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Santorum curses at reporter.

By Nico Pitney on Sep 18th, 2006 at 2:07 pm

Santorum curses at reporter.»

“I have to raise tens of millions of dollars because of the junk you feed the people of Pennsylvania,” Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) told the reporter, who had earlier mentioned the senator’s “rocky relations with the press.” Santorum “then used an expletive to describe the coverage and slammed down a newspaper.”




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86 Responses to “Santorum curses at reporter.”

  1. Exley Says:

    Thanks for the link, TP….Puts me in good mood:

    Tightening races boost state GOP’s confidence
    Sunday, September 17, 2006
    BY BRETT LIEBERMAN
    Of Our Washington Bureau
    Anxious Pennsylvania Republicans head into the final stretch before Election Day more optimistic that the political environment has begun to shift in their favor.

    Tightening polls in the U.S. Senate race, lower gasoline prices that have lessened public angst and improved approval ratings for President Bush are some of the reasons Republicans meeting in East Pennsboro Twp. feel encouraged for the first time in months.


  2. the fly-man Says:

    Testy, it’s the new GOP mantra.


  3. Publius Says:

    The truth hurts, Ricky.



  4. themann1086 Says:

    Little Ricky, Spreading Santorum again!


  5. Dick Says:

    Not very Christian like of him to speak that way, and it will hurt him.

    How does raising 10 million have anything to do with Iran or what a reporter writes? I didn’t know that it took money, 10million, to tell the truth..

    ..say is the reporter Lieberman related to Joe Lieberman?


  6. NewNameAcquired Says:

    Oh sure…. Rick can dish OUT “the junk” which is fed to the people, but he can’t TAKE it.

    ON RICKS ATTACK COMERCIAL:

    “Santorum ad impugns ethics of Casey ‘team’; It portrays investigated men. None, however, has a formal campaign role.”
    [Philadelphia Inquirer, September 14, 2006]

    “The commercial is not altogether clear on several factual points. White, for instance, is not a member of Casey’s campaign team. He has been dead for more than 22 months.”
    [Philadelphia Inquirer, September 14, 2006]

    Source: Crossing the Line with Bob Casey


  7. Dick Says:

    Tightening polls in the U.S. Senate race, lower gasoline prices that have lessened public angst and improved approval ratings for President Bush are some of the reasons Republicans meeting in East Pennsboro Twp. feel encouraged for the first time in months.

    Comment by Exley

    Ya know Exley, I ,a Christian, see Santorum acting like a unhinged fanatic of the scary Gary North mentality..you aren’t one of those ‘coulter republicans’ are you?


  8. Badmoodman Says:

    Santorum: noun. The frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex. - - Ricky talked ‘dirty’? Anything resembling this…

    “We like doing it in the bathtub so we can just wash away the santorum afterward.”


  9. Republicans Are The Fear And Smear Party Says:

    It’s so much fun watching Sanatorium and the rest go into melt down…


  10. Badmoodman Says:

    (Santorum) complained about what he called biased coverage. - - Biased used here is, factualiness.


  11. nullthis Says:

    Santorum will win because he fights homofascism. leftards


  12. Dick Says:

    Lets not forget the Hoakstraw Santorum WMD ’story’ this joker lied about recently..Hoekstra’s Hoax: Just When You Thought You’d Seen Everything
    No doubt they pledged to find more credible ways to shore up Santorum’s flagging … the donnybrook over the administration’s fatuous claims of WMD in Iraq, …
    http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0826-20.htm

    I think Santorum belongs in a Sanitarium and he spent his 10 million on idiotic campaign propaganda and fake WMD


  13. stop homofascism Says:

    Santorum will win. then what will you homofascists do?


  14. Exley Says:

    #8 Dick…

    Nah, I don’t like Coulter. She is not a true conservative. She is the literary/ talk-show equivalent of a “shock jock” in the guise of a conservative who will say anything — no matter how outrageous, rude, or offensive — to gain attention and drive up book sales.


  15. Badmoodman Says:

    null this: “leftards” - - My birthday is in August which I guess makes me a leotard. (You trolls are such clever wordshmiths. No, really.)


  16. Tobey+Tall Says:

    Dont beleive polls even i can ring up 1003 people then keep records of republican votes of 333 and then ring up the at random another 666 telphone numbers and get results “well folks its anybodies race here its 50/50″

    This has to happen by November to cheat with the voting machines they will tell you its 50/50 as not to look suspicious ????

    Then its WW111


  17. agua fiero Says:

    Others seem to have caught on to the descending price of a gallon of gasoine phenomenon as it relates to election cycles.

    Big oil can afford to not make quite such a large profit margin for a few weeks, before they screw it to the American taxpayer following the elections, whether the legislators they own win re-election or not.

    Imagine the screaming we’ll hear from the Bushiites when their poor misguided party loses control of the legislature……


  18. Dick Says:

    Yupp it’s official Santorum is a full fledged member of the scary gary club of unhinged christians..

    Deep Thoughts: Scary Gary, James Dobson, and public stoning
    North has called for the stoning of gays and nonbelievers (rocks are cheap and plentiful, he has observed). Both friends and foes label him “Scary Gary.”

    Sounds like Homofascist above yes?


  19. Dick Says:

    She is not a true conservative

    are you speaking of religious or political conservatism?


  20. PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) Says:

    nullthis

    Fascism: A philosophy or system of government that is marked by stringent social and economic control, a strong, centralized government usually headed by a dictator, and often a policy of belligerent nationalism. (From The American Heritage Dictionary)

    OK, so is Bush the head of our government homosexual, do our coins and dollar bills say “In Gay Sex We Trust”, is the U.S. military filled with belligerent homosexuals, and do we have a national policy of heterosexual oppression? Or did you just throw two concepts you don’t like together?


  21. Dick Says:

    you know stop homofascismShe is not a true conservative

    Define that ‘true conservative’..

    I see you guys support corruption out the wazoo and every lie that passes across Bush and Cheney’s lying lips…..it’s not true nor is it conservative.


  22. bones Says:

    What’s scary is that there are actual people in the United states that look at candidates like Santorum and think this is the best we can do for our country.

    I have no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts.

    Isn’t that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage?

    A decade ago Republicans came to Washington promising to change it rather than to be changed by it. We have not reduced the size of government. There is no balanced budget amendment. Pork-barrel and self-interest politics have grown. Special interest groups haven’t been defeated or tamed, they are thriving.

    “I mean, you have people who don’t heed those warnings (Katrina) and then put people at risk as a result of not heeding those warnings. There may be a need to look at tougher penalties on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving

    Earlier, Santorum had noted that “candidly, the Republican Party did not have a lot of ideas, regarding the poor.”

    “where topics are taught that may generate controversy (such as biological evolution), the curriculum should help students to understand the full range of scientific views that exist.” If the Education Board of Ohio does not include intelligent design in the new teaching standards, many students will be denied a first-rate science education.

    Santorum said he would like to see more use of nuclear power - which is a “very safe and clean” energy source - and more coal mining in Pennsylvania

    “The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GED’s move up the economic ladder is just wrong.”


  23. kelso Says:

    Santorum is his own worst enemy. If he could just stop being himself then he wouldn’t have to spend tens of millions of dollars.


  24. Dick Says:

    Brett Lieberman, who writes for this newspaper from Washington, D.C., heard about the call and dialed in, even though neither he nor The Patriot-News fits the bill.

    Santorum was on the line, decrying the controversy, accusing his political enemies of trying to weaken him while he runs “the top political race in the country.”

    Then he said, “It’s sort of sad that they would use religion and this tragic time for purely partisan, blatantly political purposes.”

    ‘Cause, you know, Santorum would never do that.

    Then, all of a sudden, Lieberman voiced a question.

    “Senator,” he said, “what I’m hearing from a lot of victims’ groups …”

    Santorum interrupted. “Is this Brett Lieberman?”

    When Lieberman said yes, Santorum demanded to know what he was doing on a conference call for Catholic press.

    “You’re not going to be on this call, and you’re not going to ask a question,” Santorum ordered.


  25. Exley Says:

    #20

    Dick,

    Either one…I just don’t believe that she believeds 90 percent of what she says. She is a provocateur — nothing more.


  26. Spudge_Boy Says:

    Nah, I don’t like Coulter. She is not a true conservative. She is the literary/ talk-show equivalent of a “shock jock” in the guise of a conservative who will say anything — no matter how outrageous, rude, or offensive — to gain attention and drive up book sales.

    You could have saved a lot of wasted electrons by saying:

    I don’t like Coulter. She is not a true conservative. She is a Neo-Con.


  27. AnAmerican Says:

    Hey, isn’t that breaking the Law of Prudery?


  28. Dick Says:

    Dick, Either one…I just don’t believe that she believeds 90 percent of what she says. She is a provocateur — nothing more.

    So Anne is a mouthpiece for the liberal media now?
    And then Rush and Oreilly are as well?
    And none of them are ‘true conservatives’?

    Exley..dude. wtf.


  29. Keith Says:

    I wasn’t aware that anyone with a Leave it to Beaver haircut is capable of any profanity more offensive than “Golly-gee Whillakers!”


  30. Dick Says:

    I have no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts.

    I don’t agree with Santorum because he is using government to enforce his narrow religious belief.

    This is prosyletizing thru law and has nothing to do with security of the country..and No, I am not homosexual..nor will this theocratic law ever stop Homosexuality. It’s a waste of time and is, to me, a wedge issue disguised as a ‘feel good’ hate law.


  31. Joanne Says:

    What a Christian!!!


  32. AnAmerican Says:

    What are ‘homosexual acts’?

    Specifically, what distinguishes them from commonly practiced heterosexual acts?


  33. Dick Says:

    And so, the conservatives are falling off in droves and droves, recognizing that President Bush is in no way a true conservative, in no way is he a …
    http://www.moderateindependent.com/v1i15conservatism.htm

    Oh I see Exley, you guys finally figured out Bush was no true conservative…well hi diddly fiddly neighbor, you didn’t listen to all these dumb leftists way back when did you?

    But Santorum is, since you approve of this article, I take it Exley a ‘True Conservative’?
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    NOV 16 - 30, 2003

    VOL. 1 ISSUE 15

    THE DEATH OF CONSERVATISM

    The Destruction By The Neo-Cons Of All That Was Held Dear By Conservatives Has A Growing Number Joining The Ranks Of Independents

    by Samuel A Stanson

    November 30, 2003 – Here is an excerpt from a recent e-mail we received from a long-time conservative:

    “Being (a) lifelong Tory approaching 70 yrs (I am) appalled to see conservative leaders mortgaging social infrastructure trying to balance annual budgets. Conservatives in (the) past were patriarchs until corrupted by political correctness.”

    Many of you may not be familiar with the “Tory” label. The Conservative Party in great Britain was a successor to the earlier Tory party. In other words, this man is so conservative he even sticks with the tradition of calling conservatives Tories, which dates back centuries.

    The term “conservative” is used by commentators such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity to describe themselves. It is used by Bush supporters to define themselves. But what really is conservatism, and why are so many true conservatives disgusted by this new breed of Bush/Limbaugh Republicans?

    The Conservative Party in England is characterized by moderate progressivism. In other words, look at the quote from the gentleman above: he is “appalled to see conservative leaders mortgaging infrastructure to balance annual budgets.” That is not the, “Screw all social programs,” that we get from FOX News-brand “conservatives.” Exactly the opposite, actually. This gentleman, being a lifelong conservative, is dealing with actual conservatism, not the bastardized, dishonest form the neo-cons in America preach.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Well Exley, hate to say this, but we told you so..


  34. Badmoodman Says:

    Dick: “I have no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts.” - - I don’t care for Broadway musicals either.


  35. budpaul Says:

    Oh boy, more fun Santorum stuff! He’d been too quiet of late. Good to have you back, Ricky!
    America’s Least Wanted


  36. Zooey Says:

    Daddy’s a potty mouth.

    -Fetus in a Jar


  37. Dji Says:

    “I have no problem with homosexuality. I have problems with homosexual acts.”

    Personally, I can’t stand homosexual Deuteronomy. Homosexual Joshua, Judges and Ruth totally rule, though!

    But seriously folks, doesn’t “Homosexual Leviticus” sound really kinky?


  38. stophomofascism Says:

    #33 look up faggot in your leftard dictionary.
    #16 yeah I guess with YOUR spelling your really showed me! Typical ignorant leftard
    Hey I have nothing against faggots- I think everyone should have one hanging in their front yard!


  39. PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) Says:

    “I have no problem with homosexuality. I have problems with homosexual acts.” Personally, I can’t stand homosexual Deuteronomy. Homosexual Joshua, Judges and Ruth totally rule, though! But seriously folks, doesn’t “Homosexual Leviticus” sound really kinky? Comment by Dji

    So funny it deserved an encore. ROTFLMAO!


  40. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    Exley, You mentioned “ lower gasoline prices that have lessened public angst“. Tell me something. Do you believe that the lower gas prices we’re seeing now have anything at all to do with the factors that caused them to soar in the first place? In other words, has the tension over Iran lessened that much? Have the refineries been able suddenly to refine more gas? Have new sources of oil been found and tapped already thus increasing the supply? What’s the reason? Because if the fall in gas prices has nothing to do with why they rose in the first place, then I believe that price-gouging is a fair description. And no, it’s not “capitalism at work”. Unless you want to say that capitalism is immoral?

    Why do you think that gasoline prices are falling? (And don’t say, “Who cares?” because I do.)


  41. PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) Says:

    Yes, we should stop homofascism. So stophomofascism, lynchaliberal, and nullthis should all be hung from a fence in their front yards, preferably by their teeny little manhoods.


  42. Mark Says:

    #39 I looked up Faggot in my dictionary and this is what i got…

    fagot

    Main Entry: 1fag·ot
    Variant(s): or fag·got /’fa-g&t/
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Middle English fagot, from Anglo-French
    : BUNDLE: as a : a bundle of sticks b : a bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be shaped by rolling or hammering at high temperature

    So what is your point and how does this definition tie into your ignorance?


  43. mparker Says:

    Well look who’s back.

    “stophomofascism”

    Get back in your closet little boy. When you finally decide to come out for real, then you can talk about homosexuality. You can tell us all about it sweetheart.


  44. PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) Says:

    Mark
    And what were those bundles of sticks used for? To start fires, as in burning at the stake. So when homosexuals are called “faggots”, the person is calling for the death of someone on the basis of their genetically determined sexual orientation. Disgusting in America!


  45. Republicans Are The Fear And Smear Party Says:

    It’s disgusting that the only way the Repubicans can be united is in their hatred of a minority group. But then again there’s no low that Republicans won’t sink to. Clue to Republicans: It didn’t work for the Nazis and it won’t work for Republicans.


  46. PAtriot Says:

    Pennsyltucky Politics offers more details.


  47. CLK Says:

    Santorum shows his Sanatorium Side.
    Poor guy, has to put up with free speech.
    Poor guy, has to say yes as Rove shovels money at him.
    Bush is establishing a solution.
    Send all reporters to Bush’s new GULAG.



  48. Badmoodman Says:

    In these times, “faggot” is not used if somebody is really a homosexual. Mostly used instead of calling somebody stupid or a loser, e.g., poster stophomofascism.

    Ralph: Chris hasn’t been answering his phone.
    John: Yeah, he is probably hanging out with those other guys that’s why.
    Ralph: He is such a faggot.
    John: Yeah him and his faggot friends.

    Figures a “conservative” would be way behind on that social interaction curve.


  49. Texas+Doc Says:

    It’s funny how these born again types quickly lose their cool when pressured. Then they cry and beg forgiveness on TV at their mega church and its right back to sophomoric, hypocritical Christianism to appease the American Taliban. No wonder he’s gonna lose. God Bless Ann Richards


  50. Steve Says:

    Difference between Nazis and Republicans: Nazis killed Jews, Republicans support Jewish right for homeland, in spite of Democrat efforts.



  51. Mark Says:

    #53, very interesting. How does that tie into Santorum being an unhinged nut job? And please do detail these democrat efforts to stop the jews from having a homeland. And describe why they deserve land they had not occupied for over 1000 years?


  52. robg Says:

    Mark you idiot…why do Americans deserve land they have not occupied for 1000 years? Your comparison is lacking, asshole.


  53. Margaret Says:

    Is Homophobia Associated With Homosexual Arousal?

    Interesting article. I think some of our posters may even find it enlightening.


  54. sunshine Says:

    Santorium is a curse!


  55. Sharoney Says:

    Frothy Mix gets all frothy at the mouth. Hilarious.


  56. Ronin_Tetsuro Says:

    Come on, Ricky. Beg for it. I want you to come on TV and beg for our votes. The macho lying isn’t working anymore, looks like all that’s left is eating a brown baby birthed by a single mother in less than 15 seconds so Fox News can make a good sound bite out of it.

    Because we all know you want that 10% hate-vote THAT bad, Ricky. So come on. Show us how you REALLY feel.


  57. Texas+Doc Says:

    Why don’t we let God decide? If he truly meant for Israel to be a home land ante up with the splitting seas, plagues of locusts, Avenging Angels!!! Or, we could do waht Democrats have done and will do, work towards Peace and Justice by listening and working with all of those involved not just the ones that figure they have a right to do as they please. Seriously, can you look over there and say things have gotten better since the Republicans took power? Do you really think WASPy Republican Christian/Concervatives give a shit about Israel or Jews? Seriously, think about it sometime.


  58. Marie Says:

    Petulant spoiled brat. He can’t defend himself, so he flies off the handle at the reporter.
    Just like George Bush — he can’t take the heat, even when he deserves every bit of criticism.


  59. Moses Says:

    I was there when we helped set the Jews free. Believe me (I Moses for God’s sake) Republicans walk the talk!


  60. Steve Says:

    You would curse, too, if you were an honest guy who loved his country and was trying to do the right thing and liberal reporters (posing as having objectivity) were constantly lying about you in hopes of promoting their own political agenda.


  61. Wayne A. Schneider Says:

    #65 Steve,

    Oh, really? Could you cite some specific examples of where “liberal reporters were lying about [Santorum] in hopes of promoting their own political agenda”? Were they well-known and widely-read liberal reporters (if they do exist)? Or were they unknown bloggers that nobody would have ever heard about if not for someone making their blog nationally known? (I would disagree with the “honest guy” part, too.)


  62. kelso Says:

    OMG, that’s hilarious #65!

    If Santorum didn’t open his mouth so much and say such STUPID things, reporters wouldn’t have so much fun with him. He has foot in mouth disease.


  63. Badmoodman Says:

    Steve: “You would curse, too, if you were an honest guy who loved his country…” - - Your basic premise falls apart when you characterize
    RicK-Street Santorum as an “honest” guy.


  64. Heynow Says:

    Who gives this idiot money in the first place….


  65. bones Says:

    You would curse, too, if you were an honest guy who loved his country and was trying to do the right thing and liberal reporters (posing as having objectivity) were constantly lying about you in hopes of promoting their own political agenda.

    Comment by Steve — September 18, 2006 @ 5:53 pm

    The “K Street Project,” which was led by conservative activist Grover Norquist and then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, was an effort to press Washington’s lobbying firms and trade associations to hire Republicans who share their agenda. It gets its name from the street where many of the firms are based.

    Democrat have criticized the project as an attempt to funnel millions of dollars in lobbying money to the GOP.

    Since he became the Senate’s third-ranking Republican in 2001, Mr. Santorum has held weekly meetings with top Republican lobbyists at which he discusses, among other matters, job openings at Washington lobbying firms.

    AN HONEST GUY? ARE YOU FRICKIN KIDDIN?


  66. Left Coast Mike Says:

    #65 Steve,

    The Perp Walk that is…


  67. Left+Coast+Mike Says:

    Excuse me…that should ave been #64.


  68. Jay Randal Says:

    Sen. Santorum is mentally ill and unbalanced too! He should resign ASAP and NOT run for re-election! He hates Gays, and has other issues that are disgusting, so he must be removed from the Senate!


  69. Marie Says:

    Santorum is far from an honest guy.
    The term “liberal press” is passe` now since it has been so widely revealed that the press has given Bush&Co a free pass - and failed to challenge (ask for proof of) anything declared as factual by the White House.


  70. bones Says:

    Ya’ll just upset at Santorum cause he won’t let you homos get “married” . po little faggots

    Comment by poorlittlehomo — September 18, 2006 @ 7:02 pm

    No I’m upset because he brings his spontaneous miscarriage home for his kids to play with which I believe qualifies as child abuse and behaviour way the hell too freaky for the man to be loose on the streets.


  71. Fetus in a Jar Says:

    Hey bones,

    Don’t be hatin’


  72. bones Says:

    Hey bones,
    Don’t be hatin’
    Comment by Fetus in a Jar — September 18, 2006 @ 7:55

    Actually I have the greatest sympathy for the fetus because it had to go home with Rick Santorum. Poor, poor fetus.



  73. Coffins draped with flags Says:

    Rick Santorum receives campaign money from Delti Communications - the porno channel.


  74. what a little weasel Says:

    “I mean, you have people who don’t heed those warnings and then put people at risk as a result of not heeding those warnings. There may be a need to look at tougher penalties on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving.” –Sen. Rick Santorum on Katrina situation (R-PA), Sept. 6, 2005

    What can you say? He’s a compassionate conservative genius just like the rest of ‘em.


  75. Coffins+draped+with+flags Says:

    Here’s a nifty photo - Santorum, Bush’s Monica Lewinsky
    http://flickr.com/photos/btezra/115035083/


  76. Fetus in a Jar Says:

    I wish I could blow bubbles…..


  77. Coffins+draped+with+flags Says:

    This is the real Rick Santorum and how he votes against the American people and for big money. Read it an weep…
    http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Rick_Santorum.htm

    Only a someone that hates America would vote for Rick Santorum.


  78. JPark Says:

    Come on folks. You know Exley loves it when Lance grops one in his tighty whitey.


  79. Republicans Are The Fear And Smear Party Says:

    This is fun! First Bush implodes in front of the press then Sanatarium has a melt down. Who’s Next?


  80. Zooey Says:

    Who’s Next?
    Comment by Republicans Are The Fear And Smear Party

    What ever you do people, do not go hunting with “Dick” Cheney…


  81. CyraBrown Says:

    If the ‘Righties’ are so ’strong’, as they are constantly telling us they are, I don’t see why they are so terrified by Homosexuals, and homosexuality in general. In fact it seems as though they are afraid of all kinds of things. They seem to think that if they can just pass enough laws against everything that frightens them, we will somehow be safe from it all. But they themselves have shown us over and over again, that laws don’t matter, if they get in the way of ‘keeping America safe’, by their way of thinking, that is. They will just change them, after the fact, to make the illegal, legal, and calling us traitors for speaking out. If their motives were so ‘pure’ they wouldn’t need to sneak around and lie about it, even after they are caught ‘RED’ handed. I’m tired of having a bunch of people who are afraid of their own shadows run our country into the ground. Come on November!


  82. Zelator Says:

    Rick Santorum exemplifies what sucks about America.



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