Why are we and the media not discussing Mrs. Santorum's time, unmarried, with her

[monmouth]

abortion doctor? I have no problem whatsoever that he performs abortion along with delivering children, but when the President was attending a church not to the right's liking, and questioning the content of the sermons...It was all over the news, blogs and every website you visited. Under Google a very explicit article outlines "dr. tom allen/santorum with her picture. Why is this not being discussed? I'm seeing a real double-standard here.

[riverbendviewgal]

1. here is a link that goes into detail the story

The wife of fiercely pro-life presidential hopeful Rick Santorum had a six-year love affair with an abortion doctor, 40 years her senior – who, incredibly, delivered her as a baby – it has emerged.

http://bonjupatten.com/2012/02/13/rick-santorums-wife-karen-lived-with-an-abortion-doctor-for-years-before-she-married-that-asshole/

[jehop61]

2. Mrs. Santorum

Because we Progressives don't stoop as low as the rethugs do. Family is out of bounds for us

[zbdent]

13. welcome to DU ...

[Angry Dragon]

17. Welcome

He is the one bringing family, sex, abortion, and religion into the dicussion.
If he does not want those things discussed about his family then he should have never brought it up.
He opened the door.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. If Rmoney is desperate

he'll go there...

[da_decider]

5. I agree, I see him doing that. But we shouldn't.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Actually, Gingrich would beat Rmoney to the punch

since he's a newly minted. He's the kind that lives in a glass house and doesn't care as long as his rock can hit a target on the other side of his glass wall.

[marsis]

18. Nothing like bringing

a gun to a knife fight. Fight fire with fire or keep losing the debate.

[da_decider]

4. We shouldn't

We should stay away from Santorum's wife. First of all, Santorum won't probably be the GOP nominee. Second, attacking his wife may backfire and generate sympathy.
Santorum is already an easy target, if he wins GOP primary (unlikely).

[SDjack]

6. As long as Mrs. Santorum stays off stage and keeps her yapper shut

she should not be attacked.

[elleng]

7. 'We' discussed it yesterday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002330023

The 'media' will probably get around to it, some of them at least.

[Douglas Carpenter]

9. if this issue is raised - I am sure we will hear a redemptions story out of all of this

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. Luke 15.7

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[customerserviceguy]

22. That's exactly right

Besides, given the extreme inappropriatenesses of this relationship, it would certainly cast "the abortion doctor" in nothing but a negative light, with Santorum's wife as nothing but a manipulated victim that was 'saved' by Sick Rick's love of her in the process of turning her into a baby machine.

Leave the story alone, or let Mittens be the one to ham-handedly bring it up.

[Major Nikon]

10. It's far more substantive to talk about how he and his wife arguably had an abortion

http://jezebel.com/5873158/rick-santorums-anti+abortion-stance-would-have-killed-his-own-wife

[Politicalboi]

15. I guess "president" Santorum

Would have to lock up his wife's doctor and his wife for allowing it to take place. She should have sacrificed herself for Ricky's future. LOL!

Just in case.

[TheDebbieDee]

11. Well, Mrs. Santorum ISN'T running for President............

But I have no problem with anyone who wants to bring her flip-flop to the general public's attention. After all, this fair and above board, high-road campaigning will only get us (Democrats) another 4 - 8 years of watching the repukes phuck up and crap over everything President Obama has left standing..........

[Politicalboi]

12. And they went after Michelle

For saying she was proud to be an American. This is open season for these assholes Repukes.

[Major Nikon]

14. 2 wrongs /= 1 right

[Politicalboi]

16. You're right

I read up post about Mittens maybe going after him over this. So maybe it is best to stay out of it. But I am so tired of playing nice with these morAns. Let Mittens fling santorum.

[PatSeg]

19. I agree with those

who say Mrs. Santorum's life before Rick shouldn't be part of the campaign, but I DO have a problem with Rick Santorum's extreme anti-abortion position when his wife had a 2nd trimester abortion to save her life. In this case, it involved Rick and shows how hypocritical the man is. When it is HIS wife's life, a medically necessary abortion is alright. All other women be damned.

[ladywnch]

20. because she repented years ago for her "youthful indiscretions" when she 'found' the Catholic

church and ol' Ricky-boy.

All these hipocrites have been 'saved' or are getting saved, and everyone loves a 'reformed' sinner.

[MineralMan]

21. It will come up, but later in the election cycle.

I think it's irrelevant, except with regard to the hypocrisy of it, but it will come up. It's already been a story once, and that story will re-emerge at some point if Santorum gets the GOP nomination.

Right now, he's just one of the candidates for that nomination. You're not going to see the campaign committees start in on any of this stuff until there is a candidate. Right now, it's about pointing out the successes of the President and the clown car aspects of the GOP primary race. There's plenty of time for dirt about the eventual candidate to emerge. Plenty of time.

[WI_DEM]

23. The Obama campaign isn't going to begin to attack spouses.

it could backfire.

[mike_c]

24. because it's no one's business who consenting adults sleep with?

Really, is hand-wringing about the propriety of someone's consensual sex life where dems want to go? Really?