Former Ohio governor Ted Strickland gave one of the largest applause lines of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night when he invoked Santa Claus and called out Mitt Romney as a mean old capitalist Scrooge. But conservatives were quick to set Strickland straight on how things work in America, not the North Pole.
Gov. Ted Strickland unwittingly spelled out the problem – Republicans don't act like government is Santa Claus. #pendejo #DNC2012
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) September 5, 2012
@politicoroger let's talk santa: billions in stimulus, solyndra, obamacare, 16trillion debt, record 46 million on foodstamps??? hmmm
— Greg Mueller (@gregmcrc) September 5, 2012
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/243152858885783552
Strickland: "If Mitt was Santa Claus, he'd fire the reindeer and outsource the elves" -Cool w/ me if I can buy more gifts at a cheaper price
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) September 5, 2012
https://twitter.com/rjveenstra/status/243163735567507456
What would Santa Obama do?
If Obama was Santa Claus, he would take the nice kids' toys and give them to the naughty kids and blame the republicans. #dnc2012
— Rob (@FSUWarpath) September 5, 2012
https://twitter.com/dirtydog1776/status/243164407876702209
Now we’re over-thinking things.
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/243153845499359234
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