Cantor Defends Telling Sick Woman To Find Gov't Program

[tommycarstensen]

I didn't think he could dig that hole any deeper...

[wendycopeland100]

Eric Cantor: "Fuck the poor!"

[telwitcha55]

Pitiful! Republicans spend 24 hours a day telling everyone how government isn't the solution & then, because they have no solutions & the camera is rolling, they have to appear like they give a f---k. You know Rep. Eric Cantor is going to vote against any kind of public option, and then keep pretending that cancer patients can get charity care at their local hospital.

Republican leadership has no shame & that's the way they like it.

[Georgiapeach770]

Man I'm reading a lot of bitter republican garbage comments lol. Man I knew yall were bitter but I didn't think it was this bad. Let the woman die? Of course you'll say that cause it doesn't affect you but I doubt you would think this way if it did. I'm glad I'm an independent. Republicans act like hormonally imbalanced females and Demorats want to save the world one faulty plan at a time.

[tarpumpphillips]

What about the fact that in 2013 there WILL BE other immediate situations like the present situation/ Will he tell his constituent the same thing then?

I cannot believe our politicians are so dense. Hopefully he would be out of the Senate by 2013 or shortly thereafter. He is SCUM.

[kelsbackonyoutub]

republicans are fucking comic-book levels of supervillain evil, why do we tolerate thsi

[bernlin2000]

"what we're trying to do in washington" which is....absolutely nothing.

[leavepalinalone]

What bunch of bleeding heart liberals, people live and die, why should the we care for a fellow american that is too stopid or poor to take care of herself? the welfare program is out., be it goverment cheese or goverment doctors. Gun's & Roases said it best... Live and let die.

[johnher1982]

wow, typical republican. lol.

[AccidentalDem]

"Bleeding heart liberals"

Comments like yours turn my stomach and make me proud to be a "Bleeding heart liberal"

[TFRWGuy]

leavepalinalone, I agree 100%, Gun's & Roases said it best.

Everyone knows people who disagree with Republicans on issues are all a bunch of bleeding hearts, and they are also fascist communist abortionist empathyist racist reverse-racist marxist sorosist acornist leninist hitlerist socialist trotskyist leftists who hate America, are lazy, stupid, cannot think for themselves, and want to offer therapy and understanding to terrorists.

That is why we should not try to find common ground!!!!!

[armyveteran101st]

TFRW, you are truly a fucking, anti-American, ignorant, idiotic moron. It is assholes such as yourself who keep our Country down. Please do us all a huge favor and commit suicide, you brainless waste of flesh and bone.

[JohnnyBB82]

I thumbed you up because I'm pretty sure this is satirical in it's intent. I hope I'm not wrong...

[Richardgwm]

This man is scum.

[GretchenDawntreader]

Cantor's whole line of argument all summer has been that government can't possibly do health care...yet he told this woman to go to the government for health care.

[PopsMcKracken]

I'm a conservative and Eric Cantor is a complete fraud. I'm not for ANY mandatory health programs but this guy is a jerkoff for the big banks. He is shill. I'm sure he's just protecting some big Pharma corp. He could give a shit about the constitution. Just another FAKE conservative like Bush was. Oh yeah, Obama is a fraud as well.

[jkerouac02]

I don't think too many Democrats are for any MANDATORY gov't-run health care systems either. I think people should have choice which is why I support the idea of the public option (the bills, however, need improvement).

[jasonsadventure]

you lie eric cantor. not only did you tell the woman to explore charity, basically beg, to get surgery you hypocritical piece of shit, you weren't interested in her immediate needs else you would have offered her help.

the republican position on health care is both ridiculous and disgusting, making them look evil and duplicitous with each passing syllable.

[Francebrasil]

So why did her coverage taken away??

[marniespeaks]

take away his tax payer government health care

[iamtexas]

exactly!

regardless of all the other reasons the people of the country should demand universal healthcare, the point you make should be sufficient in convincing the masses

why is that the American people don't see that universal healthcare coverage is something the government OWES us?

[marniespeaks]

because we can have anything we want, but our action says we don't want much of anything and they know it

In France the government fears its people

in the US the people fear the government

[BoomerNavy70]

"...harmful to what they are trying to do in Washington." 2.27

What the hell do you mean harmful to what you are doing in Washington?

You assholes haven't done anything in Washington for decades except collect your checks, screw over the American people, and milk the system for everything you can get.

You Republicans had control of the Senate, Congress and the White House and didn't do a god damn thing with the exception of nearly getting us all killed.

You're a disgrace.

[delta9999]

Well he has a point. If you can't afford insurance,get Gov help

However he is talking about the current situation, which he doesn't support.

Republicans want to reform healthcare too. It's just their reform ideas are different from the Dems

[carrierexchange]

No, the republicans don't have a plan for reform, they simply oppose it. Period.

[delta9999]

Absoutely not. They have proposed several bills and ideas forward.

Just because they don't support Obama's reforms doesn't mean they dont have their own

[carrierexchange]

There hasn't been reform in decades. The Republicans had the power to reform but they didn't. Now they're throwing everything at Obama because he wants to make it happen.

[PersonalJesus348]

he wants to make something happen alright... not Single Payer.

[JohnnyBB82]

Yeah, they've proposed a "pre-bailout" to insurance companies, just outright giving them $7 billion, "transparency for czars" and blank sheets of paper. Those are real reform ideas, alright... 9.9

[1234uz]

Unh Mr Cantor if this woman was your constituent and she needed help immediately for her friend, then Why did you not immediately offer to really help her friend get the Insurance Company to Re Instate her coverage ? Are you of so little power in your region that an Insurance Company would not listen to you on her behalf? Republicans you know they really suck and am starting to sincerely dislike them !!!!!

[billgarnett]

Cantor says, but none of us accept the status quo yet during the six years that the Republicans controlled the government under Bush, neither Cantor nor any other Republican moved to address the health care crisis. In fact Cantor was adamantly opposed to every progressive health care proposal.

[inmyforties]

can't get over his good looks. i always thought ugliness, inside and out, is the one prerequisite to republicanism. there are exceptions to every rule i suppose

[thpt]

Nice generalization. Online discussions are harmful? Perhaps to censored speech and closed-door unilateral decisions.

[oldtownkid]

So his idea of self-reliance is to beg for charity and he calls self-reliance socialism. People don't want charity, people don't want to qualify for low income programs, they want to have insurance coverage that they pay for but that is reliable and affordable. People have dignity and this asshole is sending this lady to just beg for charity.

[mrbadguysan]

Cantor and his ilk want to turn us into a nation of beggars.

[mikePLOW]

agreed. too bad that was not brought up at the town hall meeting.

[sirdaveysockrocker]

yes programs that he is trying to CUT. better yet, why not she just ROB eric cantor. thats an option too!

[terrence0258]

Frankenstein is a Jew.

[stellarspellar]

"...forced to go broke just to get the care they deserve as Americans"

What does she mean by "deserve?" What other entitlements should Americans automatically deserve?

[1samothrace77]

you are totally right people should die on the streets like dogs

[ChunAsperEndao]

I think the comment is quite defensible. I just think it's also wrong-minded. Anti-reformers seem to have to swing in a wide arc to get to a rationalization of their pre-determined outcome that the government not do anything further to help its citizens. They essentially say in response to these examples of people suffering under the current system "well, as long as we get what we want and nothing changes, then your best solution is..."

[Vladimir0538]

Countdown till Cantor comes out of the closet. Don't get me wrong i'm not anti-gay nor a homophobe, is just for that to see a straight man with that much ''Pazzaz'' is kinda questionable. xD

[freedom8758]

it's dumb fucking southerners like this little shit that got us here in the first place.

[awerner2007]

If he was truly being pragmatic in his approach to answering the question, then he gave a good answer.

[swankymsp]

I'm surprised Cantor wasn't tapping away on his Blackberry, while the townhall lady asked her question.

[JerezJulio]

He told her Tough Luck Lady.

[leavepalinalone]

Leave the man alone, the Grand Ole Party (GOP) has more to worry about than this ex-welfare receipent and her friend with flabby titty cancer.

[ponyboy316]

And this is why you will never hold public office.

[TiTSxxMcGEE]

look, the scum bag's lips r moving. lets see the bull shit he has to say...

[Visfen]

That was actually an excellent answer, I'm not sure what people disagree with.

[TheFolkUtopia]

I have to agree with you-it was a rare informed statement from one of our leaders. It is ironic though the contents of that suggestion.

[Visfen]

Not really, if you are forced to pay for these ridiculous programs, then you should use them.

[zidmt]

American citiznes' getting chairty care?!? What next? Anti-Obama sheep telling citizens to visit countries where "Doctor's without boarders" set up shop?

[iknewitalready]

What Cantor is telling to the uninsured lady is to F**k off lady

[entropyfu]

23% - Wow. Leaving only 77% without help.

[clnmike]

Dude looks like a snake oil salesman.

[matman125]

He looks like Egon.

[GBTRU]

Cantor is "harmful to the discussion."

[CaramelAnt]

Cantor's lucky that Michael Steele exists, otherwise he'd be the biggest asshole currently in the GOP.

[xTheOxx]

"I'm pro-reform, but anti-reform, and I only told this person to seek government help because she was asking me directly to my face. Interaction with actual people causes me to panic a little bit."

[markvanslam]

xtheoxx- lmao that shit was funny

[greyflcn]

He may be a shill, but this was actually acreasonable response

[WKaliberr]

Cantor even looks like dick

[musicmsnger]

what a zork

[wakkakumei]

Stomach tumors, Mr. Cantor. Not breast cancer. "Tumors in her belly," as the questioner put it.

[IcyKitty]

he is another that needs a hard ball kick

[Steadno]

blah blah blah

[Ccolebrooked]

Man cantor BLOWS>

[typhonsentra]

Bububu Big Govment is evil.

[zndprophet]

Eric Cantor is the ultimate douchebag.

[jamesmaseobrown]

Andrea Mitchell is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen.

[xTheOxx]

The girl in the video is not Mitchell, it's her replacement, Tamryn Hall. A total hottie, but not exactly a great anchorperson, imo.

[KataVideo]

medicaid doesn't kick in until the patients' assets are below $2000. that's your savings, your home, your car.. all of it. you have to go broke to get medicaid. you have to be bled dry by the for-profit healthcare system before medicaid kicks in.

@ 1:21 ... that bastard smirks.

[MISSBEBEBLUE]

if Cantor does not like the status quo, then why is he fighting so hard for it?

[sameltoes]

What a douche... Make the poor poorer and the wealthy very comfortable....Good job Cantor....douche

[keithwhitmer]

Her problem was "immediate"??? So when do America's health care problems become less "immediate" Mr Cantor? In fact, our problems are getting worse, beyond "immediate" and you sir are doing nothing. In fact you recently said that the attention being paid to health care is taking away form other matters... As if you are suggesting anything that should be done instead. What a pathetic moron.

[lota68]

Wow I am happy I dont live in the US, imagine to have to go to charity organisation to get treatment if you get sick. To be forced to become a beggar.

[fishhead06]

Cantor doesn't like the status quo? Then suggest something to solve it, dubass!

[GreenEnergy2112]

Cantor has no soul