Posted on 09/25/2014 3:35:21 PM PDT by Mariner
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday criticized comments in US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made earlier this month i n a speech that critics have said was unnecessarily confrontational toward a Middle Eastern Christian group.
"We have a responsibility to stand by people who are being persecuted," Santorum told Business Insider in a wide-ranging interview in New York. "This shouldn't be an ideological test — well, you have to agree with us on all of these things, or else we won't be with you. No, we're going to be with you if you are a religious minority that's being persecuted by a radical Muslim majority. Period."
Cruz earned the ire of many conservatives for his speech to a group called "In Defense of Christians." During those remarks, Cruz made a point to say he would not support groups in the Middle East who are not pro-Israel.
He walked off the stage to a chorus of boos after eventually telling the crowd he wouldn't "stand with" them if they did not "stand with Israel and the Jews." Critics say he was trying to intentionally provoke an audience he knew was not staunchly pro-Israel.
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Well said!
Santorum was serving in leadership when RINOs lost their way and became more interested in preserving power than changing things for the better.
I will not vote for him.
Santorum was absolutely correct, as he often is.
Cruz has his good points, but he completely in the wrong in this matter. Arab Christians are not Muslims, but Cruz figured this was close as he’d get to being in a room with Muslims. He took the opportunity to pander to his base in some misguided attempt and berated Christians for not being real Christians for not supporting Israel. Israel is a democracy and better than the Muslim nations in the Middle East, but it should not be idolized over Christians. How odd that some Protestant posters deride Catholics for idolizing Mary over Christ (which is false), but they have no problem making an idol out of Israel over Christians.
There have been over 50 years of conflict in the Middle East where Christians are often caught in the crossfire. As a “Christian Nation” we should care about them. In some people’s eyes, Arab Christians aren’t real Christians and that is a shame.
Certainly we should support our ally in the middle East (Israel) but it we should also support the Christians.
As usual on this site, Rick Santorum gets zero respect. I don’t understand the Santorum hate and I never will. Here is a man that stands for Christian values and has the support of working class voters (you know those “Reagan Democrats” people keep talking about) and he gets derided for his trivial things like his sweater vest.
I know this comment may get me banned, but I had to say a few words in defense of a decent man.
Is it even possible to be considered Conservative...and support big government?
I can't reconcile that philosophically.
I'm thinking Santorum is more correctly defined as a Socially Conservative Democrat...but abandoned by his party.
Irrelevent Risk - desperate for attention.
The only way he can get in the news now is to attack the leading news-maker in the party.
Sad...
He’s a lawyer-Strike One
He voted against right to work (Siding with the unions to force workers to belong and pay dues against their will)-Strike Two
He endorsed Specter over Toomey. Specter switched parties and was a deciding vote in the Senate for Obamcare- Strike Three
Can’t even win reelection in his own state, but used Romney supporters money to stay in the race, just to neutralize Gingrich (in short, he’s a tool)-Strike four.
I could go on.
Rick should criticize democrats all the time. Stop firing at republicans.
That tripe about Santorum endorsing Specter over Toomey has got to end. Have you checked Toomey’s voting record? He’s turned into a RINO loser. Toomey Manchin, anyone? How about the tax increases he voted for?
Specter was no better, but at least he got us Samuel Alito on the supreme Court.
Oh and Gingrich would have been a worse candidate than Romney. Romney sucked, that’s a fact. But women were never going to vote for Gingrich.
“but Cruz was rude, confrontational and hijacked the event, “
He was simply standing up for Israel and these so-called Christians booed him. You have it bass-akwards. Cruz was rudely treated but handled it well.
I thought Sanctimonious supported Israel so I see no reason for these petty swipes except to indicate that he will be running for President again.
He needs to get to a psychiatrist and start taking medication
Megalomania can be treated!
Treatments for megalomania depend upon the underlying condition causing it, but can include medication and psychotherapy.
Four conditions are associated with this state, where individuals believe themselves omnipotent, have a deluded sense of possessing extraordinary power, or exhibit grandiosity, which is a view of personal superiority and disdain for others.
These conditions are narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) antisocial personality disorder (APD), schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Treatment differs in these conditions, and antisocial personality disorder is not presently considered treatable.
Bipolar disorder may have megalomania as a feature when people are in a manic state. Some schizophrenics have delusions of grandiosity, believing they have exceptional power.
In these two conditions, states of megalomania and grandiosity are especially dangerous because individuals may make decisions based on a faulty perception of personal power.
A schizophrenic might stand in front of a car believing it cannot hit him, and the bipolar person could sleep with numerous people without recognizing the consequences to a marriage.
In one sense, these disorders are easier to treat because both will respond to medication. Treatments for megalomania in schizophrenia and bipolar directly address the underlying chemical dysfunctions responsible for the disorders.
Mood stabilizers can help return bipolar sufferers to a normal mood, and schizophrenics may be treated with antipsychotics. Both conditions additionally benefit from ongoing therapeutic support and psychoeducation.
Most Christians living in Arab nations are not Israel supporters. So, we just ought to close our eyes and do nothing about the abuse and at times slaughter?
Are you talking about Gingrich or Santorum?
The speaking engagement Rick refered to was being financed reported here in FR’s by GFOO’s* and a setup with PA muzzies in attendance. In fact some attendees apologized and defended Cruz’s position.*(good friends of Obos)
Santorum should have known this before he opened his yap.
Whether Brett LoGiurato of the Business Insider knew this is another question but that publication hasn’t been exactly “objective” when it come to politics. If LoGiurato knew this he could have set Santorum straight and questioned him. Instead Brett kept his mouth shut and created a division which is usefull to their agenda.
That is an irrational dogmatic absolute. What if the minority is unjust or evil, and don't deserve to have us be with them?
Print this out and give it to anyone who still supports Santorum.
A person can support Israel and Arab Christians at the same time. Never once have I heard Santorum say anything bad about Israel. He’s always been a stalwart supporter of Israel, the only democratic nation in the Middle East. But he’s also a great supporter of Christians, being a true one himself.
It's apparent that Santorum is trying to show he's the moderate and reasonable one:)
Of course that mean he has to subtlety paint Cruz with the "extremist" brush.
And YES, Santorum will run again and siphon off 25% of the Conservative vote...needed by whatever main challenger to the RINO emerges.
I suspect that's Cruz.
And Santorum's election committee will stop with a few $mil in it's coffers.
That should get Santorum through until the next POTUS cycle.
People who support Santorum (and I’m aware on this site they are few in number) will have no problem with his comments.
Santorum:(courtesy Katiedidit1)
Weak argument you have...Santorums record ..check it out
Rick Santorum’s voting record:
What A Big Government Conservative Looks Like
NEA
Voted for taxpayer funding of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Voted against a 10% cut in the budget for National Endowment for the Arts.
Bankruptcy
Voted for a Schumer amendment to make the debts of pro-life demonstrators not dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Defense and Foreign Policy
Voted for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Voted against requiring the President to certify that the CWC is effectively verifiable.
Voted against requiring the President to certify that that Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, North Korea, China, and all other countries determined to be state sponsors of terror have joined CWC prior to submitting the instrument of ratification.
Voted for the START II Treaty.
Voted to allow the sale of supercomputers to China.
Voted to ban anti-personnel landmines.
Voted against increasing defense spending offset by equivalent cuts in non-defense spending.
Voted to require that Federal bureaucrats get the same pay raises as uniformed military.
Voted to allow food and medicine sales to state sponsors of terror and tyrannical regimes such as Libya and Cuba.
Voted to limit the President’s authority to impose sanctions on nations for reasons of national security unless the sanctions were approved by a multilateral regime.
Voted against requiring Congressional authorization for military action in Bosnia.
Voted to give $25 million in foreign aid to North Korea.
Voted to weaken alien terrorist deportation provisions. If the Court determines that the evidence must be withheld for national security reasons, the Justice Department must still provide a summary of the evidence sufficient for the alien terrorist to mount a defense against deportation.
Voted against delaying the India Nuclear until the President certified that India had agreed to suspend military-to-military exchanges with Iran.
Voted against the Conventional Trident Missile Program.
Nominations
Voted for Richard Paez to the 9th Curcuit (cloture).
Voted for Sonia Sotomayor, Circuit Judge.
Voted for Richard Holbrooke to be Ambassador to the UN.
Voted for Margaret Morrow to be District Judge.
Voted twice for Marsha Berzon to the 9thg Circuit.
Voted for Mary McLaughlin to be District Judge.
Voted for Tim Dyk to be District Judge.
Voted for James Brady to be District Judge.
Labor
Voted against National Right to Work Act.
Voted against repeal of Davis-Bacon Prevailing union wages.
Voted for Alexis Herman to be Secretary of Labor.
Voted for mandatory Federal child care funding.
Voted for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Voted for Job Corps funding.
Voted twice in support of Fedex Unionization.
Voted against allowing a waiver of Davis-Bacon in emergency situations.
Voted for minimum wage increases six times here here here here here and here.
Voted to require a union representative on an IRS oversight board.
Voted to exempt IRS union representatives from criminal ethics laws.
Voted against creating independent Board of Governors to investigate IRS abuses.
Guns
Voted to require pawn shops to do background checks on people who pawn a gun.
Voted twice to make it illegal to sell a gun without a secure storage or safety device.
Voted for a Federal ban on possession of “assault weapons” by those under 18.
Voted for Federal funding for anti-gun education programs in schools.
Voted for anti-gun juvenile justice bill.
Reform
Voted for funding for the legal services corporation.
Voted twice for a Congressional pay raise.
Voted to impose a uniform Federal mandate on states to force them to allow convicted rapists, arsonists, drug kingpins, and all other ex-convicts to vote in Federal elections.
Voted for the Specter “backup plan” to allow campaign finance reform to survive if portions of the bill were found unconstitutional.
Voted to mandate discounted broadcast times for politicians.
Voted for a McCain amendment to require state and local campaign committees to report all campaign contributions to the FEC and to require all campaign contributions to be reported to the FEC within 24 hours within 90 days of an election.
Immigration
Voted against increasing the number of immigration investigators.
Voted to allow illegal immigrants to receive the earned income credit before becoming citizens.
Voted to give SSI benefits to legal aliens.
Voted to give welfare benefits to naturalized citizens without regard to the earnings of their sponsors.
Voted against hiring an additional 1,000 border partrol agents, paid for by reductions in state grants.
Taxes
Voted against a flat tax.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for Medicare prescription drugs.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to fund health insurance subsidies for small businesses.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for an $8 billion increase in child healh insurance.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for an increase in NIH funding.
Voted twice for internet taxes.
Voted to allow gas tax revenues to be used to subsidize Amtrak.
Voted to strike marriage penalty tax relief and instead provide fines on tobacco companies.
Voted against repealing the Clinton 4.3 cent gas tax increase.
Voted to increase taxes by $2.3 billion to pay for an Amtrak trust fund.
Voted to allow welfare to a minor who had a child out of wedlock and who resided with an adult who was on welfare within the previous two years.
Voted to increase taxes by $9.4 billion to pay for a $9.4 billion increase in student loans.
Voted to say that AMT patch is more important than capital gains and dividend relief.
Welfare
Voted against food stamp reform.
Voted against Medicaid reform.
Voted against TANF reform.
Voted to increase the Social Services Block Grant from $1 billion to $2 billion.
Voted to increase the FHA loan from $170,000 to $197,000. Also opposed increasing GNMA guaranty from 6 basis points to 12.
Voted for $2 billion for low income heating assistance.
Waste
Sponsored an amendment to increase Amtrak funds by $550 million.
Voted to use HUD funds for the Joslyn Art Museum (NE), the Stand Up for Animals project (RI) and the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Project (WA).
Voted to increase spending on social programs by $7 billion.
Voted to increase NIH funding by $1.6 billion.
Voted to increase NIHnding by $700 million.
Voted to for a $2 million earmark to renovate the Vulcan Monument (AL).
Voted for a $1 billion bailout for the steel industry.
Voted against requiring that highway earmarks would come out of a state’s highway allocation.
Voted to allow Market Access Program funds to go to foreign companies.
Voted to allow OPIC to increase its administrative costs by 50%.
Voted against transferring $20 million from AmeriCorps to veterans.
Voted for the $140 billion asbestos compensation bill.
Voted against requiring a uniform medical criteria to ensure asbestos claims were legitimate.
Voted to increase community development programs by $2 billion.
Spending and Entitlements
Voted to make Medicare part B premium subsidies a new entitlement.
Voted against paying off the debt ($5.6 trillion at the time) within 30 years.
Voted to give $18 billion to the IMF.
Voted to raid Social Security instead of using surpluses to pay down the debt.
Health Care
Voted to allow states to impose health care mandates that are stricter than proposed new Federal mandates, but not weaker.
Voted twice for Federal mental health parity mandates in health insurance.
Voted against allowing consumers the option to purchase a plan outside the parity mandate.
Education
Voted to increase Federal funding for teacher testing.
Voted to increase spending for the Department of Education by $3.1 billion.
Voted against requiring courts to consider the impact of IDEA awards on a local school district.
Energy
Voted to allow the President to designate certain sites as interim nuclear waste storage sites in the event that he determines that Yucca Mountain is not a suitable site for a permanent waste repository. Those sites are as follows: the nuclear waste site in Hanford, Washington; the Savannah River Site in South Carolina; Barnwell County, South Carolina; and the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee.
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