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Cantor criticizes Rush for Hitler-Obama comparison
GOP leaders have been loathe to criticize Rush Limbaugh -- but House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is taking issue with Limbaugh's claim that President Obama's push for health care was comparable to Hitler's stranglehold on Germany. Cantor, the highest-ranking Jewish Republican elected ...
Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For Health Care
Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For Health Care
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) made it clear at the tea party "House Call" this afternoon that President Obama won't be getting his party's health care vote. "Your efforts to stop this bill are being heard loud and clear," Cantor told the ... (more) Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For ...
Who Are You Calling a Narcissist, Rush?
Who Are You Calling a Narcissist, Rush?
nytimes.com — WASHINGTON I had a four-hour dinner once with Rush Limbaugh at the “21” Club in Manhattan, back in the days when I was still writing profiles as a “reporterette,” to use a Limbaugh coinage. He was charming, in a shy, awkward, lonely-guy way. Not a man ... (more) Who Are You Calling a Narcissist, Rush?
Cantor Says Tea Party's Dachau Photos 'Inappropriate,' Takes Issue With Limbaugh
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — At yesterday's tea party rally on Capitol Hill, at least one protester brandished a large graphic photograph of the victims of the Dachau Nazi concentration camp, comparing health care reform to Nazi policies. Today, Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-VA) ... (more) Cantor Says Tea Party's Dachau Photos 'Inappropriate,' ...
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Cantor Says Tea Party's Dachau Photos 'Inappropriate,' Takes Issue With Limbaugh
TPM Election Central — ... At yesterday's tea party rally on Capitol Hill, at least one protester brandished a large graphic photograph of the victims of the Dachau Nazi concentration camp, comparing health care reform to Nazi policies. Today, Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-VA) spokesman called the photograph "inappropriate." ...

Cantor's subtle criticism of Leader Limbaugh
Political Animal — ... name; he made his assessment as general as possible; and he could only bring himself to describe disgusting rhetoric as "not ... very helpful" and something he doesn't "condone." Cantor, in other words, didn't exactly go out on a limb, taking a firm stand in support of decency. As for the conservative activists Cantor addressed on Thursday, some of whom carried signs featuring photos of Jews murdered by Nazis at Dachau, a spokesperson for the House Minority Whip called the imagery " inappropriate ." Given the larger context, Cantor deserves at least some credit for his ...

Cantor Respects Limbaugh’s ‘Conservative Voice,’ But Rejects His Use Of Hitler Comparisons
Think Progress — ... Watch it: Steve Benen comments, “I suppose Eric Cantor deserves some credit” for his “mild and indirect rebuke. I’m just not sure if he’ll stick to it.” TPM notes that Cantor’s office is trying to highlight his independence from Rush by pointing reporters to the story. Last week, Cantor’s spokesman said it was “inappropriate” to display a prominent photograph at a GOP rally comparing health care reform to ...

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