NBC's Domenico Montanaro reports on the Values Voter Summit in Washington and what Republicans are doing to try and rally the conservative base. Plus, the fatal mistake the Romney campaign may have made in elevating Bill Clinton.
WASHINGTON -- Appearing at an annual gathering of conservative Christian voters, former presidential candidate Rick Santorum accused President Barack Obama of "coddling and appeasing" America's enemies and said the Obama administration is at least partially responsible for ongoing violence in post-Arab Spring nations.
"This president has to take a share of the responsibility for what the Middle East looks like today because he helped structure it," Santorum told attendees at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., adding that Obama has "turned his back" on allies like Israel and the government of Egypt.
"He has sent a very clear message to that area of the world," he said of Obama. "If you're a friend of the United States, you're on your own. If you are an enemy of the United States, let's talk."
Anti-U.S. protests rocked over 20 nations across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia this week, and four Americans were killed during an attack in Benghazi, Libya.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has slammed the Obama administration for "apologizing" for American values in its dealings with Islamic militants, a sentiment that his former rival Santorum echoed today.
"Gov. Romney boldly went out and called this administration on their policies, their weak, lead-from-behind appeasing policies against those who threaten us and our security," Santorum said. "He stood up and called them what they were."
While he fought bitterly against the now-GOP nominee in the Republican primary, the former Pennsylvania senator repeatedly praised Romney before the audience of Christian social conservatives, a group that represents the backbone of Santorum's political base.
"I'm so encouraged that Gov. Romney has embraced some of the things I campaigned upon and that you across America have encouraged me to give voice to," he said. "He's giving voice to those things because he understands who we are. Mitt Romney understands America. He understands those values. And he shares those values."


Really, Ricky? So all those terrorists that your President's "protect America" policy has killed, including Bin Laden...that was Obama talking to and appeasing them?
And yet, they are STILL dead.
So, Santorum repeats the "apologizing" lie for Romney, and also throws out the "appeasing policies" line (that I have heard numerous times this morning while channel surfing the news programs. I guess it's clear what the Republican talking points are for trying to cover up Romney's inept reactions to these unfolding events.
Probably will read the same things hundreds of times in this comment section before this article is switched out for another. I'm just glad I have half of those RWNJs on ignore already.
Is there no shame among these kids who will say anything for political points??? I am no fan of either political party as I believe The Big Club (i.e.the Monied Class) run both parties, hence we truly only have one party called The MONEY PARTY. Nonetheless, Santorum needs to read a bit of history to understand a few things about other cultures, particularly the Arab culture. He needs to understand that there is something the CIA calls "blowback." Every time the U.S. (and The West in general) makes decisions for the Arab world (from carving up the old Ottoman Empire to creating Israel to present day incursions in Iraq and Afghanistan) those ancient cultures REMEMBER and, gee wiz, take offense at our decades of messing with their mineral rights, oil, land management, etc.
As long as extremist like Santorum sound off, extremist in the Arab world will anti up the rhetoric and violence. They have no drones, no tactical weapons, no carrier fleets, no Raptors, no chemical phosphorous shells, no Abrams, etc, like we do. So they use terror as their only real means to get our attention. The hostage taking in Iran was a result of our CIA taking out their democratically elected President in the 1950's because the brain trust in America did not think the new official would play on our side during the Cold War. Again.....LEARN FROM HISTORY.
It's his big mouth and the "cowboy up" attitudes (like W.) that continue to create more and more blowback. Arab Spring (and continued unrest) is a result of our supporting corrupt dictators for decades over there! Those people have suffered for a long, long time. Some of those extremist are taking advantage of the instability right now in my opinion. I fully suspect (and expect) Iraq to blow up in our face some day. So Santorum just needs to stfu. I say that, for whatever its worth, as a 5th generation vet, a vet of the so-called War on Terror and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
One of the first of many lies told the American Public by the Bungler-in-Chief!
Given the articles coming out of this 'Values" event, they sound like trailer park trash. I'm suprised someone doesn't just throw out meat to the audience. My apologies to anyone living in a trailer whose IQ is higher than their belt size.
Are you serious?!?!?
Mr. "I'm not going to fall for the global warming hoax" Santorum needs to shut it! Not one thing this guy has to say, ESPECIALLY as it pertains to foreign policy, should be taken with a single ounce of seriousness.
I'm SO-O-O-O-O-O glad that this guy isn't going to get the chance (at least this time around) to be president of our country!
How much did Mitt pay you to say that? Forget supporting him for a side job as he will never be elected. Don't quit your day job Santorum even though you suck at it. You will eventually be fired for the kook you are.
What the hell is wrong with these sh!t for brains GOPTP people? I'd be surprised if they had 5 brain cells for the lot of them together. WTF are they drinking at these "Values" meetings?
Santorum couldn't "structure" a pup tent in his backyard, and here he is criticizing the Obama administration, for helping to structure the transition from dictatorships to democracy in the middleeast?
Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood have aligned them self with the Democratic party, and all we hear is crickets from the media. Please take a minute to watch this very informative video & share it with like minded Patriots. You won't see this anywhere in the MSM.
http://youtu.be/Ip4t0is1_Eo
Free Market fan --was it "cease" or "ease?"
The distabilitation of the Middle East was orchestrated by Dick Cheney through a weak W. by attacking Iraq for non existent WMDs. Obama made a strong argument for democratic ideals in his speach in Cairo when first elected. He gave Egypt and some in the Middle East hope. The 100-200 who are easily agitated everytime some idiot makes an anti Islam film are not the majority of the Middle East. The dictators keep the Western fears flamed, not the citizens themselves. Making citizen afraid of the stranger makes you more likely to trust your own dictator. I actually predict that, even though the Iraq war was very very wrong, having a democracy so close to Iran will give Iran's citizens the wind beneath their wings to become a democracy themselves sometime in the next 4 years. Yes I really think it will actually work out that way. Now if you want all of this to stop and change to dictatorships that keep Western hate alive and everyone in line though hating us, elect Mitt Romney. You'll be in a war by years end 2013.
Who's Rick Santorum? Don't recognize the name.
Of course it's Obama's fault just as the state of Israel, the Shah of Iran, Desert Storm, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, and everything else that the US has done to set off the hatred for Americans from the Islam people. Hell while you're at it why not just blame him for the attacks on the World Trade Center on 2/26/1993 and 9/11/2001? You blame him for everything else that goes wrong then try to take credit for things that went right.
"partially responsible"? Obama committed U.S. forces to removing Gadhafi from power with NO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL, I'd say that makes him totally responsible... of course he will find someone to point his finger at and the liberal media will cower in the corner and let him.
Somebody put a muzzle on Dick Scrotorum. Dipsh!t extraordinaire.
Wrong, but don't let facts screw you straight. :)
our foreign policy is in total collapse; we are reaching out to our enemy's, even inviting them to the White house, he gave 1.5 Billing dollars to the Muslim brotherhood this year(they have been on the terrorist list from the beginning); he really believes that as once a Muslim he can win them over , and make them peace-full, this is a pipe dream; they what us dead, or convert to Islam; they do not want democracy, it is against Islamic law and custom, they are moving into our country by the 10's of thousands , we are even paying them relocation money up to 3750. per month per family for up to 3 years; we have lost our mind!
Here's the new Mitt campaign slogan.
"I will do everything the opposite of Obama no matter what!"
That's how stupid the average GOP voter is.
All I can say is that if Rick Santorum is in favor of "it", whatever "it" is, then I'm opposed and vice-versa. The man is an idiot.
Is this proof Harley Chic is a secret Muslim spy? Notice the dark complexion, black hair, dark eyes. Thank God for youtube. It has all kinds of useful information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwZK1TmQYwY
I think we can all agree this is who Harley Chic aspires to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecm-f1MkmOg
Isn't out-of-context with a dash of fabrication a great tool to lie with? :D
Shame idiots like that guy who made the video can destroy anything done for peace.
As long as man has religion man will have war.
@pjam09
What US Forces were in Libya to remove Gadhafi? Missles or drones don't count. It was his own peeple that killed him. But I find it amusing that you would actually bitch about it, when you are probably one of the biggest voices in calling him a terrorist and wanting his head on a plate.
Do you support Democracy or not? You can't have it both ways. If you want to support dictators because they control the masses, that's fine, but then don't sit there and preach to the world how great America is with it's freedoms.
harleyChic
Not all of us fall for the political BS movies posted on the web. Just because someone made a movie clip and put it on the internet doesnt make it true.
But her French Model boyfriend told her it was true!
This is a chance for the American right wing to understand how we liberal progressives think about you.
You conservatives are appalled at the reaction of the conservative Muslims. Some of you even call them animals. You say, "How can they use their religion as an excuse to judge others? How can they base their government on their fairy-tale religion?"
Well, to many of us liberals, we look at the fundamentalist Christians in the same way. We think, how dare you apply your mythical beliefs to our government?
I want peace, and tolerance for all. And I mean all.
This is a chance for many of you right wing conservatives to take a look at yourselves in the mirror. The contempt you have for Muslim conservatives is exactly how we feel about Christian conservatives.
Peace to you, although I do not agree with you.
Wow, and I bet you didn't think that's racist? :)
Jeff, that was the best he could do. Since my post was genuine and intended as a bridge to mutual understanding, his head exploded because I imagine the truth hurts.
No religion in politics.
Wasn't it Bush that stated "if you are not with us, you are against us?"
Obama up by 6-9 points across the national polls and you repubtards are still claiming victory? lmao
May the GOP die and fade away... The party of rich old white people is on the way out.
[The day I'm inaugurated, Muslim Hostility will cease...]
What do you expect...the FMF idiot got it from Breitbart's website...and didn't even copy and paste it right...reading comprehension issues, maybe?
(The Scene: RNC Headquarters, Washington, D.C.)
"Oh, no! Citizen Romney's campaign is going to hell in a handbag! What do we do, Reince?"
"Gentlemen, it's time for a diversion! Send in the Clowns!! Santorum first, then Christie. And for God's sake, someone track Palin down pronto!"
(Huzzahs all around. Much general congratulating, handshaking, lighting of Cuban cigars ensues.)
Santorum is a complete idiot.
Insanitorum is still alive? I thought he cashed it in when he got knocked off his high horse.
Dear Mr. "My wife had an abortion, but now I want to make it illegal,"
The world was a much better place when nobody knew who you were.
That is all.
Ahhhh ha! Once again the fine NBC journalist cherry picks and reports only what that deem necessary to prop up their failure of a president.
Quote from Ricks speech.
"Media won't call Obama on abuse of power if they like the abuse." -Rick Santorum
TheEndofAnError - Hahahahaha
So funny that you would plagiarize that line from 2008.
It was funny then - because that's how Bush said "era". You know? No?
Why am I not surprised.
Yeah Rick, keep throwing gas on the fire. One warning, you'll get burned alnog with the rest of us.
When you use being Black in a derogatory statement it's racist.
Oh, Madame Palin is around. Running her mouth without her brain in gear, as usual:
Jeff - Do you know how stupid Democrats are? This is NOT about a movie! This is all about the Democratic National Convention bragging over 29 times about killing Osama. We killed thier leader and rightfully so. So don't blame a movie nobody saw, just own up to it! Stop appoligizing, be strong and maybe talk to our only ally in the region. Obama IS weak and everyboby except Democrats knows it!
LMAO @ endofanerror. The GOPs end of an error will come Nov 6 2012 when Mittens is trounced by at least 100 electoral votes. The GOP created the messes we are in, Iraq, Afghanistan, 9-11 with the help of the Mossad,.. Question, why was WT7 pre-wired to explode?
Mittens and his henchmen will try anything, even funding this Youtube clip and fostering the hate going on inside our homeland. The GOP wants to coddle the terrorist state of Israel and allow the the luxury of $3-$4 Billion of OUR tax=payer dollars and weapons to spent attacking another nation without provocation. Israel is the nation that refuses to stand-down and talk. Israel is the nation that has 4, yes FOUR nuclear weapons, most likely more than that. Hell Israels B!tch, America gave it to them. How can America boldly suggest peace, while coddling Israel with money and weapons while they attack other nations? We can't.. Peace through strength? Hows that working out?
America is the problem. We run around the world trying to force money down peoples throats to conform to our way of doing business or we invade them and overthrow until we find someone WE like. Lets focus on OUR homeland for once in 236 years of America being a nation. Isn't time to nation build here? Oh no the GOP wants to rule the world through force and coercion. The GOP under Mittens will start WW3 with the help of Israel. F with Iran and China and Russia will come a-knocking. Russia just like the gold ol' USA has 5000+ nukes. China, who in the hell knows what they have or will do. I know this, 300-500 Million Chinese would be more than happy to fight for their nation. America can't ever field a team of 10 million to fight for this nation. We'd be screwed every which way to Sunday if China postulated. But yeah, they are a frienemy!
People on here that think Obama has a good foreign policy must be stupid at best. Same ones that think he has a good economic policy the week our debt gets downgraded again with threats of more downgrades to come. If this had been any other president people would be up in arms. Higher gas prices because Obamas polices are devaluing the dollar even more driving up oil and gold prices. The same people blamed Bush and yet they give Obama a free pass.
I guess when we do go broke then you will wake up. Yep you will be unemployeed in larger numbers, and the dollar in your pocket will buy nothing, but at least you can say you voted for Obama.
TheEndofAnError, I think calling Michelle Moochell is way out of line, unless you don't mind people calling your wife an ugly fat sow. No, you don't bring anything to the table, just disgusting remarks. I guess if all I had to hang my hat on was a crook like Willard I'd have to resort to pathetic posts like yours. My monies on Michelle being a lot hotter than your wife, nothing against her, but it would explain your attitude.
Azrael-2240384
Missles and drones "don't count"??!! What is this, a 3rd grade playground?? Obama has made overseas policies a disaster....ALONG WITH OUR ECONOMY (the reason for QEIII...right Dems?).
I can't see how anybody can support this total epic fail President....not a bit.
Really? Because according to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com, Rasmussen consistently leans Republican.
Calculating 'House Effects' of Polling Firms
When Santorum left the presidential race didn't he say publicly that voters were better off voting for Obama then Romney.
If you think that the constant shouting of Bin Laden is dead and GM is alive did not stir up the Islamics in the Middle East you are dead wrong! This is probably more powerful than the movie 99% of them did not see but about 80% heard!
Ray in Jax- I just love your party, the party of no God, the party of no jobs, the party of 6 chin union leaders, the party of city bankruptcy, the party of fuzzy bumpers and pole smokers, the party without a spine, the party of food stamps, the party of stolen union pensions, the party that has not created a single job in almost 4 years, the party of the stupidest Vice President in history, the party of no responsibility, the party of blame, the party of storytelling, the party of Soyndra, etc,etc.
Ah yes...another Rush Limbaugh listener. Rush is a college drop out. When will you on the fringe right learn that he is superficial at best and a bigot at worst?
Or he is both.
Best argument there is for not going back to the policies of the GOP:
Private Sector Payroll Employment
I said, "That's how stupid the average GOP voter is." Don't try too hard to look average and you'll be OK with me.
[When Santorum left the presidential race didn't he say publicly that voters were better off voting for Obama then Romney.]
Lady Cat, yes he did. Here is Santorum's quote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=p8MlBkNrvvs
Nice work ;)
Ahhhh "Jeff" no substance left so all to do is throw names at people - pathetic
Romney & Ryan,
You and all your Republican cohorts continue to state that Obama keeps blaming Bush for the state our economy when it's actually his fault.
Well guys, I really hate to tell you this [Not Really] but the American people also hold Bush, and NOT Obama, responsible for the state of our economy. So maybe you should read this:
As for who gets the blame for the current state of the economy, fingers are still being pointed at the former president.
"Since President Barack Obama's first year in office, a majority of Americans have said that former President Bush's policies were more responsible for current economic problems than Obama's policies were. That figure is at 57% today, with 35% saying the current president and Democrats are mostly to blame for economic problems," adds Holland.
"That's a major switch from last year, when six in ten were pessimistic about the economy," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
So, as we Americans are also blaming Bush I guess that means that we, the people of these United States, aren't as stupid as you thought we were and thereby are not buying into all your lies and propaganda.
Well, golly gee whiz Repubs, don't ya just hate it when the lies don't stick.
Romney/Ryan - Slip Sliding Away
Obama/Biden 2012
. . . And a great weekend to all
---politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/13/cnn-poll-are-you-better-off-than-four-years-ago/
Wow, what diversionary tactics! Weave and bob, duck and camouflage!
Osama bin Laden was killed over a year ago. I don't think the Arab world is that slow in showing its displeasure.
And it's just side-splitting funny that the right is now blaming Obama for stirring up the Muslims against us by killing bin Laden.
Maybe that's why Bush never did it? Worried about getting the embassies attacked?
Or was is just intellectual laziness? (which is a nice way of putting it)
And I'm still scratching my head over why the Muslims would be mad that GM is still making cars....
The mental gymnastics the right can go through to blame stuff on Obama must mean they have some level of thinking ability. If they'd just put it to good use, maybe we could get somewhere.
You must be Mitt Romney because you say something without proving it. :)
It was the Republican Congress who did it the first time around and even S&P said the following:
And it's still the same brinkmanship at work. Don't be an a$$ and make up facts (lies) to suit your argument. Republicans are HORRIBLE on economic policy.
Jeff, this is interesting:
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/09/13/847221/cantor-admits-spending-cuts-kill-jobs/
Seems the weasel Cantor couldn't contain himself while the cameras were rolling.
THe REpublican nominating processs was encouraging in one significant way - it showed that the AMerican electorate - EVEN REPUBLICANS were not ready for this guys brand of BS. GOood for you Republicans.
Tom Trento is a hate-filled propagandist is common knowledge by now. He is as much a ‘human rights’ activist as David Duke or any racist who relies on lies, half-truths and innuendo to plead his case
Trento Lie #1.) “Muslim Brotherhood joined the ‘Nazis’ during World War II.”
One does not have to agree with or like the Muslim Brotherhood to, at the very least, concede that the Muslim Brotherhood never “joined” the Nazis in World War II. That is just a blatant lie!
Trento Lie #2: “In 1981, that same Muslim Brotherhood assassinated Anwar Sadat.”
Truth: A quick read on Wikipedia could have easily disabused Trento of this embarrassing falsity. Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Khalid Islambouli and a group of renegade Egyptian military soldiers
Trento Lie #3: “Obama…gave the Muslim Brotherhood 1.5 billion dollars”
Truth: Seriously? Do we have to even answer this one? In fact, the money was not given to the Muslim Brotherhood, but to Egypt, just as it has been for over thirty years ever since the Camp David accords
Harley Chic points you to this, but never checks to see if what he says is true....Harley chic I have some Jim Jones clips I want you to look at... maybe you'll want to worship him
Travelin, actually, the number of nukes that Israel has is reported to be at least 400, not 4, other than that you are pretty well correct!
Who would you trust, a nation that has signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and declares that nuclear weapons are anathema to their religion and does Not have them and has not attacked a Nation outside it's own borders, aside from actual self defense when attacked, in several centuries like Iran.
OR
A Nation that has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, reportedly has several hundred nukes ready to go, armed on missiles and jets and subs, has attacked, unilaterally, nearly every nation around itself, sometimes in 'pre-emptive' strikes which are illegal in international law and is belligerently trying to get America involved in an un-winnable war, has directly attacked us (See USS Liberty), has disregarded the very statutes and contract made when the Nation was formed regarding the lands of the Palestinians and kills 10 for every one of their own killed in a conflict that they clearly started and keep inflaming like Israel?
Sort of a different perspective when you look at the actual facts on the ground, huh?
travelinfotog
And there you have it...the typical Obama supporter.
Fact is: If you poke a stick into a hornets nest they will come out stinging at whoever or whatever is there.
AL-Queda began with Reagan but was seeded even before Reagan was born. They struck under Bush Sr, many times under Clinton, the big one under Bush Jr and yet still and continuing under Obama.
Does anybody think they will run for cover and hid if "Bad Decisive and Bold" Mr Romney comes into power.
Because it is not overly admitted: The fact is: Obama has been the most OPERATIVE C.I.C. in the history of the United States and bin-Laden's widows can attest to that.
As an example as reported by Rachel Maddow, Obama sucessfully contained scores of loose "yellow cake" from all over the world, thus keeping us safe.
Jeff-yet again you don't have facts. Bush got approval both by Senate (77-23) and hours earlier he go the House (296-133).
Where as Obama did not get it nor thinks he needs it.
And as usual name calling and hate spewing insults rage (majority of) from the democratic party.
Hey! Sanctimonius @!$%# head! Shut the @!$%# up and get a job, you ignorant @!$%#!!
Tea bagging republican extremist in government are mere children mentally with little to NO age level appropriate intelligence. Those unable to use logic understand real time time lines and facts are playing and nothing more. Playing in an imaginary world that THEY hope to run one day. They do it out of spite, hate, ignorance, self grandeur and an incessant need for power and self congratulation.
You see the gop carnival in Tampa proves as much when all of the speakers could do little else than speak about THEMSELVES. Not there candidate but themselves and what there parents had accomplished. Pathetic indeed.
Cheers
Cheers
Why? Because we dont capitulate to the catholic church? Freedom of religion is also freedom from religion.
If anything your ilk is closer to muslim terrorists like al queda. Religious fanatics.
The Values Voter summit provides an invaluable service to the country. Nobody could ever provide a better exposé of the religious right's political aspirations, xenophobia, racial and cultural arrogance, hostility to liberty, intolerance of free thought and belief, and total detachment from both reality and civility. It's a perfect reminder for mainstream America of why allowing Republicans to run the show is so incredibly dangerous. And they're dumb enough to just put it all on display publicly.
Enjoy the show while it lasts, folks. Religious fundamentalism is becoming more despicable to mainstream America every year, and soon they won't be able to display so publicly. You'll see fewer Rick Santorums and more Bob McDonnells whose beliefs are just as extreme, but who have the intelligence to pretend that they aren't (aka to lie) when talking to the average American.
After this election is over, somebody from the GOP is going to have to go on a real apology tour to their donors for running such a bunch of lamebrain candidates.
Ricky boy's desperation doesnt end. What is he now dreaming of?
Off topic, nothing but an insult and most worthy of a 2nd grade responce Node.....
this is the reason religion is bad and wrong for every government. HATE, ANGER, PICKING FIGHTS WITH OTHER RELIGIONS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS LEADING THE WAY TO DESTRUCTION. Santorum is one of them too
Ahh and once again, the "I don't want to hear the truth" libs jump on the 'bash Harley Chick" train.
@ #1.51 CoCo-1551796
So, what you're saying is the Islamics in the Middle East are Ford fans?
Jeff - Are the congressional Democrats 2006-2010 to blame for the recession 2007-09?
@ #1.76 Talk to the Hand
Harley Chick has a train? I thought she owned a motorcycle.
Go Figure!
Obama/Biden 2012
To all of the intelligent folks quoting Wikipedia;
If colleges and universities in America will NOT accept Wikipedia as a reasonable source, then why do you?
I tell you what. I'll go and make a Wikipedia entry proclaiming myself as God and you can worship me..
(sarcasm dolts)
Beyond that the "my party is better than your party" fight is so very childish at best. The divide and conquer strategy works real well with idiots and sheep. Good luck to you all.
Thank you, Senator Santorum!
But the Obama failures and blame are not only theoretical. They're tactical as well:
*Why weren't our Middle East embassies better protected on 9/11?
*What did the State Department know in advance of the attacks?
*What did the President know in advance of the attacks?
*Does the President regret backing the Muslim Brotherhood and not Mubarak?
The leftist media refuses to ask these questions. Rather, they forward this myth that the attacks had something to do with some crappy online video.
But, I thought the world would like us again if we voted for Obama! Puppy dogs and ice cream cones!!
It hasn't worked. Peace through strength. Romney/Ryan 2012.
Who put us into these War are to blame, what did you Morons think they was going to do praise us for destroying their countries getting thousands of their citizens killed, 9/11 was done by a terrorist group and whole countries got pulled into this mess, this what happens you have idiots running the country and they have all their money invested in Arms and Oil. Eveytime one of these Morons Republicans opens their dumb pie hole they show us just how brainless they truely are. >>>> OBAMA 2012/CLINTON 2016
Jeff-1592116
When you use being Black in a derogatory statement it's racist.
When you wear black it makes you look ugly!
Okay, who woke up the @!$%#? Go back to sleep Ricky.
Being a hardass on Muslims would have made this better? Obama "coddled" too much? Sure he did. Killing most of the al qaeda leadership was just kissing their butts, wasn't it?
I guess if you call not sending in thousands of troops on a whim or otherwise nuking anyone that looks at us cross-eyed, "coddling"... they, yes, he did.
Like I said... go back to sleep.
Santorum...what a moron - Santorum is.
Maybe we all should blame 9/11 on George W. Bush too, if Santorum is correct here.
Has it ever occurred to Santorum that the reason he is not the nominee is that he is a moron? And happily for out mormon brothers, there is a first ever Mormon as nominee.
WOW, you have to love America, for the first time in history, both major party nominees are not white episcopal.
LMarcT - I could not have expressed it any better. Closing with a quote from 'Abe':
"Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us,
nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the Government
nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes
might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as
we understand it." - Abraham Lincoln
Funny how the "you're on your own" phrase resonates more with these crowds when it refers to other countries than when it refers to their fellow countrymen.
Quiet one
I thought he said she pulled a train. I guess you just never know. She probably walked by a motorcycle once but it was a Mo-Ped and she wanted it.
Santorum and Bachmann - two traitorous nut peckers of a kind.....
Just bend over and vote for Mitt Robmey and Lyan Ryan if you think they're so great....
With all we now know about Santorum, why would anyone take him seriously.
Santorum is a very sick person, Rick took a dead fetus home from the hospital to pass around so everybody could say their goodbyes, this is a crazy act !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Santorum, underneath is a nasty guy.
He is looking for a position in Romney's Cabinet, or a post, if Romney wins.
He's speaks by weakness---my memory is good.
Rick Santorum says,
"If you're a friend of the United States, you're on your own. If you are an enemy of the United States, let's talk."
I respond, "I did not say what Rick says, and I do not condone what he says."
According to Romney, Rick and I guess Ryan, that's me appologizing for Rick.
And Santorum is even lower on the totem pole in so many things!!!!!
Figures..... Liberals are toeing the line once again when we all know that Obama screwed up again on the Middle East.
Santorum is right to call the President on his crap.
It's amazing that people still think Obama is the greatest after a week like we just had.
Anybody notice the teenager Jihad that was in chicago when he tried to blow up a bar?
Here let me make it easier for you: THIS JUST HAPPENED THIS WEEK.
Still think he's the greatest? Here is what happens when you get a President who caters to illegal immigrants:
Obama wanting to FORGIVE EGYPT'S DEBT and still wanted to give them aid.
Still think Santorum is nuts? Think again.
VOTE OBAMA OUT IN NOVEMBER!
Especially if you share the same religious beliefs as Barrack Hussein.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
So says Rick Santorum...still crazy after all these years.
Why do we care what that loser thinks? Santorum is an idiot! Someone ought to muzzle him. Next week he'll be complaining that President Obama has launched too many drone strikes.
Obama, 'coddling and appeasing'? This list includes only the attacks in Yemen:
That list means nothing if Obama is just going to apologize afterwards; and then help them rebuild?
Maybe that's where all of our money is going.....
Nobody gives a crap what Rick Santorum says, he's a loser and a liar just like Mitt Romney. I'm wondering why the media keeps repeating the never ending torrent of Republican lies. The media is suppose to seek out the truth instead all the gutless media has been doing lately is acting as an echo chamber for right wing lies.
Jim Spence
Just another worthless troll. You clowns just come slithering out from under rocks and various appliances. You just joined and all you can do is spew hatred, lies and racist rants.
...leaving aside the hypocrisy of complaining to 'Christians' that the President hasn't killed enough people... sheesh.
...maybe people who are just pulling random B.S. out of the air ought to read up on the subject and think before they make a worthless comment?
Wow, they are dragging this guy out to talk about policy?! Smells like desperation.
The "pro life" folks and their "2nd amendment remedies"; a walking contradiction. Forget a woman's Constitutional rights, but once that kid is born, if they don't agree with us, we got lots of guns to deal with them.
Hurlme bitch and her youtube faked out movie. This is all the GNOPERS are good at is misdirection and lies. Can't believe I watched this snarky Jew say " According to our sources..." Well who are your @!$%#ing sources? Could they be Karl Rove and gang?
@ Free Market fan, post 1.3
It hasn't accrued to you that this might be another promise the Republican Party would love to see President Obama fail at? What have they done to support him? Wake UP!
all one has to do is read these posts and one will understand why this country will never be whole. the lies on both sides is disgusting but its the left that screams the loudest and who control most of media. some of you are slobbering over obama and calling everyone who does not agree with you, names. when you resort to name calling, no matter how "cute" it sounds, like "mittens," you have already lost the debate and just digging a bigger hole.
all i see it people ridiculing others who do not share the same opinions and you think your right?

Kaybeetoys: Exactly right..... You should read up on it.
What I said was not a worthless comment. Obama was planning on forgiving Egypt's 1 billion dollar debt and in addition was planning on giving them more aid for next year.
It still amazes me on how pathetic some of you people are. You sit there, fat, dumb and happy, being spoon fed whatever your Republican masters decide to feed you. Since you're obviously either too lazy or too ignorant to do your own verifying, I shall do it for you. At no time did Obama ever make anything close to that statement. And in case someone happens to be falling for your little lies, here's the transcripts from both his 2007 and his 2009 NPR interviews.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15251928
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104806528
The closest he came to it was:
So, I proved you were lying, how about you prove me wrong, if you can?
Oop's Post 1.106
accruedoccurredIn Yemen everyone drives a white Toyota pickup. :)
The problem with the right wing voters, is they believe everything the GOP & Teabaggers say and or advertise on TV & radio. Try thinking for yourselves for a change, do some research, you might just be surprised what is true and what is not, that is if you have the guts to do.
I do a lot fat checking because these days so many politicians lie, and the Super Pac's as well with all their bogus ads. I'm an independent, and from all the fat checking I have done, Mitt/Paul have done a whole lot of lying, and they keep flip flopping as well. I have even caught a few lies from the Obama campaign, but nothing like Mitt/Paul.
Right now I am definitely leaning towards Obama, he is for the middle class, students, elderly, and poor. All I see from Romney is more tax breaks for the rich, while the rest of have to pay for breaks. One of the biggest things that worry me about Romney, if it was up to him he would already started a war with Iran, god help us all.
Rick Sanatorium and his Pals GwB and Dickh-ad Cheney are the reason for the spread of anti-American sentiment in the middle-east.The invasion of Iraq removed the one counter power to Iran's terrorist supporting regime,all while lying about the reasons for the invasion.President Obama was not only handed a disastrous economy,but the foreign policy of GWB made the world our enemy.Re-elect Obama/Biden 2012
Wooohee you libies are hoping mad and the only response is Repubs are stupid and redneck and tea party yet Libies love quoting Wikipedia which cannot be considered more than someones opinion. NPR and NBC who are clearly telling only half the truth behind the thinly veiled bias, and education which merely falls back to the fact someone cannot spell or use proper grammar attack instead of using real talking points. Heck even Citizen of the world thinks we supported the creation of Israel. Yes sir lots of quoting like how Obama has killed all those folks with drones, he sure is amazing being President and doing the work of the military and the CIA. This is the same guy who said he cannot influence the price of gas, yet he is doing so much. Maybe if you libies pulled your enormous over-sized brain from you unlit cavities you would see things for what they are not what you want them to be. All Obama wants is another four years to try and reinforce his personal views into law. The only reason I support Romney is because I have already seen the alternative and he is just not cutting it.
"If they have to tell lies to get elected, then their ideas must really suck."
So now, you Republican / Teabaggers have been saying that:
(1) Obama does not deserve credit for Osama Bin Laden being killed.
(2) Then some of you said that Bin Laden is probably still alive, because the U.S. supposedly fabricated the story about burying Bin Laden at sea, without showing photos of his corpse.
Do you not think that graphic photos of Bin Laden's body might have inflamed extremists, which could have endangered Americans abroad?
Now, you are saying that the protests by Muslim extremists are Obama's fault because he WAS responsible for Osama Bin Laden's death.
I'm beginning to see why you are supporters of Romney. You seem to FLIP FLOP as much as he does.....
The problem I see is these so called politicians want to create Wars but you see I don't see them leading from the front or their children making the ultimate sacrifice and that's goes for their sheep, all talk about how We should go there and kill these people shows us you have what it takes the Army is still looking for a lot of good men go and join up, or are you a couch warrior without a pair where it counts, We have noting to lose I'm not RICH how about the rest of you, do you think their interest are worth you dying over. They don't want to pay their fair share but they want the POOR & MIDDLE class to sacrifice their lives for their greed. ROMNEY has five sons losing a couple should be no problem.
Laura I am glad you did all this fact checking, it will be good for you to make an informed decision. So help me understand how Obama is for the middle class, the poor, the elderly and students and how he is going to pay for them. I understand how you feel compassion for all of these ideas but as history teaches us, being for all these things does not make you a good leader, a good person yes, but not a good leader. By the way when was the last time Romney took any money from the government for the services he provided. I think he cares too, and has demonstrated it.
Irvmani
Lame
Ummm...he's the latest inductee to the Republican Hall of Morons...
SHUT UP SANTORUM, you *ss excuse for a politician.
Never seen a more fake conservative in my life.
The late Reverend Moon is a better conservative than you.
newdayDAWNING...RETURNED
Yes, and with the explosion of violence in the Middle East we can see just how insignificant Osama Porn Laden actually was.
His death was, and still is, purely symbolic for his involvement in 9/11.
Barrack Husseins "apologist platform" has created violence in the Middle East and Africa like none seen before. His foreign policy is an abysmal failure.
As our domestic, especially fiscal, policy continues to collapse our credit rating is downgraded again to AA- with a continued negative watch. The continued and tragic reality of this presidency is being fully exposed to the world.
Gas is over $4/gallon again and the Fed has just rewarded the banks with another gift packaged as QE3.
But of course Barrack Hussein still has time to party in Las Vegas, chat with "Pimp with a Limp" but he doesn't have time to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Oh wait, that night was booked with Letterman. No sense meeting with any of our allies from the most volatile region in the world right now.
I can understand why he is afraid to meet with Netanyahu, I wouldn’t want to be embarrassed again by a true Statesman either. That pathetic display of Netanyahu schooling Barrack Hussein about diplomacy, foreign policy and what an ally is, will haunt Barrack Hussein forever.
It's time to let Barrack go back to Chicago so he and Rahm can organize a few more picnics for his
unionsgoonions and the teachers so they get paid more and work less so as to produce more illiterates.Clint Eastwood had it right. The chair in the Oval Office has remained empty for nearly 4 years. But then again, what else should we expect from an empty suit.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
It's a list of dead members of AlQaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the terrorist faction that President Obama and Yemeni President Hadi have worked together to eliminate.
No one claims that Obama can raise the dead.
Free Market fan #1.3 Link please.
Irvmani
Any idea who picks up the tab for the pensions when you dismantle a company? Romney knows.
You need to read this:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829
Get over the fact that it's from Rolling Stone. It's a good factual article as far as I can tell.
The Tea-Toadded Nation of Fools,believes Romney has a backbone,does jellyfish come to mind,wet noodle ,gutless opportunist,Flem Flam artist,hide behind Anne's skirt,gold medal winner of the flip-flop Olympics,not ready for prime time,jakweed.....................Willard "Mitt" Romney !!!!!
It is going to be enjoyable for me to watch mittens "Richy Rich" self implode as he stumbles and bumbles trying to figure out what the right answer is for everything. He has proven he just doesn't get it and this will be apparent in the debates. No matter how much Romney and lyin Ryan practice for the debates their ignorance and fantastical thinking will be exposed for all to see. I look forward to those net yet informed to learn exactly what the Republicans have planned for the US in coming years...
@ #1.99 kaybeetoys
If this is the way Obama "coddles and appeases" one sure wouldn't want to be on the end of an attack.
Romney/Ryan - Comedian Fodder
Obama/Biden 2912
@ 1.43 RealAmericansFirst
Apparently Palin didn't take the hint when she wasn't invited to the RNC. She's old news, not important, not wanted, no one cares about what she says and she's still dumber than a stump.
Obama/Biden 2012
To Patriotic American U.S.A==I believe that Sanitarium"s wife wrote a book saying they did take their dead fetus home and slept with the fetus if memory served. I am truly sorry about their loss but taking the dead fetus home etc I don't think so.
Anyways- Just wanted to say to Rick- that it really must have bothered you to lose that big to Mitt Romney. He is such a better candidate than you and certainly more organized. To lose that bad and even say people might as well vote for Obama as to vote for Romney and now to come back and eat crow, and ask people to support Mitt Romney. How does crow really taste? How do you cook crow? And if I were you, and trust me I wouldn't want to be, but it really must hurt that he didn't even pick you as his V.P. Maybe he will ask you to be in his cabnet, no, I doubt it because he has most of those positions filled with Bush people. I know, I know you are just staying in the spot light getting ready for 2016 arn't you? I can picture you standing in the voting booth voting for Obama now because that would get Romney out of your way for 2016. But if you do vote for Obama you need to know that Sarah P. can see your voting booth from Alaska.
The Republican leaders believe you people in Florida, Virginia and Ohio are stupid and uninformed. Well I for one am proud of you people for supporting our President Obama. The last thing I want to see is more tax breaks for the rich, vouchers instead of medicare, social security privitized, more wars, the end of the middle class etc. Thank You for standing behind President Obama 2012.
Michael-4273928
They're not gonna 'support a loser' Michael, no matter what the MSNBS polls say, take another toke and "believe"...lol. Obama has failed on every front, he can't win.
And Gallup's, and CNN's, and Ipsos/Reuters', and CBS/Times', and ABC/W. Post's, and even FOX's.
The people don't want Romney to be president: that's clear from the polls. Do you really want a candidate to win "no matter what the polls say"? Do you hate democracy?
Now that is funny!
You mean like the Bush/Republican wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Fox News 05/07/2004:
President Bush on Thursday apologized for the "humiliation" some Iraqi prisoners suffered at the hands of U.S. troops...
At a Rose Garden press conference following a White House meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah (search), Bush offered his first direct apology over the prison issue.
"I told him I was sorry for the humiliation suffered by the Iraqi prisoners and the humiliation suffered by their families," Bush said.
George W. Bush, Rebuilding Iraq: Speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, December 7, 2005:
On the economic side, we're helping the Iraqis rebuild their infrastructure, and reform their economy...
Where was all the weeping and wailing when Bush apologized? And where is your outrage over helping rebuild the country of Iraq?
No, the only thing you are bitching about is the fact that a Democrat might do it!
If Rick Santorum speaks and he no longer matters does he make a sound?
[If Rick Santorum speaks and he no longer matters does he make a sound?]
Only if the trees are the "right height"...
Quietone,Please don't insult all the STUMPS.........
Rick Sanatorium chimes in with desperate statement to justify radical thoughtless views of GOP.
We are there in Arab land ONLY because BOZOhussen -the chosen one, and Over-the-HILL'ry want us there!! He promised 4 years ago to have us out, but sent many more troops...why is any American blood being shed for those in-bred tribal murderers..NO more tax $$$ for those who are not With US..Like LBJ did, this is oabamas Vietnam!!
From the book of love..the devil mohamed said..Qur’an (3:118) – “O you who believe! do not take for intimate friends from among others than your own people, they do not fall short of inflicting loss upon you; they love what distresses you; vehement hatred has already appeared from out of their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater still; indeed, We have made the communications clear to you, if you will understand.” This verse not only warns Muslims not to take non-Muslims as friends, but it establishes the deep-seated paranoia that the rest of the world is out to get them.
Qur’an (9:23) – “O ye who believe! Choose not your fathers nor your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith. Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such are wrong-doers” Even family members are not to be taken as friends if they do not accept Islam. (This is the mildest interpretation of this verse from the 9th Sura, which also advocates “slaying the unbeliever wherever ye find them”).
Wake up America..any who believe such hateful ideologys, can never be your friend!!
Oh, yes, let's do talk about Rasmussen's polls. As it stands, they show Obama with 247 electoral votes. They also how Obama winning in Florida, and thus, the election as that puts him over the 270 needed to win on it's own. Rasmussen also shows Obama winning in Ohio and Virginia. Romney's campaign is DOA on election day.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/archive/2012_electoral_college_scoreboard
I try not to swing at pitches in the dirt but I will this time. So let's say some group tries to advance their political agenda by making a movie right before the election. That movie depicts a young Jewish girl named Miriam she is about 12 years old. She has sex out of wedlock much to her family's shame she becomes pregnant. They marry her off to a much older widower. They have additional children during their marriage. The illegitimate son that he raises with Miriam becomes a traveling preacher (rabbi actually he is Jewish after all)that has a sexual relations with a wealthy woman. He lives off her wealth and the money his follower ppickpocket off the crowds he attracts. She is so prominent in the male followers that they take to calling her a prostitue to slander her and grab power. This preacher also has sexual relations with another woman who is indeed a prostitute. This rabbi is just one of several that wander around the Roman territory called Palestine. They all have miricles attributed to them. Many of the miricles are identical. One claims to have walked on water. Another claims to be able to levitate. They almost all use a phoney raising of the dead ruse to fleece the public out of money. The Roman's ignore these preachers because for the most part their followers are few and they are harmless. The Jewish priestly hierarchy however take them seriously especially after one of these preachers enters the holy temple and desecrates it. After much political rangling the Romans agree to elimanate the problem rabbi for the priests thereby restoring the peace that the priests intended to disrupt if they didn't get their way. He is crucified by the Romans and as their custom the executed is left hanging from the cross (really just a tree) until his body decomposes as a warning to others. Still no problem?
VirginiaDem
Hah! You do realize that you just came up with the perfect new slogan for the Romney campaign, don't you?
"D.O.A. on Election Day"
Love it!
JimSpence - What is a "Real American"?
Yep. That was a lie seen on conservative blogs all across the Internet. Notably, atlasshrugs200 and many, many more. I guess they think if they keep repeating it it might come true.
Rick Santorum is an ass kissing piece of crap. he's looking for a job in the Romney Admin if there is one and. He was one that called Romney the equivalent of a douche bag liberal but he'll get on his knees for him now. better watch it Ricky. That homosexual behavior will get you in the end.
Lest anyone forget, here's something else that despicable POS Santorum said, at a time when he was a
front-runner for the Rape-Public-CON Presidential nomination:
Obama is a Government Nig... (18 second video on web page linked to - no autoplay)
So, how much time did Sen. Sweater Vest spend as the "front runner" in the Rape-Public-CON primaries? And then he was invited to be a featured speaker at their convention? Get to be known by the company you keep, folks.
He's an ignorant douche, and I couldn't be prouder that even Pennsyltucky dumped his butt out of office (not that Pat Toomey's any great prize).
Vulture/Voucher 2012
Proving Two Rights DO Make a Wrong!
;-)
I have never seen so many lies! Romney and Ryan are full of lies and what is sooooooooooo sad is that there are some of you who believe. You know? You sit and judge the muslim community? Well, I judge you. Extreme 'christians' are as dangerous as Al Qaida/or extreme muslims. You sick, sick people. Good luck to you.
Obama 2012
Who is Santorum you ask? Why Santorum is the mixture of fecal matter and semen that is ejected naturally from the body after homosexual sex. (yes, look it up!)
and it was NEVER Reagan selling Iran Contra's or Iraq private weapons of mass destruction standing PROUDLY shaking the hand of Sadaam as he helped to put him in power. CERTAINLY never Reagan's FULL funding of the freedom fighters whose leader was OSAMA BIN LADEN. Could NOT be Bush #1 continuing sales of arms to the Middle east and NEVER a false war started that had to TAKE DOWN Sadaam, and embarrassingly found notthing but grains of sand in the holes in the ground PROCLAIMED LOUDLY and in GLORY to be the hiding places of those arms sold by Daddy B and Unca Reagan. It was NEVER Cheney gouging and siphoning money from the taxpayers for the "provate" mercenary company he held stocks in that made ENORMOUS amounts of money buying up the electricity and utilities of Iraq. ALL while "protecting" Iraqui citizens from the big BAD guy. It was NEVER the continued Republican funding of Pakistan who steadily loaded up nuclear warheas and continued to vociferously detail it's hatred of the U.S. It CERTAINLY wasn't a Republican Gov't that helped the Taliban into place before it realized the horror of such a mistake! NAH. it's all Obama's fault. they guy has curly hair! CAN'T be anyone's fault but HIS.
Rick, do you really believe all the crap that dribbles out of your mouth?
Good grief, you should be ashamed of yourself for lying, inciting fear and hatred and oh, yeah, that knock about smart people.........not good.
Where is your Christian love and tolerance and opps, that pesky little "thou shalt not LIE" thing....or was is bearing false witness?............
Hey, Ricky, Jesus is watching and he is not happy.
yeah, its somehow obamas fault some random dudes in california he doesnt know and has nothing to do with make a video on purpose to get people killed.
yup. uh huh
keep swingin for the fences romney!
The truly sad thing about Santorum is he has five kids that his over the top crazy will influence their thinking.
Oh, come on Santorum. Please explain the difference between a right-wing extreme fundamentalist such as yourself, and the right-wing extreme fundamentalists rioting abroad.
He/they, can't explain the difference RedDevPS......
They, the TeaPeople/right-wing extremists are the same!
The truly sad thing is that the next generation will have to deal with Obama's out of control spending and 5 trillion in additional debt he has added in just under 4 years.
Chilled - Santorum is just envious because many of the countries going up in flames are ruled with God infused with Government, while he lives in a country where we fight like hell to keep them separate. So tell us, you right-wing extremists - How's that God/Government infusion working for you now?
What's the process with these RWNJs
1- Call Obama a Muslim and claim he supports the Islamic terrorists
2-Islamic terrorists crap on US Embassies and Neo-Cons say it makes Obama look weak.
3- Obama looks weak and America elects Neo-Cons.
4- Neo-Cons bomb the crap out of Islamic terrorists because they are too stupid to realize who is on their side
You Yanks are a confusing bunch at times.
Out of control spending?
Another Republican lie!
Try googling "market watch Rex Nutting Obama spending" for the truth.
Santorum and his 'godless' ilk refuse with venom to accept the fact that there is 'freedom of religion'...folks can believe or NOT.
If you believe, it MUST be what Santorum believes...Where's that 'freedom' thingy!
@chilled I continuously see people trying to draw parallels between rioters in the Middle East and Tea Party members. It's nothing short of hilarious.
The similarities are so blatantly obvious - people just don't want to admit it. How about the rioters in Egypt wearing Guy Fawkes masks? How about the similar types of hysteria and deplorable conditions that these "Occupy" movements caused? How about the same "activists" attempting to assist in cultivating the "Arab Spring" through social media?
Then show me an instance where wide-spread violence broke out at a Tea Party rally/event.
Nice try. Here's the left's "Arab Spring" they had a hand in. Hope you enjoy the monster that you helped create!
HopeyChangeyFeely
The difference between the Tea Party nuts in this country and the rioting fundamentalists in the Middle East, is that Libyans just won their Independence after a brutal civil war, on the heels of decades of repression, and Tea Partiers like to complain AS IF our government was planning to haul them off to be tortured for their principles.
Yes, the similarities are blatantly obvious.....Thanks for agreeing!
@Amy B. Portland, ME If the Tea Partiers are "nuts", what does that exactly make the Occupiers?
You did absolutely nothing to address the points I made about how much direct support Occupy gave the same people who now murdered our citizens and burnt US soil in Libya and Egypt, through things like social media.
Your biases are blinding you from the fact that these movements are extreme shades of black and white.
The only arrests of Tea party people have been non-tea party people attacking tea party people.
@chilled Must have failed reading comprehension in school. That's fine - I'll let the fact that you can't address any of those questions directly show that the intended point was delivered.
We have crazy people in our country allowing poor children to die from lack of food or healthcare, all the while preaching against killing an unborn child (abortion). They will kill a doctor for performing abortions while preaching mandatory pro life for everyone. They will allow a woman to die while giving childbirth or during a back ally abortion while going to church and absolving themselves of any responsibility for closing abortion clinics. They will preach hate and hate and more hate against Muslims just because they are Muslims. Al Qaeda is proud of you Rick Santorum. Keep up the drum beat of hate. Dick Cheney appreciates the hate also. After all, just think of the trillions he'll make through Halliburton once Mitt Romney becomes president.
Hope, Change, Feel:
Both the Tea Party and the Occupiers are NUTS!!!!
The fact that the Tea Party calls itself the "Tea Party" doesn't even make sense! No one has yet satisfactorily explained why they even took that name.
And, don't just say they took the name from the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was in response to the Tea Act, which Parliament passed in 1773. I have no idea why the current "Tea Party Movement" would have had a problem with the Tea Act.
Sigh..............Frothy still in denial mode. Can't accept the fact he isn't the RepubliCON nominee.
Really interesting how the whole neocon version of "history" plays out:
1) Bush invades Iraq on premise of averting "weapons of mass destruction". When none are found, he diverts the stated goal of the war to "spreading democracy in the Middle East":
Bush says U.S. must spread democracy
Taking on predecessors, allies, he urges reforms in Mideast and elsewhere, renewing a theme he voiced in run-up to Iraq war
By Maura Reynolds Times Staff Writer
November 7, 2003
WASHINGTON -- President Bush laid out a broad vision Thursday of an American mission to spread democracy throughout the Middle East and the rest of the world, saying, "Freedom can be the future of every nation."
Engendering democracy across the Middle East "must be a focus of American policy for decades to come," the president said in a speech to the National Endowment for Democracy, a federally funded foundation that promotes reform abroad.
2) Obama supports Middle East pro-democracy movement in Arab Spring.
3) Same people who cheered Bush and supported his spending over $1 trillion on his "democracy" effort scream that Obama is an anti-American Muslim.
How do these people keep their heads from exploding? You'd think that just the constant gear-switching would build up so much heat that their brains would be fried.
Oh, wait.....
Most tea party members are more fringe republican than libertarian thus the comparison is closer than you think. Intolerant, mob mentality, religious zealots.
Those same people were observed spitting and yelling racial slurs at our congressmen and women as they made their way to vote for obamacare a few years ago. Very classy bunch.
If anyone in the world meets Santorum's sex, birth control, anti abortion standards its the orthodox Muslim terrorists. Maybe something he should stop to think about?
So when did he switch from being an expert on everyone else's sex to international violence.
But then, you don't have to be an expert, because ultimately it is always going to be Obama's fault.
I am bracing myself for hearing the new low IQ Teapublican rumor that Obama led the violence against all of those embassies and personally was involved in killing embassy staff. Doesn't make sense, but then it doesn't need to as they will go into a self righteous high off of it.
I honestly think these children should be protected from these" cult members" ...can you just imagine how insane the Bachmann kids would be from that "marriage"! What kind of message is that sending!And the Santorum kids were also social misfits !
The "Headline" refers to Santorum. I ask you, walk down any street in America and ask the first ten people you meet, "Who is Rick Santorum"?. Try it PA, you'll get the same response, who did you say? or things like lead drummer for the Birds or whatever. With the exception of a small group of religeous wing nuts he is a nobody, why does he merit a headline? His single issue campaign went nowhere, the people of Pa, his home state wouldn't give him a second term! Guess what, he like Gingrich, another failure drummed out of Congress by his own party's ethics committee, represent the NEW Republican party. Not the party of Lincoln or even the war monger Teddy Roosevelt, but the party of wealth. I can't believe so many working stiffs support this band of bandits. It must be true that our education system has just been pushing people through for years. Romney leads among people over 60, can it be possible that many people suffer from dementia? Did their 401ks tank because of Obama, give me a break....hey oldsters the market has come back under Obama, the car companies are selling American made cars under Obama, houses are even starting to sell again. Oh I forgot you put your pension money in banks, the ones run by the high rolling big Romney doners, enjoy your 1/2% annual return......wait till you see what Ryan does to your Medicare!
the white house is a disgrace. i'm having a meltdown...truly crazy. anyone else?
good to see mitt has it in him. obama "make no mistake bla bla bla" what's he gonna do?
nobama 2012
tired of the new broke
So by your boy, Santorum's reasoning, if what he says is true about Obama, then it follows that G.W. Bush was responsible for 9/11!
Can't have it both ways there chartsweb, it either is or isn't.
The argument makes no sense. If we are less friendly to Israel then the Muslims should love us.
The GOP is just throwing the kitchen sink and trying to save Romney due to his unempathic and poorly timed comments.
Santorum, after making a complete fool in his fight with Romney and alienating him from the apparent "man of the hour" in the republican consortium, now has to back track and get on message or risk ever having a chance of sticking his thumb in the American pie.
He is still a racially motivated bigot and a religious bigot also.
Anyone with even half a brain would recognize that this film maker made a lot of people angry. His film is not protected by our first amendment, contrary to that belief by a lot of immature idiots posting on these boards who think it is. He willfully posted an inflammatory film knowing that it would likely result in a breach of peace and would also cause violence. He is an Egyptian ex-convict on parole who has an intimate familiarity with how inflammatory his work would be to its intended victims. He was also familiar with how those same people would react.
Mitt Romney is a dangerous man. He is a threat to our national security and our economy. He has already profited millions at the expense of the workers of American industry and now wants to finish us all off by turning our social security and medicare funds over to private equity firms and wall street gamblers. His chest pounding and knuckle dragging belong in a zoo behind bars that would protect the public at large from his beastly behavior. We do not need a high school bully dictating our policies and we surely do not need a liar to represent our integrity.
We would see him add another 5.8 trillion dollars to our debt within the first year and I can not even begin to guess what it would like like after that should we survive. He would have in embroiled in war with Iran, Syria, and quite possibly Indonesia, China, and Russia. Just how many flag draped coffins will it take before the American public as a whole will decide that Romney is not our man...not now, not ever.
Now for the icing on his cake....he would promote policies that would take away health care for all save the wealthy. To save a buck he may also overturn the laws that require hospitals to open their emergency rooms to everyone whether they have insurance or not. In 1970, while in the US Army, I was home on a leave of absence and was assaulted and robbed. Despite being in the service, I had no medical insurance and was refused admittance to the hospital two blocks from the incident and had to drive myself, while bleeding, nine miles to the nearest VA facility. If you are poor, Romney will kick you to the curb. If you are old he would have you just drop dead to save him a buck or two. He is despicable and is the devil incarnate.
ANANBANANA: Absolutely..... That's why we need to change the govt. Or as you liberals say, there is only a limited supply of food to go around and our children deserve to be fed first.
I would agree to this. Tell OBAMA to stop giving aid to other muslim nations first.
That's not the tea party's fault people. That's Obama's fault for giving away our money. When will you learn this? What could we have done with the amount of aid given to the middle east?
Were you at all paying attention this week? Muslims hate the US. Stop being naive. It's still really funny with all that is going on we still have stupid people like this on the democratic side.
Maybe you didn't hear about the muslim teenager who wanted to blow up a bar in Chicago? Also happened this week:
this is just an example of the lies the left media feeds their subjects. islam is by no definition "right wing extreme fundamentalist." there is nothing conservative about oppression and islam oppresses.
Definition of CIVIL WAR
: a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
Definition of INSURRECTION
: an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
when you have people that cant even tell the difference between a civil war and a insurrection than you have a bunch of sheep who obey their democrat herders.
No one responded to my questioning about the name of the Tea Party. I don't think anyone can tell us why they are named that. But, I can tell you this, the Tea Act of 1773 LOWERED the tax on tea. The Sons of Liberty threw the tea overboard because the tax was being LOWERED.
I'm waiting for the GOP Tea Party to blame Obama for the global weather turning bad somewhere.
...f**k**g morons...
kEVIN Oxner - duE TO oBAMA'S DEFT FOReign policy the U.S. is not currently engaged in a new major Middle East conflict; Iran has no nuclear capability.
By the way; it occurred to me that the origin of this round of the Islam /Western hate has its roots in Mr. Bush fallling for the sucker's trap in Iraq that was so messsily laid for him by BIn Ladin. SInce then you don't hear about anything but Muslims. Before that they had no more presence than the Unification CHurch in the U.S.
As far as Santorum is concerned - the AMerican people (Republican version) have thoroughly repudidated the demagogues demagoguery and want no part of his anti-intelllectual garbage.
read history again marty, are or you just trying to mislead people?
it was never about taxes and i was never taught that it was so i have no idea why you or anyone else would think otherwise.
actually we are but you just cant see it because of your democrat blinders. we attacked libya, yemen and pakistan with no congressional approval for attacks on foreign soil. iran is still developing nukes and nothing has slowed down a bit. just because your leftist leaders dont tell you the truth does not mean you cant find the truth yourself. i guess its easier to just follow without question right?
@Swag - your post is such an epic fail, I don't even know where to begin. No where did I post about civil war. You need to learn more about the Islam religion. You might also dig a little further into fundamentalism and extremism. When and if you get that all sorted out, try a new post.
Swagganaut,
I do read history, and you are correct. The Tea Act had NOTHING to do with the colonies. It was passed by Parliament to bail-out the British East India Company. The Sons of Liberty, however, had a boycott on Tea since the adoption of the Townshend Duties in 1767. They really believed the Tea Act was passed to break their boycott. The fear the Sons of Liberty had was that, if the tax was lowered, colonists would start buying tea because the price had come down, effectively ending the boycott. The Sons of Liberty felt the only way to keep this from happening was to destroy the tea before it entered the market place--hence, the Boston Tea Party.
So, the Boston Tea Party is the most unusual "tax revolt" in history. It is the only tax revolt I know of that was held in reaction to the lowering of taxes.
Most Americans wrongly believe the Tea Act IMPOSED new taxes on tea.
Just too much .....the Lib activists corner the phrase 'tea party'.....THEN begin to define it? Orwell would be pround.
Sick Rantorum - validating the RNC's decision to go with Empty Suit Squarepants. Sadly, Willard DOES look to be the best the republicans could scrape up right now, and none of them are Presidential material. They went with the least crappy candidate, at least.
look who's in office....a disgrace
reddev
you arrogant athiest will know soon enough for yourself how it will all work out. just like all the ones through out the bible learned. the rest of us have the power of god. one nation under god...in god we trust. come on somebody..are you with me on the right hand side of the lord or floundering on the left. stand up for god and this country. vote this joker out.
nobama2012
tired of the new broke
HarleyChic - Dude - you do realize that you can find some harebrained right wing nut on YouTube to support any conspiracy theory you can dream up in your little little paranoid pin head, don't you? I think the silicon has gone to your brain.
So, who exactly does Obama share blame with? He's just the janitor trying to clean up the Bush Cheney mess.
I know actually naming Bush and Cheney may raise them from the dead but I don't care. I just want to remind the numb nuts they actually existed.
Swagganaut
this is just an example of the lies the left media feeds their subjects. islam is by no definition "right wing extreme fundamentalist." there is nothing conservative about oppression and islam oppresses.
look up conservative.. its what conservatives hold their beliefs on..... what do right wing islams believe in... (hint: has something to do with traditions)...zzzz
Atta boy Rick, i admire your courage. Our president, his left-wing puppets & the liberal media have been deflecting and bitching about what somebody said for 5 days now. Instead of the crisis at hand.
Many European countries have had Muslim immigration for years, they are now seeing the fruits of that. As are we, by a President who invites the Muslim Brotherhood into the White House, 20,000 muslims to the DNC and leaves God and Israel out of the platform until some dolt realizes he is alienating his base.... Obama knew days before our people were murdered there was a threat and stood by and did NOTHING.... Obama, in my opinion is just as guilty as the perpetrators of that crime, which BTW is an act of war...Obama has blood on his hands.... America deserves better leadership.
Romney & Ryan: Business Success + Fiscal Responsibility = The winning combination Americans really need.
The right ticket for American unity, peace and prosperity: Romney-Ryan 2012!
Harley Chick - when will you be posting facebook links to the latest snuff films and pictures you and your fellow right-wing extremists love so much? How many Embassies have you stormed today. How many ambassadors you tortured today. Show us the pics.
Harley Chic
Tell me Harhar, does it hurt when you bend over for Tom Trento?
There are at least 6000 Muslims currently serving in our armed forces. In your opinion, are they our enemy?
...and you know this because...?
Harley,
20,000 Muslims invited to the DNC Convention … 1-Do you have a link to prove that? 2-why
are you against a religion? Be against Arabs if you must but why do you support another Holy War?
Snuff films? You mean debunking lies that you liberals spread and are spoon feed by your beloved news source? What i showed you was proof that our Ambassador was NOT helped to the hospital by a group of "honorable Muslims" like NBC reported...Our great Patriots were not only murdered, but raped, mutilated and drug though the streets by a bunch of savages. Yet the story was doctored up to not offend anyone...Too bad i busted the bubble in the fantasy world you live in. Deal with it ;)
Facts are for Conservatives - Lies, distortion & Unicorns are for liberals.
NBC = No Barack Criticism and/or Nothing But Crap.
You get a little goofier every day.
Fringe isn't very chic..
If you all want to know why Harley is crazy, watch the video ... all her thoughts stem from it.
www.loonwatch.com/2012/05/the-united-west-video-is-it-from-the-onion-no-this-lunacy-is-real/
Yup, Dubya was busy......
Harley chic,Isee you're a two time loser. You believe everything the Rethuglicans say,and you ride a Harley I'm assuming. Hope you don't have to take any long trips. You know what they say,"Ride a Harley ride the best,ride a mile and walk the rest."
what time is sundown on your planet Harley chic
I wonder how she can ride a harley and be so screwed up in the head? I guess she fell off afew times because she certainly doesnt sound like any of the Harley riders I know.
Enlighten me...what did Mr. Santorum do that was in any way courageous?
Mr. Santorum holds no elected office and he is not running for anything. He is now merely a spokesperson...nothing more. All opinions, no responsibility.
blackcat
you're not even a registered voter in the United States, you have no skin in the game, but your jowls are always flapping.
youtube.....seriously?
"Obama knew days before our people were murdered there was a threat and stood by and did NOTHING.... Obama, in my opinion is just as guilty as the perpetrators of that crime, which BTW is an act of war...Obama has blood on his hands"
What an idiot.
Bush owned 9/11 - he also knew ahead of time, so the blood of 9/11 was on his hands from the start. If you want to castigate Obama, then you better drag Dubbya out by his ears and hang that psychopath too for an assortment of crimes against humanity.
The argument makes no sense. If we are less friendly to Israel then the Muslims should love us.
The GOP is just throwing the kitchen sink and trying to save Romney due to his unempathic and poorly timed comments.
Amazing that anyone refers to the "liberal press". Almost all media in America is corporate and big money controlled. Most Americans don't even no how banking steals them blind or how it operates.We are so misled and miss informed that it's hard to believe.
Our big banks have been getting billions in 0% loans.They ARE USING OUR OWN MONEY TO DRIVE UP THE PRICE OF OIL AND OTHER ESSENTIALS BY MANIPULATING THE COMMODITIES MARKET. There is nothing these pigs won't do and they own our government.
I will never forget when the media was telling us we needed to understand that the bank bailout was about auto and student loans. Also, why should anyone pay a bank 600k for a 200k house, when the tax payer backs the loan. If all guaranteed loans were made directly for a small interest house notes would be cut by half or more. That would leave trillions in the hands of our people instead of thieving banks.
We should force our public owned corporations to pay our minimum wages wherever they go. This would show a little regard for workers and bring back many jobs fast. Why is it the media acts like they never thought of these obvious things? It has been quit clear for decades that our media is big money controlled and help in every way to keep the public believing pure BS.
sharriannie-
Frankly darling, I don't give a damn what you think, so go polish your nails somewhere else.
Kind of sad to see the Republicans in a "blame America first" mode just to score some cheap political points.
no, thats what obama did when he became president. all he and the dem party can do is appease the enemy as they did with hitler and moa and stalin and che and pol pot and chavez and castro, all dictators that have killed scores of humans while democrat leaders and members defend these monsters. how many more monsters will you defend just to lambast the opposition?
Swag, a little friendly advice. Please don't post after hitting the crack pipe, it makes you look delusional and dumb.
Swagganaut - Democrats "appeased Hitler"????
Seems I remember it was FDR and Truman who took him out.
What country are you from again?
Now isn't that ironic?
You blast the Democrats for "appeasement" while the Republicans are running a man who did more for Communist China's economy than any other businessman. Mitt Romney and Bain shipped more American jobs to China than any other business in America. This did nothing but strengthen a Communist, autocratic country and weakened America to the point where it cannot supply enough jobs to employ its citizens.
Perhaps you should come back and comment after reviewing a history book or two.
HarleyChic - You need to up your female hormones. You're becoming a bit crazy and aggressive. This transition does not appear to be working out too well for you at the moment.
Good ole Rick, palling around with terrorists.
No one should be surprised that the first order of business by Obama in a crisis is to find someone or something to blame. Just yet another example of his poor leadership and record as President. That is for those of us that see reality, and do not look through the rose colored glasses provided by the talking heads at MSNBC
Tony must be afraid to own up to the actions of right-wing Christian extremists intentionally inciting right-wing Muslim extremists all for a cheap thrill. Which type of right-wing extremist are you Tony? Of the Christian or Muslim persuasion?
You tell me, you seem to have all the "talking points" or shall we say "answers". You really need to think about whether you would want a "right wing" Christan living next door to you or a radical Muslim who will kill you just because. Kind of sad you are so mixed up.
R.Money started the dialogue. Keeping his mouth shut 1) while out of the country and/or 2) about foreign policy would be a start.
What country's lives are these right-wingers trying to protect? Certainly not Americans.
Given the choice, I'll chose neither. I do not like being around the intolerant. Not to mention, people like this make me very uncomfortable.
Since these types of people are your heroes, I'll let you and Biker Chic enjoy their neighborliness. No doubt, you folks can go on a shooting rampage and post pictures of the carnage on your Facebook pages.
RevDEvPS... You talk about intolerance? I have read your post, you have nothing to talk about.
zhovti.. Last I checked Obama was also a millionaire. You stick up for a guy that has no foreign policy, no economic plan but to spend more and let us rack up more credit downgrades, and a president that has no real clue about business. However he does seem to know all about how to create a welafre nation. His numbers on that subject are the best ever. Now there is something to be proud about.
Some right wing nutbag makes a film that incites violence across the globe and its Obama's fault? ROFL! You people are clowns.
I like that the pussy cant even show himself for fear of getting his come upins
The only thing that's going on here is Republicans blaming Obama for something he didn't do, which was make the movie.
This is just cheap Republican rhetoric.
The argument makes no sense. If we are less friendly to Israel then the Muslims should love us.
The GOP is just throwing the kitchen sink and trying to save Romney due to his unempathic and poorly timed comments.
No, its not Obama's fault that the movie got made.
But it is Obama's fault if he gave money to a country and they killed our citizens in our embassies.
That was Obama's fault.
He should have spent more money on securing our embassies and less on them.
you have no idea what your even talking about. where does it say the film maker is "right wing," hes a egyptian coptic, he could swing either way. the film was not the cause for the attacks, it was just used as a cover and to get the muslim sheep rattled, the film was not new nor is anti-mohammad work. if you dont like the vitriol someone uses then why use it yourself?
obama is the one making excuses for these animals, hillary is making excuses, most of the loyal dems are making excuses, the left media is making excuses, they are all blaming a 15 min youtube movie that was released over a month ago instead of the animals who are committing the actions. common sense people know that these attacks were planned prior, there is no mistake in that and there is no excuse for murder.
The right wing extremists can't even get their own house in order and field a qualified candidate, and here all the amateur Sarah Palin's are touting their 'solutions' to the problem.
Egypt is a sovereign country. I'm sorry that they have ignorant people that can be easily whipped up into a rage using religion as a lever/sheild.
I'm sorry for the same kind of people living in the United States.
To all you Romney supporters..... Rick Santorum outed you all when he said recently: " Smart People will never be on our side . We will never have the elite, smart people on our side."
Do I have to name names here? But then, you know who you are. Harley chic ? et al?
"You'll never go broke underestimating the intellegence or the good taste of the American people" H L Menken.
Hey Tony: What about the option of having a "right wing Christian who will kill you living next door"? I guarantee you I'd rather have my very civilized Iranian neighbors over for dinner ( where we will use sharp knives to cut the meat, UUUUUw!) than the Fat, reactionary red neck, the guy with an A K 47 under his bed..... talk about a hand grenade with the pin pulled out.....any day!
Dude! What kind of question is that? I think you've got your field glasses turned around the wrong way.
I suggest you go outside sometime, take a nice long walk and keep away from FOX network for at least 48 hours.....
Romney/Ryan will never be anywhere near the levers of power. Romney has shown time and time again that he is incapable of dealing with foreign affairs and has further shown that he speaks without a full plate of facts.
So tell me, the Arab Spring accomplished what?
What does the Arab Spring have to do with the price of tea in China or the rioting of right-wing extremists?
Go ask those in the Middle East. It was THEIR "Arab Spring" and not ours.
PS - Libyans did not have "Arab Spring". They are not Arab.
I would not expect you to see the connection. Way to complex for any liberal to come to terms with.
It accomplished Democracy for Egypt replacing a Dictatorship.
Now that is progress I can approve of.
Tony -- Millions of people have overthrown dictators and started the long hard road towards functional democracies. It won't be pretty, and I'm sure there will be setbacks in some places, but it's human nature and as such it could not have been prevented forever. If you were living under a dictatorship, and were presented with the opportunity to overthrow your oppressor, I'm sure you would have done it too.
Wow, you really belief what is happening in Egypt will result in Democracy? I suggest you vacation there and take advantage of this new found democracy. Bring your wife. Good luck.
Dennis,
Right now it is a military dictatorship that is quickly evolving into a theocratic dictatorship. Despite all of obama's lies to the contrary.
Yes, I do believe that some democracies will emerge, if given a chance. I never said it would happen overnight. It might take decades. And no, I don't plan to vacation in Egypt or anywhere in the Middle East anytime soon. Comprehend?
Ok, either way why should we be involved in telling other countries what type of government they should have?
The citizens over through the old regime and elected who they wanted to run the country. If they don’t like the result they can do it again.
What gives the US the right to dictate to others … we are not God?
Dennis - "It accomplished Democracy for Egypt replacing a Dictatorship."
Ha, you actually believe that? ... the new Muslim Brotherhood Democracy?
"The citizens over through the old regime"
You really don't have a clue at all do you? Is this view based solely on MSNBC propaganda headlines?
The old regimes were toppled though international pressure and with international weapons... the citizens would have been slaughtered by the government had they rebelled on their own... just like the U.S. Civil War or Syria today.
"and elected who they wanted"
And do you think was based on whose vision was best for their nations future or centuries old religious ideology? There is a reason the former rulers used harsh measures to control their citizens... they had to in order to instill any kind of civility.
You have to remember that the Republicans can't be bothered with facts and won't have their campaigns run by "fact checkers."
They rush in where angels fear to tread (all the while telling us they are lead by angels) and then scream that it is Obama's fault that they can't figure out how they got where they are. They lead through Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. I think their new slogan should be "Show us your FUD!"
They are rattling the sabre while assuring us our safety is their primary concern. Hah! They didn't seem so concerned about the last batch of men and women they put in danger with their war mongering. In fact, I don't remember any mention by these brave Repub. leaders, at the RNC, of the soldiers dying in their latest Middle Eastern attempts at peace... i.e. the Iraqi war. And yet, here they are swearing to "protect" us and the American way of life again. Yipes, I think I will take my "think before you act" candidate.
Republicans = War. Historically this is how they fund their 'economic" recoveries. Anyone wanna do it again? You got kids of a fighting age? What a great way to keep the meat mill running... take all funding from the underpriviledged, force them to have kids they don't want and then sign them up for your profitable little wars. What a scam!
pjam09,
Again … What give the US the right to dictate to anyone?
Forget it Dennis,it's a waste of time trying to argue with a waste of space like pjam.
So for all you Righties out there---I guess that whole "installing a democracy in Iraq will lead to a domino effect of freedom in the Middle East" line that the Bush Administration used as justification #129.4 for the clusterfox in Iraq never happened,hmmm?
You all were championing that BS 6-7 years ago,Santorum sure as Hell was, and when the countries actually DO have democratic elections and we don't like the outcome it's all the fault of someone else.
I'm actually amazed that no one on the Right or at FauxNews hasn't blamed the 2006 Palestinian elections,when Hamas won the majority,on Obama as well.
The GOP is a party of children for a constituency of bitter,misogynistic,intolerant white men. I could give a rat's ass what any of you think personally,you're going to lose this November and the pathetic way that your candidate and his surrogates are conducting themselves is going to seal the long overdue demise of your party.
So keep the lies coming.
Keep the hate coming.
You dig your grave a little deeper every day.
Godspeed.
Tony, and others who believe the results of the Arab Spring were brought on by President Obama, what should we have done differently? Should we have sent troops into Tunisia, Libya, Egypt to prop up their dictators? Now there would have been a move that would have made the people in those countries really love us. Honestly, what should we have done differently? I am asking a serious question because I have heard no one ever give that question an answer, simply criticize the president.
Great post Kenny.
Normals - 1
Right wing freaks - 0
mk1 -
This country should have stayed out if their internal conflicts - totally! Obama should have remained neutral instead of supporting the fanatics and let each country resolve their own internal issues.
Humanitarian aid is one thing - and I'm all for that - but taking sides by providing weapons and military support is ethically and morally wrong.
Tammy: How about our taking sides and totally supporting Israel? Google and read hr 4133. It is short and plain our government puts Israel before our own people.
islam does not recognize democracy, read the quran someday. the best islam can do is a secular dictatorship supported by foreign states, once that support stops all islamic states converts into a caliphate again so they can conquer other nations. islam tried this before and we defeated them but the pacifist and progressives have undermined that defeat and allowed the resurgence of islam to dominate the middle east and eventually the world, to install the caliphate as instructed so the 12th imam can reappear.
when the imam and spiritual leaders do not reject and speak out against the violence committed by its members through the quran, hadithas, they are condoning such acts and as such all members are suspect to question their motives. if a entire religion is silent about the mass murder being committed by its members, then i am to assume all members share the same ideology and shall be treated as such. why would you continue to follow the imams if they are compliant in the violence? would you not reject the temples and worship in private through your own peaceful interpretations of the quran, or just reject the religion outright?
what you read Arabic Swagganaut or did you hear this from some where.... please dont post a blog or internet video just say you can read Arabic...
Remarks such as this leave me astounded as to how out of touch some of leaders can be. Here is (sadly) another example.
Much like the actions of our current "leader", actions that have massive, long-lasting repercussions, not simple remarks.
Consider the source...
Calling Santorum a "Leader" is quite a stretch. If you don't believe me, Google him.
Rick might as well as blame Bush for 9-11. If he were to be consistent in his arguments then logically that would have to be his conclusion. It's just more political BS from another vacuous politician.
Blame it on the one whose complacency allowed the ragheads heads to swell enough that they did something as heinous as 9-11......... BJ (BloJob) Clintoon.
I'm old enough to remember when Clinton got slammed for *trying* to go after bin Laden before 2000.
Clearly, you are not.
Wow, there is really no one person to blame. These crazies have been killing each other for centuries. Religion probably has the biggest influence.
That would be Reagan and Bush who supplied bin laden with weapons to fend off the russians in the 80's.
Your bigotry makes you look idiotic.
I can see Dawn now feverishly googleing "Russia, Afghanistan, 1980's". She hasn't a clue. She was probably also one of the ones who was outraged by Saddam gassing his own people FIFTEEN YEARS before her outrage triggered. LOL
eh dandy you know what they say about bigots... they are all smart : D
Who really gives a rip what Santorum thinks? We heard it all last summer. Too bad he couldn't connect it to gays and abortion too.
Maybe I can help him with a talking point to do just that: "Gay, muslim, abortion doctors are out to destroy America!"
Wow, that was easy. Think I could get a job with the GOP?
You are a shoe in COinFL
Santorum was a dangerous man. That is why he is a former candidate.
Harley Chic--really Fiscal responsibility and Business Success?? At who's expense. You must be up there in the air with the 1%, because the success he has achieved has been soley for that elite group.
Obama/Biden 2012
Mitt: still waiting for those returns. Elections coming....TICK TOCK TICK TOCK
Do we really want to hear from a Guy who brought His wifes dead Fetus Home to have a Prayer Moment. Earth to Rick.
ok and now im done reading posts lol. did not know that and did not want to know that.
I want to know who Debbie Blabber mouth Wasserman Shultz is more concerned with, the poor muslims who were insulted by a stupid film, or the Jews in Israel. You think a reporter is going to ask her? Yep, keep showing weakness and they will keep killing Americans. You liberals really don't get it.
Christian Social Conservatives - no different than Muslim Social Conservatives. They both love burning buildings. For Christian conservatives it is abortion clinics. for Muslim conservatives, it is embassies. Why are we letting these children, including Santorum, play with matches.
You and your ilk can't help but demonizing everyone who doesn't parrot the pseudo-patriots that are your heroes.
Bush, Chenny and Rumsfeld certainly never displayed weakness but it still got us bombed big time on 9/11. Give the president a break with all this nonsense talk that he is somehow responsible for the situation--unless you think we should hang Bush -Chenny and rumsfeld in effigy because we got attacked at home.
What in God's name (pun intended) does a poor Muslim in North Africa have to do with a Jew in Israel, other than the obvious? Why would a reporter ask Debbie a 2000 year old question like that?
RedDev, you are right, there is little difference between the two. The Muslim social conservatives demand that everyone live under their strict interpretation of the Koran. How different is that from Christian social conservatives demanding that everyone in the US live under their strict interpretation of the Bible? None that I can see.
mk1 - it sure is a lot of excitement over a couple of books full of gossip over who begat whom. It makes TMZ, Louella Parsons, and all those other Hollywood Gossip Rags seem tame.
mk1 -
Except that the Christian social conservatives don't go around killing 'non-believers' as a rule.
Nonsensae, Tammy: We have killed countless non believers in their own countries and their own homes. Every wright wing Christian I have heard on TV supports and promotes every war they see.
Several families of murdered abortion doctors and Sikh members would beg to differ.
Santorum is an idiot. If anybody "shares blame" for this it's Bush and the GOP for destroying the respect the world had for us after Clinton by trying to run roughshod over them. These idiots want us to go to war with the entire world. We are NOT the cops of the world. We should stay the hell out of Middle-East politics, let them destroy themselve and then go in and pick up the pieces. nly exception is that we should let Israel destroy Iran and wipe the Palestinians from their borders.
Wow, this guy is no better than the Taliban. He has expresed extremist views at every level. What a waste of the first ammendment.
Santorum continues to be one of the dumbest and most dangerous criminals in Congress.
I hope you are not registered to vote Americana. Santorum is not in our Congress. So, I must assume you are dumb and dangerous. hahahahahahahahaha
Santorum is a traitor first and a moron forever.
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”
-Abraham Lincoln
LIncoln was referring to rational christians, in many cases,family members, in the mist of a civil war not rogue,firebreathing muslim nutbags,who hate all Americans and everything christian! Your quote is a great example of placing in play, a quote to satisfy your political needs, then to have it bite you in the ass!
Yeah--We had a nice friendly civil war. If that's the kind of friendship you want re-elect the Messiah
Oh really, rational Christians that launch into fire-breathing diatribes against Islam by none other than Santorum in his speech to the group attending Islamo-Fascism Campus Awareness Week, where he talks about eradicating Muslims and the rise of Eurabia. Tell us again, how it feels to get bitten in the ass.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/3058
Sorry - thats an oxymoron.
There was 12 attacks on U.S. Embassy's on Bush's watch but the Right-wingers will deny or OUTRIGHT LIES about it. Can you tell the truth or just lie AGAIN?
Under Barack Hussein Obama, we had that many in one day!hahahahahahahahahahaha
At least we're not cutting and running the way St. Ronnie did after an attack on our Marines in Lebanon.
Nope, Obama is shaking his finger at them and apologizing.
There was a protest outside the US Consulate in Australia. Is Australia now also our enemy?
It sure wasn't Australians doing the protesting!
Really, Joe? Then who was?
Moosies living in Australia.
What are "Moosies"?
...and if they are living in Australia, aren't they Australian?
Da Noid - These are great from Urban Dictionary. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Moosie&defid=467526
RedDevPS Moosie
an inner-city nickname given to a female with a very nice body, but a very empty brain
Sounds like harley chic.
[Sounds like harley chic.]
..after she shaves her back..."LOL"
Wait til you hear the rest of the story on the film. Seems an Obama hater started this mess by sending the film to journalists in Egypt. It wasn't just found on youtube. Type in Morris Sadek and see what comes up.
I wonder if he blames Bush for 9/11. Damned coddler.
Note To rickie: Shut up you weird POS. You are a whack "christian" whose insane comments fuel violance.
Santorum is a moron, anybody who has not figured that out by now is also a moron.
checkitout
Obama is the moron and anybody that cant figure that out with just a little common sense is Most definitely a MORON
"Hunter57"
The majority of the American people know Santorum is a right wing extremist who spreads and spews moronic misinformation, disinformation and false information. That is why he will never again be elected to office.
The only responsibility the US has is giving the Middle East the possibility of an independent democracy.Their not ready, the ignorance and intolerance is too deeply embedded.The question IS now what?
Protect american lives.
I don't think it's intolerance or perhaps not ready. But think about it. They have never been a democracy. NEVER. Those who are educated can at least understand the concept but most have such limited experience that they have nothing to equate to democracy. And if you look where the unrest is its in countries with high numbers of uneducated.
What next? We have three choices,
1) try to help (without invading) and hope to give good guidance thereby getting a good outcome,
2) go in guns blazing,
3) turn our backs and hope for the best.
I certainly prefer the first choice. But the internal politics here are hurting the external face we are presenting to the world. Until after the election we simply have very little credibility.
God help the world if Romney et al get elected because I'm pretty sure they will pick door #2
the Middle East is based on tribal governments. THEY DON'T WANT DEMOCRACY so let's leave them alone to fight it out for themselves. Don't get me started on needing their oil. Canada has more oil and natural gas than they know what to do with and the Chinese will pay anything to get it. Maybe US should look into increasing their Canadian oil imports - I promise they won't shoot you.
Was Santorum drunk or something. Obama turned his back on Israel cause we didn't invade Iran and we turned our backs on Egypt cause Obama stated we weren't "friends or enemeies"? And were talking to our enemies? WTF are we supposed to do..it's called politics you dumb sh*t. I'm sure the rest of the Republicans think the George W. Bush way by invading everyone that pisses us off is the right thing to do.
Does this mean that George Bush shares responsibility for the 9/11 bombings?? Santorum is a jerk just like Sarah Palin. If Obama had been president when 9/11 happened the right wing crazies would have said it was because the terrorists senses weakness in U.S. resolve. Certainly with Bush, Chenny and Rumsfeld ( and I personally think of these guys as good patriots), there was no weakness portrayed to terrorists but we still got hammered on 9/11. Stop with all the b.s. sniping to try and gain political points and act like americans who stand together in times of crisis. Santorum, Palinand Fox news you make me sick!
Jeez man,how do you sleep at night after making such inflammatory and irresponsible statements?DO YOU REALLY THINK any sensible americans believe you?And why are you dragging the Isrealis into your politics?do you really think jews are stupid or that they are your puppets.Give the ambassador and the other slain Americans some respect.
Right wing Rick Santorum remarked about the on going protest was noting but MALARKEY, DISHONEST AND DISGUSHTING.It shows how republican's leaders are out of touch,trying to blame and make president Obama a scapegoat,this is totally outrageous,loser like Rick Santorum who lost his candidacy in Gop primary and also lost his re-election in penn is noting but loser.
adekola,not only did Santorum lose here in Pa. he lost by the biggest margin in the history of Pa. The guy is a joke.
I am from Pennsylvania and I never want to see Rick Sanitarium in the White House. We didn't want him in Pa. and sure don't want him as President.
Voting straight democratic ticket for the good of the country. Obama 2012
YOu mean all those things you said in the primaries about Romney were Lies? or are they lies now?. I guess you can say anything to fool anyone that doesn't follow the process..... so much for Christian values...
Uh, Ricky, in case you haven't noticed the government in Egypt has changed. And when they refused to do their duty as a host country and protect our embassy I think the President was right to question if they are still an ally. But of course you'll prostitute yourself and say anything to get Romney elected.
Thank goodness we have an adult in the White House. The Repubs would have us in another war already. All because they feel insulted. Oops, time to grow up and put your big boy pants on and live in the real world. Bush's policies convinced the world we are nothing more than wanna-be imperialists in the same vein as the old British Empire. Considering what the Brits did to most of the world how can one blame them.
The President has regained a lot of respect for us with the rest of the world. Romney will just be 'Bush' all over again. I'm pretty sure the rest of the world won't follow us down that rabbit hole again.
I agree - the country is in transition. The US and allies will have to wait and see how these new leaders respond to unrest in their countries. It is their responsibility to protect our embassy (fence, out) while also helping their citizens adapt to change. The president's comment did not mean he doesn't know the difference between an ally and foe. It was a measured remark - partly to diffuse anger among other Middle Eastern nations, too.
How's that Obama doctrine of apology and appeasement working in the mid-east?
Ya, do we really need to go there.
not sure what he ever apoliigized about although the right wing crazies love to think so. I guess you think if you say it enough someone might believe you. Bush, Chenny and Rumsfeld never appeased anyne and guess what --we still got bombarded on 9/11. I guess non appeasment didn't do the trick. Why do you Obama haters ignore facts and just spew hatred and venom?
Read the text of Obama's 2009 speech in Cairo, and the three state department statements after the burning of the embassy,
He apologized all right,
Pubis,
Uh, sorry...that's an EPIC FAIL...President Obama didn't apologize...if you want someone to believe those lies, go to Fox Nation or The Blaze and spread them.
While you are entitled to your own opinion, you are NOT entitled to your own facts.
Now scoot...your mommie is calling.
You're right. Lets just bomb them since it worked so well for the Bush administration.
Dolt.
So if Santorum's Sanctimonious reasoning ab. Obama is true, then G.W. Bush was responsible for 9/11!
The biggest problems facing the US today are the lies from the right-wing "leadership" and the bigotry and stupidity that prompts their constituents to believe them.
Why did obama give 1.5 billion dollars to the muslim brotherhood?
So they could start their own Watermellon Stand
ok, where were you mr santorum? or is that sanitarium when your republican president caused our embassies to be attacked 12 times and even when 9/11 occurred. i am sooo unbelievably sick of this right-winged religious pandering and the republican blame game because the republican gop has nothing else to run with. just keep grasping at your straws, because you are as close to the white house as you will ever get!! thank god!!!
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ok, where were you mr santorum? or is that sanitarium when your republican president caused our embassies to be attacked 12 times and even when 9/11 occurred. i am sooo unbelievably sick of this right-winged religious pandering and the republican blame game because the republican gop has nothing else to run with. just keep grasping at your straws, because you are as close to the white house as you will ever get!! thank god!!!
So well said.....
You bunch of idiots who think Obama is not at some fault in this? Other countries are laughing at us because of Obama. We have no respect from these other countries anymore because of Obama. He has been ranting around the world apologizing for us when it was totally inappropriate. He is not a leader. He can't lead! He's afraid to. He is destroying our country inside and out, and you can't see that in front of your noses easily enough to recognize it because he has you wrapped around his little finger. With the comments I have read on here, you all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. I can hardly call you patriots or Americans. I would question whether you care about this country at all. You had better look inward and start figuring that out. If Obama gets elected in November, you are going to live a life that you will regret as long as you live, and you will not have the freedoms that you have had thus far in this great land.
[Why did obama give 1.5 billion dollars to the muslim brotherhood?]
Uh, he didn't. It was an ignorant comment by U.S. Senate candidate Benjamin "Barry" Hinckley. It was also repeated over at @!$%# Central, Fox "news", by Sean Hannity, and at Fox Nation. So remember: FOX NEWS LIES
From Politifact:
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/apr/27/barry-hinckley/us-senate-candidate-barry-hinckley-says-obama-admi/
EPIC FAIL: All your base are belong to us ;)
Oh rlbyb... you are a doofus! Did you get all your "facts" (re: lies) from FAUX? He KILLED bin Laden! Remember or didn't they report it on the Fake News network? He is FAR more respected world wide than ANYONE in the GOP/TP, including your sorry excuse for a candidate and his pathalogical liar of a running mate. Try a Google search, try a yahoo search, try a search on ANYTHING except FOX and see the truth for yourself. Of course you won't believe it because you need brainwash central to keep your ego up.
So Obama himself killed Osama? I wonder what sort of rifle he used.
As far as being respected, he is not. Obama got a proverbial ass spanking handed to him from the Isreali Prime Minister on foreign policy, and sat there with the dumbest look I've ever seen across his face. How do you think that really portrayed him to any Arab nation? It certainly didnt make him seem the hero that everyone tries to make out.
As for who deserves to win the election, honestly, neither. The fact is, this country isn't in any better shape than it was when Bush was in office. And no, I will not believe that Bush's short comings are just now taking effect, so that garbage can go by the way side. What I do know is that right now, I'm more broke than ever, just as many other americans, the company I work for cant supply its workers with 40 hours of work per week (construction based job), which means progress really is at a stand-still. Will Romney turn this around? Probably not. Has Obama REALLY helped the middle class of people in the United States? Certainly not. My spending habits havent changed, yet my financial status has. Whats to blame? Commodities going through the roof. What drives that? Foreign policy. Now to sit back and say that Obama is a great leader is erroneous and is just complete idiocy. As I've said, I do not believe either candidate is right for the job.
What I do know is that reading these posts has summed up the REAL issue with America: We cant come together as a nation and better ourselves. It's time to stop pointing fingers and get back to the basics. Do the hard work that needs to be done to return us to prosper. Indulging in 7th grade name calling and inuendos is beyond childish, especially coming from what I would like to assume are adults.
Change has come from the Obama presidency, the change of "getting by ok" to "surviving" is apparent. The Hope aspect is that I sincerely hope that our country can be turned around, starting with getting rid of this in-fighting that we have. Christian, Muslim, Jewish, it shouldn't matter. America is what needs help, and the only way American can get help is to help the people of the nation.