Mudcat Saunders calls Rep. Eric Cantor ‘a bought-and-paid-for crook’
In case you missed last night’s appearance of Roanoker Dave “Mudcat” Saunders on the Rachel Maddow Show, here’s the clip. And here are some highlights.
Saunders:
- Chastised Gov. Bob McDonnell for not being able to recall if he has ever committed sodomy (i.e. had oral sex).
- Said the United States is led by “a coin operated government” and Cantor “is the leader” and is “a bought-and-paid-for crook.”
- Blamed “the do-nothing Congress” on Cantor.
- Lamabasted the 12-term congressman as “one of the most unpatriotic human beings who ever walked in the commonwealth . . . he shorted U.S. Treasury bonds. He bet against the United States of America while he was majority leader.”
Here’s the clip. Mucat comes on around 6:35.
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July 13, 2012 - 12:57 PM
and ol’ Mudcat is pretty much correct !
I heard Muscat, and was delighted that he picked up the baseball metaphor: Pete Rose, banned for betting on his team, that I linked to here last month. Can’t we get a guy in a “blacksox” uniform, no shoes, and a Cantor mask to start haunting this guy?
Here’s the other highlights:
Only spoke of his candidate for 25 seconds and still said nothing about him.
Looked liked he was on vacation with his short sleeved shirt.
Great stuff!
Mudcat, bringing the heat!
I get the impression Mudcat doesn’t care for Eric Cantor.
Maddow and Mudcat are both liberal idiots sniffing the jock of their “messiah”.
“Chastised Gov. Bob McDonnell for not being able to recall if he has ever committed sodomy (i.e. had oral sex).”
Classy. No wonder the Democrats picked this guy.
“I get the impression Mudcat doesn’t care for Eric Cantor.”
I believe he is being paid to not care for him.
Henry,
Here’s the context of for the sodomy statement, as Mudcat explained it on the show (around 7:09 of the clip).
Back when McDonnell was in the legislature, and chaired the House Courts of Justice committee, he said that violating Virginia’s “crimes against nature” law might disqualify someone from serving as a judge. It came during a controversy over the reappointment of a judge whom some had alleged was a lesbian.
The law proscribes oral and anal sex, both of which are sodomy. When a Newport News Daily Press reporter asked McDonnell if he had ever violated the law, his response was “Not that I can recall.”
(Not sure whether he blushed)
You can find the full story here.
Thanks for the opportunity to elaborate on that little nugget, Henry!
#5 Comment by Obummersucks
What a classy person. Must be one of pammalalalapdog’s friends.
A reporter asked a governor if he ever had oral sex? No wonder the public doesn’t take you reporters seriously anymore. Unemployment at 8.5% and you guys are asking politicians about sex.
“Mudcat”…perfect name.
Yippee, a Democratic spokesperson who j u s t – g e t s – u n d e r
t h e – s k i n of the RWers by speaking the truth and not pulling any punches. Speak the truth about their candidates and they get all hot and bothered. They should be steaming soon with the amount of excrement that will be hitting the Romney fan for the foreseeable future. Was he or wasn’t Romney in charge of Bain after 1999. According to Romney, yes and no …this is such fun!
And then the President has the AUDACITY to come to Roanoke to speak to constituents – another irritant to the teabagger crowd.
Hahahahahahaha.
Henry, buddy, you need to read more carefully. Please.
A reporter asked a state delegate (McDonnell) whether he had ever violated the same law he was saying judges should not violate.
I know you believe journalists should go easy on Republican hypocrisy and all, but that one was simply a no brainer.
What I’d like to know is, did McDonnell blush when he answered the question?
@11 – A spokesperson for who again? Oh that’s right that other guy. Good luck with that. A true spokesperson would have his candidate on the screen promoting his agenda in an attempt to get in front of a wide audience to raise money. Instead, I don’t even know who the hell he’s a spokesperson for. So Eric Cantor’s a crook. HELLO! They are all crooks. Idiots. This is twice now this guy has been on there doing nothing but wasting valuable air time. Ample opportunity to get this “other guy” out there in front of a rabid liberal/democrat/ows crowd and we get blog posts from Dan again cheering good ole Mudcat. Good luck with that.
Mudcat, since I know you’re reading this. Please, for the love of god, tell me about YOUR candidate and why I should vote for him. Who is this guy? I’m not a Cantor fan, but I’m certainly not voting for anyone that I don’t even know.
Dan, my bet is that McDonnell thought the reporter said ‘Saddidy’, not sodomy, and legitimately could not remember if he’d ever scored on that day of the week.
As for Henry, well, consider the source. I can’t legitimately remember Mudcat ever calling out somebody as blatantly ashe has Cantor. Even Macaca Boy didn’t get blasted in the face by Mudcat as much as Cantor. Frankly, I love it. It’s well deserved.
Cantor’s Tea Party Koch funding will get him re-elected, but at least Mudcat isn’t afraid to call him out.
I’m with Shrillary! Wooohooo! I love it when right wingers are in a twist.
mattyr, do you live in the 7th district?
I love it when we stick to issues that really count. Obama is ducking them as I type. Uneducated voters do anger me.
ps ~ 116 days should be time enough for ANYONE to get a photo I.D.
If they can’t achieve this simple goal, they do not deserve to vote!
Speaking of coming out on the really important issues– read about this stupidity from the Cooch:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/311562
“Speaking of coming out on the really important issues– read about this stupidity from the Cooch:”
http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/311562
Cuccinelli is obviously still very upset that Kaine didn’t take any money from “Bobby Thompson.”
Speaking of being uneducated Bob, voting is not about being “deserving”.
20 – Sandi, you just smoked bob. Smoked…
Yes Ernie, she did. But Bob is such a hot dog he gets smoked all the time—or more coreectly, barbecued.
“The law proscribes oral and anal sex, both of which are sodomy. When a Newport News Daily Press reporter asked McDonnell if he had ever violated the law, his response was “Not that I can recall.””
What a STUPID answer! I’d say either yes, no (good luck selling that one), or none of your business before giving that ridiculous line.
I have to scratch my head and wonder how we actually still have “sodomy” laws. Even the name gives away it’s idiotic religous roots in fearmongering.
New question for Suzie:
Have you ever violated Virginia’s sodomy law? Answering that is optional, but this is not: Would violating the sodomy law keep one out of heaven?!
“New question for Suzie:
Have you ever violated Virginia’s sodomy law? Answering that is optional, but this is not: Would violating the sodomy law keep one out of heaven?!”
I should think it would be far less of a privacy intrusion for a completely anonymous poster to answer this question honestly than it would be for somebody who posts under their own name to say how they’re going to vote for president.
Shrillary, I don’t know tea baggers – you seem to know a lot – please explain. I do know a bit about Tea Party Patriots – they will have considerable influence on November election results.
Coach, everyone knows that the GOP is running like hell from the TP. They were used when it was convenient and now are being tossed aside. Unless you’re going to try and make the argument that RMoney was the TP choice? He wasn’t the choice of ANY of the far fright wing. The Republican machine couldn’t have flipped a biggert bird at the evangelicals or the TP. Wake up and smell the coffee…you’ve been had.
#23 That’s one that suzie won’t answer, John W. Most likely because she has indeed violated the law — virtually everybody in the state has, according to all surveys and studies about the topic. But if she hasn’t, she then admits that she’s a bizarre prig. No way to win.
Right, the leftwingers demand to know details about my intimate life, but I how dare I ask a dishonest poster how she votes, in a political blog?
I think a lot of these old geezers have a crush on Suzie, the ones who are straight anyway, given the degree to which they seem pre-occupied with me. I have to say, it’s more icky than flattering.
Answering that question is not an option, Suzie
John W., just because you carry a heater to satisfy your napoleon complex doesn’t mean I have to do a damn thing you say. You have no more authority than the 5-Hour Energy Sheriff.
“Right, the leftwingers demand to know details about my intimate life, but I how dare I ask a dishonest poster how she votes, in a political blog?”
Still avoiding the question (anonymously) I see.
You didn’t ask her “how she votes.” You asked her how she was going to vote, in an election months from now. It’s a different question.
“Right, the leftwingers demand to know details about my intimate life, ….”
Gah. My post-vacation diet will be coming along nicely after that one.
“Have you ever violated Virginia’s sodomy law?”
Comment by John Wilburn — July 14, 2012 @ 12:15 am
Of course not, John! She’s still as pure as the driven snow. She’s holding out for that Immaculate Conception thingy.
Hope springs eternal.
I worked at the Daily Press when the “not that I can recall” incident happened. And the fact is, McDonnell got nailed on this one. He and others were trying to railroad a judge that they simply did not like because she may have been a lesbian. And if that isn’t shameful enough behavior from our elected leaders, when the issue got turned on him, he blinked. He either lied to our reporter or he is the most sexually repressed man alive. I personally think he is a liar. The other option is he is the one male who came of age in the 1970s who has not been sexually curious. And after fathering 5 children, I find that hard to believe. It is about character and he failed the test.
You didn’t ask her “how she votes.” You asked her how she was going to vote, in an election months from now. It’s a different question.
Has no bearing on why Michaela didn’t answer. Either question exposed her as a tool.
Gah. My post-vacation diet will be coming along nicely after that one.
Right. And we’re all envious of your redneck sandwiches, dearie.