Despite the GOP nomination contest being all but over, there is still some entertainment value to the sports team contests that are the seemingly never ending debates. What follows is a few miscellaneous thoughts on the most recent South Carolina debate. Attacking Romney’s Bain Record: Following a couple weeks of attacks
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Would a Romney Victory Mean the End of the Conservative Movement?
Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary with 40% of the vote and appears to be heading toward winning the Republican nomination. Unlike most of his opponents, he has not “surged” but just plodded along, attacking when he needed to attack, and standing up to the blows from his tag-teamed conservative
Continue readinggay persons of color: Rick Santorum on hypothetical gay son
“I would love him as much as I did the second before he said it, and I would try to do everything I can to be as good a father to him as possible.” That is Rick Santorum’s response to Andy Hiller’s question, “What if you had a son who
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: As Santorum Surges, Sound Science Sags
blog_harmon_santorum-320×268.jpg This is a guest post by Bill Walker, originally published at Climate Central. There’s a new ringleader of the skeptics' circus — otherwise known as the 2012 field of Republican presidential candidates. Rick Santorum’s out-of-nowhere surge to a virtual tie for first place in the Iowa caucuses may not boost
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Santorum Misrepresents Climate Science. Again.
501px-Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum was asked about climate change recently, while campaigning in New Hampshire. The video of his response, as well as the transcript, can be found here. Suffice it to say that while Santorum sounds thoughtful and rational in his response, in fact he gravely misrepresents scientific knowledge and understanding. Let's turn to the tape.
Continue readingNo doubt it will end up with Romney but oh lord I wish it was Santorum or Paul
Romney will no doubt win his party’s nomination to go up against Obama. That’s not necessarily bad for Democrats – Obama will win no matter who the GOP throws at him – but personally I would love a dogfight between Obama and either Paul or Santorum. Santorum is just plain
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Is Rick Santorum Getting Fashion Tips From Stephen Harper?
Social Conservative candidate Rick Santorum, surprised everyone by coming close to beating Mitt Romney in Iowa, finishing just 8 votes behind. Up to now he has flown under the radar as “surges” went from Rick Perry to Herman Cain to finally Newt Gingrich. The media is now paying attention and
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The biggest loser in Iowa: the Tea Party
Among the Iowa winners were Mitt Romney (establishment candidate), with Rick Santorum (Evangelical candidate) trailing by 8 votes, then Ron Paul (Libertarian candidate). Trailing significantly was Newt Gingrich, an old guard brand all to himself. Where then was the Tea Party candidate? For several decades, there has been an establishment
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Rick Santorum and Science: Bad Combination!
rick_santorum_official_photo.jpg As Republican primary season schizophrenia continues, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum is now in the spotlight, having very nearly beaten Mitt Romney in Iowa. So what do we people who care about science, and global warming in particular, know about Santorum? Whoa boy. None of the Republican candidates, with the
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Santorum Comes From Behind!
Not a terribly big surprise that homophobic religious wingnut and trigger-happy war-mongerer Rick Santorum would emerge triumphant from last night’s lunatic fracas in Iowa. Beating out competing Christian zealots in the race to not be Mitt Romney with the power of endless shoe leather and attractive sweater vests, the man
Continue readingSantorum nephew rips Uncle Rick a new one
Hate to link to the usually slimy Daily Caller but in light of Santorum’s unbridled bigotry coming to light, this nugget warrants attention. I especially like this part (emphasis mine): It is not the government’s job to dictate to individuals how they must live. The Constitution was designed to protect
Continue reading"I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else’s money"
The Republican field in the presidential race is becoming more and more transparent. By that I mean their racism, intransigence, ignorance, lack of ethical and moral clarity, is becoming harder and harder to hide. For Rick Santorum, his latest gaffe unveils how he truly feels about African Americans. It’s enlightening,
Continue readinggay persons of color: The Great American Republican Bully Movement
Sometimes the complexity of the American Republican circus can be more readily understood by clearing the pollution of campaign rhetoric and seeing a consistent strategy present in most Republican candidates currently hoping to lead the party into victory at the 2012 U.S. presidential elections. This approach, at its rudimentary level,
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Iowa ABC GOP Nomination Debate Analysis
The following is an assortment of unordered commentary on the people, politics and policies from the Iowa ABC/Yahoo GOP nomination debate. Gingrich vs Romney et al: This was the first debate where Gingrich was now a clear front runner and it showed by many people going after him much as
Continue readingWhen the Insane Slam The Insane: Santorum: “Aborted Babies” Wouldn’t Support Herman Cain, Who Would Do All to Make Abortion Illegal, But he’s just A-OK With Illegal abortions!
Oh those Crazy Rethuglicans! Gotta hand it to them, they’re nothing else, if not rip roaringly entertaining at times! It seems, they’re particularly nuttier when they fight each other in a primary. My co-blogger, Jymn, so explains Santorum’s rip roarious rantings. I should start paying attention, really! Yes, according to Rethuglican leadership candidate, . . . → Read More: When the Insane Slam The Insane: Santorum: “Aborted Babies” Wouldn’t Support Herman Cain, Who Would Do All to Make Abortion Illegal, But he’s just A-OK With Illegal abortions!
Continue readingNewsflash. Aborted babies talk to Rick Santorum.
Santorum: I have it on good authority unborn babies think you're wrong. Cain: You're shitting me.
As you know the entire junior A wrestling team sweating and grunting for the GOP presidential nomination is great entertainment if a little on the dumb side. The wacko factor is so out there that if . . . → Read More: Newsflash. Aborted babies talk to Rick Santorum.
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Thoughts on the Nevada GOP debate
This post is a collection of miscellaneous thoughts regarding the Nevada GOP nomination debate. There is no particular order or theme.
Cain and 9-9-9:
In the previous New Hampshire debate, just after Herman Cain’s ascendancy in the polls, he sp…
Progressive Proselytizing: Herman Cain’s 9,9,9 plan, concision, and the rest of the GOP nomination field
One of the problems with the mass media is the need for concision; that is, the need to be able to explain oneself within the very short periods of time one gets on TV (and other mediums). One is thus constrained to only saying very simple ideas or by …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: Audience boos gay soldier questioning Rick Santorum
It’s always comedic to watch US republicans speak their politics, but this clip (below) of Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) at the GOP presidential candidates debate in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, makes me think of the governing mob mentality of the young …
Continue readingSantorum the Rick vs. Santorum the “Frothy Mixture of Lube and Fecal Matter”
So nice to have that bible-whomping Republican wingnut Rick Santorum back in the spotlight again, if ever so briefly. Anyone who’s ever googled “Santorum” — and why the hell wouldn’t you? — is aware of what’s commonly known as Santorum’s “Google Problem”: a highly successful campaign to mock the goofy homophobic ex-Senator by linking his […]