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Like an Earthquake in Vanuatu: Michelle Malkin Endorses Rick Santorum!

Posted on | January 30, 2012 | 29 Comments

NAPLES, Fla.
Woke up about 10:30 this morning expecting to put together a quick aggregation of the morning news. Then I saw Michelle Malkin’s endorsement of Rick Santorum.

All bets are off. Forget everything else — this is freaking HUGE!

UPDATE: I’m about to go get breakfast, but before that, a few more bits of news:

Oh, and one more thing: My American Spectator column today.

UPDATE II: Another endorsement for Rick Santorum at American Thinker. Remember: Every time a blogger endorses Rick Santorum, an angel gets his wings.

UPDATE III: Santorum’s schedule for Monday-Tuesday:

Monday, January 30:

  • 2:30pm CT: Senator Santorum will make a major address focusing on jobs, the economy, and American competitiveness in Cottleville, MO.

Location: St. Charles Community College Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building Auditorium 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive Cottleville, MO

  • 7:30pm CT: Senator Santorum will host a town hall meeting in Luverne, MN.

Location: Pizza Ranch 110 East Main Street Luverne, MN

Tuesday, January 31:

  • 10:00am MT: Senator Santorum will hold a campaign rally in Lone Tree, CO.

Location: The Lone Tree Golf Club Lounge 9808 Sunningdale Boulevard Lone Tree, CO

  • 7:30pm PT: Senator Santorum will hold a primary night watch party in Las Vegas, NV

Location: Rick Santorum for President Nevada Headquarters 8550 West Charleston Las Vegas, NV

Category: Colorado, Election 2012, Fear and Loathing in the Sunshine State, Michelle Malkin, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Rick Santorum

Comments

29 Responses to “Like an Earthquake in Vanuatu: Michelle Malkin Endorses Rick Santorum!”

  1. Conservative-news
    January 30th, 2012 @ 11:24 am

    Michelle Malkin-nice lady and that’s about as far as it goes
    http://gettinafterlefty.com

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  4. Anonymous
    January 30th, 2012 @ 12:15 pm

    I’ve been critical of Michelle, but this is great.  Unlike certain other female, bomb-throwing self-promoters, she still has an understanding about what conservatism is supposed to be about.

  5. Monsterboy830
    January 30th, 2012 @ 12:38 pm

    he won’t win

  6. rosalie
    January 30th, 2012 @ 12:55 pm

    That’s really good to hear.  It was good to hear too that his daughter’s doing so much better. 

  7. Pathfinder's wife
    January 30th, 2012 @ 1:17 pm

    maybe, but then again maybe not

    let’s see what the condition of the 2 frontrunners is after FL

  8. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    January 30th, 2012 @ 1:44 pm

    I agree with paulzummo.  Michelle understands conservative principle and sticks to it.  Santorum’s electability is a different issue.  Unfortunately Santorum has been maligned for years by Dan Savage and Andrew Sullivan (he is sort of like Anita Bryant, except the truth is he is not at all like her and is in fact not the person they claim him to be).  But the only way to disinfect Santorum is to have some sunlight…starting in the Sunshine State.  

    I linked this to this since I knew RSM would be thrilled.  http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/2012/01/michelle-malkin-makes-case-for-rick.html

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  10. TR
    January 30th, 2012 @ 2:18 pm

    One little point MM seems to overlook, Ricky-boy opposed TARP but was ALREADY defeated in PA.   So boys and girls, lets nominate the guy who lost by 18% = the largest margin of defeat for any incumbent in modern history.  Why? Of course, he opposed TARP (while he also helped put in back in place Snarlin Arlen who as I recall also voted for TARP and Obamacare). 

  11. Tennwriter
    January 30th, 2012 @ 2:24 pm

    Sigh. Are we going to have to keep arguing this same old arguement right up until Chief Justice Roberts administers the oath of office to President Santorum?

  12. ThePaganTemple
    January 30th, 2012 @ 2:36 pm

    As much as I like her and respect her work, this is not going to change anything one way or another.

  13. rosalie
    January 30th, 2012 @ 3:03 pm

    Does anyone’s endorsement really change anyone’s mind?  I doubt it.  Palin’s been singing praises of Newt, but it hasn’t changed my mind one bit.  I think what endorsements do is to satisfiy the people who like that candidate anyway.

  14. richard mcenroe
    January 30th, 2012 @ 3:08 pm

    TR’s only the got the one argument, dude.

  15. TR
    January 30th, 2012 @ 3:43 pm

    Although you may not agree, there are other points of view, “Right here in river-city” as they say, or rather from voters and writers in PA.

    http://pawatercooler.com/v3/?p=23258

     

  16. TR
    January 30th, 2012 @ 4:01 pm

    But I’m sure you like SE Cupp for other reasons, LOL

  17. Zilla of the Resistance
    January 30th, 2012 @ 4:03 pm

    David Limbaugh just endorsed Rick Santorum!
    http://www.davidlimbaugh.com/mt/archives/2012/01/new_column_lets_2.html
     

  18. ThePaganTemple
    January 30th, 2012 @ 4:16 pm

    Well yes her endorsement would mean something, if it was a real endorsement. But its not, its just something she’s saying to drag it out as long as possible. I get her point and agree with her, but lets face facts, people who are inclined toward one candidate aren’t going to vote for another one just to keep it going longer.

  19. Adjoran
    January 30th, 2012 @ 4:23 pm

    Oh, yeah – HUGE!  All the swarms of anti-vaccine nuts will be flocking to Santorum – UNLESS they hear the buzz of black helicopters, in which case they have to take cover under tin foil.

  20. Pathfinder's wife
    January 30th, 2012 @ 4:31 pm

    I don’t usually see endorsements (at least from some people) as changing opinions so much as a barometer.

    I take Malkin’s comments that way, and believe she is on to something.  The rank and file were not happy with the GOP at the start of the primaries; they aren’t getting any happier either.

    Meanwhile the president sits on what is it now? Billions of dollars of campaign funds, and he seems more concerned about his coming campaign (notice the media focus — and look at what is happening in this country and around the world) than on anything else — our little Capt. Schettino indeed….with a wife who seems to like her shopping sprees as much or more than some other notable political wives (while half of our countrymen are on welfare of some kind — and I am having a hard time believing that they just suddenly decided this way a good life for them, so it must be caused by something else).
    I’m afraid things could get very interesting this summer, and the GOP will be as much to blame as the Dems if they continue to play unserious (from the standpoint of the country and its people) politics.

    As for the ignorant, uninformed voters — I have my theories on this as well — but the time may be fast running out for them to keep to the lotus eating (and this includes some who consider themselves politically active).
    Maybe this is a baked in conclusion after all.

  21. Anonymous
    January 30th, 2012 @ 5:21 pm

    True, to some extent.  But, it gave him some good short term press.  It also insulates him from the purity police, somewhat.

  22. Anonymous
    January 30th, 2012 @ 5:23 pm

    I agree.  Palin was my first choice, but if she endorsed Newt, it wouldn’t influence my vote.

  23. Anonymous
    January 30th, 2012 @ 5:25 pm

    I’ve been having the same argument over at Rightscoop for quite awhile.  It’s also interesting that Newt’s various endorsements in 2010 are never dissected nor criticized.  That’s why I can’t take the Specter thing all that seriously … b/c the intellectual consistency is not there.

  24. ThePaganTemple
    January 30th, 2012 @ 5:50 pm

    And of course we all know you’d be saying the exact same thing if Malkin endorsed Flipper.

  25. rosalie
    January 30th, 2012 @ 5:55 pm

    I don’t know if she’s on to something or not, but we know that Santorum was well vetted before she endorsed him, and that a good thing. 

  26. Pathfinder's wife
    January 30th, 2012 @ 11:36 pm

    Let’s wait and see what happens with the two frontrunners.

    And let’s see what happens in the following weeks with the blowout between the Catholic Church and Obamacare — the Catholic vote is not a small one in and of itself, but this development also threatens the 1st Amendment (as well as the existence of  many institutions, such as Catholic Charities, which have served a very large community — in my area they would be sorely missed) so there may be some non-Catholics who will side with the Church;  Obamacare is at the heart of this — this isn’t a strong suit for either Romney or Gingrich.

    This could play very well for Santorum or Paul, but I think Santorum might have a bit of an advantage.  They would both be foolish not to at least nibble on it.

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  28. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    January 31st, 2012 @ 4:52 am

    http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/2012/01/se-cupps-newt-gingrich-natural-woman.html  S.E. Cupp you say…

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