Posted on 02/19/2012 12:00:46 AM PST by JediJones
But when running for re-election in 2006 against a tough Democratic challenger – Sen. Bob Casey, D-Penn., who ultimately beat him by 18 points – Santorum sought to portray himself as someone who worked with Democratic colleagues to get things done.
In one vivid ad, Santorum stood in a pro wrestling ring to describe what politics should not be.
“Too often, this is what it seems like in Washington,” narrates then-Senator Santorum over images of muscular costumed fellows beating each other. “But to get things done, you’ve got to work together.”
He continued: “I teamed up with Joe Lieberman to make college more affordable for low income families. And Barbara Boxer and I wrote a law protecting open space [Google: Open space generally refers to undeveloped land or water area].”
“I’m even working with Hillary Clinton to limit inappropriate material for children’s video games,” Santorum said as the wrestlers all stop for a moment, seemingly stunned, “because it makes more sense to wrestle with America’s problems than with each other. I’m Rick Santorum and I approved this message.”
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Teamed with Barbara Boxer?
I give you Boxer for Pelosi ROTFL.
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>>I give you Boxer for Pelosi ROTFL.
LOL...
Teamed with Barbara BOXER for “ PROTECTING OPEN SPACE” = YIKES!
LOL.
Rick Santorum has been one of the more dishonest candidates I’ve seen. Not so bad as Romney, mind you, but his calling himself the “true conservative” and then condemning Newt for the exact same stuff he himself is done is quite hypocritical.
http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2012/01/04/rick-santorum-in-the-wrestling-ring-literally/
Had to look it up what they meant by “open space”. Basically, “open space” regulations are designed to prevent designated undeveloped areas from ever being developed, no matter who owns them. So much for property rights.
Federal land grabs- protecting open space by forcing States to cede teritory to D.C.
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Some quotes from Santorum about these ads from a CNN interview...
http://www.votesmart.org/public-statement/667759/cnn-state-of-the-union-with-candy-crowley
CROWLEY: Let me take a trip down memory lane with you and play a 2006 ad that you ran in what was ultimately a losing battle to keep your Senate seat. Let me play it just a second.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SANTORUM: To get things done, you’ve got to work together. I teamed up with Joe Lieberman to make college more affordable for low- income families, and Barbara Boxer and I wrote a law protecting open space. I’m even working with Hillary Clinton to limit inappropriate material in children’s video games.
(END VIDEO CLIP) CROWLEY: I want to pair that up with a statement from someone who was present at some kind of meeting with you at CPAC where you assured them that you would not move back to the center were you to become president of the United States.
So where is the Rick Santorum that paired up with Joe Lieberman, Barbara Boxer and Hillary Clinton? He just won’t be there if he becomes president?
SANTORUM: Well, a lot of the things I was just talking about, I mean, protecting kids on the Internet is a conservative thing to do. I mean, Hillary Clinton came on our side on that. And the things I worked with Joe Lieberman, the same thing. You know, these are things that we worked on that we could find bipartisan accommodations. Open space was a very, very important issue in suburban Philadelphia, as it is out here in California. And this was an opportunity for — to really work with local communities who wanted to preserve that space, particularly in urban areas.
So again, this is — these are not big government programs. This is actually working with local communities, working with libraries, working with parents’ groups to make sure that children aren’t exposed to inappropriate material on the Internet and in schools. This is — this is, again, consistent with the values that I hold.
CROWLEY: OK. And let me play you another that came from the same era, this 2006 campaign.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SANTORUM: This paper, they say “The real problem with Rick Santorum is he’s too liberal.” They didn’t like my legislation calling for a raise in the minimum wage. And the White House probably called me a lot of things, but I fought their efforts to cut Amtrak funding.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
CROWLEY: So if you should get to the White House, would you entertain raising the minimum wage? Would you continue to protect and raise funds for Amtrak?
SANTORUM: Well, on the issue of the minimum wage, if you go back and look at my record, I voted against the minimum wage increase many, many times, but when the minimum wage gets to the point where it truly needs to be raised because it’s now — you know, I think the number, historically, is below 7 percent of the workforce is now being paid the minimum wage, I do support a minimum wage.
I do not support what Governor Romney has suggested, which is indexing the minimum wage. That is a very bad idea that will lead to wage inflation. But when the minimum wage drops as the economy improves and inflation eventually creeps up, to set a basic minimum wage at the federal level, I have supported throughout my political career, yes. But I don’t support anything in the minimum wage that would be an inflator of wages. And that’s the real big difference between the two. And as far as Amtrak funding, you know, look, I represent Pennsylvania. That ad was run in Philadelphia. That’s an important piece of —
(CROSSTALK)
CROWLEY: So an important Amtrak place.
SANTORUM: — of the economic viability. Yes. The economic viability of that very busy and congested corridor. So what I have said is that, you know, that, look, we need to look at all things in government. Amtrak would be one. I’m convinced now that Amtrak is something that, you know, should not be funded by a federal level. We’re in a very, very different time —
CROWLEY: Yet —
SANTORUM: — now and the — and the economy of this country and the budget deficits. and Amtrak funding would be one of those things that’s just going to have to go.
CROWLEY: And yet Mitt Romney is criticized by you and others when he says, listen, I did what was best for my state when I went — you know, signed health care into law for my state. It was not a federal thing. You know, I will repeal ObamaCare, but you all hit him, and he was representing his state at the time. What’s the difference here?
SANTORUM: Well, I think there’s a big difference between funding a program that’s been funded a long time (ph) OK, Amtrak, which does — you know, look, it’s — you make the argument, as I have, that funding Amtrak, which is a passenger rail service, is in many respects like funding a highway system.
That you know, that provides interstate transportation between the — between the — between the states and something the federal government does and really and it’s in the Constitution to do so.
It’s very different than having the government mandate that you buy health insurance, or the government pay and trade a right, as we’ve seen just this week, when the government creates a right to health insurance, they create the right to be able to tell you how to exercise the provision of that insurance, as we saw with the Catholic Church.
That’s a very different thing than a transportation program. There are certainly legitimate arguments whether we should fund Amtrak or not, but that is a very different thing that a fundamental takeover of a sector of the economy.
CROWLEY: OK. Senator Santorum, I have got to leave it there. Thanks for joining us this morning.
A major difference is that Newt has been so radically right, so historical a figure, a conservative who was the Reagan of the legislative branch, a true, famous, dyed in the wool right winger, that he can move around in the political world and rub shoulders with liberals and not take on the smell.
Lesser mortals, soft, moderate, more ambiguous political types, we don’t trust them so much, especially if we are a conservative who is still trying to figure out who they are, and is still not certain what their politics are, and where their true, internal self, is at.
Rick's ad with the mud slinging "Rombo" is the funniest ad of the campaign to date. If Newt goes negative with his recharged wallet I wouldn't be surprised to a Rombo level two ad with both targeting Rick, yet hitting each other. Obama has been remarkably thin skinned regarding humor aimed at him. Rick can score a lot of points there.
I give you Boxer for Pelosi! ROTFL.
NO DAMN LAWYERS!
GO NEWT!
Not a word about his legislation with Boxer! It’s indefensible. Slick, meddlesome, lying lawyers.
Well, whatever you do— DON’T call her ma’am!!
ROTFLMYbarbaraboxerOFF!
I disagree, at least in whether he is convincing at it.
My problem with him, is that I can't hear him, see him, I never have been able to draw him into focus, Santorum has been a name in my political world for 17-20 years, but he has always remained a wisp of smoke to me, merely a name, his conservative voice has never reached me, I still don't know who he is, or what he is.
He remains an elusive, unformed figure to me, which I have learned to accept over the years as meaning that he isn't a real conservative, a true conservative, there seems to be a hollow place in his role as a conservative leader.
Hmmmm, waiting for the rabid Saint Santorum boosters to explain this one.
[And as far as Amtrak funding, you know, look, I represent Pennsylvania. That ad was run in Philadelphia. ]
Where’s that Panderbear when you need it?
One must admit, Santorum must have a smidgen of saint in him, if he was able to work with THAT wench! heh :p
PSSSSST ricky you aint sposed to work WIF ‘em yer supposed to work AGIN ‘EM and their wacky ideas....the only reachin across the aisle we’re interested in is a wack alongside the noggin so some sense gets in...and no sittin on no sofa with no lib either....carry on small grasshopper...
It’s no wonder that half of Saint Rick supporters go to Romney if Santorum drops, despite the fact that a larger majority of Newt’s supporters go straight to Santorum if Newt drops.
On one side, there are people who understand he’s a moderate.
On the other side, there are people who don’t understand that he’s a moderate.
We need to get stuff like this out there. It’s time Palin really endorsed Newt instead of playing footsie. There’s no question that Saint Rick is an empty suit.
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