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John Fugelsang ✔ @JohnFugelsang
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Eric Cantor killed extending unemployment benefits over 99 weeks ago, but Karma's playing a long game.
2:50 PM - 10 Jun 2014
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"The Tea Party's been a tremendously positive input, I think."
-Eric Cantor, Nov. 10, 2010
2:50 PM - 10 Jun 2014
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Adele Stan @addiestan
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Remember that time Eric Cantor entertained racist secessionists in his office so as to be an authentic Tea Partier? http://bit.ly/1n4Loco
4:52 PM - 10 Jun 2014
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Then there's this..
Casey @pari_passu
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Hey, @EricCantor. How's that blocky obstructiony thing workin' for ya? #p2 #VA07 #VOTE2014 #EricCantor
3:00 PM - 10 Jun 2014
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CANTOR REFUSES TO ALLOW VOTE ON JOBS BILL BUT VOTES AGAINST ACA 53 TIMES
Much more at links..
TOD
So yeah, Karma playing the long game.
calimary
(81,098 posts)And I wish MSNBC would give Fugelsang a show!
Cha
(296,795 posts)thank you! to John Fugelsang getting his own show.
Cha
(296,795 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)evil a$$!?!
thanks Scurrilous
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)malaise
(268,685 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)addicted, anyway.
Oh yes indeed, karma just bit Eric Cantor in the ass!
Magnificent OP Cha! Brava!!!!!!!
He is an obstructionist ass and he deserved to be taken down,
My he looks angry here! (Eric...not the President)
Cha~
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3ChicsPolitico @3ChicsPolitico
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BREAKING: Eric Cantor to resign as House Majority Leader at end of July http://wapo.st/1ioo3iZ via @washingtonpost
1:04 PM - 11 Jun 2014
Buh-Bye~
malaise
(268,685 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)I love that pic.. you would pick up on it, she!
Casey @pari_passu
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Hey, @EricCantor. How's that blocky obstructiony thing workin' for ya? #p2 #VA07 #VOTE2014 #EricCantor
3:00 PM - 10 Jun 2014
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Mahalo, she~ Yes, I'm still celebrating Cantor's Karmic Return
sheshe2
(83,638 posts)Take me home country roads to the place I belong that's Virginia. Buh-Bye Eric.
That's okay Eric, we can't hear you anymore either.
Buh-Bye Eric. You served this country poorly.
sheshe2
(83,638 posts)Great graphic from madamesilverspurs!
Cha
(296,795 posts)Benton D Struckcheon
(2,347 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)mcar
(42,278 posts)Talking about idiot Gohmert so I'm off topic but he's still great.
Cha
(296,795 posts)ucrdem
(15,512 posts)It takes talent to lose an election in a district gerrymandered just for you and that what he did. Of course he might have gotten a little push from the good guys . . .
So I expect to hear some whining from the bad guys . . .
Cha
(296,795 posts)no ground game. That's a very special talent, ucr.
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)Now, we should work to help the Dem to beat the puke who took down Cantor.
Cha
(296,795 posts)sheshe2
(83,638 posts)He did it to his own, Cha
Cantor: No Disaster Relief Funding For Hurricane Irene Without Budget Cuts
Despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene this weekend, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) today stood by his call that no more money be allocated for disaster relief unless it is offset by spending cuts elsewhere. The Washington Post reported this morning that FEMA will need more money than it currently has to deal with the storms aftermath and is already diverting funds from other recent disasters to deal with the hurricane, but Cantors comments suggest Republicans wont authorize more funds without a fight.
Cantor took the position following the tornadoes that devastated Joplin, Missouri and elsewhere in the spring and summer, and after last weeks earthquake, the epicenter for which was in his district, but the hurricanes level of destruction is far beyond that of those disasters. Still, Cantor told Fox News that while were going to find the money, were just going to need to make sure that there are savings elsewhere to do so.
Cantor referred a bill the Republican-controlled House passed that approves $1 billion in disaster relief, which was financed by a $1.5 billion cut from loan program to encourage the production of fuel-efficient vehicles. But the need in the wake of the hurricane will likely greatly surpass $1 billion, and that spending package was supposed to be used for tornado recovery efforts, for which several hundred million dollars has already been outlayed.
Video at the link
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/29/306737/cantor-irene-no-relief-without-spending-cuts/
Note to Eric... See what happens when you toss your district under the bus.? You, pal just got tossed under it too. Buh-Bye.
Cha
(296,795 posts)bus! That takes chutzpah! Extorting Relief funds to appease the Koch brother$.
This tornado in Missouri has me thinking about Lady Freedom Returns.. and what is she doing now? Haven't seen her posting from Tucson lately.
Thanks for your post, she
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)saying a major bridge destroyed in her district wasn't worthy. They are finalyl going to start rebuilding after all that time and she wants another come back try...here in the 18th NY..
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110901/NEWS/109010338/-1/NEWS
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x759526
People need to spread her BS around, for the past 2 yrs she has be courted around like royality by the Orange County Republican Party.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Now, if this was a Dem who lost such a position, corporate media and hate radio would be howling from the mountain top trashing the Dem and the Democratic Party 24/7. I haven't heard too much venom (if any) from any of the Democratic Party members about Cantor publicly. The difference - CLASS, i.e. Democratic Party.
Cha
(296,795 posts)exposing Cantor's sordid history online.
Gary 50
(381 posts)Newt Gingrich is the only one without some words below his picture. I would suggest the single word, asshole.
Cha
(296,795 posts)Overseas
(12,121 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)Overseas
(12,121 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)course this isn't all but you get the picture.
Overseas
(12,121 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)5 Things Democrats Need To Learn From Eric Cantors Defeat -
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"The dust hasnt yet begun to settle and Im sure that somewhere, John Boehner is on his 3rd $200 bottle of merlot, trying to come to terms with the fact that Eric Cantor lost what had been seen as a perfunctory primary. Not only was the second most powerful member of Congress dispatched in a primary, it was by a complete underdog and a Tea Party candidate. Eric Cantor was seen as both a rival and the heir apparent to John Boehner, should the Speaker decide to retire."
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(12,121 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)vote on preventing a government shutdown......a procedural move never before seen to block a vote which then required Cantor's approval.....some remember even though the media forgets.
Cha
(296,795 posts)supercats
(429 posts)Cantor had no business in politics to begin with. He's not about helping the 99%, he's about ruining the 99%. I know I shouldn't say this but I hope something catastrophic happens to him. Something that ruins the rest of his life. He deserves it.
Cha
(296,795 posts)care of him. It's sad that there are people like that but he's got so much company. and David Brat is one of them.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Too bad the voters didn't agree. Good riddance. Always great to have a front row seat when karma comes a callin'. Great post cha.
Cha
(296,795 posts)gonna get ya.
minivan2
(214 posts)And now that cartoon is coming to its hilarious end.
Cha
(296,795 posts)oozing through.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)the 98% of us who work hard & try to get by.
So long Mr. Cantor. Have fun being a corporate shill.
Cha
(296,795 posts)he can have it without the US gov giving him a paycheck!
Cha
(296,795 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)snip//
"One conservative recently told me that Cantors staff were the biggest bunch of a**holes on the Hill. An establishment consultant who backed Cantor actually agreed with this assessment. That attitude moved with Cantor staffers to K Street, the NRSC, and elsewhere generating ill will toward them and Cantor. Many of them were perceived to still be assisting Cantor in other capacities. After Cantors loss tonight, I got a high volume of emails from excited conservatives, but also more than a handful of emails from those with establishment Republican leanings all expressing variations on good riddance.
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"Yet Cantor hate appears to be more than a mere intra-Republican phenomenon. It stretches far and wide. The Obama administration regarded him with a special loathing. (Behind the scenes, aides would describe Cantor as an opportunist or devoid of substance and only out to antagonize the president and whip up tea party support for his own gain.) Jewish Democrats found him a supremely annoying figure.
Everyone hates Cantor
Be nice if Cantor did some soul searching when out of D.C.
Cha
(296,795 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Okay, after Jack gets in, who's next on the list?
Cha
(296,795 posts)what's goin' on?
Not much Cha, off today. Cool and gloomy. I did however go to great cuts and had them cut 6" off my hair. I go in with it washed and wet and am in and out out there in 10 minutes. I have no patience to sit still long.
You are just starting your day. Have a great one!
Cha
(296,795 posts)I took a look at this board and thought "oh dear".
I'm leaving real soon to get to the post office and make my call to Brigid! I posted a pic on FB last night at midnight as a secret message(that only I know about) that it's my daughter's birthday today.. Brig doesn't do FB but I needed to do something!
Glad you got your hair cut the way you want you, she!
sheshe2
(83,638 posts)Happy Birthday Brig...
Cha
(296,795 posts)it on.
I was hoping you would.
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)a lot of material to work with.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,221 posts)Cha
(296,795 posts)Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)CANTorWONT
Keep saying it fast & it kind of grows on you.
Cha
(296,795 posts)good, Iwillnevergiveup!
And, neither will I.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)He and the others planned to obstruct on day one. And then he blamed the president for not getting things done.
one by one ...
Cha
(296,795 posts)that Paul Ryan was on the hall of Shame.
A couple of follow up Tweets on CANTor today..
Eric Cantor: What was my proudest moment serving in the House? The time we blocked the Violence Against Women Act for no good reason.
5:01 PM - 10 Jun 2014
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Eric Cantor: Im sad I lost, but I had a good run. I got to vote to repeal Obamacare 53 times, so I really had nothing left to accomplish.
3:20 AM - 11 Jun 2014
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Thank you, napkinz!