[madison10]

I wish we could combine Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich into one person.

[FerociousRabbit]

Kennedy was fighting quite a bit of anti-Catholic sentiment in the election. The accusations that he would be taking orders from Rome were rampant. The speech did its job and even though there were things to quibble over it was a decent speech to allay the fears of a foreign influence over the White House, especially considering the time.

Santorum’s response has been way over the top.

That said, Kennedy proved he was CINO (like all Democrats) and the world might have been a much better place if Nixon won.

[TigersEye]

I've never been a fan of JFK but I have a hard time disagreeing with the content of that particular speech.

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[Gene Eric]

>> Gingrich does share Santorum’s position on President Barack Obama

A bone for the clueless.

[Marguerite]

Gingrich said Kennedy was declaring "that his first duty as president would be to do the job of president, and I think that’s correct."

Newt is of course right. His position is in line with the US Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

The president, government and Congress have no say on citizens' freedom of religion and its practice. That's how the Founding Fathers worded it in the Bill of Rights and that's how it must remain. Any intervention in citizens' right to practice the religion of their choice or coerce them to do things against their personal religious beliefs (like Obama tries to do) is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

As has already been said on the thread, JFK made his comments to dispel the idea that the Pope would dictate in a Kennedy White House.