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GOP Rep. Cantor Attacked For Profanity-Laced Web Video
huffingtonpost.com - 2/11/2009
GOP Rep. Cantor Attacked For Profanity-Laced Web Video
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As first reported by The Plum Line , Virginia Republican Eric Cantor is in hot water after responding to critics with a profane web video. The union coalition AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), along with Americans United for Change, started running ads ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 2/11/2009
Cantor’s Office Responds: Video Depicting AFSCME Members As Goons
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — This isn't going to make the big unions very happy. GOP House leader Eric Cantor 's office has come up with an intriguing response to the AFSCME ad bllitz targeting GOP leaders: Sending over a video that portrays AFSCME union members as 1970s-era ... (more) Cantor’s Office Responds: Video Depicting AFSCME Members ...

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"The House GOP Is Back": Republicans Promote Stimulus Opposition With Aerosmith
huffingtonpost.com - 2/16/2009
"The House GOP Is Back": Republicans Promote Stimulus Opposition With Aerosmith
— 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 ... (more) "The House GOP Is Back": Republicans Promote Stimulus ...

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In Gingrich Mold, a New Voice for Solid Resistance in G.O.P.
nytimes.com - 2/15/2009
In Gingrich Mold, a New Voice for Solid Resistance in G.O.P.
— nytimes.com — Representative Eric Cantor is as responsible as anyone for the tough line the party has taken in the standoff with President Obama over the stimulus bill. > (more) In Gingrich Mold, a New Voice for Solid Resistance in G.O.P.

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GOP Congressman Criticized, Apologizes For Profane Ad
Politics Daily — ... Not surprisingly, Cantor and his aides are now taking some heat for appearing to mock union members during a serious debate over the correct response to the nation's economic crisis. "During these tough economic times the last thing hard working Americans need is to be ridiculed by a member of the Republican leadership," said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney in a statement. "Rep. Cantor should apologize for insulting America's workers with this profane video." ...

GOP Rep. Eric Cantor’s Effin’ Reponse to AFSCME/AUC Ad Blitz - Updated with Apology
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Quite a F**KIN’ response, Eric. Of course, the AFSCME and Americans United for Change have complained. Brad Woodhouse, President of Americans United for Change, responded more forcefully: “Does Eric Cantor believe that peddling profanity-laced filth around the Internet is consistent with the values of the people of Virginia or the country? This is childish, inappropriate and disgusting behavior from someone who is supposed to be a leader in Congress and a role model to others. Eric Cantor’s ...

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As first reported by The Plum Line , Virginia Republican Eric Cantor is in hot water after responding to critics with a profane web video. The union coalition AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), along with Americans United for Change, started running ads ...