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To: chessplayer
Santorum would have been far wiser to simply not state anything verbally, and simply travel around with his family in moderately high visibility as a way of expressing his fidelity.

Gingrich's personal moral failings should indeed - and certainly will - come into voter's consideration when it comes to their choice. But to bring the matter up explicitly makes Santorum look desperate.

2 posted on 01/20/2012 5:25:13 PM PST by Yossarian ("All the charm of Nixon. All the competency of Carter." - SF Chronicle comment post on Obama)
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To: Yossarian
Nice post, Yossarian.

"dittos" and nothing to add.

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9 posted on 01/20/2012 5:30:15 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: Yossarian

And Santorum’s embarrassing prissiness will probably also gain visibility. Somebody tweeted after the debate last night that Santorum’s image was, “I saw that and I’m telling.”

He came across as an idea-free (since he has voted with the RINOs on everything) dweeb in a sweater vest who might be his mother’s beloved but sure as heck could never get elected President of the US. And the thing about how his “taxes were on his computer and there was nobody at home who could get them to him” probably would have made even his mother groan.


20 posted on 01/20/2012 5:38:23 PM PST by livius
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To: Yossarian

“Santorum would have been far wiser to simply not state anything verbally”

I agree. For Rick it is better to not say a thing. It is to easy to come off in a bad light. I think he too easily takes the bait as he did in the debate last night.


49 posted on 01/20/2012 5:55:51 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Yossarian
Santorum said the same things at the last debate after he was ASKED about this subject. At campaign stops, he answers questions that he's ASKED - he does not necessarily bring up a specific topic. How do I know this? I watch campaign/election coverage videos on local TV websites.
73 posted on 01/20/2012 6:12:13 PM PST by Lauren BaRecall (I declare for Santorum)
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To: Yossarian

Please “Mr. Character”.. you mean like the guy who told everyone he lived in PA, bought and kept a vacant house just to back up that claim???/

Santorum is not remotely as clean as he wants to claim on character.

You mean like advocating tough immigration policy on english version of your campaign website, but advocating amnesty for illegal aliens on the SPANISH version of the same web site?

You mean to claim to be pro conservative principals, while voting against right to work and capitulating to the PA Unions?

Etc etc etc..

Not defending Newt’s actions, but Santorum, while making a career out of telling social conservatives things they want to hear, has not walked the line nearly as straight as many believe he has, and that is one of the many reasons he was voted out of office.


180 posted on 01/21/2012 7:49:07 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Yossarian

I agree with Santorum on a lot of things, but there’s something about him that turns me off.


193 posted on 01/21/2012 8:09:49 AM PST by CrosscutSaw
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