Palin slams rival Santorum as 'knuckle-dragging Neanderthal'

Chicago Tribune ^ | 2/10/11

[SoFloFreeper]

(CNN) -- Sarah Palin is mixing it up with potential rival Rick Santorum, suggesting the former Pennsylvania senator and presidential hopeful is a “knuckle-dragging Neanderthal.

[SoFloFreeper]

Don't know the context...can anyone illuminate?

[yldstrk]

Need more info

[Ultra Sonic 007]

This sounds a lot like the story where she called Christina Aguilera an ‘air-headed diva’.

Which later turned out to be a hoax.

This doesn’t sound like her. I don’t buy it.

[yldstrk]

He did sound like what she said she wasn’t going to call him....

[paladin1_dcs]

From reading the article, it sounds like much to do about nothing. Just some liberals trying to muckrake and start an internal brawl.

[GoCards]

Maybe his comment to Matt Lauer about CPAC and her being busy in Alaska with all those kids? Wonder when she said that though?

[MEGoody]

This doesn’t sound like her. I don’t buy it.

Ditto.

[ScottinVA]

I saw the interview w/Hannity. She did NOT call Santorum that. She said... since Santorum clarified his statements as to why Palin wasn’t attending CPAC ... she won’t call him a knuckledragging neanderthal. She JOKINGLY said, she’d leave that to his wife.

Good job, CNN. Grab that rumor and run with it... Vetting, Schmetting.

[Bigtigermike]

I saw the interview: It was a joke by Sarah, kind of a soft slap at Rick, nothing more to it

[silverleaf]

can’t we all just get along?

[Afisra]

Out of context. I heard the interview on SAT radio on the way to work this morning. I believe the quote was “I’m not going to call him a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal for this. I’ll leave that to his wife to do.” Her reply to his comment about her having to deal w/ all the kids instead of speaking at CPAC.

[MountainWoman]

She said “I’m not going to call him a knuckle-dragging neanderthal...I’ll let his wife do that.” haha!

[screaminsunshine]

Lib Media grasping at straws.

[ConorMacNessa]

Can you believe anything you read in the Chicago Tribune?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[flowerplough]

If the quote’s accurate, then ain’t she likely characterized a caribou-killing Cro-Magnon?

[Vigilanteman]

Context is right in the article:

“I will not call him the knuckle-dragging Neanderthal,“ Palin continued. “I'll let his wife call him that instead.“

Sounds like a friendly jab at Rick for suggesting that Palin skipped FUDGEPAC due to maternal responsibilities.

Rick doesn't seem to take offense at it. And Rick Santorum is a rival to Sarah Palin only in the sense that Duncan Hunter was a rival in 2008.

Just another enemedia manufactured catfight which doesn't exist . . . except in their dreams.

[Bigtigermike]

I saw the interview: she said that she won’t call him a knuckledragging neanderthal, she’ll just leave it up to his wife....it was joke

[Steely Tom]

Big-picture wise, I think those of us (I'm one) who have been skeptical of Sarah Palin's chances should pay close attention to how absolutely bat-excrement she drives the left. Why? Why does she make them run around and act like crazy people?

It could well be because they know, deep down, that she can win in 2012 just like Reagan won in 1980. And that she can be a historically great president.

I hate to say it, but I'm still skeptical.

[McGruff]

She was being interviewed by Hannity last night. She said she hadn't heard Santorum comments but when Sean read them back about her kids she said she was a proud mother and then muttered the neanderthal comment. Don't mess with a Grizzly’s pups.

[Hawk720]

Here’s the video:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49213.html