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Santorum: You’re “Not A Real Republican” If You Haven’t Cussed Out An NYT Reporter
11:50 am, March 26th | by Laura Donovan
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum displayed some poor judgment recently by using foul language in an interview with New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny — but the former Pennsylvania Senator is not backing down on his comment. In fact, only true right-leaning folks hurl obscenities at New York Times scribes, according to Santorum.
“If you haven’t cursed out a New York Times reporter during the course of a campaign, you’re not really a real Republican, is the way I look at it,” Santorum said during a Monday “Fox and Friends” appearance. “It was just one of these harassing moments, and after having answered the question a few times, sort of comes back with the same old question, the same old spin. I just said, ‘Okay, I’ve had enough of this you-know-what.’ And so that’s what I did. Look, we’re out there slugging away. We’re the candidate out there that’s mixing it up, and we’re mixing it up.”
This comes after Santorum’s Sunday in-person chat with Zeleny, who inquired about the contender’s remark that rival Mitt Romney is the “worst Republican in the country,” which made the father of seven lose composure:
“What speech did you listen to? Stop lying! I said he was the worst Republican to run on the issue of Obamacare. And that’s what I was talking about!…Would you guys quit distorting what I’m saying? I’ve been saying it in every speech: Quit distorting my words, if I see it, it’s bullshit! Come on, man! What are you doing?”
Given the amount of criticism and flak Santorum has received this brutal primary season, it’s a shock he didn’t crack earlier, but curse words will always be outside the boundaries of civil discourse, and taking a few deep breaths before responding to Zeleny likely would have allowed Santorum to avoid this embarrassing, hot-headed reaction.
Watch footage of Santorum’s initial flip-out below:
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