If there was ever an educational moment for Obama, this is it.

Obama should take to the bully pulpit, teleprompter and all, to announce that he has ordered the FBI and Justice Department to investigate and prosecute anyone who threatens a judge or citizen. He should then go on to remind everyone that we are a nation of laws, that justice will be served by the court and that Mr. Zimmerman is, just as some claim of Mr. Martin, innocent until proven otherwise.

Anything less and Obama is simply continuing to incite mob violence and deserves immediate impeachment.

Will Obama show some presidential leadership?

Update 2: See CBS video of Santorum at bottom.

Is Santorum out to win the election or destroy the Republican party?  As a wanna-be nominee with almost as little chance of getting the nomination as Gingrich, Santorum is proving himself unsuitable in every aspect.  Despicable, extreme, and even un-American.

The latest stupidity from Santorum is his Obama-Ahmadinejad ad.

This tops his Obama over Romney recommendation.

First, what kind of candidate recommends party members vote for the opposition party instead of their own?  Isn’t our problem Obama?!

Second, no matter the reason, there is no justification to equate an American president, even if it is Obama, with Ahmadinejad.  None.

Taken together, is Santorum recommending Americans, Republicans specifically, to vote for an Ahmadinejad-like candidate?

Is Santorum really this irrational and destructive?  Regardless of Santorum’s subsequent back-peddling and dissembling, he cannot undo his offensive statements.

Santorum and Gingrich make Romney look ever presidential, sane, and grown-up.  Lucky for us, beyond comparison with these two, Romney really is a respectable and very welcome alternative to Obama.  But, can we say the same for Santorum and Gingrich after their self-destructive behavior during this current campaign?

Update: CBS News is reporting Sunday night that Santorum described Romney in Wisconsin as “the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama.” Further, that Republicans should “pick any other Republican in the country” than GOP presidential front-runner Romney.  (CBS News Political Hotsheet) When pressed in followup with Jeff Zeleny at New York Times, Santorum accused the reporter of lying, saying he (Santorum) was only talking about health care.  “If I see it [in print], it’s bull(expletive).”

Update 2: Here is the CBS video of Santorum coming unglued Sunday.  Incredible.

Note:  This post is also published on No Quarter USA.

MSM would have you believe that Saturday was Santorum’s day but a casual glance suggests otherwise with 80% of the contests going to Romney.

Specifically, Romney won Guam unanimously, Mariana Islands with 87% of the vote, a plurality in Wyoming with 16% lead over Santorum, and a plurality in the Virgin Islands.

The net result of Saturday: 40 delegates to Romney, 36 to Santorum, and one each to Paul and Gingrich.

Yesterday did not help Santorum. Sure, he squeaked out a narrow a 51% majority win in Kansas, but consider those losses (which are worth repeating):

• Guam voted unanimously for Romney for 9 delegates (1)
• Mariana Islands voted 87% to Romney for 9 delegates (3)
• U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix and St. Thomas gave eight delegates to Romney and one to Paul (2)
• Wyoming, gave Romney a 16% margin over Santorum to win plurality and 7 of 12 delegates (4)

Gingrich and Paul? Virtual no shows in Saturday’s results.

Gingrich’s Southern Strategy has already failed spectacularly. While he won Georgia with a plurality, he completely lost Virginia with 0% of the vote and placed a dismal third in both Tennessee and Oklahoma. Rasmussen Tracking currently shows Gingrich leading by 1% in Alabama but, surprisingly, Romney is up by 8% in Alabama with Gingrich down in third place(5, 6).

At best Gingrich joins Paul as a quixotic presence through the remainder of the primaries. And, personally speaking, Paul has far more to offer in this role than Gingrich.

Is it over for Santorum as well? How does Santorum win 65% of the remaining delegates when, despite media spin, he is failing to even win a plurality, much less a majority at the end of each day’s round of contests.

And, do not forget the 150 automatic delegates (otherwise known as super delegates) (7). They, too, are trending for Romney and, in my opinion, to avoid a brokered convention, will throw their lot behind him if that gives him the nomination.

So, just looking at the math, is it over or how do either Santorum or Gingrich recover?

References:
1. Politico
2. Race 4 2012
3. CNN
4. Examiner
5. Rasmussen Reports
6. Rasmussen Reports
7. Democratic Convention Watch

Worse to hear the Fox dumpfest on Romney.  They are going into overtime trying to trash Romney and diminish his victories tonight and so far in the campaign.

And if you think she might enter, I still own the domains GoPalin2012.com (and other extensions) that I’d be happy to sell to you.  (matthew@gopalin2012.com).

Media reports go so far as to try and tar the Republican candidates with Limbaugh’s comments.  I disagree about Romney, in particular, as I think he set a good neutral example in saying “not the language I would have used.”  This is not his fight and not one he or other candidates need to get into at this point.  Me thinks there is a vast left wing conspiracy at play to shift the abortion debate to contraceptives (recall the early question by George S to Romney, which Romney dismissed as ridiculous.)  Now, everyone is making a big play to make this an issue.

How about some fairness to the discussion?  No one is saying that Ms. Fluke cannot go and buy contraceptives.  They are readily available for $9 a month at Target or Wal-Mart without insurance.  In an emotionless debate, someone should ask Ms. Fluke where her $3,000 number comes from.

Now, in my opinion, the real question, if anyone wants to give this more thoughtful consideration is why does Ms. Fluke think someone else should pay for her contraceptives to facilitate her sexually-active lifestyle (if this is even real)?  Can she not afford $9 per month?  Since she is a 3rd year law student, can you show having spent $3,000 for contraceptives?  Besides, if she is indigent, she can always go to Planned Parenthood that advertises giving these out for free.

So, Ms. Fluke gave a dollar value that demands scrutiny in a manner than equally demands she proves any of this is real and not made up.  I almost wonder, and pardon me for asking as it is not my concern, if she might not be homosexual, making all of this moot anyway.

Next, media reports suggest Ms. Fluke has an active history in pressing women’s issues and rights.  Great, I’m happy that people do this.  Did she target Georgetown as suggested?  Where is some disclosure about her work and activism?  Shouldn’t this be given a little sunshine?  I do think her sponsors on Capitol Hill owe everyone a bit of explanation here.

Anyway, how about we set aside Ms. Fluke, who got her 15-seconds, smeared a few people that maybe deserved it but still offered more sensationalism than substance?

About contraceptives.  These are not life-threatening needs, they are morally objectionable to the Catholic Church, to Jesuits that run her school, to many lay people, citizens and business owners, etc.  Why should we pay, be forced to pay, through insurance birth control pills to facilitate her lifestyle choices, not medical need?  Again, no one is saying, no is even remotely suggesting that access to contraceptives should be limited or banned.  No one.

This is a false issue to stir up headline hysterics.  I do think the media and Democrats have overplayed their hand on this.  They are demanding an entitlement, a freebie, be paid by an insurance company, by a school, by a business, by the public.  Will Ms. Fluke die without this handout (that she can already get for $9 a month or even free)?  Will her health deteriorate without contraceptives?

And finally, maybe S-L-U-T was incorrect about her lifestyle, though I do think fitting.  She may score big as victim of this label but at what cost?  First, I have to think that her parents and grandparents might be mortified by her public disclosures.  Further, as more comes out about her past, about her claims, she is instead fast proving to be a scheming liar.

Can we have a sober discussion on insurance coverage and personal responsibility?  Probably not as this episode shows that no matter how this discussion is held, it is messy at best.

So, what does Tuesday portend for the remaining four candidates?

Virginia. Both Gingrich and Santorum live there now. Santorum more or less since the mid-90s, even buying in 2009 a $1.26M home in Great Falls. Also in Great Falls since this 90s is Gingrich. Both, though, failed to get on the ballot, the ballot doesn’t allow write-ins, so they’ve lost before the first vote is cast. By past logic, they should drop out.

• Not enough? How about a few more ‘home states’ for these two ‘do as I say, not as I do’ candidates?
•  Gingrich—Georgia—former resident, may win plurality, but not majority
•  Santorum—Pennsylvania—former* resident, may also win if he is still a candidate but recall he got booted from office in a 18% loss. (April 24)
•  Gingrich—Pennsylvania—yes, Gingrich was born and raised in Pennsylvania. Santorum suggests he’ll win and some media reports suggest Gingrich will likely to place dead last in his ‘Michigan-like’ home state
•  Santorum—born in Virginia and raised in West Virginia (May 8), Pennsylvania, and Illinois (March 20)  (where he graduated from high school). Santorum is losing Virginia now, no real information on his prospects in West Virginia and Illinois

Now, compare these hypocrite losers to Romney:

• Romney—Michigan, born and raised, won
• Romney—Massachusetts—current and 40+ year resident, likely win majority on March 6

Yes, both Gingrich and Santorum should be held to the same expectations as Romney.  Thus, after Tuesday, both should resign.

* For some great background reading on Santorum’s lingering claims to residing in Pennsylvania, take a moment and read this article: http://plum-oakmont.patch.com/articles/santorum-s-residency-is-still-an-issue

Now, about Ms. Fluke. Yell at me all you want, but she is a S-L-U-T, capital letters and all.  She clearly has no morals, no self-respect.  Did we really need to know about her sexual habits?  I wonder how proud her parents are of her sex-crazed lifestyle at school? And a boyfriend?  At this point she’s announced to the world that she’s easy.  Maybe that Super Bowl commercial about giving flowers for sex was written for Ms. Fluke?

Seriously, if she wants to take birth control, go for it. She can reportedly buy it for about $9 per month at a nearby Target, bet even cheaper at Wal-Mart.  That’s less than $120 per year. Surely she can afford it, maybe ask mommy and daddy to cover it, or, maybe even her sex partners?  Now I’ll bet that’d be seriously cheaper than those Super Bowl recommended flowers.

Okay, yell away…

BTW, surely there’s story in Obama wasting no time to call Ms. Fluke.  Is Michelle out of town?

Yes, this is posted on Wikipedia.  Here’s a fuller view:

My only comment, where are the grown-ups?

Direct link:  Wikipedia (and as of this writing, per the date stamp on the Wiki page, the Hitler photo has been displayed for over 24-hours–thus either folks at Wikipedia agree with the representation or no one even uses Wikipedia so the offensive picture hasn’t been noticed.)

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Thanks to Larry at NoQuarterUSA.net for this link.