Gingrich was in SF the other day promising $2.50 gas. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote:
> > I'm really hoping that that frothy mix gets the nomination. Aside from all > the fun with his name and the opportunities for glitter bombing him, it > would present a very clear set of differences. > > That said just look at the agenda he's advocating, Bans on contraception, > abortion. He's stated a number of times he wants to eliminate public > schooling. > > Seriously what is it with the current crop of Republican candidates they > just keep getting more and more batsh*t crazy. Are they trying for a Carter > and Mondale election? With the republicans having the wacko nominee? Even > Romney is getting loonier and loonier, and he's the Republican > establishment's annointed one. > > On Monday, February 27, 2012, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > > Senator Santorum scares me - more than Bachmann. > > > > I think he is just as bat-shit crazy as Bachmann, but, he actually has > > a shot at getting the nomination. I don't think he would win, but then > > again, I didn't think President Obama would either. > > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Vivec <[email protected]<javascript:;>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/02/the-nausea-of-santorum.html > > > > > > > > > http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/02/what-kind-of-catholic-is-santorum.html > > > > > > "I am relieved [Santorum] is at least candid. For now we can see in > plain > > > view the religious fanaticism that has destroyed one of the major > parties > > > in this country, a destruction that is perilous for any workable > > politics. > > > It must be defeated - and not by electing a plastic liar and panderer > > like > > > Romney. But by nominating Santorum and defeating him by such a margin > > that > > > this theo-political Frankenstein, which threatens both genuine faith > and > > > civil politics, is dispatched once and for all." > > > > > > [Santorum] "may well believe that man cannot actually destroy the earth > > > through such violence as global warming, for the perfectly orthodox > > > theological reason that the earth will come to an end (or be renewed) > > only > > > when Christ comes again to judge the living and the dead. In other > words, > > > global warming cant exist because it is not in Gods providential > plan: > > > the Lord will decide when the earth expires. " > > > > > > This has no business in forming the laws and determining decisions for > > the > > > largest - and militarily the only- superpower in the world. > > > > > > " There can be no absolute separation of church and state, let alone a > > > desire to keep it so; and in their necessary interactions, the church > > must > > > always prevail, or it is a violation of the First Amendment, and an > > attack > > > on religious freedom. The church's teachings are also, according > > > to theoconservatism, integral to the founding of the United States. > Since > > > constitutional rights are endowed from the Creator, and the Creator is > > the > > > Judeo-Christian one, the notion of a neutral public square, embraced by > > > liberals and those once called conservatives, is an attack on America. > > > America is a special nation because of this unique founding on the > > > Judeo-Christian God. It must therefore always be guided by God's will, > > and > > > that will is self-evident to anyone, Catholic or Protestant, atheist or > > > Mormon, Jew or Muslim, from natural law." > > > > > > Santorum's own words that the Separation of Church and State makes him > > want > > > to throw up. > > > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/26/santorum-church-and-state_n_1302246.html > > > > > > It will only take one of these guys to become President of the US for > the > > > whole thing to come crashing down, just as is feared (and unfortunately > > so > > > far proven) with the extremists in Egypt and other parts of the world. > > > > > > I see this religious/racial extremism in my own country's politics as > > well > > > though it is more subtle and it worries me. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347556 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
