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Santorum vs. Romney: I'm no lightweight, you're a lightweight
msnbc ^ | February 28, 2012 | Andrew Rafferty

Posted on 02/29/2012 11:36:02 AM PST by Red Steel

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- As Michigan and Arizona voters went to the polls today, the gloves came off between the two top contenders for the Republican presidential nomination.

The first blow came this morning in Livonia, Mich., when Mitt Romney called Rick Santorum "an economic light weight." The remark kicked off a day of verbal sparing and boxing metaphors between the two both stumping in the Wolverine State. "I don't think he understands the process of job creating," Romney added.

It was later that Santorum responded to the former Massachusetts governor, calling him "a lightweight on conservative accomplishments."

The latest candidate to surge in the polls attempted to spin Romney's comments as an attack on his wealth.

(Excerpt) Read more at firstread.msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mittens; newt4romney; santorum

1 posted on 02/29/2012 11:36:05 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Rick:
You don’t respond to Mitt, you ignore him and make him irrelevant, erh, he is...


2 posted on 02/29/2012 11:38:44 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: Red Steel

Santorum won the conservative areas of Michigan and Romney won in the Detroit area. That says plenty right there.


3 posted on 02/29/2012 11:40:43 AM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Red Steel
From the article:

"I'm not a heavyweight," Santorum said. "I’m not a multimillionaire. I'm someone who has gone out and worked hard and learned my economics from shining shoes."

I guess the being the grandson of a coal miner is wearing a lttle thin, so now he was a shoeshine boy?

4 posted on 02/29/2012 11:41:22 AM PST by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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To: Red Steel

Stand back everyone! Give them some room!

This is a good old fashioned verbal slap fight.


5 posted on 02/29/2012 11:42:23 AM PST by Sax
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To: Sax
LOL, Clash of the Lightweights.

Let Newt know when you're done softening him up, Ricky Mouse, so Newt can come in and finish the job on Willard the Lizard.


6 posted on 02/29/2012 11:50:57 AM PST by JediJones (Watch "Gingrich to Michigan: Change or Die" on YouTube. Best Speech Ever!)
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

—> I guess the being the grandson of a coal miner is wearing a lttle thin, so now he was a shoeshine boy?

Thanks for the smile during a work day :)


7 posted on 02/29/2012 11:55:14 AM PST by Christie at the beach (I like Newt and would love to see political dead bodies on the floor.)
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To: Red Steel
...a day of verbal sparing and boxing...

Sparing? I'm sad that I read this. Freaking "journalists" that don't even know the basics. I'm beyond disappointed.

FMCDH(BITS)

8 posted on 02/29/2012 12:01:19 PM PST by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

LOL! The poor little matchboy...


9 posted on 02/29/2012 12:07:00 PM PST by livius
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To: Red Steel

Pay no attention to the lightweight in the White House, Andrew.


10 posted on 02/29/2012 12:08:40 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

“I do m’own taxes. They’re on my computer at home, but I’m not home to get ‘em. And nobody’s home to get ‘em. So when I get home, I’ll get ‘em and release ‘em”. (Cue goofy smile)


11 posted on 02/29/2012 12:19:26 PM PST by petercooper (The one difference between Obama & Romney: Obama is only half white.)
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To: All; Red Steel

Some people have the misconception that a successful businessman will improve the economy when they govern. NO WAY! They are far different when they are spending OTHER PEOPLES’ MONEY.

“Massachusetts Health Care Reform Has Left Small Business Behind: A Warning to the States

By Joshua Archambault
September 17, 2010”

snip http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/09/massachusetts-health-care-reform-has-left-small-business-behind-a-warning-to-the-states

And Romney said all of the states should follow MA. lol


12 posted on 02/29/2012 1:38:44 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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From Rick’s interview with Rush:

“I was a leader on welfare reform. I was the guy that led the charge in the US Senate and actually wrote the bill when I was in the House. I was the guy that actually helped end the federal entitlement. I embraced the Ryan plan and said it’s a good first step and frankly I would go even farther than that,”

excerpt http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/27/santorum-points-to-praise-from-palin-and-huckabee-in-radio-spot/


13 posted on 02/29/2012 1:45:51 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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