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Rick Santorum says Barack Obama is 'a rock star' ruling America like King George III
Daily Mail ^ | February 22, 2012

Posted on 02/22/2012 2:35:26 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Leading in the national polls and within striking distance of scoring big victories in Michigan and Arizona next Tuesday, Rick Santorum is portraying himself as the little 'guy from a steel town' who will stop Barack Obama from accumulating regal powers.

'Back in 2008, the American public at a time of crisis went for a rock star that they believed could solve their problems, someone that they believed in to make a difference in their lives,' he said at the Maricopa County Lincoln Day lunch in Phoenix, Arizona.

'This election, Americans are going to go back to what we've done in the past. We're looking for leaders, not who we believe in, we're looking for a leader who believes in you.'

Seeking to contrast himself with both Mitt Romney, his main Republican rival, and President Barack Obama, Santorum said: 'I'm not a manager. I'm not a visionary.

'I'm a guy from a steel town who grew up understanding what made this country great and for the years that I've been involved in public life, put my heart and my effort on the line to make this country the kind of country that we all want to hand on to our children and grandchildren.'......

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: azprimary; biggovernment; biggovernmentrick; gopprimary; leadership; lobbyist; rooster; roosterrick; santorum; santorum2012; usefulidiots
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........"'I'm not a manager. I'm not a visionary."......

That's correct. Rick Santorum is a legislator (4 yrs - U.S. House of Representatives; 12 years - U.S. Senate) .....and a lawyer.

1 posted on 02/22/2012 2:35:44 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

... And a lobbyist. He was a registered lobbyist for the World Wrestling Federation back in the days before he was in congress.


2 posted on 02/22/2012 2:55:39 AM PST by RayBob (If guns kill people, can I blame misspelled words on my keyboard?)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The country needs a visionary; perfect reason to vote for

Newt Gingrich. I cannot believe Ricky is missing a vetting

on his record and ties to lobbyists as he claims to be

so saintly. Very troubling, like Obama, no vetting.

3 posted on 02/22/2012 2:59:22 AM PST by Christie at the beach (I like Newt and would love to see political dead bodies on the floor.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Rick Santorum is a legislator (4 yrs - U.S. House of Representatives; 12 years - U.S. Senate) .....and a lawyer.

The husband of one wife, a committed Christian and the right man for the job.

4 posted on 02/22/2012 2:59:54 AM PST by tbpiper
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What Santorum said really isn’t fair — to rock stars. Many of them are quite talented and manage their businesses with skill.


5 posted on 02/22/2012 3:03:24 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Don't blame me; I voted for the American.)
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To: tbpiper
>>The husband of one wife, a committed Christian

Here we go again; blah blah blah judging others.
Reagan was married before Nancy. Rush Limbaugh had 4 wives or was it 5..

6 posted on 02/22/2012 3:05:05 AM PST by Christie at the beach (I like Newt and would love to see political dead bodies on the floor.)
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To: Christie at the beach
For me the choice right now is pretty clear. I have little desire at this time to usher in a third GWB term when we can still have at least four years that looks like the best of Reagan.

Ricky says he is not a visionary. Sorry Rick, without a vision the people perish.

7 posted on 02/22/2012 3:05:22 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; Christie at the beach; true believer forever; b9; CutePuppy; RitaOK; ...

Has he released his Tax Returns that he went home to prepare some weeks ago?

Just asking.

He became a millionaire shortly after he lost that US Senate election.


8 posted on 02/22/2012 3:07:35 AM PST by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Tag, I'm it.
9 posted on 02/22/2012 3:07:47 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Santorum says he isn't a visionary. Sorry Rick, without a vision the people perish.)
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The husband of one wife, a committed Christian and the right man for the job.

Yes indeed, that's Rick, Governor Rick Perry that is, of the Great State of Texas!

10 posted on 02/22/2012 3:10:51 AM PST by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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>>Ricky says he is not a visionary. Sorry Rick, without a vision the people perish.

Amen. What is it going to take for people to understand without the right person in the presidency, they will not have a country left to worship any religion or faith!? We don't need a safe candidate; we need a person of determination and vision in which Ricky admitted he wasn't offering.

11 posted on 02/22/2012 3:14:40 AM PST by Christie at the beach (I like Newt and would love to see political dead bodies on the floor.)
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“Has he released his Tax Returns that he went home to prepare some weeks ago?”

Yes, he did.
In 2006, his last year as senator, his income was $200,000.

http://news.yahoo.com/santorums-tax-returns-show-rise-wealth-030829446.html

“The former Pennsylvania senator’s tax returns show that his annual income surged from nearly $660,000 in 2007 to $1.1 million in 2009 before slipping to $923,000 in 2010.”


12 posted on 02/22/2012 3:15:10 AM PST by Marguerite (When I'm good, I am very, very good. But! When I'm bad, I'm even better)
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“You need to speak loudly on Tuesday that you want someone who’s going to stand up and fight the insiders,” Santorum said.

WHOM is Santorum trying kidding there? He’s been for 16 years a Washington DC man. He only become an “outsider” in 2006, when he badly lost his Senate reelection, 41% to 59% for Casey Jr.

As an “outsider” he largely profits from his Washington lobbyist ties.

In 2006, his last year as Senator, Santorum earned a $165,200 Senate salary and $32,245 in book royalties.

One year later, his income soared to over $600,000, and rose to $1.1 million in 2010. Santorum received $395,414 in director fees and stock options from Universal Health Services Inc., a hospital management company, for which he pushed two spending bills for a total of $400 million, when he was Senator in 2003 and 2004. Santorum listed between $100,001 and $250,000 in Universal Health stock.

Santorum has also largely profited from his contacts with lobbyists in Washington. Consol Energy, based in Pennsylvania, paid Santorum $142,500 for his consulting services. American Continental Group, a Washington lobbying group, paid him $65,000 in consulting fees. The firm’s lengthy client list includes Microsoft Corp., Comcast Corp. and the American Gaming Association.

When he left the Senate in 2006, he reported retirement accounts with investments valued between $21,000 and $140,000.

Five years later, his records shows new investment accounts, including college savings funds for five of his seven children with investments valued between $25,000 and $375,000; individual retirement accounts with investments ranging between $173,000 and $720,000; and a brokerage account with investments valued in the range of $10,000 to $150,000 and a $2 million, 5,000 acres mansion in Virginia.


13 posted on 02/22/2012 3:18:44 AM PST by Marguerite (When I'm good, I am very, very good. But! When I'm bad, I'm even better)
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>>He became a millionaire shortly after he lost that US Senate election.

Must be nice to have friends in the right places or friends

in high places.

14 posted on 02/22/2012 3:19:08 AM PST by Christie at the beach (I like Newt and would love to see political dead bodies on the floor.)
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To: Christie at the beach
Here we go again; blah blah blah judging others.

Since when is a list of attributes judgemental?

15 posted on 02/22/2012 3:27:42 AM PST by tbpiper
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To: Christie at the beach
Here we go again; blah blah blah judging others.

Since when is a list of attributes judgemental?

16 posted on 02/22/2012 3:29:10 AM PST by tbpiper
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To: Christie at the beach
Here we go again; blah blah blah judging others.

Since when is a list of attributes judgemental?

17 posted on 02/22/2012 3:31:07 AM PST by tbpiper
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To: Christie at the beach
Yes, but he fights this:


18 posted on 02/22/2012 3:33:24 AM PST by Marguerite (When I'm good, I am very, very good. But! When I'm bad, I'm even better)
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To: Christie at the beach
Here we go again; blah blah blah judging others.

Since when is a list of attributes judgemental?

19 posted on 02/22/2012 3:34:39 AM PST by tbpiper
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To: Christie at the beach
Yes, but he fights this:


20 posted on 02/22/2012 3:34:50 AM PST by Marguerite (When I'm good, I am very, very good. But! When I'm bad, I'm even better)
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