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

latimes.com ^ | March 22, 2012 | Michael A. Memoli

[true believer forever]

Rick Santorum's latest attempt to use a Mitt Romney aide's "Etch-A-Sketch" remark against the Republican front-runner instead gave his rival a chance to fire back on Thursday, after Santorum seemed to say he'd rather see President Obama reelected than send Romney to the White House.

Speaking at an event in Texas, Santorum again made the case that Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom's comments Wednesday on CNN about a "reset" of the campaign if Romney clinched the nomination showed the former Massachusetts governor's efforts to appeal to conservatives were insincere.

"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 a crowd in San Antonio, according to NBC News. "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."

[Kickass Conservative]

Who would I Vote for if it's Obama or Romney? Hmmmmmmmmm

I'll take Romney for $500 Alex...

Anyone who thinks Obama and Romney are the same is smoking something that you need a Medical Marijuana Card to buy.

Obama is the worst President EVER. Carter is the second worst President EVER. If Mitt wins the Primary and the General and he is everything “Moderate” that we expect he might be, he would still only be the third worst President EVER.

I'll take number three over number one any day of the week if Mitt is the last man standing. Newt will be my guy until the fat lady sings in Tampa. As Mark Levin says, I would vote for a can of Orange Juice over Obama.

Did I answer your question? Oh yeah, I'll take my chances with Mitt picking the next two or three SCOTUS Nominees over the Commies Obama would pick in a heartbeat. We have a chance to influence Romney's choices. With Obama we don't.

[Bailee]

That is the direct quote being reported in the press. If you got a different source you better post it Santorum is drowning fast.

Would love to see the video. It would clear this issue up real fast.

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/03/22/santorum-might-as-well-have-obama-over-romney/

[dfwgator]

sure Oracle. Nobody could be worse than Obama , or what it has done to America.Obama will increase his attacks on America because it knows it won’t have to face another election.Obama will destroy the U.S. because it won’t be facing reelection.

Yeah, I remember way back, when I saw statements like this, only Clinton was there instead of Obama.

[Chgogal]

Exactly how the heck is Romney different than Obama? Romney ran LEFT of Kennedy. Romney pooh-poohed Reagan. Romney still supports RomneyCare. Romney’s advisors advised Obama’s staff on ObamaCare. Romney supports manmade global warming, etc.

So Romney becomes President. How the heck do we control him?

[hinckley buzzard]

Brilliant, Thanks for confirming my diminishing opinion of San-bots. BTW I'm a Newt guy, not for Romney. I just believe in dealing with reality instead of clicking my heels together and making wishes.

Here's the facts: Romney will be the GOP nominee, and he will be a far sight better than obama. Santorum will go back to being substitute rino for Bill Bennett's rather autistic excuse for a talk show on Friday mornings when Bill just isn't up to showing up.

There. Now you don't have to try to stay up past your bedtime to see how it all turns out.

[Kevmo]

Well, thanks for answering my question. I kinda like what PAConservative1 has to say above. Note that everyone is logging on as a ‘conservative’.

2012 is going to be a liberal vs. a liberal. Sure, Slick Willard might be a little less offensive of a liberal than Hussein, but at the end of the day he’s still a liberal. So if hypothetically conservatives try to drag him across the finish line, we’ll have a liberal for 4 years. Then in 2016, the Dems will obviously nominate another liberal, so it would be liberal vs. liberal AGAIN.

I’d rather have a liberal now and get a true conservative in 2016 then two liberals in a row, even if they do have an (R) next to their name!

390 posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:09:41 PM by PAConservative1

[Chgogal]

OK, than please tell me Romeny is different from Obama?

RomneyCare?
His belief in manmade Global Warming?
Nominating liberal judges?
Gay marriage?

[Politicalmom]

Learn to read. Nowhere in that article does it say Santorum said “I’m going to vote for Obama.”

[rurgan]

Obama is a traitor against America. it is a marxist enemy. It's sickening that you or anyone would support this Obama scum, especially after seeing all it has done to destroy the U.S., piled 5 trillion in debt on us, let in illegals, exploded government size and power, censored the Internet with ACTA,Usurped the Constitution, and a million other crimes.

Keep campaigning for Obama. That just makes me want to vote against Obama more.

[true believer forever]

Bravo. The Hillary example is one I've been using for a while. The question Republicans need to ask themselves is how far is too far? How liberal does the Republican candidate have to be before you will NOT vote for them? I'd say that a candidate who is a proven serial liar and who, as governor, promoted abortion, gay marriage, socialized medicine, higher taxes, etc. IS GOING TOO FAR. People have to realize the President is the leader of the party. Where he goes, everyone else will follow. The party members, the elected officials, the voters, everyone. The Republican party as we know it might cease to exist if Romney becomes President.

Okay, all good points, but how about this. I have been doing some deep political thinking, be prepared to be underwhelmed :)

I think a lot of people would agree with these 2 things:

1) If romney got in, he would at least, get the locomotive of the private sector back on the tracks. I think Donald Trump would keep him honest there... and there are thin spots there, I know, but in general, he would get the engine of the private sector going. 2) He would diddle with obamacare, start putting the brakes on, at least, not a repeal like, say, Newt, promised. but he would put some breaks on, and with a stalwart senate and house, might even do more...

Both of those are generally speaking...

but then, how about this:

Romney, if he wins, could be the best things that ever happened to the true GOP conservatives...

With all this talk about newt going to the convention, I started to do some reading about the last time that happened, and it seems Reagan ran a primary challenge to Gerald Ford. He didn't beat him, but he did make a pretty strong showing - not sure about the details of that, just getting familiar with that whole event.

But, if romney gets in, and he will need all republicans to do that, but if the conservatives start on January 21, 2013, to develop, organize, grow and put in a place a primary challenge to him immediately, they could get a pretty impressive, noncompromised plan in place.

In the meantime, Romney will have at least slowed things down, and the true patriots could get there ducks in a row, and there are some very pretty conservative ducks that could be lined up... and this time, do it right.

Anyway, from the caverns of my mind and corners of my heart, I came up with this... probably really dumb and naive... but I thought it might have some merit.

All I know is, the thought of a primary challenge to romney would motivate almost as much as Newt does.

To be clear: I believe Newt will win. He is going to the convention. He has what it takes...

[cherry]

Romney is not my cup of tea, but bamey boy is a cup of arsenic......so I know how I'll vote....

time to come together and throw the bum out....

[Varsity Flight]

Mandate-UnCare, is nothing more than a Federal Labor Camp, CONCENTRATED right on the body.

Concentrated Camp.

[cherry]

I think like you say that the boy wonder in office now hates us and the country....Romney doesn’t hate us or the country....will cringe with him in office but I can at least sleep at night...

[Sun]

Perry and Herman Cain have had brain freezes, and most of the candidates, including Romney, have had gaffes, but not Rick, at least not until lately.

imo, Rick is working too hard, and should realize he can’t win the battle without getting enough sleep.

Here’s an interesting commentary and video on this subject:

“Would he really settle for Obama over Romney? I don’t believe it. It is so absurd that I tend to think he got something mixed up in his head and it didn’t come out the way he meant it. Because it’s just not true and I’ve heard him say otherwise beforehand.”

excerpt http://www.therightscoop.com/rick-santorum-prefers-obama-over-mitt-romney/

Click above link if interested in more commentary, and to view video.

[rurgan]

To me Clinton and FDR were the worst presidents ever. Obama almost there but it only has 1 term so far. But Obama will do much more damage to the U.S. in its 2nd term. we can see some of things Obama is doing because we have the Internet. Before most of what clinton and FDR did was hidden by the media.

Well of course the media said Clinton was a centrist blah blah Yeah sure that monster put in hundreds if not thousands of liberal judges that are still doing damage to the U.S. and it also put 2 liberal supreme court justices on the Supreme Court, let illegals reach critical mass. this monster Clinton set the infrastructure for the decline we see now in the U.S.

And FDR we all know about it's socialist revolution.

I tell you all of these democrats are evil marxists enemies of America.

[true believer forever]

How about this. I have been doing some deep political thinking, be prepared to be underwhelmed :)

I think a lot of people would agree with these 2 things:

1) If romney got in, he would at least, get the locomotive of the private sector back on the tracks. I think Donald Trump would keep him honest there... and there are thin spots there, I know, but in general, he would get the engine of the private sector going. 2) He would diddle with obamacare, start putting the brakes on, at least, not a repeal like, say, Newt, promised. but he would put some breaks on, and with a stalwart senate and house, might even do more...

Both of those are generally speaking...

but then, how about this:

Romney, if he wins, could be the best things that ever happened to the true GOP conservatives...

With all this talk about newt going to the convention, I started to do some reading about the last time that happened, and it seems Reagan ran a primary challenge to Gerald Ford. He didn’t beat him, but he did make a pretty strong showing - not sure about the details of that, just getting familiar with that whole event.

But, if romney gets in, and he will need all republicans to do that, but if the conservatives start on January 21, 2013, to develop, organize, grow and put in a place a primary challenge to him immediately, they could get a pretty impressive, noncompromised plan in place.

In the meantime, Romney will have at least slowed things down, and the true patriots could get there ducks in a row, and there are some very pretty conservative ducks that could be lined up... and this time, do it right.

Anyway, from the caverns of my mind and corners of my heart, I came up with this... probably really dumb and naive... but I thought it might have some merit.

All I know is, the thought of a primary challenge to romney would motivate almost as much as Newt does.

To be clear: I believe Newt will win. He is going to the convention. He has what it takes...

[Bailee]

News flash dear. I never said Santorum said HE would vote for Obammy he said if it comes down to Obammy vs Mittens. WE(You, Me, EVERYONE)should stay(vote) obammy.

It is called reading comprehension. I call his comment Treasonous to his Party if Mittens is the nominee.

He said we should stay with what we have(obammy) instead of taking a risk of what may net the EtchASketch Candidate(Mittens)

Santorum added: “If they’re going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate for the future.”

[WPaCon]

I think it’s obvious that I did not really mean everybody.

But it does seem to be the general sentiment around here.

[Kickass Conservative]

Sorry, I'm one who believes that this Country would not survive another four years of Obama. Sure, the USA will still exist in name, but we as a people will be a hollow shell of what made our Country the greatest that ever existed in history.

Oh yeah, are you guaranteeing that another four years of Obama will result in a Conservative Republican Victory in 2016? If you are wrong, and I think you are taking a 50/50 chance of being wrong, what's next, cooking up Jim Jones tried and true Kool Aid Recipe?

[Crucial]

I’ll vote for Romney knowing that the result will eventually be the same as with Obama. The difference between Obama and Romney is that Obama actually wants our constitutional republic to collapse. With Romney, it would simply be a byproduct of his own brand of socialism.