Anyone pick up on how Santorum has taken an anti-intellectual turn as of late? Apparently playing up to a non-college educated crowd, he says Obama only wants them to go to college in order to have them indoctrinated by "liberal college professors." On top of that, he says people without college educations are doing just fine in the job market (no, they're not) - - regardless of the fact that Santorum himself is an educated man, and has provided all his children with college educations. Frothy is obviously playing up to the anti-intellectual crowd who Palin and W. had both found support among.
Yeah, I saw that. He also noted that college = loss of faith. Which is something fundie preachers have mentioned in the past. Seems like kind of an irresponsible message for a 21st century political candidate.
My hopes have gone up quite a bit for Obama's reelection, as the debates rage on. Santorium's so extreme, and Romney's so wooden I don't see them defeating him. I just can't see a Tea Party uprising on this election.
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:59 am Post subject:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Anyone pick up on how Santorum has taken an anti-intellectual turn as of late? Apparently playing up to a non-college educated crowd, he says Obama only wants them to go to college in order to have them indoctrinated by "liberal college professors." On top of that, he says people without college educations are doing just fine in the job market (no, they're not) - - regardless of the fact that Santorum himself is an educated man, and has provided all his children with college educations. Frothy is obviously playing up to the anti-intellectual crowd who Palin and W. had both found support among.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
people with and without degrees are not doing just fine. _________________ It's like alice in wonderland except, my names not alice and this is the real world not a dream.
people with and without degrees are not doing just fine.
It's more about the way Santorium is equating any higher aspirations with elitism. According to his statements, wanting to improve yourself through education and having an open mind is a short road to being a liberal snob who thinks they are better than everyone else. That people respond to statements like these make me want to bash my head against a wall repeatedly....
There are a few bazillionaires who will be spending kazillions of dollars to elect a Repugnican. Advertising always has a huge impact on American elections. _________________ hyperlexian: "WP is not society"
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:10 pm Post subject:
MjrMajorMajor wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
people with and without degrees are not doing just fine.
It's more about the way Santorium is equating any higher aspirations with elitism. According to his statements, wanting to improve yourself through education and having an open mind is a short road to being a liberal snob who thinks they are better than everyone else. That people respond to statements like these make me want to bash my head against a wall repeatedly....
Hey there, G.O.P.! More, more, more of what you're doing to each other right now is the surest way to four more years!
Democrats are coming out to vote for Santorum in the MI primary just to F with Romney. Today Romney says it's "disgusting". Yet just last month he smiled while saying that's what he did in Massachusetts to cause trouble for Democrats.
The guy can't remember what he says from one month to the next. Or he just doesnt care.
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject:
simon_says wrote:
Democrats are coming out to vote for Santorum in the MI primary just to F with Romney. Today Romney says it's "disgusting".
No way. That's awesome. _________________ "Such is the Frailty
of the human Heart, that very few Men, who have no Property, have any Judgment of their own.
They talk and vote as they are directed by Some Man of Property, who has attached their Minds
to his Interest."
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject:
ArrantPariah wrote:
The Amazing Atheist is funny today.
Gee he's annoying! If Santorum didn't say it this guy sure said it enough, heavily peppered with F-bombs. I only listened to half of it and that was enough.....
Gee he's annoying! If Santorum didn't say it this guy sure said it enough, heavily peppered with F-bombs. I only listened to half of it and that was enough.....
He's like Rush Limbaugh, but for people who aren't right-wing nut jobs.
