Santorum to Hold News Conference Tonight to Respond to Bob Casey Defending John Kerry

November 01, 2006

[Ooh-Ah]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	For more information contact:
November 01, 2006	Virginia Davis 215-528-9368 virginiad@ricksantorum.com
***Media Advisory*** Santorum to Hold News Conference Tonight to Respond to Bob Casey Defending John Kerry
At a news conference tonight, U.S. Senator Rick Santorum will join veterans to denounce John Kerry's recent comments regarding our soldiers in Iraq. Senator Santorum will also comment on Bob Casey's endorsement of John Kerry's comments in today's Philadelphia Inquirer: "From what I can gather, Kerry botched a joke. That's what he said, and I take him at his word. He served in combat. Last time I checked, the president and the vice president did not. The White House and the Santorum forces should get to work on dealing with the real problems in Iraq. The first thing they should do is fire Mr. Rumsfeld instead of spending a lot of time trashing Democrats." (Jennifer Loven, "'04 foes exchange fire anew on troops, war, education," The Associated Press via The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 1, 2006) John Kerry was scheduled to join Bob Casey Jr. for a fundraising event tonight at the Public House in Philadelphia but opted to cancel in light of his recent comments.   Who:              Senator Rick Santorum                        Sgt. Michael Sarro, Iraq war veteran                        James Warner, U.S. Marine and POW with Senator John McCain                        Ron Ziegler, Jewish Veteran of Vietnam war veteran   What:             News conference   Where:           Embassy Suites                         Fairmount Room                         1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway                         Philadelphia, PA 19103   When:             Wednesday, November 1, 2006                           5:30 pm                             Press should be in place at 5:15 pm.

[AZRepublican]

Hope someone posts a transcript since I will be ZzzzzZzzzzzing.

[LegalEagle61]

Let the games begin!

[Jeff Chandler]

I can't believe my eyes. The Republicans are actually taking advantage of a political opportunity. Usually McCain or Specter or somebody comes to the Democrats' rescue, while the rest of the elephant herd cowers in the tall grass.

[Think free or die]

Rick Santorum is braver than the average politician - go Rick!!

[george76]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ5jPJk4Dg

[A Citizen Reporter]

Hot dog!

[Brilliant]

Even the rank and file Dems are trashing Kerry, but Casey the "moderate" is still backing him up.

[Cicero]

Go, Rick! Stick his feet in the fire!

[Miss Didi]

Hope the Great One has him call in after the presser.

[MikeA]

"From what I can gather, Kerry botched a joke. That's what he said, and I take him at his word. He served in combat. Last time I checked, the president and the vice president did not."

Hey Bob, what's your military record? Were you a fighter pilot like President Bush was? No? Then what gives you standing to disparage anyone else's service or lack thereof?

Oh, and Bush and Cheney are serving as war time co-commanders in chief. That to me trumps whatever John Kerry THINKS he did in a war 35 years ago, one you Dems. called "unjust" and "evil" but now suddenly find such virtue in. So I'll take Bush and Cheney's experience commanding the military in a time of national danger as giving them more standing to DEFEND the troops than the experience of Kerry who spent Vietnam tossing grenades into piles of rice as giving him standing to ATTACK the military, as he's done many, many times.

This is part of a pattern for Kerry, Bob something that maybe you'd know if you weren't such a pathetic empty suit.

[BallyBill]

John Kerry is mental giant compared to Casey Jr. Good news is they can't keep their mouths shut.

[12th_Monkey]

to late to do any good.

He's dead Jim...

[Soul Seeker]

Everyone within radius of Penn should join GOTV to help Santorum. If not near the state, volunteer to conduct phone calls on his behalf.

Go get 'em Rick!

[bpjam]

Oh, please G-d let this be the beginning of the end of the Casey name in Pennsylvania. The legacy should have died with the father since there are no longer any pro-lifers in that state who are not already in the GOP.

[RoseofTexas]

Holy CACA! This is going to be good!

JON F' CARRY!

[NonValueAdded]

I am so GD sick and tired of GWB's ANG service being discounted or dismissed! EVERY time GWB put on his g-suit and strapped himself in the cockpit, he faced death on a personal basis. His service might not have taken place in a declared combat zone but in fact he was on the front line of America’s homeland nuclear defense. Air defense alerts and flying intercept missions sure as heck count as combat in any thinking person’s book.

Check out the F-102 Delta Dagger's accident rate compared to today's fighters here: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0185.shtml

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[conservative blonde]

Maybe Casey's "backing up" Kerry will sink him. Let's hope. This is about the only time McCain can be of some help to a real conservative. Santorum needs some good news. I cannot vote for him but I do pray for him.

[Colt_45cal]

Uummkaaay, just remember that Kerry was for the (joke/gaff/botched attempt at humor) before he was against it !

Maybe Kerry needs to be shown some respect - Webb should pick Kerry upside down by his ankles and put his penis in his mouth.

(In fairness, it's an act of love and respect, not a sexual act. Jennifer Loven's AP report proves that.)

Of course on the other hand, maybe Kerry should just admit he made a mistake and apologize for insulting our troops.

[Nancee]

BUMP!!

Nancee

[Chena]

Good!

[theanonymouslurker]

Maybe I'll stop by for support. Does anybody know if this is open to the public?

Go Rick Go!

[Nancee]

GREAT!! You keep praying! I will be working like a dog to get this good man re-elected! Bless you!

Nancee

[Danette]

[TET1968]

Anyone on this list who does not demand that Kerry apologize to our troops and their families, should resign before this week ends.

Armed Service committee members:

DEMOCRATS

Carl Levin (Michigan)
Ranking Member

Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts)
Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia)
Joseph I. Lieberman (Connecticut)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Daniel K. Akaka (Hawaii)
Bill Nelson (Florida)
E. Benjamin Nelson (Nebraska)
Mark Dayton (Minnesota)
Evan Bayh (Indiana)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York)

[mwl1]

Demand that Casey send the Kerry cash back.

[rightazrain]

" . . . whatever John Kerry THINKS he did in a war 35 years ago . . ."

Oh, you mean those three whole months he served on a swift boat, including spending Christmas in Cambodia? And before his fake purple hearts enabled him to insist on going back stateside and abandoning his men?

Afterwards, those fond memories fighting at home for the troops by accusing them of rape, murder, and pillage, reminiscent of Ghengis Khan, before a congressional committee?

[Nancee]

BUMP!!

Nancee

[SueRae]

Bravo Rick!!

[Nancee]

BUMP!!!

Nancee

[Miss Marple]

Yahoo! Go, Rick, go!!!

[Petronski]

He should do it at 5:00, not 5:30...to be sure it's over in time for Levin!

[napscoordinator]

I know this sounds awful, but I hope the press shows up. Normally I would not even think like this, but the press is soooooooo liberal they might not even be there. I hope it is successful. This could be what Senator Santorum needs to win.

[RedRover]

All this is making it more obvious than ever that 12th District voters need to go out and vote a straight R! Let's pray Rick gives Diana Irey some coattails!

[SeaBiscuit]

Go Santorum!! Casey struck out!!

[Nancee]

BUMP!!!

Nancee

[LadyNavyVet]

Ping

[Nancee]

Let us HOPE!!!

Nancee

[Nancee]

I am quite sure it is open to the public!!

Nancee

[SQUID]

This guy is Presidential material. Far more than Romney.

[PghBaldy]

OMG. I didn't realize Casey did this. I am wearing a Santorum shirt as I type... busy with work and didn't know of all the developments. Casey has once again shown himself fit to be a Democratic candidate for Senator... PA is bluish-red, but there are a LOT of vets here. He would be wise not to tick them off.

[Nancee]

AMEN!!!!

Nancee

[jazusamo]

Murtha remains silent on the despicable remark by Kerry. Diana Irey again calls for Murtha to denounce Kerry’s actions.

[Nancee]

I am a Pennsylvanian too, working away to re-elect Senator Santorum!!

I think he has probably already ticked them off!

Nancee

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Is there a webcast address, or is the PA cable channel going to carry this? I can't wait to hear Santorum's comments.

[Petronski]

The Senator needs to rewrite those pension-fund talking points...as it stands now, it's too tedious.

There're only six days left.

[PghBaldy]

If the rest of him is as looks like his face, I am reminded of the time I dropped a carrot stick under my La-Z-Boy, and didn't find it till it was a gnarled twig...

[Nancee]

You are so right!

Nancee

[mutley]

"Maybe Casey's "backing up" Kerry will sink him."

I don't know if it will surely sink him, but it does show how damn stupid Casey is. Sheesh!