(CNN) – Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum was firing at a gun range in West Monroe, LA when an onlooker suggested he imagine the silhouette target was more literal.
"Pretend it's Obama," she said, as Santorum fired several shots.
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But the candidate was wearing ear protection at the time, and the woman appeared to be standing far behind him so he was quite possibly out of earshot. Pressed on the remarks by reporters, he seemed not to have heard her comments.
"It's absurd. No, we're not pretending it's anybody," he said, shaking his head. "We're shooting pistols and, you know, very horrible, terrible remark and I'm glad I didn't hear it."
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Come on Louisianans, this is the same presidential candidate that wants to hand over the presidential election to our clueless/divisive president; instead of supporting the victorious Republican presidential candidate.
You folks still have time... This coming from a life-long Democrat. Wow!!!
He doesn't correct people that sayPresident Obama is a muslim -- he's just a palin with a zipper - and he'll incite as much hate and fear as he can. It's the republican way of life.
President Obama's color is closer to Jesus Christ than any white man. Don't forget that.
All you self-righteous fake christians gonna lie and conspire against Jesus when you meet him and he's the same color as President Obama? Think about it.
But, but..., what about all the CNN reports about women for Obama?
And you wonder why the GOP has problems? You can not blame Santorum for the woman's comment, but it goes to show the mindset and mentality of the average GOP voter (especially in that neck of the woods).
Well that was good of him. The lady is a hick, trailor park trash is an understatement. I'm actually impressed at his response.
Is anyone surprised the righties are saying this?
It isnt surprising that this is coming out of the mouth of somebody that is from the south. I think the south is worse than any where else for thier racism remarks. Some one should of gotten their name and reported it to the law. I live in NC and their is plenty of racism here too.
You know Americans are like all people we listen to extremists and chuckle or cringe a little at hateful comments but as look back on history and atrocities in the world they usually start by people's ignoring atrocities happening right under our nose until a gross miscarriage of justice is done and we wake up to the fact that a whole movement of hate lives outside our door who support it.... Republicans laughed about killing Obama ... What's next?
Santimonious Santorum shoulda said, Etch-a-Sketch it!
Like Romney shake-it, flip-it, reset-it and start all over!!!
Seriously, you can't hear a thing if you are wearing ear protection. What a dumb, horrible, low thing for this woman to yell, talk about a troubled soul. Fine, you don't like Obama, so many don't like Bush and some don't like Clinton or Reagan but that is no reason to jump to such a serious, low, horrible suggestion, action.
The woman's comments are just one in the sea of negative and hateful rhetoric that's come from the GOP since Obama took office. What else is new? LoL!
My goodness! Ricky actually said something I can agree with. You see, there's always an area of consensus.
CNN - cut it out! THis is NOT news, and it only further litters our political landscape. Your editors really should see that running this kind of headline further convinces readers that CNN is not a serious news organization, but sort of an online National Enquirer. Do you really seek to secure the reputation that CNN is a joke?
Maybe she should said "Pretend it's my ovaries."
Jerry stop lying about being a "lifelong Democrat". It's tired and nobody's buying it.
If the woman was that close the Santorum, was obviously with his group and she should be publically named so we all know who she is. To me, regardless of who the President is, this is a treasonous statement and an instigation for a hate crime. I hope this "woman" (and I use that term loosely) is not a mother. What a horrible role model for any child to hear their mother (or anyone) speak that way about the President of the United States, or any other human being.
America, I am telling again, none of these GOP idiots are worth watching, worth going to forums, worth your dime. Obama2012.
What happened to the woman who made the remark? She should have been detained for questioning so that they could run a background check on her. What do you think would have happened had the races and roles been reversed?
Now there is something I can like about Santorum. You won't get my vote, but you did earn my respect.
Jerry you are just as rotten as the woman in your teatard world
As much as I disliked Bush , I'd never say or insinuate such an act.
The hate for Obama is that of a disfinformed society lost .
demwit, it's Louisiana, an entirely different planet.
That woman is the GOP in a nutshell: violent and reactionary. Bet she went to church afterwards, too.
Hmmm – Hopefully you were vocalizing your discust when numerous liberal demoocrats were taking the same view and saying the same things about Bush (advocating his end). It was much more rampant on the democratic side then one random idiot.. Also, all of the Union thugs in Wisconsin were advocating vilolence during the stand off.
So I heard yesterday that back in during the 2008 race, the Secret Service had to go to Sen McCain and ask him to try to tone down the rhetoric on the campaign trail as the number of violent threats against then Sen Obama was increasing at an alarming rate. To Sen McCain's credit he did try to tone things down and even reproached that woman and her ignorant comments. We are truly in a scary time when wingnuts are all jazzed up with hate and guns are more available now than nearly any time since the good old cowboy days. Actually, pathetic would apply best.