Santorum's Silence Is Complicity

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"Take a step back. Don't listen to the hype. Listen to what all of the candidates bring to the table," he told "tea party" members packed into an American Legion hall, suggesting the other leading contenders in the Republican presidential primary are handicapped by "inconsistencies" and "problems" that would prevent them from making President Barack Obama the issue . . .

Santorum dodged a few awkward questions. One woman claimed Obama's presidency was illegal, which led Santorum to smile tightly. When she claimed the president was a Muslim, he looked down at the podium and concentrated on writing on a small piece of paper. When she had finished, he said, "Well, yeah, I'm doing my best to get him out of the government."

He reacted angrily when reporters asked afterward why he did not challenge her contention. Calling the question "a media gotcha thing," he said, "It's not my responsibility as a candidate to correct everybody who makes a statement that I disagree with."


read: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/01/23/2363237/santorum-tempers-language-on-florida.html

[opihimoimoi]

1. No scruples...none, nada, nil, puka, nai,

[xfundy]

2. At least McCain had the decency

to tell one of the cranks that Obama's not a muslim. What a pos.

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

[Raine]

4. So much for standing up for principles

"it's not my responsibility as a candidate to correct everybody who makes a statement that I disagree with." Yes, it is, if YOU truly disagree ... but do you?.

[JI7]

5. i saw this on Lawrence ODonnell and even Newt Gingrich gave a far better response