press-conference/778680.md?page=1)