Discussion for article #236854
Oh Rickā¦if only we believed you. Your attitude towards women pretty much precludes ever actually being sickened by the actions of a fellow Christian so long as itās towards girls or women.
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Just not sickened enough to actually suggest DOING something about it that didnāt involve blaming Obama.
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āI was sickened by it. I was sickened by it,ā Santorum said. āI pray for those girls in particular. To have gone through that is ā just hard to think about."
Santorum has clearly done his research for the most acceptable answer - in the comments section on Mike Huckabees facebook page.
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Nah, I wouldnāt even go there. He may have chosen language that was a little exaggerated to appear o the right side of the issue, but I have no doubt he considers it abhorrent. He has a daughter of his own.
Frankly, itās not even really news. Wake me when heās back to saying stupid shit, TPMā¦I could use a (very) short nap.
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That is the type of response that is appropriate. No excuses, no āGod has forgiven, we are not supposed to judgeā bullshit.
The weird behavior of going after someone while they were sleeping, the cover-up by all parties involved and the hypocrisy and self-righteousness of the parents is also sickening. It would be nice if Santorum also mentioned that - but I doubt weāll hear him express that.
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Everyone in this affair is covered in santorum.
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Likewise. But in contrast to the good Senator, I was sickened at the prospect a man could bring home a miscarried fetus for his other children to play with.
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You gotta admit his response, (whether believable or not), makes Mike NEVERGONNABEE, look like a neanderthal.
Damn, was about to type that very same observation.
And I am sickened by your frothy statement, Rick.
Republican presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) said he was āsickenedā by allegations that his former supporter Josh Duggar molested several underage girls as a teenager.
Sickened? Then we can rule out Senator Frothy from the Presidential mix. We need a President whoās tougher than that. Disgusted? Sure. Angered? OK. Sickened? Youāre a weenie, Senator.
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Among the first rats off the sinking ship.
Were there no follow up questions? Ones like, what do you think should have been done? Do you think the Duggars handled the situation the best way?
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a) Santorum, like all GOTPers and right-wing fundies, is only āsickenedā that he got caught.
- āBig new name enters race for white houseā. Really, ABC? What, exactly, makes him a big name? Being a single term Senator a decade ago?
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Quite honestly, itās a bit surprising that Santorum went there at all, but right now he canāt been seen as dodging questions on a national TV show when he is fighting tooth and nail for the #10 spot on the debate stage. The Duggarās have big mailing lists of exactly the people that Santorum wants to reach, so politically, he would just as soon avoid any discussion of the issue.
But dumb as he his, I do believe he is responding truthfully here. Its the kind of situation that he canāt help but be honest about his feelings.
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Those are only interesting questions if you want to see how well Santorum can bat them aside. Which, I will admit, is something that has to be gauged again this year. But as far as 1) Georgie asking him those questionsā¦thatās certainly not going to happen, especially now that he is trying to make amends with the right for donating money to a charity and 2) Both questions are very easy ones for a politician to duck. āI donāt get into hypotheticalsā¦statute of limitationā¦my heart is heavy, but what can you do?āā¦that sort of schtick.
These are not allegations.
Josh Duggar admitted that he molested those little girls, including his sisters.
Heās a sexual predator, and a child molester.
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Well Rick they say pictures donāt lie:
Dan Savage Wants To Turn āDuggarā Into The New āSantorumā
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Santorum has still left the door open to further refine his comments to - āI was sickenedā¦ by those who are now trying to discredit Josh or his family by sensationalizing the story.ā ā¦ and if Santorum gets rolling in this campaign - you can bet that he will take the discussion in this direction!