Tag Archives: Rick Santorum

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul On Santorum Edition)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Ron Paul (R-Does This Shirt Fit?) has found his Motor City mojo with this “devastating ad that excoriates Rick Santorum for voting to raise the debt ceiling five times, double the size of the Department of Education, create the Medicare … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Dog, Politico Morning Score, PolitiFact, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul | 2 Comments

Sancta Santorum (II)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Frying Pan into the Fire desk: Rick Santorum’s campaign just can’t stop digging that hole. Not bad enough he accused Barack Obama of imposing a phony theology on America – now a spokeswoman has accused Obama of pursuing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alice Stewart, Andrea Mitchell, Barack Obama, Casey Jones of the Crazy Train, CBS News Political Hotsheet, MSNBC, phony theology, Politico, power of the grassy knoll, Rick Santorum | 1 Comment

Sancta Santorum

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

GOP presidential bottle rocket Rick Santorum (R-Mommy Jeans) has recently latched onto a tactic first used by Sarah Palin in 2008: Barack Obama is not “one of us” and doesn’t love America. (Actually, she’s still at it.) Back then, Palin … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Daily Beast, not one of us, Rick Santorum, Sarah Palin | 4 Comments

Boston: We’re Number 20! (Poverty Index Edition)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

In the wake of the remarkable statement by GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum (R-I Got Mine) that “There is income inequality in America. There always has been and, hopefully, and I do say that, there always will be,” New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, Charles M. Blow, New York, New York Times, poverty rating, Poverty Top 40, Rick Santorum | 2 Comments

Shocking! Super PAC Runs Positive Ad!!

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

When Foster Friess, Rick Santorum’s Sugar Daddy, isn’t making lame jokes about women and Bayer aspirin and keeping their knees together, he’s usually shoveling money into the pro-Santorum Super PAC Red White and Blue Fund to underwrite trash-talking TV spots … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bayer aspirin, Foster Friess, Mitt Romney, Politico Morning Score, Red White and Blue Fund, Restore Our Future, Rick Santorum | Leave a comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Mitt Romney & The Detroit Wheels Edition)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Mitt Romney is to the Republican presidential nomination what Ramen noodles are to college students: The candidate of last resort. As such, the Michigan primary could well be Romney’s Last Supper, at least according to the Washington Post: For Romney, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Detroit News, Michigan primary, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ramen noodles, Restore Our Future, Rick Santorum, Super PAChyderm, The Daily Beast, the feeling is not Mittual, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Just Call Him Mitt Rom-nay

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Beauty (Contest) and the Boast bureau: That was some Beaut-down Rick Santorum (R-Sweater Vest) gave to Mitt Romney (R-Sweating, Yes?) in those three meaningless GOP presidential contests last night, no? There were no delegates at stake but lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beaut-down, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Mitt Rom-nay, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum | Leave a comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Santorum Nev-ad-a Edition)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum (R-Shouldn’t You Be at Home Taking Care of Your Daughter?) has shrugged off his third-place finish in Florida and gone full-tilt into Nevada for this Saturday’s caucuses, as The Hill duly notes: Santorum up in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Nevada, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, The Hill, two-man race | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging The South Carolina GOP Primary Results

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Ads ‘n’ ends from the Palmetto State bakeoff: • Pity the poor Republicans. They have two presidential candidates everyone says can’t possibly be the nominee, and one candidate 75% say they don’t want as the nominee. Brokered convention, anyone? • … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Burton, Callista Gingrich, foodstamp president, GOP primary, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, paycheck president, Priorities USA, Rick Santorum, Saul Alinsky, South Carolina, Tim Burton | 8 Comments

Dead Blogging The GOP’s Umpteenth Presidential Primary Debate

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff only caught bits and pieces of last night’s CNN Republican presidential bakeoff in South Carolina so . . . only bits and pieces: • Between the candidate intros and the singing of the national anthem, CNN completed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CNN, John King, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Southern Republican Debate, Stop It! | 4 Comments