Rick Santorum compares Obamacare to apartheid

[mota bhai 2,675]

“Nelson Mandela stood up against a great injustice,” Santorum replied. “And he was willing to pay a huge price for that. And it’s for that reason he — he — he is mourned today, because of that struggle he performed.”

...

“I would make the argument,” Santorum continued, “that we have a great injustice going on too, in this country, with an ever-increasing size of government that is taking over and controlling people’s lives, and Obamacare is front-and-center in that.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/06/rick-santorum-compares-himself-to-nelson-mandela-fighting-against-the-apartheid-of-obamacare/

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

He deserves a dose of the receiving end.

[GandD 5,966]

This is why the republican's have problems reaching out to moderates. This is why.

[B_J 2,752]

The Raw Story is like The Onion. Right?

[GandD 5,966]

The Raw Story is like The Onion. Right?

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/rick-santorum-obamacare-nelson-mandela-100776.html

[mota bhai 2,675]

deleted

Edited December 6, 2013 by mota bhai

[GandD 5,966]

Beat you

[B_J 2,752]

Wow. That seems like a pathetic cry for attention.

Santorum has a case of Palin envy.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

This is why the republican's have problems reaching out to moderates. This is why.

It sure is a great example.

And then people don't understand why they think that Republicans are too extreme...

[Teddy B 17,252]

He deserves a dose of the receiving end.

You're offended by Santorum's words?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

He's a tw@t

[Teddy B 17,252]

He's a tw@t

Why would you talk about Nelson Mandela like that? Did he offend you too?

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

Oh, politicians and their foot in mouth disease.

Like comparing the national debt to slavery

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

Sen. Ted Cruz's praise for Nelson Mandela met with criticism by supporters:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ted-cruz-praise-nelson-mandela-criticized-article-1.1539686

^ Sometimes I wish I had a facebook account for the entertainment value

But of course, the US State Department had the ANC and Nelson Mandela himself listed as a terrorist (ANC as terrorist organization) until 2008.

http://www.news24.com/NelsonMandela/News/Mandela-once-branded-terrorist-by-the-US-20131206

At least one could argue he took it in humorous stride. "Terrorist to President" was one of his favorite musings.

Edited December 6, 2013 by Sarah and Adnan