Rick Santorum And Ron Paul Set Off Sparks At New Hampshire Debate (VIDEO)

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum finally got his wish. He's finally getting time to talk during the GOP debates.

Due to Santorum's close second-place finish in Iowa, the other candidates turned their fire on him, with Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) early on accusing him of being corrupt.

Paul is out with a new South Carolina ad going after Santorum's record.

"Sen. Santorum is standing right here. Are you willing to stand by those charges and explain them?" asked ABC News' moderator George Stephanopoulos.

"Well, it was a quote -- somebody did make a survey, and I think he came out as one of the top corrupt individuals because he took so much money from the lobbyists. But really what the whole -- there it goes again," said Paul, as he was momentarily cut off because of microphone feedback.

Santorum jumped in and chided, "It caught you not telling the truth, Ron."

Paul called Santorum a "big-government, big-spending individual."

"And also, where did he make his living afterwards?" asked Paul. "He became a high-powered lobbyist in Washington, D.C. He's done quite well. We checked out Newt, on his income. I think we ought to find out how much money he's made from the lobbyists as well."

Santorum said the "survey" he was included in was conducted by the good government group CREW.

"If you haven't been sued by CREW, you're not a conservative," he said. "CREW is this left-wing organization that puts out a list every election of the top Republicans who have tough races and calls them all corrupt because they take contributions from PACs. It's a ridiculous charge. You should know better than to cite George-Soros like organizations to say they're corrupt. That's number one. Ron, I'm a conservative. I'm not a libertarian. I believe in some government."

 

 

Comments

[grknight4]

12:21 AM on 01/12/2012

Africa is a white playground not a CONTINENT:::: Malta is a continent (*:*)

[EdCorner]

02:11 PM on 01/10/2012

Ok, if it's not a hit piece on Paul, they mess with the page so it's not functional. Since they don't want Paul in office that bad, he must be good !!

[EdCorner]

02:09 PM on 01/10/2012

What's the matter with this page? It keeps jumping to the top when I try to fav or reply....

[EdCorner]

02:08 PM on 01/10/2012

Ron Paul gave up his government pension because he didn't serve in Congress for the money, he did it for the people! And he felt taking a pension for doing his civic duty for his fellow citizens would be hypocritical. Is there anyone more honest in government? No

Ron Paul 2012 !!

[dagacheme]

11:20 AM on 01/09/2012

Santorum really wants to give us the modern version of the Spanish Inquisition...and his version of the Crusades...

RON PAUL OR NONE AT ALL

[wizeanne]

07:40 AM on 01/09/2012

Santorum's comment about the "middle class"....is offensive and he considers it "middle income" What middle income...14,000,000 MILLION people are unemployed, the economy is in the toilet and the deficit is 14,000,000,000,000 TRILLION! know we can't continue to have the PRIVATE Federal Reserve Banksters to keep printing money. About the only thing still "Made In the USA" are weapons.

George H Bush Sr. speech on Sept. 11, 1991, his obtuse statements about the coming of the New World Order," ...look at where we are 20 years later???

The plans to invade Iraq were already on the table when "W" Bush took office. Clinton was in office when the PNAC.members (Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Armitage, Richard Perle, William Kristol, James Woosley, Scooter Libby, John Bolton...to name a few) presented a letter to Clinton for the "IRAQ Resolution Act."The PNAC report in 2000 was for "increasing US military presense in certain countries," Iraq, Iran, North Korea was on the list! Scratch off Iraq, Afghanistan....now it's Iran!..North Koreas next?

What candidate isn't bought and paid for by the 1% of the elite corporate cartels PACS to keep "THEIR interest protected? Out of 500 Congressmen/women...fewer than you can count on two hands aren't financed by the elite Robber Barons/1%. Our government is run by corporations controlling our elected officials! I pray our country survives as a democratic republic and not fall to the Robber Barons contolling our governments' while continuing EMPIRE building.

[wizeanne]

07:57 AM on 01/09/2012

There are 14,000 REGISTERED LOBBYIST and 500 members of Congress. The billions of dollars these elite corporations PACS spend financing "THEIR" candidates to control Congress and represent THEIR, the 1%, corporate interest, is astonishing. If anyone dare mention "Campaign Reform"....Congress runs for the hills...."Shhhhhh, that's a dirty word....corporations are people, (per the Supreme Court vote 5 to 4), we can take all the money we want." ....and the American people...the 99% lose again. Sad isn't it?

[map1246]

10:40 AM on 01/09/2012

Didn't Ba rry say that there would no lobbyists in his adminstration, and didn't he lie?

[Donald J Sullivan]

02:40 AM on 01/12/2012

Thank you for mentioning PNAC cause the damn journalist arent going to. We are going to do it again if they have their way with Iran.

[wizeanne]

09:00 AM on 01/12/2012

That started in Iran back in 2008, when George W. Bush signed a "Presidential Finding" for $400,000,000 for JSOC secret ops in Iran. JSOC reports to the President or his designee, who was Dick Cheney. The "list" of targets is highly classified. Seymour Hersch broke the story in the New Yorker and later an article on Huffpost and on Democracy Now. Eight members of Congress were briefed. The six media moguls news outlets didn't have much coverage. President Obama signed a "Presidential Finding" in March, 2011 for same in LYBIA. All PUBIC INFORMATION

[Mstreet777]

04:10 AM on 01/09/2012

Hey, Santorum and all Ron Paul critics who want to slam Paul for not getting many bills passed, I've got a question for you. How are the bills that DID PASS and the 15 trillion in debt working out for you?

Too bad, you never thought of that, Santorum!

[aearthling59]

10:02 AM on 01/09/2012

Ron Paul is twenty years past his prime. He would be 82 in his last of four years in office. Sending a man of advanced age into the toughest job in the country, is ludicrous.

[dagacheme]

11:19 AM on 01/09/2012

Ron Paul's in better shape than any of the others.

[Spartacus2]

02:16 PM on 01/10/2012

Not hiring someone because of their age is as illegal and immoral as not hiring someone because of their race or gender or religion.

[dawntoduskcm]

02:09 PM on 01/10/2012

I made the same comment the other day was not taken well.true though.

[malcomnator]

03:49 AM on 01/09/2012

Newt Ginrich is a joke , how can he be so worried about Ron Pauls foriegn policy when most of Ron Paul's backers are military people who should know this subject better than anyone.

[Bill Hummel]

01:25 AM on 01/09/2012

Whats breally new.?

[llResults]

12:36 AM on 01/09/2012

Can The BIG Sunday Debate Question in S.C. be ,......May the American People see the candidates Tax Returns?
It will tell us QUICKLY who is in bed with who!

Ronald Reagan is speaking through Ron Paul!

The ole guy is 1000% right on every target! How can you not be #1 when you constantly speak the Truth?

We as a People owe it to him to fix corrupt D.C.
30 years of Truth, you really think he
would all of the sudden change his views?
Obviously he does not need the money!
That would just piss off our crooked
D.C. Boys, Banks, Oil companies.

Ron Paul Has the Most Money for his campaign
from source of Integrity!
Donations to Ron Paul!

GOP Party................=0%
Oil Companies............=0%
Banks....................=0%
Lobbyist ................=0%
Big special interest firms=0%
Crooked Corporation......=0%
Wall Street scum.........=0%
Federal reserve..........=0%
American Troops........= 86%
American People.........=92%

My ONLY question...How can the polls
indicate a person that speaks ONLY factual
truth's and governs himself accordingly to
the Constitution be in 2nd place?
We cant afford to be fooled again! We'll
leave NOTHING for our children if we are fooled again!

[darkskiesrbest]

01:40 AM on 01/09/2012

RP barely understands the Constitution, unless the 99% of folks since the beginning of the nation are fools. RP is a damn bad joke.

[dawntoduskcm]

02:16 PM on 01/10/2012

No only the two extremes for the last 30 yrs!

[dawntoduskcm]

02:20 PM on 01/10/2012

True but the exremests HATE him for that same reason,That type will say and do anything to stop this sort of thinking so dont be surprised!

[wro2996725]

12:25 AM on 01/09/2012

Articles like this provide good sources for the kids looking for an excuse to make a little jokey word-play comment. Otherwise, sparks flying at a debate means very little to the understanding of where candidates stand on issues. Better to read or watch PBS news. Also, this is a good site to see all the candidates positions on both sides cause it lists links to their websites to maybe rise a bit above sparks flying at a debate or gaffes that mean nothing to those who actually think.....

http://www.squidoo.com/who-should-i-vote-for

[l78lancer]

12:24 AM on 01/09/2012

Both Paul and Santorum are so far right they can't get enough votes to win. They won't get any democrats to come over, but they are too far left for most independents and even quite a few traditional conservatives.

The reality is that they will be fighting each other over the same group of votes.

[Bill Hummel]

01:27 AM on 01/09/2012

Independents will decide the end vote for president. They wer fooled b4 but now its much different.

[l78lancer]

01:45 AM on 01/09/2012

They weren't fooled. Independents said that they were fooled in 2004 when Bush swiftboated and beat Kerry, too. This president said from the very beginning what the challenges were. He told people that it would not be a quick fix. If people are disillusioned, it's because the weren't paying attention, not because anyone fooled them. But you are right, the independents can always make a different choice. The smart ones will see that voting for the GOP will take this country back to 2007 and 2008. If that's what they want, they should go for it. then who will they blame for being fooled?

[mellinsean]

12:23 AM on 01/09/2012

Big Government (Military Build Up) Big Spending (Launch Missiles) Take Profits and Lower Taxes and put the money in your purse... If you want Reaganomics, 1984, and a war on drugs, vote for Putin!!!

[undaunted8]

11:48 PM on 01/08/2012

Santorum and paul set off sparks.......didn't realize they were dating.......they do make a rather nauseating couple....

[sundanzron]

11:32 PM on 01/08/2012

better watch out for this santarium guy he has already said he wants to abolish social security, food stamps and welfare.....the rich has and poors have not.

[realwoman8]

08:56 AM on 01/09/2012

To say nothing of being anti-birth control as well. When they start being anti-Viagra, then maybe we'll talk. :-P Funny how that's covered by insurance, but birth control and well-baby visits often aren't.