You Can't Keep a Good Man Down

The media is trying their darndest to destroy Rick Santorum.

I say trying because their attacks are, quite honestly, surprisingly weak. The media is finding it hard to smear Rick because there simply isn't that much you can criticize him on.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that Republican Catholics cool so far to Rick Santorum. Eek! Rick is a Roman Catholic, so he must be taking this pretty hard, right? Then the Sun shoots its own argument in the foot. "Catholics haven't voted as a bloc in decades, leading analysts to declare 'the Catholic vote' as such doesn't exist." If that's the case, why should we care whether Catholics like Santorum or not? Furthermore, why should Catholics read the Las Vegas Sun--according to this newspaper, their vote doesn't matter. I thought Rick Santorum was supposed to be the bigoted one?

What about all this hubbub on twitter about a gay couple being escorted out of a Rick Santorum rally as the crowd chants "U-S-A!"? Surely that proves Rick Santorum is Hitler reborn, right? To read the comments on twitter, you would think the guards led the gay couple straight to a gas chamber by order of Fuhrer Santorum. As it turns out, the two protesters (who may or may not actually be gay) interrupted Rick by yelling "mic-check!" and then once they got the attention they wanted, then they kissed. Then guards escorted them out (although, it appears as though the protesters leave peacefully and of their own accord, rather than being man-handled by fascists). If a straight couple had behaved that way THE GUARDS WOULD HAVE ESCORTED THEM OUT TOO! This is one of the poorest excuses for a non-story I've ever heard. Step aside, Gandhi--the real protesters are this ambiguously gay duo. The behaviour of the crowd was a little out of line, but how does this reflect poorly on Rick Santorum? It doesn't.

But wait, there's more!

The Daily News reports Oops! Rick Santorum calls Puerto Rico 'a Spanish-speaking country.' *Gasp!* What an ignorant thing to say. How could anyone confuse Puerto Rico with a Spanish-speaking country? Everyone knows it is a Spanish-speaking United States commonwealth. How can anyone confuse a country with a commonwealth? They're so different! Right? Stupid Rick Santorum. I bet he thinks we have 57 states too... or not.

However, as it turns out, the media doesn't have to try too hard to smear Rick Santorum. All of Barack Obama's supporters are so blindly in favor of him that anyone running against him must be the antichrist. Ever tried to reason with an Obama supporter, and support your argument with documented facts? The facts won't faze most Obamabots I've encountered. Better save your breath and vote for Rick Santorum.

From the "Noone I know voted for Nixon" file . . .

MSNBC analyst: Working-women vote for Santorum “hurts me” « Hot Air From the report:

It’s the height of arrogance for Finney to believe that nearly half of working women that voted in the Mississippi primary did so out of ignorance, just because they don’t agree with Finney.

Thank You, Bill Maher

Thank you, Bill Maher!

Thank you for revealing the hypocrisy of the left. They have cried day and night, online and on every news network for Rush Limbaugh to be boycotted and taken off the air, but they say nothing about your much more offensive comments.

Thank you for turning Rick Santorum into a martyr, highlighting his contrast between him and Barack Obama.

Thank you for showing us how ignorant, small-minded, and bigotted you are. You criticized Rick Santorum for homeschooling his kids, saying, "He wants them locked up in the Christian madrassa that is the family living room, not out in public where they could be infected by the virus of reason." You've managed to kill three birds with one stone, simultaneously insulting homeschoolers, Christians, and Muslims! Way to go, Hitler, Jr.

Thank you for giving Rick Santorum the chance to respond to you and the left by saying, "My 12 year-old will out-reason Bill Maher when it comes to understanding how logic works, because he [Maher] is completely illogical. They've abandoned faith in Bill Maher, but they've abandoned reason too."

Thank you for making Barack Obama look like a fool. With every arrogant, sexist, racist, anti-religious comment you make, he regrets more and more accepting $1 million from you for his campaign super PAC (along with all the sheeple that defend him).

Thanks to you, I expect Rick will have an edge today over Newt Gingrich in Mississipi and Alabama. Thanks to you he will be that much closer to the GOP nomination, and then the presidency.

Fox's "Balancing" Act: Romney TV Personified

Since Rick has been having his wife speak more on the campaign, I decided to post a comment my wife, Jessica, had previously made on Rick's official Facebook page:

Post by Jessica Abbott: Fox News' slogan has always been "fair and balanced"; however, in this GOP primary, they have been anything but that! I was probably the most disgusted by them on March 5 (the day before Super Tuesday and coincidentally my birthday)...they might as well have been raining down confetti and balloons with a large blinking ticker that said "vote Mitt Romney (aka savior of the world)...down with Rick Santorum, the demon bigot". I myself "almost threw up" when they had nearly 90-year-old Barbara Bush (I could barely understand the poor woman's speech) on a phone interview talking about her Romney endorsement, flashing awkward images of with him/her at some luncheon and other "family/friend" moments. Then, all the polls throughout that day (when Santorum had just days and weeks before been leading in OH) coincidentally that day showed Romney galloping in to save their pitter pattering polling hearts and took the lead just hours before real OH polls opened! PUKE!

Needless to say, the next day, my husband Jared and I tuned in to CNN for the results...at least theirs was more results reporting, rather than a night long celebration (or diminishing a win in Santorum's 3 cases that night....heck, they [Fox] talked more about Gingrich taking GA in a positive light than Santorum rightfully winning a third of the states and several delegates more in the others where he got second).

Ok, so I say all this to say that Fox News has now gone so far down hill and sold out just like all the other media outlets...unlike anything I've seen. Its not fair and balanced reporting....its "Romney reporting." They are so hell-bent on helping him get the nomination -- it's beyond believable. At least with the other liberal news outlets, you know what you're getting...with Fox, they are force-feeding the American public with a "Romney is the only real candidate with a chance". I've seen the Huckabee interview Jobs 3 Forum thing with the Vet dad about a million times where Romney answered a question....."Wowee! What a concept!" What about when Santorum talked with the college student about pursuing what paths were right for him, or the little lady on Medicare, or the unemployed disabled gentleman? (Where are those repeated sound bytes and news clips, Fox?) My own husband, Jared, is a vet so I'm not discrediting that topic...I'm simply furious with a network who takes one section of an interview and replays it 10000 times in a week to their candidate's hopeful advantage!

I follow each state's results very closely each day/week. I just am hopeful that such networks as Fox aren't on the Romney payroll! It makes one wonder. So many in America (and around the world for that matter) depend on the news and many conservatives turn to networks like Fox. A lot of them may work more than one job to make ends meet and if they go to the polls to vote on their lunch breaks, they depend on friends, family or reliable news sources to give them the best candidate. Not that the average American isn't perfectly capable of going and seeking out what these candidates stand for, its that most won't take the time. Most go with the hype or who or what they are told is most electable. My husband and I have been to 2 Santorum rallies now....he speaks with conviction and heart like I've never heard Romney speak even for a second (even on the Jobs 3 Forum). I proudly cast my vote for him in TN and was glad to see my state went to Santorum. Yes, even as a  middle class, college-educated woman, who according to Fox, supposedly despises Rick Santorum in every one of "their latest Fox exit polls".

Here's a test for you (even tomorrow): watch next time, as a state that Rick is doing well in, approaches the final hours prior to poll closings on Fox  - - they give no "exit poll" numbers and hardly "call" until the last minute. They certainly wouldn't want to "sway the vote" in the last five minutes of the polls, now would they?

One other final note: What happens when (and yes I said when) Santorum does get the nomination? Who will Fox back then? Obama??? Just a thought... :)

Friends, Mississippians, Alabamians, Hawaiians: Tomorrow is another important Tuesday (call it mini-Tuesday if you like) as far as the South is concerned. Two important states - - Mississippi and Alabama (total of 90 delegates up for grabs), along with Hawaii. As my father wisely stated earlier, call up, e-mail, "tweet", "Facebook" anyone you might know in these states for voting tomorrow. Let's go against the "establishment" -- Vote Rick Santorum for President 2012!

Diminishing Santorum's KS victory . . .

These last two paragraphs in the Reuters report today are annoying, according to Alina Selyukh, the value of winning Kansas' caucuses

"is in not dropping the ball," said Ruy Teixeira, political analyst at the liberal Center for American Progress.

Santorum visited the flat plains and rolling hills of Kansas more than any other candidate, appearing at rallies on Wednesday and Friday."

Gee, I wonder how much money (or other resources) the other candidates spent trying to win the Kansas caucuses?

Realism

Rick Santorum did well in our state, and he also won the popular vote in Oklahoma and North Dakota. However, delegates are what count. Currently Romney has 369 compared to Rick Santorum's 158 (at the time of writing; numbers may change by the end of the day). That's a gap of 211 delegates in Romney's favor. Newt Gingrich has 91 delegates--only a gap of 67 delegates in Rick's favor.

I do not say this to encourage anyone to abandon support for Santorum. Far from it, I still support him 110%. I still beleive he is the strongest conservative GOP candidate. I still believe Santorum can win the nomination, but it will be a battle.

There are still over 1600 delegates at stake. Now is not the time to drop our packs (as we used to say in the Marines). Volunteer for the Santorum campaign. Donate money if you can. Learn the ins and outs of Rick's ideas to improve our economy, and his stance on abortion, same-sex unions, immigration, and the importance of the Constitution. Learn how to defend Rick's stance calmly and intelligently, without manipulating people with emotional pleas or name-calling (that is how the left operates!). Learn how the other side is criticizing Rick, and be able to explain why they are wrong. Especially direct your arguments to friends and family in states that have not had primaries or caucuses.

Constructively criticize the other GOP candidates, but set your political phasers on "stun." They are not the enemy. The real enemy is the Marxist in the Whitehouse! Focus your most brutal attacks on him, and point out to your friends that Rick Santorum is the best man to beat him.

If a cranky old man like John McCain could win the GOP nomination in 2008, then Rick Santorum still has a good shot. But not if his supporters give up or get lazy. We must fight tooth and nail!

Today's the Day we make or break

Today is Primary Day, and if you haven't cast your ballot to Pick Rick, get out before eight o' clock and get it done.

Rick will be in Steubenville, Ohio tonight celebrating victory, but if we all get out and do our duty, we will all have something to celebrate this evening.

Today I wrote a somewhat personal "Election Reflection" in my column for The Examiner, but perhaps it will help you understand why today is so important, it is make-or-break. If you know someone who wants to support Rick and they need a ride to the polls, get them there. Call your family, tell your friends, do all that you can.

Just maybe you can tell your grandchildren or other family members how you helped make political history in the Republican Party.

Later tonight, if you are so inclined, join me, Hatton Humphrey, Ken Marrero, and maybe even Senator Stacey Campfield for a special Super Tuesday podcast at 9:30pm Eastern and 8:30pm Central time.