nydailynews.com - 2/19/2009
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Aerosmith to Republican House Whip Eric Cantor: Back off our song, 'Back in the Saddle' DAILY NEWS STAFF Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 10:31 AM Aerosmith had a message for a House Republican who used one of the band's songs for a video celebrating the GOP's unanimous no vote on President Obama ...
huffingtonpost.com - 2/16/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
Usually, in war and politics, the victor writes
the history. In the case of the soon-to-be-signed stimulus...
package, however, neither side is admitting defeat. Republicans in the House of Representatives are trying to mold success out of what ...
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"The House GOP Is Back": Republicans Promote Stimulus ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/17/2009
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Poor House Republicans. They were pretty psyched yesterday
about that new troops-rallying video from Minority Whip Eric...
Cantor (R-VA) that used Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle" to declare that "The House GOP is back" thanks to the party's unanimous ...
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Aerosmith to House GOP: Don't Use Our Song
thinkprogress.org - 2/17/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
“With pressure growing for government action to stem
foreclosures,” President Obama will travel to Phoenix, AZ tomorrow...
to formally unveil his housing relief plan . Already, it seems, conservatives are preparing to stage a partisan fight ...
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Party Of No: Cantor Hints At Opposing Obama’s Housing ...
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Some Guy With a Website by August J. Pollak - xoverboard.com —
Man, the Republicans really love stealing music, don't they?
No More Mister Nice Blog —
... music in silly costumes, like this one in the linked video (which is from a 1979 live show, not the White House gig): Appalling! The president of the United States enjoys music made by people who dress like that! Why can't we have someone in the White House who likes music played by people who dress normally -- like the legendary country singer on George W. Bush's iPod: Or that nice clean-cut Eric Cantor's favorite '70s band: Yeah -- let's restore some honor ...
The real story
Newshoggers.com —
... The Republican Party has been using a grab-bag of strategies to counter Obama's policies over the past month. They rail against the stimulus package for its (supposed) pork. They hammer home their points with gimmicky videos and props. They speak in warrior rhetoric and revel in heroic, fighting-man stunts. But if there is one strand running through all these strategies, it is that they evoke a discomfiting feeling of deja vu. We've seen this stuff before: The GOP is currently reliving John McCain's presidential campaign. The return to the strategies of their fallen ...
"The Republican Party has been using a grab-bag of strategies to counter Obama's policies over the past month."
Althouse —
... They rail against the stimulus package for its (supposed) pork. They hammer home their points with gimmicky videos and props. They speak in warrior rhetoric and revel in heroic, fighting-man stunts. But if there is one strand running through all these strategies, it is that they evoke a discomfiting feeling of deja vu. We've seen this stuff before: The GOP is currently reliving John McCain's presidential campaign. The return to the strategies of their fallen candidate may be the saddest illustration of the current state of the party.... ...
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I have just heard from Eric Cantor’s office that Eric will
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Whip. Cantor, elected in 2000, won his Richmond-area Congressional
seat last night with 64% of the vote and received the ...
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