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Cantor: Limbaugh's Hitler Rhetoric Not 'Helpful'

House Republican whip makes rare criticism of mighty Rush

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(Newser) – Eric Cantor ventured into unusual territory for a Republican lawmaker: criticism of Rush Limbaugh. Asked by a Bloomberg interviewer about Limbaugh's comparison of President Obama's governing style to Hitler's, the House Republican whip responded: “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.”

The GOP must remain inclusive and unified or risk losing more ground, he warned. “The Republican Party in its roots is a party of inclusion and we ought to be promoting that and making sure that voices are heard." That's the "lesson" the party must learn from Tuesday's election: It stuck together in Virginia and New Jersey and won the governor seats, but lost the NY-23 congressional seat over party fissures.

Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., appears on
Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., appears on "Fox News Sunday" in July.   (AP Photo/FOX News Sunday, Freddie Lee)
Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., and the Republican House Whip, speaks in September.
Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., and the Republican House Whip, speaks in September.   (AP Photo/The Detroit News, John L. Russell)
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Reader64481089
Nov 7, 09 9:54 AM CST
Agreed, I have read it, I keep a free copy for reference and it is NOT a book nor religion of Peace but of pure violence. There is no dividing line such as Old Testament and New Testament it is all barbaric calling for death of any and all "Gentile" or Non Muslim and anyone who befriends someone who happens not to be Muslim
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GlennH
Nov 7, 09 10:41 AM CST
Yeah, right, and all Christians are evil because of the Crusades, the Inquisition, and the current impulse to kill abortion doctors and gays. Get a brain, buddy!
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ZephyrEire
Nov 7, 09 11:09 AM CST
Leviticus 26:25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. A peaceful religion? Where did you come up with that one? If people are killed in it's name, it's no advocate of peace, be it Allah, Yaweh, God, or country.
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cochiserocks
Nov 7, 09 1:20 PM CST
@jugdish and @Reader - there's a big difference between reading something, and understanding it.
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freethemall
Nov 7, 09 2:34 PM CST
@cochiserocks: Maybe I'm missing something, but what is there not to understand about the following: "Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. But you may hate a thing although it is good for you, and love a thing although it is bad for you. God knows, but you know not." Koran 2:216 "The believers who stay at home --- apart from those who suffer a great impediment --- are not equal to those who fight for the cause of God with their goods and persons. God has promised all a good reward; but far richer is the recompense of those who fight for Him .... He that leaves his dwelling to fight for God and His apostle, and is then overtaken by death, shall be rewarded by God .... The unbelievers are your inveterate enemies. (Koran 4:95 - 101). Of course, there are passages from the Bible that are about as violent. ZephyrEire provides one example from the book of Leviticus. Draw what conclusions you will from these passages from both "holy books). The cliche that apples is "the pot calling the kettle black".
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