Santorum in Tacoma: Protesters and a Glitter Bomb

http://blogs.wsj.com ^ | 02/15/2012 | Danny Yadron

[massmike]

It was predictable that Rick Santorum — or any Republican presidential candidate — would be met with protests here Monday night as he spoke outdoors, down the street from an Occupy encampment and near the entrance to a public university.

Shortly after the former senator from Pennsylvania began addressing a receptive crowd, a group of young protesters in the front row began chanting slogans such as “go away” and “right-wing bigot,” a reference to Mr. Santorum’s opposition to gay marriage, one of them said afterward. The surging GOP-candidate then spent the next hour battling the vocal minority.

“What they represent is true intolerance,” Mr. Santorum said. “I don’t think they’re a bigot because they disagree with me.”

He added later, “I understand their frustration. For three years they haven’t been able to find work, they have a president that doesn’t care about them… Their president has left them behind, but we won’t.”

It did little to quell the protesters, and before it was over, at least two of them were dragged away by law enforcement officials. After Mr. Santorum finished speaking, another covered him in a blizzard of glitter, known as a “glitter bomb.”

[Eldon Tyrell]

racists.
heterophobes.
etc.

Imagine the press response if conservatives were assaulting leftists.

[Above My Pay Grade]

I like Santorum’s response to the hecklers. He showed that THEY are the real bigots (without actually saying that) and took a good shot at Hussein’s failures at the same time.

[massgopguy]

For those who still have last year’s Code Book. Bigot is now code for Catholic.

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[Above My Pay Grade]

I like Santorum’s response to the hecklers. He showed that THEY are the real bigots (without actually saying that) and took a good shot at Hussein’s failures at the same time.

[Lazlo in PA]

Santorum for President Ping List.

FReepmail “Antoninus” to be added or removed.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

He added later, “I understand their frustration. For three years they haven’t been able to find work, they have a president that doesn’t care about them… Their president has left them behind, but we won’t.”

LOLZ. Right on, right on.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

He added later, “I understand their frustration. For three years they haven’t been able to find work, they have a president that doesn’t care about them… Their president has left them behind, but we won’t.”

LOLZ. Right on, right on.

[kaehurowing]

I didn’t realize the gay escort business was in such bad straits.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

The freaks come out of the woodwork in the northwest....

[AngelesCrestHighway]

He should have gone to Spokane and got a good conservative reception...

[heye2monn]

Young storm troopers bent on destroying marriage as an institution.

[Mr. K]

I wish one of these candidates would say “Look, I understand you don’t agree with me and that’s OK, you can vote for Obama- he wants gay marriage and abortion” (or whatever is the topic of the protesters)

[Antoninus]

I think Santorum is both courageous and smart for going into the lion’s den and speaking the truth. Nothing presents the difference between him and Mitt the Dud as starkly as incidents like this. With Romney, everything is “managed”. It takes a rare politician to do what Rick is doing. God bless him!

[dforest]

Great response that shows Rick Santorum understands their pain. They had their guy Obama, and he put all his interest on his fellow cronies and guys with the big bucks.

Rick has got it. Glitter will only show who shines from here on out!

[steve86]

Yes, or the Tri-Cities.

I will be nervous every time he visits the Puget Sound area or most of the coast north and south.

Hoping he gets SS protection if he hasn’t already.

[Vigilanteman]

The electoral math, so far, still shows Santorum doing way better than Gingrich.

Seven reasons for Rick Santorum

1. Who has won the most states without the benefit of their own money, last election's organization or a billionaire casino sugar daddy?
   
2. Who is everybody's second choice when he isn't their first?
   
3. Who can get both the Romney people and the Gingrich people, who hate each other, to vote for him?
   
4. Who has the best record on immigration?
   
5. Who has the best plan for repealing ObamaCare? And is the only GOP candidate who didn't help write or approve legislation which helped spawn this fiasco?
   
6. Who has the best plan for expanding the American economy and strengthening American families?
   
7. Who is the closest thing we have to the "generic Republican" which polls show consistently beating Obama and is most likely to make the election about Obama's sorry record rather than about himself?

[Pinkbell]

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OjJMEmb-gk

Libs are only tolerant of those they agree with. They’re so immature as well. Yelling and throwing glitter? Come on.

[jonrick46]

Here are some videos to look at of the event in Tacoma:

http://gigharbor.patch.com/articles/rick-santorum-to-stump-in-tacoma-tonight#youtube_video-9109946