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Drudge: Rick Santorum's Tragic Yearbook Photo
The Atlantic ^ | May 26, 2011

Posted on 01/19/2012 2:05:43 PM PST by Zakeet

Lots of candidates have embarrassing things in their past that they'd hate to have flare up in the middle of a presidential campaign. I think we can safely conclude that we have found Rick Santorum's! At the right, cast your eyes upon the tragedy that is Santorum's high school year book photo--specifically, Carmel High School in Mundelein, Illinois, in 1976. (The picture is from Chris Good's compilation of high school year book photos of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates--it's not pretty, although I recommend clicking through.)

A quick office straw poll here at The Atlantic, conducted amidst uproarious laughter, confirms that this is, in fact, the single worst year book photo that most of us have ever seen. An outright disaster.

(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...


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Dibs on the Mama Grizzly if she ever decides to dump the first dude.

1 posted on 01/19/2012 2:05:48 PM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

Though I think Santorum is a real dork (notice even his glasses are slightly crooked), who is it among us who can brag about his yearbook photos.


2 posted on 01/19/2012 2:09:47 PM PST by RoosterRedux (Newt: "Why vote for the guy who lost to the guy who lost to Obama?")
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To: Zakeet

I'll bet you Freepers will never guess why the Atlantic didn't post a high school picture for me!

3 posted on 01/19/2012 2:10:36 PM PST by Zakeet (If Obama had half a brain, his butt would be lopsided)
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To: Zakeet

I’m not a Santorum fan, but I think his photo looks pretty ordinary - especially for the times.


4 posted on 01/19/2012 2:10:46 PM PST by Magic Fingers
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To: Zakeet

I don’t see what’s so bad, or unusual about the photo. We all looked different 35 years ago. Most of us had hairstyles then we would rather forget now.

But then, remember this is the Atlantic. They much prefer Obama’s hairstyle in his pot-smoking photos...


5 posted on 01/19/2012 2:11:11 PM PST by LifePath
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To: Zakeet

Really? Is this what The Atlantic sees as content?

Some moron making fun of someone’s High School yearbook picture? What are they, 17 years old?!

Not that I’d every buy that rag, but now I know if I see it in the dentist’s office, I’ll pass on looking at it.


6 posted on 01/19/2012 2:12:04 PM PST by brownsfan (Aldous Huxley and Mike Judge were right.)
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To: Zakeet

I found Huntsman’s photo to be much worse- yeesh!


7 posted on 01/19/2012 2:13:01 PM PST by richmwill
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To: Zakeet
Of course, the Atlantic did not run that dorky picture of Obama in his Muslim gear in his Kenyan homeland.


8 posted on 01/19/2012 2:13:09 PM PST by oldbill
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To: Zakeet
That's nothing. How about Jon Huntsman?


9 posted on 01/19/2012 2:13:25 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Zakeet

I see nothing wrong with it......
My HS photo is a sign of its time, 1973, not now.......
Plus I had hair then............


10 posted on 01/19/2012 2:13:41 PM PST by Red Badger (If you are unemployed long enough, you are no longer unemployed.)
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To: Zakeet
Check out Newt...

NEWT GINGRICH

Baker High School, class of '61

City: Columbus, Ga.

Awards/Activities:Football, Debate Team, Thespian Society, National Merit finalist, Time Current Events Award winner

Voted: Most Intellectual

11 posted on 01/19/2012 2:14:31 PM PST by RoosterRedux (Newt: "Why vote for the guy who lost to the guy who lost to Obama?")
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To: LifePath; brownsfan

We should look up the HS photos of all the Atlantic editorial staff and post them for all the world to see. Then they can laugh...............


12 posted on 01/19/2012 2:15:38 PM PST by Red Badger (If you are unemployed long enough, you are no longer unemployed.)
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To: LifePath
"Most of us had hairstyles then we would rather forget now."

I wish I had hair to have a hairstyle now!

"They much prefer Obama’s hairstyle in his pot-smoking photos..."

Obama has admitted that he's used pot and cocaine. Almost no one I talk to has ever heard that this is true. The MSM has done an amazing job of burying this. Can you imagine if a Republican had admitted to pot and cocaine use?!
13 posted on 01/19/2012 2:17:00 PM PST by brownsfan (Aldous Huxley and Mike Judge were right.)
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To: Zakeet

We live in a country where some people have too much time on their hands. Drudge is kinda gaye sometimes.


14 posted on 01/19/2012 2:17:24 PM PST by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks!)
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You can probably guess from my first response that they posted pics for all of the Pubs in the original article.

And I still think the Sara-nater is a Fox ... physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally ... for any high school student ... any time!

15 posted on 01/19/2012 2:17:34 PM PST by Zakeet (If Obama had half a brain, his butt would be lopsided)
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Didn't look that bad considering the decade.

We've all seen much worse!

16 posted on 01/19/2012 2:18:34 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: Zakeet

This was probably about the time Obama was in HS.

17 posted on 01/19/2012 2:18:54 PM PST by Obadiah (If U don't believe you can win, then there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day.)
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To: Zakeet
I love these threads.

Somebody usually comes up with great Hillary-shots.

18 posted on 01/19/2012 2:20:27 PM PST by Siena Dreaming
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To: Zakeet

I don’t get it. Laughing uproariously? How immature are they? It’s not even a bad picture and perfectly in line with the times. My guess is if they were show all the pictures in that yearbook, his wouldn’t stand out in a negative way at all and in fact would probably be one of the better ones.


19 posted on 01/19/2012 2:20:32 PM PST by Humbug (the media rule the world and they know it....they are our true foe, not the puppet in the WH)
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To: RoosterRedux
I like...
 

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20 posted on 01/19/2012 2:21:11 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
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