Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2016 20:42:16 GMT -4
Former Pennsylvania senator and Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum hasn’t held public office in nearly a decade, having been roundly thumped in every election since losing his senate seat in 2006. Nevertheless, there are those out there who evidently think Santorum—who once famously compared homosexuality to “man-on-dog” sex—has interesting and important things to say. And so, the man perhaps best known for his un-Google-able last name (try it!) found himself booked alongside Donald Trump nemesis and conservative pundit Ana Navarro for a televised town hall hosted by CNN’s Van Jones on Tuesday night.
There, Santorum came face to face with Elizabeth Vilchis, a mechanical engineer who came to the United States from Mexico with her family when she was a small child. Vilchis, who has stayed in America thanks, in part, to President Obama’s DACA program—which allows children who entered the U.S. with undocumented parents to work in American legally—shared her concerns about her legal status in this country given President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to scrap Obama’s executive order which protects her.
“I stand to lose all the work that I’ve done if the administration decides to end DACA,” Vilchis told Santorum, before asking him how he would advise her to plan for her uncertain future.
After a brief preamble about his father’s own immigration from Italy, Santorum sunk his teeth into Vilchis’ emotional request—and ended up choking on the answer.
“You have the ability to go to any other country right now and apply those wares, and be successful, and reapply to come back to America,” Santorum told her.
…Yeah, he basically said “get lost.” To her face.
On Twitter, the reaction was quick and merciless.
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TeeNicole @mzteekane
Oh Santorum
9:55 PM - 6 Dec 2016
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Jose Antonio Ojeda @ojedasbodega
Watching Rick Santorum telling an accomplished, educated Dreamer that this isn’t her country is utterly disgusting. #messytruth @cnn
9:47 PM - 6 Dec 2016
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TBogg @tbogg
I say we keep the Dreamer with the engineering degree and kick Santorum out. Jesus, what a whitesplaining dick he is.
9:49 PM - 6 Dec 2016
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Matt Murphy @mattmurph24
Rick Santorum is a straight up scumbag.
9:48 PM - 6 Dec 2016
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Ana Navarro ✔ @ananavarro
Proud of this young woman's courage sharing her story. She's American in her heart. She's making ours a better country. We will stand w/her.
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Cindy Hargest @cindyhargest
@ananavarro @jorgesays @ricksantorum I'll chip in good money to send Santorum to another country. Any country.
10:26 PM - 6 Dec 2016
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Navarro, seated alongside Santorum for the exchange, quickly jumped to Vilchis’ defense.
“First of all, this is your country,” Navarro declared. “No matter what he says, no matter what anybody else says, this is your country. And I, as an American, thank you for the contributions you are making to our joint country. I want you here.”
“That’s not what the law says,” Santorum muttered under Navarro’s comments, as she continued undeterred.
“You’ve got to tell your story, and change and affect public opinion,” she told Vilchis. “Because your stories are beautiful. They’re the stories of the American dream.”
fusion.net/story/374443/rick-santorum-van-jones-ana-navarro-dream/
This annoyed me to no end last night on CNN. Glad to see the Twitter comments!
There, Santorum came face to face with Elizabeth Vilchis, a mechanical engineer who came to the United States from Mexico with her family when she was a small child. Vilchis, who has stayed in America thanks, in part, to President Obama’s DACA program—which allows children who entered the U.S. with undocumented parents to work in American legally—shared her concerns about her legal status in this country given President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to scrap Obama’s executive order which protects her.
“I stand to lose all the work that I’ve done if the administration decides to end DACA,” Vilchis told Santorum, before asking him how he would advise her to plan for her uncertain future.
After a brief preamble about his father’s own immigration from Italy, Santorum sunk his teeth into Vilchis’ emotional request—and ended up choking on the answer.
“You have the ability to go to any other country right now and apply those wares, and be successful, and reapply to come back to America,” Santorum told her.
…Yeah, he basically said “get lost.” To her face.
On Twitter, the reaction was quick and merciless.
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TeeNicole @mzteekane
Oh Santorum
9:55 PM - 6 Dec 2016
6 6 Retweets 10 10 likes
Follow
Jose Antonio Ojeda @ojedasbodega
Watching Rick Santorum telling an accomplished, educated Dreamer that this isn’t her country is utterly disgusting. #messytruth @cnn
9:47 PM - 6 Dec 2016
289 289 Retweets 466 466 likes
Follow
TBogg @tbogg
I say we keep the Dreamer with the engineering degree and kick Santorum out. Jesus, what a whitesplaining dick he is.
9:49 PM - 6 Dec 2016
94 94 Retweets 245 245 likes
Follow
Matt Murphy @mattmurph24
Rick Santorum is a straight up scumbag.
9:48 PM - 6 Dec 2016
73 73 Retweets 205 205 likes
21h
Ana Navarro ✔ @ananavarro
Proud of this young woman's courage sharing her story. She's American in her heart. She's making ours a better country. We will stand w/her.
…
Follow
Cindy Hargest @cindyhargest
@ananavarro @jorgesays @ricksantorum I'll chip in good money to send Santorum to another country. Any country.
10:26 PM - 6 Dec 2016
78 78 Retweets 455 455 likes
Navarro, seated alongside Santorum for the exchange, quickly jumped to Vilchis’ defense.
“First of all, this is your country,” Navarro declared. “No matter what he says, no matter what anybody else says, this is your country. And I, as an American, thank you for the contributions you are making to our joint country. I want you here.”
“That’s not what the law says,” Santorum muttered under Navarro’s comments, as she continued undeterred.
“You’ve got to tell your story, and change and affect public opinion,” she told Vilchis. “Because your stories are beautiful. They’re the stories of the American dream.”
fusion.net/story/374443/rick-santorum-van-jones-ana-navarro-dream/
This annoyed me to no end last night on CNN. Glad to see the Twitter comments!