Santorum tells Iowans: 'I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them other people - Polidicks

[quote] Speaking to Republicans in Iowa on Monday, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) said his administration would reform welfare to the point that it would offer no welfare at all. After suggesting that an expansion of Medicare is really just a plot to make voters more “dependent” on Washington, Santorum added: ”I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money.” “I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn their money and provide for themselves and their families,” he added. “The best way to do that is to get the manufacturing sector of the economy rolling.” One thing he likely overlooked: white Americans account for [URL="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n2_v48/ai_12970819/"]the largest percentage of welfare payments[/URL] each month, mostly because they make up the largest sector of the population. Welfare is defined by the government as benefits funded by tax dollars, meaning that programs like Social Security, food stamps, veterans benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment and corporate bailouts all fall under that term. What Santorum seemed to focus on, as many conservatives do, is that black people are disproportionately represented in welfare statistics, along with Latinos, as both populations have much higher rates of poverty than whites. [URL="http://www.npc.umich.edu/poverty/"]According to the University of Michigan’s National Poverty Center[/URL], 27.4 percent of blacks and 26.6 percent of Hispanics were living in poverty in 2010, compared to 9.9 percent of whites. Unemployment statistics between the racial demographics [URL="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/ideas/2011/08/080811.html"]are similarly skewed[/URL]. Despite the factually flawed nature of Santorum’s pitch on Monday, the underlying logic of his pitch is abundantly clear: census data shows that [URL="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/02/nbcs-mitchell-the-rap-on-iowa-is-its-too-white/"]over 91 percent of Iowans are white[/URL], a community Santorum must desperately appeal to if he wants a win in Tuesday’s caucuses.[/quote] [url]http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/02/santorum-tells-iowans-i-dont-want-to-make-black-peoples-lives-better/[/url]

Everything that comes from Santorum's mouth is complete raw sewage filled with any kind of shit possible.

yeah i've ruled santorum off as a lunatic after I read that thing where he and his wife kept their dead baby and slept with it for a day before returning it to the hospital. also sensationalist title

His last name is so fitting for him. I can't even comprehend how perfect it is It's like god is real and said "This guy will become such an asshole, I have the perfect last name! That means god has a good sense of humor.

[quote=Article]Santorum added: ”I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money.” “I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn their money and provide for themselves and their families,” he added. “The best way to do that is to get the manufacturing sector of the economy rolling.”[/quote] holy balls, the GOP is trying their hardest to make the 2012 presidential election an easy vote for anyone who isn't a bigot that's on par with Michael Savage's retarded "affirmative racism" idea that shows he has literally no understanding of what affirmative action actually does

[QUOTE=J!NX;34024357]His last name is so fitting for him. I can't even comprehend how perfect it is It's like god is real and said "This guy will become such an asshole, I have the perfect last name! That means god has a good sense of humor.[/QUOTE] You know the word came because of him, it's not a coincidence, right?

[QUOTE=Santorum]”I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money.” “I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn their money and provide for themselves and their families,”[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Article]White Americans account for the largest percentage of welfare payments each month[/QUOTE] Stereotyping at its finest.

[QUOTE='[Seed Eater];34024400']You know the word came because of him, it's not a coincidence, right?[/QUOTE] fuck I thought it was another one of those things like the last name being "Cummings" or "Dick" and just out of coincidence. better prepare my anus for boxes.

[QUOTE=RichyZ;34024329]come on op i know he is shit but at least put the full quote[/QUOTE] the full quote is literally just as bad, if not worse than the title's version "I don't want to make black people's lives better [B]by giving them other people's money"[/B] completely ignoring all the other races that are "taking" other people's money, apparently

[QUOTE=RichyZ;34024329]come on op i know he is shit but at least put the full quote[/QUOTE] Changed. Not quoting the his whole sentence to make him sound worse is just dumb.

[QUOTE=Swebonny;34024436]Changed. Not quoting the his whole sentence to make him sound worse is just dumb.[/QUOTE] It's just as dumb either way. Not to mention racially insensitive.

[QUOTE=J!NX;34024423]fuck I thought it was another one of those things like the last name being "Cummings" or "Dick" and just out of coincidence. better prepare my anus for boxes.[/QUOTE] then watch it leak santorum

[QUOTE=Swebonny;34024436]Changed. Not quoting the his whole sentence to make him sound worse is just dumb.[/QUOTE] I copied the title of the article as it was printed. That and I hate really long thread titles.

[QUOTE=lil_n00blett;34024426]the full quote is literally just as bad, if not worse than the title's version "I don't want to make black people's lives better [B]by giving them other people's money"[/B] completely ignoring all the other races that are "taking" other people's money, apparently[/QUOTE] There's still no need to drop 50% of the quote. If you quote, you quote him fully. You don't pick out parts you like or don't like. [QUOTE=Bryanrocks0;34024462]I copied the title of the article as it was printed. That and I hate really long thread titles.[/QUOTE] Ah my bad. Then I blame the papers.

It's funny how this election is boiling down to 'who is the least awful?'.

Isn't helping the less fortunate the "Christian" thing to do?

[QUOTE=codemaster85;34024317]Everything that comes from Santorum's mouth is complete raw sewage filled with any kind of shit possible.[/QUOTE] they don't call him Santorum for nothing

[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;34024470]It's funny how this election is boiling down to 'who is the least awful?'.[/QUOTE] it's easy to vote when you can find where each candidate lies on a scale of evil

The change makes him sound worse. Now instead of him saying the blacks leach off the government, now it says they leach off everyone.

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;34024478]Isn't helping the less fortunate the "Christian" thing to do?[/QUOTE] read the bible you godless cunt jesus only healed the blind if they could pay for the operation upfront

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;34024478]Isn't helping the less fortunate the "Christian" thing to do?[/QUOTE] as long as the less fortunate aren't gay, muslims, immigrants, or black, then sure the Biblical Jesus of Nazareth would never, ever support lowering taxes for the wealthy and simultaneously cutting welfare programs, and would with absolute certainty condemn you to hell for doing it it's not a Christian thing to do at all, but republicans seem to think Christ was a guy who said "you can be rich, too, you just aren't trying hard enough faggot"

[QUOTE=Rick Santorum]If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual gay sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything... It all comes from, I would argue, this right to privacy that doesn't exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution... You say, well, it's my individual freedom. Yes, but it destroys the basic unit of our society because it condones behavior that's antithetical to strong healthy families... In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing."[/QUOTE] :suicide:

[quote]then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery[/quote] oh fuck man because all those things are horrible!!!! i mean yeah incest is pretty fucked imo, but i don't see why the state should care about it [editline]3rd January 2012[/editline] plus comparing homosexuality to incest is fucking stupid

Dude, bigamy and polygamy are seriously fucked up, what's wrong with you?

[QUOTE=Smug Bastard;34024681]Dude, bigamy and polygamy are seriously fucked up, what's wrong with you? Speaking of polygamy, I'm surprised mormons aren't voting for this guy :v:[/QUOTE] having multiple wives is "seriously fucked up"? its not a lifestyle i'd want to live but i don't see what the big fuss is if someone wants to have that complex of a marital situation

[QUOTE=Kopimi;34024671]oh fuck man because all those things are horrible!!!! i mean yeah incest is pretty fucked imo, but i don't see why the state should care about it [editline]3rd January 2012[/editline] plus comparing homosexuality to incest is fucking stupid[/QUOTE] incest is wincest.

I always assumed that the funny thing about Santorum's name was that it was Latin for holy, and that just adds to the idea that he's a massive theocrat.

siblings with benefits~

I don't like polygamy, but I don't see how it is fucked up if everyone in the relationship knows and is happy with it.

Louis C.K. said it best [video=youtube;HtJ_sDRRVVI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJ_sDRRVVI[/video]