BREAKING: Joe Oliver claims Santorum called President Obama a "goon," not a "n*gger."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Santorum denies calling Obama the n-word

By David Edwards
Friday, March 30, 2012 10:05 EDT



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/30/santorum-denies-calling-obama-the-n-word/

The Internet was buzzing on Friday morning that Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum may have almost dropped the n-bomb on President Barack Obama.

Speaking to a group of voters in Janesville, Wisconsin on Wednesday, the candidate seemed to catch himself before using a word that sounds like “n*gger” to describe the president. (The original video of the speech is available here. The remarks in question take place at about 34:50.)

“We know the candidate Barack Obama, what he was like – the anti-war government nig… America was a source for division around the world, that what we were doing was wrong,” Santorum said.

“Oh, come on!” Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley told Raw Story when asked for comment. “Give me a break. That’s unbelievable. What does it say about those that are running with this story that that’s where their mind goes. You know, I’m not going to dignify that with a response.”

[Rambis]

1. Interesting choice of word

[Generic Other]

2. "He was actually going to say Macaca"

adds Gidley.

[abelenkpe]

3. Love how it's the audience's fault

Republicans can utter the most vile, outrageous, hateful bigoted shit but call them on it and they accuse you of of being in the wrong.

[Arkana]

4. Interesting. I must have missed the meeting

where the word "goon" was changed to start with the letters N-I-G.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. I've read posts on the Internet explaining that he actually meant "governmentnik" like "peacenik"

But has anyone in the history of mankind ever used the word "governmentnik"? Has Santorum ever used it before? And I also never heard "goon" used as a term of endearment, either.