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44. Eric Cantor

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:09 PM

Jan 2012

The look on his face made it easy to know exactly what he was thinking, "Oh, Shit".

The GOP is toast.

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*****SOTU OFFICIAL THREAD***** -- Thread 3 [View all] ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

Republicans sit on their hands for Obama's call for members of Congress to pay their fair share NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #1

Ban Congressional Insider trading! Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #9

The DO-NOTHING CONGRESS! Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #2

Nothing will get done. He's soooooo right. nt valerief Jan 2012 #3

"Can you blame them for feeling a little cynical?" ellisonz Jan 2012 #4

ty ellisonz nt blaze Jan 2012 #5

No prob. ellisonz Jan 2012 #8

This state of the union address is like hitting three grand slam homers in one game stevenleser Jan 2012 #6

Corrosive influence of money in Congress. So true. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #7

Kicking fucking ass! No wonder the three stooges stayed home! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #10

How can any American not love the guy? amuse bouche Jan 2012 #11

Who is that lone asshole booing the president? craigmatic Jan 2012 #12

I thought he was saying "Bravo!" DesertRat Jan 2012 #20

Thought so too. elleng Jan 2012 #25

Joe Whats-His-Name (R-SC) ThatsMyBarack Jan 2012 #49

From Twitter: "67% of that natural gas is inside Newt Gingrich." NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #13

LOL! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #16

FRACK Gingrich INdemo Jan 2012 #91

13, 16, 91 you guys are bringing tears to my eyes! I gotta find the youtube link to this video! freshwest Jan 2012 #118

He's already taken names! Skipped right to the good part! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #14

Ummmm....maybe he shouldn't have used the word "remote." Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #15

"We need to end the notion that the two parties must be locked in a perpetual campaign..." ellisonz Jan 2012 #17

He's really calling them out! Knicks007 Jan 2012 #18

Kagan's overdoing the "I can't show any emotion" look thing BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #19

Okay, now he's lecturing. I agree with what he says, but people don't like lectures. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #21

"We should all want a smarter more effective government." ellisonz Jan 2012 #22

"With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow" highplainsdem Jan 2012 #23

Did anybody notice whether Cantor applauded at his comment on Congressional insider trading? GoddessOfGuinness Jan 2012 #24

McConnell looks indignent. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #26

No kidding??? elleng Jan 2012 #31

You got me on that one. lol. Only wish I had spelled that correctly. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #124

Hey, no need; we KNOW!!! elleng Jan 2012 #125

Bohner doesn't applaud the words of Abraham Lincoln? musicblind Jan 2012 #27

saw that too irisblue Jan 2012 #37

Like Pelosi's new haircut. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #28

Me too. She looks great. n/t DesertRat Jan 2012 #35

Sounds like a wind-up nolabear Jan 2012 #29

I love how he praises Republicans and "competition" in schools slay Jan 2012 #30

Yirtle the Turtle...Pardon me, Mitch McConnell.. LongTomH Jan 2012 #32

Bwah! valerief Jan 2012 #36

And after he's done Turbineguy Jan 2012 #102

"In Syria, I have no doubt that the Assad regime..." ellisonz Jan 2012 #33

...but in Bahrain moodforaday Jan 2012 #126

He mentioned that he got Khadaffi rocktivity Jan 2012 #34

Iran - good pt. world in agreement about that, now. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #38

Our amuse bouche Jan 2012 #39

"Let there be no doubt..." ellisonz Jan 2012 #40

WHat are you applauding? moodforaday Jan 2012 #127

You don't seem to appreciate... ellisonz Jan 2012 #128

From Twitter: "Suggestion that government should be leaner is a blatant attack on Gingrich" NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #41

Haha. Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #52

Pandering to the warmongers now. joshcryer Jan 2012 #42

IMHO to say that the military option is off-the-table... ellisonz Jan 2012 #45

it makes my heart sink into my stomach FirstLight Jan 2012 #56

Obama didn't vote for the Iraq war. ellisonz Jan 2012 #61

Yep slay Jan 2012 #46

60% of American's wanna attack Iran. joshcryer Jan 2012 #59

I hear ya slay Jan 2012 #70

He did mention peace negotiations, which I think is smart. The difference between him Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #108

There is a definite contrast between the parties slay Jan 2012 #109

I disagree with you. I think we can push the president to be MORE peace seeking and less Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #114

The last 3 years hasn't worked out so well for us slay Jan 2012 #116

Yes, let's hope and pray while keeping the president honest through our activism. :) Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #117

It has nothing to do with his personal feelings about war. woo me with science Jan 2012 #129

I agree with you completely slay Jan 2012 #130

Yes, my point woo me with science Jan 2012 #131

Well, when he drumbeats for more bullshit wars people tend to start threads about it. Poll_Blind Jan 2012 #47

What is "drumbeating" about "peaceful solution"? joshcryer Jan 2012 #54

Yes! Israel is our close ally! Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #43

Eric Cantor Johnny2X2X Jan 2012 #44

Scheming to stick it to Boehner Turbineguy Jan 2012 #95

YEAH! Skinner Jan 2012 #48

Just to contextualize... ellisonz Jan 2012 #78

An excellent line Alcibiades Jan 2012 #88

Boehner will need an extra quart of booze tonight to get to sleep. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #50

Bam....another hit...keeping America strong in a new world! Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #51

Well they can't say he's being an apologist for America nolabear Jan 2012 #53

Another troops standing ovation. Those people don't give the troops a thought usually. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #55

This is an *ss-kicking. So pleased... sfpcjock Jan 2012 #57

A Veterans Jobs Corp -- great idea! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #58

Wooodamnwhoo! Damn Straight! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #60

YAY!!! Gay servicepeople!!! nolabear Jan 2012 #62

Boner just grimaced...didja hear that sound...that's his sphincter clenching. Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #63

Good luck with that rebuttal speech tonight, Republicans. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #64

It will be tough to top this, or rebut anything he says OKNancy Jan 2012 #68

Probably someone with the capacity for ignoring facts and reality Matariki Jan 2012 #71

Jack...er Mitch Daniels bagimin Jan 2012 #73

Mitch Daniels Bobbie Jo Jan 2012 #76

Brilliant metaphor! "All that mettered was the mission." nolabear Jan 2012 #65

"This nation is great because we get eachothers backs." ellisonz Jan 2012 #66

It's sad and pathetic that a president has to remind congress that we are all americans. Fuzz Jan 2012 #67

+1000 ellisonz Jan 2012 #84

BRILLIANT conclusion! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #69

Okay. I'm officially ferklempt. nolabear Jan 2012 #72

PAU HANA TIME!!! ellisonz Jan 2012 #74

WOO HOOOOO! A success! Now we'll starting hearing all the criticisms everywhere..... Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #75

Hehe. Good job! sfpcjock Jan 2012 #85

There's the United States of America BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #77

Mitt and Newt look reallllllllllllllly small right now. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #79

Flawless victory n/t musicblind Jan 2012 #80

Chris Matthews: The speech says "look out I can fight." ellisonz Jan 2012 #81

.. and I know where you live :) Rosco T. Jan 2012 #97

Once again...you can hear what they're saying on the CNN feed. nt Phoonzang Jan 2012 #82

Great...now's time for McConnell to do his little tap dance. Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #83

Mitch McTurtle, lol sfpcjock Jan 2012 #101

That was great malaise Jan 2012 #86

Agreed. ellisonz Jan 2012 #94

A thing of beauty. tabatha Jan 2012 #87

Agreed. ellisonz Jan 2012 #115

Great Speech erpowers Jan 2012 #89

Fantastic SOTU speech by President Obama n/t Digit Jan 2012 #90

Peggy Noonan...."a speech about everything is a speech about nothing" Demonaut Jan 2012 #92

And she was drunk, I assume. vanlassie Jan 2012 #93

Really desperate. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #96

That's weak. Skinner Jan 2012 #98

Oo, she skeeves the hell out of me. nt valerief Jan 2012 #100

Peggy Who? Does anyone still listen to her? She who had the hots for Saint Ronnie? Get lost Peg. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #104

WTF? Every SOTU is about a range of topics. NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #106

She also accused him of focusing on "I, I, I," because he said what HE would do. tblue37 Jan 2012 #112

thanks god her input got no traction with her fellow commentators Demonaut Jan 2012 #122

Great night Robbins Jan 2012 #99

*****GOP REPSONSE OFFICIAL THREAD***** ellisonz Jan 2012 #103

Yes he did. He had me from the opening line. Dang he rocked tonight. Best SOTU since Clinton at yellowcanine Jan 2012 #105

Mitch Daniels is a Republican all star? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2012 #107

Current TV recap and commentary by Keith sfpcjock Jan 2012 #110

President Obama should simply call the bluff on Mitch Daniel's speech. ncteechur Jan 2012 #113

Good nite, Mr. President... Wait Wut Jan 2012 #111

I'm feeling a lot more optimistic about our country's future after he spoke..... BlueDemKev Jan 2012 #119

Loved it!! Obamacare Jan 2012 #120

Me too. ellisonz Jan 2012 #121

OKAY! Watching the enhanced version at this link. The Graphics on the right side PROVE IT ALL! freshwest Jan 2012 #123