As Rick Santorum tries to coalesce his position as the Anti-Romney candidate, he manages to attempt political suicide.
From the Hill:
Rick Santorum said that “America is suffering from a pandemic of harm from pornography,” and accused the Obama administration’s Justice Department of favoring “pornographers over children,” in a statement on his campaign website. The former Pennsylvania senator argues that "current federal 'obscenity' laws prohibit distribution of hardcore [obscene] pornography on the Internet, on cable/satellite TV, on hotel/motel TV, in retail shops and through the mail or by common carrier."
“The Obama administration has turned a blind eye to those who wish to preserve our culture from the scourge of pornography and has refused to enforce obscenity laws,” the statement read in part. “While the Obama Department of Justice seems to favor pornographers over children and families, that will change under a Santorum administration.”
What?
Where does this fit on anyone’s agenda? IS this on anyone’s radar? Where the hell has Santorum been for the last three years?
Let me give a disclaimer here. I spent ten years of my career as a prosecutor. I have handled obscenity cases as a prosecutor and seen some pretty disgusting things. I have no sympathy for pornographers.
However, Santorum is a first class idiot for bringing this up.
This is not a winning issue for Republicans. This is not an issue we even need to be dealing with.
People in America are worried about the price of gas, keeping food on their table and a roof over their heads. People in America are worried about their jobs surviving. People in America are worried about their country surviving.
Who in the hell in Santorum’s campaign thinks bringing this up is a good idea?
It isn’t.
Let’s ignore the issues such as Santorum being a big government Republican for a moment. The fact that he would bring up such a losing issue in the middle of the campaign says a lot about him.
Gingrich has his faults, but none this dumb. Romney, for all of his faults such as being a liberal, is not that dumb.
Does Santorum really want to simply lose?
While it is not fair, the simple fact is if Santorum runs on social issues he will be slaughtered. He of all people should know what liberals do to conservatives on social issues.
If he continues to make such stupid remarks, the election is not going to be about saving America. The election is not going to be about the economy. The election is going to be about the perception that Santorum is the next Torquemada, and the Santorum administration will be the grand inquisition.
We don’t need to go from a big government Democrat imposing a socialist agenda to a big government Republican imposing a social engineering agenda. We need less government interference in our lives, not more.
Santorum should take a lesson from Bill Clinton.
“It’s the economy stupid.”
Tags: big, govermnent, pornography, prosecution, rick, santorum
Permalink Reply by MUG on You are right about porn harming women. I hope you are right that this is a strategy to win women votes, but it looks to me like it will backfire. I am getting more discouraged by the minute over Conservatives inability to get it together and take advantage of the gift of Obama's failed Presidency.
Permalink Reply by joana briggs on So what is the economic impact of porn and child exploitation? Job creation? Tax dollars? Strong economy? Culture of protection for persons and values? Honest government? Constitutional correctness? I am not out of questions but I am out of time.
Permalink Reply by Kristin Fecteau on Excellent point, Victoria!
Permalink Reply by Steve Johnson on Dream on. Women are not so stupid anymore.
They can think for themselves today, and don't need Santorum or anyone else telling them what to do.
Permalink Reply by Debrajoe Smith-Beatty on good article.
Permalink Reply by Toddy Littman on Rick Santorum can use this against Romney now right? http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/03/15/meghan-mccain-exposes-herself-...
hahaah
Permalink Reply by Brenda Choate on This is what happens when one becomes arrogant. Santorum has put aside the economy, jobs, and other more important issues to elobrate on his social concerns. He is so sure he can win the nomination over Romney, he now feels he must address societial issue.
Permalink Reply by Angela Casey on Somebody cares about it. I have seen this issue on Christian web sites. The voter guide developed by Florida Family Policy Council includes a question on this issue.
http://flfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/FL_2012Primary_Voter...
Permalink Reply by David D. Riker American on With all the problems we have in this country Santorum wants to discuss porno? I think I can speak for most of America when I say "who gives a rats ass". I suprised he would even bring up this low grade issue with all the other problems the country is going through.
Let me give you a clue here Ricky, I've been unemployed for 5 months, do you really think I care anything about porno right now? Helpful hint here Ricky, get off your high horse and focus on real problems. Another hint, we don't need another busybody in the Oval Office running around flapping his gums about issues nobody cares about, while the country continues to slide into oblivion.
Last hint for you Rick, focus my man focus on the real issues or folks will start to compare you to a box of rocks, and call the rocks the winner. You keep sounding off like that, people are going to say to you "hey your village called they want their idiot back", then it will be time for you to go home.
Permalink Reply by Caleb White on Well put David, well put sir...
Permalink Reply by Kristin Fecteau on that's funny, the "Obama trap" re: contraception has now caused Obama to fall 4 more points in the polls. Yea, keep putting THOSE traps, awesome!
When I was a kid there was a lady in the neighborhood missing the end of one of her index fingers. It was well known how she had lost it: One night at a drunken party she had placed her finger on a chopping board and dared somebody to chop it off ... and somebody did! This is a repeat of that story!!! :)
I've said it before and I repeat: Santorum has no awareness of when he's walking into a trap. Or an ambush. As president the libs would blind-side him at every turn. There would be chaos in the land and he would be an ineffectual laughing stock!
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