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| − | '''Rick Santorum''' served as [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from January, 1995 through January, 2007. During that time, Santorum was known for his staunchly [[conservative]] political views. Claims by [[liberals]] that he was out of the mainstream appeared to have been validated in 2006, when [[Bob Casey, Jr.]], the son of a popular former Pennsylvania governor, defeated Santorum by capturing 59% of the popular vote for U.S. Senator. | + | '''Rick Santorum''' served as [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from January, 1995 through January, 2007. During that time, Santorum was known for his [[conservative]] political views. A cult-like movement among [[liberals]], and particularly [[homosexual]] activists, vilified Santorum for his forthright and truthful statements. |
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| + | In 2006 [[Bob Casey, Jr.]], the [[pro-life]] son of a popular former Pennsylvania governor, defeated Santorum as part of a [[Democratic]] sweep in that election. Casey subsequently endorsed [[Barack Obama]] for president in 2008. |
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| − | In 2005, Santorum made a failed bid to pass legislation that would have limited the information the [[National Weather Service]] could provide to the public, with the intention of promoting the [[Pennsylvania]]-based firm [[AccuWeather]]<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/035/000025957/ Notable Names Database: Rick Santorum]</ref>. Though the NWS's warnings about [[Hurricane Katrina]] contained such language as "MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER"<ref>[http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/warn_archive/LIX/NPW/0828_214001.txt NWS Urgent Weather Bulletin August 28, 2005]</ref>, Santorum criticized the body, saying that it gave insufficient warning.<ref>[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05253/569133.stm Santorum Criticizes Weather Service, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]</ref>
| + | ==[[Liberal]] Obsession with Santorum== |
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| + | [[Liberals]] became obsessed with Santorum, particularly after he stood up for traditional marriage and drew an analogy between support for [[homosexual]] marriage and other illegal forms of marriage and conduct. |
| − | In June of 2006, Santorum called a news conference to announce that [[weapons of mass destruction]] had been found in Iraq <ref name="FoxNews">[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200499,00.html Fox News Report on Santorum's Press Conference]</ref> As evidence, he cited a Defense Department report that degraded chemical weapons had been found in Iraq. He claimed that this report refuted the [[Democrat]] claim that no [[WMD]]s had been found.
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| − | <br />Officials in [[George W. Bush]]'s White House disagreed. They pointed out that the chemical weapons were not in usable condition, and that these "are not the WMDs this country and the rest of the world believed Iraq had, and not the WMDs for which this country went to war."<ref name="FoxNews" /> Bush administration officials, including the President himself<ref name="WashTimes">[http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060406-112119-5897r.htm Washington Times Report on WMDs]</ref>, have consistently said that no WMDs have been found in Iraq.
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