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Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For Health Care
Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For Health Care
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 thousands gathered at the base of the Capitol ...
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President Obama welcomes the endorsement of AARP and AMA for House health care reform bill
Blog For Arizona — ... House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) made it clear to the thousands gathered at the base of the Capitol in what some billed as a smaller reunion of Glenn Beck's 9/12 rallies: "Be assured not one Republican will vote for this bill," Cantor said, to big cheers and shouts of "Kill the bill!" Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For Health Care Well, no shit Sherlock. I'm glad you cleared that up. ...

Jobless Rate Hits 26-Year High: Does Obama Have an Economic Team? Where’s Their Jobs Program?
Firedoglake — ... Capitol steps. It was an astonishing, frightening spectacle that proved beyond doubt how (1) crazy, (2) dishonest (3) detached from reality and (4) irresponsible the party has become. I don’t know whether Obama ever believed he could work with a party that has sought to demonize and deligitimize him since January, told him they want him to fail, and is now recklessly toying with an angry, manipulated populist insurrection. But there’s no excuse for such delusions now. With the Republicans now completely irrelevant (see ...

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 6, 2009
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — BARBARA'S DAILY BUZZFLASH MINUTE * * * Another Schlemiel, Eric Cantor sums it up for the Repuglicans -- "Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For Health Care " and then there's this -- "House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) scoffed and downplayed the significance of two major health-care related interest groups endorsing Democratic authored legislation. Calling the decision of AARP -- a senior citizens lobby -- to back health care reform "puzzling," Cantor insisted that it wouldn't affect a single Republican's vote." That's ...

One GOP Vote?
Swampland — After House GOP Whip Eric Cantor promised the Tea Partiers unified Republican opposition on Thursday , I assumed there wouldn't be any defections. After all, he succeeded in whipping unified votes on the stimulus and the budget.  ...

House Passes Historic, Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation
Think Progress — ... At the “House Call” tea party protest on Capitol Hill this week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) pledged to the right-wing activists: “Be assured not one Republican will vote for this bill.” Cao’s vote must have surprised Cantor. ...

In 220-215 Vote, House Passes Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation
Wonk Room — ... At the “House Call” tea party protest on Capitol Hill this week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) pledged to the right-wing activists: “Be assured not one Republican will vote for this bill.” Cao’s vote must have surprised Cantor. ...

The House Passes Comprehensive Health Reform Bill With a Single Republican Vote
Library Grape — ... At the “House Call” tea party protest on Capitol Hill this week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) pledged to the right-wing activists: “Be assured not one Republican will vote for this bill.” Cao’s vote must have surprised Cantor. ...

GOP Nazi Rhetoric Continues and Backfires
NJDC Blog — ... for a second round of protests filled with signs and slogans equating Obama and his plan with Nazism and promoting anti-Semitism. Thursday’s protest spilled over into the halls of congressional office buildings, resulting in arrests. GOP Representatives who spoke, sanctioned, and encouraged the protest included: protest organizer Representative Michelle Bachman (R-MN), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN), Representative ...

Time's Newton-Small Focuses On Cao Vote, Glosses Over 15.1% of Dems Defecting On PelosiCare
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... After House GOP Whip Eric Cantor promised the Tea Partiers unified Republican opposition on Thursday, I assumed there wouldn't be any defections. After all, he succeeded in whipping total opposition to the stimulus and the budget.  ...

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