Santorum endorsement doesn't impress churchgoers

Reuters ^ | January 15, 2012 | Deborah Charles, NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina

[Cincinatus' Wife]

(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum touted an 11th-hour endorsement from conservative Christian leaders on Sunday ahead of South Carolina's crucial nominating contest but it appeared to have little influence on churchgoers.

With South Carolina's January 21 primary approaching, time is running short for Santorum and other Republican candidates who hope to slow front-runner Mitt Romney's march to the Republican presidential nomination.

Santorum said Saturday's endorsement by evangelical leaders proved that he is a better choice to take on Democratic President Barack Obama.

"They know I'm the consistent conservative," Santorum said on "Fox News Sunday." "They saw me as someone who has the best chance of winning."

The backing appeared to have little impact among evangelicals, who account for more than half of South Carolina's Republican voters.

"I make decisions for myself and I don't listen to what a bunch of leaders say to do," said Victoria Jaworowski, who was attending the Cathedral of Praise mega-church in North Charleston.

[Katarina]

Yes they are zombies when they do not think for themselves. Most chruch goers DO think for themselves that is why what the so called leaders decide means nothing in the end run.

[Katarina]

All you said is bs and has been explained over and over again. Please get a new routine from your Romney camp or the media. Thanks ever so.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

I’d like a candidate who can at the very least remember his own major policy issues..

http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/01/13/perry-forgets-third-agency-again-or-adds-fourth

Perry a national joke right now with ZERO chance of doing anything but helping to split the Conservative vote and handing the nomination to Romney

atta boy Rick on to Florida to split the vote there

[BenKenobi]

You believe that other people should vote the same way you do, correct?

[netmilsmom]

http://www.conservativesnetwork.com/2012/01/14/ron-pauls-pro-life-pledge-rejected-by-pro-life-group/

[david1313]

Ok what was that for? I don’t bash Rick Perry, and I am frankly tired of this stuff. So, just stop it.

[StonyBurk]

What bothers me most about the Romney March to the WhiteHouse —is the niggling little detail —How many of those Republican? primaries have allowed Democrats and Independents, and NGO like SEIU or ACORN adversly affect the votes cast?
I suspect the Romney victory dance has more to do with people who do not share my Constitutional Conservative Christian values.Romney on Health Care, Romney on the Judiciary,Romney on Gay Rights —and Marriage, Romney on jobs all seem to work
against him having earned my vote. How many who say they would vote for him did so cause he is almost as pretty as Obummer?

[StonyBurk]

IF any church goer supports whoever his/her pastor says they
ought vote for—without using the brain the God gave them to
decide for themselves -yup sounds zombie like to me. I call
no man Reverend -for I revere only that Rabbi from Nazareth who defeated death at the Cross to become Christ.The Annointed one.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

THE MEETING THAT WON’T CHANGE THE WORLD……… “When asked one-on-one why they were going for Santorum when they knew he had no money, no organization, and stood not a ghost of a chance to win the nomination, the truth came out:

"If we unify behind Santorum, it will force Romney to pick him as his running mate - for he'll know that's the only way to get our support in the general (election in November)."

That's the slimy deal behind this. They'll go for Romney if he goes for Santorum on his ticket. Should we call them Judas Conservatives?

We suspected this all along: Santorum is a stalking horse for Romney. A vote for Santorum is a vote for Romney. Folks in South Carolina need to know this.”…..

[Cincinatus' Wife]

By turning this “socialist slide around,” are you saying that Gov. Perry will be abolishing the socialist Texas Enterprise Fund which has funneled hundreds of millions of Texans’ tax dollars to private companies?

Texas Enterprise Fund

[trumandogz]

Please explain how Texas providing tax dollars to private companies with tax dollars is not socialism?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Please explain how Texas providing tax dollars to private companies with tax dollars is not socialism?

The case for Perry’s venture capitalismThere’s a big difference between the Texas and statist approaches - There has been a lot of debate about Gov. Rick Perry’s economic development funds. The criticism centers on the idea that the Texan’s funds create a “Solyndra problem” for him, that by investing in businesses that bring jobs to the state, Mr. Perry has the same job-creation approach President Obama displayed in backing federal loans to a solar-energy firm.

Equating the two men in this way provides a convenient symmetry, but it’s also a false comparison that misses why many free marketers are comfortable with Gov. Perry even while critical of Solyndra.”……

[JakeS]

I thought that you were going to say Perry.

Gov. Perry is to young.

[JakeS]

I have seen that, and I agree with him, it is a states right issue. Where is abortion being reigned in, on the State level or on the federal level? The state level.

It is the fed that screws things up. It is the states that unravel the harm done by the states.

[netmilsmom]

>>it is a states right issue.<<

You’re on the wrong website. FR is Pro-life, for every preborn, not just the ones in the “good states”.

[JakeS]

I have ten kids my wife is pregnant to our eleventh, and you? You dare refer to me as other than pro-life?

[Hoodat]

I don’t know anything about the endorsement, but as a churchgoer, I can attest that Rick Santorum, the candidate, impresses me. He impresses me more than any other candidate in the race.

[netmilsmom]

>>You dare refer to me as other than pro-life?<<

Oooooo, how dare I? Get over yourself. You’ve been here since October and you’re a Paulbot.

I don’t care if your name is Duggar and have 19 kids. Every preborn child counts. Not only yours.

Ron Paul is not Pro-Life and if you support him, you are cafeteria Pro-life. Picking and choosing.

[JakeS]

And every child you killed with birth control pills doesn’t count?

You talk pro-life we live it. As for how long I have been here, what is that to you? Who are you to judge? Hypocrite.

[netmilsmom]

>>And every child you killed with birth control pills doesn’t count?<

I’m Catholic. Nothing but NFP is on my agenda. Now, if you want to count my hysterectomy as Birth Control, you’re a bigger nutter than you display. Because our plan for a big family was cut short. You know nothing about me, as you jump to your conclusions. Perhaps if you were here a bit longer, you would know what we on FR, are all about.

Killing babies is simply killing babies. Allowing a state to kill an innocent is abhorrent. It’s not “states rights” it’s “human rights”. Stick around and learn something.

As for your signup date, it’s simple to find out and I’m just pointing it out for fellow posters. Because your past posts show a smarmy tone that your anniversary date does not warrant.

Bless your heart.