Santorum 2012

[n david]

The link below is the reason people have to understand that the moderate/swing vote has to be won for the GOP candidate to beat Obama.

Santorum ran for the PA Senate in '06 on conservative cultural issues and lost by 18 points -- “the largest defeat by a Republican United States senator seeking election or re-election in modern Pennsylvania history.”

Santorum will not win PA, or any of the other so-called swing states because he's too culturally conservative. Sorry, like it or not, he won't. His comment about sex in marriage was one of the dumbest comments I've ever read. It's Palin-like. It rivals, "I can see Russia...."

All I want in a President is to be fiscally responsible, ensure our personal and religious freedoms and stay out of my private life. I care not what his dumb view on sex is. He should keep it to himself and his wife.

Go jump on the Santorum bandwagon if you'd like. But when the wheels fall off in the general election, and we're faced with another 4 years of Obama because independent, moderate and swing voters couldn't stomach his preaching morality on everyone....don't come crying on AFF.

Romney is not the best choice, but he's the only GOP candidate that will be able to win any i/m/s voters.

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[n david]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

HAHAHAHA!!! There are a LOT of married couples who have sex for "simply pleasure!" He's going to get reamed for that one!

Why in the world would he say something like that? That is a stupid comment.

I feel sorry for his wife....

[AmericanAngel]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I like Santorum more than any candidate right now (although Romney made me start to like Gingrich), but I'm afraid he is going to get into some trouble with his - going to be perceived as - anti-feminist and extreme comments.

On women in the workforce:

“The radical feminists succeeded in undermining the traditional family and convincing women that professional accomplishments are the key to happiness.”

On women in the military:

“I think that could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission, because of other types of emotions that are involved.”

On homosexuality:

Saying he doesn't have a problem with homosexuals, he just has a problem with "homosexual acts".

On contraception:

“not okay” because it gives people “a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.”

The Left is going to eat him up, I'm afraid.

I'm afraid your right. Even though I still like Rick, I not agreeing with some of his statements lately. The questions are set of for failure. There is not a really good answer of "balance" to appease both sides coming from a conservative, who by his answers seems more bazaar- conservative than me. His answer on contraceptives...really? *facepalm* Twisp & Ms Brattfield, I'm a sinner too! LOL So, it did ruffle me a bit. It reminded me of when Dole answered a question on Lesbians. I did not like it.

[trialedbyfire]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I like Santorum more than any candidate right now (although Romney made me start to like Gingrich), but I'm afraid he is going to get into some trouble with his - going to be perceived as - anti-feminist and extreme comments.

On women in the workforce:

“The radical feminists succeeded in undermining the traditional family and convincing women that professional accomplishments are the key to happiness.”

On women in the military:

“I think that could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission, because of other types of emotions that are involved.”

On homosexuality:

Saying he doesn't have a problem with homosexuals, he just has a problem with "homosexual acts".

On contraception:

“not okay” because it gives people “a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.”

The Left is going to eat him up, I'm afraid.

I agree with absolutely everything he's said except the contraception thing, which I'm willing to look past for the sake of this country's well being.


But I agree he may be a little extreme for the general election. I say it's worth a shot though, if a socialist community organizer who goes to a liberation theology church can win the general election, so can a guy who's a little to extremely right on everything.