Zeleny: "You said Mitt Romney was the worst Republican in the country. Is that true?"That's the kind of moment the press loves to pounce on, and that the candidates' handlers wish they could just outlaw. You can almost see those handler cringing in the background as Santorum lets loose with that one. How can their candidate take back the high ground?
Santorum (visibly angry): "What speech did you listen to? Stop lying! I said he was the worst Republican to run on the issue of Obamacare. And that’s what I was talking about! Would you guys quit distorting what I’m saying? Quit distorting my words! If I see it, it’s bullshit! Come on, man! What are you doing?"
Zeleny: "You sound upset about something."
Santorum: "I'm upset when the media distorts what I say, yeah, I am, I do get upset. What are you guys in the business of doing, reporting the truth or are you here to try to spin and make news? Stop it! You don’t care about the truth, do you? Asking that question shows me you don’t care at all about the truth."
Here's how. Later, when asked about his outburst, Santorum said this:
"If you haven't cursed out a New York Times reporter during the presidential campaign, you aren't a real Republican."Heh! Now that's one hell of a response! Nice comeback, Rick...
If I were a reporter and gonna ask questions like that... would probably be a good idea to have the exact quote handy...
ReplyDeleteSo what I'm finding he said was... "Pick any other Republican in the country. He is the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama,’’ Santorum said at an evening rally near Racine."
and apparently also Santorum told voters that Romney is “uniquely disqualified’’ to be the GOP’s presidential pick.
I gather from the articles I could find the context is referring to the fact that Romney would have difficulty against Obama because of his own version of healthcare.
I think more interesting questions would be around Santorum supporting Romney if he gets the nomination? Would Santorum agree to be VP if Romney gets the nomination?
From the beginning this was Obama's election to lose. The Republicans spend months and millions of dollars trashing each other, trying to outdo each other on how far right-wing they can be... then suddenly have to support the nominee they just trashed... particularly as he tries to distance himself from the right-wing stuff and move to the middle for the general election (and by distance and move I mean change his current set of lies). The incumbent has a huge advantage. All Obama has to do is ignore it all and quietly raise money. The failure of the healthcare reform in the supreme court could change the game... have to see if they rule or punt... but it was and is Obama's to lose.