HuffPo: Eric Cantor Seeks Distance From Rich Iott, GOP Candidate Who Dressed In Nazi Garb

[True_Blue]

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) sought on Sunday to quickly and clearly distance the Republican Party from a GOP candidate whose past participation in Nazi re-enactments surfaced this weekend.

In an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," Cantor (the lone Jewish Republican in the House) said he "would absolutely repudiate" Rich Iott, the Republican nominee for Ohio's 9th District who apparently had an affinity for donning a German Waffen SS uniform.

"What we have got now is a new crop of young leaders energized to go to Washington for the right reasons," said Cantor. "Now Debbie went and launched into her attacks as to some of the reports about candidates that are running, particular the one in Ohio having to do with Nazi re-enactment. She knows that I would absolutely repudiate that and do not support an individual who would do something like that."

At this point Wasserman Schultz urged Cantor to actually articulate his repudiation. "I'm doing it right here," he replied. "I'm doing it right here Debbie. You know good well that I don't support anything like that."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/10/eric-cantor-rich-iott_n_757235.html

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Cantor, you OWN this idiot. It'll be out on DISPLAY all over ohio

and that's one candidate confirmed lost.

Hawkeye-X

[Ruby the Liberal]

6. +1

"you OWN this idiot"

Truer words, my friend. Truer words!

[Kurovski]

2. If you suck it from the spout of the teapot, you're gonna get burned, Eric.

[CJCRANE]

3. Surely the teabaggers should have signs

showing Rich Iott in his Nazi uniform.

They would fit right in with their other signs.

[CTyankee]

4. What does this tell you, Eric, about folks in your party?

Please step up to the mic. I'd like to hear your answer, you miserable creep...aaarrrggg...

[iamjoy]

5. There are Assholes in Both Parties

Don't judge the entire party by the actions of one nut job. Judge the entire party by its platform. Judge the entire party by the candidates they truly promote and push.

[louis c]

7. Name me a Democrat that dresses as a Nazi............

By the way, DU is accepting donations. Get a gold star and fill out the profile, and you'll have more credibility.

[CTyankee]

8. Eric Cantor has not disaapointed me in any category you name.

He is an all around idiot. But I am sure he is very embarrassed in his own Jewish community for his allegiance to his party. He needs to look at what this Iott guy is doing to him in his own party. He needs to face a truth about his party. I cut Eric no slack here. He is smart enough to know he made a deal with the devil in the Republican Party. I hope he feels unending shame for even being in the same party with this guy. His parents must be so disappointed in him...:thumbsdown: