Cantor cancels Penn visit (found out it was open to the public)

[The Straight Story]

Cantor cancels Penn visit


U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, the Republican majority leader in the U.S. House, canceled his scheduled speech at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business because it was going to be open to the first 300 people who showed up.

Given that hundreds of Occupy Philadelphia protesters were planning to march from City Hall to the campus to protest the speech, that could have been lively audience.

"The Office of the Majority Leader was informed last night by Capitol Police that the University of Pennsylvania was unable to ensure that the attendance policy previously agreed to could be met," Cantor spokeswoman Laena Fallon said in an email. "Wharton is a educational leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, and the Majority Leader appreciated the invitation to speak with the students, faculty, alumni, and other members of the UPenn community."

Cantor had expected that his speech, on income disparity in the country, would be open to the media, Wharton students and faculty and guests of the university.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20111021_Cantor_cancels_Penn_visit.html

[malaise]

1. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahaha

Fugging coward - he couldn't select the ReTHUG audience.

[valerief]

2. He's such a freakin' weasel. nt

[lbrtbell]

3. Cluck-cluck-cluck! - n/t

[montanacowboy]

4. SNAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh boy chickenshit coward scumbag, can only talk in front of like minded idiots - WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE THIS LOW LIFE INTO HIGH OFFICE?

[garybeck]

5. you can run but you can't hide. n/t

[Harmony Blue]

6. Cut and Run Republican

Not surprised.

[Pab Sungenis]

7. Evidence: They're afraid of Occupy.

The tactics they spawned with the "Tea Party" are coming home to roost and they don't like it.

[bullwinkle428]

8. O.M.G. The Eric Cantor "find the best caption to match his expression" site

is now provided with a GUSHER of new material!

For reference: http://ericcantorsbitchface.tumblr.com/

[PearliePoo2]

9. That's typical M. O. for the ReThugs.

Their audiences are hand-picked and screened.
ReThugs want to exist in a bubble consisting of only their adoring co-conspirators in fraud and profit schemes.
Filthy scum.

[Initech]

10. Afraid to face the public are we? Can we say chicken?

[gratuitous]

11. "Unable to ensure the attendance policy"

Translation for anyone who doesn't speak weasel: Eric couldn't hand-pick his audience.

[starroute]

12. Occupy Philly has turned their march into a victory march

From their Facebook page: "Join us for the @OccupyPhilly victory march for #integrity - O yea we're still marching today - Temple students just arrived at base camp!"

[gholtron]

13. Hey ChiCantor

How are you going to campaign in your district? Using mass emails?

[hifiguy]

14. Buk-buk-bk AWWWWK!

[aquart]

15. Coward.

[a kennedy]

16. What a wuss....

:rofl:

[stanwyck]

17. I don't believe this

because he's one of the Young Guns, remember? Yep - the nickname he gave himself. Because there's no better sign of how uncool you are than having to give yourself a nickname. and one of the Young Guns wouldn't be afraid of..people right? (actually - didn't all of the Young Guns die by the end of the movie? Really bad choice of nickname there, Eric baby.)