The "bland is beautiful" crowd that backs Willard Romney is having a cow over these remarks forgetting that it was the theologian Barack Hussein Obama who invoked the name of Jesus in his attack on the 1 percent at a Washington prayer breakfast with; "But for me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus’s teaching that “for unto whom much is given, much shall be required,”' forgetting the dictum; "render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's...."
When a supporter called Obama "a devout Muslim" Santorum ignored the remark and answered the support's question. When questioned by CNN about this lapse in McCainesque political correctness he responded, "I don't feel it's my obligation every time someone says something I don't agree with to contradict them, and the president's a big boy, he can defend himself."
Prior to the HHS contraceptive mandate I doubt if Santorum would have raised the religious issue this strongly. He didn't start this fight. Obama started the fight and if Santorum can walk this tightrope Obama's chickens may come home to roost.
Update: It did bite! Robert Gibbs called Santorum's remarks over the line. Like it or not Gibbs has to defend Obama's religion not question Santorum's. Also pay attention to Senator Tom Harkin's great sound bite toward the end of the clip. It's a safe bet we'll see it again and often this fall.
I'm glad you posted this. Interesting perspective.
ReplyDeleteI was uneasy with what he said. I really don't care what other people do or believe, as long as it's not intrusive or harmful. I mean, I've always felt it's between them and God. Hey, I think it's pretty much your choice if you want to go to hell or not. Heh.
But I felt like, hey, Rick? I'm uneasy with calling other people's religion "phony."
But this makes me think.
This pretender to the throne has worshiped at Reverend Wright's church for twenty years. If that is not a different theology, I would like to see one!
ReplyDeleteI think Santorum has struck a nerve with the American people that will resonate all through this election cycle.
"You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
-- Barack Obama
Is Santorum too "conservative" to win? Or too religious (only really, not fake)?
ReplyDeleteRemember the Pew poll that showed something like 50% of the people don't know what religion Obama is? As I said in my post it's a risky tactic but it just might get traction.
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