{"id":15803,"date":"2015-08-09T12:25:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T19:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15803"},"modified":"2015-08-09T12:25:40","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T19:25:40","slug":"last-weeks-hilariously-unhinged-republican-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/09\/last-weeks-hilariously-unhinged-republican-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Week’s Hilariously Unhinged Republican Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost every week, Republicans join a competition to see who can say the most outlandish things, and in the process, they push the envelope on just how hilariously unhinged InsaniTEA can become.  I trust that you will believe it, when I tell you that last week was no exception.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Rick Santorum also brings his crazy to the kiddie version of the GOP debate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"0809KiddieDebate\"Being consigned to the junior GOP debate did not stop Rick Santorum from flying his flake flag high and proud this week. Santorum rewarded the early shift of GOP Debate Drinking Game participants by offering a triple whammy. <\/p>\n

With an assist from debate moderator Bill Hemmer, Santorum was able to mash together abortion, same-sex marriage and slavery, and then compare himself to Abraham Lincoln. That takes some high-flying feats of delusional mental acrobatics. But Santorum proved utterly up to the task.<\/p>\n

Hemmer reminded the candidate that abortion and now same-sex marriage are settled law thanks to Supreme Court decisions\u2014those unfortunate byproducts of the Constitution so many conservatives profess to love. Santorum said he begs to differ.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not [settled law] any more than the Dred Scott [decision backing slavery] was settled law to Abraham Lincoln,\u201d Santorum insisted. \u201cThis a rogue Supreme Court decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

And where does that Supreme Court get off ruling on the constitutionality of a law? (Which is what, of course, the Supreme Court does.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe passed a bill and we said, Supreme Court, you\u2019re wrong!" Santorum said, using the appropriate syntax for the kiddie table. "We\u2019re a co-equal branch of the government, we have every right to stand up and say what is constitutional.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Take that, Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We may be hearing the last from the Fubar of Froth, because his entire paid campaign staff has quit and gone searching for work.  This is only the fifth of five hilariously unhinged Republican moments from last week alone.  Click through for the other four.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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