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RandySF

(58,768 posts)
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 07:55 PM Jan 2012

Santorum To Obama: “Man Up And Be President

URBANDALE, Iowa—Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum called on President Barack Obama to "man up" during a speech in students, faculty, and parents at the Des Moines Christian Academy on Tuesday.

Santorum, who is surging in Iowa in advance of tonight's caucuses, trotted out his sharpest criticism of the president yet — accusing Obama of making excuses instead of leading. Under fire from second tier candidates like Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry, is trying to rise above the fray and pivot to attacking Obama.

"When you run for president you take responsibility," he said. "If there's one lesson you can teach every child looking up to you as president as I hope they would do, is that you take responsibility for your actions. If you want to be president, man up and be president."


http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/santorum-to-obama-man-up-and-be-president

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julian09

(1,435 posts)
6. He wants Obama to respond, to try to bring himself to Obamas' level.
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:04 PM
Jan 2012

Don't worry loser you won't be the one to beat Obama, you lost your las election by 18 points.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
3. Whatever Ricky
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 07:59 PM
Jan 2012

STFU Ricky. You will lose soon enough. And you can "Man Up" and take your circus home without crying this time hopefully.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
7. Hey Ricky...when are you coming out of your Christian coccoon?
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:04 PM
Jan 2012

I truly hope you win the Republican nomination because it would be so much fun watching you run and hide from a debate on the issues.

GoCubsGo

(32,079 posts)
12. Boy, repugs sure do love that phrase...
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:14 PM
Jan 2012

Not that a single one of them is capable of carrying out that action themselves. Bunch of delusional ninnies.

underpants

(182,769 posts)
13. Where the pirates now enough? Bin Laden?
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:16 PM
Jan 2012

oh that's right you are talking to the lunatic fringe in Iowa

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
14. We are a nation at war. We have troops in the field.
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:21 PM
Jan 2012

And we do not badmouth the commander in chief, lest we give aid and comfort to the enemy.

cstanleytech

(26,281 posts)
15. Oh? Is Rick going to take responsability now for his part in getting us into Iraq and
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:22 PM
Jan 2012

also his part in destroying our nations economy?

Peregrine Took

(7,413 posts)
16. I'd like to see him say that at a normal location where normal people are.
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:30 PM
Jan 2012

Wimp!
I'm no fan of Obama's but this little turkey has nothing to crow about.

SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)
17. Repugs have a knack for using many words while saying nothing. Vague statments...
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:33 PM
Jan 2012

This is what impresses the repug base?


This idiot would crumble under the pressures

of the Presidency.


Man up

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