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Seven Minutes Of Rick Santorum Talking About How Great Mitt Romney Is
Buzzfeed ^ | Feb 8, 2012 | Andrew Kaczynski

Posted on 02/10/2012 5:20:51 AM PST by Josh Painter

Rick Santorum has backtracked from his 2008 endorsement of Mitt Romney by saying he was for “anyone put McCain.” But in this 2008 interview with Laura Ingraham Santorum praised Romney at great length — contradicting some of what he says today. In the interview, Santorum calls Romney a “true conservative” and says he “is someone we can trust.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservatism; gop; mittromney; mittscabinboy; ricksantorum
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Santorum certainly wasn't alone in his preference for Romney over John McCain in 2008. May conservatives were desperate in 2008 for a not-McCain and rushed to embrace Romney because there were no other options at that point. So Santorum is certainly not the only conservative who was fooled by Romney's fake to his right. But he's the only one now running for president who believed Romney had become a true conservative. If Romney played him so effortlessly, what would Putin do to a President Santorum?
1 posted on 02/10/2012 5:20:56 AM PST by Josh Painter
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Ugh!


2 posted on 02/10/2012 5:26:04 AM PST by lahargis (Every day is independence day)
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To: Josh Painter

Santorum calls Romney a “true conservative”

Did I just hear a bubble burst?


3 posted on 02/10/2012 5:26:14 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (How ironic that Ann Coulter should write a book called Treason.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Uh, no. Why? Even FR was pro-Romney in 2008.


4 posted on 02/10/2012 5:27:21 AM PST by magritte (Nevermind)
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To: Josh Painter

Played, hell politics is politics, rush and Levin both supported Willard over McCain, the loser, then they both tried to get McCain elected. There is nothing in this but another noot attack.


5 posted on 02/10/2012 5:28:29 AM PST by org.whodat (Sorry bill, I should never have made all those jokes about you and Lewinsky, have fun.)
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To: Josh Painter

6 posted on 02/10/2012 5:29:12 AM PST by McGruff (Think Brokered Convention)
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If Romney played him so effortlessly, what would Putin do to a President Santorum?

Holy wow.

7 posted on 02/10/2012 5:30:00 AM PST by b9 (NEWT all the way)
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To: Josh Painter

Do you have a shirt term memory issue ?
In 2008 ,
We all were trying to Stop McCain !
So was Rick !
Can we stop trying to destroy our only options left to fight the Marxist !
You Rick haters are getting desperate !


8 posted on 02/10/2012 5:34:41 AM PST by ncalburt (NO MORE WIMPS need to apply to fight the Soros Funded Puppet !H)
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To: Josh Painter

Can you imagine how poor Sarah Palin felt, having to carry his water as running-mate?


9 posted on 02/10/2012 5:35:32 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Josh Painter

Newt has GOT to get his campaign going!


10 posted on 02/10/2012 5:39:41 AM PST by albie
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To: org.whodat

I’m stickin with Rick. If we can overlook some far more serious failings on the part of Gingrich, we can definitely overlook a strategic endorsement.

For that matter, the same people throwing a little tantrum about it would throw the exact same tantrum if he had endorsed McCain (who is himself backing Romney this time)

My congressman has offered a weak endorsement of Romney this time. I don’t like it but he’s a freshman facing some serious party pressure.


11 posted on 02/10/2012 5:40:17 AM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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Santorum certainly wasn't alone in his preference for Romney over John McCain in 2008. Many conservatives were desperate in 2008 for a not-McCain and rushed to embrace Romney because there were no other options at that point.

I even gave money to mittens in '08.

The thought of mcpain made my stomach hurt, but I voted for him when he got the nomination.

To go back and try to use the plaudits that Rick used to promote mittens over mcpain is really grasping at straws.

12 posted on 02/10/2012 5:43:51 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke The Terrorist Savages)
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I and everyone else on FR wanted to stop Juan McLame in 2008. Santorum was no different.

But how many of us joined Newt Gingrich in THIS endorsement?

“The special election for the 23rd Congressional District is an important test leading up to the mid-term 2010 elections. Our best chance to put responsible and principled leaders in Washington starts here, with Dede Scozzafava.”


Newt Gingrich, 10/15/09

13 posted on 02/10/2012 5:46:11 AM PST by montag813
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Newt has GOT to get his campaign going!


14 posted on 02/10/2012 5:46:42 AM PST by albie
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And Santorum will say similar things in 2012 if Romney wins the nomination: the bottom line is Obama must be defeated.


15 posted on 02/10/2012 5:46:54 AM PST by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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This is all they got? I would back Romney over McCain too. I guess the pro Romney forces are saying, “Don’t trust anyone who would support Romney, ever”.


16 posted on 02/10/2012 5:52:34 AM PST by Mike Darancette (Romney just makes me tired all over.)
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To: cripplecreek
The recent Lemming stampede to Santorum will be short lived. It may appear to be the thing to do in the Conservative base for the moment, but don't forget that there is a National election to win, and we need a candidate who can handle the MSM.

Knowing your history, there is little to no chance that you will agree with me, which is not my purpose. But now that you are so convinced that Santorum will be the savior, of all that is pure and conservative, give just a few reasons why you think that Santorum WILL save this country.

By saying that, I mean, I need a list of exactly what plan or plans, that Santorum has in place that will fix this mess. Do you really know? I am not looking for quotes from his rather boring speeches or debate responses. I am looking for detailed list of his planned approach with documented solutions, if he is elected President. In other words, make it exactly the same thing that Speaker Gingrich has already provided for us, in great detail.

(Take your time, because you will be doing a whole lot of fruitless searching.)

17 posted on 02/10/2012 5:56:02 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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Your only other choice in 2008 was McCain......I can't honestly fault Santorum on this one!!!
18 posted on 02/10/2012 6:04:18 AM PST by ontap
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And if you pay attention....2008 was BEFORE the TARP bailout and Obamacare and 15 TRILLION dollars of wasteful spending.

End of story


19 posted on 02/10/2012 6:10:09 AM PST by Nifster
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To: Josh Painter

Just out of curiosity who are you for???


20 posted on 02/10/2012 6:11:22 AM PST by Nifster
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