The anti-war, government nig- UH

[Loyal]

Because that's how he sees America! Not as e pluribus unum, not as, "out of many, one". But a country that is broken, that needs to be unified by a powerful government, that makes everybody... get the same. Because then, it's fair.

That is Barack Ovama's [sic] vision for America. It is why he proposes the bills he proposes. It is why he whispered - off-camera, he thought - saying "just give me a little space, we'll take care of this - after the election."

We know... we know the candidate, Barack Obama, what he was like. The anti-war, government niggernegotiatorknight??? - the... America was a source for division around the world... that what we were doing was wrong, that we needed to pull out, pull back.

Like, I dunno which of these makes more sense to you, Ryan, or if you have a different suggestion for something he might have said. But it seems to me that it'd make sense for Santorum to call Obama a "government something" (such as "government stooge") just after declaring that Obama wants the government to have a lot of power, and why not a racial slur from the guy who pretty much runs his campaign platform on bigotry.

[Ryanderman]

Because bigotry can be excused. It's not racist to associate black people with poverty and crime, because there's data to back that up. It's just facts.

^ See that there. That was an excuse for racism. I don't actually think that.

Racist thinking and views of the world can be excuse and explained away as not actually racist by the people that hold them. But a racial epithet can't be. It's unequivocally racist. And unless someone actively hates other races in an acknowledged way, I can't see them using a racial epithet that vile. Whatever Rick Santorum is, I think he thinks of himself as fair person who is not racist, and doesn't hate anyone. So I can't see him using that slur. Unless there's clear evidence he did, I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt on that at least. I don't know what he was trying to say, but I think it among the least likely of options.

EDIT: Anyway, I don't know. Maybe you're all right. Could very well be. Just seemed unlikely to me, so I chimed in.

[Terex4]

Actually it makes perfect sense in the context of that sentence given that "nigger" is used as a possession as much as a person i.e. "I'm not your nigger". Calling him an anti-war, government nigger would be grammatically correct.

He may have been trying for something else and stumbled but I doubt it. My point is, trying to say that it doesn't fit in the context of the sentence is false.

[MSperoni]

Originally Posted by Loyal

...if you have a different suggestion for something he might have said...

Clearly he was about to take a page from Herman Cain and make a Pokemon reference, but he figured no one else would get it so he stopped before he made a nerd of himself.

EDIT:

Santorum's not really earned "benefit of the doubt" status with me, so I'm assuming he was about to drop an n-bomb. "Negotiator" is the only alternative put forth that MIGHT make sense, but when you look at the context of what he was saying, it doesn't fit. As Loyal pointed out, it would make more sense for some sort of insult to follow "government" (government-stooge, government-puppet, government-lackey, etc).

EDIT2: Also, if he was going to say "negotiator" all along then why didn't he say "negotiator" after his little stutter?

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Even if he was going to say something to that effect "Compromiser in Chief" or something would be better to indicate what he means. Despite the rallying against the idea of diplomacy in the right "Diplomat" and "Negotiator" are, as far as I'm aware still considered good things.

To say "Negotiator" there seems to be a shift in tone.

[Ryanderman]

Yeah, negotiator doesn't seem to fit in context very well either. hm.

[Fifthfiend]

He just wants to keep that negotiator from giving blah people your money.

[Nikose Tyris]

Actually listen to the Audio, Ryanderman. I think you'll be very, very disappointed in what you hear.

I heard it with clean ears late last night on my news audio stream- and yeah, everyone turned with the look of, "Did he really just say..."

Edit: I mean word for word verbatim, I want you to say "Anti-War Government Nig", then cut yourself off, and say "uhhh".

Edit 2: Wait I think there was one of those little half cough, clear your throat things, but it was fairly short.

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

He just wants to keep that negotiator from giving blah people your money.

I sincerely hope Santorum wins the nomination I want to see how long this sentence can get by the end of the campaign.

[Kim]

Damn blah people. With their rap music and their baggy jeans and their hood- um America.