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IADEMO2004

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Fri Jun 13, 2014, 02:15 PM Jun 2014

Pelosi smack on Cantor yesterday "Handmaiden of the Tea Party"

http://www.voanews.com/content/us-congressional-leaders-react-to-republican-shake-up/1935881.html

Cantor lost his Virginia primary race to economics professor David Brat, who was supported by local conservative Tea Party groups. Brat accused Cantor of being too close to big business and of supporting amnesty for the children of illegal immigrants. Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gave her view of Cantor and his defeat.

“And what is going on here is the Republican Party going even further to the right. The representative [Cantor], who is here, and is here still, was a hand-maiden of the Tea Party; they wanted their own person," said Pelosi.

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C-Span video

FF to 14:40

http://www.c-span.org/video/?319940-1/minority-leader-pelosis-weekly-briefing

I would ask you to listen to the whole 30 min. It's a good one.
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Pelosi smack on Cantor yesterday "Handmaiden of the Tea Party" (Original Post) IADEMO2004 Jun 2014 OP
I guess she couldn't use the word "job" underpants Jun 2014 #1
LOL Not on C-Span, after a couple glasses of wine, who knows. IADEMO2004 Jun 2014 #2
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