PJ: Richare Adams live blogged the happenings of yesterday's political shenanegans in the US. Click on the link to read the entire post.
The Guardian
Obama condemns Limbaugh 'slut' remark - as it happened
President Obama condemns Rush Limbaugh's 'slut' comments, and live coverage of Super Tuesday campaigning
By Richard Adams
5pm: That's enough coverage of the strange nexus of contraception and politics in America for one day, although the savage tornadoes lashing Tennessee, Indiana and elsewhere are becoming the far bigger story of the day.
Tomorrow there are the Washington state causes and we'll have coverage right here, although it will be late. And next week we'll be blogging live from Columbus, Ohio, for Super Tuesday – assuming the weather gods allow it.
4.30pm: So far, Mitt Romney has avoided answering questions about Rush Limbaugh and "slutgate," ignoring CNN's attempts to get him to talk.
But Rick Santorum has addressed them, up to a point, as The Hill reports:
Rick Santorum hit Rush Limbaugh as absurd for using strong language to criticize a Georgetown University law student who gave testimony supporting President Obama's contraceptive rule.
Santorum's was responding to Limbaugh calling Sandra Fluke, the law student, a "slut" and a "prostitute." Limbaugh made the comments after Fluke testified to a congressional panel on contraception.
"He's being absurd, but that's you know … an entertainer can be absurd," Santorum said Friday on CNN. "He's in a very different business than I am.
4.17pm: Rick Santorum's campaign to win Ohio is examined in depth by the Guardian's Adam Gabbatt – who finds little sign of grassroots enthusiasm:
Cambridge, in Guernsey County, southeast Ohio, has a population of a little over 11,000. It's a blue-collar town, with a median houshold income of $24,102 at the last census, a town where people are happy to grow up and remain. It's the kind of town Rick Santorum needs.
However, the Guardian found little evidence that Santorum was managing to reach beyond his core support.
"I think he's a well qualified person, but he's not electable," said Bernie Schreiner, a 70-year-old retiree. "Mitt Romney is the guy who's most electable. I like [Rick Santorum] a lot but you have to nominate someone who is electable."
Schreiner said he had not been swayed by Santorum talking about job creation and his nearby roots. "Everyone's gonna talk about jobs. They all talk about that.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/02/ohio-santorum-romney-live
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