The New Media Darling
Rick Santorum is the ED cure du jour for the media – after all, blantantly stating one’s contempt for gays, blacks, sick people, liberals, single mothers, immigrants, the elderly and everyone else who doesn’t believe exactly as he does every time he opens his piehole is the BEST way to win friends and elections.
Rick the Health Care Crusader had some choice words to a woman whose 5 year son had cancer
“During a town hall in Keene, New Hampshire this morning, Rick Santorum told a mother whose son survived cancer that people with pre-existing conditions should pay more for health care coverage because they make poor health care choices. While specifically exempting the woman’s child from personal blame, Santorum insisted that the sick cost more to insure and insurers should charge them higher premiums” (Think Progress)
Rick the Elderly Crusader had some choice words about the leeches over the age of 65:
“We can’t wait 10 years,” even though “everybody wants to,” Santorum told a crowd while campaigning in New Hampshire Friday, breaking with opponents who say immediate cuts would be too big a shock to current and soon-to-be retirees.(TPM)
Rick the Capitalist Crusader thinks having peons around is good thing:
“They talk about income inequality. I’m for income inequality. I think some people should make more than other people, because some people work harder and have better ideas and take more risk, and they should be rewarded for it. I have no problem with income inequality. “President Obama is for income equality. That’s socialism. It’s worse yet, it’s Marxism,” Sanoturm said. “I’m not for income equality. I’m not for equality of result – I’m for equality of opportunity.” Santorum also believes the best way to bring back economic prosperity is to get married.
Rick Santorum is just plain fucking weird and insane.
Good news: his numbers are already sliding.
When you put it all together like that, this guy is kinda hard to like.
Saw Alan Colmes on some show with a Republican. Colmes tried to bring up fetus Gabriel. The Republican shouted him down, absolutely would let Colmes explain what he was talking about. Instead chided Colmes for ‘insensitivity’ for making fun of such a tragic situation. Obviously that is a story they would like to keep away from voters. I believe even the wingyest of the Right will have a hard time justifying that to themselves.
How come most of these self-described “decent christians” missed the whole cake on the compassion thing?
Getting his dumb ass kicked out of the Senate worked out pretty well for Ricky: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation/elections/presidential/20120107_ap_santorumsincomehassoaredsinceheleftsenate.html?cmpid=124488459
I actually think that Santorum being “just plain fucking weird and insane” is really his finest quality.