It's a negative ad. "Obama likes porn and doesn't care about children." The only thing shocking is how ridiculously transparent Santorum is about going negative. I've seen internet flame wars that were more measured and reasonable than this. It's getting to the point where people holding the Obama-as-Hitler signs are stepping back and going "dude, did you really think that one through?"
Anyone else, i'd agree. Ol' Frothy, though - I genuinely think he'd like to outlaw porn if he could.
But like, does Santorum not realize that this is a legal activity? Also, is a state issue? The number of things wrong here, just, blegh.
Republicans are currently abandoning the 'state issues!' doctrine when it comes to religious mandate. It has to be at the Federal level. All Americans must be converted to Christianity, and it starts by forcing Americans to live by Christian standards. I really resent this fucking rhetoric. Why can't this guy just drop dead?
Santorum was on ABC this morning. He actually had some good responses to the questions, and that scared me.
Then he said there was no difference between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama on economic and healthcare issues.
Any of these guys sound great when they say, "We need to get Americans back to work, there's a lot of people hurting out there. We need business owners to start hiring, and we need less dependence on foreign oil!"
But as soon as you ask for details, they start into the shit that makes them Republican.
Santorum was on ABC this morning. He actually had some good responses to the questions, and that scared me.
Then he said there was no difference between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama on economic and healthcare issues.
Don't underestimate Santorum. He can appear competent when he wants to be.
Santorum was smart enough to hire people who knew their shit to teach him, and then he was smart enough to actually listen to them.
He's getting scarier the longer this goes on.
Here's what's even scarier. He's a True Believer, but his handlers, since they appear to be pretty decent at their jobs, must be telling him his views are pretty repugnant to a lot of the middle. Or he already knows. If he doesn't know or hasn't been told, there's no reason to worry about him. But assume he does.
That means that in order to win, he'll have to appeal to the middle, who disagree with him. As opposed to a candidate saying far out things they don't really believe to appeal to the base during the primary, he's going to be saying things he doesn't believe to appeal to the moderates during the general.
It's basically why I'm hoping Romney gets the nomination.
The idea of a Romney presidency is disappointing. The idea of a Santorum presidency is actively terrifying.
Obviously the hope here is for Obama win win re-election, but any chance of a Santorum presidency above 0% is too high.
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A Santorum presidency would make the country backlash massively against the Congress.
You have to know history in order to avoid repeating it. Homeschooling kind of prevents that. :twisted:
And the goosiest comment of the day goes to!
Not Rchanen, who is dead on accurate.
The homeschooling movement is HUGE in evangelical circles in order to prevent their children from learning real facts.
Yes, and that's horrible.
Many of the rest of us who were homeschooled for entirely legitimate reasons and turned out pretty fucking well thank you very much find it pretty offensive to be lumped in with the Santorums though.
olol homeschooling is a pretty prevalent attitude and it's also pretty fucking annoying.
You have to know history in order to avoid repeating it. Homeschooling kind of prevents that. :twisted:
And the goosiest comment of the day goes to!
Not Rchanen, who is dead on accurate.
The homeschooling movement is HUGE in evangelical circles in order to prevent their children from learning real facts.
Yes, and that's horrible.
Many of the rest of us who were homeschooled for entirely legitimate reasons and turned out pretty fucking well thank you very much find it pretty offensive to be lumped in with the Santorums though.
olol homeschooling is a pretty prevalent attitude and it's also pretty fucking annoying.
"Dead on accurate" my ass.
There needs to be a different term to distinguish between normal people being home schooled and the fundamentalist nutjobs who do it.
You have to know history in order to avoid repeating it. Homeschooling kind of prevents that. :twisted:
And the goosiest comment of the day goes to!
Not Rchanen, who is dead on accurate.
The homeschooling movement is HUGE in evangelical circles in order to prevent their children from learning real facts.
Yes, and that's horrible.
Many of the rest of us who were homeschooled for entirely legitimate reasons and turned out pretty fucking well thank you very much find it pretty offensive to be lumped in with the Santorums though.
olol homeschooling is a pretty prevalent attitude and it's also pretty fucking annoying.
"Dead on accurate" my ass.
There needs to be a different term to distinguish between normal people being home schooled and the fundamentalist nutjobs who do it.
Indoctrination?
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Anyone else, i'd agree. Ol' Frothy, though - I genuinely think he'd like to outlaw porn if he could.
And yet they keep trying.
You have to know history in order to avoid repeating it. Homeschooling kind of prevents that. :twisted:
And the goosiest comment of the day goes to!
--LeVar Burton
Why can't The Rapture be tomorrow?
So, thanks thread?
My favorite bits:
Santorum is the one who told them "Learn English or else" right? YEAH.
I really thought that line was going to win it for him.
Well I just hope you've learned something, Arch.
"You all suck, vote for me."
Voters may or mayn't be swayed by gas prices, but they most definitely aren't swayed by not giving a shit.
They don't have much choice. All their candidates suck. Their option is limited to who they think sucks the least.
Santorum looks like a fucking political messiah compare to those two.
Then he said there was no difference between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama on economic and healthcare issues.
Don't underestimate Santorum. He can appear competent when he wants to be.
Santorum was smart enough to hire people who knew their shit to teach him, and then he was smart enough to actually listen to them.
He's getting scarier the longer this goes on.
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Any of these guys sound great when they say, "We need to get Americans back to work, there's a lot of people hurting out there. We need business owners to start hiring, and we need less dependence on foreign oil!"
But as soon as you ask for details, they start into the shit that makes them Republican.
Here's what's even scarier. He's a True Believer, but his handlers, since they appear to be pretty decent at their jobs, must be telling him his views are pretty repugnant to a lot of the middle. Or he already knows. If he doesn't know or hasn't been told, there's no reason to worry about him. But assume he does.
That means that in order to win, he'll have to appeal to the middle, who disagree with him. As opposed to a candidate saying far out things they don't really believe to appeal to the base during the primary, he's going to be saying things he doesn't believe to appeal to the moderates during the general.
The idea of a Romney presidency is disappointing. The idea of a Santorum presidency is actively terrifying.
Obviously the hope here is for Obama win win re-election, but any chance of a Santorum presidency above 0% is too high.
The country is always pissed at congress anyway.
This country also barely understands what Congress does. Or their state legislatures for that matter, which is who most people should be pissed at.
I doubt the media will acknowledge this.
True.
I find very people even care about state legislatures, they don't even know the one's who represent where they live.
My state senator has his official twitter set up so that he has to approve you before you can follow him.
He denied my follow.
So basically fuck you in November, dick.
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Those people cheering in public Santorum's barking about birth control and porn? They use birth control and porn
Romney's tactic of not having an opinion helped for once!
Not Rchanen, who is dead on accurate.
The homeschooling movement is HUGE in evangelical circles in order to prevent their children from learning real facts.
It can't undo his momentum if the media doesn't acknowledge it.
That's what momentum IS.
Had to happen eventually.
Yes, and that's horrible.
Many of the rest of us who were homeschooled for entirely legitimate reasons and turned out pretty fucking well thank you very much find it pretty offensive to be lumped in with the Santorums though.
olol homeschooling is a pretty prevalent attitude and it's also pretty fucking annoying.
"Dead on accurate" my ass.
There needs to be a different term to distinguish between normal people being home schooled and the fundamentalist nutjobs who do it.
Indoctrination?
Indoctrination.