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So Boehner's argument is that Obama made Cantor lose (Original Post)
malaise
Jun 2014
OP
Fascism requires strict adherence to blaming every bad molecular motion on the "others".
Fred Sanders
Jun 2014
#15
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)1. that Obama has strong mojo.
ladym55
(2,577 posts)2. Everything is Obama's fault
Didn't you know that?
Viva_Daddy
(785 posts)17. Blaming Obama has become a RW conditioned response.
"The mind is a terrible thing to waste."
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)3. Giggle.
Historic NY
(37,452 posts)4. Lets see if it work on a few more.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)5. He actually said that?
OMFG
Hey, no fair making our side lose.
malaise
(269,144 posts)6. Boehner on Cantor defeat: It's Obama's fault
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/12/1306446/-Boehner-on-Cantor-defeat-It-s-Obama-s-fault
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When House Speaker John Boehner was asked on Thursday morning about Majority Leader Eric Cantor's primary defeat, he should have stopped his answer at this:
I'll let the political pundits describe and figure out what happened in that election. Every election is different.
Instead, he decided to elaborate:
You have to understand, the American people are being squeezed by Obama's policies. The economy is not growing. Incomes aren't growing. We're not creating enough jobs. And two-thirds of America have seen no increase in their wages but their food prices are going up, their gas prices are going up, and their health insurance prices are going up. And so there's a lot of frustration that's out there, and they look to Washington, and wonder why we can't resolve these issues. And they're hard to resolve when you've got a president who won't engage.
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Boehner and Cantor refused to increase the minimum wage.
<snip>
When House Speaker John Boehner was asked on Thursday morning about Majority Leader Eric Cantor's primary defeat, he should have stopped his answer at this:
I'll let the political pundits describe and figure out what happened in that election. Every election is different.
Instead, he decided to elaborate:
You have to understand, the American people are being squeezed by Obama's policies. The economy is not growing. Incomes aren't growing. We're not creating enough jobs. And two-thirds of America have seen no increase in their wages but their food prices are going up, their gas prices are going up, and their health insurance prices are going up. And so there's a lot of frustration that's out there, and they look to Washington, and wonder why we can't resolve these issues. And they're hard to resolve when you've got a president who won't engage.
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Boehner and Cantor refused to increase the minimum wage.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)7. Geez
I thought it was a headline from The Onion...
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)9. He represents the party of NO ... the obstructionists.
And he's talking shit like that?!
No wonder their side is swirling down the porcelain appliance.
malaise
(269,144 posts)10. Unfreakingbelievable
Maybe he is responsible for the loss - that was weird.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)16. Boehner and Cantor refused to increase the minimum wage ...
and Boehner and Cantor refused to pass the President's Jobs initiative ... and Boehner and Cantor refused to pass the President infrastructure repair spending initiatives ... and Boehner and Cantor did anything possible to increase the frustration of Washington and prevent the resolution of issues.
lostincalifornia
(3,639 posts)8. All things considered, Eric Cantor probably lost because he’s a dick
Rod Beauvex
(564 posts)11. Obama made Cantor lose?
Only one thing to say:
Thanks, Obama!
If only Obama had that power. :p
Though, in a roundabout way, it is true.
Warpy
(111,318 posts)12. The drunken Cheeto was probably turning backflips with sheer joy
knowing that Cantor won't be taking his job away from him in 2015 if the Clowns hold onto Congress.
My take precisely
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)15. Fascism requires strict adherence to blaming every bad molecular motion on the "others".