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Lack of Skill and Composure Lead to Unsurprising Santorum Face-Plant in Crucial Phoenix Debate
Reaganite Republican ^ | February 23, 2012 | Reaganite Republican

Posted on 02/23/2012 5:10:32 AM PST by Reaganite Republican

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To: jimbo123
Christie will be Mittens’ pick for VP and hatchet man.

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Two NE liberal GOP governors? Won't happen.

41 posted on 02/23/2012 6:12:15 AM PST by wtc911 (Amigo - you've been had.)
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To: Reaganite Republican
A pretty good summary of the reviews I've heard this AM.

I've already decided I won't vote for Romney based upon his underhanded trashing of Newt in Iowa and Florida. Santorum isn't ready for primetime. Ron Paul makes sense one minute and scares the hell out of me the next. I'm still a Palinista but Newt has impressed me in all of the debates. He's the only one who lays out his plan in detail. And it's a plan Sarah would be proud of.

Newt's CPAC speech transcript

42 posted on 02/23/2012 6:18:01 AM PST by McGruff (Go Newtclear.)
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To: Reaganite Republican

You are ridiculously over the top. White bread? With Romney sitting next to him you think RICK is white bread?


43 posted on 02/23/2012 7:05:14 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: miss marmelstein; All

For me the problem is ONE THING: Santorum’s SUCH a weak candidate, lacking all the things I would look to have in facing Obama (save a conservative platform): he’s super-boring, lousy debater, not charming, not a winner, and not a leader... he’s never ran anything larger than his own Senate office. I would bet a lot of money he would be trounced in November.

And Santorum looked awful last night, who’s he going to win over with that snotty smirk and overacting... seems like a guy who’s not used to being talked back to.

Clearly if Ricky had faced even a fraction of the heat Gingrich has taken he’d been back home with the kids months ago... this is the great hope for the GOP?

Pathetic


44 posted on 02/23/2012 7:08:15 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: McGruff; All

“I’m still a Palinista but Newt has impressed me in all of the debates. He’s the only one who lays out his plan in detail. And it’s a plan Sarah would be proud of.”

Couldn’t agree more, McGruff- I honestly can’t believe the way so many ran away from Newt after Romney started attacking him... what ever happened to ‘consider the source’, people?

The only things new brought up were new only because they were Romney/PAC distortions and lies... anything true was old, old news

Newt’s Reaganite platform is awesome, very disappointed in those so easily swayed as to prefer this ‘Charlie Brown’ Rick Santorum... if Mitt fall short I will pray for Sarah at an open convention


45 posted on 02/23/2012 7:14:27 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: wtc911

Sick of watching Gingrich trashed as he takes the gentleman’s path, somebody needs to get in the trenches for him.

And it’s not a ‘prejudiced attack’ as much as an “I told you so”... been warning Santorum is a horrible candidate for months now, Obama would run circles around him. Folks can love his platform all they want, but I honestly question the judgement of anybody that’s enthusiastic about going up against the Dems with this guy.

I don’t mind taking some heat to get a few people to wake up to all this, it’s for the good of the conservative cause.


46 posted on 02/23/2012 7:21:13 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: taildragger

“IMHO Rush maybe right, we maybe looking in a couple weeks of the massive rebound of the Newtster”

From Rush’s lips to Gods ears.

Newt was the only presidential candidate on the stage last night. He is the only person with a real plan to hit the ground running on day one and restore the constitutional republic. Go Newt!!!


47 posted on 02/23/2012 7:22:57 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

AMEN, GG


48 posted on 02/23/2012 7:23:50 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: Rennes Templar

I don’t think it’s accidental that the HBO thing is out to libel Palin yet again. A shot across the bow to let us all know that the media is a rattlesnake lying in wait to poison the country if it appears to be waking up before the Soros boa can finish the job on us.


49 posted on 02/23/2012 7:34:43 AM PST by butterdezillion
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To: Reaganite Republican
Sorry, but Romney shut Gingrich up in the two debates before this one...got him to a “deer in the headlights”, flummoxed silence point. Do you think Romney is a better debater than obama?
50 posted on 02/23/2012 7:36:15 AM PST by wtc911 (Amigo - you've been had.)
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To: cripplecreek

Gingrich is the only candidate who has pulled the Republicans out of the fire. Results are what count.


51 posted on 02/23/2012 7:37:35 AM PST by Liberty Wins (Newt --named after Isaac Newton?)
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To: cripplecreek

Thank you, crip...
I really wanted to remind folks on the live debate thread last night but the Go Newt sentiment was hysterical and it wouldn’t have been well received...
This process of “eating our own” is necessary, yes, but should be done with some caution...
in the end, it’s ALL about O’bummer.


52 posted on 02/23/2012 8:13:41 AM PST by matginzac
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To: matginzac

None of our candidates are innocent and its just that simple.

This morning the Boston Globe is slapping Romney for attacking Santorum over endorsing Specter. They point out that 3/4 of the judicial nominations put up by Romney were Democrats.


53 posted on 02/23/2012 8:18:34 AM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Reaganite Republican

I’m a Gingrich supporter, but your personal attacks on Santorum are completely over the top! If they made any sense, I’d agree with you.


54 posted on 02/23/2012 8:20:42 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: Reaganite Republican

LOL! That ought to get the “juices” flowing around here!


55 posted on 02/23/2012 8:23:46 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: Reaganite Republican
OH, but don't you know!? Little Ricky absolutely “destroyed” Paul and Romney last night! (I laughed my tail off at some of the comments from the Santuckabee fanatics.)
56 posted on 02/23/2012 8:26:21 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: cripplecreek

Exactly...anyone who has a record is going to have some questionable choices...goes with the territory...that’s why lots of folks don’t make a stand or (ahem) are libertarians.
It’s hard to make decisions and then answer for them when circumstances change...remember our support of Iraq in the war against Iran?
We’ve got to shift through all this without eating our own...IMHO.


57 posted on 02/23/2012 8:29:47 AM PST by matginzac
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To: csmusaret
Yes, Santorum confirmed that he will sway with the majority in his party, even if is against his principles.
58 posted on 02/23/2012 11:43:59 AM PST by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

Seems to have, yes lol


59 posted on 02/24/2012 7:16:40 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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