Beschwörung ultrakonservativer Werte
Santorum und Romney über Gott, Amerika und die Regierung
NZZ ONLINE: In Washington haben die republikanischen Präsidentschaftsbewerber Romney und Santorum vor Konservativen um Unterstützung geworben. Beide versuchten, sich gegenseitig als Wahrer wahrer sozialkonservativer Werte zu übertru[m]pfen.

Santorum kam am Freitag nach seinem überraschenden Dreifachsieg bei den republikanischen Vorwahlen mit Rückenwind in die Bundeshauptstadt. Die USA seien auf der Idee begründet, «dass alle Rechte von Gott» stammten, sagte der Ex-Senator vor jubelnden Zuhörern. Bei der Präsidentschaftswahl am 6. November gehe es auch um die Freiheit von Religion und die zunehmende Kontrolle der Menschen durch die Regierung. Diese müsse aufhören. » | dpa | Freitag, 10. Februar 2012

Santorum: Concerns about "Emotions" If Women On Front Lines
CBS NEWS: After the Pentagon announced Thursday its decision to allow women in the military to serve in critical roles closer to the front lines of combat, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum expressed "concerns" about this prospect of women serving in combat roles - due to the "other types of emotions that are involved."

"I want to create every opportunity for women to be able to serve this country" Santorum said in an interview with CNN.

But, he said, "I do have concerns about women in front line combat. I think that could be a very compromising situation where - where people naturally, you know, may do things that may not be in the interests of the mission because of other types of emotions that are involved."

Santorum went on to say that while "probably, you know, it already happens, of course," due to the "camaraderie of men in combat."

But he said that if women were also serving on the front lines, "it would be even more unique."

"And I think that's probably not in the best interests of men, women or the mission." » | Lucy Madison | Friday, February 10, 2012

Ingraham: Romney Invincibility ‘Dwindled’

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Rick Santorum Sweeps Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado
CBS NEWS: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum swept the nominating contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado Tuesday night, putting him back in contention for the GOP nomination.

Santorum now has four victories under his belt in the GOP race, more than any other candidate. His new standing stalls Mitt Romney's earlier momentum and gives Santorum grounds to argue that he -- not Newt Gingrich -- is the best conservative alternative to Romney.

Speaking from his Missouri campaign headquarters in St. Charles Tuesday night, Santorum looked ahead to the general election.

"I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney," he said. "I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama."

Santorum said that during the nominating contest, "Gov. Romney's best attribute is, 'I've got the most money and the best organization.'" But in the general election, Santorum said, that won't be the case. With that in mind, he said Republicans need a candidate who can make "sharp contrasts" with the president. » | Stephanie Condon | Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Santorum Poised for Breakthrough in Three States’ Contests
THE WASHINGTON POST: DENVER — Rick Santorum was poised for a breakthrough night on Tuesday in three contests that could provide a boost to the former Pennsylvania senator’s efforts to slow Mitt Romney’s march to the Republican presidential nomination.

Romney was hoping to extend his winning streak as he tried to strengthen his claim to the mantle of the presumptive nominee, but he was bracing for a loss in one or more states as Santorum made an aggressive run in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. » | Philip Rucker and Nia-Malika Henderson | Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Romney et Santorum au coude-à-coude au Minnesota
LA PRESSE: Le scrutin du Minnesota (nord) mardi, prochaine étape de la course à l'investiture républicaine en vue de la présidentielle américaine de novembre, s'annonce serré entre le favori Mitt Romney et l'ultraconservateur Rick Santorum, selon un sondage publié dimanche.

D'après un sondage Public Policy Polling, Mitt Romney, vainqueur confortable de la primaire du Nevada (ouest) de samedi, est annoncé à 27% des intentions de vote, derrière le catholique ultraconservateur Rick Santorum, vainqueur du tout premier caucus (assemblée d'électeurs) de l'Iowa (centre), qui caracole à 29%. » | Agence France-Presse, Minneapolis | dimanche 05 février 2012

Obama Wades into Race, Saying GOP Candidates Are 'Wrong for America'
THE GUARDIAN: President says that whichever candidate the GOP chooses, they represent a 'fundamentally different vision of America'

Barack Obama, after months of sitting back to allow the Republicans to fight among themselves, waded into the nominating race by claiming that the entire GOP presidential field would be wrong for America.

Obama was speaking on the Univision Spanish-language television network, broadcast only hours before the Republican candidates were scheduled to meet in Jacksonville, Florida.

It is no coincidence that he chose to speak to Univision as the Latino vote in Florida is crucial not only to the outcome of next Tuesday's Republican primary but for Obama's re-election chances in November.

Obama, only two days after effectively launching his re-election campaign with a highly partisan state of the union address, was in Nevada and Colorado, following visits on Wednesday to three other swing states.

In Florida, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich battled it out over who should be the Republican challenger to Obama and the debate Thursday is one of the most important yet, with the two in a dead-heat in the polls. Rick Santorum, struggling to make an impact in Florida, may leave early to concentrate on other upcoming contests, as Ron Paul is doing.

Obama, asked whether Romney or Gingrich would be the tougher challenger, declined to answer directly. Instead, he said: "What I can say is this: that whoever their nominee is, they represent ideas that I think are wrong for America."

He added: "On a whole range of issues I think that whether it's Mr Romney or Mr Gingrich or Mr Santorum or whoever else they might decide to select, they represent a fundamentally different vision of America. And it's not the bold, generous, forward-looking, optimistic America that I think built this country." » | Ewen McAskill in Jacksonville, Florida | Thursday, January 26, 2012

Santorum: Colleges Diminishing Faith

Rick Santorum: In His Own Words

Gays "Make God Want to Vomit": Meet Santorum's Honorary Florida Chairman

MOTHER JONES: Rick Santorum's first stop in the Sunshine State is the church of a gay-bashing, Islamophobic pastor.

While the network news shows spend this Sunday marveling over Newtmentum in South Carolina, Rick Santorum will quietly make his first stop in Florida, site of the next primary on January 31. He'll be dropping in to see the honorary chairman of his state campaign—a Bush-connected Islamophobic pastor who says gays "make God want to vomit."

Santorum, the other conservative darling in the Republican presidential race, plans to speak from the pulpit at the Worldwide Christian Center in Pompano Beach on Sunday morning. It might seem a strange stop for a white Catholic Republican from the Northeast: While the ocean-facing side of Pompano is affluent and conservative, WWC literally sits on the wrong side of the tracks in the Collier City neighborhood—a poor, tight-knit African American district that swung strongly for Barack Obama in 2008. But WWC is different: It's run by the Rev. O'Neal Dozier, a firebrand social conservative who's tried to turn this depressed community red, and has been rewarded handsomely by Republican politicians for his efforts. » | Adam Weinstein | Saturday, January 21, 2012

Gays 'Vilify' Rick Santorum, Wife Karen Dated Abortion Doctor
Rick Santorum's wife Karen said gays 'vilify' the 2012 Republican Presidential candidate. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down and goes on to explain how Karen dated an abortion doctor before marrying Rick.

Learn About Islam, Muslims Tell Santorum
ONISLAM: CAIRO – Infuriated by offensive remarks by White House aspirant Rick Santorum, a leading US Muslim group has urged the Republican candidate to read more about Islam and the Muslim holy book to know more about Muslims.

"We suggest that Mr. Santorum educate himself about Islam and the American Muslim community by reading the Qur'an that we will send to his campaign headquarters next week," Ibrahim Hooper, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)'s National Communication Director, said in a statement obtained by OnIslam.net.

Santorum said Saturday, January 21, that the concept of equality "doesn't come from Islam" or "Eastern religions".

He argued that equality comes from "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."
“I get a kick out of folks who call for equality now, the people on the left, ‘Well, equality, we want equality.’ Where do you think this concept of equality comes from?” Santorum asked supporters packed into a restaurant in South Carolina.

"It doesn’t come from Islam. It doesn’t come from the East and Eastern religions, where does it come from? It comes from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that’s where it comes from.”

Hooper said the Republican candidate, who seeks the country's highest seat, has inaccurate information about religions.

"The Qur'an, Islam's revealed text, is the best refutation of Mr. Santorum's inaccurate and offensive remarks, which are unbecoming of anyone who hopes to hold our nation's highest office," he said.

"Christians, Jews and Muslims all worship the same God and share religious traditions that promote justice and equality." » | OnIslam Staff | Sunday, January 22, 2012

Rick Santorum's South Carolina Concession Speech

Rick Santorum Declared the Winner in Iowa Caucus Vote Previously Awarded to Mitt Romney

NATIONAL POST: DES MOINES — Former Senator Rick Santorum won the January 3 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses by a razor-thin margin of 34 votes, according to certified results released on Thursday by the Iowa Republican Party.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had been declared the winner on the night of the caucuses, but now falls to second place. Santorum received 29,839 votes, compared with 29,805 for Romney, according to the new figures.

Romney had previously been declared the winner by 8 votes. Santorum now ends up the winner after being almost an afterthought in the race just weeks before the Iowa contest. » | Reuters | Thursday, January 19, 2012

Santorum Staffer Says Women Shouldn’t Be President Because It’s Against God’s Will

THINK PROGRESS: In an article about the reasons Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign fizzled, the Des Moines Register points to “sexism among conservatives", singling out an offensive email written by a staffer to Rick Santorum:

Rival presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s Iowa coalitions director, Jamie Johnson, sent out an email saying that children’s lives would be harmed if the nation had a female president. [...]

“The question then comes, ‘Is it God’s highest desire, that is, his biblically expressed will, … to have a woman rule the institutions of the family, the church, and the state?’" Johnson’s email said.

Johnson, who remains on Santorum’s staff, complained that the email was “blown out of proportion” and should not be held against him because it was sent from a personal email account. » | Marie Diamond | Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Next President Must Understand Challenge of Radical Islam, Former Senator Says
CNS NEWS: To keep America free from terrorist attacks in the post 9/11 world, it is imperative that the next president have an acute understanding of radical Islam and the need for a forceful response that extends beyond mere criminal prosecution, said former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum.
 


He made the comments at a debate focusing on the 2008 election.
 


The Pennsylvania Republican also credited the Bush administration for pursuing effective counter-terrorism measures, re-affirmed his vote in favor of the Iraq war and suggested that Iran could be on verge of inciting a major conflict. 
 


Santorum teamed up with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, on the campus of Regent University in Virginia Beach. The Republicans made a case for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other Republican candidates in this year’s election, addressing the question of “Which Party is Best Suited to Lead America?”
 


The Democratic side was represented by Geraldine Ferraro, a former congresswoman from New York, who was the party’s vice presidential nominee in 1984; Donna Brazile, the campaign manager for the Gore-Lieberman ticket in 2000; and Alan Colmes of Fox News, all of whom spoke in favor of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as the more desirable presidential nominee.
 


Although the war in Iraq has had its problems, the Republicans in power have demonstrated that they have a firm grip on the challenge presented by radical Islam and the will to pursue necessary albeit unpopular polices, Santorum argued. 


“The bottom line is that the United States has been safe since 9/11,” he observed in his opening statement. “Not one person on this panel, not one person in this audience, would have predicted on September 12, 2001 that we’d be sitting here today without another terrorist incident. That is not a mistake.” >>> By Kevin Mooney, Staff Writer | Thursday, October 30, 2008

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