Rick Santorum: "All we have is the churches."

[Eric J in MN]

Republican former Senator from PA:

He also claimed that liberals’ influence in Hollywood and other cultural arenas helped Democrats take power in Washington.

“The left controls ... those mechanisms of power in our country,” Santorum said. “All we have is the family. All we have is the churches.”

If Hollywood studios push liberal values and churches push conservative values, why aren't they both taxed?

[YOY]

1. Got a lot more than that Ricky and you f***ing know it.

Now take your creepy "family values" and f*** off.

[marmar]

2. More "woe is us" from a faux right-wing culture warrior.....

Sick Rick, sit down and STFU.

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. All he has is projection. It's the only thing the rethugs have.

[Lars39]

4. I'll be glad to give some of these sociopaths a jail cell.

[Critters2]

5. And not even all of the churches!

Critters
pastor, officially non-fundy church

[valerief]

6. Another one that can't speak English even though it's his first language.

[Blue_Tires]

7. sadly, the right has always had the war machine

[jobycom]

8. Sounds like Don Vito, there, talking about family.

"All we have is the family. You mess with the family, you sleep with the fishes. Ahhhahahaha."

[whistle]

9. Oh, come-on Rick, the GOP also has Blackwater!

[vixengrl]

10. Sooo...the Republicans didn't kind of have the White House

and control of Congress for awhile and never appointed any judges, which would be, I dunno, the actual Constitutional mechanisms of power?

God. We did not get rid of that fool a minute too soon.

[butterfly77]

11. So the only people who go to church are repubs...

so they are saying that they are brainwashing the church..

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. Not all the churches by any means

Most mainstream churches are scrupulous about avoiding favoritism to any particular party or candidate.

The only pre-election sermon I can recall was in Oregon, where the priest told us not to vote on the basis of personalities or vague impressions but to take out our voters' guide (which the state of Oregon mails to each household) and compare each candidate on the issues, then to vote for the candidate whose values most closely match your own.

In 2004, my church's parking lot was full of Kerry bumperstickers.

[Eric J in MN]

15. The state of Oregon produces a brochure...

...comparing presidential candidates on issues?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

17. All candidates at every level and all ballot measures

It works like this:

Before any election, the state mails out a voters' guide to every household in the state (or the locality, if it's a local by-election).

It contains each candidate's official statement, followed by paid arguments for and against that candidate. It costs $300 to write an opinion piece for the voters' guide, and either individuals or organizations may submit an opinion. The sequence is repeated for each candidate, from president down to whatever local positions are up that year.

Once all the candidates are taken care of, the guide moves on to the ballot measures. (Oregon has initiative, referendum, and recall, so in some years, the candidates and the ballot measures have been covered in separate volumes.) It gives the legal text of the measure, a non-partisan explanation of what the measure's effects would be, and again, paid arguments for and against.

When I was undecided about candidates in non-partisan races, I found it extremely helpful to see who wrote essays for and against them. The same was true for the ballot measures. I already knew that anything sponsored by Bill Sizemore (the anti-tax crusader) or Lon Mabon (the anti-gay crusader) was an automatic "no," but some of the ballot measures on more obscure topics written by unfamiliar people required more thought, and here was where the voters' guide was extremely helpful.

Besides, if often made entertaining reading.

[MiniMe]

13. He says that the day after Fred Thompson speaks?

:rofl: Does anybody else find that hysterical.

[Contrary1]

14. By "Jod", you're right!

Sorry, just gotta use it every chance I get. :evilgrin:

[Douglas Carpenter]

16. the left doesn't have families?