Last Thursday the Democrats announced that they were cancelling their Democrat Convention (yes, you heard that right! Democrats also hold conventions. It is a common nomination method for political parties) because no Democrat filed to run against Cantor in the 7th Congressional District.
This news actually surprised many, since Mike Dickinson had announced he was running as a Democrat against Cantor. He received lots of national attention on Fox News, The Huffington Post, and other news sources when he proclaimed he was going to wage war against Fox News, NRA, the tea party and all other trash if elected to Congress.
[SIDEBAR: Pretty remarkable when the Democrats, Karl Rove and Main Street PAC (supported by Soros and Cantor) are all independently declaring war on the tea party. I find it peculiar that these same people who declare war on the tea party also declare that the tea party is supposedly dying and not a political threat. Perhaps their fatalistic claims about the tea party are only wishful thinking?!]
Greta Van Susteren had Dickinson on her show last week to question his war on Fox News and other groups. It simply got embarrassing for Mr. Dickinson during the interview when he crumbled under every question. Perhaps that is why he decided at the last minute not to seek the Democrat nomination in the 7th Congressional District. I’m sure that most Democrats were relieved he did not run as well, since he was completely incapable of articulating a coherent message and he quickly admitted to straight-up lying three minutes into the interview!!!
With the Democrats failing to produce a candidate, the Republican Primary is the only race in town for the 7th Congressional District. You might think that Cantor should debate his Republican Primary opponent given all the questions raised in the national news about Cantor recently. You also might think that Cantor has an obligation to be accountable to his constituents. Well, Eric Cantor and his high-paid consultant, Ray Allen, think differently. The Times Dispatch stated in their article today:
Ray Allen, Cantor’s political strategist, said they have no intention of debating Brat.
The voters continue to ask: #WhereIsCantor? George Allen and Barbara Comstock did not avoid debates. Perhaps Cantor should take his cue from them. Or perhaps Cantor is simply scared to debate, knowing he doesn’t have sufficient answers to tough questions. Perhaps a better hashtag would be, #Cantorscared
The Republican Primary is fast approaching. You will vote at your regular voting location on Tuesday, June 10th from 6am-7pm.
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PJMedia: Look who’s on Cantor’s Payroll
http://pjmedia.com/davidsteinberg/banana-republicans-new-head-of-virginia-gop-on-eric-cantors-payroll/
K6 Consulting, LLC was formed on 1/4/12. The Registered Agent on File is Melissa Kenney, with a Kent’s Store address. J. Hoft is listed as a Sr. Account Executive.
Hoeft tried his best to head off the bad optics of this revelation on BD last night, including going after the conservative bloggers, none of which he named by name. It appeared to be a blanket spanking.
Yes, K6 consulting belongs to Shaun and Melissa Kenney.
The PJMedia article was updated this afternoon-
“Since no Democratic challenger has emerged from that party’s own
primary process, the GOP primary election on June 10 will result in the
next U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.
Yet with this revelation, any pretense of fairness regarding that June 10th election has been dashed.
We now ask Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Pat Mullins to
explain how and why Shaun Kenney was appointed Executive Director.
We are also calling for an independent investigation into the
financial relationship between Eric Cantor, Shaun Kenney, and the
Republican Party of Virginia
It was updated again at 9:00 pm. http://pjmedia.com/davidsteinberg/banana-republicans-new-head-of-virginia-gop-on-eric-cantors-payroll/
[…] Big news over at The Bull Elephant blog. No Democrat filed to run against Eric Cantor in November, so the Democrats have canceled their nominating convention. […]
go to the Dave Brat for congress web site, and donate $5.00 Then email 10 friends and ask them to do the same. Your 5 votes for Dave Brat will help get the word out to voters in the 7th CD of Va. If you can send 5.00 then you probably have a job and enough sense to know why we need to send Eric into retirement.
I have nothing to say to a person that has publicly stated he wants to decimate CHRISTIANS. Why would I? That statement alone reveals he is not worthy of my time or attention. I am insulted that many have responded on this post that Cantor must debate him. WHY????????????????? To say you want to commit WAR is refecltive of a crule and evil mind.
Please try to express yourself again. This time in a language we can understand. What on earth are you talking about?
There is no good reason for Cantor to debate Brat. Outside the hardcore activist community, nobody knows who Brat is. Cantor debating him gives him more name ID than he would get any other way. It’s a age old tactic – incumbents don’t debate primary challengers. There is zero upside for Cantor, so I’m glad he doesn’t waste his time here.
Who decides whether he debates or not? I assume Cantor. But does the 7th CD Republican Committee have any say?
No. They can set up debates if they want, but at the end of the day, whether to participate is always on the candidate.
Why ever would Cantor agree to any debates when he won’t even have town halls with his constituents. Why does Cantor not have any constituent town halls Brian. Is he above that also?
Not a question of being above or below anything. He’s the Majority Leader, which means he’s got a considerable amount of work to do outside of general constituent actions. He’s trying to fight the Democrats on a national scale. I’m sure that if you call the district office they’d be more than happy to meet with you.
Hahaha. He’s busy. Good Lord that is insane. He had time to go to Amelia Island this weekend, but he can’t have a dang townhall? As the Majority Leader, does that mean those in his district, who send him to DC are now not worthy of having a constituent meeting with him as most all other elected do with theirs, in a public venue, with many attending? Cantor isn’t trying fight the Democrats, he is working with them. I’ve called his office in the past. The guy that answers his phone could care less about Cantor’s constituents, they are mere knats to him. Cantor marches to his own drum. If you are opposed to legislation that Cantor favors, like Cash for Clunkers for example, don’t get in his way.
That’s part of his job. There were a couple dozen members of the House Republican caucus in Amelia Island. He was there for less than 24 hours.
You want to have a constituent meeting with him, call and ask for one. I’ve been to plenty of meetings and events with him. He’s not exactly hard to get ahold of. The guys answering the phone are interns, and if you’re belligerent, which I’m guessing you probably were, they aren’t going to take you seriously. They’ll just log your opinion and move on to the next call.
Cantor didn’t get to be Majority Leader without learning how to get things done. You guys should be happy about that, not complaining about it.
Yes, working to “perfect” the citizens is hard work.
It’s not his damm job to go to a retreat of someone who has vowed to crush every conservative everywhere, apparently including Brat. It is not Cantor’s job to work with a cabal who has every intention of defeating anyone, from the same party mind you, to eliminate anyone who doesn’t pay the piper, and to be good little goosestepping Republicans who bow at the feet of those just like Cantor.
You are right, Cantor didn’t get to be Majority Leader by not paying the toll both fees in order to buy his position.
Since the Congress has such super low ratings, which includes the Republicans, why would I be happy to support one of the very ones that has contributed to the lack of confidence in that very body. No Brian, you cannot even possibly say that the Congress has such horrendously low ratings because of the Democrats.
Obviously you’ve spent way to much time in DC, and have chosen to live inside the bubble of those that don’t even realize that there is a country out there beyond the cesspool.
Main Street hasn’t vowed to crush every conservative everywhere. Dear Lord, you guys are such drama queens. These guys have been getting creamed by the Tea Party for the last three years, and they just now start fighting back and you guys are complaining?
Why is it okay for Tea Party folks to primary moderate Republicans, but the minute the moderates start to fight back you all start howling about how it’s not fair?
Congress has low ratings because nothing gets done. That’s a structural design of the body.
All of us know there’s a country out there, but it’s unfortunate that so many folks out there assume that DC is a cesspool with zero actual knowledge of anything that goes on there other than what you see on TV. And when you’ve got access to somebody who does know, you ignore that knowledge because you prefer your fake worldview. It’s a shame, really.
Right on, Brian. I agree with you on this (except the penultimate sentence). I don’t have a problem with people pushing the candidate with whom they most closely identify. That’s politics, and it’s what we’re supposed to do. Yet, it seems like everyone–on every side–takes it as a affront when someone challenges “their” guy. I can’t even count how many people I know that hold lifelong grudges against certain people for having the temerity to, you know, actually run for an office.
We have nomination contests for a reason. Sometimes they’re contentious, but people need to learn not to take it all so personally–which also means they need to remember to be civil, as we all have to get along again when the nomination is done.
I agree with that entirely. I understand completely how each faction advocates for their candidates…that’s to be expected. But……I’m not really remembering when we racist haters have been stipulating to the contrary.
What I won’t tolerate is being call “extreme” for wanting to uphold the ACTUAL tenets of the republican creed. I want to restore the party to a state where the creed actually means something….to more than an empty campaign screed.
Why Brian, he always meets with donors and his slaves. He seldom meets with his constituents. Since you find it easy to meet with him, I guess we know what you are.
I’m not a donor and I’m not a slave. Perhaps you should try asking for a meeting?
“fight the democrats”…..
…..by total capitulation. Quite the warrior.
You know Eric, I just realized that I’ve broken the rule of trolls. If you don’t feed them they starve and wither on the vine. I’ve inadvertenly just given the Brian a platform to continue his talking points mantra that never ever changes. I’m done. You can’t change a zebras stripes.
True, but it does inform the voters how big government thinks, so the Brian does serve a purpose.
🙂
The Brian also serves the purpose of trying to educate you guys, but unfortunately you’re not interested in an actual discussion, you just want to see yourselves write.
Its interesting that you view any dissent from your opinion as being uneducated. Its like you can’t even imagine a day when you are wrong about something.
I think you confuse that dissent with not “understanding” you. In fact, we understand you and your ilk entirely. We just reject it.
I’m not talking about opinions. I’m talking about when I provide you guys with facts that you either aren’t aware of, or are trying to ignore.
I get things wrong all the time – I’m human. I admit it when I do. I don’t recall ever seeing that from you, though, so I wouldn’t go attacking me with that charge.
You guys are free to disagree. But when your opinions are based on things that are just flat out not true, they’re not very persuasive. Like when you pick and choose which things Cantor should have fought on.
We’re not talking about opinions. We’re talking about when we provide you (Brian) with facts that you either aren’t aware of, or are trying to ignore.
We get things wrong all the time – we’re human. We admit it when we do. We don’t recall ever seeing that from you, though, so we wouldn’t go attacking us with that charge.
You (Brian) are free to disagree. But when your opinions are based on things that are just flat out not true, they’re not very persuasive. Like when you pick and choose which things Cantor is good on.
Brian, we could say the same thing about you: We also serve the purpose of trying to educate you, but unfortunately you’re not interested in an actual discussion, you just want to see yourselves write (or is it right?).
Hey Brian, the constituents of the seventh district are his responsibilities. How does he know their desires without meeting with them? If he is too busy handling important things…then why do we need him to represent us? If fighting the democrats is his major role, then when do we his constituents get his attention. My previous post identified you as a Cantor troll or a fool. which are you?
Constituents have access to his office and to him. I’ve seen that first hand. If I can meet with the guy, so you can all of you. He’s handling important things for all of us as House Majority Leader, which gives him added responsibilities in addition to representing you.
“There is no good reason for Cantor to debate Brat.”
As a constituent in the 7th district, I want the opportunity to hear what both men have to say on the issues. Remember Cantor is a candidate in this race as well as Brat. Cantor doesn’t “own” the seat just because he is an “incumbent.” I want to know if I have a better option for who represents me and my district in Washington. A debate would provide those contrasts in positions on issues. Again, as a constituent in the 7th district I deserve to see both men making their case before the voters.
“Outside the hardcore activist community, nobody knows who Brat is.”
Not true. I read more than just VA Blogs and I’ve seen people talking about Brat, linking his website, and asking those to please check out his website and consider supporting him. I got tired of reading comments by so many asking why the voters in Cantor’s district keep sending him back to Washington. I’ve asked that those very same please put there money where their mouths are, who want Cantor gone, and to send Brat a few bucks if they so badly want Cantor retired.
“Cantor debating him gives him more name ID than he would get any other way.”
I want to say that I can’t believe you even typed that, even though it is sitting up there for all to see. Why do you not want Brat getting any name ID if Cantor is the ace for that seat? If Cantor is the best choice for the seat, he would be proud to show his stuff, honestly debate Brat on the issues, and would expect to convince the voters to vote him back into office. The fact that Cantor won’t debate Brat, for whatever reason shown a candidate who has something to fear. No?
“It’s a age old tactic – incumbents don’t debate primary challengers.”
It’s an age old tactic that so many are so very tired of. It’s a game now well known. It smacks of arrogance, disrespect for the voters, condescension, and is obviously driven by fear of Cantor’s opponent. Again, what does Cantor have to lose by giving the voters an honest choice if he feels he is most worthy of the seat?
“There is zero upside for Cantor,”
Correct, and probably the only credible part of your comment.
You can hear what both men have to say on the issues without having them together at a debate. And no, you don’t have a better option than Eric Cantor.
Those comments are probably from the same couple dozen people who also seem to think that Cantor is a moderate or a liberal, which anybody outside of the 7th District thinks is absolutely insane. We’ll see how well they did when we get Brat’s first quarter fundraising report tomorrow.
Why do I not want Brat getting any more name ID? I could care less whether he does or not, since I’m not supporting him, but no candidate is going to hand their opponent something for free. That’s just stupid. And, no, not debating does not show fear. It shows common sense. Like I said, there is no upside to Cantor debating, so he’s not going to do it.
There’s nothing arrogant about not debating. Cantor has more important things to do then waste his time in a meaningless debate with a challenger who is going to lose. I’d rather him spend the time in DC doing his job.
Yes, maybe he can hold the 57th vote to repeal Obamacare….one for every state. Or “doing his job” like funding everything that the democrat Senate demands. Or pandering to dreamers….lots of hours in the day for those efforts.
Meanwhile, the US debt clock increments unabated. Win!
This statement is so inherently contradictory, it’s hard to know what to address first.
Your argument seems to run this way:
Repeal Obamace: We all know that’s not going to happen because of the Senate, so why is he bothering.
Cut the debt: WHY ISN’T HE FIGHTING HARDER, HE SHOULD JUST TELL THE SENATE WHAT TO DO.
Does that make an ounce of sense? No. But then again, you’re not exactly the first person I think of when I think of logical argumentation.
“You can hear what both men have to say on the issues without having them together at a debate.”
You said yourself that if Cantor agreed to a debate with Brat it would give Brat too much name ID, did you not? I want to see them both on a stage, answering the same questions, seeing the optics, personalities, articulation and why Cantor thinks his ideas are best for the district, and country as the Majority Leader. Is that too much to ask? No it isn’t.
“Those comments are probably from the same couple dozen people who also seem to think that Cantor is a moderate or a liberal,”
I know that you are not that naive. I know that you know there is much angst against Cantor on some of his positions, tactics, and delivery, and those sentiments cross the nation. As you said, he is the Majority Leader whose ideas affect the nation, and some of those very people you would love to call extremists cross the borders way outside of the 7th district. You know that, and I know that.
“Why do I not want Brat getting any more name ID? I could care less whether he does or not, since I’m not supporting him,”
If you couldn’t care less, then why would you say in an above comment, and below in this comment that you believe it’s just common sense to ignore Brat’s existence? and that Cantor has nothing to gain by debating Brat as it would give Brat more name ID?
“There’s nothing arrogant about not debating.”
Yes there most certainly is something arrogant about not being willing to debate someone who wants to give the district a choice. By not being willing to debate Brat, Cantor is all but saying I own this seat, it is mine, no one will take it from me, and that is that.
“I’d rather him spend the time in DC doing his job.”
Cantor owes me and all of those that have sent him to DC an honest debate, so we the voters can make our decision on who we want to send to DC to re[present us. Saying that any debate would be meaningless puts you square in the camp of the country club that provokes edicts, and you just better shut up and like it.
Brian, the best thing the Republican party in VA could do would be to put a muzzle on you as you have never been anything more than an agitator, aggressor with a website, confrontational, argumentative and someone who would never on the best day bring anyone together in the Republican party, which your buddy Kenney said he wants to try to accomplish. You will never win any argument, even though I’m sure you could care less, with your bomb throwing, eliminating, condescending, and arrogant attitude. I’ve never considered you to be anything more than a low level party hack.
dear sir, A debate would show Eric Cantor to be the fraud he is. Are you saying what he has to do now is far more important than proving to the people he actually supports the conservative beliefs. Dear Brian, Mr Cantor does not represent the constituents of the 7th district as to our desires. We do not elect representative to increase our debt, to bow before the liberals and to increase their own wealth. If you continue to support our false representative then please sacrifice your political influence because you are about to go to obscurity.
Oh, I think he does represent the voters in the 7th. That’s why they keep electing him. That he doesn’t represent you is unfortunate, but that’s how our system works.
Brian is just a republican establishment Cantor supporting Troll. People like Cantor and Brian are part of the problem.
Defending the indefensible. Typical. Hot air defender of the broken system. The reason Cantor keeps winning is because he is good a subterfuge and deceit and hiding his big government voting record from conservatives. If they believe the false image being portrayed and think you are one of them, then of course they will keep voting for you.
Besides it doesn’t matter if the general public knows who Dave Brat is, because this isn’t the general election, this is a primary. Mostly only the hardcore politicos turn out, not low information conservative voters. So IF enough of the high information conservatives hear about Brat, then Cantor could be gone.
The only “low information” voters in this race are the folks who consider Eric Cantor to be a liberal or a moderate.
No Brian, not true at all. The ones who are calling our Cantor’s big government voting record have read Cantor’s big government voting record. We aren’t talking about his social conservative votes to keep the base happy. We are talking his fiscal votes, as well as his votes that keep giving the Federal Government more and more power and taking liberties from the people.
What liberties has he voted to take away?
Brian, if you don’t know then either your lying or you have no problem with it. But I will mention he has strengthened the federal government to ignore your forth and fifth amendment rights, he has made it illegal to protest anyone with secret service protection (which includes himself) within a certain distance, supports the law that allows the government to kill citizens suspected of terrorism, that the government can hold citizens indefinitely with no trial and that is a tiny list.
But you will say none of its true. So its pointless to even bring any of it up.
Brian many people including Cantor and even most mainstream Republicans say our liberties, rights and freedoms have been eroded, and blame it ALL on Obama and the Democrats.
But what ALL of you don’t admit is many of you either support or have voted for those loses that you say “the Democrats” have taken from us. Or you change stream and say NONE of those things have been taken from us. FLIP – FLOP
It’s hard for me to keep track of all of the claims you anti-Cantor conspiracy theorists are making, so I wanted to see which liberties were on the list today.
Cantor, by the way, is just one vote in one house of one branch of the federal government. He alone can’t do anything.
I don’t really argue that our liberties, rights and freedoms have been eroded because I think it’s hard to make that argument, frankly. I can’t think of a right I don’t have today that I had before. Maybe I’m just not thinking hard enough – perhaps you could explain what I’m missing?
I prefer to focus my criticisms of the Democrats on the real things they’ve done, rather than amorphous claims about rights and freedoms.
Brain, its no conspiracy. You like to through that out to try and discredit anyone who attacks your Golden Boy. No one ever claimed Cantor alone causes this, that’s a strawman, but his vote helps. And he also is in the eladership and helps elect others who vote this same way.
Also, if you don’t see the right you have lost, then you ignore the ones I mentioned. Your an apologist plain and simple.
The funny thing here is that Cantor is far more conservative than I am and I disagree with him on a lot of policy positions.
My problem is that I can’t sit back and let somebody get attacked unfairly. That’s what you guys are doing when you start with this nonsense.
And, no, it’s not a strawman – when you say “But I will mention he has strengthened the federal government to ignore your forth and fifth amendment rights, he has made it illegal to protest anyone with secret service protection (which includes himself) within a certain distance”
HE has strengthened – not the government.
HE has made – not the government.
He didn’t do either of those things himself.
And again, you have yet to point out a single specific right that you have lost.
Cantor lost me when he voted to raise the debt ceiling and then Shaun posted an explanation on Bearing Drift, supporting Cantor’s vote. I used to like Cantor but for the life of me, I can’t remember why. He seems so sleazy, from his greasy hair down to his shiny shoes.
There are plenty of individual things conservatives could be upset about with Cantor’s voting record (like with most members of Congress), but he is far, far from being a liberal. Compare/contrast Cantor and Pelosi to see the difference.
That said, my problem with Cantor is rather of a newer vintage that was first uncorked in Virginia Beach, a little over a month ago.
You hit the nail on the head…. Donate all you can to Dave Brat TODAY!!!
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The reason Cantor kept getting sent back to Washington for a decade is because he had no credible, if any, primary challengers. Even the Democrats kept putting up candidates that no one in the party came to help, and many hardly knew there even was a Democrat challenger. Cantor has not been sent back to Washington because the voters in the 7th district were so pleased with him. There were no other options, until this year finally. That is precisely why the Cantor supporters are freaking out, and are deploying liberal campaign tactics against Dave Brat. The number one item on the agenda of the Cantor supporters, insure that Brat gets no attention or coverage. If the voters don’t know about him, they will not vote for him.
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That’s very Christian of you, Kirby.
Brian, nice red herring trying to bring Christianity into this. Besides its very Christian, the Jesus and the Apostle Paul called people out for being false and hypocrites. The Apostle Paul even called people out by name.
I don’t recall them calling people trolls, though.
One, I guess you could be a little slow, but a troll is Internet slang for a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people.
And they called people way worse Brood of Vipers, Sons of Satan, liars and hypocrites.
I don’t recall them calling people a little slow, either.
I’m not sowing discord by starting arguments and I’m not trying to upset anybody. I’m sharing my opinion.
Again, you’re not exactly leading by example in this regard. If you want to have a conversation about politics and policy, stop with the incessant name calling.
Brian, its not name calling when its true. And I didn’t say you were slow. I said you COULD be a little slow. Shouldn’t bother you if you aren’t slow.
If you spin any faster, Kirby, you’re going to end up in outer space. I am not bothered by people calling me troll, saying I’m slow, making fun of my family, accusing me of being homosexual, making fun of how I look, mocking who I work for, calling me incompetent, or any of the other things I’ve had to endure in my last decade or so in politics.
I do get bothered by poor reasoning, though. Saying “that shouldn’t bother you if you aren’t slow” is like saying “government surveillance of your phone calls shouldn’t bother you if you have nothing to hide.”
Brain, your hilarious, the spinner (Brain) telling the non-spinner (Kirby) he’s a spinner. You need your own comedy act. And the NSA spying is another example of fourth and fifth amendment rights being ignored.
I tire of the loony conspiracy theorists who say aliens are poisoning us and taking our liberties, but I also tire of the head in the sand people like you who say there is nothing wrong, no loss of liberties, and anyone who says there is I will discredit by lumping them in with the alien guys.
Besides you like discord, it shows.
I don’t like discord. I’m a fan of unity. But I stand up for what I believe in, and I’m not willing to absorb a few punches for a friend or to support good people, like Eric Cantor.
The you are blind, because Eric Cantor is NOT good people. He is as corrupt and self serving as they come. So your statement either indicates you are naive, complicit or don’t care.
I’m neither naive, complicit, nor uncaring. I simply disagree with your opinion. That doesn’t make me blind or anything else.
Do you generally treat people who disagree with this level of name calling? It must make for difficult dinner conversations.
Point of inquiry, if you would. The time you are spending on TBE, is this paid or unpaid activity?
Unpaid. Do you honestly think anybody would pay me to waste time talking to you?
I’m just a little confused as to why you have the whole business day to spend here. Did you get fired from your job? Do you have no real work to do on a typical business day?
Brain, you first you are trying to always get away from Cantor’s bad record and never address them when brought out, except to yell conspiracy or FALSE with nothing to disprove any claims I have seen.
Second, I respect many varying opinions, and act accordingly. I see you attack people all the time while avoiding the subject. I don’t avoid the subject, and I call things as I see them.
And you are entitled to your own opinion, but not your own set of facts, and the opinion you have is NOT based on the facts, and if you disagree with fact then you are either you are naive, complicit or don’t care. That is another fact. I made an observation based on your comments that disagree with the facts about Cantor. Its not name calling, no matter how you try and red herring the topic into name calling.
You must have me mistaken for somebody else. I am usually on the receiving end of attacks, not launching them.
I have yet to see much in the way of facts from you.
Yeah, whatever..I have given you plenty of facts over many posts on many threads. The things I mentioned he voted for or defends.
I wonder if BS is employed by YG? Does he get paid buy the post or by the hour? Anyone want to wager their bets??? My bet is that he gets paid by the post.
Cantor hasn’t represented voters in the 7th for years, if ever. He represents the interests of Wall Street cronies, big banks and National Chamber of Commerce oligarchs. What he has done, quite skillfully, is use conservatives in the 7th district who will always vote for a Republican over a Democrat. But this time it’s different. This time voters are not choosing between a corporatist crony posing as a conservative and a liberal democrat. This time, on June 10, they’re choosing between the corporatist crony conservative poseur and an authentic conservative. And that’s why Brat wins. This is the first time this choice has been available to them. The voters of Virginia are not as gullible and uninformed as you thnk.
Keep dreaming.
Cantor hates American citizen workers – he wants to cram amnesty in. If you work in a STEM job or any low-skilled , you may be unemployed if he pushes amnesty. Here’s a quarter, BUY A CLUE, DUDE!!
I sent Brat a donation – I don’t live in the 7th but, I NEED to see him beat Cantor.
Dear Brian, how wonderful it is of you to let us know that you support Eric the fraud. He does not debate Dave Brat because Eric cannot defend his debt limit votes, his dysfunction as a representative to the 7th and his allegiance to the democrat party. You sir are a disgrace to the party and to the Republic.
I’ve already explained why he won’t debate Brat, and it has nothing to do with defending his record. Like I’ve said before, anybody outside the 7th looking at you guys talking like this can’t believe you’re on the same planet. I have a hard time believing it sometimes myself, but I’ve come to expect this kind of blind hate.
“Blind hate”
Yes, because all dissent is “hate”.
I hope I can grow up and be as awesome as the Brian one day. (bats dreamy eyes)
No, calling me a disgrace to the party and to the Republic is blind hate.
I’m glad that I’m an inspiration figure to you, George.
Brian, you’re not a disgrace to the party. You’re just far left-leaning within the big tent. But I’m curious if the incumbent was an actual tea-partier and the challenger was a moderate Republican, would you want them to debate?
It’s not a question of whether I would want them to – I like debates, in principle. But I would understand and respect if the incumbent chose not to. In fact, I’d probably question his judgment if he did decide to debate.
Hmmm….you said “you guys”, plural. You’ll note that I didn’t call you disgrace to the party.
I think you may likely need to reorient your hate meter…I’d bet you’d find me perfectly enjoyable company in person. I just happen to speak bluntly…but I’m not unpleasant or hateful.
You did call me a dirt bag the other day, but it’s Holy Week and I’m in a forgiving mood so, I’ll be happy to forget about it. 🙂
I’m sure we’d get along just fine in person.
Maybe Sarvis can run against him, too.