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Dick Durbin: GOP leader told Obama �I cannot even stand to look at you� [View all] cali Oct 2013 OP

Even though Obama wouldn't say so I'd bet the feeling was mutual. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #1

I agree gopiscrap Oct 2013 #76

I bet it's not Bucky Oct 2013 #96

Tolerating a viewpoint doesn't mean not thinking "What an asshole" hobbit709 Oct 2013 #98

Fair enough. But thinking someone's an asshole doesn't mean you can't stand to look at them Bucky Oct 2013 #100

He doesn't see him anyway. He's blinded by hate. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #111

huh? hobbit709 Oct 2013 #112

I saw this on Facebook Gothmog Oct 2013 #2

You can always tell who is the problem by simply fasttense Oct 2013 #43

I Agree With Your Sentments DallasNE Oct 2013 #86

The "new" republicans are complete asses, disrupter's and terrorists. They do not RKP5637 Oct 2013 #3

yes yes and no Bucky Oct 2013 #101

Yes, what you say is quite true! RKP5637 Oct 2013 #104

Al-Quaeda never shut down the US Government but the repubs did...... TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #115

I'm willing to bet it was Cantor Sedona Oct 2013 #4

that would be my guess too. cali Oct 2013 #11

That was my first thought. Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #15

No way. In fact Durbin should have called him out by name. This is unacceptable lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #34

"No way" ashling Oct 2013 #54

I think u misread what the comment said... glowing Oct 2013 #73

The reason I interpreted it that way ashling Oct 2013 #90

I think cantor is more insidious and would not be so direct. I also think Durbin should have called lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #97

I don't. DeSwiss Oct 2013 #125

Since the president is now either providing cover for the rethugs, or calling Durbin a liar lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #127

That's eleventy-dimensional chess for ya! :-/ n/t DeSwiss Oct 2013 #128

Throwing in a vote for Cantor rurallib Oct 2013 #46

Me too Nite Owl Oct 2013 #63

I was thinking Cruz... magical thyme Oct 2013 #64

Kantor frog64 Oct 2013 #79

I rather doubt it was Cantor. burning rain Oct 2013 #94

Sounds like something any number of those asses might say but I'd guess... CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #5

wow, back when he had eyebrows! demwing Oct 2013 #18

No, it's poor hygiene. alfredo Oct 2013 #55

Unibrow. Jazzgirl Oct 2013 #82

On assholes, it's called a Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #87

Smarmy even in high school. Quite a prodigy. tanyev Oct 2013 #20

Ivan? rickford66 Oct 2013 #42

Yep, we need to start saying... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #84

If we all go back to High School... Guilded Lilly Oct 2013 #88

That guy looks like the football team's special project jmowreader Oct 2013 #92

infantile jackasses leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #6

That's the thing. We should stop addressing them as if they were adults BlueStreak Oct 2013 #13

Wow, some of the comments following the article...... Esse Quam Videri Oct 2013 #7

man you aren't kidding rurallib Oct 2013 #48

It has become what it has always been... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #85

no,racism along with sexism Tumbulu Oct 2013 #136

What I am trying to say... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #137

but I think that hate radio Tumbulu Oct 2013 #138

I can agree with that. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #139

The most ill-mannered lout who ever covered such a hateful self with a suit, he's no doubt like ancianita Oct 2013 #8

writing something and saying something are two different things. Javaman Oct 2013 #9

Could be. I don't trust Durbin, especially considering what he's said LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #16

saying something about SS is one thing, stating that you said what he claims to have said Javaman Oct 2013 #17

This is a few days old and no one from the GOP has refuted it BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #19

Durbin was smart to get this out there BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #10

Durbin is not to be trusted, he is not nameing the preson who did it so what is the point? Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #28

A post full of irrelevancies BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #32

I don't trust people whose judgement has caused them to take bigoted actions against me. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #50

Disagree. Without a name or time, it is worthless. Mass Oct 2013 #59

Lyin' Ryan? Brigid Oct 2013 #12

sophomoric and moronic ailsagirl Oct 2013 #129

I'm betting that person Durbin is talking about would be... TRoN33 Oct 2013 #14

Typical child response to an adult when they cannot get their way. mikeysnot Oct 2013 #21

congressional racists spanone Oct 2013 #22

Don't wanna look? Avoid looking, dimwit, and deal. drynberg Oct 2013 #23

IMO Mr Dixon Oct 2013 #24

I'm almost certain Cantor did not make that remark... PCIntern Oct 2013 #25

True then... TRoN33 Oct 2013 #29

I take your point... PCIntern Oct 2013 #49

Because he was against this mess in the first place and does not want to be linked with it. Mass Oct 2013 #58

I beg to differ. carla Oct 2013 #65

He is not a standup guy (if he was, he would have opposed the shutdown against his caucus) Mass Oct 2013 #67

Totally agree. This is not his style. Mass Oct 2013 #57

I am also ashamed that he is a fellow Jew Gothmog Oct 2013 #80

With all the ugliness (teabagger posters, racist jokes and comments about Obama) by the AlinPA Oct 2013 #121

Name the name or don't make the claim HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #26

Agree stongly with what you say. Durbin as a DOMA Yes voter and seeker of Social Security Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #30

Exactly. It is a disrespect for the office. Durbin is stupid for not exposing the person lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #35

Yes, it is. I'd welcome the unknown GOP leader getting the public spanking HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #39

Yes, and it is way past over due that they haters are called out lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #40

You make a very valid point. can't argue against what you said. cali Oct 2013 #36

Durbin is acting to protect the Republican twit and also extending the audience for the twit's Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #53

Someone is stuck in "terrible twos" mode. City Lights Oct 2013 #27

My guess is Jeb Hensarling from TX, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee LonePirate Oct 2013 #31

Issa and cantor wouldn't do it. They would be so direct lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #37

House Republican "Leadership" ashling Oct 2013 #102

This should be on the headlines of every newspaper and Newscast. These thugs need to be exposed lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #33

I agree. The voters involved need to know the real representative they elected. HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #41

For Republicans, that is an improvement! DFW Oct 2013 #38

I bet it was Huelskamp. ZRT2209 Oct 2013 #44

Or McCarthy Recursion Oct 2013 #62

until we get a name I'll assume they all said it eShirl Oct 2013 #45

LOL, I'm with you on that assumption. n/t Turborama Oct 2013 #72

Worst things have been said to and about the President. Dems know it and no one that knows bonniebgood Oct 2013 #47

Disrespect to our nation...that they say they love. DonRedwood Oct 2013 #51

Reading that made me very angry, hate thrown in Obama's face Southside Oct 2013 #52

If Durbin wants to make claims like that, he should name names. Mass Oct 2013 #56

Name names Durbin Autumn Oct 2013 #60

I agree. Boomerproud Oct 2013 #118

I read recently that Boehner hates Obama. It was at the beginning Frustratedlady Oct 2013 #61

That's the effect of their own propaganda on their brains. gtar100 Oct 2013 #66

Absolutely Disgusting and Cowardly Stainless Oct 2013 #68

It matters that we know which one said it. It's totally believable, given all the ugliness AlinPA Oct 2013 #119

fucking racists basterds .. are just full of hatred srican69 Oct 2013 #69

Remember the "YOU LIE" outburst during SOU Address? That level of disrespect is mind-blowing. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #70

Yes. It's behavior that is hard to imagine happening from a Congressperson to a white President. LuckyLib Oct 2013 #103

why doesn't durbin stop being such a chicken shit alato Oct 2013 #71

Is there any reason to believe this actually happened? YarnAddict Oct 2013 #74

Look at the history of all the teabagger racist remarks and hatred they throw at Obama. AlinPA Oct 2013 #122

Fucking sociopaths. polichick Oct 2013 #75

perhaps it has something to do with this episode..... Historic NY Oct 2013 #77

I think we have our winner. Brigid Oct 2013 #78

Name please, Sen Durbin! NastyRiffraff Oct 2013 #81

I am sure there are often very strong statements made between these people... Guilded Lilly Oct 2013 #83

K&R. I am pretty unhappy with Durbin. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #89

look at you! LOOK AT YOU! MisterP Oct 2013 #91

It's certainly credible. burning rain Oct 2013 #93

White House and speakers office say it didn't happen. 1KansasDem Oct 2013 #95

Good catch low number poster with not much Longevity here. Thucydides Oct 2013 #117

Thanks for your indulgence. 1KansasDem Oct 2013 #120

Your welcome, 1KansasDem. Thucydides Oct 2013 #140

i've heard people say they can't hopemountain Oct 2013 #99

Durbin Needs To Name Names DallasNE Oct 2013 #105

+1 glinda Oct 2013 #135

This proves something to me... dakdirty Oct 2013 #106

how much you want to bet two things DonCoquixote Oct 2013 #107

Marcia Blackburn seems like a good candidate? kentuck Oct 2013 #108

The problem is, without a name, every Gopper is a suspect RVN VET Oct 2013 #114

That goes both ways.... ReRe Oct 2013 #109

... Tx4obama Oct 2013 #110

I'm so sick of hearing Obama won't play nice with the re thugs BobbyBoring Oct 2013 #113

Sadly, I feel the exact same way about every Repug I meet Corruption Inc Oct 2013 #116

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #123

This needs to get through the media filter and out in plain view. BootinUp Oct 2013 #124

Some people are moved to rage just at the mention of him Sedona Oct 2013 #126

k & r! n/t wildbilln864 Oct 2013 #130

Then throw the hate right back at them Francois Jeopardy Oct 2013 #131

Has Debbie Wasserman demanded an apology from this Republican sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #132

Disgusting that these people have power over the country. merrily Oct 2013 #133

I can't even imagine having something like this aimed at me Grateful for Hope Oct 2013 #134