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Subscribe to RSSLA CROSSE, WIS. -- If it were up to Rick Santorum, the Wisconsin primary would come down to a bowling match.
For the third time in four days, the former Pennsylvania senator visited a bowling alley in the Badger State. Between frames, he casually took questions from reporters, seeming confident he could outperform rival Mitt Romney on the lanes. "I think we should maybe decide Wisconsin in a match, what do you think? Just come here, we'll say we'll put it all on the line," Santorum said.
While the GOP hopeful rolled a turkey -- three strikes in a row -- during his first bowling alley campaign stop, on Wednesday the magic was gone. After seven frames, his score sat at a measly 88.
Afterward, he told a local reporter that the aggressive bowling schedule may be taking its toll. "I think some of the reporters accurately noted that I have dead arm a little bit. It's like everything else in the campaign. You have to fight through it. You know, you have to play through injuries and dead-arm periods and keep fighting," Santorum said.
The past 24 hours have been a mix of good and bad news for Santorum.
Newt Gingrich, who Santorum aides say has drastically cut into their vote totals, dramatically scaled down his campaign. But the former House speaker has not dropped out of the race. And as the Wisconsin primary seems to be slipping away, new polling shows the race tightening in his home state of Pennsylvania.
"I think we'll do well here. The question is how well," Santorum said in response to a question about the importance of Wisconsin.
Advisers to the campaign have acknowledged April will be a tough month. A spread-out calendar of primary states unfavorable to Santorum will only make it more difficult for him to remain relevant as a top contender to front-runner Mitt Romney. Internally, the campaign feels that slogging through April can get them to May, where winning delegate-rich Texas can get them back in the conversation.
But the Keystone State's April 24 primary could prove problematic for the southwest Pennsylvanian. An oft-repeated argument on the campaign trail has been that both Romney and Gingrich got off to strong starts in the primary by winning states near their homes. Despite his double-digit loss in the 2006 Senate race, Santorum has cited Pennsylvania as a state where he will do well.
Responding to a question about the importance of winning his home state, Santorum would only say "We have every intention of winning Pennsylvania."
The majority of Santorum's campaign will be in Wisconsin leading up to Tuesday's primary. And he's hoping to get back some of the luck he had at a bowling alley on Saturday, the day he won the Louisiana primary.
"Now it’s time for Wisconsin to do what I did the other day in Sheboygan," Santorum said at a Wednesday morning rally in Sparta, Wis.
"Not just bowl one strike, not just bowl two strikes, but to bowl three strikes in a row and knock Obama out of the game by electing Rick Santorum."
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Li'l Ricky must have thrown a lot of gutter balls. Just like his campaign, in the gutter!
You beat me too it, Chilled! lol
I was gonna say, Lil' Ricky should be familiar with being balls deep in the gutter! ;o)
I have to get in on this...
Do they make bumper lanes for political campaigns?
I couldn't resist it Feisty!...Bowling for votes, oh well!
Balls Deep sounds like a porn movie ...the kind of stuff Lil Ricky always talks about when he isn't talking about bestiality.
So, I guess Santorum really is a holy roller.
How's this?
Balls deep with lot's of butter... ;o)
Better? lol
Well, now is sounds like you are describing a member of the TeaBagging Party. : - )
There he goes trying to be Bowler-in-Chief again. Yikes. "Spare" us.
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Romney would never go for it. He can't just shake the scoreboard clean and start over whenever he wants
Oh he will get his three strikes again, only the game will be baseball and Obama will be pitching.
Well, now is sounds like you are describing a member of the TeaBagging Party. : - )
Yikes..... takes 2 sips of his "to catch a predictor sweet tea " while choking on his kettle corn ..... ;-)
Trying to appeal to blue collar workers, eh Rick? Sorry, pal, people aren't that stupid.
Apparently most in my home state, Nebraska, ARE that stupid since the new state poll puts him on top; what a disappointment.
http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/federal-politics/santorum-leads-in-statewide-nebraska-poll/article_11c70d29-9de7-58e8-bcf7-d0cee611bf19.html
Just now on CNN's Erin Burnett show, new video of George Zimmerman being brought into the station, Handcuffed, the night of this Tragic Shooting.
However, not seen is Bleeding from the Back of the Head, as has been Reported of him being Attacked from Behind. Also, from a distance, did'nt look like his Nose was Crooked either. UhOh!
Well, Kiss My Grits!
Occupy SoggyBottom!
Romney doesn't appeal to the blue collar. Santorum grew up and went to school in a blue collar area.
Still waiting to see if one of them addresses Wisconsin being the worst state in the country for jobs. Wisconsin lost more jobs last year than any other state after Scott Walker's campaign promise to create 250,000 jobs.
Instead, Wisconsin got concealed carry and abstinence mandated to be taught in schools over contraception during Walker's calling of a special legislative session for job creation.
And yet Walker has an anti-recall ad out there boasting about creating thousands of jobs. Some of that good old GOP math. Go figure. All these guys think the electorate is dumbed down enough to believe them.
RECALL WALKER WISCONSIN!
So, what, now are his fellow candidates going to start holding up bowling balls like this moron held up the Etch-a-Sketch?
I don't think so, Linda. Gingrich blew the remainder of his campaign warchest on that etch a sketch, so now couldn't afford a bowling ball.
Besides, the etch a sketch bit was potentially lethal for Romney. Santorum seems to have overplayed it, as is often the case with these politicians. But it spoke right to Romney's weaknesses. His is a liar, and he has tried to erase the past on numerous occasions. In fact Romney tried erasing the past when discussing what his staffer meant by the etch a sketch comment, which really is the height of irony.
Romney = bald faced liar
Paul,
Got to admit a bowl off for the nomination might be a bit more entertaining than what has been happening with the GOP primaries of late.
I don't think I could stand to watch that many gutter balls thrown in one game.
Red,
I just want to see Romney trying to bowl. (Although I bet he know people who OWN bowling alleys)
I'm all for the bowl off. But I want someone outside the campaign to verify Romney's scorecard!
Actually with the new electronic gizmos, I want someone outside the campaign to verify no one who has created election software has tampered with the alley scorers lately.
Paul,
How about a 3rd party scorekeeper?
Bowling is pretty blue collar, phine. If I had to guess, it would be that Romney has been bowling just once - and that was for the cultural experience of it all.
Which third party? If it's the one I know fairly well, we'd have Santorum versus Romney as the only two bowlers on the lanes, and Ron Paul would still win the contest.
Actually, Mitt hired an assistant to do his bowling for him.
Phine - I doubt he runs with the crowd the owns bowling lanes (to low class for him), but I'll bet he knows a lot of people with custom-built lanes in their home.
How about Buddy Roemer? He is a 3rd party. He is cute when he gets mad.
Red,
LOL! You got me there! (Wonder if he has his own bowling lanes in one of his homes?) You know, bowling and the GOP are not that odd. Nixon put in a bowling alley in the White House when he was president.
I think that instead of a bowl-off they should have a dual. the NRA could provide the pistols.
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http://alecwatch.org/
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http://www.thenation.com/article/161973/koch-connection
These are the people who own and operate the republican party, for fun and huge profits at the expense of the American people, the US government and our society as a whole. They have sold us all for 30 pieces of silver plate. Or haven't you seen the third-world condition of the US court system?
You haven't lived in a democracy or a republic since as early as 1981 when Reagan and the neocons began selling the American people down the river when the free and independent broadcast media died.
For some education about the big business, right-wing controlled media, the disinformation disseminated by the propagandists masquerading as journalists and the total lack of morals or ethics in the right-wing candidates check out:
http://mediamatters.org/
Media Matters! A pathetic bunch of Soros monkeys...no one pays much attention to them, other than laugh at how many of Soros millions they have wasted.
They were going to take down Fox News...LOL
Fox News remains the ratings leader by far.
The most trusted political commentator in Americ, by far: Bill O'Reilly.
Political prisoner - you are a prisoner of a different political scheme. There are more than two you know.
FACTS:
Romney will win the Republican nomination.
President Obama will win in November.
Better look to 2016 republicans and if you don't come up with a better slate of candidates by then, Hillary just may be the 44th president.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/president_obama_vs_republican_candidates.html
Most of Feisty's posts start in the gutter....
At least I don't have my head up my ass like you little buddy! ;o)
Funny how you follow me around like some kind of a groupie...
I hate to be the one to break it to you - but, you just are not Feisty worthy! Earn your stripes and get back to me will ya?
Be careful Feisty, I think V-Bob is on the loose with his prober.....
Which would explain why his wife is in the witness protection program...
I can't fathom being 'probed' by the likes of Boob! lol
Feisty,
Thanks for proving my point, old gal.
PS The probe jokes are getting a bit stale. But by all means , keep embarassing yourself.
H-E-L-L-O little boob - you my little pet from the vaginal probe state are still promoting Mr. Mc Donnelll!
Please try to keep current will ya?
All barky little buddy & NO bite I see... lmafao!
In no WAY am I embarrassed, however, you should be peaches! ;o)
I'm not a fan of Santorum but I give him credit for going out there and campaigning for what he believes in despite the Romney machine outspending him by 10-1. Imagine where Santorum would be if he were as well funded as Romney? A bowling match would at least be neutral on spending.
Too bad for Santorum that the GOP nomination is for sale.
Steeler, if you put it that way, you ought to give Romney credit for campaigning for what he believes in... which is using his money to get what he wants. (Crushing those who get in his way is just a side benefit for Romney.)
What do you know. Romney really does a core belief after all.
Chucky,
I will give them a nickle for it! :)
Paul----there is a call from the Romney campaign on line 1 for you---they want you in charge of their spin machine for finding a way to call Romney a person with core beliefs!!
You are right---he believes he is entitled to be President and he isn't going to let anything stop him from it.
Chucky - you never get away from the money aspect. It is how the 5% of business owers try to overcome the massive majority against them. Look closely - 2/3's of the business and corporate money went to Obama because they no longer trusted the republicans. Since that hasn't worked out they are picking Romney because they have lost faith in Obama.
Want to read something funny? And that will make you think?
Google Romney's Adverb Addiction
Very good article!
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Please tell all your friends to vote, we need a big turnout.These are a few reasons why Romney is considered liberal:
1) Romney created RomneyCare which ObamaCare is based on. Kennedy
helped develop RomneyCare. Romney said he would repeal ObamaCare. Why
would he if he supports RomneyCare, he is not telling the truth.
2) Most decisions Romney made as Govenor was liberal, not
conservative. So, what make you think he will be conservative all of a
sudden?
3) Romney lost to McCain by a landslide last GOP Primary, and McCain
lost to Obama by a landslide. So, how is Romney going to win this
time?
4) When Obama wishes Romney well in the election and name calls and
villianizes the other candidates, beware!
5) Have you noticed the mass press and critics have shredded apart
every GOP candidate except Romney? That is because they know Romney
fits their agenda.
Please, if you love the USA, vote for any GOP but Romney.
This just in, candidate Rick Santorum compares campaigning to ultimate Frisbee. Quote, "I suck and I really don't know what I'm doing. What is it with me; am I some kind of political homunculus, half man, half whore, all pander? I don't get it. What's this crazy music playing all the time? The Phish, Morning Jackets, some guy named Floyd. Where are we, on the moon? Whatever happen to the old songs, like Duke of Earl? Stop misquoting me, this is bullsh!t."
Handlers later removed the candidate where his frothy rantings could be mopped up with extra sweater vests.
BOWLING???? More proof Sanitarynapkin is a complete dork!
Don't you have to balls to bowl????
Is going bowling every day Santorum's version of Gingrich checking out and going on a Mediterranean cruise before the Iowa Caucuses? We should call this book: "When GOP candidates stop caring." Also, this alone means I have more in common with Gingrich. *Shiver* However, Romney really has taught me much more than either of his competitors -- as illustrated in the funny new YouTube video "3 Things I've Learned from Mitt Romney. (And if you enjoy the video, don't thank me. Thank that magnificent Mormon muse and share the mirth.)