I’ll admit it, I’ve never been much of a fan of Rick Santorum, especially after he went to CNN and pandered for years. But this is just to ironic to overlook. CNN fired Santorum for “racist” comments he made about Native Americans. During an April 23rd speech the Young America’s Foundation, Santorum said immigrants created a nation based on the Judeo-Christian ethic from a blank slate. The quote that got him fired a month later was:
“We birthed a nation from nothing,” he said. “Yes, there were Native Americans, but there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.” Those comments were swiftly criticized.
It’s a stupid comment from a stupid guy, but I don’t think it’s racist. Even more ironically, Santorum got fired after appearing on none other than the Chris Cuomo show claiming he misspoke about saying what he said.
Cuomo’s response: to bash the: “White Christian right”. Not only is that racist, it’s begotten. Add that to all of Cuomo’s other issues like coaching his corrupt brother on sexual harassment enabling, and this is CNN. Salami slapper Jeffrey Toobin, another piece of shit at CNN also still hasn’t been fired. But those words from Santorum get him fired a month later.
CNN has cut ties with contributor and former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, according to multiple reports. It comes about a month after a speech in which Santorum said there was “nothing here” when the United States was founded, a comment which angered Native Americans and others.
Huffington Post first reported the parting of ways, citing a CNN senior executive. Other outlets later independently confirmed the move.
At an April 23 speech before Young America’s Foundation, a conservative youth organization, Santorum said immigrants created a nation based on the Judeo-Christian ethic from a blank slate.
“We birthed a nation from nothing,” he said. “Yes, there were Native Americans, but there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.” Those comments were swiftly criticized.
Santorum was invited onto Chris Cuomo’s CNN prime-time show to explain himself. Santorum said he “misspoke” in the sense that it wasn’t clear that he was speaking in the context of the founding of the United States government.
The National Congress of American Indians called for CNN to fire Santorum after that appearance on Cuomo’s show. The group’s president, Fawn Sharp, called Santorum’s comments arrogant.
“I was optimistic he would own it, he would recognize it and he would apologize,” Sharp said, “but he did none of those things.”