Posted on 04/16/2015 7:10:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
This is a YOUTUBE Audio interview. Hugh Hewitt's interview today with Rick Santorum
Click on this link to listen to the interview.
Who would?
Who could stomach it?
I might love one of them, but I would not support them in any way, shape or form.
That's like taking your alcoholic friend to a bar to be "social."
So, is attending a gay wedding or not the new litmus test for Republican candidates?
Looking at the comments on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3279701/posts
For many, the answer to your question seems to be ‘yes’.
Santorum has done worse in his past.
Such as?
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/64281-1
Arlen Specter announces for the White House, with endorsee, Rick Santorum at his side.
At Senator Arlen Specter’s official presidential campaign announcement in March 1995, then-Senator Rick Santorum showed his public support and encouragement of Specter by sitting directly next to him as Specter denounced the GOP’s war on abortion. It was at this event that Specter proclaimed his total opposition to social conservatism and declared he is in fact running to make the GOP pro-choice.
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… Especially 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…”
17:05 mark: “neither this nation nor this party can afford a republican candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant right...
Oh for God’s sake get over it. No other politician in history has gotten more crap for supporting the senior senator of the state in their party. No one. It is the most ridiculous thing and stupid Pennsylvania voted out a good senator for it and ended up with a Democrat that they still have. Idiot voters. And to imply that supporting a Republican Politician is worse than attending a gay marriage is ridiculous. I normally am humored by your posts but this one is so over the top that you may be surfing Free Republic at a gay marriage you are attending tonight. Are you having a Fabulous time? lol.
Look again, that wasn’t a Senate race, it was a Presidential race.
Look at the transcript and what Santorum was endorsing, and campaigning with him on.
Just for grins, do you think that Santorum ever quit supporting Arlen Specter as the best republican for the Senate, if so, for which election year?
All answers other than “NO” are political.
“Marriage” has a definition.
Two people of the same sex can’t meet the definition.
I’m unwilling to participate in the charade.
It would be disgusting to watch.
NONE of those statements conveys “hate” toward anybody.
Yes.
Considering that Toomey has been a liberal Republican who was for gays in the military. I can’t say that I blame Santorum for going with the devil he knew. It was 100 percent the senate race. No wonder you are confused. It was the Senate race Toomey/Specter and for that Santorum was right
Good work.
I read a few of the replies and those folks are full of hate. They’re like Nazis.
So you supported Specter in 2004 as well, were you still supporting him for 2010, like Santorum was?
Santorum had been run out of office by over 17 points in 2006, yet he was STILL supporting Specter for the 2010 election, how do you explain that one?
Well I didn’t want gays in the military so of course I didn’t support Toomey. He is a gay lover. Loves all things gay. As a conservative I cannot support someone like that. Sorry. Specter was fine for Pennsylvania until he got sick and then went nuts.
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