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Washington Post Editorial Says Santorum Should Be Disqualified as Presidential Contender

Washington Post OpEd Says Rick Santorum Should Be Disqualified From Race

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“That Mr. Santorum believes he has the standing to declaim on the rightness of Mr. Obama’s faith, and whether it is sufficiently Bible-based, is in itself disqualifying.”

That is a line from Monday’s Washington Post editorial column blasting GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum, asserting the candidate should be disqualified from the race for his views on contraception, abortion, and the mere mention of President Obama’s faith.

From the article:

The “war” on Catholics that Mr. Santorum imagines stems most recently from President Obama’s proposal, since withdrawn, that Catholic hospitals and universities (though not churches) be required to include contraception in the health insurance plans they buy for their employees. We opposed Mr. Obama’s policy, arguing that the administration should give more leeway to religious-affiliated institutions, even ones that hire many non-Catholics and operate primarily in a secular sphere. But we also acknowledged the difficulty of balancing their religious liberty against the personal liberty of hundreds of thousands of female employees who might hold different religious views.

It’s that unending, challenging balancing process for which Mr. Santorum seems to have insufficient respect. He has said, for example, that contraception is “one of the things I will talk about that no president has talked about. . . . It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.”

If all he wanted to do was talk, we would say, Have at it — no matter how misguided we think he is on birth control and many other matters. But does Mr. Santorum really understand the difference between talking about a policy and imposing his views?

Perhaps the editorial board of the Washington Post should ask the Obama administration the same question about “imposing views,” given its recent push to impose its view that religious employers should cover the cost of contraception for its employees.

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  • 2ndAmenGuy
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:41pm

    Washington Post….really. Santorum may not be a perfect candidate or for that matter are any of the GOP candidates perfect. But when compared to the our present occupant of the white house, are a much better choice hands down.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:51pm

      I guess if Santorum was a Muslim/Marxist/Nazi hybrid that hated the USA, the Washington Compost would love him!

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:51pm

      Agreed.

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    • Br@dley
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:05pm

      you’re right, he isn’t the perfect candidate. he isn’t even a decent one. nominating him would mean an easy win for the democrats.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:29pm

      Gingrich is right on this one, today he called Santorum a ‘BIG LABOR REPUBLICAN.’ He has always sided with the unions. He fought for them to collect minimum wage 6 times, he has fought against right to work.

      Romney is the only one to take on the unions. Look at his fight in Massachusetts with the Teachers Union, State Worker’s Union, etc. After he left Massachusetts he took on the UAW during the bailout. Now they are attacking him, take a look from this weekend: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/feb/uaw_attacks_romney.html

      ROMNEY IS THE ONLY ONE TO TAKE ON THE UNIONS. AND HE HAS A PLAN TO TAKE THEM ON AS PRESIDENT.

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    • Br@dley
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:33pm

      ROMNEY?

      even freakin soros says he is the same as obama. are you high?

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    • gramma b
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:38pm

      The women working for Catholic hospitals still have the “freedom” to use contraception. Nobody is standing in the way of that freedom. Those women just don’t have the right to demand that their employer pay for it. It is shameful the way the Post is framing this argument.

      Having said that, Santorum is an idiot for talking like he wants to impose the Catholic position on contraception on everyone. That would be like Romney saying it would be a good idea to outlaw smoking because he doesn’t believe in doing it.

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    • Mrs. Bowers
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:51pm

      Touch’e my friend!

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    • ZengaPA65
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:56pm

      Santorum is the poster child for “fascism coming to America wrapped in a flag and waving a cross”.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:59pm

      BR@DLEY,
      Yeah it is funny that people start listening to Soros when he starts making claims like that.

      If Soros statement was true, why has he donated millions to defeat Romney? Why is MoveOn.org, his group, spending hundreds of thousands on ads in Michigan against Romney?

      Becuase he used that as a talking point for Romney’s opponents, funny that they take them, hook line and sinker. For example here is one of those ads they put out Saturday: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/feb/moveon_romney_bailout.html

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    • db321
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:00pm

      I remember the Washington Post writing something Similar about Reagan. I have a feeling we are going to really a Santorum Presidency – it will defiantly be much better than what we have now – maybe we can get back on the track Healing America.

      The first day Reagan took office – he got rid of those hideous Chrysler Limo’s and replaced them with Cadillacs. Then he told Gorbachev that there was a new Sheriff in town. Over night America pride started to grow again.

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    • pitamoncha
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:04pm

      I think the washington Post should be disqualified as a real newspaper for their un-objective views.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:24pm

      @TeaPartyForRomney

      Good old Flip Flop Mitt!

      http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-18/news/31075328_1_andrea-saul-mitt-romney-quinn-bill

      The program, known as the Quinn bill, was under attack at the time by many taxpayer groups after a 2001 Board of Higher Education study called it an ineffective “cash cow’’ for police.

      But when Romney was running for governor in 2002, he was steadfast in his support of the program. As a candidate, he showed up to the office of the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation and asked for the union’s endorsement, said Thomas Nolan, a retired lieutenant who was then vice president of the federation. “There was a firm understanding that the quid pro quo would be his agreeing to allow our Quinn bill benefits to remain intact,’’ he said. “We felt assured that once he was elected, our benefits would be intact for four years and guess what? We got what we wanted.’’
      ——

      http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/21/romney-reverses-course-praises-important-role-of-labor-unions/

      Hoping to make up lost ground in Michigan, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday reversed course and praised labor unions.

      At a town hall campaign event in Shelby Township, the candidate told supporters that “labor unions play an important role in our society.”

      Ron Paul 2012

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    • HKS
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:33pm

      All socialist think they are the gift to mankind and are uniquely qualified to offer the ultimate wisdom. I don’t think so.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:05pm

      FREEDOMLUVER,

      You are right on that one, Romney always stood by the police. That is true, he fought for better benefits for the police because they weren’t given anything for years and were suffering. What it doesn’t say are the bills that he denied them to get to the Quinn bill. The others he took on and shut down were because they were too costly.

      But when it came to the Teachers union, he took them on, even offered them larger pay for the removal of Tenure and the removal of bad teachers. He put in test to track their effectiveness and brought in Charter Schools which the Teachers Unions tried to shut down. Here is an article from 2003 of Romney taking on Big Labor, 1 year into his administration: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2003/12/16/romney_aide_says_unions_too_powerful/

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:12pm

      FREEDOMLUVER,

      Plus, Romney never reversed his stance on unions, he has always spoken that unions have some good traits, such as teaching their members. This is what his statement was really about, listen to the clip you listed. He has a section about unions in his book. How there is some good in them but they have been corrupted by their leaders. Look at the article you listed by Raw Story, he said it right there about the corruption of the power of unions.

      So thanks for proving my point.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:09pm

      @TeaPartyForRomney

      You and I certainly don’t see Romney in the same light, but I do appreciate the way you always seem to remain civil when responding to questionable positions he has taken.

      No matter how you try to present it…Romney was still pandering to the Police union for support, and here’s a little gem where he praises another union.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tm0VOQqrHz0
      Romney Praises Unions, IBEW

      http://www.ibew.org/articles/12Daily/1202/120224_Romney.htm
      Just as the games were starting, in a speech before a crowd that included IBEW International President Edwin D. Hill, Romney said:

      “We thought it was going to take three weekends with 20 people. Instead it took 20 weekends with several hundred people. And the work was done by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. They worked up there, they put on the snow shoes, they treaded up there to help us.”

      He went on to thank Salt Lake City Locals 57 and 354 – and President Hill – for all their hard work.
      ———–

      As I see it, Romney is more than willing to pander to an audience when it suits his purpose, and there’s a very good reason why he earned the title “flip flop Mitt”.

      If it was only his position on Unions and maybe even Romneycare that I took issue with, I could support him, however with his endorsement of the NDAA and other laws that trash the Bill of Rights…he went into unforgivable territory as far as I’m concerned.

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:19pm

      @TeaPartyForRomney

      From the vidio you linked, they very much don’t like him

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:34pm

      TeaPartyForRomney
      Boy you really don’t understand politics do you? Soros and all those you cited are campaigning against Romney because they WANT Santorum as the candidate, who they know will get crushed in the general election.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:47pm

      BR@DLEY and your kook is perfect? How come he cant remember his racist newsletter that made him millions? http://www.tnr.com/sites/default/files/PoliticalReportOctober1992.pdf

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    • turkey13
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:59pm

      I love it – the post wants to trash Freedom of Speech. This is kinda like a Queer standing before a croud and yelling to the crowd that all Queers should be put before a fireing squad.

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:42pm

      WAPO is bird crap deep into liberal-progressiveness.
      WHO cares what they think?
      Ben Bradlee—go have a martini and quit your day job.

      OMG 2012

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:42am

      ROMNEY?

      even freakin soros says he is the same as obama. are you high?
      _____________________

      Oh Soros says that? Gee, Wally, maybe we shouldn’t vote for him then.

      Yeah, I’m gonna listen to ANYTHING that punk-ass biatch says!!!!

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    • its_time_to_arrest_our_government
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 1:00am

      nobody cares what that rag says i wouldn’t line the bottom of my bird cage with that paper. i wouldn’t subject my bird to the trash that printed on it. its good to wrap dead fish in. this is the same rag that likes communists. the more they don’t like him the more i like him.

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 4:11am

      @Br@dley
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:05pm

      you’re right, he isn’t the perfect candidate. he isn’t even a decent one. nominating him would mean an easy win for the democrats
      ***
      Going to ENJOY SEEING YOU PROVEN WRONG IN NOVEMBER!

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    • drr
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 11:37am

      Obama should be disqualified – he is not a natural born citizen. I could also think up a long list of other reasons too.

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    • BarackStalin
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 2:21pm

      Romney can’t pull in all the fiscal conservatives he wants, but he can’t win a general election because SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES WILL NOT SHOW UP TO VOTE FOR HIM

      Obama’s biggest campaign contributor is Goldman Sachs…
      Romney’s biggest campaign contributor is Goldman Sachs…

      They are just two heads of the same snake.

      Romney will legislate for stricter gun control just like he did in Mass
      Romney will aid public funding of abortions just like he did in Mass
      Romney will grow government just like he did in Mass

      When he says he will give a waiver for Obamacare to every state, that means that only maybe half the states will actually accept the waiver and half will want to keep Obamacare…

      BUT WE WILL ALL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT…that means those of us who choose to live in conservative states will have to help pay the health care costs for those who live in liberal states through our federal taxes…
      EVEN THOUGH WE WILL GET NO BENEFIT FOR OURSELVES…

      Nice scam, Romney…

      ROMNEY SERVES THE OLIGARCHY…ROMNEY DOES NOT SERVE WE THE PEOPLE…

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    • dogmeat
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 4:10pm

      Once again as always with Marxist DEMS its do as I say not as I do!

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  • martinez012577
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:41pm

    Do not fall into the trap the liberal media is setting for you. Trust me they want Santorum. They will continue to do hit pieces on him, which will rally GOP people who can be lead like sheep. Its the same principle behind the idea of us attacking Iran. What has all the war talk done for Iran, their people have quit trying to rebel and have rallied together against a common enemy (US).

    Quit worrying about who Obama says sorry too, or what Obama says about contraception. These are distracting issues being used to divided the GOP on the real issues.

    DEBT
    SPENDING
    WAR
    FREEDOMS

    If we keep the issues on those four things and elect a candidate that can beat Obama on those issues and not agree with him its a easy victory for the GOP. If instead we play the game the media is wanting us to play and try and elect a candidate that is no different from Obama on the real issues, the GOP will get its ass handed to it like it did with Mcain.

    People its time to wake up. What does your candidate have planned to cut the debt, spending, overseas wars, and our freedoms? If he is not on the opposite side of Obama on those issues you are supporting the wrong guy!!!

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:51pm

      I never even got close to the Santorum trap. I know a FACIST when I see one. A good moral man I agree, but I dont want any faith (including mine) legislated.

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    • justangry
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:57pm

      I know. New Rasmussen Poll has Obama losing to only Romney or Paul by the same margin, but Fox will tell you Ron Paul doesn’t stand a chance against Obama. We only represent 7-10% on the days they even mention his name. The kindly 76 year old baby doctor is “dangerous”…

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    • Br@dley
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:00pm

      thank you. rarely does anyone post any sane comments on the blaze.

      i call the tactic you mentioned “the palin effect”. 1) the left attacks a republican 2) the republican lemmings rush in to defend said republican 3) all of the sudden “conservatives” adore the victimized republican no matter their intelligence/personal politics/integrity.

      the conservative movement is officially dead in this country.

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    • justangry
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:43pm

      Hah, did anyone catch how the Five spun that Ramussen poll?

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    • Beckofile
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:49pm

      You are so right. We who are conservatives watch the parties fighting within and each other just have to laugh. The conservative message is so much stronger then these petty ideological issues that the media throws out to get these dunderheads talking about. These issues need to be answered using the Constitution. I think philosophy is more dead then conservatism. Without a philosophy you cannot adhere to an ideology like conservatism. If one believed in the philosophy of freedom then all these little issues are not worth discussing because we would all know the government of free people would leave us to make either good or bad decisions on our own.

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:04pm

      @Baaaaddoggy

      “I never even got close to the Santorum trap. I know a FACIST when I see one. A good moral man I agree, but I dont want any faith (including mine) legislated.”

      Who have you been listening to? That’s a lie that is so far from the truth, that I have a hard time even imaging that. He’s not going to try to legislate or use Presidentil Directives to do any such thing. He has never said so directly or implied. All he is saying is the path we have taken in the last 30+ years has done us more harm than good. He isn’t saying the nation has to conform to his values. Basicly it has been an instrument in the hand of the real threat, politically active liberals, who will use whatever means necessary to bring about total restrictive social change of our beloved United States of America. Birth conrol, the entire “it’s only sex…relax” , the abortion industry…..these things have all been a tool used by the left to defeat us first on a moral on a moral level. The abortion industry is one of the big tools they have for funding. They are making their enemy pay for their own defeat…hopefully they won’t have to fire a shot. You people better catch on real quick about just who and what the left is. Rick Santorum is probably the most potent and serious threat to the left above any of the presedental contenders….why ?….Because he speaks the truth.

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:09pm

      Sorry for the typos in the above post. Sticky key and forgot the spell checker. I can do better, so can the American people.

      Santorum 2012

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:44pm

      @capt

      Look, you have fallen for the trap. You are worried about social issues. Who cares about birth control or what the Washington post says about Santorum. You point out Rick has said “path we have taken in the last 30+ years has done us more harm than good”. Well in that case you shouldn’t vote for Rick. He supported every piece of legislation from Bush. Bush has been blamed for all of the problems we face today by Obama (he deserves his fair share). Rick has been part of the problem and Obama will hammer that with a billion dollars worth of ads. He has no shot verse Obama.

      Can Santorum say he is on the opposite side on never ending un-Constitutional wars? No, Rick is for more wars.

      Can he say Obama is spending to much? No. Rick has been always for more spending.

      Can he say he is better on the debt than Obama? No, Rick’s plan increases our debt.

      Can Rick attack Obama on Obama’s assault on our freedoms? Nope, Rick’s record has shown he is for more government control.

      Point in on the main issues, Rick is the same as Obama.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:45pm

      @Captain Crunch

      http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2012/01/11/rick-santorum-a-massively-expanded-welfare-state-is-the-genuine-conservatism-our-founders-envisioned/

      Rick Santorum: A Massively Expanded Welfare State is ‘The Genuine Conservatism our Founders Envisioned’

      “What was my vision? I came to the uncomfortable realization that conservatives were not only reluctant to spend government dollars on the poor, they hadn’t even thought much about what might work better. I often describe my conservative colleagues during this time as simply ‘cheap liberals.’ My own economically modest personal background and my faith had taught me to care for those who are less fortunate, but I too had not yet given much thought to the proper role of government in this mission.

      I suspect some will dismiss my ideas as just an extended version of ‘compassionate conservatism.’ Some will reject what I have said as a kind of ‘Big Government Conservatism.’ Some will say that what I’ve tried to argue isn’t conservatism at all. But I believe what I’ve been presenting is the genuine conservatism our Founders envisioned. One that fosters the opportunity for all Americans to live as we are called to live, in selfless families that contribute to the general welfare, the common good.”

      Now tell us, does this sound more like Jefferson…or Marx?

      Santorum is a big government statist who simply does not get the founding fathers.

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:34am

      …but you have to vote santorum…glenny has a huge man-crush for him…a raging clue.

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 4:36am

      @Bradley
      re : the conservative movement is officially dead in this country
      ****
      Just keep saying it over and over again, AFTER ALL IT WORKED IN WIZARD OF OZ!

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  • Lordchamp
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:40pm

    Yet Obama can impose his socialist/marxist/communist, warped liberation theology views on us and they nor any media outlet say anything.

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  • geonj
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:40pm

    not much need for birth control if they don’t have to pay for our viagra.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:53pm

      U need a half a viagra a day to keep from peeing on your shoes?

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 12:59am

      …ricky should be disqualified based on…he sucks

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  • LovinUSA
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:39pm

    No body reads this “Fartistic” newspaper but the left……….and Obama….

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  • Alvin691
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:37pm

    It’s very interesting to watch the radical left flood TheBlaze to post their “independent” thought on the matter. Obvious. Clearly.

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:42pm

      Anything slightly to the left of the edge of the cliff is a radical lib to you I guess. It’s going to be lonely for you, not much room there on the edge.

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 4:39am

      @Alvin691
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:37pm

      It’s very interesting to watch the radical left flood TheBlaze to post their “independent” thought on the matter. Obvious. Clearly
      ***
      As Rush says, they‘ll show you who they’re afraid of!

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:36pm

    “Perhaps the editorial board of the Washington Post should ask the Obama administration the same question about “imposing views,” given its recent push to impose its view that religious employers should cover the cost of contraception for its employees.”

    Yes, perhaps they should and I wish they would. That would mean the WP and it’s non-journalists would have no agenda, but they won’t because they are paid Obama shills. March on marxist soldiers! Boot lickers r us!

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  • qzz
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:32pm

    The Democrats’ argument is fundamentally flawed because churches are NOT included. Therefore, they agree that the separation of church and state prevents the government from requiring religious institutions from providing free contraceptives. They therefore need to articulate why a church is excluded but not other religious institutions. This, I don’t think they can do…

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  • Br@dley
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:30pm

    santorum is the weakest GOP candidate in the history of the party. his appeal is limited to the religious right (or “crazy christians” as i like to call them) and the anyone but obama (provided romney is not the nominee).

    the democrats would LOVE to run against this moron.

    Br@dley  
    • kfalcon22000
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:44pm

      Santorum is one of the best ever at getting legislation passed that he sponsored. This is what you call weak. Compare his record to Ron Paul, who has only had one bill become law that he sponsored. I am not sure that Obama has ever sponsored a bill that became law.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:45pm

      First, to have a theocracy in America, the Constitution must be replaced with a totalitarian dictator who speaks on God’s behalf (i.e., a revival of “the Divine Right of Kings” doctrine). I challenge you, or anyone else to identify which part of the “Religious Right” is calling for such a government.

      Second, the “Religious Right” leaders (Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Jim Dobson, et. al) are calling for an increased respect for the Constitution and its actual wording, urging citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote. The real “crime” of these leaders is not that they want a theocracy (which they don’t) but that they rightfully want legislators to make national policy instead of judges. Should that occur, AU or groups like them could not win another battle, for Americans overwhelmingly reject their policies (e.g., “under God” in the Pledge – a phrase opposed by AU but supported by 87% of Americans).

      The rabid opposition to public religious expressions is often irrational, In fact, a New Jersey bill proposing that students begin each day by reciting the first 56 words from the Declaration of Independence was loudly denounced as “a thinly-veiled attempt to put prayer in schools” – the first step on the road to a – you guessed it – “theocracy!” Reading the actual wording of the Declaration of Independence leads to a theocracy??? It is time for that term to become anathema in public discourse.

      (cont)

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:46pm

      (cont) During the Civil Rights Era, we gradually learned that if certain pejoratives were invoked, the individual doing so was a racist. Similarly, today we need to learn that when the emotive and pejorative term “theocracy!” is invoked, it is usually by an intolerant secularist who wants all public religious expressions expunged from society.

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    • Br@dley
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:55pm

      yep, santorum got all of the wasteful bush-era spending passed. easy to do as a neocon when the white house and both houses of congress are full of other neocons. (eyes roll)

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    • Br@dley
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:56pm

      oh, btw, rick santorum is against personal libery. a collectivist if you will.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:58pm

      @kfalcon

      You logic is dumb. Have you ever seen the bills Ron Paul tried to pass? Here I will post some and you tell me who is the problem. The guy trying to get the bill passed or the retards that said no.

      H.R. 149: Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act–Jan 5, 2011–To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.

      H.R. 1102: Affordable Gas Price Act–Mar 15, 2011–To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade.

      H.R. 5356: Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act–Sep 10, 2002–To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.

      H.R. 4790: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act–May 22, 2002–To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.

      H.R. 3090: To require the withdrawal of the United States from the International Monetary Fund–Jan 27, 1998

      H.R. 2868: Consumer Health Free Speech Act–Nov 7, 1997–To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow consumers greater access to information regarding the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements

      600 bills like these. He isnt the pro

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:00pm

      I am an Evangelical. I do not want a Theocracy either. I am smart enough to know that when the power shifts we have a “new” speaker of God’s word, I could be a Muslim by the time anyone regained control. Call Santorum what he really is thiough…a Facist. I dont want him anywhere near the bully pulpit. He would most definately legislate his beliefs. I dont care if he want s to pray, preach or read Bible stories. I just dont want and laws relating to my religion or ay other!

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:08pm

      …and yet they fear him so much that they’re trying to get him cicked out of the race.

      Hmm…

      Well- you seem to favor one of the three remaining candidates, the lunatic who said we shouldn;t have been in either WWI or WWI (even if invaded), who can’t manage a newsletter but wants to manage the US, and whose squeaky rat fink little voice whines “Have you read their own words on why they attacked us?” while igoring the fact that Bin-Laden said they attacked us because we weren’t a muslim nation (not the PR “they’re bombing our women, children and apsarin factories” spin they put out for the Blame America First Western Media).

      Or you like one of the other two (which are so close they’re really one) that have supported state-run medicine, been for-against-for-and-against infanticide, who believe in global warming, and who have recently called themselves Progressives.

      I realize that last one is a little odd for someone supporting Santorum to say, being that in the early ‘90’s, he said he was a Progressive himself, but who are you more comfortable with, a guy who said he was Progressive a long time ago before any of us knew how insidious Progressivism was, or two people who have, much more recently, called themselves A. a Progressive moderate to get elected governor of MA, or B. a Real Politik Wilsonian, both less than 10 years ago?

      I know where I sit.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:09pm

      @kfalcon

      Maybe I will post a few more and you will realize how dumb your comment was and either go read and learn or just never post again.

      H.R. 2721: Second Amendment Protection Act of 1997
      H.R. 2720: To repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act
      H.R. 1147: Second Amendment Restoration Act of 1997
      H.R. 1121: Financial Freedom Act of 1997
      H.R. 4381: Police Security Protection Act
      H.R. 1495: Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2011
      H.R. 1496: Federal Reserve Transparency Act
      H.R. 1139: Tax Free Tips Act of 2011
      H.R. 2613: Citizens Protection Act of 2011
      H.R. 1102: Affordable Gas Price Act
      H.R. 1096: Sanctity of Life Act of 2011
      H.R. 1095: Freedom to Bank Act
      H.R. 1098: Free Competition in Currency Act of 2011
      H.R. 2117: Health Freedom Protection Act
      H.R. 2387: Parental Consent Act of 2007
      H.R. 1059: Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2007

      Go read these bills and you tell me why they couldnt get passed. We have a corrupt government. Most involved are in it for themselves. Next time, pull your head out of your ass, do some research, then post.

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    • UBETHECHANGE
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:11pm

      @BR@DLEY Mr. Perfect does not exist…. we need cohesion….the enemy is Obama…

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:12pm

      BR@DLEY, I would disagree, we’ve other candidates that were far weaker than Santorum. Ford, Dole, and McCain are the most recent ones that come to mind. Especially McCain!

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    • Br@dley
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:20pm

      okay, i forgot about dole, but he is only SLIGHLY worse than santorum. i would argue that mccain was better than rick. at least he was (sort of) likable.

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    • theknight70
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:34pm

      You really think Santorum is the weakest Republican candidate ever? Really? Have you forgotten Bob Dole and John McCain? Santorum has the ability to face down Obama and beat him. He is steadfast in his convictions and he is not going to change. Anybody, even Elmer Fudd, would be a better President than what we currently have in the Whitehouse. A bunch of you guys on this site need to get a grip. Remember, ABO: Anybody But Obama! I don’t care who wins the Republican nomination, but any one of the three would be hands down better than what we currently have.

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on March 18, 2012 at 1:48pm

      Baddoggy – But you don’t complain about the left imposing their beliefs onto others.

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  • garrett0423
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:27pm

    I’m pretty sure America was founded on freedom which if I might be wrong is that the people can make their own choices. O yeah I forgot that our lovely or lack their of president is trying to strip people of their freedoms

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:27pm

    Yep, MASTERANDCOMMANDER; the ‘Great One’ M.R.Levin, refers to the ‘compost’ quite accurately. “That’s right, I said it.”…he would say. {:

    That newspaper has lost sooo many subscribers, they are simply treading water and becoming more and more whiny about everything. What a loser that ‘news’ concern is. I hope it fails completely.

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  • NC
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:24pm

    Romney seems to be gathering in the major endorsements. Could it be that Santorum is merely a camel and this article is just another piece of straw?

    Who will break first? Romney is not about to call it quits and it is rumored that MR is looking at Rand Paul as his VP. While I have been looking at Santorum’s political beliefs, by the time the primary gets to NC, the GOP race will be over, so my vote and all the other North Carolinian voters won‘t be worth the weight of a single straw and Santorum’s back will be broken.

    NC (blowing in the wind)

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    • Lion420
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:27pm

      I live in Pa. and know exactly how you feel.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:49pm

      The “deal” between the Paul campaign and Romney is a falsehood created by the GOP to try and push Dr. Paul to not run 3rd party. The Paul campaign has come and said its not true. 30 years in office the man hasnt cut deals, why would he do one now. Rand doesnt need his dad’s help to get any type of nomination.

      Look Rush, Mark, Glenn, Sean, and Bill are all anti Paul. If they were true to what they say they believe then they would be supporting Ron Paul and this nomination process would be over. Ron Paul is the only candidate that can offer a real contrast in opinions to Obama.

      Romney will be doom in this election because of Romneycare and not getting the Ron Paul supporters.

      Gingrich will be doomed in this election because honestly people see him as a hypocrite and windbag. He also wont get the Ron Paul supporters.

      Santorum will be crushed by Obama because he never voted against anything Bush wanted. Obama will hammer him on this saying ” Santorum is Bush Jr.”. He also will not get the Ron Paul supporters.

      There is only one shot for the GOP this year. Its Ron Paul. A lot of you will say “but his foreign policy” . I dont care. I am willing to risk the chance of Iran getting an nuke over the certainty of economic collapse and the end of the United States as we know it. Oh, and Israel will take care of a Iranian nuke site, they dont need us.

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  • team1blazer
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:22pm

    So, Santorum should be disqualified for his opinions, but BHO should not be disqualified, even though he does not qualify as a Natural Born Citizen? What a moron.

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  • drphil69
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:21pm

    “But does Mr. Santorum really understand the difference between talking about a policy and imposing his views?”

    Do you? Apparently not… apparently to the author the President is a dictator and will impose his views.. much like Obama is currently doing… without any laws passed.

    What a moron. I’m sure the inside the beltway crowd will eat this up and regurgitate it for the next few weeks.

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  • goahead.makemyday
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:18pm

    Hey it’s a Rabbid from Rayman. You know rabbits who get mad, start attacking people, throwing things, and screaming a bunch of stuff that no one except other rabbids can understand. All because someone did or said something they don’t like It kinda reminds me of the left and most of the political elite.

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  • momsense
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:18pm

    You beat the drum for this fraud who stole the election and divided America, but you want to disqualify A REAL PATRIOT? YOURE NUTS !

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  • Temporal
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:17pm

    Using the same standard, Dr. King’s entire legacy can be viewed as an attempt to impose a religious view point. If anyone cares to read what Dr. King, an ordained minister, actually wrote, it’s steeped in Biblical principles, including the supremacy of moral law over man’s laws.

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  • drago
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:16pm

    Thats right wp, keep spewing what the commie in chief keeps telling you, f-n idiots…

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  • broker0101
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:16pm

    See how Idiotic one sounds when one makes ridiculous demands that a politician with whom one disagrees be “Disqualified”? Didn’t think so.

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  • Mapache
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:16pm

    Nobody gets it!!!
    Religious institutions should not get a pass….rights are not institutional rights, our rights as Americans are OUR rights. Nobody, neither church nor any small business, should be REQUIRED under penalty of law to support, provide or engage in providing for abortion. So what if religious institutions are exempt, the rest of us, small business owners or large companies, will still be required to support the mass murder of innocents. Do not be fooled by the smoke screen, even if ALL the religious institutions get a waver, Obama still has won. STAND FAST, STAND STRONG AND STAND TOGETHER.

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    • oldguy49
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:18pm

      amen

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    • EchoHawk
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:10pm

      We have a winner for the most contradictory statement ever posted along with a miss congeniality for OLDGUY for sycophancy.

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    • CMDR6
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:20pm

      Exactly right….

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:15pm

    As an opinion piece, he is entitiled to his opinion, but I did ask for a second opinion, and his colleges at the Post say the writer is also ugly and has B O, and isn’t qualified to write an Op-Ed.

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  • cloudsofwar
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:12pm

    yeah right washington post. lol. i wouldn’t wrap dead fish with your paper.

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    • Master_and_Commander
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:13pm

      Amen to that.

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    • JACKW33
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:21pm

      but on accasion I have wiped my backside with it

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:28pm

      The homeless don’t even like it, some of the complaints are:
      It’s non-absorbant, it runs, and the cheap ink irrates their bottoms.

      On the plus side, it’s so full of hot air, it keeps all the bums toasted warm even during the coldest DC winter.

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  • Crazy Times
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:10pm

    That’s Okay, majority of us disqualified the Washington Post as news a long time ago.

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    • dcart888
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:13pm

      Glenn Santorum Gave Joe Klein a hug after a rally in MI last week. A conservative journalist near by tweeted that hugging Joe Klein Should BE a Disqualifer. I agree

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    • Master_and_Commander
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:15pm

      Or, as the Great One so rightly calls them, the Washington Compost…

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:20pm

      Too bad advertisers don’t pull out of WaPo and let it die, kicking and screaming. The same goes for the NY Times. If the readership has gone down so much, advertising dollars must be wasted on both papers. Put ad money elsewhere and perhaps it will help your business. Personally, I try to avoid any company that supports Obama and/or progressives – including Progressive Insurance, Starbucks and 99.9% of Hollywood. They just don’t seem to get the message, and won’t until it hits their bottom line.

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  • texasfarmer
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:08pm

    Let’s impeach Obama too.

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  • hauschild
    Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:06pm

    Uh, could they also please disqualify the other RINO’s, Gingrich and Romney, as well???

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    • rotcarpenter
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:12pm

      Ron Paul still wouldn’t get the nomination. Sorry, Paulbot.

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    • drago
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:17pm

      @hauschild aka encinom.
      Is that the best you got, media matters is so over paying you…….

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:52pm

      Drago…Encimon does not like Ron Paul either. This man is not him.

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    • hauschild
      Posted on February 27, 2012 at 5:13pm

      I love it!

      You nimrods never read any of my other posts? Well, when the right goes AWOL, you know this country is gradually being toasted!

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