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Uploaded by freedomsfool2009 on Feb 15, 2012

This clip from Santorum's town-hall last night has 2 parts. The first half is Santorum describing how America came to be 'America' through hard work and self reliance, which he describes quite well. I loved it. But the second half is my favorite part because that's where Santorum gets to the real truth-telling that needs to be said. He talks about the 'elite snobs', namely the Obama administration, who don't believe in that America that he described, and that they look down their noses at Americans because they don't believe we can do for ourselves. They don't believe we can be free. And he cites how Obama lied about Paul Ryan's Medicare plan and also the lies saying it would throw granny off the cliff.

Santorum is saying what needs to be said:

http://www.therightscoop.com/santorum-on-the-elite-snobs-that-want-to-control-you/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnbDqsJnJXU

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Santorum slams Obama administration as 'elite snobs'

[pertinent excerpt from video above embedded, also at http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2012/02/15/sot-santorum-elite-snobs.kboi#/video/politics/2012/02/15/sot-santorum-elite-snobs.kboi ]

Posted by CNN's Ashley Killough
February 15th, 2012
12:34 AM ET

(CNN) – Rick Santorum blasted President Barack Obama's administration as "elite" for dismissing the so-called Ryan Plan, using a word that tends to play well with conservative audiences.

"Don't you see how they see you? How they look down their nose at the average American. These elite snobs," Santorum said Tuesday, drawing big applause at a major rally in Boise, Idaho.

The proposal, a Medicare overhaul plan authored by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, drew heavy criticism from Democrats last year, as it proposed replacing direct federal coverage for those over 55 with subsidies in which seniors could purchase health insurance themselves.

"They don't believe you can make these decisions. They need to make these decisions for you," Santorum said, referring to the Obama administration.

Speaking to much fanfare at the Boise rally, Santorum also spent considerable time talking about Iran and pointed to a report by national intelligence director, James Clapper, that said Iran may be willing to sponsor future attacks on U.S. soil.

With that in mind, Santorum emphasized the need to control U.S. borders, which he said are "40% secure," to protect the country from "drugs, violence and jihadists."

He cited a convesation in Texas last week with a border agent, who reportedly told him the state has captured Spanish-speaking Arabs and Muslims.

"This should not be a surprise. There's all sorts of evidence of jihadists training camps all throughout Central and South America," Santorum said.

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/15/santorum-slams-obama-administration-as-elite-snobs/ [with comments]


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Rick Santorum Interviews With CaffeinatedThoughts.com

Uploaded by CaffThoughts on Oct 18, 2011

Rick Santorum discusses character, core values, how to address broken families, spending cuts, education, border security, national security, and his jobs plan with CaffeinatedThoughts.com editor, Shane Vander Hart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN7WfIZh690

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Rick Santorum Wants Your Sex Life to Be 'Special'

[video just above embedded]

He insists that opining on the subject is the kind of thing a presidential candidate should do.

Conor Friedersdorf
Feb 15 2012, 8:00 AM ET

What separates issues that are in the proper purview of politics from matters best left to individuals? I'd hate to draw that line for everyone, but watching Rick Santorum in the much-discussed interview above, I'm confident in declaring that he's put himself on the wrong side of it.

One of the things I will talk about that no president has talked about before is I think the dangers of contraception in this country, the whole sexual libertine idea... It's not okay because it's a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be. They're supposed to be within marriage, for purposes that are, yes, conjugal... but also procreative.

That's the perfect way that a sexual union should happen. We take any part of that out, we diminish the act. And if you can take one part out that's not for purposes of procreation, that's not one of the reasons, then you diminish this very special bond between men and women, so why can't you take other parts of that out? And all of a sudden, it becomes deconstructed to the point where it's simply pleasure. And that's certainly a part of it--and it's an important part of it, don't get me wrong--but there's a lot of things we do for pleasure, and this is special, and it needs to be seen as special. Again, I know most presidents don't talk about those things, and maybe people don't want us to talk about those things, but I think it's important that you are who you are. I'm not running for preacher.

I'm not running for pastor, but these are important public policy issues.

Ponder the implicit claim he is making: that it is desirable for the President of the United States to opine on and shape public policy according to his notion of what is "special." As he surely knows, what is "special," what ought to be kept "special," and what is required to keep sex "special" are all deeply contested matters. They inevitably turn on judgments shaped by faith, moral reasoning, and intuition. The American people, having wrestled with these questions, have concluded in overwhelming numbers either that contraception doesn't make sex less special - or that if it does make sex less special, the tradeoff (less special sex in return for fewer unwanted pregnancies or abortions or STDs or more pleasure or human connection) is worthwhile.

Any politician who regards the adult use of contraceptives as a matter under his purview cannot lay claim to the limited government label, nor can he credibly invoke a tradition rooted in the pursuit of happiness. And it's baffling that a presidential candidate would survey a world of poets, clergy, cognitive neuro-scientists, novelists, happily married elderly people, and a polity with sexual tastes as diverse of ours, and regard politicians as a useful authority on what kind of sex is special.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/02/rick-santorum-wants-your-sex-life-to-be-special/253104/ [with comments]