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‘Thomas Paine vs George Washington’: Santorum and Beck Part Ways on Libertarianism

Rick Santorum Clashes With Glenn Beck On Libertarian Influence in the Conservative Movement

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Today, Presidential candidate Rick Santorum appeared on the Glenn Beck program to discuss the state of the race for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. The tone of the overall exchange was cordial, with Santorum joking at the start, “You know, Glenn, sometimes my wife loves you more than me.”

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Still, Glenn warned Santorum that he wouldn’t be gentle in questioning him just because they were friends. “I‘m nobody’s shill,” Glenn said. And indeed, not all of the interview was sweetness and light, as during the second segment, Glenn asked Santorum a tough question on his views about libertarianism, leading to a clash between host and guest.

Santorum said:

“You’ve heard this from me before, the libertarian influence on the conservative movement, I mean, you heard it from Ron Paul last night, I mean there’s — he has a very bad conservative rating. Why? Because the libertarian view is isolationist from a national security point of view, moral issues have no place in the conservative movement…”

“I would consider myself a libertarian,” Glenn said.

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Santorum backtracked. “I would say the conservative movement believes that this country is a moral enterprise, we have God-given rights, and with God-given rights come God-given responsibilities, and we have a set of values, and if everyone does whatever they want to do, then we have George Soros, we don’t have America.”

“Those values don’t come from the Government, they come from our Churches and our Societies,” Glenn protested.

“But the Government has a role,” Santorum responded.

“In not undermining them.”

“Well, and also in having laws in place that you don‘t impinge on other peoples’ rights, and those values are important, and we have laws against murder. We should have laws against abortion. So those are values issues, I mean, they’re all values issues, I mean they’re the Ten Commandments, and they’re put into law,” Santorum said.

“There’s a Tea Party split, I think,” said Glenn, “with the Ron Paul Tea Party, that tend to be more like those who followed the French Revolution, some of them are following into Occupy Wall Street, and those are guys that I split with. But there’s people like — I don’t know where Penn Gillette stands on the election, but Penn Gillette is a friend, I disagree with him a lot on religion, but he is a decent, honorable guy, and he’s a wild libertarian. I got no problem with that. It’s the difference between Thomas Paine and George Washington. I lean more George Washington, and I think you do, too, but Thomas Paine was a patriot too.”

“I think in a lot of areas, libertarians have some legitimate gripes about what’s happened in the conservative movement over the past 30 years,” Santorum said. “But I’m just saying: careful that we don’t transform that movement into something that I would recommend against.”

The exchange came after over 20 minutes or relative agreement between the two, starting with the first segment of the broadcast, which focused on the economy:

Both men expressed visible frustration at the tenor of last night’s CNN debate, with Glenn mocking the moderators for their question choice. “War, food prices going up, gas prices going up, housing going down, everything, jobs, everything that’s going on, and the press asked — 25 percent of the questions last night were basically on contraception,” said Glenn. Santorum nodded sympathetically, before adding that the reason he seems to only ever talk about contraception is because “it’s all [the press] want to ask me about.”

Glenn followed up with his usual urgency, asking, “Do we [Americans] make it [after] another four years with Barack Obama?”

“I think this country would be a fundamentally different country at that point,” Santorum said. “I think we will have lost the very essence of what America is about, which is free people…The President is using the Constitution very much the way the French used the French constitution, to wield it and impose.”

“Are we on the course of a dictatorship?” Glenn asked.

“I think you’re looking at European Socialism at a minimum,” Santorum responded.

Glenn then segued into a much more technical question, asking Santorum how to rein in the power of central banks.

“I think you’ve got to put the Fed back in the business of just managing the money supply for the purposes of holding inflation in check,” Santorum said. “If the Fed’s only mission was dollar stabilization, then they wouldn‘t be doing what they’re doing right now.”

Glenn pushed Santorum harder on this issue. “There are no checks and balances [on the Fed]. How is this not a criminal organization? Because what they’re doing to us…it’s the biggest heist in human history.”

“To go that one step forward and say ‘Well let’s abolish the Fed and go back to a gold standard,’ I have some serious problems with that,” Santorum said. Glenn cut in.

“You can’t afford the lifestyle we have on gold.”

“The problem is the idea with the gold standard was…gold would increase as economic growth increases,” Santorum continued. “That’s not necessarily true anymore, I mean we don’t have a lot of gold supplies in this country taht we can increase as the economy increases, and can become – in fact, are – dependent on a lot of not particularly great areas of the world for gold mining.”

“Where do you specifically make cuts big enough?” Glenn asked.

“You have to go to the entitlement programs, and the biggest problem with entitlement programs is they’re 60 percent [of the budget], but they’re growing,” Santorum said. “The biggest area of entitlements is seniors, and the three biggest entitlement programs are Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid.”

“How do we take care of our seniors? What do we do?” Glenn asked.

Santorum pointed out that much of the problem with Medicare and Medicaid is that they were inefficiently run, and stacked with corruption. In a politically risky move, he then switched to defending the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit for saving costs by bringing seniors “into the game” by giving them private insurance, rather than government run insurance. Santorum claimed that this market-oriented element made the Prescription Drug benefit come in 42 percent under budget.

“Can you imagine a 42 percent reduction in the cost of Medicare?” Santorum asked. “We’re talking probably $100 billion/year.”

Glenn switched topics following this question to the issue of whether the country could be saved while the Left was trying to “set the world on fire.” Santorum demurred slightly in answering.

“The Left has their own agenda, and as far as their coordination and the like, all I can say is, I have seen the Left in America, they are very good at what they do, and they’re increasingly transparent in what they do,” Santorum said. “The whole anarchist group, I mean, they’re well-funded. Soros is one of these folks who clearly has mal-intentions, as far as I’m concerned, for our country, and his values are very different from those that built this country and what we’re founded upon.”

In response to a question from Glenn on the USA Today op-ed by an OWS member calling for armed insurrection, Santorum chuckled. “That was the Tea Party!” he gasped in mock surprise.

“What do you do with Occupy Wall Street? How do you get them off the street?” Glenn pressed.

“The first thing you have to do is trust the American people,” Santorum replied. “How about a President that trusts the American public enough to educate them on the problems that are facing this country?”

On that note, the second segment of the interview opened with a tweet from one of Glenn’s followers asking Santorum: “What action would you take if occupy wall street turns into massive chaos on the streets?”

“I want to start with that question,” Glenn said.

“We certainly would take whatever steps to support state and local authorities to handle those demonstrations, and of course those are always state and local functions,” Santorum said. He added that if any Federal help would be needed, it might be in ferreting out connections across the network of protesters through intelligence agencies.

Glenn then dived into social issues and asked Santorum whether he was pro-choice in the 1990s. “No, I wasn’t,” Santorum said. “When I first ran for office, I was sort of an agnostic, I was a single male and not really interested in the issue, didn’t really care,” Santorum said. “But then when I ran for office, I decided I’d better find out about this issue, and really what my position is. I sat down with my father-in-law, who was a Medical Geneticist, and said okay, doc…tell me the story. I walked out of that meeting, and just from the standpoint of reason, I was pro-Life.”

Following more back-and-forth, including the above confrontation on libertarianism, the entire Santorum family made an appearance on the show:

When asked why she thought her husband was doing so well, Karen Santorum said, “I personally think this is God’s will. I think he has us on a path and I think there‘s a lot more happening than what we’re seeing.”

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  • tired of taxes
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:41pm

    I support a man who hunts, actually hunts, not just photo ops holding a gun. I want a president who eats the turkey on Thanksgiving and doesn’t do the lame pardoning of the bird. Mr. Santorum appears to love his wife, his family and his country and that is what I am looking for in our next leader.

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    • SychinLegacy
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:47pm

      Know what I’m looking for in my next leader? Someone who actually does what they say they are going to do. And someone who doesn’t lie about doing the opposite.

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    • PoliticiansRCrooks
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:04pm

      So your voting for some one because he loves his wife? This is why are Country is so bad in shape. Every candidate on stage loves there wife… maybe except Newt. I go by there voting record and Paul is the cleanest. I don’t vote because I think he looks Presidential or is handsome, has a hot wife, shoots guns.. who cares. As long as they leave me alone and let me do as I please, which they are not doing.

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    • black9897
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:19pm

      Uhhh..why was my comment deleted?

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    • MS-GlenNBC
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:37pm

      I want a leader who….

      Loves Lakes
      Loves Trees
      Loves Cars

      I wonder where Gingrich stands on Cars Trees and Lakes?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMqHh5NZ4

      A little History, I, I, I was born and raised here, I love this state, it seems right here the trees are the right.. height…. uh I like uh… I like seeing the uh…. I like seeing the lakes, I love the lakes, there’s something very special here… The Great Lakes, but also, all the little inland lakes, that,… that… dot the uh.. uh.. the parts of Michigan uh… I love Cars I don’t know I mean I grew up i i u… totally in love with Cars I it it used to be in the 50‘s and 60’s if you showed me one square foot of all most any part of a car, I could tell you what brand it was the model and so forth, now now with all the Japanese Cars I’m not quite so good at it but I still know the American cars pretty well and uh Drive a Mustang uh Iife I Love Cars, I love American Cars and long may they Rule the world I want to do well……..

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    • KICKILLEGALSOUT
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:58pm

      I will not compromise my vote for a fake conservative like Santorum. They have no chance against OWEbama and his billion dollar war chest. Dr. Ron Paul is the only real contrast and conservative to this and the only one willing to fight to restore our freedom, liberty, and fiscal sanity.

      During his time in the Senate, Santorum voted to:

      1. Give millions of taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood;
      2. Raise the debt ceiling five times;
      3. DOUBLE the size of the Department of Education through the budget-busting and unconstitutional “No Child Left Behind” bill;
      4. Start a brand new, unfunded entitlement, Medicare Part D, the largest expansion of entitlement spending since President Lyndon Johnson – creating $16 TRILLION in unfunded liabilities;
      5. Stand with senators like Barbara Boxer and Frank Lautenberg to pass massive new federal gun control schemes and regulations;
      6. Keep workers under Big Labor’s thumb by voting against a National Right to Work law;
      7. Send $25 million in taxpayer dollars to North Korea;
      8. Pass Sarbanes-Oxley, which imposed dramatic new job-killing accounting regulations on businesses.

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    • Crush_Liberalism
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:52pm

      I know what I’m looking for…and I know what I’m looking OUT for. I’m looking OUT for a spit-polished turd that the media will try to reinvent to give a second term of office as he steamrolls the constitution into the Communist Manifesto. I‘m looking OUT for a left who doesn’tt give one good CRAP about this nation, but only securing power for themselves by locking millions of people into government dependence in order to EXIST rather than live; no opportunity…just a few scraps thrown to the people with the promise that they must keep voting for THEM to ensure that the supply of SCRAPS isn’t interrupted. I’m looking OUT for the LEFT, for LIBERALS who claim to be tolerant unless you disagree with them, then they manufacture artificial concern for “people”. I’m looking OUT for the class warfare who NEEDS the lower classes to STAY poor, so they can keep them p#ssed off at the rich, so they keep voting for RICH democrats who fake a “shame” for their wealth in order to stoke the artificial fires of their class warfare. I’m looking OUT for democrats who simply promote “SCREW the USA, what can I do to give you a little MORE of someone else’s money?”. As disingenuous as JFK’s “ask not what your country can do for YOU” speech was (based on his liberalism), a democrat would not DARE utter those words on the floor of the House or Senate today because all they HE is “ask what your country CAN DO for you”. THIS is what I’m looking OUT for!

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    • JPDevuyst
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:00am

      @Tired of Taxes — Now, I am a fan of guns and shooting and such and I take no issue with those who enjoy hunting, although I don’t particularly care the sport myself. Why does it matter if the President hunts or not? I mean, I can see how a fake hunter makes people upset, but why does a man have to be a hunter to have your vote?

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:08am

      Crush, I get that you hate liberals. Just do not lose sight of the fact that it is progressivism in both parties that we have to look OUT for. It is not just liberals that are are enemy. Big government whether it is on a Dem or Repub watch is just as dangerous.

      West Coast Patriot  
    • Debbie1927
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:14am

      Amen!!

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:20am

      Excellent interview. I like Santorum more. He could use a little more Libertarian edge though. I will vote for him on the 10th.
      Glenn, Take care of yours, some of those people are animal like.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:06am

      Have any of you seen this music video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCJheZ3oyYo&feature=youtu.be

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 2:21am

      RON PAUL. not the man of the hour! If Ron Paul would attempt to dismantle the FED, he would be dead within 60 days – depending how long it would take the elitists and the international banking cartel to set up the hit.

      You have to have the cooperation of Congress, many of whom are owned by the same people who would dispatch Ron Paul. Ron Paul doesn’t and could not get enough support to be a viable Presidential nominee. Obama would kick his butt from one side of the USA to the other, for Paul could not engender enough support to defeat Obama, as bad as Obama is.

      Ron Paul, like others on this site, independent of their unwillingness to support Israel, which is pure stupidity despite any biblical mandate, does not understand the Islamic agenda or the Muslim mindset. Islam is out for total world domination – period, and they will pursue this agenda and objective at all cost with the end justifying the means. Muslims will not enter into discourse with either the Israel, the United States, or any western civilization type nation, unless it is to temporarily establish a false peace to build up their strength to the point of being able to annihilate their opposition. Only a fool would believe otherwise.

      Presently within our country our system of government and life is being undermined by Islam, who are directly or indirectly supported by liberals, RINO’s and elitists.

      The elitists foolishly think they are using radical Islam. Islam and Obama are using them.

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 2:40am

      As good as many of Ron Paul’s ideas are, e.g., get rid of a number of Federal agencies,including several of the cabinets, such as Dept. of Education, EPA, HUD, etc., his lack of understanding and unwillingness to confront radical Islam makes him unfit to be President of the United States – period. No room for compromise here, for it can not be afforded.

      The Paul supporters on here have a profound similar lack of understanding, and are blinded by their insistence that it can be no other way. The proper term for that is ignorance.

      I like Santorum, but he still has some issues. Romney can be likeable, but he has bigger issues. Gingrich is tough, much tougher than Paul, but there are also other issues with Gingrich. Each candidate has issues, but Santorum is leading in the most categories contrary to how the Paul supporters attempt to paint him. We’ll see how things continue to develop.

      Many on here discount the God factor, which contrary to their beliefs, or lack of them, will have more to do with whom the nominee will be, and it is conceivable that it may not be any of the present four contenders. Based on the present mix, it is entirely possible that a brokered convention would bring the real cream to the top. Ponder that one a while.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 3:07am

      why do people think libertarianism means “do whatever you want to do”, like people are allowed to harm others or their property… the initiation of force upon someone who has not damaged anyone else or their property is never morally justified no matter how “well meaning” the person, initiating the force, “thinks” they are.

      if you care SO much about people harming themselves.. educate them, start programs, give to charities that help those people… don’t jail them, fine them, etc… that is not going to help them either. people know the risks for the things they do… a skydiver knows the risk… should we force people to not skydive? jail them, fine them, put a gun to their head, split up their families just because we don‘t think it’s safe enough for them to do?

      when the people realize that they own themselves and their property, and what ownership actually means, we will have a prosperous country in no time…

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 3:27am

      i’m a Ron Paul supporter and i support Israel…
      Israel has a sweet military and over 300 nukes, where as Iran has 0… let Israel do their thing and defend themselves… what is wrong with that? if they get in too much trouble, we can come to their aid if congress approves, which they would because most of America is pro Israel…

      i don’t get why we have to do agressive war for other people… if they want to be agressive and take the risk of being “in the wrong morally”, let them. agressors are NEVER in the right, no matter how “well meaning” they believe they are.

      IF in fact they have proof of plans to attack, etc, them bring them to trial and they will be punished accordingly, just has we have done all through history. the Rule of Law is the only moral path. if we break our own rules, we become a joke in the eyes of the world.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 3:49am

      I like everything that Santorum says… except to OutLaw Abortion! I am for No Federal Funding nor Support for Abortion… but I believe Each Person Has An Inalienable Right To Their Own Body… and Government should not interfer, otherwise you have some form of Slavery.

      This Inalienable Right is the foundation of all Crimes, thereby Harms caused by others.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 4:16am

      The real conservative in the race http://www.tnr.com/sites/default/files/PoliticalReportOctober1992.pdf

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 4:49am

      I‘m looking for a leader who doesn’t hate Reagan and Lincoln, who doesn’t think if we trade with Iran they will love us and terrorism will disappear, can control what is published in his own newsletter, and isn‘t Mitt Rino’s little b***h.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 5:37am

      Santorum doesn’t understand what a libertarian is. He thinks Ron Paul is one because he is so well known. Wrong! We are Constitutionalists. Our Constitution specifically enumerated “National Defense” as on of the FEW powers of the federal government (and thus a RESPONSIBILITY).

      There is a difference in isolationism and libertarianism. Perhaps we could use a lot more so-called “isolationism” in the form of taking care of our own first, then looking outward. In the form of import and export tariffs to manage inequities of trade. After all, our founders intended such tariffs to FULLY FUND our federal government…NOT TAKING from American citizens whose FREEDOM and LIBERTY they are SWORN to protect.

      Rick’s handlers should have prepped him better. Seems neither he nor they know enough about Glenn or his audience to avoid insulting us. Rick may be the best we have left at this point, but, I’m sorely disappointed with the big Tea Party PACs that #FAIL -ed to put forth good candidates…ANY candidates, and FAILED to support any candidate! Makes me think the PACs are not who they claimed to be, but a bunch more opportunist lawyers who seized upon a growing movement, one to which they were not wholly committed.
      SIGH
      It’s up to us now. We cannot rely on others. We cannot type a credit card number into a website, whine on theblaze, then pull a lever on election day. It is past time to ACTIVATE! To be in the streets, going door-to-door, RESTORING AMERICA!

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    • decendentof56
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 5:46am

      I see these comments and just shake my head.

      You Paul supporters have a disconnect with the reality that Libertarianism blurs the line between right and wrong, good or bad.
      Example: Do you really think legalizing drugs will take dealers off the streets? Are these gangs suddenly going to become model citizens? Do you think, maybe, that they will break into those ‘drug’ stores and, anyway, will not people be encouraged to try some coke for recreational purposes? Then, theres the question of how will addicted people pay for those drugs?
      They’ll break into your home to get the items to sell to pay for the damn drugs, thats what they’ll do. They will shop-lift, steal cars. They’ll do whatever it takes.
      I agree with Pauls’ idea doing away with certain gov. agencies….totally. I’m a Constitutionalist like Paul. I do not like the UN or the US being even a tiny part of it, as that body is usurping our Constitution. But……IF you Paul supporters continue down you path, your worst nightmare of Obama being re-elected will be realized. And…do you want Eric Holder as head of the DOJ for 4 more years?
      We need to unite for the (R) candidate come Nov., then work to have the rule of law re-established in America.

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    • dukielouie
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 5:49am

      My group gave Santorum a package with all the information on UN Agenda 21. He was asked if he read it. I can say now he didn’t. This is not just a local Issue it is National issue to take our property,energy,water,health, and etc away from us. Read the “unfinished agenda’ 1977 the Rockefeller Brothers Fund where John Holdren constributed.It puts forth the plan before Un agenda 21 and how the government will do it. Go to Amazon and buy it for a 1.00. The plan is filtered down from every agency in the Federal Government with grants and mandates.Learn more from Dr.Michael Coffman who testified for congress against the biodiversity treaty. We just had a un agenda 21 conference with speakers from across the country.Not one media outlet would cover the event which is happening all over Florida and other states. Anyone at the Blaze interested?

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    • decendentof56
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 6:13am

      Carbonyes……
      Thank you for some sanity!

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 7:08am

      Carbonyes…Are you being paid by the warfare state or the welfare state? Probably the later since i am sure you live in your Mother’s basement and dream up this idiocy…What BULLONEY!

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 7:20am

      WE NEED TO GET THIS ON THE 2012 NATIONAL BALLOT
      Congressional Reform Act
      1. Term Limits:
      12 years only, one of the possible options below.
      A. one Six year Senate terms
      B. Two Two year House terms
      C. One Six year Senate term and oneTwo Year House terms

      Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

      2. No Tenure / No Pension:
      A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

      3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security: All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the rest of U. S. citizens.

      4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all other U. S. citizens do.

      5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

      6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as all other U. S. citizens do.

      7. Congress MUST equally abide by ALL laws they impose on U. S. citizens.

      8. All previous contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective January 1st after this law is enacted. The people of the U. S. A. did not make these contracts with congressmen; the congressmen made all these contracts for themselves without ANY v

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 7:39am

      ricky just wants to get out of the house more…his wife seems very “talky”

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 7:55am

      “i am no ones shill”…i mean… if you have to say it(?)

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 8:27am

      @decendentof56

      Where does one come up with such nonsense?

      Substitute your use of the word “drugs” with beer, wine, whiskey, rum, ect. and then come back with some real logic. Prohibition produced Capone, just as modern prohibition produces gangs who capitalize on your self righteousness blindness. Don’t you folks learn anything from history?

      You also ignore the fact that Paul simply wishes to deal with this in a Constitutional manner which places issues like this in the hands of the States, where it belongs. Tell us…just where in the Constitution do you find the right for the Feds to determine what you consume? You do know prohibition was passed largely because the Constitution did not address such an issue, and thus an amendment was needed to justify the action…right?

      Folks like you get your panties all in a bunch over a Boogeyman you create in your own minds, while you worry more about the Boogeyman than you do the laws based on this Boogeyman that are systematically destroying the Bill of Rights. Drug laws and the like have brought us all kinds of actions by the State that are a direct assault on the BOR, just as a Boogeyman is used as justification for the Patriot Act, the NDAA, and the molestation squads known as the DHS/TSA.

      The fact that your side worries more about silly issues than this than the BOR and the UN clearly demonstrates just how lost you are.

      Without the Bill of Rights there is no nation left worth saving.

      Ron Paul 2012, or enjo

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 8:49am

      Glenn asked everyone to look at Bachmann and Santorum.
      Now he is warning you against Santorum.
      What part of that don’t you understand?

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 8:50am

      @carbonyes

      So, since the FED is too strong to be tackled, you want to elect one of their own.

      Got it.

      *shakes head*

      You do know these same bankers are the ones who created this terrorist Boogeyman that you fear so greatly, and this same Boogeyman is the justification used to destroy the Bill of Rights. You have been hoodwinked into giving up your freedoms by a bunch of charlatans, as you cower in fear while willingly voting for their “guy”…and then voluntarily placing the chains of your own enslavement around you neck.

      The only thing standing between freedom and tyranny is the Bill of Rights, and all of the candidates with the exception of Paul is playing the game of creating Boogeymen that are used as an excuse to enslave you. How folks like you can’t see this is beyond comprehension.

      As you and your kind cower in fear of a NWO creation used to make you soooo scared, you will willingly vote for those who seek to enslave you, and thankfully there are many like myself who will do all we can to protect even you….from yourself. Our own government is much more of a threat to you than any terrorist on earth, and the sooner folks like you figure this out, the sooner we can rebuild our Republic.

      Santorum is a FED stooge and it’s time you folks wake up to this fact, and Romney is as well.

      Sometimes people like you make me think there is no hope to save the Republic and the Bill of Rights.

      Ron Paul 2012…or bend over for the NWO.

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    • PresidentDowngrade
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 9:22am

      Valerie Jarrett Iranian Of The Month

      The Ulsterman Report: Valerie Jarrett and The Muslim Brotherhood

      Read more: http://newsflavor.com/politics/us-politics/the-ulsterman-report-valerie-jarrett-and-the-muslim-brotherhood/#ixzz1nJEJArIV

      http://newsflavor.com/politics/us-politics/the-ulsterman-report-valerie-jarrett-and-the-muslim-brotherhood/

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    • VigilantGuardShark
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 9:52am

      Go Rick Go! (with God) Please give it your all and don’t pull your punches, we DO need to hear the Truth. As Rush likes to say, ‘Shine the light of truth on Liberals and they will wither up and fade away’.
      Like Vampires in sunlight.

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    • Captain77
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:09am

      I don’t care wether the man hunts or not, is a vegan or a carnivore. What I care about is where does the man stand with our Constitution? Will he defend my rights even if he disagrees with me? Will he keep government in its proper role? Will he take his oath seriously to protect and defend the constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic?

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:11am

      Beck’s response to Santorum on values should have been:
      “If the government can regulate values they can push someone else’s values on YOU, next time your ‘team’ is out of power. That is unacceptable.”

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:14am

      Doesn‘t Santorum know that cutting money out of entitlements won’t balance the budget or allow you to continue war?

      It’s sad to see Santorum so eager to go to war, he has no problem with pulling the rug out from under people who depend on these programs.

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    • justangry
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:23am

      @Black Happens to me ALL the time. Beware of anyone who prevents the free flow of knowledge, for in their heart; they dream themself your master.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:30am

      That‘s how you’re going to pick your next president? ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

      “Well, it doesn’t matter if Joe Neocon voted for the unconstituional Patriot Act, votes to raised the debt ceiling five times, and put out a budget plan that will add 4.5 trillion dollars to the nation debt (like Santorum)….at least he eats meat and shoots stuff, and that’s what really matters!”

      You sir, are the poster child for what is WRONG with the GOP!

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:43am

      Santorum campaigned AGAINST Rand Paul!
      Santorum is NOT a conservative.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 11:09am

      Santorum lied in the debate:

      During the CNN GOP Presidential debate last night Senator Rick Santorum explained his support for Arlen Specter by claiming that he had made a “deal” with his colleague to support President Bush’s judicial nominees.

      Specter today said that he “made no promise” to support anyone and that the conversation never happened.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=4EDfnKcLyNE#t=0s

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    • FreeUnionVA
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 11:17am

      on the issue of the gold standard. A gold or silver sandard does not and will not stiffle a truely free market economy. But it does limit the amount of money the Goverment can spend. If governement starts to spend too much, people simply pull/redeem there deposits and since the Fed or Tresury can’t “Print” gold they are hamstringed by it and can not inflate/devalue it. So a truely honest money system would reduce there control and power, and they are not about doing that.

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    • Anonymouse.
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 11:45am

      Here‘s what we’re all up against in 2012. Obama must lose.

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/75412906@N05/6779860284/in/photostream

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:00pm

      So, Santorum wants government control of libertarians?
      Libertarians want government to protect us, not control us.
      Santorum just fell off my list. I guess I’m no longer a Republican.

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    • guido.cavalcanti
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:10pm

      @ tired of taxes I’d agree with you that he loves his wife, country etc. But what if all of his policies are wrong? Do you still vote for him? Because we can get this wrong this time around. Does he really understand the FED and it’s relation to financial bubbles and recessions? It‘s apparent in this interview he doesn’t.

      Monetary policy is the single most important factor of any nation, guaranteed every other issue can be traced back to this one thing. Either Rick is entirely clueless or he’s just another pawn of the central banks, either way that’s a bad scenario for this nation. And I can’t believe I have to say this but, Rick Santorum’s love of hunting, country or of his wife will NOT solve our problems.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:25pm

      @FreeUnionVA

      Santorum is either a complete idiot, or a shill for the bankers. Either way he is not fit to be POTUS.

      “Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.”
      George Washington

      “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.”
      Thomas Jefferson

      Ron Paul is the only one who either gets this, or is willing to do anything about it.

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    • Protoham
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:58pm

      I am looking for someone who follows the Constitution. Who will eliminate departments that should not exist, like the Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Homeland Security, ATF, DEA, EPA. Who will not take out tax money and hold it over the states to make them do what the Fed gov wants them to do.

      Not asking for much!

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    • Clive
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 2:41pm

      tired of taxes,
      you are looking for a president that hunts, and won’t pardon a thanksgiving turkey.
      those sound like great characteristics for a president! please go ahead and stop typing.

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    • wandamurline
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 3:06pm

      What the GOP candidates should have done at the debate is this: They should have stated that since the liberals at CNN cannot come up with questions that people need to hear about like the economy, Iran, unemployment, inflation, etc. that they would no longer take questions from the moderator….that for the rest of the debate, they would accept questions from the audience….in essence, shut the moderator up and have a real debate.

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    • jpclarksville
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 3:28pm

      @SychinLegacy: Really? If you’re for Romney, he’s one of the biggest phonies out there AND he thinks UN Agenda 21 is a good idea. Paul backer? I’m wondering if dementia has set in. Newt is a globalist and believes in the One World Order thing. I have a great deal of respect for Santorum because he believes in what he believes and doesn’t change every time the wind blows. If people vote for someone based on their “swagga” or how good they look standing next to other world leaders, then we will get what we deserve. Unfortunately, the states deciding for us are populated with flakes.

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    • blamelessace5
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 3:32pm

      Ron Paul supporters think everyone who doesn’t support him fears him like they fear getting abducted by aliens, again.

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 5:06pm

      i am looking for a president whos friend and mentor didnt cheer when Nikita Khrushchev drove by on his way to the U.N.

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    • Look4DBigPicture
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 5:45pm

      @KICKILLEGALSOUT…At least Santorum didn’t load up bills he knew would pass with earmarks and then vote against them (i.e. Ron Paul) just so he could say he never passed any earmarks. If ever there was a phoney candidate who pretends to be someone he isn’t, it’s Ron Paul.

      Early in the campaign, I studied Ron Paul and he was my first choice for several months. But the more I watched him in debates and speeches, and began to understand his true character, I started seeing a very devious and mischievous man. I don‘t mean that he’s a horrific individual, I only mean he isn’t the person he appears to be. At least Santorum admits he’s made mistakes and has learned from those mistakes.

      I agree with Rick‘s statement that we can’t expect to have a libertarian gov’t right now. The left-wing progressive liberals have damaged our society so dramatically, that it’s going to take some work before we can become a self-governed society as described in the Constitution. We have a huge population of extremists such as communists, anarchists, and welfare/entitlement mentalities, who will require a gradual weaning off the government’s controlling teat before we can expect that large segment of people to have enough common sense to be accountable. If we were to drop everything and go strictly libertarian today, we would have utter chaos to where no one would be safe. Is that what you want? We need to go conservative first and gradually work our way back to libertaria

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 5:46pm

      who is the real fake conservative?

      http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/02/conservatives_and_libertarians_1.html

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    • Look4DBigPicture
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 5:57pm

      @West Coast Patriot….WOW … I didn’t know George Soros, the anarchist was producing videos now. I have to say, George, you really outdid yourself on this one. The nooses with all of our favorite conservative hosts’ photos flashing in front of them…. man-o-man what a nice job. Now do one with all the hateful liberals and progressives who are absolutely destroying this country.

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    • Look4DBigPicture
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 6:01pm

      @lukerw…So you think the government‘s decision to murder unborn babies isn’t taking away their rights and allowing them to do what they want with their bodies? I would think if someone asked a baby if it wanted to be aborted it would respond with a resounding NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 7:04pm

      Glenn said:

      “You can’t afford the lifestyle we have on gold.”

      Santorum responded:

      “The problem is the idea with the gold standard was…gold would increase as economic growth increases,” Santorum continued. “That’s not necessarily true anymore, I mean we don’t have a lot of gold supplies in this country taht we can increase as the economy increases, and can become – in fact, are – dependent on a lot of not particularly great areas of the world for gold mining.”

      Glenn’s comment is a myth, and Santorum’s response is a misunderstanding about what money is.

      When gold circulates as money, it will gain value as the prices of goods and services decrease.

      Where Santorum gets it wrong is that people will just naturally opt for something like silver for smaller purchases, which, like gold, is difficult to inflate. So you may need more units of currency, but you definitely DO NOT want a readily inflatable currency (such as paper or electronic).

      At any rate, though, Ron Paul favors currency competition – not strictly a gold coin standard.

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    • lovenfl3
      Posted on February 25, 2012 at 12:05am

      I agree totally, Santorum seems like the real deal to me. It‘s been surprising to see many turn against him because he doesn’t always tell them what they want to hear. Isn‘t that one of the main reasons we’re in this mess in the first place? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1oDqfTl3KA

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    • inblack
      Posted on February 25, 2012 at 12:51am

      Santorum wants to be a good conservative. He is dedicated to following traditional values and ideas, but doesn’t understand them. He is the good boy, but does not think for himself.
      This is the problem with conservatives – they lack a political philosophy.

      Ron Paul is consistent because he knows why the founders created the constitution, he understands personal freedom, non-aggression, limited govt, free trade and the free market and the threat of tyranny. He has a political philosophy. Libertarian means liberty – it is what the founders believed.

      Glenn needs to think this through.
      – I was appalled that Glenn, Mr. Research, didn’t know that Ron Paul was pro-life.
      – I was appalled that he does not know that most Republican Libertarians are pro-life.
      – Glenn’s (really Pat’s) ideas on imposing the US’s will on the rest of the world are progressive ideas.
      – You cannot be against a progressive policy inside the US and for one outside the US.
      – Glenn is wrong on Thomas Payne, Thomas Payne properly rejected the idea off an anointed king and clergy, but he later became anti-religion and ultimately anti-God. THIS was Payne’s downfall and why he was rejected by the other founders.
      – Ron Paul is not anti-religion, he does not hate God.
      – Glenn’s comparison of the libertarian to the French revolution is flawed. Conservatives are the ones that want to be at war and kill people who disagree with them. Libertarians find this disgusting.

      Read “The Law

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on February 25, 2012 at 7:57pm

      @carbonyes,

      “Ron Paul, like others on this site, independent of their unwillingness to support Israel, which is pure stupidity despite any biblical mandate, does not understand the Islamic agenda or the Muslim mindset.”

      Ron Paul DOES understand the Islamic agenda – he even alluded to the fact that BECAUSE OF America’s military interventionism, WE are facilitating their establishment of a caliphate!

      See here.

      War and the Constitution | Ron Paul
      (Alluding to the radical Islamists’ desire for a caliphate; at 34:36)
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4kdGhsbls#t=34m36s

      “The Arab nations are united like they’ve never been united before. … So, the Islamic fundamentalists have exactly what they’ve been looking for maybe a thousand years.”

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on February 25, 2012 at 8:03pm

      @carbonyes,

      APPEND: I should add that the video below is from an audio recording made in 1998!

      “Ron Paul, like others on this site, independent of their unwillingness to support Israel, which is pure stupidity despite any biblical mandate, does not understand the Islamic agenda or the Muslim mindset.”

      Ron Paul DOES understand the Islamic agenda – he even alluded to the fact that BECAUSE OF America’s military interventionism, WE are facilitating their establishment of a caliphate!

      See here.

      War and the Constitution | Ron Paul
      (Alluding to the radical Islamists’ desire for a caliphate; at 34:36)
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4kdGhsbls#t=34m36s

      “The Arab nations are united like they’ve never been united before. … So, the Islamic fundamentalists have exactly what they’ve been looking for maybe a thousand years.”

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  • Cubzilla
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:40pm

    Hmmm…I really didn’t see a split in the interviews. I see 2 conservatives who may very well disagree on certain items but in the big picture, they have the same cause…get rid of Obama.

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    • PoliticiansRCrooks
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:06pm

      Obama is only part of the problem though. Getting rid of Obama isn’t going to fix the problem. It;s the Federal Reserve, EPA, TSA. NDAA. Come on!!!! Wake the heck up.

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    • mils
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:35pm

      the problems did not start with Obama…he has exacerbated them to almost a point of no mreturn..and done so on purpose.. he’s setting us up for something dark and ugly..that is muslim based.
      yes, there is something wrong in our country that this next election will not change..even if a Republican wins

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    • Crush_Liberalism
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:01am

      Wake up?! Seriously? If I have arterial bleeding, STOPPING THE BLEEDING is THE first priority. Only after I have stopped BLEEDING to death can I deal with what injured me. Yes, stop all the crap you mentioned, I agree….but we must stop the arterial bleeding first. And for the record, Obama IS the arterial bleeding! Identify the threat, remove HIM from office, THEN deal with the weapons (EPA, etc) used BY that threat!

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:12am

      Crush, Paul has the best way to get us back on the right track: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-23/paul-s-plan-would-lower-debt-while-rivals-wouldn-t-report-says.html

      http://reason.com/blog/2012/02/23/new-report-on-gop-primary-contenders-say

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 6:37am

      …ricky has really nice…shoes. vote for ricky

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 7:21am

      WE NEED TO GET THIS ON THE 2012 NATIONAL BALLOT
      Congressional Reform Act
      1. Term Limits:
      12 years only, one of the possible options below.
      A. Two Six year Senate terms
      B. Six Two year House terms
      C. One Six year Senate term and three Two Year House terms

      Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

      2. No Tenure / No Pension:
      A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

      3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security: All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the rest of U. S. citizens.

      4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all other U. S. citizens do.

      5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

      6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as all other U. S. citizens do.

      7. Congress MUST equally abide by ALL laws they impose on U. S. citizens.

      8. All previous contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective January 1st after this law is enacted. The people of the U. S. A. did not make these contracts with congressmen; the congressmen made all these contracts for themselves without ANY

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    • satostud
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 8:51am

      That is exactly what i said too. Isn’t it amazing how tow people can watch the same video and see two completely different things. It is all because of the “world View window” they are looking out of.
      Ron Paul supporters are the worst. “it is Ron Paul, or you are an anti-american, who loves war” How completely ignorant is that?
      I like RP, however he is exaclty wrong on the middle east. I know first hand, I was there, until i retired in 2010. I know exactly what mulsims think and how they will act. Most Ron Paul supporters do not.
      Anyway, i will vote for whom ever is the GOP nominee. Not because i like or agree with everything that person says or has done in the past, but because it is a vote against obama and his anti-american administration. And OMG if anyone says “then you will get more of the same” i will have to say this. OF COURSE we will. no matter who is elelcted we will get more of the same.
      Term limits, term limits, term limits. I use to think that we had term limits called elections, but i found out years ago that is not the truth. Look at pelosi and reid….. they should have never been re-elected, especially in 2010. So mandated term limits for ALL elected officials both federal and state is the first step toward repairing what the liberals have done.

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    • Anonymouse.
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:06pm

      Beck is a flat out nutjob with extreme views and a messianic delusion. I think he hurts our side more than helps with all his nutty talk about Satan and evil. He gets all worked up like Hitler sometimes and makes some crazy statements too. I wish he’d reel it back in until the election is over. This is what we’re really up against, not Satan:

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/75412906@N05/6779860284/in/photostream

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:13pm

      @ smithclar3nc3

      Excellent.

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  • Defender
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:36pm

    I understand why Glenn supports Santorum but I don’t think he the right guy for the job.

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    • black9897
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:41pm

      Don’t get why GB likes him. Ron Paul is the libertarian, freedom, constitution loving guy (the only one). Beck believes in those same things…sooo..what’s the deal?

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    • SychinLegacy
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:49pm

      Apparently all you need for Beck to support you is to say the words Jesus and Iran.

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    • Machtyn
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:51pm

      I don’t get it either. Santorum is the big government guy. Sure, he’s a Social Conservative, but so is Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. Perhaps Glenn Beck doesn‘t go with Ron Paul because he knows Paul can’t win. He would put off half the Republican party because of his dangerous foreign policy ideas.

      It’s also too bad that Santorum is a divider. We already have that in office. Except Santorum would divide us into an attempted theocracy. We’re voting for the President of ALL citizens of the United States.

      I bet you are seeing where I am heading with this. Romney is the full Conservative that can unite the country.

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    • SychinLegacy
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:00pm

      So uhhh can someone please explain how Ron Paul’s foriegn policy is dangerous WITHOUT USING CIRCULAR LOGIC. Please? Anyone?

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    • Defender
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:01pm

      I’m going to try to explain why:
      1. Santorum was the Republican Majority Whip. (You can’t sell “outsider” if you were part of the party leadership) The left will have a field day with this.
      2. Support for the PATRIOT ACT: Santorum voted for and still supports the act fully with no needed changes. This act is in total violation of the US Consitution. Reference CNN debate on foreign policy in December.
      3. Going to war shouldn‘t take be one man’s decision alone. To fight a war you need the will of the people. If you do not have it then there is no reason to fight. Also we are too broke to carry an undertaking like that. (I was in the Army for 8 years. The troops are tired and need a break. Some of my friends are currently on the 5th deployment since 2001.) Congress declaring war determines the will of the country. It’s not supposed to be easy to go to war.
      4. A moral man needs to be in the White House but values need to come from the home not government enforcement. When government enforces morality bad things can happen. On that note, I do believe society is decaying but it needs to be addressed carefully avoiding any movement into fascism.

      I hope this helps.

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    • black9897
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:03pm

      @Machtyn I think Paul can win. If ppl would vote for freedom and very small government (kinda like it was supposed to be) then they would vote Ron Paul easy. I don’t think his foreign policy ideas are dangerous, he wants us to mind our own business, not others. Not that we don’t protect ourselves, but we need to get out of everybody’s lives (again, kinda like how it was supposed to be).

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    • PoliticiansRCrooks
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:08pm

      @black9897 – It‘s because Glenn thinks Paul won’t help Israel when they clearly capable of handling it by them selves. Glenn cares more about Israel than America. Don’t get me wrong. I know God has his holy land there, but people need to realize it is just bad timing. We have no money to go to war. And glenn just doesn’t want to accept it.

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    • anthonyi
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:16pm

      Glenn has too much put into Israel and has very strong faith and belief in the Jews, he does not want to make it seem he is not sympathetic because of Rons foreign policy.

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    • black9897
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:21pm

      @Polticiansrocks Probably right. Which is too bad. I mean I love Israel just as much as the next Christian, but I wish he could see past that. Love GB to, but I disagree with him on this one.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:35pm

      This line of posts is a bunch of circle jerks.

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    • fullblownjackass
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:45pm

      Can’t undersand why Glenn supports the “progressive conservative” Rick that at one time “didn’t have a firm position on abortion”
      http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_t4cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3GMEAAAAIBAJ&dq=santorum%20progressive&pg=6015%2C5485825

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    • KICKILLEGALSOUT
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:05pm

      I just love hearing people talk about Ron Paul and his dangerous foreign policy. How quickly we forget why we supposedly went to war in Iraq over “WMD’s” that were never found. How we have forgotten and now the same headline with Iran and “WMD’s” are swirling around. How many lives and trillions of dollars have been lost for absolute nonsense? Thank God there is a man like Ron Paul that see’s we are on the brink of bankruptcy and has enough common sense to focus on our huge internal problems like our own Southern border to adapt a non interventionist, homeland defense policy. I guess there are still too many brainwashed sheep that blindly follow the corrupt media every step of the way to choose the next pre paid for pre chosen candidate. And one more point for irony. The couch warrior “conservatives” so called criticize Ron Paul for his foreign policy but has the most donations of any candidate from military personnel. Seems like a bit of a contradiction to the know it all’s that are against his foreign policy.

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    • THXll38
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 7:45am

      I would hope when Beck votes, he votes for Ron Paul. He can pretend he supports Ricky the Warmonger, but when it comes down to principle and the Constitution, Paul is the man. Israel has a very powerful military and a lot of nukes, and they are not afraid to use one or the other to protect their sovereignty. Want to support Israel? Vote Ron Paul.

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    • Katie
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:00am

      After last night’s interview, Beck is now leaning towards Ron Paul, he just gave him a considerable amount of time on the issues on this mornings radio program. He just has an issue with defense when it comes to Ron Paul, I really think that’s his only problem with him now.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:42pm

      @PoliticiansRCrooks

      Beck has been blinded by his false religion, and he clearly can‘t even believe what the Bible has to say about Israel’s defense. God promised to take care of business FOR them, not that we (the US) would ever come to their rescue.

      Ezekiel 39

      And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that [is] with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and [to] the beasts of the field to be devoured. Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD. And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

      What is it about so called conservatives who call themselves christians….that don’t get this?

      Ron Paul 2012, or say good by to the Bill of Rights…all based on a false assumption.

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:46pm

      @ Machtyn

      Romney is not a conservative.

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    • Anonymouse.
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:08pm

      What’s the mystery? Beck is on a crusade to start a cultural war in the US so he’s trying to ingratiate himself with all the different religious groups and use religion as the vehicle to divide the nation. Who knows, maybe he thinks all the religious folks can move to Texas and then be a separate country. Beck is a very extreme, delusional individual. I think he has a messiah complex too. His judgement is bad also since he’s in what essentially a cult. Rev Graham knows it.

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  • Citizen1
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:36pm

    It’s no surprise that Santorum is a just anothe Big Government Big Spender fiscal LIBERAL
    Who cares if he’s a Social Conservative!!!
    We need FISCAL RESTRAINT….
    The moral restraint comes from austerity and personal self control.

    Our moral collapse as Santorum harps on can be directly attributable to monetary excesses,
    EASY MONEY makes for LOOSE MORALS

    Statements like Glenn makes is distrubing.
    // “How do we take care of our seniors? What do we do?” Glenn asked.//

    It used to be that childern took care of their elderly parents, when the heck did it become the Government’s job to take care of OUR PARENTS?

    People, WE can’t keep making other people pay for our responsibilities, especially not the government!

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    • hallkbrdz
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:17pm

      Exactly!

      Q: Why can’t they take care of themselves?

      They lived during the MOST prosperous time in America. We – who are now burdened with the debt from their excesses are now supposed to support both use AND them in a crappy economy? How exactly?

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  • Bowlz
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:36pm

    Rick is a class act. One thing he did last night that you never hear or see a politician do; he admitted he made a mistake. He did it in plain English with no rhetorical gymnastics like most others do. That means something! He is a decent man who cares more about America and even the people who dislike him. He has opinions, but he’s not going to legislate them on others like the left does. I like Newt too; he has balls and can effectively communicate. No man has or ever will be perfect, I’d like to see both of them involved together; especially now after RP and MR got together.

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    • SychinLegacy
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:04pm

      A mistake? Or many mistakes. Last time I checked he hasn’t had just ONE progressive vote.

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    • PoliticiansRCrooks
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:10pm

      Your guys are dreaming. Ron Paul will never team up with Romney. Paul knows wants to get rid of clown Santorum first. Santorum will never win. He will divide religious people and non religious people. Obama wins hands down!! Santorum too much of a religious KOOK

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    • rdietz7
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:30pm

      Bowlz, are you serious? Don’t buy into this. That guy isn‘t kissing Glenn’s ring cause his wife is in love with him. He is going after your vote and contribution for his campaign through GB. Sure he is a better option than Mitt and more electable than Paul, but he is one of them. Not one of us.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 9:25am

      Rdietz7
      He is the lesser of four evils. There aren’t many options. R.P. is running for VP for Rand, Newt couldn’t win the general election, Romney authored Obamacare. I would love another choice but, I don’t see one.

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:35pm

    Doesn’t it seem like there are bigger more important things people should be worrying about? Like how it is that in the Bible for example, the Bible calls all people combined the “Seas.” Therefore all people of seas combined are the oceans, and in those oceans many people who have something to offer are called fish. Okay? So now you know why the big decision makers in the world seem to be preoccupied with the oceans, but the truth is they aren’t taking about the Pacific, no they are talking about people “Cattle.”
    That’s why everyone needs to learn to speak B.S.

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    • sdarbro
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 11:29am

      Tell me that again when I am on drugs.. Maybe it will make more sense then..

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    • SquidVetOhio
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:55pm

      Where in the Bible are you talking about? Not condemning, just curious.

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  • SychinLegacy
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:34pm

    This is just flat out insanity. I don’t understand why Beck had such a radical shift over the last 9 months. And I seriously don’t understand how Beck could put his weight behind someone like Santorum who is such an obvious liar and panderer. I mean seriously, Beck is the one that turned me into a libertarian in the first place. Now he turns his back on the libertarians? And not just that but spites us with this neocon progressive establishment to the core liar like Santorum? I just don’t get it. I thought Beck was different. I guess I was just naive.

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    • Shane74
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:51pm

      Many of us were duped by Glenn Beck.

      I just got a flyer in the mail today, from Santorum, which quoted Glenn Beck as saying “You might be the next George Washington”, to which I could only ask myself, “well, what happened to Ron Paul being THE George Washington, when he interviewed Ron Paul about the FED, on Fox?”

      I would say, just be glad that this guy woke us up. Those of us who actually listened, who “didn’t just take his word for it”, seem to have moved beyond him.

      I have very mixed feelings on Beck though, as he *did* help many people wake up to the problems. But then there’s that poison pill end, the spin, and lack of showing MORE than he has.

      So here we are, in an age where people can’t believe somebody can win, unless a chorus of media gives them their blessings on the ability to win. Yay sheep.

      Anyway, I think that no matter what, the truth IS going to light these lies up in the end. But people, even the supposedly awakened, are going to be damn confused. (And they’ll probably just blame Obama and the dems.)

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:21am

      Shane, I agree with you that the ones who were truly woke up are the ones who listened to Glenn when he told us to not take his word for anything, and do your own homework. Most just took him at his word though, and now are doing the same with his new path. I believe Glenn saw that and now is being more like the MSM in guiding the sheep towards his own ends.

      I do find it strange that he seemed to start changing after the secret Soros representative meeting at Fox.

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    • KAdams
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:17am

      Hence this site, “TheBlaze”… Beck’s lit a fire, but he thought he could control it… now it will just burn him up.

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 6:57am

      …it’s all about the bible. glenn is stuck in it. faith is great but it can be blinding. i can’t vote for a guy because he and his wife begin and end every sentence with God…third party comes to mind.

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    • janmil200
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 11:13am

      Well spoken, midwesthippie.

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    • guido.cavalcanti
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:01pm

      @ West Coast Patriot I noticed the change in Glenn after he left Fox News. I believe he has an agenda now and I’m not sure what it is. One doesn’t go from libertarian to big govt. republican overnight without a major change occurring. I though at least we have a voice in Judge Napolitano but unfortunately he just got the boot from Fox Business recently.

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  • jblaze
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:23pm

    Say what you want, but Santorum gets it! He understands the stakes and believes in the American experiment! He would be a great President!

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:27pm

      I agree wholeheartedly…Of all the canidates I believe Mr. Santorum would listen to We The People.

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    • Holaamerica
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:32pm

      Santorum sweats and bleeds washington!!!!!! He was against the teaparty publicly and now wants their votes so he is now for them!!!!

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxeg22lDFps

       
    • SychinLegacy
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:36pm

      I really hope that’s a joke. Do you actually know anything about Santorum’s policies? Look them up and see what you find. They‘re almost identical to Obama’s.

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    • EndTheFedNOW
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:40pm

      No, he does not understand the serious role the Fed has played or he is just refusing to talk about it cause the Est does not like that kinda talk.

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    • TRONINTHEMORNING
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:17pm

      Of the four, Santorum comes closest to my views. Romney is without convictions, Paul is a libertarian anarchist, and Newt just can’t get traction; but he’s a smart guy to be sure.

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    • EndTheFedNOW
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:26pm

      anarchist? thats hardley the truth.

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    • Shane74
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:56pm

      Gotta love that people are so confused about Ron Paul. Good job, media! Good job!

      Keep listening to those who portray themselves as like you! Go Hannity! Go Rush! Go Levine! Let’s never, ever, ever talk about the FED, or anything of any real substance! We can just smear the **** out of people, and make their long and well thought out ideas into a cartoon! And how will our audiences know any different? It’s not like they go out and try to find info to challenge what we say. We say what they want to hear, and bam, they listen!

      Woooo fun!

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    • KAdams
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:18am

      @Tronin: and your ‘anarchist’ assumption is based on what, again?

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    • guido.cavalcanti
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:21pm

      @ JBLAZE If you think Santorum believes in the American experiment then I suggest you watch this short video of Rick in his own word stating exactly the opposite. He believes in “America” but not the one Thomas Jefferson believed in. This man does not believe in limited govt., the constitution, sound money, putting our currency system back under the control of Congress (we the people), true free markets, civil liberties or individualism.

      Video Link:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9HrU6Y5-s

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9HrU6Y5-s

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    • Watchingtheweasels
      Posted on February 25, 2012 at 9:39am

      I’ve asked this question multiple times before – how many government agencies does Rick Santorum wish to shut down?

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  • Captain Crunch
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:21pm

    My heart tells me I have to stick with Santorum…for better or worse right up till the end. I trust him to make his decisions based on what I perceive as sound Godly judgement. He might not be perfect but he’s not a manipulator like Romney. Ron Paul has not sponsered a single bill that has passed in his entire career in Congress. O’Reilly basicly said Paul has no respect in Congress, and has been marginalized, because he’s a nut case. (my paraphrase). I’m still not sure where I stand with Newt. He can be like an angry man with a sword.

    Santorum 2012

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:25pm

      Come on Capt!! You can’t listen to Bill Oreilly! My goodness the man’s a pervert and an complete moron! You can’t be serious can you?

      You know Jesus didn’t have a lot of support among his peers either did he? But was he right on the issues? lol

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    • mikee99
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:29pm

      I respect the first part of your first sentence where you said your heart tells you to stick with Santorum. Then you lost me. My heart tells me to stick with Romney. I will support whoever the nominee is against Obama.

      The hate against other nominees should stop. We are not enemies, we are allies and should be friends and respect the views of each other.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:37pm

      That’s funny..Paul has not gotten one bill passed in Congress and they consider him a nut case..WHY oh WHY is he considered a nut case and cannot get one bill passed? Maybe it’s because he has always voted to lower our taxes., protect our first and second amendments..freedom of speech..right to bear arms..he just presented a bill to them to repeal Indefinite Detention..where they can pick you up on a whelm and hold you indefinitely and torture you until the cows come home. By golly Miss Molly we don’t need some idiot like him standing up for our rights now do we? Let’s keep those traitors in Congress and the senate who will tax us into oblivion and take away all of our rights..like good ole Newt who was for cap and trade and global warming until it got exposed as a scam..and who was behind the biggest land grab in history..they have another in the works. or Santorum who was named one of the 3 most corrupt senators 2 yrs running who got supposedly 400 million sent down to Puerta Rico for medicare or medicade and received 395 thousand in correlation to it upon being voted out of office..and who just bit.ched in this interview that seniors were costing tax payers 100 billion a yr when we are funding illegals to the tune of 338.3 billion a yr.. and who is a war monger, nation building, Arab supporting foreign aide guy..Yeah!! that’s the ticket..I am sure God approves.

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    • Spirit 72
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:43pm

      “Righteousness exhalts a nation.”
      Prov. 14:34
      Rick is the only one in the race who consistently holds to that.

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    • Komponist-ZAH
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:37pm

      “My heart tells me…”

      What about your brain? Making decisions based on “heart” is what liberals do, and it‘s what got us into a lot of the mess we’re in now.

      Stop feeling, start thinking.

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    • Shane74
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:01am

      So being right, means that you have to have succeeded?

      And what about that Partial Audit of the Fed that Ron Paul spearheaded? You know, the one where we learned that the FED secretly printed and gave away 16 trillion dollars, mostly to foreign banks and corporations?

      I guess that was NOTHING.

      But hey, you want to follow the “winners”, then you’d probably side with those who chose to kill Christ.

      Good job! Just keep following the “winners”.

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    • KAdams
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:21am

      @Shane: Yep, gotta ‘play along to get along’, I suppose.

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    • marchon
      Posted on February 25, 2012 at 2:09am

      Ron Paul is the only candidate worthy of the office. Santorum is on self-destruct because he doesn’t know the Constitution, his religious views are not going to catapult into an office he is too inexperienced and biased (yes biased) to hold. Do more homework and stop depending on media to make your decisions for you. This is probably the most important election in our lifetime. You need to do some major homework on the candidates. Website for ronpaul2012. Go to ISSUES. Read. Thank you.

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  • techengineer11
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:18pm

    As a Paul supporter, I actually believe that Rick is closer to what the Founders had in mind in many ways. Sure non enumerated powers were left to the States; however, never in a million years did they consider a people so wicked as to murder their babies and so perverted as to promote homosexuality throughout society as a norm would transpire upon this continent where originally everyone had to be Christian and a land owner to even vote!

    That being said the Founders were also radical isolationist in the sense that the opposed entangling alliances; yet they were free traders with all. This is where Dr. Paul has it absolutely correct and Rick is entirely wrong. Although I believe Rick to be right on the moral issues in regards to being incorporated in the spirit of the Constitution, the fact is through Media perversions those battles have been lost on the Federal level and the only chance we have now is to enact them at the State
    Anyway, very interesting debate although rather complicated because you are dealing with abstract. I simply do not believe the Founders ever believed that we would have devolved to this state that we find ourselves in today.

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    • justangry
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:38pm

      Awesome post Tech!

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    • SUPERTODD
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:43pm

      That may have been the best post I have ever read on The Blaze. Concise and honest. Bravo!

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:48pm

      Agree…nice post.

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    • DaveOregon
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:15pm

      Wrong – the only one‘s that has stated he’d go after repeal of the 10th Amendment was Perry and Gingrich. Santorum was a Senator – one’s who have placed themselves outside the law and rules the rest of live by. Santorum has said NOTHING about returning Senator control and appointment back to the States. He rarely refers to “State’s Rights” – which our FOUNDERS knew was the primary control/check against the growth of the Federal Government. That the Senate as abbrogated their duties and responsibilities is appaling and Santorum’s “hey, some times you have to take one for the team” is the same lame ass excuse we get from Boehner and McConnel. B.S. then – B.S. now. I don’t care what his relgion is- he put‘s it aside when it’s convenient or get’s him what he wants. How is that different then Romney? Reid? Pelosi?

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    • Workforit
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:20pm

      Wow… Tech… Well said.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:11pm

      DaveOregon: I was not saying that Rick was a supporter of the 10th.. He‘s as hostile to it as anyone I’ve seen in the race and that‘s one of the main reasons I don’t support him.

      The other is his eagerness to bomb Iran. I just pray to God that people wake up and realize that bombing Iran carries a little more risk than anything we’ve done since WW2. It could get out of hand quickly and I suspect that all of these people that are so willing to have bombs dropped on others won’t appreciate their loved ones being bombed whether it be Russian, Chinese, or Islamic terrorists.

      Our Media in the US doesn’t even attempt to give us a Global view of matters… Only our specific interests.

      I laugh at Rick.. He’s a real rooster. Did you see him snatch Dr. Pauls arm last night? I wish Dr. Paul would have punched him in his nose! lol

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    • FROTHYDISCHARGE
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:43am

      TECH did actually compare the worthless antisemitic bozo to Jesus? You paultards need to sit down with a doctor and talk things out.

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    • KAdams
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:23am

      He still voted for Planned Parenthood in Title 10, even though it was against his moral convictions… Ron Paul voted against it because it was against his fiscal convictions… Ron Paul doesn’t wear his faith on his sleeve, but he knows where life and rights comes from. The fact that he doesn’t have to trumpet that around speaks clearly.

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  • Steelhead
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:16pm

    so Santorum came to God when he started politics , how republican of him

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:27pm

      So what is wrong with inquiring of God? And what’s wrong with Republicans?

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    • Steelhead
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:33pm

      cc- his religion is politics

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    • SychinLegacy
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:42pm

      Seriously have any of you Santorum supports actually looked up Santorum’s record? What in there even SUGGESTS that he is “CONSERVATIVE” like he claims? Which spending increase? Which entitlement program? Which government expansion? Or do you just fall for all the talk he is? Seriously just one piece of evidence would be nice.

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  • Cause4Liberty
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:11pm

    GB IS a Santorum shill. He is also a Benedict Arnold loyal to the crown (medaphor or literal). Nice British pillows for a touch of sarcasm. GB isnt a libertarian, he considers himself a rodeo clown, yet supports a befriends a Neo Con candidate which wants to shove that facist progressive agenda in our face. Santorum isnt conservative and where is that source he keeps saying his ratings are higher? Santorum couldnt even win his district back in 06′. Vote for Santorum to re-elect Obama!

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    • EndTheFedNOW
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:37pm

      Beck I dont understand you. You talk so well about freedom and small government but yet back up this guy. We are broke and I know you know that we cant afford another war. And ricky santorum spends money like its going outta style(which it is)

      And santorum is wrong about the Fed in these videos. He talks like they dont know what they are doing. As in the Fed does not realize its destroying America. The Fed is to blame and he wouldnt admit it. They are robbing us blind. Damnit its so frustating.

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    • nuchsh
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:38pm

      its not “Nice British pillows” its pillows from his “MADE IN AMERICA” company 1791
      http://1791.shop.musictoday.com/

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    • neverending
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:12pm

      @CAUSE4LIBERTY – he lost by a huge margin for mostly the same stances he now takes.

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    • FROTHYDISCHARGE
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:27am

      HAHAHAHAHAHA CAUSEPUBERTY loyal to the crown??? You numbnuts can’t be for real. It‘s so funny how anyone who doesn’t agree with you jackballs is a shill.. You are a shill for Paul and a shill for old lady’s underware

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    • KAdams
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:26am

      @Frothy: Are you a shill for Merriam-Webster? Pleading the case for the need for dictionaries everywhere! You go!

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    • FROTHYDISCHARGE
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 12:08pm

      KADAMS I do think everyone should have a dictionary, especially for you Paulthugs so you can look up delusional, antisemitic and jackass. I am actually a shill for the CFR, the Trilateral commission and the Bilderberg group, oh and the free masons and we are watching you paultards. You are proving troublesome and when we institute the NWO you will be my slaves. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Cause4freedom will clean my cars and Freedomluver is well suited to clean my many many toilets.

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    • Cause4Liberty
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:47pm

      @frothy. Looks like you have a reading comprehension of a 3rd grader. Notice the part where i say… (Medaphor or Literal). It seems you Beck loyalists have a blown out fuse. The clap, the viagra, and the centrum plus is working its toll on you Frothy. Please to consult a doctor, Dr. Paul can help you with your ****** problems!

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    • Cause4Liberty
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 2:00pm

      @froth. Dr. Paul can help you with your Va-jay-jay problems. Since the blaze wants to edit out the actual word. Ya Cant even spell out v a g i n a, without it being censored! Cant even spell our your real name frothy!

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    • Cause4Liberty
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 2:06pm

      cant spell *out* your name!

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    • FROTHYDISCHARGE
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 2:18pm

      you sure talk about the clap a lot. so does your sister ,weird. Literal means “literal”. I’m actually a brain surgeon and rocket scientist. you have lost your job as car cleaner because of your insolence. you are right you paulchops are too smart and too good for society. How do you put up with the 99.999% of the rest of us. btw your tinfoil hat has a tear in it so we can now read your mind and even your master RP would be ashamed.

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    • FROTHYDISCHARGE
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 2:24pm

      BTW do you see the IRONY of you complaining about spelling and reading comprehension? It’s meTaphor you dingus. you ram rons don’t even realize how stupid you are.

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    • Cause4Liberty
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 3:41pm

      The clap, frothy discharge; medaphor, metaphor… I understand you like to build mountains out of mole hills. Moleydischarge from your orifice.

      I bet you even invented the internet, didnt you?

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  • Trading_barracuda
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:10pm

    OK.

    So Glenn Beck once again smears the very source of the Tea Party and the Liberty Movement in America with spew like this;
    “There’s a Tea Party split, I think,” said Glenn, “with the Ron Paul Tea Party, that tend to be more like those who followed the French Revolution, some of them are following into Occupy Wall Street, and those are guys that I split with.”

    Total garbage!

    Did you ask Satantorum how it felt to be called out as a “Fake” by the father of the Tea Party last night in front of 4.7 million viewers during the Arizona debate?

    When I saw the title of this article I had a little hope in my heart. But as usual Glenn proved me wrong again. His head is still biased against true conservatives.

    FYI: Glenn, You can’t have liberty without conservative libertarian government. Look around!

    You want the equivalent of an Ayatollah or a Mullah for a president.

    Someone who will dictate what people can and can’t do.

    Someone who will strip away free agency.

    The free agency our God gave us at birth.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:23pm

      Trading_barracuda: Those points were not lost upon me either. Tea party split? lol Like Dr. Paul supporters are at OWS..

      I believe most of the chicanery which is constantly exposed in Beck is due to his inconsistencies. He wants to be an economic conservative yet there‘s no amount of treasure that he won’t expend in the defense of Israel and pursuing more Middle Eastern Wars.. He just can’t have it both ways.

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    • Trading_barracuda
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:25pm

      And once again Glenn Beck allows his judgement to be clouded by his addiction to personalities over principles.

      He goes ga ga over all the candidates… Cain, Perry, Newt, Bachmann…

      In 2008 he had phone sex, breathing heavy with Romney right on the show…I threw up in my car.

      Glenn “Easily Duped” Beck.

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    • justangry
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:55pm

      @Trading

      No doubt. WTF was that all about? Implying RP supporters are similar to the French Revolution and Occupy. Are you kidding me? I don’t know how GB is a libertarian when he supports a progressive social agenda, a Wilsonian foreign policy, and obivously isn’t concerned too much about the Patriot Act and NDAA or he would have asked him about it. You don‘t get to pick and chose which parts of the Constitution are OK and which parts aren’t. Especially, if you call yourself a libertarian.

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:38am

      I believe it is because Ron Paul’s statements are very much taken to mean “do what you want to do”, it’s all good: legalize drugs, prostitution, etc…

      This is why Glenn and he part ways (I think).

      It is my understanding that a TRUE Libertarian is closer to anarchy than most people desire, though I would love to have clarification on that.

      We need rules to govern behavior because we don’t all follow the same (or any) God. If we did, we could be a theocracy, and all would be fine for those whose religion is in power. However, we have the freedom to worship in any manner we like, so in absence of a common moral system, the government has to impose one – it just should be as minimum as possible.

      As far as I understand, the moral system that was imposed is framed by the Judeo-Christian value system.

      The problem is, we have people who fight this value system and would prefer to have it replaced by science or whatever the popular whim of the day is.

      I am not bashing RP nor Libertarians, that is just my view.

      I will accept and ponder anyone’s take on this.

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    • justangry
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:15am

      @Brother ED

      “I believe it is because Ron Paul’s statements are very much taken to mean “do what you want to do”, it’s all good: legalize drugs, prostitution, etc…”

      I agree that people should be able to do what they want as long as their desires don’t deprive anyone else off their freedoms. With that freedom they must take responsibility and suffer the consequences of poor decisions. If you were to ask Dr. Paul what his personal thoughts were regarding drugs, prostitution or any other vice, he would tell they’re bad.

      “We need rules to govern behavior because we don’t all follow the same (or any) God.”

      Well, that’s what the early reformers of the progressive movement thought. The problem with that is; to justify this is you need a nationalistic view of federalism, and as we’ve seen that that approach has opened a can of worms for the wackier elements of the progressive movement, and given way to progressive lawmakers and activist judges. The bottom line is the federal government is inept in practically everything it does. Allowing this nationalistic view of federalism is what the left is using to turn us into a socialist state. If the nation feels that we need rules to govern behavior they can AMMEND the Constitution. History has taught us how well that works.

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:07pm

      @JUSTANGRY

      Thanks.

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  • Ivehadenoughtofthisgovenmentcrap
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:10pm

    Wow !!! Wish all men had a wife like that !!! This was very inspirring !!! Good job Glenn and everyone who sent in questions !!!

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  • symphonic
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:08pm

    CLASH??? I kept looking for the CLASH and I saw two guys basically agreeing on everything. Why do these headlines have to be such SUCKER LINES?

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  • gabbygirl
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:08pm

    Santorum isn’t who I thought he was,he will fade away. There isn’t anyone that can shake things up except Newt, but he has so much baggage no one likes him.

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  • marybethelizabeth
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:05pm

    Mr. Beck is following the instructions from the RNC to back off on his support for Ric Santorum.

    The past few days, all hate radio has been saying is how Romney is not so bad after all. I’m hearing it everywhere.

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    • mikee99
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:26pm

      Actually they have had a close friendship for some time. Mutual respect as well. They have never hid it or done some shady deal.

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  • mrlogic0013
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:01pm

    How about the Newt ? Lets give him a chance to defend himself from the attacks from Glen and company. How about a re run with the most powerful woman in the world Sarah Palin ?? Just saying Mr Glen. Yes I’m on your side Glen.. Although we don’t always agree. Thanks

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    • MYHEROISRON
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:28pm

      I can’t sleep at night for thinking about the choices we have for a conservative candidate. My disappointment in our choices is complete. I believe OBAMMY is truly the enemy of the American people, yet he has nearly one billion in his war chest, and the full weight of the unions backing him up! Not to mention all of the election fraud, illegals, and the millions of dead voters just waiting to cast their votes for him! Is there any way to defeat this massive corruption? Is there any way to defeat this corrupt, Liberal progressive marxist community organizer? Is this POS actually gonna be allowed to steal a second presidential election? Damn …
      where is the Secret Service when America needs them most …

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    • janmil200
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 11:02am

      You bet! How about Newt! He is the only one with the experience, the skill, and the guts (though I wish he’d lose a little of the paunch) to get the job done! He has a little baggage. So what? You live long enough, especially if you’ve seen a few battles, which Newt certainly has, (and has won them which really makes the insiders mad); You do all that and you may get a little dirty. Newt is a warrior! We need a warrior right now. I’ll take Newt anyday-warts and all!

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  • Steelhead
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:01pm

    Beck’s split personalities keep emerging, he’s all over the place. The multiple voices are really creepy.

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  • MS Patriot
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:00pm

    The only thing that will save us at this point is “God’s will.” Let‘s hope that Santorum truly has God’s will on his side. I think all would concede it will take a small miracle for Santorum to win the presidency.

    It appears that there has been a back room deal between Paul and Romney. Paul has become Romney’s little Pit Bull, attacking everyone except Romney. I guess Paul has settled for VP or maybe a deal was cut for Rand to be VP.

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    • NancyBee
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:59pm

      and we do need a miracle………………….

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  • NoNannyState4me
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 8:59pm

    Ron Paul 2012!

    Keep Rick out of our bedrooms and our tax code.

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    • SHOWMESTATEGUY
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:05pm

      You forgot to mention your drug stash. You can bet Paul won’t be after that. Lets Party with Paul.

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:14pm

      The Constitution is my only “stash”.

      Run along and play boogie man politics elsewhere.

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    • decendentof56
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 6:11am

      You will be “partying” with Obama if you don’t vote “R” in Nov.

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    • Dotty4CommonSense
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 1:03pm

      AMEN — I DO NOT TRUST SANTORUM!!! He is just another Washington Insider like McCain was; says what he thinks people want to hear. Disappointed that Glenn is backing him and hope he changes his mind. I hope Santorum loses impressively over the next few months and then just “gets lost” with people like Perry and Cain!!!

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  • NoNannyState4me
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 8:58pm

    Here ya go, Rick. Dr. Paul has a prescription for you.

    http://i.imgur.com/hJeXL.png

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    • SHOWMESTATEGUY
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:07pm

      What‘s Paul’s prescription. A bag of meth for the grade school kids? Lets Party with Paul.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:24pm

      Dr Ron…..aka Romney’s wing man. I bet the Bots didn’t have a clue they were supporting Romney.
      So RomBots / Paulbots, how does it feel to find out you have been humping the pooch?

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    • PoliticiansRCrooks
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:15pm

      You have no proof Romney is teaming up with Paul. That will never happen. Your just mad they teamed up on a fake. Santorum will never be our President you losers. I love how you make fun of Paul with drugs. He clearly just wants it at a state level, not Federal. What state is going to legalize meth or heroine? Oh wait, let me guess, your one of those nerds that think POT is the DEVIL. Do me a favor and drink your self to death.. dumb your self down by all those pills your doctor prescribes for you. hypocrite Sheeple.

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    • YAHSHUARULES
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 11:12am

      to PoliticiansAreCrooks – starting with disembling Romney and Paul. Try googling “Ron Paul and Mitt Romeny Friends” its quite eye opening. New York Times last week, Huf Po and others. I will make it easy for you here is a link to the NYT article where we find out that Romney (the establishment candidate that the RNC is trying to shove down our throat) and the anti-establishment candidate who is supposedly in debates just articulating his own position infact are good friends, real good friends, to the point the Dr. won’t even contradict Romney and its so blatant now its obvious to any observing…the fix is in and the good Dr. is nothing more then a pitbulll for RNC’s anointed one Romney. I find it disgusting, Romeny is not principled, I don’t think he has demonstrated conviction or resolve for anything but his ambition with his flip floping as (as someone said – your only allowed so many flip fops before one starts to question your character) Romney is way past that with whatever he has to say to get the nomination.
      anyway here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/us/politics/mitt-romney-and-ron-paul-friendly-amid-the-rivalry.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

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  • NoNannyState4me
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 8:57pm

    Santorum definitely lost ground. Santorum – the latest candidate to try and establish himself as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney – was hit hard.

    But instead of backing down tonight, he had the audacity to defend his Big Government record, including:

    >>> Voting for Title X funding, which sends tens of millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood;

    >>> Campaigning and endorsing Arlen Specter in a tough Republican Primary versus a true conservative – Pat Toomey;

    >>> Voting for bailouts and raising the debt ceiling five times.

    He even said at one point having limited government is nothing more than a pipe dream and hinted that the problems with existing Big Government programs, are more Big Government programs!

    These are hardly the marks of a conservative.

    *Vechorik’s work*

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    • SHOWMESTATEGUY
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:08pm

      I know a true conservative when I see one. Lets party with Paul. He will supply the meth.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:25pm

      Showme…I “crack”ed up when I read that!

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:21pm

      @ShowMeState

      Missouri is the leading meth producer in the United States of America. I‘ve never even seen ’meth’, but I can understand your implicit paranoia in regards to it after doing a little research on MO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEz7Eth0JJ0

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:52am

      How Glenn can support this guy is baffling!

      Even if you ignored everything else that was wrong with Santorum, just the fact that his budget plan will add 4.5 trillion to the national debt over four years, ought to be a deal-breaker for every conservative with a brain.

      The sad part is he’s still (fiscally) better than Gingrich or Romney. What does it say about the GOP that of the four “conservatives” running for president, only one of them has managed to put out a budget plan that moves up back towards the black instead of deeper in the red?

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 8:56pm

    Ricky vs Mitt: This is like saying, I can cut off your right thumb or left thumb, which do you want? In a country of 300 million, this is the best we can do?

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on February 23, 2012 at 8:56pm

    I still say we need Santorum for 2012. The clear fact is we need the Republican candidates to shift focus on how to restore the nation, to challenge Obama on energy,gas and food, the budget and so many other areas to reclaim the inititive in this race for the survival of the nation.

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    • MS Patriot
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:04pm

      The Republicans don’t understand, they can not win an election without the Christian right voting block in three states. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida.
      Moderate Republicans will never win another Presidential election. Christians will stay home and not vote for Romney, Paul or Gingrich.

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    • NOTYERHUCKLEBERRY
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:10pm

      Snow–I’m with you!

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:10pm

      Snow….Finally the voice of reason…I like Mr. Santorum..is he perfect..no…but neither am I :)

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    • TriforcePlayer
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:23pm

      Agreed Snow.

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    • SychinLegacy
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:28pm

      And what exactly makes you think Santorum will do what you say and shift the focus of the nation and restore it? Nothing in his past even remotely suggests that. In fact all you have to go on is talk. And I thought we all learned our lesson to not listen to what candidates say.

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    • Holaamerica
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 9:35pm

      he is a fake!!!! he publicly stated he will fight the teaparty and now wants their votes he sweats and bleeds washington!!!!!!!!

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxeg22lDFps

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    • PoliticiansRCrooks
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:11pm

      Santorum doesn’t represent the Tea Party. he represents Bible fanatics. You will never control my life!

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    • Mr. Oshawott
      Posted on February 23, 2012 at 11:17pm

      @SnowLeopard {Gallery of Cat Folks}

      You might want to rethink that, as Rick Santorum’s policies and voting record is anything but conservative.
      In fact, he even doesn’t seem to mind keeping the privately-owned Federal Reserve in place despite the fact that it keeps raising inflation while it’s printing out more money. I mean, besides, according to Rick, “…You have to have some little inflation, otherwise the economy…the economy stagnates.”

      Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l124ellWdY

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    • deac0n
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 7:36am

      he will not win Pa. because many still remember him backing Spector and that still sticks in many peoples throats here. And was a big reason Casey beat him too

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    • Pennychaser
      Posted on February 24, 2012 at 10:16am

      I am from PA and he was one of the best Senators we have had. He lost when every other Repub lost due to the Iraq war/Bush’s popularity era.. PA went completely Red the last election (exception of philly) even Pittsburgh went red. He will win Pennsylvania, the base has been awakened.

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