socialistexan: thedailywhat: Godwin’s Santorum of the Day: Rick Santorum today denied he had compared President Obama to Hitler in a campaign speech over the weekend. “No, of course not,” the presidential candidate told a National Journal-CBS News reporter. “The World War II metaphor is one I’ve used 100 times in my career.” The comparison in question came during a Sunday evening rally in Cumming, Georgia, when Santorum suggested the upcoming election beared similarities to World War II — particularly the uncertainty Americans had about getting involved. “We’re a hopeful people,” Santorum told the crowd. “We think, ‘Well, you know it’ll get better. Yeah, he’s a nice guy. I mean, it won’t be near as bad as what we think. This will be okay.’ I mean, yeah, maybe he’s not the best guy after a while, after a while you find out some things about this guy over in Europe who’s not so good of a guy after all. You know what, why do we need to be involved?” He went on to say that this election demands the sort of involvement from Americans that was needed in the fight against Hitler. [cbsnews / photo: ap.] Ladies, gents, non-binaries, I present to you Rick Santorum committing political suicide. It’s his Dean Scream. His moon base. Guys, it’s a metaphor! A metaphor. Not comparing two things at all. You’re thinking of similies. Metaphors are a whole thing that’s different. *sigh*
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Godwin’s Santorum of the Day: Rick Santorum today denied he had compared President Obama to Hitler in a campaign speech over the weekend.

“No, of course not,” the presidential candidate told a National Journal-CBS News reporter. “The World War II metaphor is one I’ve used 100 times in my career.”

The comparison in question came during a Sunday evening rally in Cumming, Georgia, when Santorum suggested the upcoming election beared similarities to World War II — particularly the uncertainty Americans had about getting involved.

“We’re a hopeful people,” Santorum told the crowd. “We think, ‘Well, you know it’ll get better. Yeah, he’s a nice guy. I mean, it won’t be near as bad as what we think. This will be okay.’ I mean, yeah, maybe he’s not the best guy after a while, after a while you find out some things about this guy over in Europe who’s not so good of a guy after all. You know what, why do we need to be involved?”

He went on to say that this election demands the sort of involvement from Americans that was needed in the fight against Hitler.

[cbsnews / photo: ap.]

Ladies, gents, non-binaries, I present to you Rick Santorum committing political suicide.

It’s his Dean Scream. His moon base.

Guys, it’s a metaphor! A metaphor. Not comparing two things at all. You’re thinking of similies. Metaphors are a whole thing that’s different. *sigh*

Source: thedailywhat

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    …was anyone else completely distracted from...quote from Santorum? And how poor of
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