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i'm kind of surprised there hasn't been any discussion about santorum's wife having an abortion. i mean, it was obviously completely reasonable, but he is against abortion even in cases of rape/incest but obv supported his wife when she had one. hypocrite much?

I did not know this...just wow.

02-13-2012 , 09:12 PM

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I heard that he walked past two men holding hands and didn't stomp on either one. Hypocrite much.

02-13-2012 , 09:12 PM

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Santorum's wife backstory is all sorts of crazy, but I've never heard of her having an abortion:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...on-doctor.html

02-13-2012 , 09:17 PM

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If that were true, would it not end his chances immediately?

02-13-2012 , 09:21 PM

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I think she steady ****ed a doctor that performed abortions. jsnipes will find both the ****ing and ****ee hypocritical. Of course nobody gives a **** about Santorum but you got a sharpen your aim a little.

02-13-2012 , 09:45 PM

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Yeah, attack Santorum's wife. I'm sure that'll convince Christian conservatives to vote for Romney.

02-13-2012 , 09:49 PM

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Three minutes of internet research tells me the abortion story is due to this:
http://articles.philly.com/1997-05-0...and-extraction

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In an interview, the Santorums said they would have authorized an abortion had there been no other choice.

"If that had to be the call, we would have induced labor if we had to," the senator said as he sat in his Washington office. "I consider it a blessing that we didn't have to make that decision."

Quote:

Santorum opposes abortion "except in the cases of rape, incest or [to save] the life of the mother." He believes Roe v. Wade should be reversed so that states could regulate and restrict abortion, and opposes public funding of abortion.

For recent context (which provided that link), see also: http://www.salon.com/2012/01/06/kare...ion/singleton/

02-13-2012 , 09:52 PM

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So how does R. Money convince the American public and/or Republican party that he is someone to be enthusiastic about?

02-13-2012 , 09:58 PM

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So how does R. Money convince the American public and/or Republican party that he is someone to be enthusiastic about?

notobama

02-13-2012 , 09:59 PM

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I'd say he should make it rain up in this bitch, but that would be socialism.

02-13-2012 , 10:02 PM

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Well he has 300 million dollars. If he just paid every voting citizen a dollar, he'd still have plenty left over...

Nobama is certainly a powerful chant that some of my friend's enjoy, but I don't think it has enough traction.

02-13-2012 , 10:04 PM

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Well, cutting payroll taxes is socialism, too, and that would do a lot more for working people than just giving them a dollar. Cutting capital gains taxes, though, that's just letting people keep what they've earned.

02-13-2012 , 10:04 PM

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So how does R. Money convince the American public and/or Republican party that he is someone to be enthusiastic about?

Hopefully the campaign can hone the message/messenger so Romney doesn't seem like someone very different than them. Looks like he will never drive a lot of enthusiasm. I think the establishment/money support is good so hopefully he can raise enough funds to be effective. The election was always going to be about Obama in my opinion and if Romney can present himself as a competent alternative if Obama slips that looks like the best the R's can do.

02-13-2012 , 10:11 PM

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My reading is biased but it is my understanding that it is well accepted that capital gains taxes should be lower (from as low as zero to as high as 10 percent) to generate thte maximum amount of revenue. I posted a Fed study and SL 72 posted other cites to economic papers earlier itt. Maybe sholar/coffee or others can weigh in if a differing opinion exists.

02-13-2012 , 10:57 PM

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I'd say he should make it rain up in this bitch, but that would be socialism.

02-13-2012 , 11:24 PM

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The currently scheduled debates during the primary season as are as follows: on 2/22 on CNN in Arizona; on 3/1 on CNN in Georgia; and on 3/19 on PBS in Oregon. Bear in mind that additional ones may be scheduled and/or that any of the above might be postponed or cancelled (a la the Trump debate that didn't occur).

Thx

02-14-2012 , 03:32 AM

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Fwiw http://spreadingromney.com/

02-14-2012 , 10:45 AM

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New CBS/NYT Poll among Repubs

Frothy 30
Romney 27
Paul 12
Gingrich 10

02-14-2012 , 10:54 AM

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I didn't know about this. When?

According to the internet, sometime in 1996. The Santorum's said it was a "medically induced miscarriage" during the second trimester I guess.

Here's a couple of links
http://www.examiner.com/progressive-...ve-an-abortion
http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycan...erent-you-see/

and apparently there is a new yorker article on it from i think jan 5 2007 but i am trying to find that and will report back.

02-14-2012 , 11:08 AM

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Here is the new yorker article, i would put it in a PDF but not sure how to make that accessible

Mod: removed due to copyright issues.

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02-14-2012 , 11:43 AM

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What 'journalist' would even write a story like that? scum

02-14-2012 , 11:44 AM

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In polling conducted Feb. 8-12, 30% of Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters favor Froth while 28% favor Romney. As recently as a month ago, Romney held a 31% to 14% advantage over Frothy ass Mix among all GOP voters.

My question is whats the deal with the huge swings in polls? Do people really change their minds this often? What makes them change their minds so easily?

02-14-2012 , 11:47 AM

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wait, how realistic is a brokered convention, and what exactly does that entail? is it basically no holds barred for the delegates after the first vote fails to pick a nominee?