Rick Santorum on Face the Nation

Posted by The Right Scoop The Right Scoop on February 19th, 2012 in Politics | 212 Comments

***UPDATED***

All this interview amounted to was Bob Schieffer playing clips of what Santorum said yesterday in speeches and then asking him what he meant by it. First it was on questioning Obama’s ‘theology’. Secondly it was on how pre-natal testing leads to abortion and is mandated in ObamaCare. And lastly it was about comments Santorum about restructuring public schools.

Santorum handled all the questions quite well actually and said he was glad he made news on these issues:

The funny thing is that if Schieffer weren’t a liberal, he likely wouldn’t have found any of the comments Santorum made as ‘controversial’. I sure didn’t.

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UPDATE: This just popped up on YouTube and is one of his speeches yesterday from which the ‘theology’ comments were taken from. The so-called controversial part comes just before the 5 min mark, and it’s clear in his comments that he only mentioned the Bible because he said the word ‘theology’ simply to note that he wasn’t talking about Biblical theologies. But of course the MSM twisted this to mean an attack on Obama and his so-called Christian faith when it wasn’t even about that.

I haven’t had a chance to watch this yet in its entirety, just fyi:

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  • http://twitter.com/ningrim Jose

    Rick Santorum feels the need to win every argument and expound at length on social issues, and the media will gladly oblige him since it distracts from Obama’s record. They will bait him at every turn.

    I hope Rick is smart enough to recognize this. He needs to say, I’ve already answered that, next question.

    Otherwise we are going to be talking about contraception and women in combat rather than the economy.

    That being said, his answer about doctors encouraging abortion for children with birth defects was powerful and spot on.

    • http://www.therightscoop.com/ The Right Scoop

      This wasn’t about winning the argument. This was about trying to make what Santorum has said ‘controversial’ and at best, getting him to explain it.

      • http://twitter.com/BecksInsanity Guy Who Talks Polytx

        He said that Obama didn’t follow the bible, quite a controversial statement. In fact, the statement that Obama “doesn’t follow the bible,” even if it were true, would be an attack on people of all non-Christian faiths. What’s wrong with not following the bible? If Rick Santorum thinks there is something wrong with not following the Christian bible, then he thinks there is something wrong with Jews, Muslims and adherents of all other religions that don’t follow the Christian bible.

        • Gabriel Caron

          No, Rick was simply stating that Obama, who claims to be a follower of Christ, doesn’t follow the bible…..statement of fact. This highlights Obama’s hypocritical nature which is a relevant issue in a president

          • http://twitter.com/BecksInsanity Guy Who Talks Polytx

            There is no such fact as “[person's name] doesn’t follow the bible.” That’s an opinion! And it’s not based on anything, because political policies usually have nothing to do with the bible–i.e. taxes, economic policy, energy policy, etc.

            But the broader picture is that Rick is attacking all Jews, Muslims, Budhhists, atheists and every other non-Christian. If Obama not following the bible is wrong, then what does that mean for everyone else who doesn’t follow the bible?

            • http://twitter.com/mntwins7 Sarah Thompson

              I don’t think Muslims, Jews, and Buddhists are claiming that their agenda is supported by what is says in the Bible like Obama is. THAT is the difference.

              • http://twitter.com/BecksInsanity Guy Who Talks Polytx

                Well, Obama said some bullshit about how Jesus supports tax increases or something. There is nothing in the bible about typical political issues–including nothing about tax policy. He’s definitely a moron–a religious fanatical moron, at that–for trying to violate separation of church and state in support of his policies. But by the same token, he’s also just expressing his opinion about what the bible says, and more than that, he’s trying to make an argument for his policies, whether or not its a coherent argument.

            • http://www.therightscoop.com/ The Right Scoop

              Watch the speech I posted above. Maybe that will help you understand what he was saying better.

              • http://twitter.com/BecksInsanity Guy Who Talks Polytx

                He should say “ideology” rather than “theology.” That makes it more clear that he’s not referring to religious doctrine.

                • KenInMontana

                  Upon a review of your comment history here affirming the evaluation of your conduct as “trolling for fights” on this and previous threads, it is my judgement that you be exiled from this place for an undetermined period. Sentence to commence at once.
                  Good bye.

                • http://twitter.com/nestroyat64 Johann Streit

                  May I also suggest you take a look at, among others, Ann Coulter’s “Godless: The Church of Liberalism” for context of Santorum’s “theology” statement.

              • stevenbiot

                Scoop, Obama believes in Reverend Wright Black Theology. It’s nonsense! Rick said what he said, and Obama’s whack religion isn’t Christian; it’s a spin-off like Mormonism, and the rest. I hope Rick didn’t misspeak; he’s right on, and meant what he said.

            • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

              How do you get to that conclusion? Jews, Muslims, Budhists and atheists, Hindus – people of other religions don’t claim as dear leader does that they are Christian, so of course they would not follow the Bible. I agree that if dear leader claims to be a Christian, he is NOT following the Bible. Besides, the bit about the theology, Rick was correct because some “science” and earth worship among other things ARE theologies as far as their doctrines go.

        • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IDAKYMXLZIRLMLGEZJXV3AOO7E Vorlath

          Obama claims to be a Christian.

          • warpmine

            …and I claim he’s a psuedo-Muslim

          • c4pfan

            Actually, he used it as a political point with how we use the Gov money to be our ‘brother’s keeper’.

        • StNikao

          BIBLICAL VIEW – from Genesis: God appointed Man to be responsible/respectful steward of earth, creatures to be used as food, clothing, shelter, trade resources.

          PAGAN VIEW – worship earth, moon, stars, fire, animal, tree, sex, fertility, idols, demon spirits (aka pagan gods, false religions). Worship may include animal and human sacrifice, torture, cutting, branding, chants, sexual acts, fertility rites.

          RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALIST – Man is over-populating, polluting, harming the earth. They put earth first over human needs. They will use violence, threats, force, and violate human rights: *Burn neighborhoods, harm people, property in order to stop development. *Spray paint fur coats *Sink fishing boats, etc.

        • cherylmcr

          Obama says that Jesus is not the only way to heaven. Jesus said, “I am the truth, the light and the way. No one comes to the Father but by me.”
          Nuff said.

        • M_J_S

          Well, if you’re Muslim or Mormon, it distinguishes your beliefs from the rest of the know Christian world. So it is good to know.

          I’m cool with Jews, and even non-Christian Mormons are fine, but Muslims, yes, Medina we have a problem.

        • stage9

          Theologically speaking Santorum was dead on. God gave mankind dominion over the earth; He did NOT make mankind SUBJECT to the earth.

          Eco-radicals believe that the earth is a our “mother” (an obvious slap in the face of God the Father), but this view is antithetical to the Bible. God is Lord over the earth AND HIS creation.

          Hence, the founders’ use of the term CREATOR in the Declaration of Independence.

          Liberalism sits in stark opposition to American values. It is much more aligned with the values of the former Soviet Union.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Aaron-Sheamus-Reale/1217208778 Aaron Sheamus Reale

        And in this interview, he talked about Obama’s record as well!

      • poptoy1949

        I was going to make a comment Scoop, but you nailed it with this reply. And, I Thank YOU !

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

      Santorum gives very good answers on these social issues. He’s fearless and honest!

  • BMinPA

    There goes the next two weeks. The moment I heard him say that I knew.

  • http://twitter.com/strngernfiction strangernfiction

    I thought Rick was excellent.

  • http://twitter.com/BecksInsanity Guy Who Talks Polytx

    Rick Santorum is despicable for bringing up religion in his attacks on Obama and suggesting that Obama doesn’t follow the bible. Obama is implementing policies, most of which are bad, that he thinks are good for the nation. You don’t look at the bible to see what Jesus thought of the import-export bank or China’s currency valuation. If Slick Rick thinks Obama’s policies are bad for America says so. But don’t say, “He doesn’t follow the bible, etc, etc.” That doesn’t explain anything and only goes to divide Americans–Americans who have very different viewpoints about religion and who have the CONSTITUTIONal freedom to do so.

    • http://www.therightscoop.com/ The Right Scoop

      He didn’t bring up Obama’s religion. He was talking about radical environmentalism as a theology, as a world view. The context was rejecting the the pipeline from Canada and using global warming to regulate carbon emissions.

      • http://twitter.com/BecksInsanity Guy Who Talks Polytx

        He said that Obama didn’t follow the bible. Of course he brought up religion. The bible is a religious document.

      • REHLV

        I think the word Theology is a bad choice of word here. It actually means the study of God. Philosophy might have been a better choice of words and would certainly not have created such a fire storm.

        Santorum mis-speaks sometimes and then has to spend time redefining his position.

        However, he has a lot of wiggle room before he catches up to Obama.

        • c4pfan

          All I know is that Obama violated our 1st Amendment rights. It’s about time people question HIM about it.

        • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

          Not really, if you take the doctrines of earth worshippers or any other philosophy, they are like theologies, because they are still “worshipping” a different god even if they claim they don’t believe in a god.

          • REHLV

            Your metaphor is really a stretch.

            • K-Bob

              Does the name, “Gaia,” ring a bell?

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Aaron-Sheamus-Reale/1217208778 Aaron Sheamus Reale

      Obama isn’t following the bible, Rick is spot on!

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tom-Camp/1608442478 Tom Camp

      Obama says that liberal policies are Biblical. So who exactly started this whole thing? Obama gave a political speech at the National Day of Prayer breakfast, for crying out loud.

      Obama totally lost me back when he said “I/We are our brother’s (and sister’s) keeper’. That is not merely proof-texting, it is out and out misquoting the Bible.

      It is funny how when liberals claim Biblical support for anything, there is no controversy, but a conservative merely mentioning the Bible requires sustained outrage.

      • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

        He lost me when he called verses of the Bible “obscure” and called those of us who trust and read it, clingers.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IDAKYMXLZIRLMLGEZJXV3AOO7E Vorlath

      He wasn’t talking about Obama’s religion at all. He was claiming that Obama has his own theology built from phony politics and phony science when it comes to Obama’s policies. Whether or not Obama follows Christianity, that isn’t where he gets his agenda from.

    • Constance

      Well, if you are going to defend Obama, it is best not to also defend Constitutional freedoms at the same time. The two do not go together. Nothing about Obama’s view of this country falls under the heading of Constitutional. As for his religious views, all I ever needed to know about Obama was revealed to me when I heard clips of Rev. Wright preaching to his flock.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

      Sometimes when Obama quotes the bible he gets it wrong. Something ain’t right.

    • NJK

      Follow the Bible? Are you kidding me? Look at his attack on the Catholic Church. If you think this guy is a Christian or follows the Bible, you don’t have two brain cells to rub together. He’s a Muslim and he’s anti-Christian. He follows the Communist Manifesto. That’s his bible, that and the Koran. You need to quit listening to this liar and watch his actions. Geesh, how can people be this afraid to admit the truth? How can advanced people be this brainwashed by this liar?

      This is the Christian Obama, yes, Christian because a liar said so.
      Good grief, the guy doesn’t just lie about policy, he’s a pathological liar, a psychopath, just like Hitler and all other despots that came before him.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28

      I’m also sick and tired of those on our side feeling the need to defend themselves against what’s obviously a huge lie presented by Obama(if that’s his real name,) and the lying propagandist media.

      http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/author-america-duped-by-hitler-style-propaganda/

      • ellebb

        It’s not just an attack on the Catholic Church. It ‘s outright war on each and every American’s religious freedom.

    • StNikao

      OBAMA quoted the Bible to defend his position.

      Rick Santorum disagreed and said Obama is wrong on principle.

    • http://twitter.com/strngernfiction strangernfiction

      All you need to do is look at his chin up pose to know he doesn’t follow the bible.

  • NJK

    One question I don’t think he handled well was about Zero’s Christian Faith. He doesn’t act like any Christian I know. He could have answered the way Rick Perry did, “Why are you asking me that question, ask him” or, “I’m a Christian I don’t know what he is.”

    Zero is a Muslim. He’s a convenient Christian, because he wouldn’t get elected as a known Muslim. I don’t consider the church of Lenin, aka, Rev. Jeremiah Wright or Black Liberation Theology Christian. It doesn’t count.

    Just watch.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28

    • c4pfan

      I don’t think Obama has any relegion. I think he’s an atheist in sheeps clothing.

  • Gabriel Caron

    Rick hits it out of the park in this interview. Once again, he is articulating conservative principles and positions far better than any of the other GOP candidates.

    ….and Bob Schieffer exposes himself as a typical MSM lefty tool. Rick was maybe even a little too gentle with him.

  • http://twitter.com/mntwins7 Sarah Thompson

    It doesn’t matter what he says. The headlines will always distort it to make him sound like a crazy religious zealot. Like it ALWAYS does with anyone that is outspoken about their faith. The thing liberals fear the most is someone who actually truly fervently believes in God and lives their life that way, as opposed to those who use Him conveniently to promote their OWN agenda, then conveniently toss Him aside again once they’ve made their point.

  • Nukeman60

    This is exactly what I’ve been talking about, how the LSM tries to direct the conversation of the election. Scheiffer says, ‘I don’t want to spend the whole program on this’, and then spends the entire program on three issues: Obama not a Christian, Pre-Natal testing, and the value of school.

    Not a word about issues like Energy, Unemployment, Obamacare, Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security and Foreign Policy. These issues are driving our country into the dirt, but they are issues that Obama would rather not talk about, so the LSM redirects and claims these are the isssues that Santorum brought up. He didn’t bring them up, they did. He only responded, much like today.

    Now Rick did a great job responding, but what percentage of the ‘unwashed multitude’ out there knows his views on these unmentioned topics after this interview? It’s all part of the ‘Obamaplan’ and everyone in the know is aware of it. I find it despicable.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

      The media can try to distract but there will be plenty of time to talk about Obama’s record.

      • c4pfan

        All of them are going to have to learn to tie it back to Obama’s record anyway.

      • Nukeman60

        The problem is, will it be after Romney gets the nod because most voters didn’t get Newt’s or Rick’s message?

        • c4pfan

          I hope not.

          • Nukeman60

            Me too. But many Americans get all their political news from the alphabet stations 6:00 pm news and the Sunday morning political shows. Do you think Schieffer showed them the complete Santorum or only a slice of him that they might not even care about? That’s a downright crime, in my opinion.

            • RosiesSeeingRed

              You’re so right. I was out to dinner with liberal friends the other night who get their news from the MSM. The pictures they have of our candidates are EXACTLY what the left painted them to be: the right wing religious nut, the adulterer with baggage, and the Mormon no one wants. The frustrating thing is they are very unhappy with Obama and seemed open to voting for one of our guys if ours “weren’t such a joke” (their words, not mine). I did my best to convince them otherwise, to clear up some misconceptions, and to give my push for Newt who is still my #1 choice, but this is really a battle that I’m not sure the GOP can win given the extent of infiltration of propaganda.

              What’s a shame is that these 2 were huge Hillary supporters, but yet have no knowledge of the Journolist scandal which orchestrated the takedown of Hillary in favor of Obama. They seem to be oblivious of the brainwashing they voluntarily go through each day when they turn on the news or read the NY Times.

              You’re right, it’s a downright crime!

            • Major914

              Our real hope is that the the ‘new media’–talk radio and the internet–sufficiently diminshes the strength of the MSM influence to tip the balance.

              On the same note: Hopefully the RNC and future candidates learned that they need to reject the MSM as formulator of debate questions… They’ve go to find a way to have a favorable and reasonable entitiy design the questions….

              • Nukeman60

                After 18 debates, one wonders why we have to kick them in the head about that.

            • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

              That’s exactly what I told my husband, when this got my hair in knot. I said, how many people will see this couple of second soundbite and think, what a disrespectful, fundamental bigot!- Not near enough people try to find out what he was talking about, just trust the lamestream to spoon feed a couple of sound bites to tell them about a person.

              • Nukeman60

                Looks like we have our work cut out for us. I think we’re up to the task, though.

                • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

                  We can sure give it a good try my dear friend! :-D

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

          Yep, i agree that’s a problem, if he gets the nod, it’s over for me. I can’t support him, I can’t donate money to him, I can’t defend him. it’s hard to even listen to him right now, I couldn’t do it if he is the nominee. I don’t trust him. Can’t win with him. I can with Rick or Newt

          • http://twitter.com/strngernfiction strangernfiction

            I don’t care how faithful he’s been to his wife or how many kids he has, the guy is a scumbag. The nerve to call Santorum a “fake conservative” as he continues to defend socialized medecine. Unreal.

            Hugh Hewitt’s President Say Anything tag would fit his man Mitt nicely as well, should he get to the White House.

            • http://twitter.com/strngernfiction strangernfiction

              *medicine

    • StandingGround

      I think Rick did a good job, too. You can tell what he believes is from his heart.

      Honestly, I can hardly stand to watch these LSM weasels twist and turn things around. I don’t handle it very calmly so its all I can do not to turn it off.

      You’re right – they take every opportunity to brainwash the ‘unwashed’. Seems all the masses want to hear is sensationalism so the media dishes it up by the shovels full. Those that think the LSM are rock stars that hung the moon on truth, become a captive audience. Its like the masses are audiences of teenagers voting for American Idol.

      This world is so messed up. Why wouldn’t everyday people want to hear about real issues and how our upcoming elected officials are planning to address them? Can’t they look around for themselves and see that gas, grocery, utility prices – everything is soaring. If they haven’t lost a job, they know someone who has. How can they believe things are getting better when obviously, they are worse?

      Because of the vast numbers of LSM it sometimes looks like they are winning the battle. Let’s hope and Pray we win the war!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000679899592 John Bohler

    SANTORUM 2012!

  • c4pfan

    Thanks for putting it up.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

    I’m glad Rick didn’t let Bob get away with his still-born comment. How insulting and disrespectful!

  • sybilll

    I had a talk with my Conservative Christian 79 y/o mother this afternoon. When SHE says Santorum is sounding like a theocrat, he’s got a huge problem.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

      personal belief is one thing, policy is another, where is Santorum advocating for a theocracy in our government?

  • http://twitter.com/rogerblack2 roger dunkerley

    Schieffer his a disgrace the stillborn comment alone should lead to him being sacked.

  • Been_There_BT

    If you finally get tired of listening to all social issues all the time, watch Newt on Fox News Sunday, now this is a man who knows the issues I want to hear about and has the answers I want implemented.

    Wise up to the priorities or we’ll be fiddling away this campaign talking about issues like “birth control” while Rome burns from economic disaster.

    Newt 2012 – The man with the plan.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

      I thought Newt did a great job drawing a contrast and attacking Obama’s failed energy policies.

    • c4pfan

      Since when is Public Education social issues?

    • REHLV

      RS
      Any chance we can get this interview with Newt on Fox News Sunday here. It would be nice to hear what he said. I missed it. It would be nice to compare the candidates in their interviews.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HU45BLBCROTOIVK4Q56XO2N5VU MSGT

    This is something that is gonna come up that Rick needs to clarify. http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/18/catholic-santorum-in-2008-protestantism-in-shambles-gone-from-the-world-of-christianity/

    Two points..
    1.The DC is a pro Mittens rag that trashes anyone else.
    2.I refuse to put apple products on my pc so I have to go from the text.

    Basically Santorum is correct but this can be played into the division of Protestants and Catholics if he thinks the Catholic church didn’t follow the same path. If I can’t have Newt, I must get Santorum as the nominee. What bothers me is Santorum is closing in on the nomination through momentum and his vetting is just beginning.

  • c4pfan

    Great that he brought up Obama failing in Education.

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2GR77FIJZ2A2ZBKZFGRXYG7QY4 kim

    He will be in North Atlanta at a church tonight. Unable to go but will try to snag footage from friends.

    • c4pfan

      Santorum? I thought I read he was going to GA.

  • Constance

    It is refreshing to me to see someone actually stand by their beliefs instead of run from them. I may not agree with everything Santorum believes, but I respect his honesty.

  • BMinPA

    I have no problem someone speaking his mind. In fact, that is what I want to hear. But you also have to be conscious of what your opponents are waiting for you to say. The time you are spending explaining yourself is the time your opponents will use to get ahead of you. You can condemn radical environmentalism without referencing theology or the Bible. The two are not central to the argument. All he had to do was to point to gas prices and how they handled Keystone pipeline.

    • c4pfan

      That’s why I think Sarah is the best!

      • Been_There_BT

        AND I value Palin’s opinion … And Palin says Newt is the fighter in this race.

        Palin on Fox youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dPrCQJndL0

        • c4pfan

          I don’t agree there, because he was putting out ads bashing capitialism.

          • Been_There_BT

            Not Capitalism … Crony Capitalism, and that’s another spot on point Palin has been trying to make.

  • Sparky5253

    Well, I have had about enough of Santorum. He should really get in this century, instead of living in the 19th century. Santorum chases every rabbit in the room instead of sticking to the issues people are most concerned with. He has little depth and will be in over his head in the WH, just as Obama is!

    Contraception, gay marriage, premarital sex, are useless issues to people who are unemployed and losing their homes. These are tangential issues and of absolutely no importance in a world were Islam is sabre rattling.

    The critical issues in this election are the economy, jobs, oil independence, national security, and debt reduction.

    Newt is the only Conservative in the race who is talking about what is important.

    I trust Newt to have my back, NOT any of the others!

    • c4pfan

      That’s not true. Those issues came up in the 80s when there were great ecomonic times.

    • c4pfan

      It is important when the President of the US violates the 1st Amendment.

    • Nukeman60

      Like you, I back Newt. But the 41 minute speech above had a world of topics in it. Schieffer, in his 12 minute prime Sunday morning TV interview, chose 3 topics from a side bar, figuratively, and didn’t even get them right. Santorum had to keep correcting him and the frustration was evident, even though he did a good job.

      Schieffer had notes, I’m sure, that said ‘make sure you slam the still born baby, the homeschooling nut, the anti-Christian Obama, and the anti-medical procedure midwife’. All very effective, but all very false. What do you think people who don’t read TRS walked away with today?

    • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

      uhm, I think Rick was talking about oil when his words were taken out of context, yet again, because the lamestream would rather paint him as someone just as you have believed him to be. They’re not useless issues, some of us who are struggling out of the hole that dear leader and his godless administration have put us in still care about social issues as well.

  • sandynsavannah

    This election needs to be about the economy and jobs.
    I fear that candidate Santorum has become bogged down in his ultra conservative social views.
    I am considered a “goody two shoes” at work and some of his opinions are right of mine. I think they would be a problem for the majority of regular Americans and therefor a problem in the general election.
    Allow religious liberty to go forward as Gingrich supports and let the Holy Spirit handle the morality of the people. Don’t try to impose your idea of morality on the people…that is the same as what the left does only on the other end of the spectrum.

    • PhillyCon

      Question: So what happens if the economy gets better? What then? They are already saying the economy is improving b/c of the UE number.

      Why assume the economic narrative will favor the GOP in the fall especially when Obama’s friends in the media will cover up and fix numbers for him?

      Football teams don’t go into games with one offensive weapon they go into it with several. So, taking social issues off the table as a “weapon” is kind of short sighted. Even Karl Rove didn’t do that.

      • sandynsavannah

        I agree with Sparky
        “The critical issues in this election are the economy, jobs, oil independence, national security, and debt reduction.”
        Those are several offensives for Newt to go with.

        • PhillyCon

          OK. You obviously didn’t get my point.

          • sandynsavannah

            I’m sorry. Would you please explain?

            • PhillyCon

              Just re-read my post. My point is that you are assuming what issues will be central to the election, and you can’t make that claim.

              I.E. McCain thought terrorism and national security would be the big issues, but instead it was the housing market and the Lehman Brother’s crash. He wasn’t at all ready for that curve ball.

              • Major914

                And there is real evidence that bringing up social issues in an election is favorable to Republicans and conservatives…

                In a post higher up there is a link to a WSJ article that goes into the history and evidence.

  • REHLV

    My Opinion:
    I do not go to the butcher shop to get a hair cut & I do not go to the barber to get pork chops.

    I do not want the church pulpits preaching politics & I do not want the bully pulpit being used to preach religion.

    It is not that I do not understand Santorums comments; There is a time and place for everything. Billy Graham was a great evangelist, but would not have been a good president.

    Someone needs to tell Santorum: Timing is everything.

    • c4pfan

      Timing? When Obama changes laws with mandates you aren’t supposed to talk about our 1st Amendment rights?

      • REHLV

        Not sure what this has to do with my post. I must have missed something.

    • RighteousCrow_JustCaws

      Some two and a quarter centuries ago, a battered but triumphant group of freedom fighters paid one of man’s highest tributes ever to God when they baptized their newly won country in His name. They added that this new nation would welcome and defend the liberty of all faiths (or non-faiths); thus allowing you to have your opinion here.

      Do not be fooled into believing that the vast majority of Americans are not still dedicated to God and our founding principles.

      • REHLV

        Not sure you read my post completely. I said I could understand Santorum’s comments. I cannot believe I am going to say this, but does this also include Obama? “All faiths (or non-faiths)) your words not mine.

        I think you missed my point, however, I hope you are right and all those who love America & trust God show up on election day to put the right person in office.

        I know I will be there,

        PS. I am not fooled.

  • celestialjunk

    Religion, contraception, gay-rights, social-issues, etc., are all weapons deployed by liberals to distract conservatives and to shape the narrative … Santorum has neither the depth nor maturity to keep from being sucked in. He’ll chase every little spinner they toss out there. He’s your pet terrier chasing every toy you toss into the back yard.

    The issues that matter to Americans (and they’d better matter) are the economy, geopolitical dysfunction, energy, and debt. It’ll be a cake-walk knocking Santy off of these.

    Sure, Santy may be a nice guy … even a great Victorian Era catholic … but presidential candidate with depth, gravitas, and a wealth of geopolitical knowledge he ain’t.

    The DNC thought it was lucky with Romney being the anointed GOP choice … they must be already popping the corks and picking offices for their second term now that the choice seems to be coming down to Romney or Santorum. Obama is as good as sworn in. Of the entire field of potential nominees who entered the race, the DNC couldn’t have gotten luckier.

    With Newt being pounded down by his own party and still fading, they are in like Flynn.

  • NJK
  • NJK

    Why isn’t Obama being arrested? Why are they letting this German type figure continue his assault on this country? I’ve never felt so betrayed or frustrated in my own country. I just don’t understand why he’s allowed to do this.

    • c4pfan

      Why aren’t the GOP going after how he’s violating our 1st Amendment rights? They should also be demanding total disclosure of Obama’s record and the tapes the LA Times has kept hidden.

    • http://twitter.com/strngernfiction strangernfiction

      I hope I’m wrong and will fight for that to be the case, but I believe the answer to your first question is that America as currently fashioned is finished.

    • grizzlybear71

      Why isn’t Obama arrested? Why is he allowed to do this to our country? Because the banksters and those who really control this country like him just where he is. He will be there another four years unless they don’t want him to be. I predict they do.

  • BMinPA

    Time for Newt’s third resurrection? He should stick out they way this race is going.

    • c4pfan

      That’s up to voters.

      I read here people going gaga over his CPAC speech, but he still came in behind Santorum in the straw poll.

  • c4pfan

    Scoop, please put up Paul Ryan’s interview!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

    I’m glad these social issues are getting out there and in the open. I agree with Rick not because he’s a conservative, I agree with him because he is right on these social issues. The way he explains and answers them gives me confidence he knows what he talking. I think he has a strong enough and worthy economic plan to right the ship and bring us back on the right path. The WSJ said his plan is better than Romney’s timid plan. Mitt Romney is the frontrunner that must be beat or we lose.

    • http://twitter.com/strngernfiction strangernfiction

      I don’t know if this is what you meant, but if it comes down to Romney v. Obama conservatism can’t win.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Randall-Pickard/100003011397298 Randall Pickard

    Go Rick. Worldview was an important topic in the 1980s, with the influence of Francis Schaeffer and other theologians and philosophers during the Reagan years. That all seemed to be lost in the subsequent decades. Rick is bringing it back.

    • c4pfan

      Yeah, that’s when we kept hearing from the RINOs to shut up about abortion, etc.

  • c4pfan

    During good ecomonic times, do you think the Libs stopped talking Social Issues? Excuse me, but that’s all they talk about is Social Issues!

    Congress is even trying to do a Cyber Bullying bill! Social issues, social issues, social issues!

    • Major914

      That the left is always pushing social issues is a crucially important point to keep in mind!

      Here is a really interesting article on the history of social issues in politics, and an analysis of how, historically, their prominence in an election has electorally favored conservatives, and Republicans. Its from the Wall Street Journal.

      http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577227694132901090.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

      • PhillyCon

        That was a great article. More conservatives should read that, and not give credence to the CW.

        • Major914

          Yes. That article seems worth passing around…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Dias/1680711668 Chris Dias

    Cool. He is on the right side of global warming.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Miller/100001304288321 Chris Miller

    Great post.

  • Steven

    I am just happy that Santorum is not afraid of the Left. If he’s going to go down on principle and his beliefs, he’s willing to do so. He’s not going to sugar coat it or be all politically correct. Why should the Left and their radical agenda not be questioned, but once someone like Santorum espouses beliefs rooted in our heritage, he’s considered out of the mainstream? What about this administration pushing the gay agenda, the secularist agenda and the radical environmental agenda? They should be the ones having to answer for where America is today!

    Conservatives always say they want someone who is willing to stand on principle, but it seems that when such a person emerges like Santorum or Palin, they abandon them to the wolves on the Left. I am not going to leave a principled, unabashed conservative like Santorum on the battlefield. I am sick of the Left always gettting their way and getting a pass on being scrutinized for their agenda by the media. No, it’s time to stand up for our values and the beliefs that we know will create the best society humanly possible in this nation. It’s One Nation Under God and We The People must be willing to see that upheld against the Left Horde!

    So, I stand with Rick. There was nothing controversial at all about what he said about Obama. If anything, he was rather too modest about what this president has done to this country and the things that he’s tried to do to this nation. Can you imagine if he was able to have his way? With the agenda items he failed to get through and the appointments he was willing to make in certain administration posts? For goodness sake he had Van Jones in a position of power! We need a strong principle conservative to balance out the big lefty we have in the White House today, who is willing to engage in a real debate about the nature and future of our nation. Pick Rick! Santorum 2012!

  • aZjimbo

    Am I the only one that just can not stand that old liberal geezer? he’s useless.

    • c4pfan

      No, your not the only one.

      • aZjimbo

        Yes, I kind of figured there just might be more.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=500549684 Corey Kitchens

    One of the main reasons I like Santorum is because he pisses off the liberals. Whats not to like about that???

  • http://twitter.com/TruthSociety TruthSociety

    Boobby Schieffer is a bought and paid for hack. What a old Dinosaur that does nothing but expel intestinal gas. Old Bob was never this concerned about Obama’s faith and the teachings of his Buddy and Pastor Jeremiah Wright.

  • Steven

    Let me say, I just watch the interview (I watch the speech first) and Rick Santorum absolutely took Scheiffer to the woodshed! This is who we need in the fall. He will take them on and not be a mealy mouth who can’t speak for himself or is afraid to call Obama who he is.

    And speaking of that speech, it was an excellent display of a candidate who knows the issues, the facts and knows how to persuade people to his point of view. You even saw his ability to persuade in the interview with Scheiffer with his strong points on his education ideas. He even had Scheiffer wondering how Santorum can fix the problem, because Santorum had great facts and was emphatic about there being a problem.

    Santorum was not my first choice. He wasn’t my second or third choice (Palin, Cain, then Bachmann), but he’s turning out to be a very good choice at this stage and the best of those who are left. Pick Rick! Santorum 2012!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tom-Camp/1608442478 Tom Camp

    Like many, I have always had some social con instincts, but tended to shy away from bringing them up in discussions for fear of being ridiculed. I am still a bit of a libertarian social con – that is, I believe in faith, family, freedom and all, but I mostly want to government to keep out. But I am not neutral on these issues.

    Why is our country in the state it is these days? Sure, we are letting government get bigger. We are turning over to government all sorts of things that we never used to consider the government’s business before. We are letting ‘experts’ make decisions for us – again leading to bigger government. We are letting government do our charity work.

    Why are all these things happening? Because we are scared to talk about the fundamental issues that are causing the decline in our society and hence the growth of government. In short, we are afraid to talk about social issues. We are afraid that sophisticated people will laugh at us. We’re afraid to be thought of as 19th century (the century that the U.S. rose from a backwater to being the most powerful country in the world).

    There is no reason to be afraid to talk about the importance of things like faith, family, personal responsibility and traditional values. These things made our country great and our people strong. Can anyone argue that things have gotten better since we have moved away from these values? We have got to stop apologizing for them.

    So I no longer am going to be embarrassed to talk about these things and I am going to defend anyone who talks about them on my behalf. Sure jobs and the economy are important. But so is the weakening of our national and personal character that got us where we are today. We will never truly get our country back on track unless we address both – even if the social issues are addressed primarily via the bully pulpit. Go Rick.

    • http://twitter.com/TruthSociety TruthSociety

      Yes. I agree. And the problem is we have a weak Speaker of the House along with his crony republicans. The republicans need to elect conservatives that will fight back instead of yielding to the liberals mantra. The OLD republican establishment is not using all of it tools to bring back the constitution. They need to stop being afraid of the liberal press or get out of the way. The American people have the young freshman republicans backs. Americans may not get another chance to stop these socialists.

    • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

      Very well said Tom!

  • stage9

    I QUESTION the president’s faith!!!

    Obama is the only Christian I know who while claiming to be a Christian denounces Christianity.

    But why throw around empty rhetoric, Schieffer, let’s just look at the facts shall we?

    The Bible makes it clear that a man that has sexual relations with another man as with a woman, this act is an abomination.

    What Christian acts has Obama undertaken to support this theological truth?

    1) Obama signs DADT repeal:
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/22/AR2010122201888.html

    2) Obama supports repeal of DOMA
    http://newsone.com/nation/washington-watch/ggaynor/obama-supports-repeal-of-gay-marriage-ban/

    The Bible says that the shedding of innocent blood will not go unpunished.

    1) Obama reaffirms his abortion support
    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/01/obama-abortion.html

    Our Founders understood that rights were UNALIENABLE, meaning God-given, and that no government had the right to take them away.

    1) Obama forces contraception on religious institutions:
    http://www.mercatornet.com/sheila_liaugminas/view/10223

    2) Obama appointee opposes religious freedom
    http://politicalnews.me/?id=11951

    If Obama is a Christian, he’s the most anti-Christian Christian I’ve ever seen.

    RightScoop, sorry for the links, but sometimes you just have to make the point.

    • grizzlybear71

      So, when you say “The Bible says that the shedding of innocent blood will not go unpunished” how do you and others here reconcile our actions in other countries where innocent men, women and children are killed?

      • stage9

        The Bible is referring to murder. The sixth commandment reads: Thou shalt not murder.

        With Iraq or Afghanistan the Bible would consider these “just wars” insomuch as they adhere to the following criteria.

        A just (or justified) war is one that is waged on behalf of justice. The goal of a just war is peace. Romans 13:1-5 gives us the God-ordained role of government in society:

        1) to govern with authority from God (v1-2)
        2) to praise the good in society (v4)
        3) to punish the evildoer in society (v4)
        4) to bear the sword and execute wrath against wrongdoers (v4)

        Six criteria determine a just war:

        1) There must be a just cause. Bringing aggression, injustice, and genocide to a stop would promote righteousness and therefore be a just cause.

        2) There must be just intention. The goal is peace and safety for all involved. The desire for ideological supremacy, geographical expansion, or economic gain does not justify a war.

        3) War must be the last resort after all other methods to resolve the conflict have failed.

        4) There must be a formal declaration of war. This shows that it is the government taking action on behalf of its citizenry.

        5) Proportionate means are used. Weaponry and use of force must be limited to what is necessary to repel the attack and prevent future aggression. Unlimited war is wrong.

        6) Noncombatant immunity. Individuals not actively involved in the conflict, including POWs and casualties, should be immune from attack.

        • grizzlybear71

          The war in Afghanistan is both undeclared and unlimited. A group of school children in a remote village somewhere bombed into oblivion are not actively involved in the conflict.

          So, I ask again: When we fly over some village in Afghanistan, a nation we have not declared war upon, and MURDER a school full of seven-year-old children who have nothing to do with anything remotely threatening to our national interests or any quest for justice…will that shedding of innocent blood go unpunished?

          • stage9

            That’s simply untrue. The aggressor in Afghanistan is/was the Taliban. The Taliban and Al-Qaeda fight as guerrillas, not as uniformed soldiers in a traditional army, but that does not make them any less an army.

            Our military is not flying over villages and murdering children. This is a ludicrous statement and is not based on facts.

            Listen, the world is not fair. There is real evil in this world that many of us in the West have been insulated from. War, while never a pleasant choice, in the right “just war” circumstances, actually preserves more life than it ends.

            Despite the horrors of World War II, and the innocent lives lost, it was war that halted the spread of a Nazi Reich whose goal was world domination.

            Sometimes the best way to uphold the value of life is to end the lives of those seeking to destroy life. Unfortunately in war innocent bystanders find themselves caught in the middle and die as a result, but to leap to the extreme and conclude that these innocent lives are the “target” is arguing in the extreme. It simply is not true.

            • grizzlybear71

              I’m not saying the school children in my example are the target. Unfortunately there have been many instances where we have killed innocent people, including children, while supposedly pursuing a “just” war. Just last week, NATO airstrikes killed 8 children in some remote Afghani village.

              http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/world/asia/nato-acknowledges-bombing-killed-eight-young-afghans.html

              It is not ludicrous, and it is based on facts.

              Now…these children were murdered, and a war has not been formally declared on their nation by ours. We were the aggressor, not them. We caused their blood to be shed. Shall we go unpunished in accordance with the Bible?

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

                We aren’t murdering children, sorry but we ain’t like the Nazis murdering Jews. Did you even read the nytimes link you posted?

                “officers insisted that while those who had been killed were young men, perhaps even boys, they were armed and that based on the observations of soldiers on the ground and aircraft camera footage, they appeared to pose a threat to forces operating in the area.” — that’s your definition of innocent? — “The decision to bomb this group was made because they were seen as adult-sized and moving in a tactical fashion, and the commander was worried they were in a good position to attack” — That’s not murder, that’s war, and it’s hell! Damn Taliban teaching kids to hate america and using them to do their fighting and it’s our fault, give me a break. Stop with the blame America first crap, do we make mistakes yes, but is it completely our fault? no!

                • http://twitter.com/cfallon57 Cheryl Fallon

                  Uh yeah…America does indeed grant legal authority to murder children…the unborn ones…they have no chance if mom sees fit to do away with them because legally it is granted to them under the law here in America! Tell me, do you really believe in your heart that having a “balanced budget” will save America? Do you really believe that no new taxes will save this country?

                  Where were they in 1973 when Roe vs Wade was decided? You mean now that are economy is falling apart and our pockets are empty we ban together and cry out for conservatism? Where was the united Christian voice of this Christian nation?

                  Exodus 20:13-Thou shalt not KILL

                  The killing of children is especially condemned by God through the prophets. In the land God gave his people to occupy, foreign nations had the custom of sacrificing some of their children in fire. God told His people that they were not to share in this sin. They did, however, as Psalm 106 relates: “They mingled with the nations and learned their works…They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, and they shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, desecrating the land with bloodshed” (Psalm 106:35, 37-38).

                  This sin of child-sacrifice, in fact, is mentioned as one of the major reasons that the Kingdom of Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians and the people taken into exile. “They mutilated their sons and daughters by fire…till the Lord, in his great anger against Israel, put them away out of his sight” (2 Kings 17:17-18).

                  Notice that this practice was a religious ritual. Not even for “religious freedom” can the killing of children be tolerated.

                  WHERE IS AMERICA HEADING WITH THIS EVIL SHE IS ALLOWING?

                • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

                  Okay you flipped the script on me, abortion is one thing(I agree with you), but war is another.

              • KenInMontana

                You know what, I have had enough of this. Your meme of “illegal war” has been disproved again and again. I think it’s time for you to go.

          • Is_Sense_Common

            Why do you think the Taliban hides in schools? They purposely stockpile weapons and fashion hideouts in schools and churches so that when their enemy destroys them, they can say we are the barbarians, killing innocent children.

        • NeonSnake

          Cool. We all agree. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are not justified. Thread closed.

          • stevenbiot

            Ron Paul has no chance, Snake. Hahaha.

  • c4pfan

    Rick is speaking at a Georgia event tonight.

  • BAICHAN

    The left is not to be feared but fought with facts! That is why all of us need to read books such as Ameritopia by Mark Levin and educate our children (think old family bible hour as a model). I graduated from a NYC art school with these leftist types and trust me they looked down on anyone not on the left.

  • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

    It’s interesting, that I had a chance to look at Scoop’s headlines just before dinner. I didn’t have time to watch these then, but was planning on it right after dinner. Well, then I blew a gasket at the dinner table as our local news reports on “Santorum questioning Obama’s Christianity”. My husband thought I’d lost it finally, and I told him, if you want to know the truth, let’s see what Scoop’s got as soon as we’re finished eating. Well, I rushed in here and played both clips- and he says, well it’s good that they’re doing this and putting him through this, because it’s making him stronger and allowing the other side and the news look worse when they do it.
    I was glad to hear for myself the real story Scoop, and I can’t tell you how valuable your site is to so many of us. Thank you so much!!!!

    The only thing I disagree with Santorum on this is, I don’t have any problem questioning dear leader’s faith, because it’s sure not Christian. I don’t know what he is- mostly I believe a Marxist/humanist more after his mother’s side of the family, with a bent towards Islam after his father’s side. Whatever it is, he is NOT a follower of Christ.

    • StandingGround

      You go girl! Agree on all points.

      I was having a talk with myself after my last rant above. I need to try to be more calm and collected. I kept asking “what the heck is wrong with me” – the way my heart is racing inside my chest at the LSM and all their deceit.

      Thanks for finishing my thoughts!

      And, yes, thanks Scoop!!!

      • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

        Standing, I’ve been putting a specific Scripture out around Scoop for a while, because I am finding that when my heart gets to racing over all the lies and evil of these days, I can’t help but find comfort in Psalm 37. I will share that one with anyone who seems to need it- or those who want it :-)

        • StandingGround

          Absolutely perfect Scripture to suggest, ABC. There are many powerful jewels all the way through. It sure puts things in perspective and brings comfort when things seem out of sorts.

          I have to retreat from all this stuff when I get wigged out so I can stay spiritually minded, which is where battles are won. If I get off in the flesh, it weakens my stand, because I’m trusting in myself. Ultimately, there is victory when we let God take charge like he did for Jehosaphat, one of my favorite stories of triumph in the OT.

          Thanks for grounding me by giving me a good shake and pointing me to Psalm 37! That and a little praise music is all it took! Good call.

          • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

            Beleive me, I have to continuously give myself a good shake and remind myself that my hope lies in the Book, not in any politician. I get wigged out a lot, and am learning to trust more and more in the Lord- if it weren’t for His peace that He gives freely, I’d have been put in a mental ward a long time ago! :-)

            • StandingGround

              Sleep helps to – clears the brain.

              Many Blessings!

              Goodnight!

  • c4pfan

    All I see on the live stream is the Santa Monica Pier?

  • c4pfan

    I read a tweet that Santorum’s speech in GA went very well!

  • BMinPA

    I have a question for all who get excited about Santorum’s social views. Doesn’t he reassure the public and the press every chance he gets that he is not about to implement any of his social and religious beliefs in law? Contraception stays, public education stays, abortion stays. So what goes?

    • c4pfan

      That’s up to the people when they finally have to take responsibility for our decisions. The Gov can’t keep mandating everything.

  • hbnolikeee

    Race card or victim card, they’ll use whatever works to misdirect and demonize. The libs have no shame and it’s sad that some people still hear their BS.

  • mjs_pa

    Schieffer: You’re not saying…You’re not saying….You’re not saying…..You’re not saying.

    Thank you, Senator. I’m glad I gave you the opportunity to explain what you were not saying.

  • B. W. Wright

    Seems to me that the people “listening” to Santorum completely understood what he was talking about! I heard the applause. Schieffer is another idiot liberal!

  • stevenbiot

    Hell yeah! I’m glad Santorum called Obama out. If Obama is my neighbor in Heaven, I’ll enjoy relocating to hell.

    • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

      If he doesn’t change his ways, he won’t be- but I am still hoping you’ll be my neighbor Steven! :-)

    • NeonSnake

      I’m sure you might have a lot of friends down there.

  • stevenbiot

    The President is a Christian, my a@$!

    • NeonSnake

      What is he…. a MUSLIM?! Everybody run!

      • stevenbiot

        No, he’s an a@#hole; everybody get your toilet paper, because it’s gonna get shi$%y.

  • stevenbiot

    Rick is game! That dude will do battle with Obama, no problem. Go Santorum!!!

  • stevenbiot

    Rick’s right on with his education stance. My tax dollars should go to the school where my child attends, nowhere else! Bob got schooled.

  • Major914

    Rick Santorum did an absolutely great job of parrying the liberal faux outrage at his ‘shockingly extreme and unbelievable positions’–that was truly impressive. Right now, Rick Santorum is elevating the national debate, just by being present and being himself. Can you just imagine the liberal reaction when, after this, he wins a State like Michigan, for example? In their limited minds, his support among voters will necessarily drop to near zero after this exposure…

    It was good clean fun to see him kick Bob BS Schieffer in the teeth…

  • Bren4824

    I thought that these videos of Ricky Santorum were HILARIOUS!!!

    Be sure to watch these videos……Ricky Santorum, his own words!!

    Ricky says…….”The Tea Party does NOT belong in the Republican Party and does NOT belong in Washington”

    • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

      If you weren’t a drive by troll, you might find a couple of posts Scoop has done to show the whole context and story of this. Santorum is NOT concerned about the Tea Party! Get a life and do some checking. Wait- I’ll save you the trouble. http://www.therightscoop.com/definitive-proof-santorum-does-not-have-concerns-about-the-tea-party/ Gee that was hard, I had to go WAAAAY back 2 pages to get this.

      • Linky1

        This always does the trick for unwanted visitors, ABC.

        [IMG]http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll239/justlorna/Trollspray.jpg[/IMG]

      • Bren4824

        Hon:

        Everyone that posts here are big boys and girls…….

        They can watch/listen to the videos and come to their own conclusions.

        They do not need YOU or “the right scoop” to do it for them!!

        That is what is so GREAT about our country!!!

        • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

          Rock on dude. Just thought I’d clear up a lie, but guess you’d rather revel in that instead of the truth.

        • K-Bob

          Please read the comment policy.

        • stevenbiot

          You used a Bloomberg article! Now that’s journalism at its best. Haha!

  • http://twitter.com/Yorkiegolfer Wayne Williams

    Nothing that I hear coming out of the mouth on Santorum makes any sense. He doesn’t even think at a nineteen century level of competence.

    • Bren4824

      That is why PA voters wanted Santorum OUT—–and why Santorum was clobbered when running for reelection.

      He suffered the largest loss in PA voting history!!!

      The voters pretty much said……We were worried about the economy, jobs, and getting food on our tables……..And, Santorum was worried about what we were doing in our bedrooms/households!!

      PLUS…….Santorum was caught up in MANY unethical, corrupt issues at that time as well.

      For 2 years…………Santorum was named “the most corrupt politician in Washington”—–by the Washington watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics.

      Do a search through Yahoo…….Just type this in the search bar……..

      Rick Santorum + most corrupt politician

      • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

        I don’t pay attention to liberal sites such as CREW. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2762157/posts

        but then again, if you’re a lib, it won’t matter what the truth is.

        • stevenbiot

          Libs always want the perfect candidate to run for our side. But, even if we nominated Jesus, they would find something to complain about. They fail to realize that an utopian candidate is impossible to elect and a utopian world is impossible to achieve. Rick is solid, and he’s human- that’s why I will vote for him. Granted, he’s not the messiah that the liberals put into office last go round; but, he will make due.

      • PhillyCon

        I’m a PA voter, and he lost b/c of his support for the Iraq War. You have no clue what you are talking about FYI.

        Second, your whole argument is shot when you cite CREW, a SOROS funded front. Please do some more research before playing keyboard commando.

        • Bren4824

          Hon:

          PA voter here as well.

          Rick Santorum’s name in PA is like a four-letter word to most people/voters!!

    • Major914

      Sorry that Rick is over your head,… you might try Mitt Romney instead then–he, just like Bob Dole, Gerald Ford, and John McCain, is the ‘safe’ establishment candidate…

      • NeonSnake

        Well, at least Rick is sincere… even though he’s a bible thumper. Romney would start handing out welfare to everyone if it helped out his corporate buddies.

    • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

      ok. I’m so glad you informed us. Where would we be without your words of wisdom?

      • K-Bob

        And you would be an expert on “nineteen century level of competence?”

        Tell us, were people really dumb in nineteen century?

        • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

          I haven’t got a clue of whether they were geniuses or not, but my point to mr. Williams was that his comment was lacking in information on why Santorum makes no sence. Besides that, I needed chocolate last night and I didn’t have any.

          • K-Bob

            Keep emergency packets of Swiss Miss stashed somewhere.

            Lindor balls just don’t store well.

            • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

              LOL No kidding on the Lindor balls- I LOVE those things, but they turn to mush down here. ;-) And my son gets into the Swiss Miss, so I gotta think of some other kind of secret stash!

              • KenInMontana

                Go down to your local Sporting goods store and pick up what they call a “pistol safe”, the stack-on brand are the most inexpensive. And voila, a secure place for your chocolate stash!

                • http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada

                  LOL! Thanks, I never thought about hiding it in my husband’s gun cabinet! Guess I can stock up during grocery shopping tomorrow! Thanks Ken! :-D

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

    Negative Ads working? Poll: Santorum Slipping In Michigan, 15 Point Lead Over Romney Down To 4 http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_MI_219.pdf

    Hang in there Rick! C’mon Michigan don’t let Romney win!

    • c4pfan

      Not that I noticed. Other polls have had him at that amount at 3 to 5 percent.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

        Yeah, RCP average has him at 6.5

  • Bren4824

    ***Testing Testing***REALITY Check!!!!***Testing Testing

    Santorum’s Electability Pitch Undermined by 2006 Senate Re-Election Loss

    Bloomberg News
    Feb 14, 2012 12:44 PM ET

    ……….”Santorum’s loss was “the largest defeat by a Republican United States senator seeking election or re-election in modern Pennsylvania history,” said G. Terry Madonna, a and public affairs professor at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and director of the school’s poll.

    “Santorum was putting an emphasis on the cultural issues, which didn’t sit well with independent, suburban swing voters in this state,” Madonna said.

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-14/santorum-pitch-undermined-by-senate-loss.html

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez

      Newsflash: I don’t care! Go RICK!

    • K-Bob

      You must be new to this issue. Otherwise you’d be more aware of the context.

    • stevenbiot

      Bren, you seem to let one site make up your mind. We, on this site, read voraciously and are more than willing and capable to make mince meat out of your kind. Study up if you want to speak out round here. We go for the jugular!

  • c4pfan

    Here’s a link to True Convictions that has some of Santorum’s speech in Ohio.

    http://www.trueconviction.net/2012/02/rick-santorum-in-columbus.html

    Scoop, did you get his speech in GA? I read a ton of people were there.

  • http://profiles.google.com/ranjay25 no kia

    I would’ve doubled down and said, “hell yeah he’s not a christian”. He had 2 mooslim fathers and his middle name is ‘hussein’. Oh yeah he’s a christian. But not the kind which would turn the other cheek, CINO. With his Rev. Wright Black theology Christianity he only cites Jesus when he wants to pull the wool over some naive religious Christians’ eyes. I hate it when people backtrack. Love or hate Ann Coulter, she never apologizes or backtracks which is so refreshing.

  • 911Infidel

    Well Bob, if you were a real Christian, you’d know in a heartbeat what “phony baloney” Christianity is. Once again Rick nails Obama and exposes him for the fraud that he is. There are sheep, wolves and sheepdogs Bob. Guess which catagory you and your Grand Ayatollah fall into?

    Now here’s a quote that no one ever uses. Hey Bob: “Don’t you know that we (Christians that is…the real McCoy, not the Liberation Theologists) will judge angels? How much more, the things that pertain to this life” (I Cor 6:3)

  • NeonSnake

    Agreed. Everytime I hear Rick Santorum talk about the bible I get chills. Can we please just leave religion out of politics? Do we remember “the seperation of church and state?” Elect this guy and were one step closer to a theocracy. What if Obama is a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? He’ll hopefully just keep it to himself.

    • http://profiles.google.com/ranjay25 no kia

      Yeah, right! Your boy obummer brought up Jesus Christ when he wanted to pass tax hikes 2 weeks ago.

      • stevenbiot

        She thinks the separation rhetoric is in the Constitution. We are dealing with a blogger that hasn’t passed understanding the Constitution 101 – a real lightweight.

    • stevenbiot

      Thomas Jefferson talked about the separation of church and state in a letter to the Danbury Baptists. You think that phrase is in the Constitution, don’t you? Silly liberal, serious blog sites are for intelligent adults.

    • stevenbiot

      Haha! You stole Dawkin’s “Spaghetti Monster” phrase, and didn’t give him credit. You are now a plagiarizer. Come up with something original, or go nighty night.

  • klaffner

    I think you have officially lost it if you think Santorum handled this well. Let’s leave aside his usual moralizing condescension. He is now on record that he believes that the reason the Obama administration is promoting mandatory pre-natal care is to promote more abortions. How is that you ask? Santorum goes for it full bore. It is a conspiracy to abort disabled children. Can accusations of gene pool cleansing be far behind. Santorum is the guy because he sticks to his positions. If he sticks to this one, he is toast. There is no amount of proud proclamation of principle that will make this sort of right wing extremism palatable to the populace.

    It is slipping away from us folks. If we don’t get our act together, it is going to be four more years of Obama.

    • Major914

      Wrong. Prenatal testing, not care–mandatory, not voluntary. Liberals also ridiculed Palin’s calling out of death panels–and by now most people well understand that she was right.

      Rick Santorum is pointing out another example of problems with this administration and the left on the crucial issue of respect for life. Many will, along with him, recognize the moral hazard, and societal danger.

      And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just… Thomas Jefferson

  • Bren4824

    Here is just “one” scenario/situation as to why Santorum was found to be one of the most corrupt politicians in Washington for 2 years!!!

    Santorum and his wife sued for $500,000 for medical malpractice (they won $300,000).

    After Santorum collected his cash………He then supported/pushed for legislation so that everyone else—–as in “non-Santorums”—–could only sue for a maximum of $250,000 for medical malpractice.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/santorum-pushed-to-limit-malpractice-awards-but-sought-larger-payout-for-wife/2012/01/19/gIQANXQeVQ_story.html

    http://santorumexposed.com/pages/issues/issues-malpractice.php

  • lobotrojan

    It is a fruitless endeavor, Senator…liberals like Ol’ Bob will never, NEVER accept nor will he even attempt to understand Christ or the Bible. He and his secular colleagues despise the Bible. They loath Christians. They have long ago repudiated Jesus Christ and his slavation. Ol’ Bob clearly loathes the senator. Ol’ Bob is patently ignorant.

  • bogtrotters

    Bob Schieffer is a Republican.

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