Santorum was at Specter's announcement of his presidential run and of his agenda, as a prominent supporter and endorser of it.
Posted on 03/13/2013 7:37:12 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
The Republican Party is at an impetus. Reflecting upon the 2012 primaries, it is easy for us to see how split the party has become. There was Rick Santorum, running almost entirely on social issues like abortion and family values, who drew a great deal of controversy by talking about bans on pornography and contraception. There was Ron Paul, an unwavering constitutional libertarian who championed Austrian economics and an end to wars abroad. He stood alongside Governor Rick Perry of Texas, who offered up a plan to go to war with Turkey and Venezuela.
Eventually the party was left with Mitt Romney — a flip-flopping moderate who ultimately failed to hit President Obama where it hurts on the economy. Disenfranchised libertarians who had supported Congressman Paul left the RNC to start their own convention across the street. Many either did not vote, or jumped ships to Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, also a former 2012 Republican candidate. Millions of conservatives, who were simply not convinced that Governor Romney was their guy, stayed home from the polls that day.
It is no coincidence that Congressman Paul did the best amongst the younger members of the Republican Party, holding a 30% plurality of voters 18-29. Paul's message of limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, and non-interventionism is increasingly popular amongst young voters. In order to garnish the support of these individuals, the GOP must embrace these same principles. This would not be any drastic or fundamental change in the party platform; it is simply reverting back to the fundamental concepts which the party was founded upon.
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Do you have a citation to your claim about Santorum?
Have I wondered? No.
Now, why are you lying about your fellow brother in Christ?
Don’t bear false witness against me and call names just because you don’t know things.
You mean like being anti-Reagan, or endorsing and campaigning for Arlen Specter’s presidential campaign calling for removing pro-life from the GOP, or his original identity of being a “progressive conservative” ?
Switching to life when he started his first campaign, supporting Specter even for the 2010 election until Specter actually became a democrat, something that you probably didn’t know?
No, I asked if you had a citation. Your opinion is very nice, but without documentation, it is only an opinion.
“Don’t bear false witness against me and call names just because you don’t know things.”
What, for calling you a liar because you told a lie about Santorum? That’s not false witness. That’s the truth.
Rather than writing a book and hoping to cover what you wanted, I was asking you what specifically you wanted to know about. I will just make my own decision and cover the Specter for President part.
Here is video of Senator Santorum on stage with Arlen Specter, as Specter is announcing his Presidential run, based on making the GOP a pro-abortion party, Rick Santorum endorsed him, and campaigned for him and his platform.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/64281-1
Transcript Highlights:
Santorum is seen nodding and applauding at Specter’s side:
3:46 mark: “In 1996, I intend to win the other house — the White House — with ten commitments to America… including a woman’s right to choose…
13:22 mark: “Even though we have this historic opportunity for these achievements, there are those in our party who would lead us down a different path — and squander this unique moment in our nation’s history — by using our political capital — to pursue a radical social agenda — that would end a woman’s right to choose…
13:48 mark: “When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation between Church and State, I say he is wrong…
14:31 mark: “When Ralph Reed says a pro-choice Republican isn’t qualified to be our President, I say the Republican Party will not be intimidated or blackmailed by those kinds of threats.I, and millions of other pro-choice Republicans, will not be disenfranchised and made second class citizens.
15:33 mark: “… it is not Christian, or religious, or Judeo-Christian to bring God into politics; or to advocate intolerance and promote exclusion.
15:54 mark: “I want to take abortion out of politics. I want to keep the Republican Party focused on the vital economic and foreign policy issues — and leave moral issues such as abortion to the conscience of the individual. I believe abortion is an issue to be decided by women…
16:40 mark: “I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform…”
Not a single word from Santorum, all your quotes are from Arlen Specter, a fact you don’t attribute.
Gosh. I guess that makes you a liar.
Santorum was at Specter's announcement of his presidential run and of his agenda, as a prominent supporter and endorser of it.
Yes, and? You said that he supported Abortion, not Spectre.
If you are capable of any level of honesty, then look at the transcript and read the platform that Santorum’s candidate was running on, and which Santorum was on stage with him endorsing, as he kicked off his campaign in that video and screen capture.
You’re right, they didn’t listen, and I sure did try and warn Freepers about Sen.Richard J. Santorum.
Too many people were suckered in by the moralizing. He is not eligible to be President. His father was an Italian citizen up until three years AFTER Richard J. was born in PA, and Sen.Santorum knew it. When confronted with the facts, he said “if it’s good enough for Obama, it’s good enough for me!”
Anyone can make a mistake, a lot of people do, but the ex-Senator knew he wasn’t eligible and solicited donations anyway.
So much for integrity.
Yeah, so much for integrity you pathetic piece of garbage.
Why, CC? Why the insults?
Because you clowns have gone so far off the rails that you’re unworthy of any respect whatsoever.
Now go away.
This does not directly pertain the article, but it just occurred to me that Jesus is the smallest government in the universe.
“Now go away.”
No.
Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gringrich all provided proof they were natural born citizens; Rick Santorum refused.
Sigh.
He was and is eligible.
I see you’ve called in the good ol’ Newtwagon to back you up after getting caught lying.
http://www.newnownext.com/newt-gingrich-finds-his-soul-supports-gay-marriage/12/2012/
Oh, you mean *THIS* Newt?
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