Desperate Santorum bashes Bush

At least YouTube is still good for one thing - political ads & commentary.

Take a look at the above interview of Rick Santorum on Fox News.

Now, President BUSH is soft on crime? This is a president that Santorum has voted with 97% of the time (depending on where you get your info., but even conservative estimates have him in the 90s) since Bush has been in office. Now, less than two weeks before his reelection bid, he's distancing himself from the president?

It just keeps getting better and better. Hell, I wish the election were another month away - God only knows what tricky Ricky would resort to.

All signs point to a defeat, but I'm counting no chickens.

However, more good news arrived for challenger Bob Casey over the weekend - endorsements from nine major newspapers. That's never bad news, but I wonder aloud how much newspaper endorsements even matter any more. Sure, they still matter, but I don't think nearly as much as they used to.

But, it's good news, & you can never have enough of that in a hard-fought campaign.

I'm sure Casey agrees.

Rick Santorum - butter in a microwave

Above, a desperate Senator Rick Santorum flashes hot last week in a debate with frontrunner Bob Casey, who's still leading Rick in the polls. It's been a nasty campaign, and it will only get uglier as election day draws neigh. I love watching this fucking weasel squirm. I will be shocked if somehow Rick pulls this one out. Honestly, his father should have pulled out. I flat out despise him; he's third on my list only to Bush and Cheney.

Your 15 minutes are just about up, Rick. Thanks for being a Bush parrot for six years - it took real courage and conviction.

Now go obsess about gays on your own time.

Ahh, before I end this one, a few more short, priceless Santorum clips. Just like W, I'll miss him when he's gone because we won't have the great footage. Okay, I won't really miss him, but I will miss the lunacy that makes me laugh on just about a daily basis.



Rick - Iraq had chemical weapons. W - no, it didn't. They're both idiots, but it's pretty sweet seeing Rick contradicted by a president who has about as much credibility as a North Korean press release.



I hate political ads on both sides of the aisle, but I think this one is pretty good.

Santorum steps up the lie campaign

I've been meaning to blog about Pennsylvania's junior Senator, Rick Santorum, for some time, but I haven't had the time to get to it. Recently, while on one of my favorite Websites, YouTube, I came across a number of interesting video clips that I will share with you in a minute.

I watch with glee how Santorum is becoming increasingly desperate in the race, a race in which he's never gained traction vs. Bob Casey Jr. The only troubling thing I see about this race is the fact that Casey doesn't seem to want to debate Santorum. I'm no political strategist, but I wonder if that's smart. And, maybe it is - I remember the '04 campaign when Bush refused to debate Kerry; he was ahead in the polls, so why risk it? Besides, Bush is such a bumbling idiot, any debate is reason for concern.

Yes, Casey is sitting on a lead, but I sure as hell hope he doesn't get too complacent. He shouldn't be missing any opportunity to get on TV to blast the shit out of Santorum with both barrels.

Santorum is now clinging to one issue he thinks he can get a little traction with - immigration. You're dreaming, senator. You've voted with Bush 98% of the time, and you can't run from your record now.

Here's a quick roundup of vid clips about the Senatorial race:



The one big advantage that Santorum has over Casey is money. Slick Rick's got a lot of it, and that means a lot of money to distort, slander and lie. The investigation above is probably the best example. Wow, and I thought local TV journalism was dead. This is pretty impressive in its damning of Santorum for this blatantly deceptive piece of shit that ran on local TV a great deal last month. Again, it's another age-old political trick - put the lie out there, and even when it's discovered, the damage will have been done and it will be worth the heat. Some of us are smarter than you, Rick, and your buddy Karl Rove.



I'm no big fan of Don Imus, but I love how he takes it to Santorum in this clip. The lying Senator was asked to comment on Woodward's new book, State of Denial, and he starts babbling about some book he wrote. Imus didn't take to it too kindly, and Rick backpeddles quicker than Joe Montana. I love it.



In an older clip from the Imus show, Santorum is busted and call out by Imus' wife for asking her to write a favorable op-ed piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Then, Rick digresses and resorts to the hackneyed witticism of complaining about the media coverage in Pennsylvania. He's got so much more money than Casey, so hearing him complain about the media is a riot. Backfire!



This short clip is of former President George H.W. Bush, talking about how scary it will be if the Democrats regain control of part or all of Congress. Again, pretty ballsy, Mr. President. Just a quick question, though. Have you ever heard of something called Checks and Balances (or Separation of Powers)? It's a principle that this country was founded upon. Yea, it would be just horrible and ghastly if this administration were investigated - after all, that hasn't taken place since W the rube took office. Oh, and contrary to belief in some GOP circles, 9-11 never has been rightfully investigated, either. Hey Bush 41 - take your war profiteering, Saudi-loving ass, along with your prune of a wife, back to Kennebunkport and wither away. Your one-term, Iran-Contra ass ceased being relevant long ago.

Those are tough words to write, because I've always respected Bush Sr., but he impugns his integrity with short-sighted comments like these.

Go Casey, go, and hit back at this asshole. You must win this race, and readers, if you live in Pa., you must go and vote. And don't let your Pro-Life stance sway you to Rick either, GOPers. Casey has Pro Life credentials that not only match but exceed Santorum's.

Rick Santorum, distort? Noo! Really?

I found this on one of my new favorite Web sites the other day, YouTube. It's Keith Olberman (one of my new TV favorites), uncovering a Rick Santorum lie. I really loved Olberman when he used to team with Dan Patrick for "The Big Show," the 11 p.m. SportsCenter. But I love him more now. His show is quickly reaching "can't miss" status on my TiVo, right along with The Daily Show.

Olberman is unapologetic, dogged, honest and real. And he doesn't have on softball guests to ask dickhead questions. No host of any show is totally without an agenda or bias, but Olberman just seems interested in exposing hypocrisy, most notably that of Bill O'Lielly. And what could be better than that?

It's pretty entertaining to watch an increasingly desperate Santorum resort to lies and innuendo to try to get reelected. He's sided with Bush well over 90% of the time on just about every issue. He thorough embarrassed himself during the Terry Schiavo fiasco. He was on Hannity & Pussy a few weeks ago, insisting that WMDs have been found in Iraq.
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So, it's obvious Santorum will do or say just about anything - moves right out of Karl Rove's playbook. As I've said, it's entertaining, but a bit frightening, too, because some people will actually believe his bullshit, and Santorum's got a pretty big war chest.

Go Casey, and thanks, Keith O., for all that you report on. Keep up the good work, and if you haven't checked out his show, do it - he's on MSNBC weeknights at 8. Oh, and check out Tucker, too, a conservative I can actually listen to.

Get out and vote!

Tuesday, May 16, 2006 is primary day for voters in Pa. It's time to get out and support candidates of change. Those candidates are Ed Rendell for governor and Bob Casey Jr. for U.S. Senate. Take a look at the pictures and you'll soon see why I feel that way. Their respective opponets, Republicans Lynn Swann and incumbent Senator Rick Santorum, align themselves with the failed policies of the Bush administration. And it's time to soundly and roundly reject this administration, and the best way to do that is the voting booth.

I don't support Rendell and Casey strictly because they are Democrats, but that has a large part to do with it. I support them because they can and I hope they will be effective agents of change here in Pennsylvania and in Congress. Rendell can help Democrats capture the White House in 2008 and hopefully part of Congress in '06 and '08; and Casey can help overthrow the out-of-touch Republican Congress. I'm confident they both will.

Both candidates are not without warts. Rendell hasn't done much in the way of property tax relief, and that's being charitable. He can, should and must do more. The fact that the legislature is ruled by Republicans doesn't help, but an effective governor much reach across the aisle and compromise and help his constituents. If anything, it's again the lesser of two evils. Sure, Swann was and is a likable guy going back to his football days with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But, for starters, here's a guy who hasn't even bothered to vote in elections. Get more on that story Here, and it's from the Philadelphia Inquirer, not some campaign Website. And his campaign manager's explaination of it was even worse than Swann not voting. To make matters worse, Swann could have just about the best positions on just about everything, but seeing the picture above of him with the president completely turns me off. (It also underscores the fact that if he's foolish enough to align himself with this immensely unpopular president, his candidacy probably is and should be doomed.)

Casey is a pro-lifer, and that's the biggest thing that turns me off about him. But, Santorum is even more of an ardent pro-lifer, so that subject's a wash. Moving on to other topics - Casey is the clear winner. Again, just look at the picture of Slick Rick with Bush above, and you see all you need to see. From his homophobic comments, to his brown nosing the president's decision to slap tarriffs on imported steel to his criticism of Clinton's decision to intervene in Kosovo and his taking part in blocking most Clinton's judicial nominees in the Senate long before Democrats did it to Bush, Santorum's been on the wrong side of many issues, and it's time for him and his fellow Republicans to be relieved of their control in the Senate.

Okay, I'm off my soap box. Whatever your opinion, get out there and vote - it's the right thing to do, and the single biggest thing you can do to bring about change in our country and in your respective state.

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