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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-11 10:30 AM
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Santorum: Arab Spring Should Have Started In Iran (Which Isn't An Arab Country)
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/2502

Sounds as if Ricky was really on a roll talking to the Republican Jewish Coalition (that must be a fun crowd) meeting.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-11 10:39 AM
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1. Actually, it did.
"The regional unrest has not been limited to countries of the Arab world. The early success of uprisings in North Africa was inspired by the uprisings of disenchanted people in the Middle Eastern states of Iran<384><385> and Turkey<386> to take to the streets and agitate for reforms. These protests, especially those in Iran,<387> are considered by many commentators to be part of the same wave that began in Iran and later Tunisia and has gripped the broader Middle Eastern and North African regions."

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Except, in Iran, it was brutally suppressed - they had no help from outside, like Libya did. Libya would have failed like Iran without outside help.

Duh! Santorum.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-11 11:00 AM
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3. I am sure Ricky knew what he meant in his own little mind.
Unfortunately for him (lucky for us) he is incapable of communicating his innermost thoughts to anybody else in a coherent way.
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-11 10:40 AM
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2. pResidential material, fer sure. mt
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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-11 11:54 AM
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4. Years of Pandering to the Lowest Common Denominator Voter
has yielded the Lowest Common Denominator candidates.
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