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Obama campaign adviser says Santorum crossed line
AP via SFGate ^ | 2/19/12

Posted on 02/19/2012 10:36:09 AM PST by SmithL

An adviser to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign says GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum went "well over the line" when he questioned Obama's Christian values.

Robert Gibbs tells ABC's "This Week" that it's time "to get rid of this mindset in our politics that, if we disagree, we have to question character and faith."

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 0bama; election2012; santorum; truthhurts
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To: SmithL

Har!

But if you disagree that Jesus was a big-government socialist who would support Democrat tax hikes and “charity” at the point of a gun, then it’s perfectly okay for Ubama to question your Christian values?

You can’t have it both ways, Gibbs.


61 posted on 02/19/2012 12:12:17 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: SmithL

What Christian values does Obama have? He seems to have Muslim values and a fat wife.


62 posted on 02/19/2012 12:35:10 PM PST by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine.)
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To: SmithL

Reagan won b/c his message was simple and optimistic. Frankly, I agree with almost everything Rick says, but let’s not confuse the millions of dolts who were mis-educated by government schools. They must be brought along SLOWLY. Why transmit a million messages when a half dozen simple ones will suffice?? Bob


63 posted on 02/19/2012 1:06:21 PM PST by alstewartfan (27 of 36 of Romney's judicial appointments were DEMOCRATS!!!!!)
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To: ridesthemiles

Obama is Jewish?


64 posted on 02/19/2012 1:20:17 PM PST by FreeAtlanta (Liberty and Justice for ALL)
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To: SmithL

Crybaby Obama will lose easily (he’s a paper tiger) if this is all he has got!


65 posted on 02/19/2012 3:05:52 PM PST by JSDude1
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To: SmithL
The Black Liberation Theologist does not want the truth revealed.
66 posted on 02/19/2012 3:32:50 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: nascarnation
FReepers convinced me it was because the Chicago mob likely had incriminating info on the many suspicious deaths that took place during the Clinton governorship and presidency.

Makes sense. They gave Hillary the SoS job as a face saving device to cool them out for the duration.

67 posted on 02/19/2012 3:41:51 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Mariner

It does make the liberals unhappy now doesn’t it?

That means its a good thing.


68 posted on 02/19/2012 3:57:19 PM PST by o2bfree
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To: freeangel
Not walking back but correcting the Leftist lies on what he is saying.
Big difference.

He did great today on Face The Nation.

69 posted on 02/19/2012 5:21:48 PM PST by Happy Rain ("Better add another wing to The White House cause the Santorum clan is coming.")
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To: SmithL

Msg to Obama supporter: F U!!!


70 posted on 02/19/2012 5:56:43 PM PST by CardeadInKy ("The problem with Liberalism is that eventually you run out of other people's money" -Marg Thatcher)
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To: SmithL

Only Obama gets to cross the line.


71 posted on 02/19/2012 6:23:41 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: SmithL
...it's time "to get rid of this mindset in our politics that, if we disagree, we have to question character and faith call people racists". (I hope this helps, Mr. Gibbs)
72 posted on 02/19/2012 10:13:35 PM PST by Baynative (Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
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To: 43north
They sure squeal loudly when someone hits close to the truth don’t they?

They squeal loudly because they know, with a compliant media, that it will shut up their opponents.

73 posted on 02/19/2012 10:18:57 PM PST by upsdriver (We Tea Partiers need Sarah Palin for president.)
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To: SmithL

So questioning Zer0’s Liberation Theology as being Christian? Robert Gibbs doesn’t know much if he doesn’t know anything about Liberation Theology.


74 posted on 02/20/2012 1:46:28 AM PST by jonrick46 (Countdown to 11-06-2012)
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To: SmithL
The left's manufactured outrage declines to acknowledge the obvious, viz.: Rick Santorum's words were probably not even directed at President Obama's religious beliefs (such as they are).

It is true that the word, "theology," is a combination of the Greek theos (i.e. God) and the Greek logos (i.e. word); so theology, strictly speaking, is the study of the word of God. Which is to say, the study of religion in general.

But the term is sometimes uses a bit more loosely than that. For instance, I have occasionally spoken of the left's almost theological belief that the use of fossil fuels is sinful; and that America should not, therefore, drill for more domestic oil.

In this sense, "theological" simply refers to a broad belief system.

I believe it was in this sense that the term was used by Rick Santorum.

76 posted on 02/20/2012 5:20:19 PM PST by AmericanExceptionalist (Democrats believe in discussing the full spectrum of ideas, all the way from far left to center-left)
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