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2012 Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum doubled down on his anti-gay stance in a Fox News interview with Chris Wallace. Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

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Santorum on How Trump Will 'Destroy' the Iran Nuclear Deal

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Rick Santorum: Obama and Bush Have 'Given All Muslims A Pass'

ABC NEWS: Former Republican senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum sharply criticized President Obama’s management of conflict in the Middle East today, saying both Obama and President George W. Bush have “given all Muslims a pass” by refusing to connect radical militant activity to the faith itself.

Speaking at Liberty University’s convocation, Santorum, a possible 2016 presidential candidate who now runs a Christian film studio, said Presidents Bush and Obama have “identified the enemy by what they do, not who they are and what they want to accomplish.”

“I’m not saying all Muslims are terrorists, but we have an obligation to face the truth about who the enemy is and what they want to accomplish,” Santorum said. » | Benjamin Siegel | Monday, November 10, 2014

Rick Santorum on Obama's Handling of Syria Crisis

Former presidential candidate sounds off

Santorum Blames American Downfall on Gay Agenda in Colleges
THE ADVOCATE: According to Santorum, pop culture and colleges have ruined America.

Former senator and Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum blamed the decline of America on indoctrinating the gay agenda in colleges across the country and the media. » | Michelle Garcia | Saturday, January 19, 2013

Inside Story: Did Santorum Shift Republicans to the Right?
As Rick Santorum quits the Republican nomination race, we examine the legacy of his candidacy on the party.

US Election 2012: Rick Santorum Drops Out of Race

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Rick Santorum dropped out of the US presidential race today, clearing the last remaining obstacle for Mitt Romney to seize the Republican nomination.

Trailing badly in the polls and facing the prospect of a humiliating defeat in his home state of Pennsylvania, Mr Santorum used Gettysburg, the site of the bloodiest battle of the American civil war, to announce his withdrawal.

"We made the decision to get into this race at our kitchen table against all the odds and we made a decision over the weekend that while this presidential race is over for me - and we will suspend our campaign effective today - we're not done fighting," he said.

While he used his brief appearance to attack President Barack Obama, the one-time candidate did not offer any endorsement of Mr Romney, who faces an open road to the Republican nomination.

The former Pennsylvania senator said he had "tried to be a witness" to the struggles of America's middle class and a voice for social conservatives.

"Even when they said we couldn't win, we were winning because we were touching hearts and raising issues that frankly a lot of people didn't want raised," he said. Read on and comment » | Raf Sanchez | Washington | Tuesday, April 10, 2012

My comment:

Rick Santorum is a handsome man who speaks eloquently. Pity is that he is too conservative, too religious, and too frozen in time. Were he to loosen up a little, and leave some of his ante-diluvian ideas behind him, he'd be a very serious contender for the White House. One can only wish him well even if one is relieved that he is out of the race. – © Mark

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TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Le républicain Rick Santorum jette l'éponge : Le candidat ultraconservateur suspend sa campagne pour l'investiture républicaine, laissant la voie libre au favori Mitt Romney pour devenir le candidat qui affrontera Barack Obama en novembre. » | AP/Newsnet | mardi 10 avril 2012

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Santorum macht Weg für Romney frei: Das Rennen der Republikaner um den Herausforderer des amtierenden US-Präsidenten ist so gut wie entschieden. Rick Santorum verkündete am Dienstag seinen Rückzug. Jetzt wird Multimillionär Mitt Romney gegen Barack Obama antreten. » | aar/fab/Reuters/dpa/AP/AFP | Dienstag, 04. April 2012

Pa. Poll: Romney Opens Lead in Santorum's Backyard

USA TODAY: Fresh from his triple victories earlier this week, Mitt Romney has now opened a lead in Rick Santorum's home state of Pennsylvania.

The survey released today by Public Policy Polling shows Romney has a 42% to 37% lead among likely GOP primary voters -- a 17-point jump for the former Massachusetts governor in the last month. The Pennsylvania primary is April 24.

Santorum, a former Pennsylvania congressman and senator, has dropped six points over the same period. The Pennsylvania poll shows Romney has made gains among evangelical voters, Tea Party supporters and voters who say they are "very conservative" -- three groups that have consistently supported Santorum. » | Catalina Camia | USA TODAY | Thursday, April 05, 2012

Santorum Looking Froward to May

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Santorum: No Regrets about "Taking On" Reporter

Read the article here | Lucy Madison | Monday, March 26, 2012
TELEGRAPH – BLOGS – TIM STANLEY: For his own good, Rick Santorum should be bound and gagged in public » | Tim Stanley | Tuesday, March 27, 2012

My comment:

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Rick Santorum is a kook. The USA, the world cannot afford a president like him. He'll turn the clocks back at worst, and cause a major conflagration at worst. Keep him OUT of the White House! – © Mark

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US Election 2012: Rick Santorum Calls Mitt Romney 'Worst Possible Republican' Nominee

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Rick Santorum attacked rival Mitt Romney on Sunday calling him "the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama" as the former Massachusetts governor looked on pace to clinch the Republican party nomination.

Santorum told voters that Romney is "uniquely disqualified" to be theRepublican's presidential pick and urged his supporters to stand with him even as he faces an increasingly improbable pathway to the nomination, despite an easy victory in the Louisiana primary the night before.

With all Louisiana precincts reporting, Santorum captured 49 percent of the vote to 27 percent for Romney. Newt Gingrich, was far back at 16 percent, followed by Ron Paul with 6 percent.

Although the victory gives Santorum bragging rights and 10 more delegates, it does not change the overall dynamics of the race. The former Pennsylvania senator still dramatically lags behind Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, in the battle for delegates to the party's August nominating convention in Tampa, Florida. » | Monday, March 26, 2012

US Election: Republican Candidate Rick Santorum Wins Louisiana Primary

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Rick Santorum remporte la primaire de Louisiane

LA PRESSE (CANADA): L'ultraconservateur Rick Santorum a remporté samedi la primaire républicaine de Louisiane (sud), donnant un coup d'accélérateur à sa campagne face à Mitt Romney, qui reste néanmoins favori pour affronter Barack Obama en novembre.

Selon des projections diffusées par les chaînes de télévision américaines après la fermeture des bureaux de vote, l'ancien sénateur de Pennsyvlanie (est), grand défenseur des valeurs chrétiennes et familiales, a remporté 50% des suffrages, contre 26% au multimillionnaire Romney.

Il engrange ainsi un 11e État dans la course à l'investiture républicaine pour la Maison-Blanche, mais compte toujours à son actif deux fois moins de victoires que son rival modéré Mitt Romney.
Dans un courriel adressé à ses partisans dès l'annonce de sa victoire, M. Santorum a qualifié «d'historique» le scrutin de Louisiane.

«Romney a fait une campagne intensive ici en dépensant beaucoup d'argent, mais les Louisianais ne se sont pas laissés impressionner par les mensonges et la campagne négative: ils ont voté pour un authentique conservateur», a estimé M. Santorum, reprenant l'accusation de l'aile droite du parti républicain pour qui M. Romney est par trop modéré. » | Susan Finch | Agence France-Presse | La Nouvelle Orléans | samedi 24 mars 2012

US Election: Rick Santorum Advert Compares Barack Obama with Iranian President
In a new campaign advert released by Republican candidate Rick Santorum, Barack Obama is compared to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and bleak consequences are depicted for a future with Mr Obama as a re-elected President.

Read the short article here | Saturday, March 24, 2012

Santorum Criticizes Obama For Daughter Malia’s Mexico Vacation

abc NEWS: Rick Santorum criticized President Obama during a radio interview Tuesday for reportedly allowing his daughter, Malia, to go on a spring break trip to Mexico in an area of the country which Santorum believed had been placed on a warning list for American tourists by the State Department.

“What I would say is that the president’s actions should reflect what his administration is saying,” Santorum told Glen Beck, according to the Blaze. “If the administration is saying that it’s not safe to have people down there, then just because you can send 25 Secret Service agents doesn’t mean you should do it. You should set an example. I think that’s what presidents do. They set an example. And when the government is saying this is not safe, then you don’t set the example by sending your kids down there.” » | Tuesday, March 20, 2012


The Web gets cleansed: Malia Obama in Mexico story scrubbed! »

New Dark Age Alert! Santorum: Restore Don't Ask Don't Tell

Santorum: Unemployment ‘Doesn’t Matter’

Scrambling Santorum Lashes Out at Romney in Pivotal State of Illinois
THE GUARDIAN: Rick Santorum, facing a blow to his momentum in Tuesday's primary, blasts Mitt Romney as a candidate 'without a core'


The fierce in-fighting among Republican presidential challengers intensified ahead of Tuesday's Illinois primary with Rick Santorumunleashing one of his most personal attacks yet on frontrunner Mitt Romney.

Santorum, scrambling for votes as the latest poll showed Romney with an overwhelming lead, claimed Romney had "no core", was being bankrolled by Wall Street and would be unelectable against Barack Obama.

Such outbursts play into the hands of the Democrats, providing material they can use during the White House race between Obama and the eventual Republican contender, almost certainly Romney. Polls also show that the in-fighting is turning off independent voters, the key to the general election. » | Ewen MacAskill in Chicago | Monday, March 19, 2012

Rick Santorum Under Fire Over Ranting Rightwing Pastor

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Rick Santorum is facing some awkward questions after footage emerged of a radical evangelical preacher opening a campaign rally with calls for all non-Christians to “get out” of America.

In the footage, filmed at the Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in Louisiana yesterday, Pastor Dennis Terry told a crowd that anyone who doesn’t worship God should leave the country, before calling on people to "stand up" against" gay people, liberals and women who have abortions.

“Listen to me. If you don’t love America, and you don’t like the way we do things, I’ve got one thing to say, get out!,” he said. “We don’t worship Buddha, we don’t worship Mohammed, we don’t worship Allah. We worship God. We worship God’s son Jesus Christ.”

To a rapturous applause, Pastor Terry continued: “As long as they continue to kill little babies in our mother’s womb, somebody’s got to take a stand and say it’s not right. God be merciful to us as a nation. As long as sexual perversion is becoming normalised, somebody needs to stand up and say God forgive us, God have mercy upon us.”

Republican contender Mr Santorum was shown clapping approvingly in the background as the rightwing pastor delivered the ranting fire and brimstone address. He later received a personal blessing from the preacher who called on God's will to be done in the upcoming election. Read on and comment » | Amy Willis, Los Angeles | Tuesday, March 20, 2012