Santorum Defends Robocalls To Democrats 290
Hugh Pickens writes "The LA Times reports that Rick Santorum defended his robocalls urging Democrats in Michigan to vote in today's critical primary, a tactic that has come under withering criticism from rival Mitt Romney as a 'terrible dirty trick' and a 'new low for his campaign.' Santorum says he reached out to Democratic voters, who can vote in the primary, to show that 'we can attract voters we need to win states like Michigan,' and noted that the former Massachusetts governor has wooed Democrats in the past and used Santorum's own words endorsing him in the 2008 race on a robocall of his own. 'I didn't complain about it. I don't complain. You know what, I'm a big guy. I can take it.' Romney crossed party lines himself to vote for Paul Tsongas in the 1992 Democratic primary over Bill Clinton in order to cause mischief for the general election. 'In Massachusetts, if you register as an independent, you can vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary,' said Romney, who until he made an unsuccessful run for Senate in 1994 had spent his adult life as a registered independent."
My roomba (Score:5, Funny)
My roomba got a robo call once telling him to vote skynet.
Come over to the Netherlands, we'll euthanise him (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Come over to the Netherlands, we'll euthanise h (Score:5, Funny)
WW-III anyone?
I believe Santorum prefers to call it The Tenth Crusade.
Re:Robo-calls make me avoid your product. (Score:5, Funny)
Seconded. And imagine the calls these people must have received:
"Hi there Democrat voter, have you ever thought that you might like Santorum? A lot of people who at first found the idea repulsive were glad they tried playing on the other team and haven't gone back. I'm here to convince you that what would make America great, is a big heaping helping of Santorum."
Re:Robo-calls make me avoid your product. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Stop it. (Score:5, Funny)
If Slashdot doesn't keep me minimally informed on political issues, then how am I going to know how much each candidate hates my freedom? How would I ever have known who was a traitor and who was against SOPA?
Re:Stop it. (Score:5, Funny)
Indeed.
Romney will most likely either gut the internet, take out a massive loan on its assets to pay his management fee and then file bankruptcy on the internet, or sell it off to the (RI|MP)AA.
Santorum will most likely burn it at the stake for its perversion, witchcraft and the definition of Santorum.
Re:Santorum makes me sick... (Score:3, Funny)
Obviously he shouldn't be using a petroleum based lubricant.
Re:Robo-calls make me avoid your product. (Score:5, Funny)
Frothing, not foaming.
Remember Santorum frothes.