Probably old news, but here it is anyway. Apparently Rick has a lot of close family in Italy that are card carrying members of the Communist party. Rick Santorum of course is an ultraconservative. In other words, he is the complete polar opposite. Its not inconceivable that Rick's political leanings are truly his and he just happens to have a difference of political opinion from that of the rest of his family. But in regards to presidential candidates, looking into his past and his family's history would be foolish to ignore. I think is an important credential to look at as a means of better understanding him. I see a lot of people here point at Obama's past and argue that his affiliations are unquestionable proof that he is a Marxist. So is Rick Santorum's situation really any different?
No it isn't. But Santorum's and Obama's past affiliations aren't a concern here. What IS a concern is his ultra-conservative religious views in the present that will bring back intelligent design/creationism, and a war with Iran, or some other mideast country, because God told him it was the right thing. Bee
Those are all legitimate concerns. But what I'm trying to get at, is asking who Rick Santorum really is. He often publicly dodges the fact about his family's political connections. Obviously running for president as a conservative, such a thing would be considered dirty laundry. But What I'm wondering is how his political views changed to be so different from the rest of his family. And how much of his opinions are actually his? I just find it odd that for all the finger pointing that conservatives do to Obama's past, why is Rick Santorum always so overlooked?
I would be more concerned with this.... Rick attacks Romney for going along with the Wall St. bailouts. A 14 year high for one..over 13,000 for another a 4 year high. TODAY The question needs to be asked..How can Santorum debate President Obama on this issue when Santorum is wrong ? Take a look at your 401 and retirement plans.. Rick is a pandering Religious nut job..he was for pro Choice before he became a politician...he wanted health care Mandates.. OBAMA would destroy Santorum on my last paragraph alone. We are not electing a religious leader...but a conservative President . It would help if the press did its job.
I'm sure that if people dug deep enough in their own extended families they would find quite a few...oddballs. You can try to be "your brothers keeper", but it doesn't always work. I have an aunt in Ireland who wrote that her husband was in jail for shooting at a policeman. She was furious with him. Not because he shot at the man, but because he was drunk and missed! Like I said...everyone has somebody who is left of center.
I'd be worried about this.... Lots of Mormons like to marry underage girls. If Romney's elected he might pass an executive order making pedophilia legal. OR Santorum and Gingrich are both Catholic and lots of catholic priest are known pedophiles. Maybe if they get elected they'll pass an executive order making pedophilia legal. Or maybe you could just stop this kid of crap and discuss real issues. Ya freakin willard plant!
No I believe it is valid to try and open up about his past. And examining his family and their influence (or lack thereof) is important to understand someone such as Rick Santorum. Especially if he becomes the nominee or the president (likely won't happen). Half of the members on this board like to point to Obama's past and examine his family and past relationships to see if they help define who he is. I think Santorum's communist connections are relevant.
He's a sour control freak who cannot accept views that do not align with his. That's a new ideology and they own both parties in America.
So, you are trying to bring in a New McCarthyism into the forefront. Both Obama and Sentorum, not to mention Gingrich, Romney, and Paul can be described many things, but not communist, marxist, or any other demagogue discription simply based on family relationships.
Does that also open up the possibility that his family also had connections to the Fascist movement in Italy and possibly to Opus Dei?
Obviously its a stretch to connect Santorum has a die hard communist. I'm merely using the same logic that others use to connect Obama's fascist/marxist agenda in order to get people to question themselves. But if that same logic is so easily applied to Obama, why is Santorum overlooked on this?
