Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Cantor Tries To Distance Himself From Rush (video)
youtube.com - 3/1/2009
Cantor Tries To Distance Himself From Rush (video)
—
ABC's This Week
politico.com - 3/2/2009
Steele to Rush: I'm sorry
— politico.com — Steele says he has reached out to Rush Limbaugh to tell him he meant no offense.... (more) Steele to Rush: I'm sorry

Comments vote down Talking Points Memo found this 3/2/2009found this
Cantor Rejects Rush Limbaugh Rhetoric
blogs.abcnews.com - 3/1/2009
Cantor Rejects Rush Limbaugh Rhetoric
— blogs.abcnews.com — During our exclusive interview on "This Week," Republican Whip Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., rejected comments made by... Rush Limbaugh at the CPAC conference. Defending his attacks against President Barack Obama's economic plans, Limbaugh said Saturday to ... (more) Cantor Rejects Rush Limbaugh Rhetoric

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 3/1/2009found this
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 3/3/2009
Rush and Oprah
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Hugh Hewitt writes that Limbaugh's speech at CPAC "will be talked about for years and even decades."... I hope he's wrong about that, but he's definitely right about this: A week ago a reporter from a major American newspaper called me to talk about ... (more) Rush and Oprah

Comments vote down Right Wing Nut House found this 3/3/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Think Progress:  Eric Cantor Tries To Distance Himself From Rush: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone Wants Anything To Fail’

The Latest on Air America:  Sunday Show Tour: Let's Talk About Iraq

Comments
Blog Reactions

Eric Cantor Tries To Distance Himself From Rush: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone Wants Anything To Fail’
Think Progress — This morning on ABC’s This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) whether he subscribes to Rush Limbaugh’s hope that President Obama fails: STEPHANOPOULOS: So the Rush Limbaugh approach of hoping the President fails is not the Eric Cantor/House Republican approach? CANTOR: George, absolutely not. I don’t think anyone wants anything to fail right now. We have such challenges. What we need to do is put forth solutions to the problems that real families are facing today. Watch it: ...

Sunday Show Tour: Let's Talk About Iraq
The Latest on Air America — Team Obama dispatched two big guns in the form of Defense Secretary Bob Gates and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (and a couple of smart fellows wearing glasses) in what seemed to be an effort to get away from yet more depressing economic talk. Unfortunately for Bam, talking Iraq and Afghanistan is not exactly uplifting... The highlights of the day: Eric Cantor rebuking Rush Limbaugh's "I hope Obama fails" comments and The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel taking Karl Rove to task for his attempt at a fiscal responsibility lecture on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Meet the Press with David Gregory Starring: Bob Gates, Harold Ford Jr., Mike Murphy, Dee Dee Myers and Joe ...

Related Content
Eric Cantor Tries To Distance Himself From Rush: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone Wants Anything To Fail’
thinkprogress.org 3/1/2009 — This morning on ABC’s This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) whether he subscribes to Rush Limbaugh’s hope that President Obama fails: STEPHANOPOULOS: So the Rush Limbaugh approach of hoping ...
Cantor Declines To Reiterate Criticism Of Rush
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/3/2009 — So is House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) going to criticize Rush Limbaugh, or not? Earlier today, Rush told Greg Sargent that Cantor's comments on ABC's This Week , saying that neither he nor other Republicans want President Obama to fail, was ...
ABC News Does Hit Job on Eric Cantor. Claims Cantor Rejects Rush Limbaugh.
redstate.com 3/1/2009 — ABC News thinks it has a big story this morning. They’re highlighting it all over their website. According to George Stephanopolous, Eric Cantor (R-VA) publicly rejected Rush LImbaugh’s rhetoric. It is an absolute lie.  ...
Dems' Cantor plan: Call him 'Dr. No'
politico.com 3/10/2009 — Forget Rush Limbaugh. Democrats have found Eric Cantor to be a more important villain in the party.
Rush may not lead GOP, but Cantor and Ryan may
thehill.com 3/9/2009 — After a week of intense media coverage and debate over who leads the Republican Party, two House lawmakers have worked to stand out more as public voices for the GOP. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and House Budget Committee Ranking Member ...
Cantor open to second stimulus
politico.com 3/12/2009 — Cantor commented on the stimulus and his party’s strategy in a forum hosted by POLITICO and Starbucks on Capitol Hill.
Eric Cantor On Obama Budget
thehopeforamerica.com 3/25/2009 — He appears on the Today show
Limbaugh Attacks Stephanopoulos, Says ABC Falsely Reported That Eric Cantor Disagreed With “Fail” Remark
theplumline.whorunsgov.com 3/3/2009 — Okay, the Limbaugh wars have just taken yet another weird new turn — Rush is claiming that a high profile GOP leader who appeared to disagree with his professed hope that President Obama will fail didn’t actually disagree with him at ...
Interview: Cantor On What Republicans Want
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 1/28/2009 — This evening, I spoke with Rep. Eric Cantor, the House Minority Whip, about what Republicans really want out of the stimulus package, and about elements of the Republican counter-proposal, which they'll unveil tomorrow.  My questions are ...
Linking up with Cantor
politico.com 3/13/2009 — Tech savvy Republican donors rolled their eyes last month when Rep. Eric Cantor, the House Minority Whip, tried to demonstrate his tech savvy. Cantor was addressing more than 100 of the Republican National Committee's top donors over dinner at the ...
Democratic Activists Call Rush Limbaugh the GOP’s Leader — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 2/27/2009
Susan Davis reports on politics. Seeking to marginalize and cast Republicans as the “party of no,” the Democratic activist group Americans United for Change and the AFSCME union group have joined forces on an ad identifying conservative talk ...
Emanuel: Rush Limbaugh is the face of the GOP — CNN Political Ticker 3/1/2009
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh energizes crowd of supporters in CPAC keynote speech. WASHINGTON (CNN) — White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that Rush Limbaugh is the face of the GOP. "He is the voice and the ...
Limbaugh fires back at Steele — CNN Political Ticker 3/2/2009
(CNN) – Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh fired back at Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele Monday, suggesting on his radio show the GOP leader appears to be supporting President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Why do you ...
Emanuel says Limbaugh GOP leader, Cantor rejects 'fail' remark — CNN Political Ticker 3/2/2009
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh energizes crowd of supporters in CPAC keynote speech. WASHINGTON (CNN) — White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that Rush Limbaugh is the face of the GOP. "He is the voice and the ...
GOP leaders accuse Dems of using Limbaugh as a distraction — CNN Political Ticker 3/4/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – House Republican leaders seem to be a little tired of all the chatter about conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. “The White House has created this big distraction,” House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner said at a ...