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Cantor Rejects Rush Limbaugh Rhetoric
ABC News ^ | 03/01/09

Posted on 03/01/2009 11:30:09 AM PST by cc2k

During our exclusive interview on "This Week," Republican Whip Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., rejected comments made by Rush Limbaugh at the CPAC conference.

<Snip> Limbaugh said Saturday to the conservative conference, "What is so strange about being honest and saying I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that capitalism and individual liberty are not its foundations?"

Cantor today rejected Limbaugh's rhetoric.

"So the Rush Limbaugh approach of hoping the president fails is not the Eric Cantor, House Republican approach?" I asked.

"Absolutely not," Cantor said. "And I don't -- I don't think anyone wants anything to fail right now. We have such challenges. What we need to do is we need to put forth solutions to the problems that real families are facing today."

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 111th; cpac; ericcantor; rino; rush
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To: org.whodat

Exactly. Clearly, Cantor didn’t “repudiate” Limbaugh. Yet people around here like to scream “screw Cantor!” “screw the GOP!!”


81 posted on 03/01/2009 11:55:27 AM PST by St. Louis Conservative
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

“Give it up, dude. There’s a certain percentage here on FR that has a vested interest in dividing conservatives as much as possible with bogus, dishonest nonsense like the title of this thread, etc. There’s a similar percentage who can then be reliably counted on to jerk the knee without bothering to fact-check, and then we have the percentage who are just “ain’t-never-gonna-vote-fer-the-Republicans-again!!!!” whiners.”

You’re probably right.

I sometimes suspect they are paid sabatuers, intentionally disrupting things.

This entire thread is misinformation.


82 posted on 03/01/2009 11:55:32 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: misterrob

Cantor is a rino who voted for TARP. Behind closed doors he pushed for it.

He needs to be defeated.


83 posted on 03/01/2009 11:55:33 AM PST by GreaterSwiss
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To: cc2k
These Republicans, for the most part, they don't get it at all.

They stupidly accept implicitly the premise of the 'rat question. Rush's spech was all about success, not failure. But Snuffy or whoever asked boy Cantor about "failure" and Cantor sucked it down without blinking. He screwed himself, and the GOP, and America, before he even drew a breath to answer. A bad rookie mistake.

84 posted on 03/01/2009 11:56:27 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: imahawk

Watch the video.

The original post is misinformation, right from the Alinsky play book.

Cantor didn’t say this.


85 posted on 03/01/2009 11:56:41 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: eddie willers

Cantor is a staltwert conservative. Watch the video. The post is misleading.


86 posted on 03/01/2009 11:57:44 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: cc2k

Republican Wimp Cantor Rejects Rush Limbaugh Rhetoric..

There, fixed it.

87 posted on 03/01/2009 11:57:54 AM PST by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: Robe; Carley; freespirited; ThreePuttinDude; DesertRhino; jla; Recovering Ex-hippie; DogBarkTree; ..
Sorry, the original story is at http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/03/cantor-rejects.html.

And I didn't see the actual interview. Our satellite provider lost their Atlanta feed from the ABC station for most of the hour that "This Week" was on here.

88 posted on 03/01/2009 11:57:55 AM PST by cc2k (When less than half the voters pay taxes, it's called "taxation without representation.")
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To: cc2k

Never understood why Cantor has such a huge following on this forum that are obsessed with running him for higher office (Senate, Veep, President, etc.). He lost me when he voted for the bailout last year. The guy has a pretty good conservative record but is too much of a go along, get along status quo brand of Republican.


89 posted on 03/01/2009 11:58:12 AM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: MeanWestTexan; St. Louis Conservative; indylindy
You’re probably right. I sometimes suspect they are paid sabatuers, intentionally disrupting things. This entire thread is misinformation.

Perhaps. I'm continually amazed at how many cowardly "conservatives" there are on where who are so willing to believe nonsense like this (from an MSM source, no less), but who are perfectly willing to sit on their thumbs and do nothing, because somebody, somewhere, did something they didn't like. We have one person on this thread who basically hopes America goes down the tube. What a reprobate. That individual needs to go back to France where they belong.

90 posted on 03/01/2009 11:59:25 AM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Jesus and the Apostles were Sola Scriptura)
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To: cc2k

Maybe Cantor should change that R to a D.


91 posted on 03/01/2009 11:59:38 AM PST by Rappini ("Pro deo et Patria.)
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To: cc2k

It should be a capitol crime for people like Cantor to even think about running for office. JMHO


92 posted on 03/01/2009 12:00:36 PM PST by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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To: Rappini

Um, the post is false. Cantor didn’t say that.


93 posted on 03/01/2009 12:01:37 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: cc2k

Sounds like another mealy mouthed politician—one that thinks appeasing Dems will get them liked.


94 posted on 03/01/2009 12:01:37 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: GOPGuide

He demonstrated a lack of sufficient brain power and a lack of testicles. There is no leadership, no strength, and no intelligence in his response. Big fat fail. His answer sucks and he sucks. We should be done with him.


95 posted on 03/01/2009 12:02:12 PM PST by shempy (BOYCOTT GM & CHRYSLER - support American VALUES!)
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To: The Anti-One

Have you seen the interview? He didn’t say what is posted.

At least read the thread before you embarass yourself.


96 posted on 03/01/2009 12:02:25 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: cc2k

This is additional proof that the Republican Party is a worthless, spineless, gonad-less bunch of limp-wristed girly men trying to appease the left. We should not be spending a moment of our time or one thin dime supporting this bunch of idiots.

WE WANT THE ZERO TO FAIL. There. I said it.


97 posted on 03/01/2009 12:02:28 PM PST by DivaDelMar (CRAm member-- (Conservative Republicans Against mcCain) Think you're entitled to my vote? CRAm It!!!)
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To: BillyBoy
Never understood why Cantor has such a huge following on this forum that are obsessed with running him for higher office (Senate, Veep, President, etc.). He lost me when he voted for the bailout last year. The guy has a pretty good conservative record but is too much of a go along, get along status quo brand of Republican.

Now that I agree with, and I wouldn't support Cantor in any primaries he happened to be in. Nevertheless, the whole tenor of this thread is dishonest, since the ABC blog that it came from was dishonest. Cantor didn't do or say what ABc says he did.

98 posted on 03/01/2009 12:02:45 PM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Jesus and the Apostles were Sola Scriptura)
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To: misterrob
He’s not supposed to be out there cheering for the President to fail.

What are you drinking? King Obama is a Socialists/Communists and all his policies are destroying America. And he will continue. That is why, and I totally agree, King Obama must fail completely and the sooner the better.

99 posted on 03/01/2009 12:04:09 PM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: cc2k

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100 posted on 03/01/2009 12:04:16 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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