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Santorum campaign suggests Mitt Romney may have done deal to make Ron Paul his running mate
Daily Mail U.K. Online ^ | Thursday, February 23, 2012 | Toby Harnden

Posted on 02/22/2012 11:00:41 PM PST by DestroyLiberalism

After tonight's debate, in which Ron Paul and Mitt Romney repeatedly attacked Rick Santorum over his 16-year record in Congress, the former US Senator for Pennsylvania hinted that something nefarious was going on.

"You have to ask Congressman Paul and Governor Romney what they've got going together," Santorum told reporters in the spin room in Mesa, Arizona. "Their commercials look a lot alike and so do their attacks."

Santorum's top strategist John Brabender went even further, charging that the two men had "joined forces" and were coordinating attacks against his man

"Clearly there's a tag team strategy between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. For all I know, Mitt Romney might be considering Ron Paul as his running mate. Clearly there is now an alliance between those two and you saw that certainly in the debate."

The was also coordination in their attack ads, he charged. "Ron Paul for all practical purposes has pulled out of Michigan. Correct? Where's he running negative ads against Rick Santorum? Michigan.

"It was interesting to me that if you watch Ron Paul when he came into the debate, he wrote negative things about Rick Santorum down because when he started to get questions he would immediately pick up his paper and start mentioning Santorum stuff."

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: paul; romney; santorum; unholyalliance
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To: DestroyLiberalism
One HAS to wonder the real reason why Paul is staying in this race. He hasn’t won any primaries or caucuses so far and has NO CHANCE of winning the presidential nomination.

He's running to be able to speak about libertarian principles to a national audience. It will be interesting to see what happens in Virginia, where Romney and Paul are the only candidates who qualified to be on the ballots. If Paul does not say anything negative about Romney when the Virginia election comes about, then you can be certain that Paul is getting some financing from the Romney camp.

41 posted on 02/23/2012 4:59:16 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
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To: DestroyLiberalism
Any "deal" between Romney and Paul would certainly end with Ron Paul shivved in the alley.

Romney would promise him the veep slot just to shut up him through the primaries, but he'd stab him in the end and go with some other get-along like Christie.

For all his many many faults, Ron Paul seriously wants to shrink the federal government. Romney needs Paul on his team for four years like I need Hillary in my bedroom.

42 posted on 02/23/2012 5:01:00 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: DestroyLiberalism

I see more of the libertarian vote going to Romney than Santorum.


43 posted on 02/23/2012 5:01:40 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: helpfulresearcher
What next? Moonies running for President?

Well, right now he's happy being the govenor of CA.

That's not to say that ol' Moonbeam Brown won't want to run for president next, though. :)

44 posted on 02/23/2012 5:05:44 AM PST by CAluvdubya
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To: DestroyLiberalism

Ron Paul rarely attacks any one individual in any primary he has been running. He runs against issues like war, for budget and economy. He also has a sense of humor. I don’t believe he has any deal with anyone, other than the opportunity to speak his mind at the convention.


45 posted on 02/23/2012 5:08:28 AM PST by Hattie
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To: AmericanInTokyo

——I smell a RAT-——

I’m beginning to suspect Romneybots in disguise. It fits Mitt’s M.O.

The quality of the “arguments” is telling.


46 posted on 02/23/2012 5:11:19 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: BobL

You hit it on the mark. Santorum may have had a terrible debate last night, but you’d have to be a fool not to notice that Wrong Paul is clearly working with Romney.

I was so disappointed to hear about Rand gushing over the prospect of being Willard’s VP. I had a lot of respect for him, but I guess it shows that sellout politicians come in all shapes and sizes.


47 posted on 02/23/2012 5:15:23 AM PST by Cato in PA (1/26/12: Bloody Thursday)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

yep, I have suspected for some time now that 90% of all the threads here with attacks on whoever the non-romney leader is at the moment are actually just rabid mormon Romney supporters trying to tear down whoever is currently threatening their butt boy Romney.


48 posted on 02/23/2012 5:19:27 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Go Newt!)
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To: dead
Any "deal" between Romney and Paul would certainly end with Ron Paul shivved in the alley.

Exactly.

I could definitely see Romney pulling something like that (figuratively speaking, of course). He has no principles whatsoever and he's smart enough to have made his deals strictly by word of mouth.

Romney needs Paul on his team for four years like I need Hillary in my bedroom.

That's a scary thought!

49 posted on 02/23/2012 5:34:03 AM PST by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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To: DestroyLiberalism
Photobucket I believe St. Santorum might be a little paranoid.
50 posted on 02/23/2012 5:49:48 AM PST by RetSignman (I take responsibility for what I post not for what you understand.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

It is because Rick actually believes what his faith teaches. The GOP does not want a canidate like that. Doesn’t fit their world view. If Rick wins some more, I fully expect a brockered convention.


51 posted on 02/23/2012 5:50:06 AM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: DestroyLiberalism

I will not say there is an alliance between Romney and Paul because Ron Paul attacks Republicans more than he attacks liberals. That has ALWAYS been his modus operandi.

A few months ago, there was talk that Santorum and Romney were in cahoots. That came to nothing.

I just think this is the typical attacks on whomever is “leading” at the time. No conspiracy here.

I support Gingrich, but like, and have worked for Santorum here in Pennsylvania.

Santorum’s nomination takes away the leadership issue from Obama as Santorum has never held a leadership role. Only Gingrich and Romney have held leadership postions and Romney is 100% unacceptable to me!


52 posted on 02/23/2012 6:11:15 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (When religions have to beg the gov't for a waiver, we are already under socialism.)
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To: Ozymandias Ghost

Well then, THEY TOO ought to knock it off. Ps yes I have gotten the “you do not know what you are talking about since you have been over there too long” routine from detractors. Not all the time, but from time to time.


53 posted on 02/23/2012 6:37:30 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Patience, my compatriots, PATIENCE! FR will be "Santorum Country" in a very short time, IMHO.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Sorry to hear that you suffered some of the same “expat” discrimination as the poster I referred to. That is regrettable and I truly was not aware of that fact.

I agree w/your contention that both sides should desist from petty and/or ad hominem attacks. That was actually my whole point in my original post to you.

We all should remember to keep focused on the candidates and their views/policies. Who knows what the motives are behind the serial attack posters; they may even be deliberately trying to sow dissent among both Newt and Rick supporters.

‘Take care,

-Geoff

54 posted on 02/23/2012 7:36:58 AM PST by Ozymandias Ghost
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To: All; DestroyLiberalism

Mark Levin said What has Romney promised Ron Paul?

Mark Levin said Ron Paul is out of the game.

Ron Paul is spending a fortune attacking Rick Santorum, the same way Paul spent a fortune attacking Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry, but almost nothing on Romney, Levin stated.

Mark also said neither Romney nor Paul are conservative, for different reasons.

If you want to hear that part of Mark’s show, you can download it from his Feb. 21 show, the beginning of Hour 3 at www.marklevinshow.com


55 posted on 02/23/2012 7:51:55 AM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Gator113
If the whole world is laughing at our current Presidential joke, they would have a field day with Little Ricky.

Go Newt!

56 posted on 02/23/2012 8:05:36 AM PST by rightly_dividing (You cannot put a gun rack in a Volt !)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

You should have been a Perry supporter. He was called every nasty name in the book and so were his supporters. Guess who those anti-Perrys are supporters of now?


57 posted on 02/23/2012 8:11:14 AM PST by magritte (Nevermind)
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To: DestroyLiberalism

Ron Paul is a spineless worm and a do-nothing scumbag.

Is anyone surprised he would lay down with a serpent like Romney, whose values are defined by the blowing winds of the days populairty...a man who has no principles and no morality? I’m certainly not in the least surprised.

The two deserve each other, that’s for sure.


58 posted on 02/23/2012 8:20:12 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: RetSignman

Seriously? What a gruesome twosome! Is that photoshopped?


60 posted on 02/23/2012 8:44:20 AM PST by KansasGirl
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