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Current State of the GOP
Talking Points Memo —
... What if a leader of the House Dems sent out a profanity-laced video attacking a major outside group? In this case, it's the office of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), House GOP whip, sending out a profanity-laced video attacking union members as mobbish goons, who can't go three words without a four-letter word. ...
GOP Rep. Cantor Attacked For Profanity-Laced Web Video
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... As first reported by The Plum Line, Virginia Republican Eric Cantor is in hot water after responding to critics with a profane web video. ...
GOP Rep. Cantor Attacked For Profanity-Laced Web Video
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... As first reported by The Plum Line, Virginia Republican Eric Cantor is in hot water after responding to critics with a profane web video. ...
Cantor what, Cantor who
Balloon Juice —
... If you haven’t seen this yet at Greg Sargent’s, check out this crazy video Eric Cantor’s office put out about AFSCME. ...
Classy
Political Animal —
... in support of the economic stimulus plan. The new national television spot tells viewers, "We're in an economic crisis and Republican leaders are playing politics instead of doing what's right. Call the Republican leadership; tell them 'no' is not an option." House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who is featured in the pro-stimulus ad, responded today , sending journalists a video message. Before you watch the video clip, please note, the Republican-endorsed video is filled with excessive profanity, and it is really not safe for work. The video, sent around by Cantor's ...
Anti-Obscenity Crusader Eric Cantor Sends Out Profanity-Laced Attack On Union
Think Progress —
... ” to Obama. Cantor responded by sending around a profanity-laced video portraying AFSCME as mob goons. The video uses the F-word six times in one minute and ends with the tagline: “AFSCME: We’re the f*cking union that works for you.” Watch it: ...
War’s On
Jules Crittenden —
... with ad blitz re stimulus. White House in the loop on ad campaign that reportedly goes beyond what Obama and the White House have been willing to say. Beyond “I won,” “Stop taking your marching orders from Rush Limbaugh,” and “It’s all Bush’s fault” … I’m not so sure about that. Quick fact check: ad says 80 percent of Americans support jobs creation legislation “like” Obama’s. Nuance you could drive a truck full of union goons through.* GOP (unofficially) has fun firing back at labor goons . Labor goons demand an apology. * Apparently ASCME missed this Rasmussen poll: ...
IF THEY CAN’T TAKE A JOKE, F*ck ‘em!…
Instapundit —
IF THEY CAN’T TAKE A JOKE, F*ck ‘em!
No More Mister Nice Blog — WHY DOES ERIC CANTOR'S SPOKESMAN HATE JOE DA PLUMMAH? I need to acknowledge something right up front: I first saw the AFSCME video below (an old ad with a new soundtrack) a few months ago -- I can't remember who linked it -- and I wasn't outraged. I thought it was a double-edged sword -- yeah, sure, a mockery of dese-dems-and-dose mooks, but also an acknowledgment that those mooks do the crap jobs, and maybe deserve a decent paycheck as a result. Read Greg Sargent's (bowdlerized) transcript excerpt and tell me that's not a reasonable reading of the ...
"No is not an option"
Daily Kos —
... Well, it turns out I was wrong, because earlier today, Eric Cantor's office unleashed their response to the "attacks." And no, I'm not making this up: ...
AFSCME: “Doing All The Sh*t Work You Take For Granted”
James Richardson's Skepticians —
... and the unions, suffice it to say, were not pleased. The three largest labor unions – AFL-CIO, AFSCME, and ACU – all issued token statements of disapproval, demanding a swift apology from Cantor’s office. Adopting the anti-Italian defamation response, Crooks and Liars blogger John Amato said Cantor “has proved himself a fraud on every level at the expense of every Italian American and hard working family member of this country. ” Not so fast. Dayspring, whose professionalism earned him a reputation as one of the most polished communicators on the Hill, later sent a ...
Low in moral fiber
Firedoglake —
... Aw, thank goodness it is about the "principle" of the thing. Did the holy roller contingent curse a red-stated blue streak worthy of Eric Cantor? ...
Low in moral fiber
Rising Hegemon —
... Aw, thank goodness it's about the "principle" of the thing. Did the holy roller contingent curse a red-stated blue streak worthy of Eric Cantor? ...
After Lauding Obama For Acting In Bipartisan Manner, Cantor Now Says Bipartisanship Has Been ‘Nonexistent’
Think Progress —
... , many intransigent right-wing conservatives are now placing blame at President Obama’s feet for not having acted in a bipartisan manner. For example, here’s what a spokesman for Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) — who just yesterday was taking pot shots at the labor union AFSCME — ...
