Posted on 02/11/2012 6:00:35 AM PST by no dems
To: The Rick Santorum Campaign
Dear Folks,
Would the handlers of Rick Santorum please consider some advice from a Santorum supporter?
We must defeat Barack Obama in November. Historically, when you have an Ultra-Liberal running, they can only be defeated by a Conservative; not a Moderate. I believe that Rick Santorum is that Conservative candidate for 2012. However, I am concerned that, like so many candidates in the past, Rick will derail the momentum that he currently has.
Could his "handlers" please tell Rick that he does NOT have to answer every question that comes his way "off the cuff". What's wrong with saying: "Let me get back with you on that" and, just keep walking. I wish he would have given some thought to his comment re: women in battle. That was kinda lame. Although I, a Southern Conservative, agree with him, statements like that will NOT help him with the general public.
Slow down Rick. Engage brain (you have a good one) before putting mouth in gear.
Ditch the sweater vests on your dorky sons and please don’t wear pictures of your baby... it’s sick.
I have a contact at the campaign and sent this on to them.
“please don’t wear pictures of your baby” ?????
>>please don’t wear pictures of your baby... it’s sick.<<
Are you on medication? You should be.
He probably thinks its the one he took home with him when it died at birth. I don’t think the picture he wears is the one of the one that passed. I think it is Bella.
I do however, think it is VERY strange that he took a dead child home for him and his wife to be with it.
I think he will be grilled by the MSM and for that matter disliked by many for that alone if he is the republican nominee.
Santorum has a very poor record on fiscal issues. If he wins, it will be the same old politics again - conservative rhetoric on social issues for us and money for politicians who want to plunder. That is not what we want.
>>I do however, think it is VERY strange that he took a dead child home for him and his wife to be with it.<<
They had a wake at home. What’s wrong with that?
Nobody I know does it. Just the facts.
Ok, so how many people do you know who wear a picture of their disabled child (or sibling)?
Sounds like a political ploy, “I have a disabled baby, vote for me”. Sorry, that’s what it looks like to me.
Ok, so how many people do you know who wear a picture of their disabled child (or sibling)?
Sounds like a political ploy, “I have a disabled baby, vote for me”. Sorry, that’s what it looks like to me.
Not to get too involved with Santorum, but a quick search reaveals:
“But in Iowa this afternoon, Santorum explained that it was important for his other children to “know they had a brother.”
Not quite a “wake”. This will be pointed out. Just sayin’
I did not understand it as the women’s emotions. I didn’t hear it live but i thought he meant men’s emotions, meaning that en are naturally going to want to defend women first, as they protect their moms, sisters, daughters at home.
You are doing a great job, Senator! Remember though that when you get donations online, it’s a total waste of your money to keep sending $0.22 envelopes to their home. Multiples per donation. They obviously prefer easy online donations. But thanks for the bumpersticker — it’s on my car in SoCal!!
“I do however, think it is VERY strange that he took a dead child home for him and his wife to be with it.”
Everybody did that a few decades ago, including having the body laid out in the house parlor. Doing this with their baby perhaps allowed the other children to understand the humanity of their late sibling, connect with it as a true part of the family, and reinforce respect for all life.
Of course the MSM will pounce on that issue, as they don’t have respect for all life and, to them, the baby is no more than a fetus. Of course they, and all libs, won’t “get it”.
Well, my mother lost two babies - late term. I know I had two brothers who died before they were born.
I’m quite grateful that my parents didn’t bring home their bodies for me to see.
Everybody deals with loss in a different way. I don’t fault them for what they did... but I think it is a political ploy to wear pictures of Bella on the campaign trail. He is fully aware of how much political capital he receives from having a disabled, ill little girl.
I am a Newt supporter all the way. However, I will enthusiastically support Rick if he is the nominee, as he is light years better than Mitt.
That said, if I also can give Rick some advice-—stop the family standing behind you during a speech! If I felt uncomfortable watching it at home, imagine how the crowd in the room felt. I kept staring at the kids, waiting for one of them to act like, well, a KID.
Having lost an infant to SIDS, I would ask you to hold back a little on this. The emotional turmoil is unbelievable. How one reacts is unpredictable. In my case, I have totally lost large periods of time from my memory of the tragedy.
When you have a baby who dies, and little children at home anxious to see their baby brother in mommy’s tummy, get back to us on what you would do.
Obama wanted to just dump babies who somehow survived an abortion into the trash to die. Well, the Santorums thought their precious baby who passed away deserved respect and love from the whole family. Not a mistake to be swept away but a valued member of the family with a tiny job to do here on earth. The other children got to see life, and death, in their little brother. They could understand a lot better than if the parents had come home alone. That would have been too difficult and possibly scary for the kids at home awaiting a baby.
The worst thing that can happen to you on this earth is to lose a baby. Not everyone grieves the same. They wanted to grieve as a family. They had their funeral at home with their children. Maybe you’d have done it differently but give the santorums enough kind sympathy to grieve in their way.
I've been there. Mine was a very early miscarriage, but that baby, and it was a baby not just tissue, was so precious to me. I took mine home too. I spent some quality time....parts of 2 days with my only child. I cherish those memories. I cried the whole time, but I remember everything about that time.
The Dr. said he had begun to disintegrate inside of me, so he lived in a pint jar. I sat him on the counter and talked to him while I baked him some cookies. I had promised him a ride on my horse. My husband thought I was totally nuts, but I held my ground and now I'm so glad I did.
I knew deep in my heart that it was time to say good-bye and bury him. In his little coffin, which was just a wooden jewelry box about 3 inches square, I put something from me, a tiny quilt, and something from his father a farmer, some corn shucks.
I closed the little box up and saddled old Spot. I forced John to come along and dig the grave. With some cloth, I made a sling and cradled the coffin for his ride on a horse.
We had to walk along the road for about a quarter mile before we could climb the hill overlooking the river where I wanted to bury him. Along the way we encountered the neighbor who stopped to see why we were carrying a shovel and walking beside the horse and carrying flowers.
Suddenly, the neighbor caught on to what we were doing and he burst into tears.
You have no idea how much peace the Santorum family must have received from their actions.
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