Near no one (Hi!) covered Rick Santorum’s speech on the 50th anniversary of John J. Kennedy’s 1960 speech on religion and public life back when he delivered it. But that sure has changed.
And thank goodness for that, since 'Walking the JFK Way' seems to have been, in the main, a p*mp stroll
(External Link) - read to the Dave Powers, Robert Kennedy incidents
Which begs the question - do we have to wait til every Camelot-struck moron still in the pundit class kicks the bucket, for this empty cult of the sainted Kennedy to vanish?
Santorum is, in fact, attacking our country and everything our Constitution states and stands for. I doubt very much that he'll ever come close to winning the presidency. But if he does, the US will be in the greatest danger it has faced since the Civil War.
Wonder if they'll cover Obama asking black churches to set up “congregation captains” to pressure the black “faith community” to vote for him the same way. Cue crickets.
Mona Charen's right. Santorum is not up to running a presidential campaign. His mouth is getting him in trouble. He disagrees with JFK's speech, fine. There are many intelligent and thoughtful ways to express his feelings. Saying he wants to "throw up" is not one of them. It seems like every week some new stupid Santorum statement comes out. Frankly, I don't get it. He's an intelligent, articulate man. Why does he have a knack for picking the dumbest way to express his thoughts?
One wishes they would pay some attention to his speech of 2010, rather than focusing on his recent statement without that context. Santorum is right to say that JFK's speech was sickening, but without mentioning many of the things he says in the speech, I fear that many moderates will simply see this as another way in which he's extreme on religion. The media will always seize on any statement by a conservative that expresses a critique of liberalism that they aren't familiar with (whether or not that critique is mainstream in conservative circles), and as they can't imagine why anyone would disagree with a speech by JFK (!) about "religious toleration(!)," they're going to try to make Santorum look nuts.
This speech is just as important to cover as Romney's primary statements/flip-flops and Bain Record (though I wish Newt hadn't gone over the top with the Occupy rhetoric and actual malicious falsehoods) and Newt's Fannie ties and own explosive statements and flip-flops.
One of the reasons that Santorum was not considered a serious, first tier candidate was because of history of explosive statements, particularly on culture war issues. This is part of that. The Republican party needs to vet him, just like they need to vet Romney and Newt. This stuff will be played endlessly in the campaign as the media acts to try to get Obama re-elected.
K-Lo and others are upset that their guy is now getting the same scrutiny as everyone else.
Paging Santorum apologists. I'm sure there is a great explanation as to why Rick can't stop bringing religion into the conversation. If religion is even a whiff of one of the issues in 2012 Obama will destroy his opponent. People do NOT want to be lectured to.
And thank goodness for that, since 'Walking the JFK Way' seems to have been, in the main, a p*mp stroll
(External Link
) - read to the Dave Powers, Robert Kennedy incidents
Which begs the question - do we have to wait til every Camelot-struck moron still in the pundit class kicks the bucket, for this empty cult of the sainted Kennedy to vanish?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSantorum is, in fact, attacking our country and everything our Constitution states and stands for. I doubt very much that he'll ever come close to winning the presidency. But if he does, the US will be in the greatest danger it has faced since the Civil War.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWonder if they'll cover Obama asking black churches to set up “congregation captains” to pressure the black “faith community” to vote for him the same way. Cue crickets.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseMona Charen's right. Santorum is not up to running a presidential campaign. His mouth is getting him in trouble. He disagrees with JFK's speech, fine. There are many intelligent and thoughtful ways to express his feelings. Saying he wants to "throw up" is not one of them. It seems like every week some new stupid Santorum statement comes out. Frankly, I don't get it. He's an intelligent, articulate man. Why does he have a knack for picking the dumbest way to express his thoughts?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseOne wishes they would pay some attention to his speech of 2010, rather than focusing on his recent statement without that context. Santorum is right to say that JFK's speech was sickening, but without mentioning many of the things he says in the speech, I fear that many moderates will simply see this as another way in which he's extreme on religion. The media will always seize on any statement by a conservative that expresses a critique of liberalism that they aren't familiar with (whether or not that critique is mainstream in conservative circles), and as they can't imagine why anyone would disagree with a speech by JFK (!) about "religious toleration(!)," they're going to try to make Santorum look nuts.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSorry to see the powers that be at NRO didn't want you posting the pro life position.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseCan someone -- anyone -- please tell Santorum to stop talking about social issues and stick to the economy. IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID!!!!!!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThis speech is just as important to cover as Romney's primary statements/flip-flops and Bain Record (though I wish Newt hadn't gone over the top with the Occupy rhetoric and actual malicious falsehoods) and Newt's Fannie ties and own explosive statements and flip-flops.
One of the reasons that Santorum was not considered a serious, first tier candidate was because of history of explosive statements, particularly on culture war issues. This is part of that. The Republican party needs to vet him, just like they need to vet Romney and Newt. This stuff will be played endlessly in the campaign as the media acts to try to get Obama re-elected.
K-Lo and others are upset that their guy is now getting the same scrutiny as everyone else.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePaging Santorum apologists. I'm sure there is a great explanation as to why Rick can't stop bringing religion into the conversation. If religion is even a whiff of one of the issues in 2012 Obama will destroy his opponent. People do NOT want to be lectured to.
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