Did Santorum almost call Obama the N word?

[Bill219]

This video is on fire on twitter right now

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Whoa...

I don't know. Not many words start with 'nig'

[Bill219]

2. Supposedly this happened a couple of days ago

and nobody caught it.

Except that it seems Santorum realizes what he almost just said judging by his reaction

[Drunken Irishman]

7. I have a feeling the shit is about to hit the fan.

[Ecumenist]

2. Exactly, Drunken.. he didn't almost say it, he did say it

and tried to swallow the word but it is too late.

[Dawson Leery]

2. Possible.

[SteveABG]

8. No.

Just a bumbling fool who can't talk.

[polichick]

15. Agreed.

[SemperEadem]

19. he did say it--he caught himself and you can see it on his face

deny all you want, but it is there.

[SteveABG]

22. I hate Santorum as much as anyone

But this is not going to come to anything.

[SemperEadem]

23. says you....

this is already on fire on social media and as we've seen with the Sandra Fluke treatment by rush, stuff doesn't die down on the weekend anymore.

Folks are already on their haunches over race issues with the treatment of Trayvon Martin's character in the aftermath of his murder; now the retired black Marine who was murdered by cops in his own home... now this. No, this ain't going to die down.

[SteveABG]

24. OK

Well, good luck with that, I suppose.

[JTFrog]

27. Seems that a lot of folks have been talking about it within the last 24 hours.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=the+anti+war+goverment+nig

[SteveABG]

28. And none of them...

Are the reporters or big name bloggers that could lend any legitimacy to it.

Again, good luck with that.

But I don't see a point in focusing on the crazy stuff Santorum maybe almost sorta said, when there's a treasure trove of crazy stuff that he says that he actually meant to say.

[William769]

29. Heres a link also the video.

http://www.businessinsider.com/cringeworthy-rick-santorum-comes-dangerously-close-to-calling-obama-the-n-word-2012-3

[JTFrog]

34. Yes indeed there is a treasure trove.

I don't think it's a matter of focusing on the "crazy stuff Santorum maybe almost sorta said". I think it's a matter of focusing on the crazy bigoted stuff Santorum maybe almost sorta said and the crazy bigoted stuff he has said in the past.

Folks are talking about it. As well they should.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/30/mitt-romney-leads-wisconsin-live
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/30/1079141/-Did-Santorum-call-Obama-a-n-
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/30/santorum-denies-calling-obama-the-n-word/

No luck needed here. Santorum has brought plenty of rope to this campaign.

[SteveABG]

36. Santorum is not going to be the nominee

The more you focus on him, the more Romney gets to skate by without proper scrutiny.

We should be focusing on Romney.

[JTFrog]

37. There is focus on both of them at the moment

because the GOP has not declared a Primary winner. I'm sure you've noticed that Romney gets plenty of scrutiny around here.

Bigotry is an ongoing issue that is battled here on a daily basis. I'm not sure how shining the light on one prevents shining the light on another.

Multi-tasking. Yes We Can.

[SemperEadem]

38. luck is non sequitur--twitter and facebook will take care of it

how do you think the Komen story got its legs? How do you think the Sandra Fluke story got its legs? It wasn't "big named bloggers"--it was an avalanche of tweets and facebook posts by ordinary people who are fed up with this fucking shit.

The days of only certain kinds of media being the arbiters of what is "news" are dead and gone. Get with the times or be left behind.

[SteveABG]

43. those were both

Far bigger stories than this.

The only thing so far that has made this story noteworthy is that Santorum's people responded.

Which is a total amateur move. You don't respond to things like this, because then you give them credence.

[2ndAmForComputers]

25. Suuuuuuure you do.

[SteveABG]

26. Yes, I do

Are people around here so suspicious that anyone who disagrees with them about anything must be a troll? LOL.

[grantcart]

30. Just people who come to a Democratic site and then jump to the defence of the Republican in their

first 24 hours of being a member.

[SteveABG]

32. Oh, gee, then ban me already

What is the minimum number of days of before you stop being so suspicious?

I've lurked on this forum for years. I quit DailyKos because I got sick of a lot of the bickering there.

Maybe the same will happen here, but I hope not.

[SteveABG]

33. And I didn't "jump to the defense of a Republican"

In fact, I said the stuff Santorum ACTUALLY MEANS TO SAY is far crazier than wasting our time scrutinizing this clip. This will go nowhere.

Please let me know how long I have to be a member before I'm allowed to disagree with you.

[Ian David]

35. FWIW, I think you have a valid point. n/t

[kurtzapril4]

44. You have a point.

And I agree with you...what he actually says is much crazier than what he might have said here. Is there a longer clip available? Because what I'm seeing is too short to catch his reaction. I think, according to the "in" crowd, you are never allowed to disagree with them. Or you're a Republican, LOL!

[grantcart]

47. I neither disagreed with you or agreed with you

You seemed to be completely astonished why people found your responses "trollish"

My point was that when you are here a few days and become dismissive of a gaffe as serious Santorum's apparent verbalization of the "N" word then don't be surprised if people find it "trollish". You don't seem to be aware of such distinctions however.

[SteveABG]

50. Sorry

I just don't see this lightning bolt gaffe that folks here seem to think it is.

[grantcart]

53. you could be right

It was pretty revealing to me, especially since he had the 'blah' people incident a while back.

[msongs]

9. nice? near sighted? nefarious? hmm what else nt

[Richardo]

10. "He said the sheriff is near!"

http://www.hark.com/clips/dwbrpqpvsp-hey-the-sheriff-is-a-ni

Blazing Saddles

[digonswine]

12. And this one--

[grantcart]

31. Santorum as Gabby Johnson = perfect.

[TrollBuster9090]

11. I see what you did at the end there...

[Mc Mike]

54. +1, TB. NT

[ScottLand]

13. Sounded like "blah" to me. Obama's one of the "blah" people.

[baldguy]

14. Maybe he should start using a teleprompter.

[Enrique]

16. probably not

[HopeHoops]

17. No. He ACTUALLY did, not "almost". He just prior to that called him "Ovamba".

[SemperEadem]

18. that man would have this country at war within 6 months of winning the office

he is hysterical, undisciplined, mean, wrong and a loose cannon. He doesn't know when to shut his damn mouth, which is why he is swallowing "neg" or "nig" before it gets all the way out of his effin' mouth.

he embodies everything that is wrong with this country. Yes, he did say it and caught himself saying it when he remembered there were cameras recording him.

[Jack Rabbit]

39. Why, that's ridiculous

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Why would he wait six months to start a Crusade?

He'll put Peter the Hermit in charge of his transition team.

[SemperEadem]

40. for reals!

he will bring back the Inquisition and heresy will be a crime for which burning at the stake will be the remedy.

[Jack Rabbit]

42. That's why he'll appoint Torquemada Attorney General

!!

[bayareaboy]

20. That might have been his intention ... ...

But he didn't really say the whole word. So as in horseshoes, it don't work in my estimation.

Don't worry with his swagger, he will really do it soon and double down right after.

[Fearless]

21. Sure sounded like he was going to.

Glad he didn't though... The longer he's seen as viable the longer the GOP has to fight itself.

[The Wizard]

41. Santorum's role

is to make Romney look reasonable. It's the same reason Pox hired Glenn Beck to make O'Reilly and Hannity seem mainstream.

[MrMickeysMom]

45. Oooh... I got it.. He almost said...

Ninja!

But, then he thought - "blah!, I don't like black ninjas.."

[limpyhobbler]

46. He must be doing that on purpose just to try to get some attention because he is fading away.

[underpants]

48. Yes definitely

No doubt about it but that is what his base likes and how they think

[Justice wanted]

49. He almost said it and caught himself BUT Ricky boy is angry... Wait until the NEXT angry speech

He's going to let it out. Just shows what type of person he is.

[esau]

51. hawmps can tell you what he said

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[Evergreen Emerald]

52. Yes he did

He did it on purpose...it was rehearsed and awkward. What a fuc..bad man

[PatrynXX]

55. Well that went well. Not sure Mitt wants his endorsement now

They'd use that one. well one of the Pac's would clearly..

what a fucking dumb ass. yes all those words are better. that one is in Rush's ballpark.

[Brettongarcia]

56. Santorum refers to "Obama ... the antiwar, government nig.... Uh."

Looks like he wanted to at least half-say it; lets you fill in the blank.

Philly and PA can be pretty racist in point of fact.

[busteddrum]

58. New here first post

Sanatoriums' "blah" explanation just did not make any sense, neither did the sentence that he stumbled through to transition from the "nig....uh" that he did verbalize. The really sad aspect of this is that half of the voting population will either ignore it or actually get some perverse enjoyment from it.