| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | [[Image:Rick Santorum.jpg|right|thumb|Rick Santorum]]
| |
| − | '''Rick Santorum''' (Winchester, Virginia, May 10, 1958 - ) is an American lawyer and politician. He is member of the Republican Party. 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. In the Senate, Santorum stood for traditional values, and fought for [[traditional marriage]]. His "Santorum Amendment" to the No Child Left Behind Act sought (albeit unsuccessfully) to support the teaching of [[intelligent design]] in [[public school]]s as a legitimate scientific theory.
| |
| | | | |
| − | In 2006 [[Bob Casey, Jr.]], the [[liberal]] son of a popular former Pennsylvania governor who had been [[pro-life]], defeated Santorum as part of a [[Democratic]] sweep in that election. Casey subsequently endorsed pro-[[abortion]] [[Barack Obama]] for president in 2008.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | Santorum is currently a candidate for the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 Presidential Election]].
| |
| − | ==Liberal Obsession with Santorum==
| |
| − |
| |
| − | [[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. Rather than dispute the analogy, liberals were quick to [[liberal tricks|feign offense]]. They argued that because the other kinds of conduct are so universally repulsive, pointing out the parallels with [[homosexual act]]s and homosexual marriage unduly disparages homosexuals. But they knew the ugly truth -- that homosexuality is just one step away on the slippery slope towards many other disgustingly immoral proclivities. Since they had no legitimate arguments, they could only resort to [[liberal namecalling]] and personal attacks.
| |
| − | ===[[Dan Savage]]===
| |
| − | Homosexual advice columnist Dan Savage instigated a campaign on [[Google]] to associate Santorum's name with vile slang.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==2012 Presidential Race==
| |
| − |
| |
| − | On June 6, 2011<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/06/us-usa-campaign-santorum-idUSTRE7551YL20110606</ref>, Santorum announced his intention to run for the Republican Party nomination in the US Presidential election of 2012.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55772.html</ref>
| |
| − |
| |
| − | <blockquote>
| |
| − | In the Iowa caucuses, January, 3, 2012, Santorum and [[Mitt Romney]] Fight to a Draw. In the first Republican contest of the season, the two candidates were separated by only a sliver of votes, offering Rick Santorum a chance to emerge as the alternative to Mitt Romney. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/us/politics/santorum-and-romney-fight-to-a-draw.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all]
| |
| − | </blockquote>
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==References==
| |
| − | <references/>
| |
| − |
| |
| − | {{DEFAULTSORT: Santorum, Rick}}
| |
| − | [[Category:Former United States Senators]]
| |
| − | [[Category:Republican Party]]
| |
| − | [[Category:Conservatives]]
| |
| − | [[Category:2012 Presidential Candidates]]
| |