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Which Candidate Did Santorum Accuse of Sounding Like…Occupy Wall Street?

Mitt Romney took the fight to Rick Santorum right out of the gate in Wednesday night’s debate. And Santorum hit back with a surprising attack.

“Governor Romney even today suggested raising taxes on the top one percent, adopting the Occupy Wall Street rhetoric,” Santorum snapped at Romney.

This line of attack may surprise some, as Romney’s experience at Bane Capital in many ways makes him arguably the archetypal anti-Occupy candidate. In fact, in previous debates, Romney has accused candidates such as Newt Gingrich of the same thing. Still, Romney kept his cool against Santorum’s attack.

“There were so many misrepresentations in there it’s going to take me a little while,” Romney chuckled, before refuting the attack.

Comments (105)

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  • Bush Hating Conervatives make me sick
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:26pm

    I’m 100% for Romney! The establishment, Rush, Palin, Levin they’re all scared of Mitt. Along with BHO! How can anyone call Romney the establishment, when he spent his career in business! Newt is the definition of ESTABLISHMENT! I like Rush, but he’s WRONG on this one! Romney/Rubio

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:29pm

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMqHh5NZ4

      me too

      i like cars

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    • egg
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:34pm

      Agree, romney is the only true capitalist there.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:37pm

      @ MS-GLENNBC
      Ya, he can be a little goofy sometimes, but it’s an endearing quality. Mitt was playing putt-putt while Barack was snorting coke.

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    • MS Patriot
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:41pm

      Romney is the progressive establishment. He is in the line of the rest of the Republican fascist who love the fact big corporations are allowed to price gouge American citizens at the pump. Dane corporations made millions by dismantling business and taking their customers for their own. They didn’t attempt to turn these companies around and save jobs, they chopped them up into tiny pieces, the same way the government controlled companies will chop up small business owners. The government controlled corporations of the future will divvy up the sectors of business and muscle in and push out all competition until only the chosen company is left to operate in that field.

      We are working on 24 years of Harvard socialist and Yale fascist fighting over who will rule over the people of the United States. They have robbed the people and the nation of it’s wealth and left but a shell of the Republic that it once was, now they go to work dismantling the Constitution.

      We keep worrying about a candidate, we need to be worried about our Republic.

      Romney and Obama don’t represent the people, they represent their agendas, big business and big government. What a choice, both will screw the American people out of their money and freedoms in order to gain more power.

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    • OlefromMN
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:44pm

      Are you sure you’re not just 99% in favor of Mitt? After all he kept the numbers going and even attacked corporate jet owners in the debate. Sounds like a tent city popping up in a neighborhood near you (Mitt will bring an RV) .

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    • HankScram
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:45pm

      Here come the mormons again cheering on Romney. Romney thinks Joseph Smith looked at a rock in his hat and god spoke to him through the rock. You can vote for a guy who believes this is true?

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    • myway2112
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:50pm

      Spot on! Romney hit it out of the park. I agree with the Rubio nod as well.

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    • EndTheFedNOW
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:16pm

      Ugh your so politically wrong, its sad.

      The current Est like John Mccain, Lindsey Ghram etc support Mittens Rommeny (the white Obama) Because he will be a good little “puppet” and do what they have been doing for the past 30 years. They dont have Americas interest at heart, they have the military industerial complex and the banking cartel on there mind.

      Im a conervative and I hate the pro assult weapon ban, big government, big spending, all for the UN BUSH.

      So jump

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    • guido.cavalcanti
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:26pm

      @ EGG, That’s laughable. If by capitalist you mean he’s very wealthy and likes making money, then I guess he is, but then again there are a lot of communists and socialists you can say the same thing about. There isn’t any man out of these candidates that understands and believes in free markets (capitalism) more than Paul. I can assure you Romney won’t even argue that fact. The economic system the other three believe in varies, but in general it’s a blend of capitalism and socialism (government intervention in private business). In some other parts of the world where this economic system is more popular, it goes by National Socialism.

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    • egg
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:00am

      Guido, paul may advocate free markets …and i respect him for it….but hes yet to live it’ tho huh

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:22am

      MS-GLENBC,

      Gingrich is a lost cause big government progressive.

      Note: If you haven’t seen the debate, here is the replay: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/feb/gop_debate_20.html

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 8:01am

      Well, unfortunately…we all may be forced to be 100% for Romney. If he loses to Obama it’s time for a third party. I’m not being forced to vote for someone that has about an inch of seperation from his opponent again.

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    • P8riot
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:53am

      So right!!! I’m sick of hearing how Romney is part of the establishment when he is the ONLY ONE on that stage that has not lived in DC!

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 1:49pm

      Finance: Bloomberg “Paul Is Only GOP Contender Whose Policies Would Pare Debt, Analysis Finds”

      http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-23/paul-s-plan-would-lower-debt-while-rivals-wouldn-t-report-says.html

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    • guido.cavalcanti
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:17am

      @ EGG Are you changing the definition of free markets too? Because last I checked, owning and operating your own business is free market experience, huh. Authoring books and profiting from those books based on your own merit and how well they sell is also free market isn’t it? Does someone need a lesson on the Austrian School of Economics because you seem to think socialism is capitalism and from what I can tell you’re probably a little confused on free markets as well.

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  • MS-GlenNBC
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:25pm

    When Romney talks this is all you hear

    I like Trees
    I like Cars
    I like Lakes

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMqHh5NZ4

    I like trees
    I like cars
    I like lakes

    I finally learned something about Romney

    He likes trees
    he likes cars
    he likes lakes

    E L E C T A B L E

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    • audiemurphy
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:20am

      you and hankscram must be lovers!
      lol
      your posts reveal the idiots you are!

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  • drobarts
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:20pm

    Santorum got his hat handed to him, AGAIN!

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:33pm

      I agree. Too bad so many want to make this about religion and not who is best suited to fix this country’s problems. Huckabee blocked Romney last go around and we ended up with Obama. The Christian Taliban is at it again this election. They need to be silenced. This country is too great for this kind of behavior in an election.

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    • Tankertony
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:08pm

      @ libertygodless
      You sound like the taliban, saying we must silence them. I don’t fear my opponents, nor would I want to silence them. I know I can crush them in debate and win over my fellow citizens.
      Leftists and other assorted totalitarians silence people.
      We have our civilization because of Christianity. When we lose our Christianity, we our civilization, and America. Things are falling apart exactly because we are not collectively living up to our faith, and ‘people’ like you….

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    • guido.cavalcanti
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:43pm

      It almost looked Santorum had given up tonight. In very John Kerryesque fashion he exposed himself as the status quo politician he is.

      “I voted for No Child Behind Before I stopped supporting it”
      “I voted to fund planned parenthood, but I’m the strongest social conservative candidate here”
      “I have the strongest conviction here but most of my votes were based upon being a team player for the Republican instead of doing what was right”
      ” I’m going to repeal Obama Care but I endorsed the senator who made Obama Care possible”

      Does anybody really believe this man is going to all of a sudden be honest and trustworthy as soon as he steps foot in the White house? Or is it more likely he’s saying what he has to say now so he can get the nomination and then govern the way he did during his career as a Senator? For yourselves and for your families you should know without a doubt what you believe the answer to these questions are, because this nation certainly can’t withstand another term of Obama and for that matter, George W. Bush incarnate in Rick Santorum.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 8:58am

      Hey Tanker, if you are of the peaceful, tolerant Christian type, then you have nothing to worry about. It is the counterpart “Christian Taliban” that needs to be silenced. Just like the Middle East Taliban. When you have no tolerance for another person just because of his religion, or you actively trash someone else’s religion, then yes, you need to be silenced through disapproval. It is precisely the reason we have so much incivility in this country, because people think it is okay in the name of God to be insensitive to another person’s belief. If the Mormons were blowing you up or threatening to annihilate you, then yes, stopping them would be appropriate. Yes, you are right, evangelicals need to live up to their religion. Look at the comments on here “bullying” others.

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    • P8riot
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:49am

      Santorum had his sweater vest handed to him too!

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  • robert
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:19pm

    I just can’t get over the fact that all these unnecessary personal attacks against each other, instead of talking about the issues, and what they’re going to do to set things straight, and pointing out the atrocities of this community organizer and his crew, make these guys look bad.

    They’ve wasted all these debates with petty fighting.

    It’s vitally important to get that pro-black community organizer out of there. Things will be bad enough with a Republican in for the next four years, but having Reverend Wright’s little stooge back in for four more will be devestating.

    Right now I have to say that the candidates look so weak Obama will probably serve another term.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:33am

      Welcome to the GOP Primary Process
      Build em UP to shoot em DOWN
      Michele Bachman
      Rick Perry
      Herman Cain
      Newt Gingrich
      Rick Santorum
      Come to think of it the only ones who have’nt
      Surged are Ron Paul an Mitt Romney
      weird ain’t it.

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  • hungerymedstudent
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:15pm

    There is a patern in these debates. If your leading in polls, you do bad. This was santorums to lose. And he lost. I am glad that eyerone finally realize he is not at conservative as he claims. I’m honest opinion it goes Paul first than Romney. However since I live in Michigan and this race here is between Romney and santorum, this Michigander will be voting Romney on Saturday.

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  • PJL
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:15pm

    Side note, just turned over to Fox and Trump is on again. I hate that, is he a part owner now? I can’t watch Greta, he is always on there.

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    • Susie
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:34pm

      I have to agree with you on this one PJL.

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  • Iamamom
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:13pm

    Romney was VERY presidential tonight and showed he was the most conservative and knowledgeable on the stage!

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  • AB5r
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:06pm

    Isn’t a cat fight when women fight? Is this supposed to be some sort of putdown or is the headline writer totally clueless?

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    • Susie
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:15pm

      You’re right AB5R
      This is the most ridiculous headline I think I’ve ever seen.

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    • PJL
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:18pm

      So your going to fixate on an old sexist tag?

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  • PJL
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:03pm

    Rick lost that fight. Good debate though.

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    • egg
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:07pm

      his face went bright red during the debate

      a lil hot under the collar

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:10pm

      Why the hell did the Blaze call this a “cat fight”?

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    • justangry
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:16pm

      Because those two are two soft-handed lawyer sissy boys.

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    • Susie
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:28pm

      Re: Our comments on the cat fight headline, PJL wrote, “So your going to fixate on an old sexist tag”
      Oh please, PJL, just stating what everyone else (except you ) was thinking.
      Don’t be such a dope.

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  • egg
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:01pm

    rick santorum saying ‘some earmarks are good earmarks’ is him saying ‘his earmarks are good earmarks’ …. wow.

    bad comment by rick.

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  • MammalOne
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:00pm

    The scary thing is, they’re both right. Neither one of these snakes deserves to be president.

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    • Susie
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:20pm

      Snakes, MAMMAALONE, snakes ???
      You may not like them. They may not seem presidential to you, but snakes ?
      Common now that’s a bit uncalled for, isn’t it ?
      Wise up.
      Maybe that’s why your a MAMMA ALONE

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:43am

      Neither implies 2
      which 2 are you speaking of ?
      there were 4 on stage.
      plus John King

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:59pm

    I’d vote for any one of them. ABO 2012!

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  • dsind
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:59pm

    and the money gets the high ground

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  • MCLOVINIT
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:48pm

    Political Prayer:
    “It is January 20th, 2013.
    Rick Santorum is being sworn in as the new President of the United States.
    I give thanks to you Almighty God, for your blessings! Thank you, Lord.”
    I see it. I feel it. I believe it. It is so.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:09pm

      It will either be Mitt or Obama. Santorum is only a Christian Taliban dream.

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    • MS Patriot
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:29pm

      What the moderates don’t understand, is it is the Christian right that determines whether or not a Republican gets elected. If they don’t show up in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida then the democraps win the election. The Christian right did not show up for the closet liberal McCain in 2008 and we ended up with King Hussein and his merry band of socialist in power.
      Romney can’t carry the Christian right vote because many of the Christian right believe that the LDS is an abomination of Christianity.
      The Christian right will determine who wins this election, either by coming out and voting for a candidate they believe represents their views or staying home because neither candidate represents their views.
      Santorum seems to be the only candidate the Christian right is willing to get behind at the polls.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:32pm

      Your goofy little prayer is getting boring. How many times have you posted it now?

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    • slr4528
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:39pm

      MS Patriot

      Well if Romney is the nominee and if the Christian right does stay home then they have NO ONE BUT THEMSELVES to blame when Obama is reelected and strips the citizens of their religious liberties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 1:05am

      MS PATROIT
      Moderates don’t determine anything
      Heck they can’t even make up their own Minds.
      they wait for some one else to decide for them.

      An your Religious BIGOTRY only makes you look
      MODERATELY FOOLISH

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    • Ohello
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 2:15am

      So it is true… I thought all these Blazers were just objective Americans expressing their opinions. Turns out they are mostly Mormons trying to promote a Mormon for president. Imagine that!!!

      For all the bashing of the fundamental Christian right, please remember, no person gets elected without the Catholic vote. That includes Obama, and whoever is the nominated for the Republican side.

      I like Paul for everything except his foreign policy, I like Santorum for his principles and discussing about how the US is under attack by evil forces just like our buddy Glenn preaches. I don’t trust Romney because like Santorum who equated evil with Satan in a speech to other Catholics, Romney credits the dead spirit of the son of Mormon ( the Angel Maroni) with the giving of the Book of Mormon, just as archangel Jibril who appeared to Muhammad and dictated the Koran to him. We know Islam is fundamentally evil as its prophet did sinful and evil things in establishing Islam, and now those people are hell bent on annihilation of Israel and every other non-Muslim.

      Mormans aren’t quite so bad because they maintain a semblance Christianity due to influence of the Bible even if it is used mainly to try to justify the Book of Mormon.
      Listen guys, if you believe God could incarnate Himself in Jesus Christ a perfect and sinless man from a fallen female human being, don’t you think he could keep His Word the Bible accurately copied through fallen men as scribes? It is FI

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:01am

      Ohello, it is precisely people like you and your distorted, twisted beliefs the Lord re-established Christianity. He calls it The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. You need to stop listening to your hateful pastor and do your own research (ask God) that’s all it takes.

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  • Razorhunters
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:34pm

    having to explain vote or action…

    all one should need to know

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    • oldguy49
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:41pm

      they were just talking about helping the rebels in syria………………….duh , does anyone in government not know its the muslim brotherhood trying to get rid of all the current leaders so they vcan have a califate…look what happened in egypt and libia

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  • MammalOne
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:29pm

    It’s like watching the two dumbest kids in class argue points that the rest of the class knows are both wrong.

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:18pm

      I don’t know how you missed it, but Mitt was awesome tonight. America has one chance to turn this around. He is the best chance we have of fixing this economy. Santorum nor Obama can do that.

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    • slr4528
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:41pm

      You must be a brain surgeon or something because I really wish I was as dumb as Romney and I really wish I was dumb enough to make hundreds of millions$ in the private sector.

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    • MS Patriot
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:49pm

      Gee, you think the the propaganda msm has anything to do with how these debates turn out. They lead the debates away from any of the issues that would make King Hussein look weak or susceptible to ridicule or doubt.

      The fact that these two come off looking childish and emotional is exactly what the msm wants to happen. I just hope Santorum gets the nomination, he’s the only one that will stand up in the debate and call King Hussein a fraud to his face.

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  • neverending
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:25pm

    Glad they are hitting santorum up for all his spending while in congress. His record is atrocious. No Child Left Behind was a total bundle of crap and now barry boy is spinning his Race to the Top program off of that. Medicare D is even worse.

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  • Listen_then_think
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:23pm

    That was NOT a cat fight. That was santorum pulling his usual liberal/democrat tactic of giving only the part of the truth that makes your point and leaving out the truth part that makes you a liar. Romney rightly shoved Ricks lies right back down his throat. Rick had nothing to say when Romney proved him to be lying. Romney is the only one up there who is NOT a washington insider. You want the economy fixed without the washington strings attached, then you must vote for Romney.

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:20pm

    Why is Santorum talking about the economy? Shouldn’t he be talking about Satan or something?

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  • tricia
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:19pm

    Why is Romney blaming Rick for this deficit mess? And making like Santorum is still in the Senate. Romney is a Conservative, Republican in name only. He reminds me a Bloomberg.

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    • slr4528
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:43pm

      Gingrich is like Bloomberg in Deeds whereas Romney is the true conservative if you look at his actions.

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  • Stevsea
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:19pm

    “I know you are, but what am I? You can‘t say back because you’re pie.” Is anyone else as tired as I am about this nonsense? (Still looking for a leader out there. Oh hell, I reckon I’m going to have to get in the race after all.)…………[Shhh...I said 'race'...I know...could come back to haunt me.]

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  • countrygirl
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:17pm

    CNN set it up for a ******* contest right away with four attack questions and I can’t believe the candidates took the bait. These are not stupid men, you would think they would recognize a set-up when they see it.

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  • jzs
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:10pm

    You realize that neither of these guys could possibly be elected President don’t you?

    Report Post » jzs  
    • Baikonur
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:17pm

      That‘s why it’s funny. :)

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    • GoodStuff
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:19pm

      Santorum can’t, I agree. Romney has a much better chance of beating Hussein.

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    • NeoFan
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:38pm

      Yeah because Obama looks so fantastic next to them. Most people with a brain would vote for a steaming pile of feces over Chicago Jesus.

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    • TerryDo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:56pm

      Didn’t you get the memo: Mitt Romney will be the next POTUS!

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    • PJL
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:06pm

      We’ll see who laughs last.

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    • survivorseed
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:10pm

      Well Neo, considering a steaming pile of feces has the best chance to win the GOP nomination, we‘ll see if you’re right.

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    • Tankertony
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:12pm

      If the little marxist man-child could be elected president, ANYONE can be elected president.
      The godless fools have big suprises coming…

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:03pm

    Mitt should just look at him and say “I’m your Huckleberry”

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:02pm

    What’s new pussycat, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what’s new pussycat, whoa whooaaaa.

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