2012 republican presidential nominee III: can romney get santorum out of his hair?

more Santorum lolz:

In the tiny town of Riva del Garda in northern Italy, 83-year-old-Maria Malacarne Santorum keeps her family’s secrets—including those of her late husband’s cousin, Rick. In an exclusive interview with the Italian weekly magazine Oggi, Mrs. Santorum recalls fondly when Rick visited her in 1985 during his law internship in Florence, and when he came back again in 1986 and 1989. “He loved our culture and cuisine so much, he brought his wife-to-be, Karen, a massive cookbook of Italian recipes,” she said.

But the elder Santorum matriarch doesn’t understand why he has diverged so far from the family’s longtime political stance. “In Riva del Garda his grandfather Pietro and uncles were ‘red communists’ to the core,” writes Oggi journalist Giuseppe Fumagalli, likening the family to “Peppone” after a famous fictional Italian communist mayor who fought against an ultraconservative priest known as Don Cammillo and about which a popular television series is based. “But on the other side of the ocean, it’s like his family here doesn’t exist. Instead he draws crowds as the head of the ultraconservative faction of the Republican party, against divorce, gay marriage, abortion, and immigration.”

Those politics don’t play well in Riva del Garda, a community of ultraliberals. On the campaign trail, Santorum often touts his grandfather’s flight from Italy “to escape fascism,” but he has neglected to publicly mention their close ties with the Italian Communist Party. “Rick’s grandfather Pietro was a liberal man and he understood right away what was happening in Italy,” Mrs. Santorum told Oggi. “He was anti-fascist to the extreme, and the political climate in 1925 was stifling so he left for America. After a few years he returned to Italy with his wife and children, including Aldo, Rick’s father, who passed away late last year. It’s a shame he won’t have the joy to see his son’s success in his bid for the White House.” She goes on to explain how the family then became pillars of the Communist Party in Italy.

did we talk about chris christie basically telling a woman who heckled him to blow him

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When did this happen?

Happened a few days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NYAFM3Jv0s

"Blinded by my Barack-Obama-induced anger"--there for anyone who wants it.

my god he's like a balloon wearing a belt

fwiw I can't make out the offending line

"Somethin' may go down tonight, but it ain't gonna be jobs, sweetheart."

that barely makes any sense

the guv is just trying to say that he likes ppl going down on him.

It's funny to hear the "Chicago ward pol" line come outta the mouth of a guy who looks like one of Johnny Friendly's goons in On the Waterfront.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/romney-christie-clash-with-occupy-protestors/

This is gross on so many different levels, although I do like Mitt nervously shuffling in the background.

lol omg

josh marshall:

Yesterday we heard news that someone has actually tried to pull off voter impersonation fraud in Manchester, New Hampshire -- the exceedingly rare form of election fraud where someone tries to impersonate another person. That's also the sort of fraud that most voter ID laws are meant to stop.

The anecdote seemed odd, for a number of reasons.

And what do you know? The culprits were pals of notorious huckster James O'Keefe trying to prove what a big problem vote impersonation fraud is by trying to commit it. And like anyone who actually commits vote fraud should, it looks like they might be looking at jail time.

NYT blog is bleating "Could it really all be over this quickly?" hey, took longer than the race for the Dem nomination.

Sounds like voter impersonation fraud isn't so easy after all. Thanks for the argument against voter ID laws, you dick

I hope they get actual jail time, but I doubt it.

they might be looking at jail time

don't do the crime if you can't do the time

would love to see someone go to federal prison for extreme concern trolling

hahahahahaha

you laugh now, max

Moreover, if one were inclined to make an oral sex joke when the word 'jobs' is already in the mix, you'd jape about 'jobs.'

oh rly

really? something may go down tonight.. . but it ain't gonna be jobs sweetheart

only thing that's 'going down' after christie's speech is a dozen donuts

What is it about Christie that turns us all into Jay Leno

I dunno -- I can see Christie going down on a corn dog.

more like a meatball hero

now on o'reilly claiming he actually said "Somethin' may go brown tonight, but it ain't gonna be jobs, sweetheart."

Christie's a fan of the "difficult brown"?

difficult brown hour

difficult brown out

something may bro down tonight

“See, beware, this is a warning, this is a cautionary tale, be inspired by someone who has built a life that America can be proud of, not by a Chicago ward politician,” Christie said. “I doubt he is, but I hope the president’s watching. I have a message for you Mr. President. This is the type of disoriented anger your cynicism and your division is causing in our country. Bring our country together, stop dividing it, Mr. President.

Man, this really warrants a massive 'fuck you' all the way around...

politicians calling each other cynical is always funny

i think to conservatives a "divided" country is one they don't run

Man, Republicans seem awfully inept at saying colors these days.

From the annals of highly ambiguous/contradictory/paradoxical headlines (TPM): "Has Rick Santorum Gone Soft On Gays?"

The man in jail is always for freedom.

why do you hate freedom Alfred

Interesting argument both for and against Romney:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/moneybox/2012/01/king_of_bain_was_mitt_romney_a_looter_or_a_corporate_raider_.html

If it takes a village to raise a child, maybe it takes an asshole to govern a country.

I lol'd

Chris Christie, the man so nice he was named twice

His parents must have hated him to name him that.

it was the villain in nicholas nickleby wasn't it?

i call him criscriscristie

http://image.lyricspond.com/image/k/artist-kris-kross/album-totally-krossed-out/cd-cover.jpg

Chris Christie-Christie-Christie-Stan

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mitt-romney-penis-c-span-prank-new-hampshire-primary-280731?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

this is a headline on the front page of CNN.com right now:

Ticker: Gingrich 'dogs' Romney in video

um I am guessing the people who wrote this have either A) never been to the UK, or B) live in London and have been in hysterics since the story went up

Jesus Christ the nostalgia the floods me when I see that Kriss Kross sleeve is very intense

the full king of bain show is on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrKlj4Q3nSQ

“See, beware, this is a warning, this is a cautionary tale, be inspired by someone who has built a life that America can be proud of, not by a Chicago ward politician,” Christie said. “I doubt he is, but I hope the president’s watching. I have a message for you Mr. President. This is the type of disoriented anger your cynicism and your division is causing in our country. Bring our country together, stop dividing it, Mr. President.

this reaches a level of hypocrisy and unintended irony that is just surreal, even from the 2012 GOP. i mean, christie - self-proclaimed jersey tough guy - calls out obama as a ward politician? you're from new jersey, buddy. and this asshole's entire schtick revolves around inflaming disoriented anger, creating divisive vibes by scapegoating govt employees. republicans talk about christie's winning personality and i'm like waht all this man does is fucking yell at people.

Like any good Republican, he knows his Nixon.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Vicki_Cole.jpg