Rick Santorum, the Unborn Deserve Better from You [Catholic Caucus]

Catholic Lane ^ | 06/12/11 | Mary Kochan

[Twink]

So I assume my “BS” was taken as potty language? What if it wasn’t potty language? How do you know what BS meant in my post?

I know, I know. ;)

Just jokin’ with you :)

Salvation, please take me off all of the religion ping lists. Please. I’ve asked in PM and on board.

Thanks.

[Religion Moderator]

It is always taken to mean the obvious and therefore pulled.

[Twink]

Well, my “argument” was in favor of Rick Santorum and defending his record on this thread.

I don’t give a flower (how’s that RM?) what your religious or non-religious inclination is or what you think about anything :)

I’m a Catholic.

[Twink]

Noted. And, I was just joking with you, in case that was missed.

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And yet, this is a Catholic Caucus thread. Hmmm.

[Mary Kochan]

I didn’t say I was surprised. And the point is not that he waffled, but that he was incompetent in his delivery. It may be that he lacks true conviction and/or courage. I don’t know for sure. But if he does have the conviction, he darn well had better find the competence quickly.

[Twink]

Please take me off your ping lists.

Thank you.

[Religion Moderator]

Yes, I laughed but I forgot to put an LOL on my reply.

[Religion Moderator]

This Religion Forum thread is labeled “Catholic Caucus” meaning if you are not currently, actively Catholic then do not post on this thread.

[MHGinTN]

I’m gone ...

[Twink]

LOL! Now that made me laugh ;) Dry sense of humor or you’re messin’ with me :) Either way, it was funny and provided much needed levity. IMO of course.

Have a nice night :)

[Religion Moderator]

You, too. (and a belated LOL)

[fullchroma]

...if you are not currently, actively Catholic then do not post on this thread.

Sorry, didn't know. It was a recent post and Santorum's name (I'm a fan, have met the man and worked on the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act) and the pro-life topic (I'm pro-life) caught my eye. I won't darken your thread again.

[RobbyS]

We know a lot of material facts that are rejected by the courts as immaterial. The point of Roe, Wade was not that the unborn child is not a person but that it is helpless, and if a mother, who more than anyone else ought to protect it but chooses not to, who is the state to prevent her from obtaing an abortion? Lawrence Tribe has written a book about the abortion issue called “A Clash of Absolutes.” It does boil down to what one believes about the facts at hand. The Left has gone for apologizing about abortion to looking placidly on the horrors of abortion. This is why they get very upset when pro-life people show a barrel of dead babies behind an abortion clinic. And even some prolife people get upset about this, because they don’t want to make the poor souls angry. /sarc.

[Theodore R.]

I haven’t watched ‘’Meet the Press’’ in seven years. One of the last episodes I saw was in 2004 when Jim DeMint gave a similar poor performance; so bad it was, I thought he would lose the election for the Senate. I can see how Santorum failed in his response. It is hard to tell a politician’s true convictions from his canned responses to “routine” questions. It sounds as if Santorum’s poor response is akin to Michael Stanley Dukakis not catching on to the “rape” question posed by Bernard Shaw in 1988.

[liberalh8ter]

Well, everything he said definitely goes against liberal beliefs. His vision of America is deeply entrenched in the experiences of his grandfather. it's quite obvious he was listening and remembers what his grandfather told him about Mussolini and about the freedom and prosperity he sought and found in America. Santorum wants it back; so do I.

[Tax-chick]

Excellent article, Mary.

This transcript supports what I’ve observed about Santorum: that he’s been in politics too long. He’s forgotten that FACTS exist, not just opinions, and that a person who wants respect needs to take a firm stand, not just tentatively proffer a suggestion that can quickly be withdrawn ... “Just sayin’ ...” if the listener disapproves.

And he’s obviously scared spitless of the media. We just freepin’ can’t have that, in this time of crisis.

[kentramsay]

Agree with the first response. This post is an example of the perfect being the enemy of the good. I don’t think there is a better defender of the pro-life position and this poster rips him. How about ripping the 70% of Catholics who don’t go to church, or the number of Catholics who vote for pro-abortion candidates, or even rip the Catholic Church for allowing people who have been married for decades to purchase annulments, saying they were never married. No, better to nitpick Rick Santorum, solid pro-life guy with at least eight kids and a very solid record. Geez!!!!