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Santorum Backs McChrystal, Says Obama Should 'Bear Some Of The Responsibility'
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)
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At least one potential Republican presidential candidate is squarely taking Gen. Stanley McChrystal's side, saying that President Obama should not have sacked the general and should have instead taken responsibility for the insults coming from the general and his top aides.
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) told the Quad-City Times in Iowa that McChrystal's comments did not merit replacing him. Santorum said that if he had been president in that situation, he would have felt "chastened" that his hand-picked general had said such things. "I would think, you know, I bear some of the responsibility and I would act differently," said Santorum.
Also while making the rounds in Iowa this past weekend, Santorum did an interview with The Iowa Republican website. Santorum declared that Obama's background makes him "detached from the American experience," citing Obama's youth in Indonesia and Hawaii -- the latter of which is America's 50th state.
"Obama is detached from the American experience. He just doesn't identify with the average American because of his own background. Indonesia and Hawaii," said Santorum. "His view is from the viewpoint of academics and the halls of the Ivy league schools that he went to and it's not a love of this country and an understanding of the basic values and wants and desires of its people. And as a result of that, he doesn't connect with people at that level."
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storm
June 28, 2010 12:16 PM
maybe if 'rolling stones reporter' was replaced with 'telephone' in this whole saga, then rick might have a point.
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Matt Jones
June 28, 2010 12:22 PM
Short version:
N*gger! Mooslem! Talks like a fag!
Apparently, you're no longer eligible to be the leader of the United States unless you grew up in a trailer and love watching NASCAR and going to Wal-Mart.
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Backcountry
June 28, 2010 1:14 PM in reply to Matt Jones
You've got that right, buddy.
Sanatorium is dog whistling to the racist crowd who did grow up in trailer park ignorance, unable to comprehend anything other than their little racist world around them.
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Marinus van der Lubbe
June 28, 2010 1:45 PM in reply to Backcountry
I think these guys finally dropped the dog whistle when Obama was sworn in. The only other time I saw the gloves come off that quick was at an LA Kings game. Santorum is just too stupid to articulate his racism, 2010 version.
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MLDB
June 28, 2010 12:23 PM
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stlounick
June 28, 2010 12:23 PM
Hmmm, so it's Santorum's fault that I find him an egotistical weirdo jerk? O-kay.
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Overreach THIS!
June 28, 2010 12:27 PM
Go fuck yourself, Santorum.
Get along now! That's right, go right on and fuck yourself!
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biff diggerence
June 28, 2010 12:36 PM
" . . . he doesn't connect with people at that level."
Whereas the irrelevant and batshit Mr. Santorum "connects" with individuals who think nothing of bringing home a stillborn corpse for the kids to hug.
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PAvoter
June 28, 2010 12:36 PM
Santorum's apparent belief that the liberal atmosphere is responsible for Priest's molesting children is also detached from most people's beliefs and understanding.
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Peter Principle
June 28, 2010 12:43 PM
Lotta 'santorum' in that interview. And I'm not talking about the ex-Senator.
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CVille Dem
June 28, 2010 1:43 PM in reply to Peter Principle
Just in case anyone doesn't get your point:
http://www.spreadingsantorum.com/
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KingCool
June 28, 2010 12:48 PM
Of all these "conservative" douchies thinking they have the stuff to run for prez, Santorum is, by far, the one most likely to have an account at rentboy.com. He just oozes supressed closeted urges....
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It's Pat
June 28, 2010 12:55 PM
I can't believe I wasted minutes reading that shit.
Basically Santorum is saying Obama is not American so he doesn't have American values, is too Ivy league and can't connect with real people. Therefore, he should not have fired McCrystal.
I think Santorum is even more dense than I had previously thought.
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Backcountry
June 28, 2010 1:01 PM
I'm sure Mr. Sanatorium would have been happy if Bush would have kept a similarly insubordinate general.
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Redshift
June 28, 2010 3:30 PM in reply to Backcountry
If they were held to any standard of consistency, Republicans would have long since painted themselves into a corner. Their Petraeus-worship and abandoning the principle of civilian control for political gain, culminating in Bush's talk of how he'd "let the generals decide" obviously contrasted with his repeated firing of generals who answered questions honestly rather that supporting the GOP party line, but IOKIYAR...
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jsdc007
June 28, 2010 1:07 PM
Well at least he's not the stupidest Republican out there babbling in public. With the arrival of the Dunce Palin on the national scene, Santorum can breathe easy as he is now the second dumbest.
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KateO
June 28, 2010 1:19 PM
Senator Sanctimonious of the infamous K Street Project, good buddy of Grover Norquist, defeated by Bob Casey? So, why should we care about what this loser has to say? The only thing that's clear is that he's not President, never will be, and it's obvious why.
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MichiganMark
June 28, 2010 1:24 PM
"Santorum said that if he had been president in that situation..."
Oh please, this guy had all the advantages of a Senate incumbent and could not convince a majority of the electorate to give him another term. Talk about being detached.
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Avvocato
June 28, 2010 1:40 PM in reply to MichiganMark
Casey = 59%
Santorum = 41%
Hail to the chief (idiot)!
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Richard L. Adlof
June 28, 2010 1:39 PM
http://www.spreadingsantorum.com/
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AhTrini1
June 28, 2010 1:42 PM
I am shocked, shocked, that a wanna president and a possible 2012 contender, in the Hypocritical Party goes against reason, shocked I tell you.
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stefsstuff
June 28, 2010 1:55 PM
Why does Santorum get media coverage. He left Congress hanging his head in shame. No one cares what this ASS has to say about anything!
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Jackster
June 28, 2010 2:03 PM
FORMER Senator....STFU
No one gives a shat!
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Captain Crunch
June 28, 2010 2:13 PM
"Obama is detached from the American experience. He just doesn't identify with the average American because of his own background. Indonesia and Hawaii," said Santorum.
Is part of that American Experience taking a dead fetus home so all the family can meet it?
If that's the case, I'll take a guy who has lived in many places around the globe!
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JZ
June 28, 2010 2:48 PM
Can someone please find me a Dem equivalent who was routed out of office and who continued to be covered for every idiotic thing he said? Seriously. Why does anyone listen to a person who has zero chance of becoming president and whose influence is pretty much limited to his immediate family?
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The Commenter Formerly Known as NCSteve
June 28, 2010 2:55 PM in reply to JZ
Sorry, my attention wandered. Were you talking about Huckabee, Gingrich or Palin?
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nitpicker
June 28, 2010 3:18 PM
Is it possible there's someone less qualified to call someone else "detached from the American experience"?
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vasu
June 28, 2010 3:20 PM
*shakes head* Because insubordination is always something you just wanna glaze over. "It's ok, you don't have to listen, I am just the dually appointed elected official, lets just ignore the UCMC."
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drv
June 28, 2010 4:49 PM
"Santorum said that if he had been president in that situation, he would have felt "chastened" that his hand-picked general had said such things."
Only problem with this is that McChrystal wasn't picked by Obama. He's a holdover from the Bush admin. So his whole argument is meaningless.
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1dmnolan
June 28, 2010 6:45 PM
"he would have felt "chastened"? Doubtful.It's more likely that he'd have thrown a shrieking, foaming tantrum. We've seen it happen. Aside from fantasizing about being the president, this guy, as with most of his ilk, maintains the deluded belief that he can read other people's minds.
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