Jim Robinson
And it's time to examine whether Santorum can even win the GOP nod, as some of this polling data (maybe biased?) shows he's not even in the mainstream of the GOP on social issues.
We'll soon see.
But I don't see him picking up more than 25% of the women's vote in a general election.
If what you say is true then the reality is the leftwing media gets to pick who’s president of the united states & conservatives shouldn’t bother voting.
Well I think he can win. But what do I know, I am a woman, I trust he wont take my pill and he is god fearing. Women are a little more educated and pro life than they used to be. It is true, we are not in the 70’s anymore Give women more credit.
Why do you hate Catholics who actually follow the teaching of their church?
in other words: vote for Romney /sarc
no slant or bias in this report.....
Now here’s a full transcript of the 2006 Santorum video:
Host: So, would birth control be covered by that notion of freedom without responsibility?
Santorum: I’m—look, I vote and have supported, you know, birth control because it is not the taking of a human life. But, you know, I’m not a believer in birth control—in artificial birth control. Again, I think it goes down the line of being able to do whatever you want to do without having the responsibility that comes with that. And I don’t think it—it breaks what I think—now, this is from a personal point of view. From a governmental point of view, I support, you know, Title X, I guess it is, and have voted for contraception—although I don’t think it works. I think it’s harmful to women, I think it’s harmful to our society to have a society that says that, you know, sex outside of marriage is something that should be encouraged or tolerated, particularly among the young, and I think it has—and we’ve seen very, very harmful long-term consequences to a society. So birth control to me enables that, and I don’t think it’s a healthy thing for our country.”
Sen. Santorum not only “doesn’t vote against contraception,” but voted to subsidize it. (Title X is a Nixon-era family-planning program that directs federal taxpayer money to, among others, the pro-abortion group Planned Parenthood.)
“But I don’t see (Santorum) picking up more than 25% of the women’s vote in a general election.”
Then I’ll just have to vote for him twice.
How great it must be to be King... as in King Baraq, whose vast network of sycophantic propagandists will attack all opponents 24/7 and free of charge. He won`t even need his extra $1B for paid attack ads, when the “media” does it for him gratis.
As for Santorum getting only 25% of the women`s vote.. that`s a disadvantage they`re all going to have, differing only in slight degree. He also polls much higher among women.
No way! I like the fact that the MSM is unfairly attacking Santorum and lying about him. If he shows he is tough enough to stand up to it than I am for him.
This weak, cowardly policy of letting the MSM choose our candidate can only lose. The MSM is 100% for Obama. They will attack any candidate who opposes Obama.
This is as much about “the morning after pill” as it is about contraception. How the church has let let that drop from the discussion amazes me.
How many children does Mitt Romney have? Do Mormons believe that birth control is fine and dandy? As a mom of more than the average number of children (a lot more), the question hubby and I receive more than any other is “Mormon or Catholic?” Now why would that be? We are neither.
I don’t know a whole lot about Mormons because I don’t know a whole lot of Mormons. I have this vague recollection from my childhood learning that Mormons don’t drink Kool-Aid or things with caffeine in them. I assumed it was because they considered these things bad for the body. I assume that birth control pills would fit right into that category as well. But I could be wrong. Has anyone asked Mitt Romney about his Mormon beliefs and whether or not he would impose his beliefs on the rest of the world. I don’t think that Santorum has said that he wants to impose his beliefs on others either. I could be wrong about that, too.
I do know a lot of Catholics. For the most part, they don’t follow the Church’s teachings on contraception, abortion, or sterilization. It’s refreshing to see someone who attempts to live the way the Church teaches folks to live.
Santorum: Favors amending the Constitution to ban abortion. He says that human life begins at conception and doctors who perform abortions should be charged as criminals. In his book, he compared women who have abortions to 19th-century slaveholders, writing that "unlike abortion today, in most states even the slaveholder did not have the unlimited right to kill his slave." In the past, Santorum supported allowing abortions in cases of rape or incest, but he now says no to those exceptions.
Why does he single out doctor who provide clinical abortions but wouldn't attempt to stop distribution or the pill or IUD's that also chemically or mechanically kill the life created at conception? Boht the pill and the IUD's failsafe is to keep the womb hostile to the fertilized egg allow the egg to free fall as menstural flow.
What's the difference between a scapel and a pill or IUD? In each scenario, the result is the loss of life if you believe life begins at conception.
The issues on women in combat go far deeper than any idea of disrespect for tom boy antics among young women. The issue has never been one of courage among young women; nor of patriotism. Rather, it goes to the validity of the whole Chivalric code, as a mainstay of Western values--family & community values;--and of the validity of traditional sex roles, as basic to human happiness. (See Women Hostage To Contrived Delusion.)
Undermining the understanding that young men should consider it a duty to protect women & children, has all sorts of long term detriments for both sexes--as does undermining the corresponding traditional duties of virtuous women. These values should not be abandoned as some sort of out of date fad. They go to the very core of an ongoing, and sustainable, social order.
William Flax
And you think more women would vote for Gingrich?
Really?
Polling data suggest otherwise. He's overweight (which the young singles dislike), boorish (which divorced women dislike), and has cheated on two wives (which married Christian women dislike).
No way he does better than Santorum, who is at least reasonably fit, modest, and obviously faithful.
Most Americans wouldn’t have a clue what his stance on abortion was if they depended on the MSM. Hopefully republicans make a little more effort to inform themselves, if they don't, does it really matter? The Kingdom will have been established and the Fabian Socialists wet dream will have come true.
I am so worried we are going to lose. Pretty soon, I am going to get in my bed and pull the covers over me and prepare for Obama’s raft. And have the better half, make safe plans until hell breaks loose. There is no way, Sanatorum can win the general. I don’t won’t to vote for him even with Obama. He is from the very cast of Bush characters that we all hated then, now he is our warrior (Geez, how exciting) My Tea Party, is struggling about his extreme social views and some are thinking to go back to Miit, if Newt is taken out by the media. I guess this explains why the establishment is pushing Rick, hoping voters will go back to Mitt. We know why they are trying their best to get rid of reformer Newt who makes their lazy butts work. We need to get behind Newt, he can bring women in on the economic polices where Rick will lose. You cannot say it is a given fact that Newt will lose women because family value voters support Rush (and he has a past which they have forgiven)Eventually, the economy will trump every issue and Newt has plans for reforms. ( We are acting so stupid and giving the lefty such an easy target/another Bush/big spender) God help us since our house is divided.
He is the best of the GOP candidates