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No. 2 House Republican compares Obama to Putin
AP via Brietbart ^ | 06/11/09 | LAURIE KELLMAN

Posted on 06/11/2009 2:01:06 PM PDT by Big_Monkey

WASHINGTON (AP) - The No. 2 Republican in the House is comparing some of President Barack Obama's economic policies to those of Russia's prime minister and former president, Vladimir Putin.

The House Republican whip, Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, tells The Associated Press that Obama is micromanaging the auto industry to win points with Democratic allies and labor unions.

Cantor said Thursday that Obama's plans for the auto industry are, in his words, "almost like looking at Putin's Russia."

Cantor says the normal rights of secured creditors have been taken away and given to political cronies and the auto workers unions.

The Obama administration says that the roughly $80 billion in federal aid to the car companies, their lending affiliates and their suppliers gives automakers a chance to become viable and competitive.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 111th; bhorussia; cantor; mccain49ratcds; obama; putin; socialism
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Finally, someone says what needed to be said a long time ago.
1 posted on 06/11/2009 2:01:06 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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To: Big_Monkey

What a racist! /s


2 posted on 06/11/2009 2:02:16 PM PDT by villagerjoel (1. Implement socialist policies 2. ??? 3. Heaven on earth)
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To: Big_Monkey

Good for Cantor.


3 posted on 06/11/2009 2:02:30 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Big_Monkey

Obama is flattered.


4 posted on 06/11/2009 2:03:30 PM PDT by SolidWood (www.firedavidletterman.com)
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To: Big_Monkey

Somewhere, Karl Marx is offended.


5 posted on 06/11/2009 2:03:38 PM PDT by trtdenver
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To: Big_Monkey

Agreed. We need more of this talk. Cantor is dead on.


6 posted on 06/11/2009 2:03:44 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: Big_Monkey

Obozo’s reaction: “I’m the one that got elected.” In other words, he’s going to go merrily along ruining our country. Hope he’s only one-term.


7 posted on 06/11/2009 2:03:45 PM PDT by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: Big_Monkey

Bring the heat Cantor. Bring it!


8 posted on 06/11/2009 2:03:51 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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Good for Cantor.

Young Reps like Cantor give me hope.

9 posted on 06/11/2009 2:03:56 PM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: Big_Monkey

Perhaps there’s another Vladimir that the occupant of the White House could be compared to???


10 posted on 06/11/2009 2:04:23 PM PDT by SandWMan (Even if you can't legislate morality, you can legislate morally.)
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To: Big_Monkey

Big words, coming from a TARPer.


11 posted on 06/11/2009 2:05:22 PM PDT by BGHater (Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
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To: SolidWood
"Obama is flattered."

LOL - Probably more true than we'd like to believe.

12 posted on 06/11/2009 2:06:20 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

“Good for Cantor”

Provided he doesn’t apologize by tomorrow. LOL


13 posted on 06/11/2009 2:06:40 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Spay or Neuter your liberal today!)
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To: Big_Monkey

Bring it on!


14 posted on 06/11/2009 2:08:13 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: Big_Monkey

Has Cantor looked into Putin’s eyes?


15 posted on 06/11/2009 2:08:29 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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Putin isn't the only foreign leader of whom Zero reminds me.

Italy had "Il Duce".

Now, we have "Il Douche".

16 posted on 06/11/2009 2:08:33 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Big_Monkey

Great for him. I just hope he has the intestinal fortitude to not back down. Nothing like someone talking tough one minute and apologizing the next because they may have upset .0001 percent of some special interest group.


17 posted on 06/11/2009 2:08:50 PM PDT by VicVega (Join Jihad, get captured by the US and resettled in the best places in the world. I love the USA)
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"Somewhere, Karl Marx is offended."

LOL - my first thought, too!

18 posted on 06/11/2009 2:10:01 PM PDT by newfreep ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." - P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: trumandogz

No, he looked into Hussein Obama’s eyes. IMO, Obama is much more like Hitler than Putin.


19 posted on 06/11/2009 2:10:54 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: Big_Monkey

You tell ‘em ...


20 posted on 06/11/2009 2:11:20 PM PDT by Tarpon (You abolish your responsibilities, you surrender your rights.)
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