I'll be removing him from my e-mail list. Sounds like he's been around McCain & Graham toooooooooooo long. Booooo to you Cantor. You're being led in the wrong direction.

Mark Levin talked about this. Questioned why any conservative would go on a show like this in the first place, and in the second place, they should be totally prepared to be bushwacked.

Yep, starting a fight with Limbaugh, and excluding him and his in the name of 'tolerance' - sounds like a winning formula to me.

Did this bozo hear about the tea parties? Did he hear about Doug Hoffmann? Did he hear the townhall meetings? I don't think it's rino season anymore. This bozo is sitting on the cusp of victory over socialism and first thing he does is try to find a way to seize defeat from the jaws of victory.

The GOP continues to need a good hosing out.

Keep the tent flap closed unless it is a true conservative. Not so much rrepubican as american and patriot. The rest already have thier place

Cantor is just anothe RINO who needs to be tossed out....a real purge of the GOP is required.

Another Republican that thinks compromise with Progressives is possible I guess.

Principles are only for those who believe in something; what does Cantor believe in? Anything?

If Rush is really as irrelevant as they seem to want him to be, why do they answer these questions this way? Why don't they just dismiss any question about Rush and say, 'we're not talking about Rush. We're talking about what I think'. But they never do. And that, in itself, is very telling. Cantor needs to stand FOR what he believes, not AGAINST what Rush is saying. It's pathetic.

Yo, Eric, sorry you've lost your spine and your mind. You won't be missed.

Proof Positive why im a CONSERVATIVE and not a REPUBLICAN

Inclusive...like the dems. Yes, they will include you if you agree with them. In all things. I get so tired of these buzz words. Either you believe in certain things or not. Simple. When in the world has appeasement ever worked.

Ladies and Gentleman, please hold your fire.

I saw this interview and Cantor was totally set up by Al Hunt. Please stop letting these spitball throwers in the media divide us. Cantor and the House Republicans are doing an excellent job (it's the clowns in the Senate that are the problem).

and this headline is taking Cantor totally out of context. Do Bloomberg journalists offically work for the White House?

Read the original article at Bloomberg and not the LA Times interpretation:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=amsy0F1ETVbI
Cantor was mostly opposed to the idea of using Hitler in a comparison as the imagery is wrong in his mind. But if you are going to fight 0bama and his regime with an all soft-and-cuddly approach you are going to lose just like John McCain did.

He doesn't yet realize it, but Mr Cantor's political career just ended.

I hope you're right, #11.

The biggest such tent I know of is the U.S. Constitution AS WRITTEN. It covers all of America.

You've got to get the story behind the story, and you'll find Cantor was merely saying that some rhetoric used was perhaps over the top, and turns people off.

What he said during the interview was: "“Do I condone the mention of Hitler in any discussion about politics? No, I don’t, because obviously that is something that conjures up images that frankly are not, I think, very helpful.”

Did he attack Limbaugh? No.

How dumb can he be? Doesn't he realize these media morons salivate at the prospects of getting this very headline!
Their mission is to destroy Rush's credibility because he is the most effective republican we have.

And I agree with #10. The dems are never chastised for being uber partisan. Apparently it's only a bad thing if you're a member of the GOP.

Here is the full context:

#1 Al Hunt takes Rush out of context (nothing new there)

#2 AL hunt asks Cantor: "what do you think of this"

#3 Cantor says he usually AGREES with Limbaugh, but rejects (the OUT OF CONTEXT Rush) quote

#4 Bloomberg writes "story" taking Cantor out of context

#5 Cantor is now a "RINO" to the GOP base

Republicans have yet to learn how to turn a question back on the interviewer. It`s so simple yet they can`t seem to figure it out.

Why are people so afraid of Limbaugh? He can`t do anything to anyone. He is not an elected official. He can`t sign his name to a piece of legislation and therefore has no affect whatsoever on anyone`s life. He is a radio entertainer with an opinion. If you don`t like him you can turn off the radio and he will have no affect on your life.

I was impressed with Cantor until just now. Our electeds are out-of-touch. Who do they think we are? Who are they? I've never heard Rush say anything bizarre; he's never been nasty to anyone. I guess that Cantor's never heard the Trojan Horse story. One wonders.

#20-exactly!
why do they fall for the same stuff over, and over, and over?
if they aren't smart enough to deal with a nitwit like al hunt, how will they roll back all the crap obama is shoveling?

Al Hunt, is he still around?

Cantor is one less name to consider.

I've notified the Republican party twice lately that my donations will from now on be to individuals who I know are going to vote for me. I admire Rogers of Michigan, J.Campbell of California, Greg Walden from Oregon, and Joe Wilson of South Carolina. I will add to my list when I see Conservatives in action.

Cantor's a good man. He was set up and so were most of you. Provocative headline -> predictable knee jerk response -> left laughs.

The big tent has turned into a circus tent.
Republicans will be conservative, moderates can join the socialist/democrat party.
They serve NO conservatives..Snowe, Collins, Graham..go away.

Folks - #11 is right. Remember today is the day Cantor is to deliver ZERO votes to obama and piglosi. Of course the enemdia try to knock Cantor and others off stride. We have to support what little we have left today of all days. Next November, on election day, conservatives will take care of all family business.

bye, bye Eric. For a minute, it looked like you would have a great career. That's now a thing of the past. If you're against Rush, you're against Conservatives! Period!

The GOP is just that, rhetoric... no substance

Ugh, this is so gay.

Great. Another Pawlenty/McCain surfaces.
I expected more of Eric Cantor.

FTA:
''He also suggested that harsh rhetoric from party members might harm the GOP in the long run: ''

Harsh is exactly what we do need right now -- in spades and all caps!
There is a large segment of the population (I'm betting it's the majority, personally) who are genuinely angry and tired of having their intelligence insulted by those, who while they may be in power, are not necessarily as intelligent or informed as most of the base is, and their real priorities can have very little in common with ours.

Those of us without access to that public platform need intelligent representatives with intact backbones willing to speak FOR us, contradicting the usual smears and left-wing myths and memes among other things, and speaking in detail to exactly why we are angry.
And no, justifiable anger does not equal ''mob mentality'' regardless of half-wits like Janeane Garofolo wailing on to the contrary in yet another delusional rant.

Cantor has just failed.
I wouldn't trust him now if he came out tomorrow, excused himself and claimed he was a bit drunk at the time and not responsible for those previous comments.
Is Michael Steele faxing him his talking

...talking points, that is.

In reference to #19, that being the case, will Cantor take the time to come out and incisively correct this manufactured outrage? I hope so.
If he has any backbone and any respect for his constituents and whatever broader base already acquired, he will.
That is, unless he agrees with it.

Cantor's political career will be forever tainted by this ill-considered comment.

yep, erase him from our conservative party---turncoat!

Hang him! Run him out of town! Who needs his vote? A reporter claims Cantor dissed Limbaugh! Maybe he did, maybe he didn't but we will never get back in the majority being this intolerant and impatient, not to mention believing everything a reporter says. Hold steady, folks.

#32 I'd just add that we have an obligation, too. Check the source, context and OP before being suckered into a setup just as Cantor was. I've done all that and am now curious to see if Rush will allow himself to be used to destroy the second most important House Republican. The left is expert at this.

As #2 mentioned, Mark Levin discussed this Cantor quote at some length but added the full context. He was much more forgiving of Cantor's predicament but used it as a lesson to all Republican as we head into 2010 elections. If you're going to appear with someone like Al Hunt (and why bother as Mark said) be prepared for a setup. I hate to see Conservatives and our politicians so easily manipulated. Politico does it all the time.

Maybe he was set up (I haven't seen it), and I certainly wouldn't be surprised at that coming from Mr. Judy Woodruff. However, DON'T THESE GUYS KNOW BY NOW??? You don't walk into these guys' territory and expect them to play fair!!! Like the Bush twins expecting the press to treat them with the same kid gloves as they did with Chelsea. Nuh-uh...ain't gonna happen. Cantor was a goof for falling for this.

"Harsh rhetoric". Cantor is a true Conservative. Al Hunt is toxic and Cantor should have been better immunized.

So how did that theory work out for you last year in November, Mr. Cantor?

When I hear critism of Rush, I know they don't listen to the show.

Here we go back to Social Anthropology 101. "if the differences within the group are greater than the differences between groups, there is no justification for the existance of the group". ergo, if we include everyone in the Repub party, there is no party!

Excuse mongering about context aside aside, Cantor is past puberty and he should know by now that the likes of Al Hunt have an agenda viscerally hostile to the right. Cantor should not be taking issue w/Limbaugh. He sounded like a weenie.