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In reply to the discussion: Rick Santorum Says "Smart People Will Never Be On Our Side" [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)105. Time out.
This is wedge politics, with (from his perspective) the wedge driven in the right place. When he disparages "elite, smart people" he's embracing the working class.
We better represent the working class but do a poor job of communicating it. They do a poor job of representing the working class, but do an excellent job of obfuscating that reality.
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No DUH! Smart people know better. He can be king of Dumbfuckistan as some call it.
calimary
Sep 2012
#26
Well, it's one of those "even a broken clock is correct twice a day" things, I guess.
calimary
Sep 2012
#35
So basically for him it's simply the wrong "just a few people make decisions..."
calimary
Sep 2012
#15
Sadly, "his" people are too stupid to understand that he just called them stupid.
tandot
Sep 2012
#64
santorium is offering us, the "non-smart" a peek at how the world is run (from his perspective).
iemitsu
Sep 2012
#74
Santorum's remarks just a frothy mixture of illogic, aside from the bit about "smart people". nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#75
Breaking: Santorum will now use Fox for all ads ...because only stupid people watch Fox.
L0oniX
Sep 2012
#76
A Pub speaking the truth for a change - he is right - no smart person would be in that party
patricia92243
Sep 2012
#113
So he's saying 'You have to be thick to vote for someone like me'? I quite agree.
LeftishBrit
Sep 2012
#123