Rick Santorum Says He’s Not Interested In Helping African-Americans

[bikerdruid]

While doing some last minute campaigning, Santorum declared that he doesn’t want to help blacks because he thinks they rely too much on welfare which includes Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, food stamps, and unemployment benefits.

”I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn their money and provide for themselves and their families. The best way to do that is to get the manufacturing sector of the economy rolling.”

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/0...nterested-in-helping-african-americans-video/

 

[timhau]

Manufacturing sector? Surely he meant cotton-farming sector.

 

[angrysoba]

While doing some last minute campaigning, Santorum declared that he doesn’t want to help blacks because he thinks they rely too much on welfare which includes Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, food stamps, and unemployment benefits.

”I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn their money and provide for themselves and their families. The best way to do that is to get the manufacturing sector of the economy rolling.”

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/0...nterested-in-helping-african-americans-video/

I know little about this guy and I would guess that I don't much like him from what little I do know of him. But clearly your thread title is a lot of nonsense and a cheap attempt at point-scoring by quote-mining.

 

[angrysoba]

Manufacturing sector? Surely he meant cotton-farming sector.

I'm a little concerned with the growing number of posts that are similar to this.

 

[NoZed Avenger]

Link to clip; it appears that the quote is incorrect.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/did-...s-lives-better’-with-‘somebody-else’s-money’/

A review of a clearer version of the video, however, casts serious doubt on whether Santorum actually said “black people’s lives.”

CBS News has posted a cleaner version of Santorum’s remarks, and it seems as though Santorum did not actually say “black people’s lives,” but rather, that he stumbled in mid-sentence with a verbal tic that sounded like that.

“I don’t want to make…mmbligh…people’s lives better” is what it sounds like to me, although CBS News also transcribes it as “”make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else’s money.”

Given the preceding context, in which he talks about the government trying to get more Iowans enrolled in Medicaid, the former explanation makes much more sense than the latter.

The Santorum campaign has still not returned our request for comment.

Here’s the CBS clip. The viewer can judge, but even as an LGBT-friendly liberal, I’m inclined to give Santorum the benefit of the doubt here:

 

[Quinn]

Much as I dislike the guy, I don't think he said "black people" either. It sounded like what happens when you're speaking quickly and can't decide between two words, so what comes out of your mouth is some unintelligible fusion of both of them. At a guess, it sounded like he started to say "blives" (a cross between "lives" and who knows else), but caught himself mid-word. So what came out sounded like "blie," with a quick cut-off which can sound kind of like a K on the end.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Perhaps he was simply starting to literally choke on his own hypocrisy.

 

[Alferd_Packer]

A Santorum back-up?

 

[bynmdsue]

The black guy behind him must be quite the professional. Or he can't hear with the giant microphone he's holding. Or more likely Santorum didn't actually say "black" but "pligh".

 

[NoZed Avenger]

Perhaps he was simply starting to literally choke on his own hypocrisy.

I doubt it. It is well known that politicians have no gag reflex.

 

[RandFan]

There are so many reasons to have contempt for this clown, we don't need to make stuff up. In fact we never should regardless.

 

[Alferd_Packer]

OT:

Anyone care for a santorum salad?

 

[epepke]

Maybe he was trying to say "plugh" and teleport away.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

As a Canadian mmbligh, all I can say is that I'm glad he's not coming for me.

 

[daenku32]

Just read the comments by people who defend the statement. Dog whistles; word of the year for 2012.

 

[Alt+F4]

There are so many reasons to have contempt for this clown, we don't need to make stuff up. In fact we never should regardless.

I agree but he must be scary to some people if they are making up lies about him.

 

[bikerdruid]

will the 'not so G' OP candidates be driving their clown cars as they arrive in iowa?

 

[DC]

will the 'not so G' OP candidates be driving their clown cars as they arrive in iowa?

what do you say about the posts that say he didn't say it? Will you ever respond to them? Could it be you were misstaken?

 

[bikerdruid]

what do you say about the posts that say he didn't say it? Will you ever respond to them? Could it be you were misstaken?

mistaken?....that santorum is a bozo?
nope...like all the 'not so G' OP candidates, he's a bozo too!

 

[DC]

mistaken?....that santorum is a bozo?
nope...like all the 'not so G' OP candidates, he's a bozo too!

youprovided a wrong quote of him saying something he obviously didn't say. but you don't care, just like Fox news would not care....