Eric Cantor: "No one should engage in uncivil behavior."

[eleny]

Just reported as breaking news on MSNBC. Schuster said that Cantor just issued the statement.

[Bluebear]

It's not "EXREMISM" to them, though. They think they are big, brave "Patriots"

[Hubert Flottz]

1. Like his?

[LiberalLoner]

2. But why was he saying it with a smirk? Says to me, "I don't really mean it.."

[SpiralHawk]

23. Smirking is a republicon trademark

It's how you know for certain that they are THE Latter Day Pharisees.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Uncivil?! How about ILLEGAL!

[LiberalLoner]

4. Exactly, they really want to downplay this, don't they?

[eleny]

5. Seems like he said the least possible

Hoyer asked that a joint statement be made by the leadership of both Parties. So Cantor, the little fart, comes out and does as little as possible.

[arcadian]

6. In response to what?

[gratuitous]

8. Prolly to Joe Biden's aside

That's what really gets Republican undies in a wad.

[eleny]

9. This is all about the threats being aimed at Dem members of Congress

[arcadian]

15. Did he get specific?

[eleny]

19. Not very, imo. I'm sure there will be a video soon so you can see exactly what he said

It wasn't a written statement - he did go before the cameras. Hope this helps.

[BlooInBloo]

7. I'm pretty sure he means gay sex.

[Bucky]

33. !!

:rofl: you're evil

[DainBramaged]

10. No one should be as ignorant and obstructing as Eric 'Potato' Cantor

a statement just issued by me.....

[eleny]

14. Shame on you - How uncivil!

[DainBramaged]

16. THANKS!!!

:hug:

[eleny]

20. Lol!

[Mass]

11. Good - Did he say that to Boehner?

[Skidmore]

12. Anyone in the Senate care to step forward???? McCain?

He considered himself to be presidential material.

[Beetwasher]

13. *wink wink*

[arcadian]

18. I don't know, this seems to be Cantor's shtick lately.

He called out those protesters waving anti-semitic signs at the Capitol a few months back.

[yellowcanine]

17. "Uncivil"? How about criminal trespass and vandalism? Uncivil behavior is shouting "baby killer!"

on the floor of the House. Breaking windows, cutting gas lines, and making threats against lawmakers and their families is CRIMINAL behavior, dickwad.

[eleny]

22. It appeared to be a limp attempt

[DFW]

21. He's right

No one should yell "You lie!" at the President during the SOTU address.

No one should say "go fuck yourself" to a United States Senator on the floor of the Senate.

No member of the House or Representatives should yell, "Baby Killer!" at another member in public.

So what's it gonna be Eric? Do you speak out to condemn the crude members of your party who engage
in this kind of behavior, or have you submitted your intention to switch to the Democrats to Speaker
Pelosi yet?

Let me guess. Here's what you'll be telling your uncivil Republican colleagues: "I disagree with how
you say it, but I love what you said!"

By George, I believe I've got it.

[eleny]

24. No You Can't!

[arcadian]

25. He is pretty slimy.

When he can't control the message he gets irate. I got into it with him over Iran in 2008. He wanted to keep talking but when I tried to counter what he would say, he'd just say, "Can I finish? Can I finish?" I'm one of his constituents I might add.

[Hekate]

26. In what regard, Charlie?

:sarcasm:

[opihimoimoi]

27. Lame Cleanup attempt....he is still TOXIC and Cancerous...he is a GOP ASSHOLE

Fuck off Eric,,,,

[kestrel91316]

28. Sorry. A severed propane line isn't "uncivil behavior". It's attempted murder.

[dchill]

29. You first, Eric.

[ecstatic]

30. Will teabaggers understand such big words?

A simple, "STOP" should suffice, if Cantor is serious about wanting them to stop.

[Berry Cool]

31. You know, the GOP broke my irony detector so long ago by overloading it

that when it heard this one, the needle just waggled feebly.

Before, it used to just spin around the dial like a ceiling fan.

[SoCalDem]

32. followed by "nudge-nudge-wink-wink say-no-more-know-what-I-mean"

[Winterblues]

34. Isn't civility in the eye of the beholder.

What I might consider uncivil behavior, might not be considered such by Republican nut jobs.. For instance to me it is not very civil to bring a gun to a political meeting..It is not civil to yell "You LIE" to the President of the USA when he is addressing Congress and the country..It is not civil behavior to block any and all legislation just because....To me in a civilized society we all must work together for the betterment of our country and to do less takes away from that civility..

[cynatnite]

35. Did anyone check to see if he was crossing his fingers when he said that? n/t