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Karen Santorum: Husband's surge 'is God's will'
The Washington Times ^ | 2/23/2012 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 02/24/2012 5:57:11 AM PST by Mangia E Statti Zitto

The wife of presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Thursday that his rise in the polls is due to God working in mysterious ways.

"I personally think this is God's will. I think He has us on a path, and I do think there's a lot more happening than what we're seeing," Karen Santorum told Glenn Beck as she and her husband sat for an interview on his Web-based show, GBTV. "Personally I mean I think Rick's a great guy, and he's really smart and everything. But I think a lot more is happening than what we can actually see."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: idiot; lunacy; lunatic; rick4mitt; santorum; santorum4romney; stupidparty
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

“Personally I mean I think Rick’s a great guy, and he’s really smart and everything...”


21 posted on 02/24/2012 6:51:32 AM PST by Lady Lucky ( Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.)
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To: stuartcr
Everything is God’s will, or it wouldn’t happen.

You could open a deli with a few more posts like that.

22 posted on 02/24/2012 6:54:39 AM PST by Lady Lucky ( Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.)
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To: Night Hides Not
"I'm listening, and I heard his "team player" comment loud and clear."

OK...we get it. You don't like Rick. I'm guessing however, that if your candidate gets the nomination, you'll be fully expecting all of Rick's current supporters become "team players."

Speaking for myself, yes, I'm completely for Rick at this point. If Rick drops out and/or Newt gets the nomination, I'll abandon my first choice and become a "team player," too.

For all the criticism Rick gets for "speaking in the abstract," and not having any solid plans, some people sure like to whine when he speaks to the harsh reality of how things work.

23 posted on 02/24/2012 6:55:35 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: stuartcr

Including the Holocaust and the Japanese Tsunami?


24 posted on 02/24/2012 7:00:45 AM PST by Strategerist
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To: Strategerist

Yes, that’s what I believe.


25 posted on 02/24/2012 7:07:13 AM PST by stuartcr ("In this election year of 12, how deep into their closets will we delve?")
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To: Joe 6-pack
OK...we get it. You don't like Rick.

Damn straight. He's like the eventual winners on "Survivor", that just kind of hang around until the end, while the strongest players beat up each other.

The only thing he's got going for him is that he's not Mitt Romney.

That's not enough for me.

26 posted on 02/24/2012 7:07:24 AM PST by Night Hides Not (My dream ticket for 2012 is John Galt & Dagny Taggart!)
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto
GW thought it was G_d’s will too. His favorite philosopher was Jesus. Not to cite Bush for fond memories of his legacy, but just to point out that these ideas are always considered nuts even for 2 term presidents.
27 posted on 02/24/2012 7:07:53 AM PST by throwback ( The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid)
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto
Sounds like he's on a mission.


28 posted on 02/24/2012 7:09:46 AM PST by McGruff (Go Newtclear!)
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To: skeeter
“Evoking the will of God - how controversial.”

To “evoke” the will of God is to cite it; meaning you know what God's will is. That is frighteningly presumptuous when speaking of any candidate in any political race!!!

Perhaps you meant to “invoke” the will of God; meaning to ask for God's blessing. That's fine and I have no problem w/that.

It does appear from Karen Santorum’s quoted comments that she believes she is “evoking” the will of God. If that was her intent; that is scarey.

29 posted on 02/24/2012 7:20:49 AM PST by Ozymandias Ghost
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To: Night Hides Not
Have trouble getting past the first eight words of my post to you, or is that the only part you care to address/respond to?
30 posted on 02/24/2012 7:21:06 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Lady Lucky; stuartcr

Please tell us, what has ever happened that was not God’s will....then tell us how you can tell the difference.


31 posted on 02/24/2012 7:23:51 AM PST by wtc911 (Amigo - you've been had.)
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To: dforest
Many so called conservatives, like on this thread, run around screaming too. That G word embarrasses them, and to them, that G word is a sure loser. So they continue to lambast the users of the G word.

Thing is, it makes Santorum sound like he's running on a mandate from God. That's not going to play well to the part of the electorate out there that's struggling to make ends meet in this dodgy economy. Is it God's will also that they take it up the pipe, economically speaking? Why is God smiling on Santorum and dumping on them?

Makes them sound a bit kooky.

Love God with all your heart, etc., but be smart about it, too.

32 posted on 02/24/2012 7:31:22 AM PST by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: wtc911

I don’t believe anything has ever happened that wasn’t His will, do you?


33 posted on 02/24/2012 7:33:09 AM PST by stuartcr ("In this election year of 12, how deep into their closets will we delve?")
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To: wtc911

Please tell us if you’ve ever read Voltaire.


34 posted on 02/24/2012 7:36:15 AM PST by Lady Lucky ( Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.)
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To: svcw
"Just because it may be God’s Will that Santorum is surging does not necessarily mean that it is God’s Will Santorum wins the nomination. One can be obedient in running and still not win."

Very true. As Governor Perry said when he dropped out of the race before the SC primary, sometimes God's purpose is not to have you win, but to have you grow.

35 posted on 02/24/2012 7:36:43 AM PST by CatherineofAragon (I can haz Romney's defeat?)
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To: Ozymandias Ghost
Invoke is the word I was after.

And I think you are reading too much into her comments.

36 posted on 02/24/2012 7:54:58 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Ozymandias Ghost
Invoke is the word I was after.

And I think you are reading too much into her comments.

37 posted on 02/24/2012 7:54:58 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

38 posted on 02/24/2012 8:05:06 AM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: skeeter
“And I think you are reading too much into her comments.”
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Perhaps; I truly cannot know what is in the mind of Karen Santorum or of God; so any attempt at such is purely speculative. I tend to err on the side of caution; a function of having learned from some of my poorer decisions in life when I was younger and more impulsive. (smile)

At any rate, I won't hold Karen's statement against Rick and will still vote for him if he gets the nomination.

39 posted on 02/24/2012 8:28:30 AM PST by Ozymandias Ghost
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To: Ozymandias Ghost

Just finished watching the interview on GBTV. Worth finding if it is out there.


40 posted on 02/24/2012 8:32:39 AM PST by hawgwalker
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