[silverleaf]

Compare this to obama this week when someone fainted at a lecture

first he cracked a joke about it

Then in his commanding black man voice he ordered someone to do something about it

[Clintonfatigued]

“A middle-aged black woman had fainted dead-out, flat onto the concrete floor (it was a bit muggy; raining outside). A lot of candidates would have looked out, stopped talking, asked people to go see if she were okay, and then perhaps continued speaking once it was clear that responsible people were seeing to her well-being. Not Santorum. He stopped his remarks dead in his tracks, just before reaching a planned crescendo:
“Oh — well everybody, thank you and God Bless,” he quickly mumbled, already leaving the podium. And then he leapt down the stairs and rushed to the lady’s aid, just about the fifth person to reach her side.

(The lady was soon back on her feet and emergency medical people were making sure she was okay. Thank goodness, it seemed as if she were indeed okay. Santorum never re-took the podium, instead just wading into the crowd to meet people and shake hands.)”

It’s the things politicians do when the cameras don’t notice that really matters. IMHO, this reflects well on Santorum, his flaws as a candidate notwithstanding.

[throwback]

He is excellent on the stump. I've watched several of his town hall type meetings on CSPAN, and he does speak completely without a net, and mixes in new stuff all the time. I've watched Romney too, and you pretty much see the same stuff every time. I was amazed after Ohio, Romney even went to teleprompter. I assume Romney has gone into the prevent defense, so it makes sense. Romney appears to be the nominee chiefly because he's the safe bet. But as you would expect, the safe bet is boring as heck. At least we'll get our rest through the general because there won't be anything keeping us awake.

[BCrago66]

Santorum was the 5th person to reach her side. In other words, Santorum did nothing to materially help the lady, but was another person crowding around. That’s what happens many car accidents, when too many people rush forward, to no effect - and sometimes to ill-effect - and surround the injured.

But it was a camera-ready moment.

[petercooper]

He speaks, completely without notes, at a sometimes overly detailed level of policy minutia, about different subjects from one speech to the next.

And this is supposed to be a good thing? He admitted he's not a visionary. We don't need a president getting hung up on minutia like this guy does. He would be a disaster in office. Think Jimmy Carter who used to spend time working on the White House tennis court schedule.

[Freddd]

Being so close to the stage I seriously doubt he even knew she went down. And after all the glitter bombings, Obama occupier incidents etc, he probably figured it was another leftist outburst going on.

But that doesn’t fit the smear meme here, eh?

[Guenevere]

RICK SANTORUM FOR PRESIDENT!!!!

[douginthearmy]

Another story which details precisely why Rick Santorum is a good man but will not be and should not be president. God Bless him, just don’t elect him.

[campaignPete R-CT]

it is odd how many Romney supporters appear to be on this thread. RINO=ism alive and well in the land of FReeper?