Did Rick Santorum almost let the N-word slip?

Do people really take this douche seriously? ´

Do people really take this douche seriously? ´

PoorEdward

He didn't write the word in his speech, nor did he intend to say it.senses_fail_06

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]He didn't write the word in his speech, nor did he intend to say it.Funky_Llama

i hope barack obama wins becuz he's an atheist

Joshywaa

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]He didn't write the word in his speech, nor did he intend to say it.senses_fail_06

This motherf*cker..

I don't know if anyone else posted this, but The Young Turks have covered the story, just as I predicted.

Obviously it was a spoonerism for fig newtons interrupted by his hunger.

I don't know if anyone else posted this, but The Young Turks have covered the story, just as I predicted.

BluRayHiDef

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I don't know if anyone else posted this, but The Young Turks have covered the story, just as I predicted.

sammyjenkis898

It wouldn't surprise me if his fans defend him with "He wasn't, he was about to say (insert any word beginning with N)!".

The Amazing Atheist posted a video about it.

Does it really matter? We already know that he hates women's rights, higher education, and contraception. If you still like him after all that will him being racist really stop you?

Serraph105

The whole thing about him being against higher education is a fallacy; he's got a BA, MBA and a Docterate. The statement people use against him about that is completely taken out of context. You can agree or disagree with the point he was trying to make with it (that it's arrogant to assume that everyone needs to go to college to have a fruitful life), but it's not anti-education.

Personally I won't be voting for the guy, because I really think he's way too focused on social issues, and even if I agreed with his views on those (which I don't, often times), the president has very little power over social issues.

As for the him almost saying n-, seriously people? I doubt it. Talk about hearing only what you want to hear.

You don't need to make crap like this "n-word slip" up to make him a poor candidate.

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Does it really matter? We already know that he hates women's rights, higher education, and contraception. If you still like him after all that will him being racist really stop you?

Vraeth

The whole thing about him being against higher education is a fallacy; he's got a BA, MBA and a Docterate. The statement people use against him about that is completely taken out of context. You can agree or disagree with the point he was trying to make with it (that it's arrogant to assume that everyone needs to go to college to have a fruitful life), but it's not anti-education.

Personally I won't be voting for the guy, because I really think he's way too focused on social issues, and even if I agreed with his views on those (which I don't, often times), the president has very little power over social issues.

As for the him almost saying n-, seriously people? I doubt it. Talk about hearing only what you want to hear.

You don't need to make crap like this "n-word slip" up to make him a poor candidate.

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Does it really matter? We already know that he hates women's rights, higher education, and contraception. If you still like him after all that will him being racist really stop you?

Person0

The whole thing about him being against higher education is a fallacy; he's got a BA, MBA and a Docterate. The statement people use against him about that is completely taken out of context. You can agree or disagree with the point he was trying to make with it (that it's arrogant to assume that everyone needs to go to college to have a fruitful life), but it's not anti-education.

Personally I won't be voting for the guy, because I really think he's way too focused on social issues, and even if I agreed with his views on those (which I don't, often times), the president has very little power over social issues.

As for the him almost saying n-, seriously people? I doubt it. Talk about hearing only what you want to hear.

You don't need to make crap like this "n-word slip" up to make him a poor candidate.

You're too willing to assume that it's the actual word he meant instead of some gutteral abortion at his next word.

The guy has literally decades of public speaking experience and is highly educated. Do you ACTUALLY think he would say that?

[QUOTE="Person0"][QUOTE="Vraeth"]

The whole thing about him being against higher education is a fallacy; he's got a BA, MBA and a Docterate. The statement people use against him about that is completely taken out of context. You can agree or disagree with the point he was trying to make with it (that it's arrogant to assume that everyone needs to go to college to have a fruitful life), but it's not anti-education.

Personally I won't be voting for the guy, because I really think he's way too focused on social issues, and even if I agreed with his views on those (which I don't, often times), the president has very little power over social issues.

As for the him almost saying n-, seriously people? I doubt it. Talk about hearing only what you want to hear.

You don't need to make crap like this "n-word slip" up to make him a poor candidate.

Vraeth

You're too willing to assume that it's the actual word he meant instead of some gutteral abortion at his next word.

The guy has literally decades of public speaking experience and is highly educated. Do you ACTUALLY think he would say that?

He sure does not shy away from controversial ideals. What else could he have been saying?Person0

People have already covered dozens of things he could have been saying. I honestly don't even think that he was trying to say something that sounds like that. I think that he started a word and aborted it and it sounded unfortunate. It's happened to me irl, so I really don't see it as a huge leap that it happened to him.

There's a great video of someone getting introduced on a news show as a "Contributor" and the anchor stumbles "cont" and it sounds exactly like an unfortunate word. It happens. Wish I could find the video though, because it's pretty funny.

Besides, talk about a fallacy--that he has religious conservative beliefs all the sudden makes him a racist as well is ridiculous. Alan Keyes is an ultra social-conservative with a doctorate, he must be a racist too (hint: he's black).

[QUOTE="Person0"]He sure does not shy away from controversial ideals. What else could he have been saying?Vraeth

People have already covered dozens of things he could have been saying. I honestly don't even think that he was trying to say something that sounds like that. I think that he started a word and aborted it and it sounded unfortunate. It's happened to me irl, so I really don't see it as a huge leap that it happened to him.

There's a great video of someone getting introduced on a news show as a "Contributor" and the anchor stumbles "cont" and it sounds exactly like an unfortunate word. It happens. Wish I could find the video though, because it's pretty funny.

Besides, talk about a fallacy--that he has religious conservative beliefs all the sudden makes him a racist as well is ridiculous. Alan Keyes is an ultra social-conservative with a doctorate, he must be a racist too (hint: he's black).

Forget the N word, he's trying to say 'anti-war' as if that's an insult. Ninja-Hippo

http://youtu.be/abPD3kqj2Js

Forget the N word, he's trying to say 'anti-war' as if that's an insult. Ninja-Hippo

Or because he has said other racist and homophobic things.Person0

He's a social conservative, things he says are bound to be homophobic or at least constrewed as such (which is to say, if you say anything remotely critical of an aspect of homosexual culture, you're labled a homophobe).

But that doesn't make you a racist. Logical fallacy--he hasn't said racist things.

Again, you don't need to make crap up to make him a bad candidate; it just devalues the arguement.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Forget the N word, he's trying to say 'anti-war' as if that's an insult. Person0

I'm a republican and I think we should withdraw from Afghanistan.

BUT

I would support a war to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, regardless of the president. In fact, I believe that the current Democratic president has more or less said that's what it will come to if sanctions ultimately fail.

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Does it really matter? We already know that he hates women's rights, higher education, and contraception. If you still like him after all that will him being racist really stop you?

Vraeth

The whole thing about him being against higher education is a fallacy; he's got a BA, MBA and a Docterate. The statement people use against him about that is completely taken out of context. You can agree or disagree with the point he was trying to make with it (that it's arrogant to assume that everyone needs to go to college to have a fruitful life), but it's not anti-education.

It was anti-education, anti-college to be specific. Worse yet he lied about Obama actually said which was that Obama wanted all Americans to have the opportunity to go to college as opposed to wanting everyone to go to college and become "Obama-lites".

I already knew that he went to college himself and that makes his statement all the more hypocritical.

haha .. this will still nuke santorum out of the race

Would anyone be sad if this guy died?

Would anyone be sad if this guy died?

DaJuicyMan

Probably not

Haha that was a great video clip

I wonder how he'll recover from that, I can't think of any other word that starts with nig-.

Shadow4020

Santorum is insane and anything but good presidential choice if the n word is what think is the worst thing he has said then they need helpelbert_b_23

I really hope the media picks up on this... I am shocked msnbc has not.

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I wonder how he'll recover from that, I can't think of any other word that starts with nig-.

th3warr1or

When talking about gays Rick Santorum quote: "...is one of the only things I see eye to eye with the Taliban." and that the gay lifestyle is a "deathstyle". Its incredible how someone like that can run for office as successfully as he has. That is not what should be in the mind of any potential leader of the 'free' world.

Santorum is by far the worst candidate in the race, including Obama. Actually, I think he's probably worse than anyone who ran in 08. I don't think we've seen a candidate this truly awful in years and years.

Santorum might as well just hang it up and quit. He just lost all of the independent voters with that remark. He should give all of his delegates to Gingrich.topsemag55

lol

Gingrich should throw in the towel as well; he's hardly better than Santorum in the independents category.

It was anti-education, anti-college to be specific. Worse yet he lied about Obama actually said which was that Obama wanted all Americans to have the opportunity to go to college as opposed to wanting everyone to go to college and become "Obama-lites".

I already knew that he went to college himself and that makes his statement all the more hypocritical.

Serraph105

If he's anti one thing, it's anti-faculty. And honestly, having gone to college, he's actually on to something in the sense that most of the faculty are ultra-liberals. Conversely, I also think he's exaggeratingquite a bit, since I only had a few that outright spewed their political leanings openly and constantly. Of course, I went to a CSU in the central valley (CA), so it was probably a "relatively" conservative school.

He's just pandering to the right in a primary. Shocker.

Obama was a black-power domestic terrorist simpathizer when he was in college, and attended a church ran by a terorrist sympathizing bigot for a decade (because it was politically viable in Chicago) and people were just like... "meh, he just did it to get elected." (the church part; he actually was a radical in college, though I'm pretty sure he's grown out of it)

It's what politicians do.

this guy is a moron

I would be more inclined to give Rick Santorum the benefit of the doubt if this was not the second time something like this happened.

what a dumbass

wis3boi

exactly, it's called self control

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I wonder how he'll recover from that, I can't think of any other word that starts with nig-.

19852239

Oy maybe he was trying to say niggles or some form of niggle... but relized it was not propper grammar.

He might have been calling the President a Niggler.

niggle (ˈnɪɡ ə l)

— vb

1.( intr ) to find fault continually

2.( intr ) to be preoccupied with details; fuss

3.( tr ) to irritate; worry

— n

4.a slight or trivial objection or complaint

5.a slight feeling as of misgiving, uncertainty, etc

[C16: from Scandinavian; related to Norwegian nigla. Compare **** ]

'niggler

— n

'niggly

— adj

It perfectly fits what he is saying.

The guy is a well-known dumbass and the biggest redneck to ever exist, so I highly doubt that his vocabulary includes that word.

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[QUOTE="Shadow4020"]

I wonder how he'll recover from that, I can't think of any other word that starts with nig-.

Heisenderp

Oy maybe he was trying to say niggles or some form of niggle... but relized it was not propper grammar.

He might have been calling the President a Niggler.

niggle (ˈnɪɡ ə l)

- vb

1.( intr ) to find fault continually

2.( intr ) to be preoccupied with details; fuss

3.( tr ) to irritate; worry

- n

4.a slight or trivial objection or complaint

5.a slight feeling as of misgiving, uncertainty, etc

[C16: from Scandinavian; related to Norwegian nigla. Compare **** ]

'niggler

- n

'niggly

- adj

It perfectly fits what he is saying.

The guy is a well-known dumbass and the biggest redneck to ever exist, so I highly doubt that his vocabulary includes that word.