Here‘s the Video of Santorum Calling ’Bullsh**’ on the NYTimes — and Then Defending It
- Posted on March 26, 2012 at 11:44am by
Christopher Santarelli
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As we first reported yesterday, Rick Santorum grabbed headlines when he cursed at a New York Times reporter who asked the Republican presidential candidate a question with a distorted quote from a speech he gave in Wisconsin earlier that day. And now video has emerged of the testy encounter:
The question from New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny that pushed Santorum over the edge was whether it was true that he said, “Mitt Romney is the worst Republican in the country.” Before the question ended Santorum’s head cocked back in disgust.
“What speech did you listen to? Stop lying,” said Santorum has he extended his finger towards the reporters face. Santorum had said at a Saturday evening rally near Racine, “Pick any other Republican in the country. He is the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama.”
When questioned by Zeleny, Santorum made clear that his comments about Romney as the “worst Republican in the country” were strictly in regards to campaigning against President Obama on the issue of health care. “Would you guys quit distorting what I’m saying” Santorum fired back at the New York Times reporter. “Quit distorting my words … . If I see it, it’s bullsh**.”
“You sound upset,” Zeleny remarked as Santorum walked away.
“I’m upset when the media distorts what I say, yea I am, I do get upset,” said Santorum, still glaring back at Zeleny while signing autographs. “What are you guys in the business of doing? Reporting the truth…Or are you guys here to try and spin, and make news. Stop it.”
Zeleny appeared on CBS Monday morning where he claimed he was not distorting Santorum’s words.
“No, simply asked for clarification,” Zeleny replied. “He said in his speech to a room full of supporters that he believes Mitt Romney is the worst Republican in the country. Health care was not attached to that sentence in his sound bite there, so simply asking him for clarification. And he did, in fact, explain in full there that health care is what he was talking about.”
Mediaite reports that Santorum’s campaign sent out an email to supporters following the incident, alleging that Zeleny “aggressively attacked him:”
“…while campaigning in Wisconsin, I criticized Romney and Obama for their outrageous healthcare legislation. Predictably, I was aggressively attacked by a New York Times reporter all too ready to defend the two of them, and all too ready to distort my words. Let me assure you, I didn’t back down, and I didn’t let him bully me. I think it is high time that conservatives find the courage to expose the liberal press for what they are, a defender and enabler of Romney’s and Obama’s liberal agendas.”
Santorum appeared on Fox and Friends Monday morning, where he first joked about the incident: “If you haven’t cursed out a New York Times reporter during a course of a campaign, you’re really not really a real Republican.”
“It was just one of these harassing moments, after having to answer the question a few times… he comes back with the same old question, same old spin,” Santorum explained. “I just said ‘ok, I‘ve had enough of this’…. you know what.”
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Comments (263)
Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:20pmWell, if you agree with Rick that the NYT line was b.s., then you’ll agree that the Blaze article that said the same thing the same way is also b.s. Put your money where your mouths are, righties: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/on-the-trail-santorum-says-romney-is-the-worst-republican-in-the-country-to-put-up-against-barack-obama/
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:36pm.
Report Post »Wish I had a Nickle for everytime I Called BullS#!% on the New York Times……….
MacPharlan
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:10pmDon’t like the NY times, but I don’t see any evidence that he was talking about Healthcare and it falls in line with what he was saying the other day, better to stick with Obama than go with Mitt.
I simply don’t like his demeanor, he is very very defensive and not so presidential. I use to like Rick a lot, but these tirades and character attacks as we wind this down is not going to help us. Mitt is looking more and more like the Nominee and all Rick is doing is making him less and less likely to be able to stand up to Obama. At this juncture, campaign and win on your message, we can’t keep smearing each other, that goes for all candidates.
Report Post »First on Foot and Right of the Line
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:24pmYou clearly did not read AND UNDERSTAND this article. You linked to an article that agrees with what Rick said above.
A) You are unable to understand what the distortion is
B) You are distorting with your comment
Go ahead you leftist commie put your money where you mouth is.
Report Post »berlich
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:36pmThe blaze healine included the part where he said that Romney was the worst Republican to put up against Obama. The Blaze had it correct. The mainstream media distorts facts to meet its goals.
I am sure you can do better than that.
Report Post »spirit of freedom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:38pm@mcfarlan
i totaly disagree with you on this one, i would rather see someone stand up for themselves and call a spade a spade when the chips are down than back away from a false statement made by the media and come across as spineless! he passes the test! he is correct on this one about romney.
Go santorum!!!
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:46pm@ SPANKDAMONKEY
Report Post »If you had all those nickels you could finance
Your Presidential Campaign !
No come to think of it Mitt would still out spend You.
Jaycen
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:01pm@JRook
What exactly did Santorum say that has you saying things like “Good to see that Santorum is committed and steadfast in his Christian faith.”
I can see why you’d sarcastically call him a gentleman. His choice of words to a figure who reports to a national outlet would preclude his gentleness. However, you have absolutely nothing on his Christianity. Please, explain what puts you in a position to dictate who is and isn’t a good Christian.
I’m dying to hear it.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:03pm@First on Foot and Right of the Line
Thank you, because before I read your comment I was going to reply to this dolt @Best_Patriot.
@Best_Patriot, are you really that stupid or just a spinster like that NYT so called “journalist”?
“Mitt Romney is the worst Republican In The Country”
VS
“Mitt Romney is the worst Republican in the country to run against Obama”
See the clear difference you piece of human waste???
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:05pm@MacPharlan
I call Romney troll.
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:13pmEven when this guy is “angry” he comes off like a runny nose toddler.
Nice meltdown, Rick Scrotorum!
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:15pm@LookTowardsTheLight, did he or did he not say the words “Romney is the worst Republican in this country?” Answer me that.
You know, it’s his WORDS. Just like Beck and Rush claim immunity from context by saying “it’s in their own words!”
See how it works?
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:22pmCome November you are gonna see just how tired Christians are of all this BULL!…ie…killing babies, homosexuals stomping on marriage…providing everyone with healthcare inclluding birth control….our apologizing president…our triple A rating downgraded…gas prices doubling…etc…etc..etc…Yes we are tired of all the Bull…Go Santorum!
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:23pm@Best_Patriot
Just like the NYT, you distort. You conveniently leave out parts to suit your Romney agenda.
Report Post »TheePolitinator
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:29pmMe 2 Spank we’d be rich rich I say!!
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:33pm@LookTowardsTheLight, clearly you did not read what I typed. Either that, or you can’t comprehend it. Typical!
@godlovinmom, it’s not that anyone is “stomping on marriage,” it‘s just that you’re obviously so insecure with your own marriage that you feel like you need to stick your nose in other people’s business. Mind your own business, busybody!
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:34pmmitt romney will never show half of that kind of passion and courage. mitt romney will never be remotely close to consistent as Ron Paul has been
Time for romney and newt to drop out so we can see who the next president will be
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:41pm@soybomb315, it doesn’t take courage to talk to a reporter that way, especially when you’re surrounded by cameras and your entourage. And it‘s pretty funny that you’d call on the undisputed frontrunner to drop out of the race. But, that’s the kind of disillusionment that you conservatives wear so “proudly” on your sleeve!
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:47pmUpholding the sanctity of marriage is my business…you moron…Marriage was ordained by God…This is the ONLY reason that homosexuals want marriage…their “civil unions” afford them all the rights of marriage..but that’s not good enough…now tell me who stomping on whom.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:48pmOh yes and another thing..I’ve been married for 26 years…no insecurity here!
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:04pm@godlovinmom, who are you to judge another person’s faith? You sound like just another bigot to me. And if you were indeed so secure in your own marriage than a) you wouldn‘t care about other people’s marriage and b) you wouldn’t have had to tell me “how long” you’ve been married…as if that has anything to do with it. Now I‘ll let you get back to your meddling and interfering with other people’s lives. I feel sorry for you.
Report Post »whatsnormal
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:37pmSantorum reacts to a question by calling it exactly what it is, BS, and suddenly he’s lost his integrity. Have you seen the new tshirt the zero campaign is selling with BFD on it? I know that’s how Biden feels about it, but he’s living in a different world.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:41pmWho’s faith was I questioning????Because I don’t believe in homosexual marriages…that somehow makes me a bigot…you might want to look at what homosexuals say about christians…then get back to me…Who doesn’t believe who has the right to exist…be homosexual if you want… this is America afterall…just quit trying to make us except your lifestyle and shove it down our throats…The cilvilization you want is called Babylon…where everything goes except belief in God….Why is it that everyone has the right to their belief and opinions except christians?…And for someone who calls a presidential canidate a runny nose toddler is exactly the person I would go to for opinions…NOT
Report Post »JUrias
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:44pm^ Says the guy who‘s so secure in his beliefs that he’s posting on a thread that he disagrees with to prove what, I don’t know.
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:47pmyou see…the NYT idiot forgot to include that last half of the sentence where Rick says “ to put up against Barack Obama” …. not that “Mitt Romney is the worst Republican in the country” end quote….end of sentence…
Report Post »BIG Difference…the Blaze INCLUDED the entire line…see…words are important and have consequences.. we learned that right from the the Socialist Marxist in Chief’s mouth….and his mouth has spouted MANY words that will have consequences for him…here on Earth and when he is judged by the Creator….all I have got to say… Barack…you better have some thick asbestos undies…
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:48pmRick Santorum isn’t a Constitutionalist; He’s a right-wing statist.
See here.
Santorum Rejects Goldwater, Small Government and American Conservatism 101
Report Post »http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2012/03/19/santorum-rejects-goldwater-small-government-and-american-conservatism-101/
let us prey
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:58pmSantorum brought out new and old trolls. He must be doing something right.
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:02pm@godlovinmom, “shove it down our throats” is a dead giveaway to your bigotry. That’s a very common statement among your kind. And by the way, it’s “accept,“ not ”except.” You’re welcome.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:05pm@godlovinmom,
You’re right to say that homosexuality is abnormal.
See here.
The Meaning of Same-Sex Attraction
http://www.narth.com/docs/niconew.html
(I highly recommend that article.)
But what you’re not realizing is that because we are a Constitutional Republic – and not a theocracy – whenever we accept that the government has such and such a power (such as the power to define marriage), then that power can legally be co-opted by those who disagree with you, when they get into power.
The solution – which is still the Constitutional solution, by the way – is to not allow the government to have a say about it in the first place.
And remember: the whole point of our Constitutional Republic is to have sovereign local governments who have agreed to leave each other alone, but to provide for a very limited number of powers such as national defense and a lawful way to settle disputes between the states.
Marriage, murder (including abortion), etc. are not in the Constitution because the individual states have jurisdiction.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:06pm@Doctor
You could say the same for Mitt Romney, Lets make sure we expose all progressives with that constitution spotlight
romney describes himself as progressive
Report Post »http://www.mediaite.com/online/more-archival-video-watch-mitt-romney-proclaim-in-2002-my-views-are-progressive/
Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:09pm@A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right, you bring up an interesting point. Government can get out of the marriage business altogether. And with it, it can take the tax breaks and other incentives back from all married couples. And then, heterosexuals and homosexuals will be allowed to visit their partners in the hospital and enjoy the same rights and respects as each other. Of course, hateful bigots like @godlovinmom will never go for that.
Report Post »wbvrjr
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:12pmAll the News That’s Fit to Tint is still at it, years after their ad campaign “I got my Job Through the New York Times,” was picked up on to include Fidel Castro!
Report Post »Vindex.Dogood
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:14pmSantorum reminds me of The Dead Zone’s Greg Stillson
Report Post »http://youtu.be/Tj9M34DzAKo
Missiles Are Flying… hallelujah…hallelujah
godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:36pmBestPatriot…what a hypocrite you are…I don’t have the right to believe what I believe but you do…thats the classic definition of a libral..or just a Romney supporter….is that you?.
Report Post »Doctor…I hear you…but…are we not a nation under God?…we‘re we not founded on God’s laws….the states have the right to pass their own laws but what rights do they take away when they take God out of everything and allow paganism in …ie..homosexuals, murdering babies..evolution in schools…now you tell me who is spreading the agenda of theocracy and who isn’t.
Be careful what you write, apparently the spelling police are in full force today.
Best_Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:39pm@godlovinmom, sorry, but I just can’t take you seriously when you misspell “liberal” and you use “we’re“ instead of ”were.” just awful.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:47pmnice…well its a good thing I don’t take you serious either…so WE’RE even!…too funny
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 5:06pm@godlovinmom,
“Doctor…I hear you…but…are we not a nation under God?…we‘re we not founded on God’s laws….the states have the right to pass their own laws but what rights do they take away when they take God out of everything and allow paganism in …ie..homosexuals, murdering babies..evolution in schools…now you tell me who is spreading the agenda of theocracy and who isn’t.”
Was Rome a nation under God? No. And yet Paul told Christians that God ultimately uses governments to punish evil and reward good (Rom. 13).
As for America, we were founded as a Constitutional Republic, the purpose of which was to secure individual rights – especially against encroachments of government power.
A lot of early Americans were Christians, sure. But in order to protect their rights to worship as they saw fit, they made sure to note that the government didn’t have a right to favor any particular establishment of religion.
If you believe that Christianity is right, then let it stand or fall on its own merits. The same should be said about Muslims, Mormons, the push for recognition of they gay lifestyle as normal, etc.
(Continued on next post)
Report Post »vwilson
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 5:09pmEVERYONE knows that most all of the media is in the tank for Obama. ESPECIALLY the NY Times! So it’s not wonder it gets spun the way that it did. Just a hint of things to come!
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 5:18pm(Continued from prior post)
Inherent to the definition of a “republican form of government”, which our Constitution says that the national government must guarantee, is the sovereignty of local governments (not to mention the Declaration of Independence acknowledges that all men are created equal).
Consider what our Founders said about religious factions.
See here.
Federalist Papers #10
http://constitution.org/fed/federa10.htm
“The influence of factious leaders may kindle a flame within their particular States, but will be unable to spread a general conflagration through the other States. A religious sect may degenerate into a political faction in a part of the Confederacy; but the variety of sects dispersed over the entire face of it must secure the national councils against any danger from that source. A rage for paper money, for an abolition of debts, for an equal division of property, or for any other improper or wicked project, will be less apt to pervade the whole body of the Union than a particular member of it; in the same proportion as such a malady is more likely to taint a particular county or district, than an entire State.”
Report Post »Antisocial-ism
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 5:30pmWell I am pretty sure we are of opposing views, however I love your horse! Whether you be atheist or anything else I am commanded to love you just the same…
Report Post »Tooler17
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 6:07pmWhat Santorum said: “Pick any other Republican in the country. He is the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama.”
Report Post »What the New York Times guy said he said “Mitt Romney is the worst Republican in the country.”
That would be like me saying, “Peyton Manning is the worst quarterback in the league to go up against Jared Allen.” Then you spin it and say that I said “Peyton Manning is the worst quarterback in the league.” The words surrounding the quote make the meaning extremely different and if a journalist chooses to omit words from a quote, he either is ignorant to the fact that he got the quote wrong, or he is intentionally omitting words to change the meaning of the quote. Either way the commonality of it all is an idiot lefty journalist.
godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 6:23pmDoctor…I get it…what I don‘t get is the fact that in today’s America…the only ones who don’t get “special rights” are christians…wouldn’t you agree.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 6:51pmYou know, when I see this, uh, I just have to ask myself, what does Rick’s behavior, uh, tell Sasha and Malia?
Report Post »nealb4zodd
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 6:59pmwow, i CAN NOT stand Santorum. This is the moral compass for the conservative evangelicals? really? This guy, Santorum is the KING of ripping pieces and tid bits of half truths to throw it back in Romney’s face. – - if it wasnt for pauses in Romney’s speeches, for his people to take what he said, ie. not worried about the poor, they have a safetynet. -hellooooo we all heard what romney said. but that didnt stop sanscrotum and newt from twisting, did it? – we all ehard Santorum’s words. . he said plainly ROMNEY IS THE WORST REPUBLICAN – - he said it . .he let that settle bit. .THEn he followed it up with . . to face barack obama. he never said anything about healthcare. – -he wanted those words to stick . .that ROMNEY IS THE WORST . . the reporter wanted clarification . .Sanscrotum lost his cool. – the only cool calm contenders are Mitt and Ron Paul. -newt and Sanscrotum are babies. so annoyed with them and those of you who think those @sshats actually have the experience to fix our economy. such a joke. Santorum is horrible.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 8:45pmIf you really believe what you posted you may be the dumbest person alive, and I wouldn’t count on staying that way for long. Natural selection and all.
Report Post »RabidPatriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:20pmSometimes I wonder if the Democratic Party is in charge of choosing the Republican nominees.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:42pm@godlovinmom,
“I get it…what I don‘t get is the fact that in today’s America…the only ones who don’t get “special rights” are christians…wouldn’t you agree.”
The reason that’s the way the government is right now is BECAUSE of government involvement in these things.
You have Christians wanting states – and ideally, in their minds, the national government – to defend the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman. But when someone who disagrees with them uses the same power, they don’t like it.
Marriage isn’t even a civil institution, but a religious one. One’s marriage exists whether the government recognizes it, or not.
Get the government out of the way, let the homosexuals define marriage however they want, and just refuse to live around them as best as possible in a country that’s supposed to be free. Yes, you may end up with pockets of gays, such as in San Francisco – don’t go there, and don’t bring your kids there, if you don’t want to have to be pretty much guaranteed to see that behavior.
Or, better yet, SINCE everybody has the right to behave, believe, and say what they want, go there and say that they are misrepresenting gender identities and show them that article, because you’re not violating THEIR rights with YOUR behavior, right?
Good luck getting a discussion about gender identities out of them, though.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 12:50amTime for romney and newt to drop out so we can see who the next president will be
———————
Soybomb- what? ………… What??
Would you please, please, please cut it out??
Time for Romney—the guy who is WAYYYYYY out front, to drop out?
Do you know how much of a moron this statement makes you like?
I suppose Secretariat should have stopped running the Belmont Stakes at the 3/4 turn when he was beginning to open up his lead, too?
Report Post »Maybe the Mike Tyson should have stopped fighting after knocking the tar out of his opponents in the first round.
Maybe the Yankees could give back some of their championships because they didn’t stop before winning the World Series.
dorkchop
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:37pmSeriously? Here is the title of the article….ON THE TRAIL SANTORUM SAYS ROMNEY IS ‘THE WORST REPUBLICAN IN THE COUNTRY TO PUT UP AGAINST BARACK OBAMA’. Now that‘s a little different isn’t it? So if I say “your example is the dumbest in history to try to prove your point against Santorum” is that saying your example is just flat out the dumbest in history? Nope, amazingly there are dumber examples of things in the world, yours is just the dumbest I have seen in this conditional pretense. He’s not saying Romney is the worst Republican like you and the dolt from the New York Slimes is saying, he is saying Romney is not good for a race against Obama, and he is 100% right.
Report Post »mridaho
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:18pmI can’t believe Glenn is defending this! Doesn‘t Glenn preach calmness and that we absolutely can’t buy into the anger and hate. Glenn is losing the moral high ground for sure.
Report Post »harvbell
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:02pmI can’t help when I hear someone promoting morality, ect. and then can’t control their language, they lose my support.
Report Post »tambri
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:09pmSometimes people get tired of being lied about and it seems that Rick Santorum did. I defend his anger at the reporter. Could he have said it a different way? Yes. But he got his point across. There is nothing wrong with righteous anger.
Report Post »rosco331
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:25pmSeriously people over one profane word, wake up……What offends me more is the use of our Lords name in vain. I‘m a Faithfull person and do not use profanity or use the Lord’s name in vain, but seriously to say that he has lost your support over one little incident. He was expressing his fraustration on the ignorant MSM. Yes his choice of words can have been different, but give the man a break, he has been bashed and beaten down by the evil far left individuals (MSM, The Donkeys, etc.) and all they (MSM) can do is put Romney on a pedestal and push for him to become the nominee.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:09pm@harvbell
GET OVER YOURSELF. We are not robots, we are human beings. There is this thing called EMOTIONS that sometimes gets the best of us all, including a dolt like you. Last time I checked, Rick Santorum doesn’t walk on water. What, you think Tim Tebow never cursed his entire life or got emotional? Give me a break.
You’re nothing but a fink.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:11pm@rosco331
You might want to speak louder. It’s a pretty high horse that @harvbell and @mridaho they seem to be on so they may not be able to hear.
Report Post »L5605
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:13pmThis guy is not for real, check with anyone that he worked with….or maybe it was some other rick Santorum that was voted the most corrupt just befor he left office
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:16pmYou must blog for the New York Slimes, huh?
Report Post »rosco331
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:42pm@LookTowardsTheLight
Good one….
Report Post »UrsaMajor
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 12:53amI LOVE how the Democrat and Republican Progressives are trying to spin this as a “negative” against Santorum.
People who WORK for a living 40-80 hours a week see this as a definitive POSSITIVE!
Anybody who says otherwise is as out-of-touch as to who the lifeblood of this great country is as Obama and Romney.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:10pmThe New York Times: all of the Far Left, Marxist, Communist, anti-American, anti-capitalist, anti-conservative, anti-Catholic, anti-religion “news: you can print!…..24/7…
Report Post »Winedude
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:16pmNone of which matters…Ricky boy knew the cameras were running and tried something out of the Newt Gingrich playbook…attack the question and the questioner. The man is a loose cannon who hasn’t a chance of being elected President.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:50pmRick can’t pull it off like Newt Can
Report Post »You Can’t be the Crazy Church Lady 1 Minute
an a Potty mouth the Next
Eugene1
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:09pmSantorum failed his religious right by resorting to profanity. At the very least, he showed he does not have the temperment to be presidential.
If this had been Romney, the press would be hounding this for a week. Thankfully, Romney’s faith and temperment drives him to be presidential. The BS word would not be uttered by Mitt now matter how lousy the media is. There are other ways to drive your point home which is exactly why we need a successful executive, businessman and former governor in office. Santorum is simply not ready for being president . . . maybe someday, but not today.
Report Post »Todd P
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:25pmI agree with your post absolutely!
ROMNEY / RUBIO 2012
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:35pmhe will never be ready. he is exercises extremely bad judgement at every turn. he is not good for our country he is further dividing the republican party and in general has the same divisive attitude as the current president. romney all the way I wish rick satoruam would just go away I do not trust this guy.
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:43pmEUGENE1: “If this had been Romney, the press would be hounding this for a week. Thankfully, Romney’s faith and temperment drives him to be presidential. The BS word would not be uttered by Mitt now matter how lousy the media is. There are other ways to drive your point home which is exactly why we need a successful executive, businessman and former governor in office. Santorum is simply not ready for being president . . . maybe someday, but not today”
Santorum is exactly what we need. We need someone with a spine who will stand against all the lies and the gotcha crap the Media is throwing out. I like that he will say what he means and doesn’t hold back. Sure don‘t want a milk toast candidate up against Obama who will say anything to appease everyone and doesn’t speak out against all the hypocrisy. We don’t need someone who just appears Presidential and has no substance, no fight. Give us someone with guts, someone who will stand for the people. The Media is telling you it is over for Rick and to believe them is exactly what they want and you are drinking their Kool Aid. Good for Rick. After hearing all of Romney’s latest flip flops, Santorum has my vote.
Report Post »4BlueStars
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:46pmThis guy is SO not ready for prime-time, he and his campaign belong in an infomercial sandwiched between Kevin Trudeau and that sleazy-looking dude with the slick-backed hair and pencil-thin mustache selling a colon cleanser.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:51pmTodd, Rubio cannot run, not eligible for VP, sorry.
Report Post »flanny
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:07pmVery well said.
Report Post »rosco331
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:10pmThe last time I checked Rick Santorum is human. Let me ask you a question have you ever slipped up and said something that maybe you shouldn’t have said. Not sure if you were watching the same news clip, but expressing your fraustration with the lies that the mainstream media is telling day in and day out is fine by me. I’m tired of having someone such as Romney put on a pedestal and acting like a puppet and telling the people what they think they want to hear. I’m not saying Santorum is perfect, but to me he is the best candidate running. He stands up for the truth and has soild morals and values. People are acting like he attacked the reporter. He simply said this was B.S. and he’s tired of the lies and them twisting what he is saying.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:20pmAhhh did Rick say a wordy dird ? Shame on him for stepping up to a lying media flea bag,I mean we would do much better to sit back and just take the evil crap being thrown at us all, i mean if we are willin to load up on those trains and go for a lovely but maby a little cramped ride to what is probably our lovely new home that we all get to share together.So sure, you all are right, we are not ready for a man with b@lls who might actually do something to stop this train wreck from happening.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:26pmTodd, wanted to add that it possibly could be argued that Mitt is ineligible. His dad was born in Mexico. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/08/mitt-romney-mexican_n_1192694.html
The problem with that is he could claim dual citizenship. This is exactly what the founders did not want. They wanted presidents who were totally loyal to this country. Is Mitt totally loyal to the U.S.? It is hard to say, do we really want to take that big of a risk with our president?
“…This is apparent from the Constitution itself, for it provides6 that ‘no person except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President…“ ”…The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners.” MINOR v. HAPPERSETT, 88 U.S. 162 (1874)
The key phrase is “…born in a country of parents who were its citizens…” This wording says both parents must be citizens in order to be a natuaral-born citizen.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:57pm@ FAITH1029
Report Post »But Faith you just made the case for Newt Girgrich
not Rick Santorum ?
LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:15pm@Eugene1
Drinking the Progressive-Light Romney-Aide, aren’t ya?
Sorry, but I like my candidate and President with some balls.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:18pm@4BlueStars
Wow, that was so funny. Really a knee slapper. What else enlightening do you have to bring to the conversation?
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:00pmFLIPPER1073: “But Faith you just made the case for Newt Girgrich
not Rick Santorum ?”
Nope, I made the case for Santorum.
I have no idea what Romney stands for, or against anymore, and if you think he can beat Obama when the Democrats have all the ammuntion they need to show him as a moderate, progressive flipflopper, think again. They are going to make him look like even HE doesn’t know what he believes. He may be a nice man but nice is not going to put him in the WH. Has it ever occured to anyone that the left wing Media is pushing for Romney because they know he can’t win? We better wake up and smell the Kool Aid before it’s too late.
Santorum 2012
Report Post »myway2112
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:10pmI agree. I mean look at the guy, he comes off a little bit psycho. You had better have a cool head if you are going to deal with some of the worlds most powerful nations. Now I know there are going to be some of the , “Oh yeah Rick, you show em’ ” crowd touting his lack of control, but c’mon, is this what we want?
Report Post »lmd01370
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:31pmAs a woman from Massachusetts, where Mitt Romney was governor I can tell you he will be not much better than Obama. He is a progressive with an R in front of his name. MA is one of the most over regulated high cost states to live in, and many of the policies that led to that were established while Romney was governor, including Romneycare (which is where many of the ideas for Obamacare came from). Also Mitt Romney lies!! He is not consistent his actions do not match his words!! He tells people what they want to hear for the sake of being “political” and getting votes!! The last thing we need is to have a president who talks nice and is “presidential”. We need someone who is going to be honest and transparent and not try and sugar coat everything and make it sound appealing… we’ve had enough of that. That is how we ended up with Obama. Santorum should have refrained from swearing… but at least the man is speaking his mind, he is human not a robot.., we’ve come to expect presidents to be so eloquent that people are falling for campaign slogans and pretty speech over real political issues dealt with by real men with flaws and all. I say enough of the plastic, robotic presidents, bring on the real people without all the political correctness!!
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:57pmfunny – you romney supporters act like santorum was too religious but now you take the religious high ground. LOL
Just like the libs – you want it both ways. Also like the libs – you are now the emotion police. Congrats
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:57pm@ FAITH1029
Report Post »You got me all wrong I don’t like Mitt Romney Either.
Todd P
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 7:28pm@WEST COAST PATRIOT:
Ah, I see you’ve been getting your news from MSNBC…… Well, that argument doesn’t wash. The standard applied to Barrak Husein Obama is that he be born in the USA (which is still debatable). Everyone knows his father was born in Kenya – but no one in authority cares. As for Romney & Rubio, they were born in the USA – just like Obama.
Maybe you could take that argument to CNN – I hear they like a good news story. You could tell them all about it…. maybe be a star on Anderson 360…… You could even quote MSNBC, since they were the ones who first came out with that theory.
ROMNEY / RUBIO 2012
Report Post »valleyfever
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:07pmI think these politicians need to stuff the press like this any time they step out of line. The Rebublican candidates are wasting resources now by attacking each other. From now on they should just smile and politely ask everybody to just vote. I don’t think there is anything more anyone can learn out their qualifications. You either like them or you don’t. Let’s stop spending all this money on ads that just serve to keep the left wing mass media financed.
Report Post »TeaPartyForRomney
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:05pmQUESTION: Is Santorum going to start swearing at Drudge now too. He already told Matt he was shilling for Romney. He just seems very angry and his rhetoric is getting him in trouble.
Thanks ‘Mr. Team-player’
Report Post »Todd P
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:27pmRicky is not ready for prime-time!!! (Or to be president.)
ROMNEY / RUBIO 2012
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:56pmlol – so true… first Drudge was “shilling” for Romney – then “Fox” was shilling for Romney, now EVERYONE is “shilling” for Romney – all part of a world wide conspiracy against poor Rick. Maybe Rick should consider that Romney is simply a better candidate and doesn’t swear at people for asking a simple question.
BTW – Santorum did NOT qualify his remarks based on obamacare as he tries to say in the interview.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:20pmNot even going to bother to say anything more than this must be the Romney Troll thread.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:28pmTeaPartyforRomney…seriously why do you have that name…When and Where has Romney EVER supported the tea party?…I know where he supported ABORTIONS, and HOMOSEXUAL marriage and state wide HEALTHCARE..but tea-parties…don’t think so.
Report Post »ScreaminEagle
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:05pmDon’t apologize, call it what it is, and don’t pull back. Hopefully when you face Obummer and his evil, you will stand your ground. Go Rick!
Report Post »rosco331
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:59pmGo Rick, you stand up for yourself and stand up for our country. Keep up the good fight.
Report Post »nealb4zodd
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 7:01pmThis is the moral compass for the conservative evangelicals? really? Nie holy man you guys found here. Santorum is the KING of ripping pieces and tid bits of half truths to throw it back in Romney’s face. – - if it wasnt for pauses in Romney’s speeches, for his people to take what he said, ie. not worried about the poor, they have a safetynet. -hellooooo we all heard what romney said. but that didnt stop sanscrotum and newt from twisting, did it? – we all ehard Santorum’s words. . he said plainly ROMNEY IS THE WORST REPUBLICAN – - he said it . .he let that settle bit. .THEn he followed it up with . . to face barack obama. he never said anything about healthcare. – -he wanted those words to stick . .that ROMNEY IS THE WORST . . the reporter wanted clarification . .Sanscrotum lost his cool. – the only cool calm contenders are Mitt and Ron Paul. -newt and Sanscrotum are babies. so annoyed with them and those of you who think those @sshats actually have the experience to fix our economy. such a joke. Santorum is horrible.
Report Post »blackstone22
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:05pmgood move Rick !
Report Post »Female
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:04pmI think perhaps, Mr Santorum made a bit of a mistake here and was extremely insulting to the male species of “cattle” or bulls.
Reason: The guy sounds,smells and looks like “WEASEL poop” to me :>)
Report Post »myway2112
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:24pmWeasel poop…. I like it! You hit the nail on the head. Santorum reminds me of a weasel. He is a very weasly type of person.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:04pmSlick Rick throws another hissy fit.
Report Post »TeaPartyForRomney
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:04pmFUNNY ISN’T IT THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN EVEN MORE FREQUENT IN THE GENERAL ELECTION… DO WE WANT A HOT AGAINST OBAMA, OR SOMEONE COOL UNDER PRESSURE… THEN WHAT ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Santorum’s lies about Romney are not working, Romney will most likely take all three primaries this Saturday and will end up winning the election. I agree with Glenn two weeks ago, Santorum needs to drop out and start fighting Obama, not Romney.
Report Post »Todd P
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:29pmDittos!!!!
ROMNEY / RUBIO 2012
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:30pmDo we want someone who gets “hot” under pressure…or someone who plays both sides..mmmm…if that’s the case go ahead and vote for Romney…the ultimate “fence sitter”.
Report Post »vngstr
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:01pmGood Job Rick! Callem out!!!
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:01pmIt’s about time someone in politics had the backbone to call BS on the main-stream-media….
Report Post »TeaPartyForRomney
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:01pmFUNNY HOW LAST FRIDAY GLENN TOLD US THAT SANTORUM NEEDED SLEEP…
Now he snaps and Glenn says he didn‘t snap he’s just fed up… NO, HE DID SNAP BECAUSE HE’S TIRED. GLENN WAS RIGHT ON FRIDAY.
Then Glenn goes further and attacks Romney by saying he couldn’t hold under the pressure. Glenn Beck on Friday agreed that he would snap if he didn’t get any sleep.
RICK SNAPPED AND HIS ANGRY SIDE CAME OUT… THE SAME SIDE THE INDEPENDENTS SAY IS THE REASON THEY COULDN’T VOTE FOR RICK.
Rick you are making it easier on Romney, GET SOME SLEEP.
Report Post »ScreaminEagle
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:42pmFirst all the loonies shrill for Ron Paul, now they think the TEA Party backs Romney. There is no Tea Party for global-govrnment-Romney. Who is this troll. Progressives have been bold in their assult and Rick calls them out. Just what we need. Don’t need to make nice nice. Go Rick!
Report Post »TORCH9
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:01pmExcellent!! Keep it up. Whether it’s you or Romney, that’s the attitude to take towards these Fcks. If that‘s what they’re all about (liberals)…..it’s weak
Report Post »Freedom Keeper
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:00pmGood for Santorum, it’s about time that somebody yell at the media!
Report Post »ldaopines
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:00pmPast time for Santorum to get out. He’s not going to win and Romney is…and all that Santorum is doing now is ensuring an Obama victory with his scorched earth statements.
Report Post »zhaan
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 11:59amI was never a big fan of Santorum, but my respect level for him just went up 100% after watching this clip.
Report Post »oceandove
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 11:59amThe press needs to have some accountability. It is good to see someone stand up to their lies.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:37pmAnd no one deserves to be confronted more for Lies and Leaks than the New York Times.
Report Post »corimari
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 11:58amI watched the video of Santorum’s speech in Franksville, WI. He did NOT include ‘…on the issure of health care’ in his statement that “Romney is the worst Repbulican in the country to put up against Barack Obama”. But just minutes later he lies: when asked by a reporter to clarify the statement, he says he DID mean/say ‘worst because of health care”‘, he makes a big angry show, and swears at the reporter. Watch the video, and you will see that the reporter’s tone was civil and low-key. I am no fan of the New York Times, but no matter what news organization’s reporter was questioning Santorum, the profanity was definitely uncalled for and out of place. See what you think, and be sure to note that Santorum is doing this with his 14 year old daughter right next to him (watch her face). Plus, he did not let go of it as he kept moving down the receiving line.
Report Post »Female
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:20pmPerhaps, it was a freudian slip? Both the truth is Romney is Obama light with his progressive healthcare program and excuses for compromising because the state of Massachuettes is so liberal (remember when he was up against Rick Perry) Yeah, poor little lonely Mitt in MA but wait couldn’t he have mored to CA, UT, MI, or any of the other states he owns homes in to be in politics. With his tremendous resume and business success couldn‘t he have found a nice conservative state or is the truth the true conservatives wouldn’t have had him. He succeeded in liberal, progressive MA because he is LP-light just like decaffinated coffee is still from coffee beans. So, in a time, when we need truly cost-cutting, conservative and constitutional leadership, Mitt Romney, might just be the worst Republican candidate to go up against Obama.
As far as his daughter hearing the exchange, she looked pretty proud of her dad standing up to the weasely reporter.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 11:58amThe Bull—- word pretty much sums up the objectivity of the Old Grey Lady who is now more Red than Santa’s Snow suit . The NYT is the leading free propaganda source of the Obama Far Left Crowd. All part of the International Workers of the World types which the BBC and NPR also carry water for. Such unmitigated Marxist preaching. Part of the international cable of Left wing bullies who are trying to change American capitalism and make us as much of an economic mess as Europe. All in the cause of atheistic Marxism – the Big Brother Government which George Orwell warned us about in ” 1984.”
Report Post »Better Dead Than Red
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 11:58amThese are the typical games of the media, Rick! You can’t afford to be so thin- skinned and worked up, you’ll never survive as the commander in chief.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:01pmhe didn’t qoute the v-p loe
Report Post »that no big f—— deal
dd41
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 11:57amWhats the new york times? and who is Jeff Zeleny?
Report Post »Gamaliel
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 11:53amAWESOME!!! Go Rick; call BS on ‘em!!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:00pmI agree .. WE ARE MAD AS H*LL AND NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE .. the MSM is nothing but Obama tools and fools.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:05pmRick’s act would have been much more entertaining had he done it in one of his sweater vests! lol –
He’s not mad at the media for biased reporting against conservatives, he‘s mad at the media because he’s losing his election.
Report Post »lylejk
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:06pmOf course Rick’s right. The lamestream media is so obviously to me in the tank for Romney because they know he would loose to Obama that they would do anything to discredit Santorum. FOX continues to deny that they back Romney too, but I watch FOX quite often and their sentiments are obvious though they may be blinded to their bias since most folk are and even these guys are human. You weren’t my first pick Rick, but I did pull the lever for you and so did my state. You keep going and don’t listen to the so called party unity crude. I‘m tired of folk saying it’s impossible for a Conservative to win. That sentiment gave us John McCain as a candidate the last time. Once shame on you; twice shame on me (or us). It’s up the the Republican voters to make their choice, but please don’t do so because you think Romney is the only one that can beat Obama since that thought is false. Romney‘s one of the only candidates that can’t even run against BO for the healthcare morass. BO will make a pretzel out of what’s left of Romney since the guy has no spine. Still, this spineless guy is better then BO (but not by much) and I would have to pull the lever for the guy, but there are so many more other candidates that I would have liked to vote for. :)
Report Post »justangry
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 12:54pmThat’s what I would have done if I were Ricky. Of course, I’m crude, vulgar and not running for office on the Jesus ticket.
Report Post »rosco331
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:17pmAs Glenn would quote “I WILL NOT COMPLY”………………“WE WILL NOT COMPLY”
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