[true believer forever]

Words fail.

[citizen]

Political suicide. Wonder if any Louisiana voters are paying attention?

[American Constitutionalist]

" Words fail. "

No, words don't fail, use your brain for a change and actually understand what Rick is actually saying inspead of taking it totally out of context and shape and mold it into what the Newt supporters want people to think and believe.

My Oh MY are the Newt supporters trying to make hey or make something out of nothing by taking Rick's comments out of context to mold and shape it into what they want you to think.

Here is Rick's actual comment : " "You win by giving people a choice. You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who's just going to be a little different than the person in there," Santorum told supporters in San Antonio. "If you're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate of the future." ...


Rick is actually saying there is not much difference between Mitt Romney and Obama when you look at their records.
Rick goes on to say that if that's what you want in a candidate, then why vote for Mitt Romney when there is someone else in office as just about the same ?
Rick is saying, vote for someone who is NOT like Obama and Mitt Romney, Rick IS NOT saying to vote for Obama, he is saying look for someone who is not like Obama and Mitt Romney, the only consistent conservative in this race now.
Newt had his chance and failed, now he is out of money and losing support..... Rick now is the only conservative candidate in this race now and that is what Rick is pointing out now.

[American Constitutionalist]

" Words fail. "

No, words don't fail, use your brain for a change and actually understand what Rick is actually saying instead of taking it totally out of context and shape and mold it into what the Newt supporters want people to think and believe.

My Oh MY are the Newt supporters trying to make hay or make something out of nothing by taking Rick's comments out of context to mold and shape it into what they want you to think.

Here is Rick's actual comment : " "You win by giving people a choice. You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who's just going to be a little different than the person in there," Santorum told supporters in San Antonio. "If you're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate of the future." ...


Rick is actually saying there is not much difference between Mitt Romney and Obama when you look at their records.
Rick goes on to say that if that's what you want in a candidate, then why vote for Mitt Romney when there is someone else in office as just about the same ?
Rick is saying, vote for someone who is NOT like Obama and Mitt Romney, Rick IS NOT saying to vote for Obama, he is saying look for someone who is not like Obama and Mitt Romney, the only consistent conservative in this race now.
Newt had his chance and failed, now he is out of money and losing support..... Rick now is the only conservative candidate in this race now and that is what Rick is pointing out now.

[Christie at the beach]

Rick Santorum should be dis qualified.

This was over the top.

[denydenydeny]

GTFO, Rick.

[4rcane]

santorum is right, but he shouldn’t have said it while campaigning to be president. I rather a known enemy than a false friend

[newgeezer]

Santorum Suggests Obama Preferable to "Etch-A-Sketch" Romney.

Sounds like he (or some staffer) has been browsing the FR forums. There's been a LOT of that posted all over this place lately.

[GOPJ]

Santorum’s jumped the shark.

[Praxeologue]

This is the Dean’s Scream equivalent that we were anticipating from Rick. It was one reason that we wanted Newt to stay in the race. Thank god he did. Another candidate is needed, however, fast.

[flintsilver7]

There are hundreds of nearsighted morons on this site saying the same thing.

[CSinIL]

He needs to take that back or he is more finished then he already is. Obama needs to GO!!!

[RasterMaster]

The rabid newtered supporters will pull out all the stops to push their dead beat candidate even though he’ll NEVER amount to anything beyond a faded memory...even if it means adopting the idiot leftard’s talking points to take down the only conservative alternative to Obamney.

[AlmaKing]

Rather your brain fails.

Santorum did not say he preferred Obama. Read his damn words before posting garbage.

[napscoordinator]

I see what Santorum is saying, but that title is distorted. He never mentioned Obama. But some of you think Romney is better than Obama. I don’t and won’t vote for either one of them. If Rick is not nomination and Newt does not get the nomination, I am not voting in the General for President. I will vote for the Senate and House but I will write in someone. Santorum is 100 percent correct on this.

[Jeff Head]

Rick should not have gotten on the etch a sketch band-wagon...or if he had to, said it early in the week and then left it alone.

Now by trying to use it to the max, and thus use it up, he has done worse. He has made a gaffe so bad himself that it allows Romney to get out from under what his advisor said and point the attention now to Santorum.

It gave Newt ammo against Santorum as well and it has a lot of people scracthing their heads now focusing thier worry on Santorum.

Foolish mistake on the eve of Lousiana. You can bet this will be the talk of tomorrow.

[fullchroma]

Wrong, Santorum. I’ll vote for ANYONE but Obamao.

[Dudoight]

If he said that...he isn’t worth a tinker’s dam. His investment in the presidency is more for his own vanity than for the good of the nation.

[seekthetruth]

Words fail me too!

A Republican Presidential candidate says he rather see the DEM (Obama) re-elected than to send a fellow Republican candidate to the White House?????

So Rick Santorum rather see Obama in our White House for four more years than Mitt Romney???? I hope that statement makes folks realize Santorum is NOT who we need in the White House!! AND I DON'T FAVOR Romney either, but I certainly would vote for Romney against Obama!!!

I hope every LA Freeper will support the best Republican Presidential candidate running, and that is Newt!

For folks who might be interested:
March 23

Newt calls in to Denny Schaffer’s radio show
Friday, March 23 – 8:00am CT
WRNO, New Orleans, LA
LISTEN LIVE

Newt calls in to Tommy Tucker’s radio show
Friday, March 23 – 9:35am CT
WWL, New Orleans, LA
LISTEN LIVE

Newt calls in to Dom Giordano’s radio show
Friday, March 23 – 10:05am CT
WPHT, Philadelphia, PA
LISTEN LIVE

Newt speaks on American energy policy
Friday, March 23 - 10:30am – 11:15am CT
Port Fourchon Operations Center
108 A. O. Rappelet Road
Port Fourchon, LA 70357

Callista visits Tulane Children’s Hospital
Friday, March 23 - 10:30am – 11:30am CT
Tulane Children’s Hospital
1415 Tulane Avenue, 6th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Note: Mrs. Gingrich will tour the hospital and read “Sweet Land of Liberty” to the children.

Hispanic Roundtable Meeting
Friday, March 23 - 2:30pm – 3:30pm CT
Oakland Plantation Estates
8 Oakland Rd.
Kenner, LA 70065

Tulane University Town Hall Meeting with Newt and Callista
Friday, March 23 - 4pm – 5pm CT
Tulane University
Richardson Building, Room 117
6823 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118

[JediJones]

It is very possible that Romney winning the election will do more damage to the Republican party than Obama winning reelection. Gridlock is probably better than a newly powerful, fundamentally dishonest, decidedly liberal Republican party. Consider the following scenarios.

Scenario A: If RINO Romney wins and is unpopular, as he was as governor and is to an historic degree in this primary, then the Democrats will sweep Congress in 2014. The opposition party always does when a sitting president is unpopular. Then the Democrats will run a new far-left candidate or maybe even Obama again, booting Romney out in 2016. This will be an exact repeat of 2006-2008 when disgruntled Republicans stayed home and let Democrats take power. What follows in 2016 is a hard-left majority government with a wide mandate. Using their new Congressional majority, they wouldn’t hesitate to institute pure socialized medicine, full abortion up to partial-birth coverage, big tax increases, shutdown of American energy production, etc.

Scenario B: If Mittsky Romneyev wins and IS popular, then conservatism in government as we know it is dead. We’ll get 16 years or more of GOP elite “moderate” rule. The only options to vote for president will be left and hard-left. Every issue conservatives care about will be compromised, which will mean liberals get most of what they wanted. Our entire party structure and the conservative media that they’ve proven they control will no longer be defending conservatism, they’ll be defending this sickeningly amoral, unprincipled RINO.

Scenario C: If Bishop Willard loses, the Tea Party will be motivated to vote in yet more Republican conservative Congressmen in 2014 to continue gridlocking Obama. There’s very little Obama has done besides Obamacare that isn’t reversible under a new administration. That’s the benefit of him having no choice but to do everything by executive fiat. If Obamacare is overturned by the Supreme Court this year, then his worst legacy will be wiped out even before the election. We will have proven to the GOP elites that we were right, liberal Republican Presidents are not what the country wants. Then in 2016 we get another chance to nominate a conservative for President, with more people willing to listen to our argument as to what kind of candidate we should run.

There’s a lot to be said for forcing the GOP’s hand-picked liberal Republicans to go down in flames, until the elites and/or their sheeple party line voters finally get the message. If we want conservatism to win the day and Massachusetts Mitt is the nominee, then it might do the most good for conservatism if conservatives make a strategic retreat in this election.

[Kevmo]

Santorum is going for the conservative vote; Gingrich and Romney are going for the Republican vote.