Rick Santorum and NOM Under Ethics Investigation

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If I were going to dream up some people to be investigated for wrongdoing, I could hardly do better than Rick (don't Google me) Santorum and the National Organization for Marriage. Throwing in the unshakably creepy Bob Vander Plaats is just icing on the cake Go git 'em Fred!

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Rick Santorum And NOM Subjects Of New Federal Ethics Complaints Filings

Rick Santorum, the National Organization For Marriage (NOM) and Iowa anti-gay activist Bob Vander Plaats are reportedly about to become the subjects of ethics and election violations complaints which will be filed by Republican Fred Karger. Karger is charging NOM has been “money laundering” in Iowa elections and engaged in a “pay to play” scandal. . .

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Mitt Romney: "We didn't win by a lot, but we won by enough"

Worst victory quote EVER! All of the remaining GOP candidates (and, frankly, the departed ones) are so horrible, I really don't care at this point. But Mitt Romney won Michigan and Arizona. Whoop-de-do. Wake me when Newt Gingrich's billionaire, Sheldon Adelson, stops giving him money, and this gets down to a two-man race, with crazy Ron Paul on the fringe.

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GOP Candidates' One Word Answers

Here's a very funny bit from Kenny Pick, famous from The Stephanie Miller Show. Steph is developing enough free talent on the side to just sit back and push buttons! Wait, producer Chris LaVoie does that. . .okay, at least they'll know what to do with the show if Stephanie ever leaves. If nothing else, it really spruces up my blog. Thanks, Kenny!

GOP: Describe Yourself in One Word by Kenny Pick

Rick Santorum Gets the Bad Lip Reading Treatment

Rick (don't Google me) Santorum gets the Bad Lip-Reading treatment, just in time too, since he's probably out of the race soon. This one may be the best yet. Hilarious. I seriously have a tear running down my cheek as I type this. "I'm crazy. . .and I'm right!" Made of awesome.

Rick Santorum on Better Homophobes and Gardens

Source: Mad Magazine, found at Kennethinthe212.com

Quote of the Day: Kate Kendall on Rick Santorum

I don't usually outright steal another blogger's post in its entirety. But I simply cannot improve upon it as is. So, full disclosure, this originated on Joe.My.God. Link below. And don't forget to Google Santorum!

"In the repellent race to the bottom (no pun intended) it should be no surprise that Santorum did so well in the Iowa caucuses. Mitt Romney is in a major stall, and in a field of class clowns Rick Santorum stands out as particularly cartoonish. [snip] Santorum's win is not a referendum on who he is as a man (inhumane and ignorant), or who he is as a candidate (pandering and mean). It is simply the gasping statement of a thankfully dying breed of Americans -- those who fear, loathe or hate anyone different from themselves, who mistrust or reject the idea that government can and should be a force for good, and who detest even the slightest exposure to information or ideas that challenge their world view."

 —Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center For Lesbian Rights, via press release.

Source: Joe.My.God.

Iowa: 24%, 24%, 24% 25%, 25%, 21% and Everyone Else

Boy, don't they look excited? Image from MSNBC

UPDATE: As I watch at 8:42 PST, Rick Santorum has 79 votes more than Mitt Romney, a statistical tie of 25%. Ron Paul petered out at 21%, and Michele Bachmann and Newt Gingrich gave speeches that made it sound like they won.

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The numbers above may change a little. And Rick Santorum, Ron Paul or Mitt Romney could end up in almost any order. People are saying that if Ron Paul or Rick (don't Google me) Santorum win, it will mean curtains for Iowa's 1st-in-the-nation status. But does it matter when the grouping is this tight? From my experience with a little Iowa extremism, they really wanted an extreme right-winger. And with these three, you've got 1) Mitt, the moderate, 2) Paul, the nutjob and 3) Santorum, the religious tight ass.  So, maybe Santorum (only in the upper tier in the last week remember) and Paul split the crazy/religious pack, and Romney gets his usual twenty-something percent.

But you know what? I think that's good news for Romney. He tied the guys with the frothing fervor! So, when he gets to New Hampshire and to other less evangelical states, he may just do all right. The funny thing is, Romney is the only one we on the left are really worried about. If President Obama can't beat the stuffing out of Santorum, Paul or any of the rest, he doesn't deserve to win. Romney's a little tighter race, except that the hardcore right says they refuse to vote for him! Which also gives Obama a leg up, unless the FReeper contingent is lying. I wouldn't put it past them.

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NBC News: Paul, Romney and Santorum competing to win Iowa caucus

A closely-fought battle between a trio of candidates in Tuesday's Iowa caucuses is poised to add an element of certainty to the unsettled race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Iowans began gathering throughout the state at 8 p.m. ET to caucus for their preferred candidate for the GOP nomination. As of that time, NBC News projects the race as too close to call. . .

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