http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/santorum/ en-us Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:24:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407492/posts IS RICK SANTORUM running for president of the United States, or isn’t he? I caught him by phone on a people mover at Dulles Airport and posed the question: He’s not running, then again, he’s not NOT running. En route to South Carolina Tuesday to stump for gubernatorial candidate and Republican Rep. Gresham Barrett, Santorum wasn’t being cagey, just practical. Whether the former Pennsylvania senator can raise the millions needed for a presidential bid remains to be seen. In the meantime, he has some things to say. For starters: “I have no great burning desire to be president, but I... Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407492/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:24:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403702/posts OK, Kathleen Parker is a Rino, we know that...I care more about her subject today, Rick Santorum. Read her editorial if you'd like, I just want to comment about her subject. I Santorum as a VP candidate...for Sarah's VP...what's the downside? Alright, folks have written on this and I've seen a few comments...ex-Penn senator lost a close race...active editorialist, name still out there...but he's not in an active office and does not likely have pot of cash. Pluses are he's a real McCoy conservative, great foreign policy grasp, pro-life, nice looking guy, popular, etc. Minuses: MSM will label him as... vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403702/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 15:09:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402407/posts Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would have “some explaining” to do if she seeks the White House. “She's done a lot to draw attention to herself that's positive,” Santorum during an interview on ABC’s “Top Line,” adding that the former Republican vice presidential nominee has “done some things that, you know, certainly are going to cause her to have to do some explaining if she runs for president.” “But right now I think she's on a roll, she's having a good time, she's having an impact,” he continued. “If you're sitting here... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402407/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2366563/posts Both the family and the Church stand in the way of socialism's triumph, former US Senator Rick Santorum told Christians gathered for the 17th International Week of Prayer and Fasting last week. The pro-life champion warned attendees, however, that both institutions are under heavy attack from Obama-administration policies. "We are under a great assault with this President and this Congress on the issue of life. We are under a great assault, maybe even greater assault, on the foundational issue of the family," Santorum told those gathered for the October 11 dinner at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Santorum said that the... Lifesitenews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2366563/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357234/posts I sat next to the Governor and, I must admit, I invited some of his responses through my own questions and observations. ...there was much more to come in the rich content of his intelligent public policy positions. It was the substance of those deeply held positions on the issues which matter most which won the day and only deepened my admiration for the man. He breaks the molds of the empty political labels of “left/right”, “liberal/conservative.” He espouses truly human, just and concerned positions. However, permit me to share just one of his comments. In the context of discussing... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357234/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 01:59:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341471/posts ORALANDO, September 15, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In addition to his announcement that he is considering a run for President in 2012, former US Senator Rick Santorum gave his assessment of the controversy around the Ted Kennedy funeral during his speech to the Catholic Leadership Conference last week. Santorum's talk focused on rejuvenating the Catholic Church in the United States.During his speech Santorum lamented "what the Church allowed to happen" with the Kennedy funeral, referring to it as a "deification" of Kennedy.  "The damage done" to the Church, he said, "is profound.""We have Catholic politicians who have led this country astray, have led... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341471/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:54:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340343/posts Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said he would consider running for president in 2012, citing a changing political environment making President Obama seem more vulnerable. "I think that it's something I would consider," Santorum said during a conference call Tuesday organized by the Republican National Committee (RNC). "But I think that's as far as I'm willing to go three years out." thehill.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340343/posts#comment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338816/posts ORLANDO, FL, September 12, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Speaking to a room full of prominent US Catholic leaders Friday night, Senator Rick Santorum was challenged to run for the Republican Presidential nominaion.  Responding to a room already thick with applause, Santorum revealed that he was indeed "thinking about it" but asked for prayers and detailed his thinking on the matter.His remarks came after his address to the closing dinner of the 12th annual Catholic Leadership Conference - an invite-only gathering of Catholic leaders from academia, law, media, medicine, and politics, as well as leaders of movements within the Church such as... Life Site News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338816/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:33:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2336124/posts Here is video of Rick Santorum talking with Greta Van Susteren about Obama attacking Sarah Palin and Death Panels as a "Lie" during his speech to the Joint Session of Congress. Greta actually read from the bill where under "Advanced Care Planning Consultation" there is a mandatory provision where people will have a "review" every five years, and if your health status changes the "review" can be accelerated. (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2336124/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:13:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319241/posts He says he isn't considering a presidential run in near future --- Former Sen. Rick Santorum said Monday he has no problem being marked as a "dangerous" man politically, despite being out of office since 2006.The most recent attack comes from former Bush and McCain political strategist Mark McKinnon, who said Mr. Santorum's upcoming speaking engagements in Iowa point to a potential 2012 presidential run that would be "very, very dangerous for America." "Mark is [now] a Democrat, and I respect that," said Mr. Santorum, Pennsylvania Republican. "I'm sure the folks on the left see me as dangerous. They've always... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319241/posts#comment Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:19:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314988/posts Former Sen. Rick Santorum is making a trip to Iowa that screams “I’m running for President.” In the state with the crucial first presidential primary competition, Santorum will attend a smattering of events on October 1, with a stop at America’s Future Fund PAC and Iowa’s Right to life group. He’ll do a hit on a Des Moines radio show and cap it off with a speech about the future of the GOP in front of a live audience. John Brabender, a longtime advisor to the Senator, was moderate in his characterization of the Senator’s visit. “This is not necessarily... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314988/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:50:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313839/posts Add former Sen. Rick Santorum to the list of potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates. POLITICO has learned Santorum will visit first-in-the-nation Iowa this fall for a series of appearances before the sort of conservative activists who dominate the state GOP’s key presidential caucuses. The Pennsylvanian, who lost his 2006 re-election bid, will visit Iowa on October 1st, appearing on a Des Moines radio talk show and speaking to a luncheon and workshop of Iowa’s Right to Life group before heading east to Dubuque, where he’ll headline a fundraiser for the conservative America’s Future Fund PAC and then speak about the... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313839/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:04:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251336/posts How appropriate that U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter finds himself at the back of the Democratic Party bus. Did he really expect a hero's welcome and continuance in chairman positions after renouncing his own party at a time of crisis? History shows that nobody trusts or respects a turncoat and a traitor. Arlen should have learned that from the treatment Benedict Arnold received from the British after changing sides in the midst of a fight. Arnold joined with the British but was never accepted or respected by his peers, many officers despised him and his military career was relegated to the... The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251336/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 04:11:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231721/posts Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania told a Republican lawyers group Friday their party should take the filibuster off the table as an option against President Obama's judicial nominations. The word filibuster should not come out of the lips of Republican senators," Santorum told a gathering of the Republican National Lawyers Association in Washington. He said "any idea of a filibuster is folly" given the slim chances of success.... CQPolitics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231721/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:56:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226841/posts Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans - helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions. His nomination of former Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh to be the State Department's top lawyer constitutes further evidence of his disdain for American values. This seemingly obscure position in Foggy Bottom's bureaucratic maze is one of the most important in any administration, shaping foreign policy in the courts and playing a critical role in international negotiations and treaties. Let's set... philly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226841/posts#comment Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:33:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225648/posts The president is contemptuous of American values. And one key nominee prefers the judgment of other countries and global elites. ---------- Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans - helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions. His nomination of former Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh to be the State Department's top lawyer constitutes further evidence of his disdain for American values. This seemingly obscure position in Foggy Bottom's bureaucratic maze is one of the most important... Philly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225648/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:42:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200889/posts Who will Rick Santorum back this time? GrassrootsPA has learned that key Santorum allies are said to be having a conference call this afternoon regarding a possible Toomey Specter primary. The topic at hand is said to be what position, if any, the former US Senator should take. In 2004, Santorum joined President Bush in stumping for Specter... GrassrootsPA.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200889/posts#comment Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:53:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197450/posts Washington — Former Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick SantorumÂ’s acquisition of political-outsider status since his 2006 loss to Democrat Bob Casey is affording him a lot of bluntness. “We were unethical,” he said of congressional Republicans involved in the scandals involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the securing of earmarks for special projects in their districts. “LetÂ’s just be frank about it.” Speaking at the American Conservative UnionÂ’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Omni Shoreham Hotel Saturday, the copious applause he received bespoke the self-criticism abounding in todayÂ’s conservative movement. The GOPÂ’s performance on ethics, before the Democrats won Congress... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197450/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 19:35:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188577/posts Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum visited the auditorium of the Nebraska Union on Tuesday to present his idea that Americans do not truly understand why the United States is at war. Santorum is passing through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a part of his college campus tour on which he describes to students what he believes are the dangers in not knowing what is going on in the Middle East. “I talk to college students because I can have an intellectual conversation, and they usually don’t agree with me,” Santorum said. “I like to state my case (to students) and... Daily Nebraskan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188577/posts#comment Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:15:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187503/posts The United States needs to stay in Iraq and Afghanistan until it has achieved a decisive victory over Islamic jihadists, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said Monday. “Containing them is not enough,” the two-term conservative Republican senator said during a telephone interview. Santorum, who will be in Lincoln Tuesday for two speaking appearances, said Islamic radicals view the election of President Barack Obama as a signal that the United States is “in the process of surrender.” Obama plans to order a phased withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq over the next 16 months. Although he is preparing to send... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187503/posts#comment Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:30:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165002/posts A desire by both men to secure their places in history might forge an unlikely pairing. BY RICK SANTORUM Obama also faces the reality of needing at least one Republican senator to join him to break filibusters. Many speculate that three moderate Republicans will provide the necessary Senate votes and the imprimatur of bipartisanship. . . . . . But I believe Obama has an ace in the hole among Senate Republicans. This unlikely ace can deliver not only the GOP moderates needed to break a filibuster, but also the stamp of bipartisanship: the 2008 GOP standard bearer, John McCain..... The Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165002/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:21:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132206/posts Allegheny County elections officials today declared Rick Santorum something he already thought he was: a voter in Penn Hills. Elections director Mark Wolosik ruled against a challenge to absentee ballots cast Nov. 4 by Mr. Santorum and his wife, Karen, saying the petitioner, Ed Vecchio, a Penn Hills Democratic committeeman, did not present sufficient evidence that the couple does not reside there. "Wow! My vote counts!" said Mr. Santorum, reached in Northern Virginia, where he and his family have lived since he lost re-election to the Senate in 2006. The Santorums maintained a residential listing at a home they own... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132206/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:06:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073238/posts Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has resurfaced as a movie promoter. On Tuesday, Santorum appeared at a breakfast for Pennsylvania delegates and talked up "An American Carol," a new movie that takes aim at filmmaker Michael Moore. "This is a very deliberate attempt to go after the anti-war left," Santorum told the delegates. A brief clip showed people slapping a Moore character. Dow Jones http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073238/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:01:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069692/posts Barack Obama’s selection of veteran Senator Joe Biden is an attempt to plug a very real problem – Obama’s own lack of experience. Conversely, John McCain has much experience, so a younger person with practical experience is needed. If McCain picks the right person, his VP selection will help to energize the base, win the election, assist McCain to govern effectively; and – we have heard no one include this consideration – develop a solid conservative candidate to head the Republican ticket in 2012 or 2016. There are several individuals who potentially fit the needed VP profile. Here, we will... townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069692/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:10:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068288/posts Denver, Aug 25, 2008 / 11:51 pm (CNA).- Tim Gill, a billionaire from Colorado who has funded homosexual activism throughout the United States, spoke at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Delegates Caucus at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, outlining how he has worked to advance homosexual causes in U.S. politics. Gill endorsed undermining rising politicians critical of homosexual advocacy by targeting donations to benefit their opponents on the state level. Gill, who was introduced at the caucus as one of the nation’s largest funders of LGBT “civil rights initiatives,” reportedly has spent $150 million on LGBT issues.... Catholic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068288/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:12:06 GMT