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Santorum denies calling Obama the n-word [View all] dzika Mar 2012 OP
The usual race-baiting from desperate Republicans alcibiades_mystery Mar 2012 #1
I think I disagree. I think it was a slip and not planned. Only because of what he did after he Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #67
I agree. He started to say the "n" word, realized where he was, and panicked. yardwork Mar 2012 #202
Words that start with "nig" Richard D Mar 2012 #2
LOL!! A.B.S.O.L.U.T.E.L.Y Right, Richard D. He can deny it all he wants but he said what he did Ecumenist Mar 2012 #6
exactly..the aftermath confirms it. Say he intended to let that word half slip as a cue Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #142
Ah yes, nigella izquierdista Mar 2012 #8
no, really newspeak Mar 2012 #41
Because people so commonly use that word NewJeffCT Mar 2012 #64
My thought exactly VWolf Mar 2012 #13
Except he didn't use it alone. The term would have been... polichick Mar 2012 #18
I've read it's a common usage on the right wial Mar 2012 #96
here's a blog claiming the same thing wial Mar 2012 #97
Well, if that's actually a term people use maybe it is what he was going for... polichick Mar 2012 #104
Yes, like people use "Sand Nigger" as a derogatory term for Middle Eastern people, CakeGrrl Mar 2012 #172
Replace the 'n' word with the 'a' word Tx4obama Mar 2012 #165
Not only can you hear him say "NIGG" you also hear him try to recover with "AF" slampoet Mar 2012 #22
Impressive case made! Thanks karynnj Mar 2012 #24
Maybe he meant NIGERIAN? Maybe he has Tourettes. BLAH PEOPLE! AAARGH I CANT CONTROL MYSELF! FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #25
Omg ! hysterical. Is it absolutely clear that he actually said 'nig"? I can't hear it that Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #51
It sounds very clear to me in the clip at the OP. I have no doubt about what he started to say. yardwork Mar 2012 #203
How about NEGOTIATOR? WeekendWarrior Mar 2012 #59
So why didn't he just finish his thought? EOTE Mar 2012 #77
Excellent question! n/t Spazito Mar 2012 #80
negotiator???? Yeah he wanted to point out Obama was lunasun Mar 2012 #147
Perhaps he remembered, mid-sentence, that the Negotiator was killed off & CrispyQ Mar 2012 #206
Yes, exactly WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #235
People don't speak perfectly and WeekendWarrior Mar 2012 #114
Ahhh, OK. So he just happened to have said half of the n word and THEN happens EOTE Mar 2012 #118
He could have gotten flustered because if he said he was a negotiator that cstanleytech Mar 2012 #123
That's about the most likely explanation I've heard which doesn't suggest EOTE Mar 2012 #129
It's petty and stupid because WeekendWarrior Mar 2012 #125
Because there are only so many words that begin with "nig" EOTE Mar 2012 #128
The Bottom Line is WeekendWarrior Mar 2012 #175
Wrong WW. He starts to say something he OBVIOUSLY stopped saying HangOnKids Mar 2012 #183
It doesn't LOOK petty WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #236
You think calling out a very clear instance of racism is petty. EOTE Apr 2012 #238
How is is a very clear instance? WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #243
Your alternative words are bone headed. EOTE Apr 2012 #246
How are you pronouncing Negotiator? WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #248
You're damned right I can. EOTE Apr 2012 #249
Then you're quite an amazing individual, WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #252
Only one of those pronounciations is correct. EOTE Apr 2012 #253
Yes, only one of these pronunciations is correct, but WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #255
You're going out of your way to defend Santorum. EOTE Apr 2012 #256
Um, ooookay... WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #259
You're defending a man who said "nig" days after he claims to have said "blah people". EOTE Apr 2012 #261
By all means, let's be more concerned NoGOPZone Mar 2012 #204
+1. I had to laugh out loud at the absurdity. yardwork Mar 2012 #212
Potential being the key word WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #237
So when republicans attack Social Security and Medicaid. EOTE Apr 2012 #239
With all due respect WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #244
With somewhat less respect... EOTE Apr 2012 #245
With continued respect WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #247
Yeah, saying another's position is dumb and leaving it at that is a great defense. EOTE Apr 2012 #250
You go ahead WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #254
You can deny it all you want, you're clearly defending him. EOTE Apr 2012 #257
And you're clearly wrong WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #258
Ahhh, I see, that's how it works. EOTE Apr 2012 #260
Brain fart maybe? It happens to alot of people and it could be what happened to him. cstanleytech Mar 2012 #121
And it typically happens right after someone says something they shouldn't in public. EOTE Mar 2012 #132
Let's see "nig...nig...nig" robbob Mar 2012 #133
Your concern is duly noted KamaAina Apr 2012 #233
Yes, thank you. Which of those Union Scribe Mar 2012 #76
He's Nigella? Fawke Em Mar 2012 #93
My natural instinct is that he wouldn't use the N word -- my sense of him is that he wouldn't gateley Mar 2012 #3
There is a certain "meanness" to Rick, much like $omney...They try to hide it monmouth Mar 2012 #4
Well he has been showing signs of stress lately, and interesting observation gateley Mar 2012 #16
There's always a meanness to psychopaths. They take great pleasure from harming others. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #148
He got carried away and forgot where he was. my mother used to tel me to be careful how Ecumenist Mar 2012 #5
Our mamas were right HillWilliam Mar 2012 #26
No home training, HillWilliam, No home Training. Ecumenist Mar 2012 #31
Nope, it sure sounded like it, a Freudian slip. He's clearly IMO a very RKP5637 Mar 2012 #11
I think he is becoming a little unglued. grantcart Mar 2012 #20
I always thought he was like a fifth grade project HangOnKids Mar 2012 #45
he's been a little unglued, I think, for a long time Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #65
I think he may have gotten a shot of testosterone he can't handle loyalsister Mar 2012 #154
I think you may be right I had a friend who loved to get them grantcart Mar 2012 #166
I was thinking something more natural loyalsister Mar 2012 #170
After his "black welfare" (we all know what he actually said) comments... Spazito Mar 2012 #30
I agree - his previous slips and comments are along similar lines nadine_mn Mar 2012 #176
maybe Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #62
I think he's been hanging out in private with too many tea partiers pnwmom Mar 2012 #119
To be fair, I think he said Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #7
I agree. That's what I heard. n/t Raven Mar 2012 #9
write out what you think you heard. slampoet Mar 2012 #34
yes n/t godai Mar 2012 #10
Minus One... not even close. Scuba Mar 2012 #15
Not even close. He obviously caught himself in mid word of something and then stuttered and grantcart Mar 2012 #21
There is no such word. nt CJCRANE Mar 2012 #28
Oh frikkin baloney..... slampoet Mar 2012 #32
Me too Then the eyes looking around like oops forgot so and so is around or lunasun Mar 2012 #150
Nope, sorry, He said EXACTLY what everyone except you and a few others are hearing. If Ecumenist Mar 2012 #33
Refuse to face it? Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #61
Yes, I do, He said something he probably says in private and forgot where he was Ecumenist Mar 2012 #68
Afr? Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #84
Okay, lol...Just about everyone..(AND I MEAN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE INTERNETS Ecumenist Mar 2012 #95
Frequently listening to loud music on headphones may not be that good for hearing LiberalLovinLug Mar 2012 #116
Distaste for Rick has NOTHING to do with what he said HangOnKids Mar 2012 #184
So what am I trying to lie about? Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #185
That would be I'm not I"m HangOnKids Mar 2012 #188
OH yeah Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #189
Sorry my debating with people who aren't worth debating with time is up HangOnKids Mar 2012 #190
Same to you, thanks for your precious time. Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #192
As a new tidbit: I evaded nothing my ego has nothing to do with this HangOnKids Mar 2012 #194
Who said he just pipi_k Mar 2012 #94
That's the biggest reach since NoGOPZone Mar 2012 #44
WTF is a Govt-nik?! FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #52
I think it was a character on Schoolhouse Rock NoGOPZone Mar 2012 #71
No offense intended... The Midway Rebel Mar 2012 #54
I don't think so pipi_k Mar 2012 #56
Wow, some of the responses I've gotten Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #57
Knowing what Santorum stands for... pipi_k Mar 2012 #73
lol I guess Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #88
Um, so here's the thing... pipi_k Mar 2012 #98
I suppose you also think that he said "blah people" too? EOTE Mar 2012 #82
Nope. Lawlbringer Mar 2012 #92
So you believe this guy would say, in public, that he doesn't want to help black people. EOTE Mar 2012 #107
Except I can't find that word anywhere. Iggo Mar 2012 #63
How often is, or how popular is the phrase "Government-nik used?" LanternWaste Mar 2012 #110
The ONLY links that google provides that actually uses that word EOTE Mar 2012 #113
That's a contradiction in terms. "The anti-war, government-nik"??? pnwmom Mar 2012 #122
Ahh...from the grave of LBJ..."make them deny it" nt LaydeeBug Mar 2012 #12
To all those who think he said that, what is a "government n-word"??? polichick Mar 2012 #14
He said "the anti-war government ***..." CJCRANE Mar 2012 #29
I wonder if he meant to say "anti-war big government..." polichick Mar 2012 #38
Yes, that seems likely. CJCRANE Mar 2012 #48
As far as I can tell, Republicans are simply corporate whores... polichick Mar 2012 #50
ummmm...noooooooo, government n*****r fits right in that context and something the GOPer would say uponit7771 Mar 2012 #91
This message was self-deleted by its author polichick Mar 2012 #103
#96 & #97 have an explanation that was new to me. polichick Mar 2012 #106
Oops Thrill Mar 2012 #17
This is NOT at all denyable. You can hear it all in the context. slampoet Mar 2012 #19
Also the stammering and stuttering in mid syllable is telling. grantcart Mar 2012 #23
It's the painc that immediately shows in his face in words that confirms it. Ecumenist Mar 2012 #35
Maybe he was channeling Python Loki Mar 2012 #27
"The new sherriff is ni-" IDemo Mar 2012 #36
That's it! DefenseLawyer Mar 2012 #46
Or Governor LePetomane: "Can't you see that man is... ?" Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2012 #60
Santorum should use a telelpromt-*blah*.... Raine1967 Mar 2012 #37
Yup. It's coming. BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #40
The "F" bomb would be preferable etherealtruth Mar 2012 #155
NIG LoisB Mar 2012 #39
well, one thing we know about santorum newspeak Mar 2012 #43
If Republicans straight up called people slurs like "nigger" and "faggot", Jamaal510 Mar 2012 #49
I disagree ajk2821 Mar 2012 #131
Lois, as another black woman, I applaud you! Take back my Country is coded speech Ecumenist Mar 2012 #81
Don't you love how the spokesperson Can't do anything but attack the accuser? slampoet Mar 2012 #42
He's full of shit pipi_k Mar 2012 #47
Denying it with a wink, wink, nudge, nudge probably. shawn703 Mar 2012 #53
Meh - I don't attach any significance to verbal stumbles... Richardo Mar 2012 #55
"the anti-war, government nih" aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #58
More 'nig' than 'nih'. marble falls Mar 2012 #66
That's what pipi_k Mar 2012 #74
Bingo. slampoet Mar 2012 #69
Ain't, that's EXACTLY what I said. He uses it in private, got "happy", carried away AND... Ecumenist Mar 2012 #70
Thats what I think is the mindset of these so called conservatives, they talk .... marble falls Apr 2012 #231
OMG!! Evasporque Mar 2012 #72
Bullshit. Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #75
He was in Wisconsin....probably saturated with racist tea-baggers Evasporque Mar 2012 #78
From the article bongbong Mar 2012 #79
He did NOT deny it... brooklynite Mar 2012 #83
In the quote, the spokesperson doesn't even deny it at all. slampoet Mar 2012 #87
That's pretty much the same tactic pipi_k Mar 2012 #102
Oh do I hate to defend Sicko Santo cali Mar 2012 #85
unnn, government ni****r would fit just fine in context of someone calling a person of color Souther uponit7771 Mar 2012 #89
Yel. To me... pipi_k Mar 2012 #99
Well, I was skeptical of this from the headlines and one-liners ... UNTIL TahitiNut Mar 2012 #86
I also watched the video more than once and it became very clear to me lumpy Mar 2012 #138
Prediction: On Monday all the pundits will play, "Is the n-word really bad since rap stars use it?" FSogol Mar 2012 #90
The racist repug base will be fine with it Ohio Joe Mar 2012 #100
not anything I wouldn't expect from him eShirl Mar 2012 #101
Freudian slip: when you say what you meant, instead of what you meant to say IDemo Mar 2012 #105
I've watched it many times in succession eyewall Mar 2012 #108
Wow. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #109
Santorum is still a candidate eyewall Mar 2012 #111
Maybe he was going to say "NAGGERS" Hugabear Mar 2012 #112
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #115
Santorum is definitely racist ecstatic Mar 2012 #117
I would love if he really did accidentally drop the word chrisa Mar 2012 #120
Limbaugh's anal cysts would be on overdrive trying to come up with a spin aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #130
"anti-war government frogmarch Mar 2012 #124
Holy Shit!! GiveMeFreedom Mar 2012 #126
What you saw is what the republican party has become. bluestate10 Mar 2012 #164
He seemed very flustered when that came out of his mouth -- Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #127
He definitely almost dropped the N-bomb steve2470 Mar 2012 #134
He called the President a Government Nigger .... end of story Botany Mar 2012 #135
It isn't as though Santorum isn't capable of using obnoxiously crude words in view of lumpy Mar 2012 #136
Is this being covered at all on TV? aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #137
Me either. N/T missheidi Mar 2012 #139
Hey Rick, educational video for you jtuck004 Mar 2012 #140
a rethuglican teabagger a bigot cindyperry2010 Mar 2012 #141
Just when he thought his Google search results couldn't get any worse! n/t phylny Mar 2012 #143
I'll bet he was going to say negro but it was almost worse for him that he left it as ni... jimlup Mar 2012 #144
He's stupid, but not that stupid to say it intentionally. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2012 #145
OMG! You are a disgraceful bigot, Sanitorium! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #146
Kicked for the Evening crowd. slampoet Mar 2012 #149
Like hell. He is appealing to the GOP base. The n words works for them. AlinPA Mar 2012 #151
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #152
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #153
OH MY brettdale Mar 2012 #156
Just out of interest brettdale Mar 2012 #157
I just don't think Santorum did this. Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #158
have you seen the video brettdale Mar 2012 #159
Yes. Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #160
government nig???? brettdale Mar 2012 #162
What does that mean, if it's the N-word? Who says anything like that? Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #169
The phraze is a common slur shorthand that seems to have originated in the early 70's slampoet Mar 2012 #208
It's not common at all. As someone born in West Alabama in 1967, I've never heard it. Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #220
Oh baloney..... slampoet Mar 2012 #177
Well, good for you. Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #182
Do you have your ear muffs on? HangOnKids Mar 2012 #186
Nope. Too hot down here in Dallas for warm socks or earmuffs. Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #196
I just explained the context and you said it makes no sense. Explain HOW, like I did. slampoet Mar 2012 #207
No, you didn't explain the context. Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #221
Paul would be the least to say it Ter Mar 2012 #167
You want me to match you pictures of George Wallace posing with black people? Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #168
"Cracker" is worse than any Paul, Romney, or even Newt quote I've seen Ter Mar 2012 #178
Oh, my. n/t Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #181
You have got to be kidding. /nt yardwork Mar 2012 #201
Get new eyes. slampoet Mar 2012 #209
Elitist is nothing compared to cracker Ter Apr 2012 #242
Remember that Santorum has said racist things before in this campaign. yardwork Mar 2012 #200
That's the "blah people" thing. Yes, I agree Rih was about Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #215
It would mean the same thing as "welfare queen." It's a phrase used by racists. yardwork Mar 2012 #216
Citation, please. Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #217
I guess you know better than everybody else. /nt yardwork Apr 2012 #230
What a f***kin racist pig! workinclasszero Mar 2012 #161
just amazing how little this is being covered by MSM.... steve2470 Mar 2012 #163
Evidently, he ProSense Mar 2012 #171
He's lying. He TOTALLY switched his thought the instant he realized what he was saying. -nt CakeGrrl Mar 2012 #173
There is no question what he was going to say... he probably is so comfortable nadine_mn Mar 2012 #174
Kick brettdale Mar 2012 #179
Could be he meant to say the slur, but I'm skeptical RZM Mar 2012 #180
still the msm sleeps brettdale Mar 2012 #187
very quick allusion to it here in the Chicago Tribune: steve2470 Mar 2012 #193
re the N word GarH Mar 2012 #191
kick brettdale Mar 2012 #195
Tampa Bay WTSP: Did Rick Santorum start to call President Barack Obama the n-word? The NAACP reacts steve2470 Mar 2012 #197
Kick brettdale Mar 2012 #198
Still true? theophilus Mar 2012 #199
Sorry but Woodroe Wilson and LBJ were two exceptions.... slampoet Mar 2012 #213
The HATER Continues to HATE fightthegoodfightnow Mar 2012 #205
Put a Swastika Armband on and get it over with! fascisthunter Mar 2012 #210
I think he was going to say "terrorist negotiator" taught_me_patience Mar 2012 #211
He was going to say "the anti-war, government nigger"? MNBrewer Mar 2012 #214
still???????? brettdale Mar 2012 #218
Not even the Huffingtonpost??????????? brettdale Mar 2012 #219
The phrase is a common slur shorthand that seems to have originated in the early 70's slampoet Mar 2012 #222
im kicking this thread brettdale Mar 2012 #223
I did not know that.... MNBrewer Mar 2012 #225
If he did do it, it was intentional. eggplant aubergine Mar 2012 #224
I think Frothy is cracking under the pressure auburngrad82 Mar 2012 #226
kicking brettdale Mar 2012 #227
kicking brettdale Mar 2012 #228
still kicking brettdale Apr 2012 #229
kicking brettdale Apr 2012 #232
kick brettdale Apr 2012 #234
Man up, Rick. You went there. KamaAina Apr 2012 #240
kick brettdale Apr 2012 #241
It certainly seems like he did agentS Apr 2012 #251
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