Gulfport, Mississippi (CNN) - Republican Rick Santorum has for quite a while taken issue with candidates on the trail who use a teleprompter. It's a dig on President Barack Obama, and more recently has been used to attack Mitt Romney - a man who's also been known to use a prompter or two.
But campaigning along the Gulf Coast in the Tuesday primary state of Mississippi, Santorum took it a step further, saying use of the digital word machine should be outlawed.
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Nobody told Santorum that he could write his own speech and have it show up on the teleprompter? He must think that technology is a liberal plot.
Rick – I've heard you and your own words, and I am not impressed with you. Saw you on Meet the Press, and you always tense up when the anchor is asking you questions. You do not look comfortable.
calling the Pres. a snob, saying JFK's speech on church and state made him want to puke... then having to walk back BOTH of those statements....
he should be called on this, because he could use some editor somewhere reining in HIS off-the-cuff madness. ...unless he wants to keep saying crazy things that he has to backpeddle on, further making him appear unfit for the Office of the President.
So I guess Reagan and every other President and politician was wrong to use teleprompters? Does Mr. Rick "My God Is Better Than Your God" Santorum really believe that people only lie or mislead when they use a teleprompter? I think most, if not all, people are quite capable of lying without the use of modern electronic assistance.
Oh and also, reading a speech from a telepromter also helps you from "throwing up" all over yourself... Something Rick Santorum tends to do a lot when speaking off the cuff.
....saying use of the digital word machine should be outlawed.
Can you believe this jerk. He need a teleprompter to to block his foot (feet) from being inserted into his mouth.
Rick has really screwed up by going after Kennedy, education etc. He should use a teleprompter to avoid 'puke' and 'snobs' and nasty attacks to stop him from sounding like a moron.
With all of the back peddling that Mr Santorum has done during the campaign, it might serve him well to sit down with someone else than his own mind to make sure that what he says on the campaign trail is factual and accurate. A teleprompter is a way of reducing the risk of making unintended statements, if you stick to the script. Every word of the President gets scrutinized by our allies and foes alike. If Mr. Santorum wants to be President it is not too much to ask that he be disciplined with and without a teleprompter.
The stupidity in the Republican party knows no boundaries. That includes past GOP presidents,and past and present GOP candidates, all of them! Shame on all of them for going backward with civilization.
Obama 2012, and onward with vision and true leadership and intelligence in foreign affairs.
Another silly comment. One can write a speech and read it on paper or a teleprompter. In fact, Obama has written more of his speeches than many presidents.
Mr Santorum's comments illustrate that he has much to learn about being primed and ready for high office. Unfortunately, we will be subjected to his ministerial rantings for another couple of months whether we like it or not.
Illegal??? OK Ayatollah.
he just watches the other candidates and regurgitates what got the most applause. you can hear him saying stuff from Ron Paul, Gingrich and Romney... he says your record doesn't matter when running for president.... because he has a terrible record
This is why you pick Rick! Santorum is not afraid.
Does this guy even know what he is talking about? Just reading from a teleprompter in no way implies the reader didn`t compose his own speech.
What doesn't that man want to make illegal? It's like 1984, except with a more religious slant.
He is incredibly naive.
.....and everyone needs to be beating their clothes on the rocks, down by the river. Someone tell Rick it is 2012 and we need a President with intelligence and wisdom, which are two things he is missing.
How about using the palm of you hand?
So the republicans want smaller government and less regulation...but Santorum wants to make use of teleprompters illegal. How is this guy a republican? Just because he is ultra religious and wants to make a taliban like state, I guess.
Can someone, anyone please explain the difference between looking down at your hand-written notes and looking up at the very some words? Besides the fact that you are looking up rather than down.
Mr. Santorum is clearly not too bright.
The way santorum keeps outing his foot in his mouth, he should be advocating for a prompter. Lesson no one wants the president of the united states embarrassing himself in the international arena, because as the leader, if he's embarrassed the whole country is embarrassed. We don't need a shoot from the hip cowboy character to embarrassed us in a very complicated global society.
One day someone will explain how words on a teleprompter are different from words on a piece of paper. I guess they are in the vertical plane and so magical.
It is a wonder anyone takes this man seriously.