Ralph Northam - Infanticide

It is this type of accidental honesty that will either wake our culture from its moral slumber or will prove that we have lost our soul. If such barbarism can be justified by a voting population, we have lost our minds. https://t.co/N0XaChFYx7

— Fr. Jonathan Morris (@fatherjonathan) January 30, 2019

Deciding to kill a baby born alive is immoral. It's not a choice. It's infanticide.

Democrat Ralph Northam reminds me of Russ Feingold, fellow Democrat and infanticide proponent.

Recall Feingold's horrific extremism on partial-birth abortion in this exchange he had with Senator Rick Santorum.

On September 26, 1996, during debate on, Feingold revealed just how radically pro-abortion he is.

Transcript

Sen. Santorum: Will the Senator from Wisconsin yield for a question?

Sen. Feingold: I will.

Sen. Santorum: The Senator from Wisconsin says that this decision should be left up to the mother and the doctor, as if there is absolutely no limit that could be placed on what decision that they make with respect to that. And the Senator from California [Sen. Barbara Boxer] is going up to advise you of what my question is going to be, and I will ask it anyway. And my question is this: that if that baby were delivered breech style and everything was delivered except for the head, and for some reason that that baby's head would slip out -- that the baby was completely delivered -- would it then still be up to the doctor and the mother to decide whether to kill that baby?

Sen. Feingold: I would simply answer your question by saying under the Boxer amendment, the standard of saying it has to be a determination, by a doctor, of health of the mother, is a sufficient standard that would apply to that situation. And that would be an adequate standard.

Sen. Santorum: That doesn't answer the question. Let's assume that this procedure is being performed for the reason that you've stated, and the head is accidentally delivered. Would you allow the doctor to kill the baby?

Sen. Feingold: I am not the person to be answering that question. That is a question that should be answered by a doctor, and by the woman who receives advice from the doctor. And neither I, nor is the Senator from Pennsylvania, truly competent to answer those questions. That is why we should not be making those decisions here on the floor of the Senate.

That exchange is absolutely chilling, so chilling that Feingold had the Congressional Record altered.

Feingold actually refused to say that the life of a baby who survived a late-term abortion should be protected.

That's not just being pro-abortion. That's pro-infanticide.

These Democrats really like killing babies.

Cruz and Santorum: Obama Muslim and Media

Rick Santorum is right. He doesn't need to defend Obama.

Rick Santorum and Jay Leno (Video)

Rick Santorum was Jay Leno's guest on Tuesday's Tonight Show.

Leno was rude and combative throughout the interview. There were no pleasantries, no small talk on Leno's part. Leno didn't say a word about Santorum's daughter, Bella.

In short, Leno was a real jerk.

It was very unprofessional of Leno to treat Santorum with such disrespect.

Leno should not have had Santorum on his show if he couldn't control himself and conduct himself in a reasonably gracious manner.

I really am annoyed by Leno and his political biases.

What drives me nuts is the way Leno always complains about Republicans talking about social issues, rather than the economy or defense. He has repeatedly said Republicans focus on unimportant issues now.

He's dead wrong about that. The Leftists want to focus on that stuff, and dogs on the roof of the car, etc. Republicans, like Mitt Romney, do want to talk about the economy and Obama's horrific policies.

Leno got Santorum to bash RomneyCare. It wasn't cool for Santorum to fail to steer clear of criticizing Romney. He should have known better than to fall into that trap. When Santorum spoke about repealing ObamaCare and Romney wanting to do that, Leno talked about people "dying in an alley" without it. Santorum did counter that no one has been dying in an alley for lack of health care in this country.

Liberal crap.

The show is not entertaining anymore. Way too much hostility toward conservatives.

This, however, is kind of entertaining:

The video clip of Santorum discussing contraception posted on the NBC website has a funny caption.

Here's the screen shot, in case the dolts at NBC recognize their mistake and correct it.



The clip is about CONTRACEPTION, not conception.

Rick Santorum on Conception (5/8/12)

More video:

Rick Santorum on Economy (5/8/12)

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UPDATE: NBC has posted the complete interview.

Rick Santorum, Part 1 (5/8/12)

Rick Santorum, Part 2 (5/8/12)

Rick Santorum, Part 3 (5/8/12)

Dan Savage: Anti-Bible Rant

UPDATE, May 1, 2012: Journalism Conference Organizers Reverse Course, Apologize For Savage Invite

The National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association – the organizations that invited bully extraordinaire Dan Savage to speak at their National High School Journalism Conference – have issued a press release denouncing Savage’s comments at the conference, just 24 hours after praising the speech's "level of thoughtfulness and deliberation."

Another victory for Breitbart and the New Media.
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Dan Savage is a foul-mouthed, vile bully.

Obama supports Savage and his anti-bullying project, "It Gets Better."

Ben Shapiro, Breitbart's Big Government, writes:

President Obama’s administration has focused heavily on ending childhood bullying. So why would the Obama administration get behind an anti-bullying organization headed by one of America’s most vulgar, extreme bullies?

The Obama Administration has placed significant support behind the so-called It Gets Better Project. The White House has devoted a specific section of the WhiteHouse.gov website to the Project. President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and many other administration officials have cut videos on behalf of the Project.

Now, the message of the Project is worthwhile.

...There’s only one problem: the organization is headed by one Dan Savage.

Dan Savage is a BIG problem.

It's difficult to reconcile Savage as the creator of the "It Gets Better Project" with his merciless bullying tactics.

Many LGBT youth can't picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults. They can't imagine a future for themselves. So let's show them what our lives are like, let's show them what the future may hold in store for them.

Savage seems like such a compassionate guy, doesn't he?

He cares about people. He really cares.

Here's the "It Gets Better" pledge:

THE PLEDGE: Everyone deserves to be respected for who they are. I pledge to spread this message to my friends, family and neighbors. I'll speak up against hate and intolerance whenever I see it, at school and at work. I'll provide hope for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and other bullied teens by letting them know that "It Gets Better."

"I'll speak up against hate and intolerance whenever I see it."

Oh really, Dan?

I think you're a hypocrite. You speak hate. You exhibit intolerance.

On Bill Maher's Real Time, Savage declared his wish regarding Republicans.

DAN SAVAGE: I wish they were all f---ing dead.

Video.



What a horrible thing to say!

Is this appropriate coming from the founder and ultimate moral authority of the "It Gets Better" Project?

Such hate speech reveals Savage to be a serious part of the problem when it comes to achieving peace, love, and understanding rather than part of the solution.

This statement wasn't an unguarded, private moment for Savage. He said this while on a panel of a nationally televised program.

Savage is a terrible role model.

"It Gets Better"?

Bottom line: Savage says don't hate LGBT people, but wish that Republicans "were all f---ing dead."

Disgusting.

What a hypocrite!

Savage realized that his ugly, horrible comment has repercussions. It revealed the "It Gets Better" founder to be a fraud.

He wrote an apology on his blog:

I was on Real Time with Bill Maher tonight. I was talking to someone at the party after the show, and they asked me how I thought it went. Okay, I said—and then I told them that I said something really, really stupid, half under my breath, and I was relieved that Bill and the rest of the panel didn't hear it. But folks watching the show at home might have heard it... so... I want to apologize for... um... wishing all Republicans dead.

I don't feel that way. My dad is a Republican. (Well, he says he's an independent, but he hasn't voted for a Democrat since JFK. My dad is a Republican.) I'm fond of Michael Bloomberg and William Weld and Lincoln Chafee, and I wish no harm—save the political variety—on those Republicans I loathe. Even the one Republican I really had it in for once upon a time—Ronald Reagan—managed to outlive my anger.

It was a stupid, rude, thoughtless remark. I regret it and I retract it and I apologize to anyone watching at home—particularly my father (!)—who may have heard me say it. I had a drink before the show—first and last time I've ever done that—but this wasn't a case of, "In vino, veritas."

This was a case of, "In vino, stupidtas."

Why would Savage say something he didn't mean?

I would NEVER say "I wish all Democrats were f---ing dead."

Those words would NEVER come out of my mouth. Absolutely NEVER. Impossible.

It's not about Savage being "stupid" and "thoughtless." You just don't say something like that unless it's in you. It doesn't happen.

It can't happen unless it's in you.

It's good Savage apologized at the time, but you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Here's more hate from Savage:

*Warning: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE*



After Marc Maron makes some positively inexcusable remarks about Michele Bachmann and her husband, Marcus Bachmann, Savage follows up with this:

DAN SAVAGE: They're grifters and scumbags - the Bachmanns.

...

MARC MARON: I don't want to be crass, but I just hope that Marcus Bachmann takes all that, you know, that rage that comes from repression and denial and brings it into the bedroom with her. I hope he f---s her angrily, because, because that's how I would. And I've thought about it. It's a political statement I'm trying to make.

DAN SAVAGE: Just so you don't get charges of sexism because only Michele Bachmann was involved, I sometimes think about f---ing the sh-- out of Rick Santorum, just 'cause I think he needs it. It's not just women we're talking about f---ing. It's like, let's bone that Santorum. I'd go for whipping up some Santorum in Santorum.

Savage didn't issue an apology for this. He stood by these comments.

"It Gets Better" Pledge:

"Everyone deserves to be respected for who they are. I pledge to spread this message to my friends, family and neighbors. I pledge to spread this message to my friends, family and neighbors. I'll speak up against hate and intolerance whenever I see it, at school and at work."

Why would anyone, like the president of the United States, want to be associated with a project headed by someone like Savage?

I fully support the idea behind the project.

Unfortunately, Savage's remarks degrade it. It becomes meaningless.

He reveals that he isn't against hate and intolerance. He foments it.

Savage went on the attack again at the National High School Journalism Conference in Seattle.

Savage addressed students. He spewed a hate-filled rant, attacking the Bible and Christians.

Dan Savage offended some Christian teens when he told them "We can learn to ignore the bull---t in the Bible about gay people."

...After many students walked out of the speech, one of whom appeared to be crying, Savage said, “It’s funny, as someone who’s on the receiving end of beatings that are justified by the bible, how pansy-assed some people react when you push back.”

Here's video:



Why would Savage, self-proclaimed anti-bullying crusader, act like a bully, again and again and again?

We've heard other Leftists say the same things Savage says. The hate is nothing new. The difference is Savage is supposedly preaching tolerance and respect. Obviously, he reserves his tolerance and respect only for those in agreement with him, which is no real tolerance at all.

I think it's a disgrace that the president of the United States aligns himself with Savage.

Obama should renounce Savage. If he chooses not to condemn this truly sick bully, I'll assume Obama supports Savage's beliefs and tactics.
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More Savage bile: NSFW: Savage's Nastiest Bullying On Tape

***EXTREME LANGUAGE WARNING***

SNL: Romney, GOP Primary Candidates, Green Day (Video)

Saturday Night Live opened with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and the other Republican primary candidates meeting in a bar, reminiscing, and occasionally breaking into song, Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)."





Ron Paul wasn't included, probably because Paul Brittain is no longer an SNL cast member.

Watch video here.

Mitt Romney and Jay Leno: Paul Ryan, Trump, Santorum (Video)

Mitt Romney was Jay Leno's guest on Tuesday's Tonight Show.

Romney came off as poised and confident. More importantly in terms of the value of the Tonight Show appearance, he was likable.

Leno was somewhat of a jerk, revealing himself to be a brainwashed Leftist as he attempted to debate Romney on issues.

Leno said some ridiculous things, taking the stand that Obama's comments to Medvedev about his post-election "flexibility" was no big deal. He went on to insist that Russia poses no threat to us. That's more than a bit naive.

Leno's stupidity on foreign policy matters was rather embarrassing.

I don't think Leno treated Romney with the respect he deserves.

Here's a video clip that mentions our own Paul Ryan.

Leno had told Romney to give him one word descriptions of each person he mentioned.

Mitt Romney on Possible VPs (3/27/12)

JAY LENO: Paul Ryan.

MITT ROMNEY: Paul Ryan. [Pause] Uh... uh... creative.

LENO: Creative?

ROMNEY: Yeah, yeah.

[Audience applause]

It was interesting that Romney took his time with Paul Ryan. He responded quickly to all the others Leno named. I don't know how to read that. I get the feeling Romney knows Ryan can help him but he also has the power to hurt him, so he treads lightly. Plus, the Wisconsin primary is less than a week away. Romney wouldn't want to tick off Wisconsin voters by dissing Ryan.

The next person Leno mentioned in this rather lame exercise was odd. Apparently, NBC thinks of Donald Trump as a possible VP candidate.

Riiiiiight.

It was probably more of a cheap plug for Celebrity Apprentice than anything else.

LENO: Donald Trump.

ROMNEY: Huge.

Funny.

LENO: Rick Santorum.

ROMNEY: Um, press secretary.

I don't think Santorum would find that humorous.

Santorum: Obama and Romney

I think Rick Santorum may have sealed the deal for Mitt Romney yesterday.

From the Associated Press:

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday said Republicans should give President Barack Obama another term if Santorum isn't the GOP nominee and for a second day compared rival Mitt Romney to an Etch A Sketch toy.

Santorum reiterated an argument he has made before: The former Massachusetts governor is not conservative enough to offer voters a clear choice in the fall election and that only he can provide that contrast.

"You win by giving people a choice," Santorum said during a campaign stop in Texas. "You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who's just going to be a little different than the person in there."

Santorum added: "If they're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate for the future."

Video, from Breitbart:



Oh, my God.

If Rick Santorum truly believes that four more years of Obama is preferable to a Mitt Romney presidency, then he has lost me.

There is NO WAY that supporting Romney is a risk compared to the certainty of the catastrophe of another four years of Obama's failed policies and failed vision for the United States.

That statement was an enormous error on Santorum's part. It's a shocking thing for him to say.

I don't know what he was thinking.

Removing Obama from office is the goal. Period.

For Santorum to encourage Americans to stick with Obama if Romney wins the nomination is just crazy.

Romney would be a dramatic improvement over Obama.

If Santorum can't see that, I'm afraid his judgment is seriously impaired.

I won't support a candidate who doesn't understand the threat Obama poses.

I thought Santorum understood that. He used to be the guy focusing on Obama and stressing the importance of replacing him. That was until it became a two-person race.

I'll go with the Etch A Sketch.

Obama v. Romney Fundraising Email

This fundraising e-mail from Team Obama was sent at 9:13 PM.

Friend --

If the general election were held today, President Obama would lose to Mitt Romney -- according to the latest poll from Washington Post-ABC News.

Now, many other polls put the President on top, but all point to the same reality: We're looking at a race that will be tighter than you think. And the other side has groups ready to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to tear down President Obama.

We cannot underestimate someone like Romney who has shown he will spend and say anything to win.

We need to turn up the pressure now.

If the idea of a President Romney scares you, it's time to own a piece of this campaign.

Donate $3 or more today:

https://donate.barackobama.com/If-The-Election-Were-Today

Of course, we have plenty of good news to celebrate, and we must not overreact to any one poll. But this one is a reminder that we have to remain vigilant -- always focused on November 6th and the work we have to do to win.

Thanks,

Messina

Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America

Apparently, the Obama campaign believes Romney will be the Republican presidential nominee.

Are they aware that there were primaries in Alabama and Mississippi today?

Did they pay attention to the results?

Romney may be the likely nominee, but the timing of the e-mail makes the Obama campaign seem out of touch.

Maybe Obama is too busy with his brackets to care.

Santorum Wins Alabama AND Mississippi

This was a BIG night for Rick Santorum.

From FOX News:

DEVELOPING ...

Rick Santorum is the winner of the Mississippi Republican presidential primary, Fox News projects.

ORIGINAL STORY ...

Rick Santorum has won the Alabama Republican presidential primary, Fox News projects, and is holding onto a narrow lead in Mississippi where the race is still too close to call.

The victory in Alabama is a major boost for Santorum, a state in which he was vastly outspent by Mitt Romney.

"We did it again," Santorum told a cheering crowd in Louisiana Tuesday night.

This is a boost for Santorum. The race is not over.

While Newt Gingrich was gracious in his congratulations for Santorum, he took a shot at Mitt Romney:

"If you're the frontrunner and you keep coming in third, you're not much of a frontrunner."

Romney holds on to a substantial lead in the delegate count, but there is obviously a great deal of dissatisfaction with him.

Romney may yet manage to seal the deal, but the notion that he's inevitable is a media construction.

John McCain and Jay Leno: Rick Santorum (Video)

Jay Leno has made pummeling Rick Santorum routine.

His monologues always include shots at Santorum.

Leno has been merciless.

On Wednesday, John McCain was Leno's guest. The Santorum bashing continued.

Leno teed up the question: "Do you think Santorum is too extreme?"

McCain, a Mitt Romney supporter, said, "I'm not sure that he's too extreme, but..."

Then, McCain unloaded. He said he didn't get along with Santorum when he was in the U.S. Senate. He ticked off some "strong differences" he had with Santorum.

McCain made it personal. Disagreeing on issues isn't the same as not getting along.

I'm so sick of Leno's nightly anti-Santorum fest.

Here's video:

Obama Presidency a Failure

In spite of the Republican primary circus, Obama still has to be seen as vulnerable.

Fifty percent of Americans consider his presidency to be a failure.
From International Business Times:

The economy may be getting better, but 50 percent of Americans say President Barack Obama's first term has been a failure, according to a recent poll.

Another 44 percent of respondents in a USA Today/Gallup poll considered Obama a success so far.

...While 58 percent surveyed said Obama has the personality and leadership qualities needed in a president, less than half, 47 percent, agreed with him on their top issues; 51 percent said he was "too liberal."

Video.



Americans are clearly not satisfied with Obama, but they aren't thrilled with the Republican candidates.

For Mitt Romney, 53 percent of Americans feel he has presidential qualities, on par with Rick Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania.

On the issues that matter most to Americans, 42 percent of voters said Romney and Santorum agree with them. On the political leanings of the GOP candidates, 36 percent said Romney was "about right" while 38 percent said Santorum is "too conservative."

Meanwhile, most Republican voters surveyed said they wish there was another candidate running for the the party's nomination.

Will Americans warm up to one of the Republicans?

Will dissatisfaction with Obama be enough to propel the Republican nominee into office?

Anybody but Obama.

Reed Grimm - American Idol

UPDATE, March 1, 2012: Grimm booted from "Idol"

Reed Grimm's journey on "American Idol" ended tonight.

America voted and said no to the jazz-scatting former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student and lead singer of Three Beers Til Dubuque.

"He's real talented," said producer Jimmy Iovine, after watching his performance, "but he's way too kitschy for me. Way too cabaret. He's never going to make it on this show."

But the three judges —Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler — who loved him so much in previous rounds, stayed true and chose him as the last of six contestants to compete in the wild card round where three more people moved on.

He sang "Use Me" by Bill Withers. At song's end, Jackson told him, "You're one of the most different artists we've had try out for this show."

But maybe too different because the judges passed on him, ending his run on the show.

I wish the judges would have given him another chance.

Too bad.
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Was there a Republican debate Wednesday night on CNN?

Yeah, there was.

I saw a bit of the debate replay. I suppose I'll check out the highlights, the must-see memorable moments, on the Internet later. Maybe.

Instead of watching Debate #20, we opted for American Idol. I missed most of the 2-hour show, but I did catch that Wisconsin's Reed Grimm has advanced to the Top 24.

From the LaCrosse Tribune:

Maybe Reed Grimm really is the next American Idol.

Once again, the judges of “American Idol” passed him along to the next level of competition, but not before gushing over him.

“That kid is so mad talented,” judge Randy Jackson said during Thursday night’s show.

“That’s the fun part of the day,” said Jennifer Lopez after watching Grimm do a little shuffle dance when he heard the good news.

The former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student and lead singer of Three Beers Til Dubuque is breezing through the rounds of competition. The only criticism judges had for him Wednesday night was that he was too good a singer to spend his time scatting as he did at last week’s competition.

This is a nice story.

I like Reed.

I would rather vote for him than Romney or Santorum or Gingrich or Paul.

Alice Stewart: Obama's 'Radical Islamic Policies' (Video)

People slip up when they're speaking.

They make mistakes.

Example, (h/t Mark Levin):



Oops! Obama referred to "my Muslim faith."

He meant to say "Christian," but he didn't.

No big deal. It was clear Obama screwed up.

I'm sure at the time some conspiracy nuts jumped on Obama's slip as proof that he's not a Christian, but most took it for what it was - a mistake.

Now, Alice Stewart, an aide for Rick Santorum, made a mistake.

Loons, on both sides of the political aisle, are using that mistake to paint Santorum as extreme.

From Politico:

Rick Santorum’s spokeswoman Alice Stewart said in a TV interview on Monday that Santorum was referring to President Barack Obama’s “radical Islamic policies” when he said the president’s agenda was driven by “phony theology” — but then quickly called up MSNBC after the segment aired to say she misspoke.

“There is a type of theological secularism when it comes to the global warmists in this country. That’s what he was referring to. He was referring to the president’s policies in terms of the radical Islamic policies the president has,” Stewart said on “Andrea Mitchell Reports.”

Mitchell later said on the air that Stewart phoned the show after the interview to say she had slipped up and said “radical Islamic policies” instead of Obama’s “radical environmental policies.”

Mitchell noted she had missed Stewart’s phrasing of “radical Islamic policies” during the live interview.

“She had repeatedly said during that same interview ‘radical environmental policies’ and she said she slipped when she apparently said [it],” Mitchell said. “I did not hear it, or I would have caught her on it and tried to get a correction at the moment. I really, frankly, did not hear her use the word Islamic, but the tape tells the tale.”

Anyone using Stewart's obvious mistake to disparage Santorum is sleazy, such as the MSNBC talking heads.

These stupid little gaffes should not receive "breaking news" attention. They muddy the debate.

These trumped up distractions take time away from issues that really matter, like Obama trampling on First Amendment rights or Obama failing to get the economy rolling again.

Here's video:



It seems like Andrea Mitchell is dying to stir things up, but she can't bring herself to accuse Stewart of something sinister.

What professionalism!

Paul Ryan, 'Meet the Press': Contraception and Obama's Political Philosophy

God, I want Paul Ryan to run for president.

Ryan has the ability to get to the heart of an issue and express it in a way that's concise and clear.

He's not abrasive. He doesn't have a grating delivery. He's confident without appearing arrogant.

In short, he's a very effective communicator.

Yesterday on Meet the Press, Ryan schooled host David Gregory, Leftist. Ryan didn't permit Gregory to define the debate on the Obama contraception mandate as a "faith-based broadside and an attack against the president's leadership."

Ryan explained the roots of the concern about the mandate. He defused Gregory's attack on Rick Santorum and Obama contraception mandate opponents by politely but firmly directing the discussion's focus to be about Obama's violation of our founding principles.

Gregory tried to paint Obama as a victim, being demonized by his detractors.

Ryan turned that around and showed that we are the victims.

Obama's violation of the Constitution is an attack on us.

Video.

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Transcript

REP. PAUL RYAN (R-WI): Well, I couldn't hear all of that clip from Rick Santorum, but what I would say is what we're getting from the White House with this conscience issue, it's not an issue about contraception, it's an issue that reveals a political philosophy that the president is showing that basically treats our constitutional rights as if they're revocable privileges from our government, not inalienable rights by our creator. And so what I would simply say is we're seeing this new government activism, sort of a paternalistic, arrogant political philosophy that puts new government-granted rights in the way of our constitutional rights. And so what I think it really is is that it's an argument for freedom, for our founding principles and for protecting those constitutional rights which right with his new mandate from HHS, like I said, it's really not about contraception, it's about violating our First Amendment rights to religious freedom and of conscience. That's what I think he's trying to get at.

DAVID GREGORY: You think it's an appropriate part of the debate for a Republican contender for the White House to say the president has a phony theology as part of his agenda and say things like, "Well, if he says he's a Christian then he's a Christian." Haven't we been through all of this before trying to demonize the president?

RYAN: Yeah, I wouldn't, I wouldn't characterize it that way. I would simply say that he has a political philosophy that believes that he can mandate certain benefits and activities of the American people which conflicts with their constitutional rights. He believes that these new government-granted rights trump our constitutional rights such as our First Amendment rights to conscience, to freedom of religion. So I would, I would go after him on his political philosophy, which violates our founding principles.

...


GREGORY: Congressman Ryan, do you think this is an issue that's legitimate for the presidential campaign? Do we have to come to a point where the country reconciles different views about this and we have a consistent way of looking at same-sex marriage?

RYAN: Actually, I came on to talk about the debt crisis we have and the budget and I think that's really the driving issue of this, this election.

GREGORY: Mm-hmm.

RYAN: But I supported the Wisconsin amendment to define marriage between a man and a woman. Look, Bill Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act. If I recall from the last presidential campaign, President Obama, Vice President Biden said that they support marriage as being between a man and a woman. So you know, I don't know why we're spending all this time talking about this. We've got a debt crisis coming and the administration just gave us a budget that just simply charts another path to debt and decline. It's an unserious budget that just fails at tackling these challenges and I think that's what we ought to be talking about right now.

Ryan emphasizes the debt crisis. He's not interested in yapping about issues not at the forefront of the people's concerns.

The Leftists, naturally, don't want to talk about the fiscal mess, the horrible economy.

In spite of Gregory's idiocy, Ryan remains cool.

The 2012 election is not about contraception.

Good grief.

He isn't bombastic or pompous. He's reasonable. He makes sense. He conveys his message in a manner that's very palatable.

He's smart. He's likable. He's conservative.

If only...

Leno: Rick Santorum Jokes

In his nightly monologue, Jay Leno keeps bashing away at the Republicans. Typical.

Rick Santorum, previously all but ignored by the show's writers, is Leno's target now that he's gained momentum in the primaries.

JAY LENO: A lot of celebrities are now coming forward with their political endorsements. This week, the lead singer of the heavy metal band Megadeth says he's endorsing Rick Santorum. That's what he said. Me? I'm gonna wait until I hear what Lemmy from Motorhead has to say. I don't wanna rush into anything.

And Rick Santorum said this week he wants to restore religious values to government -- you know, like they do in Iran.

And believe me, Rick Santorum - very conservative when it comes to sexual issues, very conservative. Today, he said he would ban In-N-Out Burger. That's how conservative.

He is so conservative he only flies Virgin Airlines. That's how conservative.

He is so conservative he thinks you need to be 18 or older to look at the Washington Monument. That's how conservative.

Let me tell you how conservative Rick Santorum is: He wants Glee renamed The Morally Confused Dance Club. That's how conservative.

He is so conservative he won't even order a bone-in rib eye. That's how conservative he is.

Bill Maher and Jay Leno, February 15 - (Video)

What is Bill Maher?

He used to be a comedian. I thought he was a funny comedian.

Now, Maher is a crusader and a propagandist.

When he's a guest on Jay Leno's Tonight Show, it's not entertaining. It's a free Leftist political commercial.

Maher thoroughly trashes the Republicans and praises Obama, and Leno laps it up.

NewsBusters has the transcript of one of Maher's comments on Rick Santorum.

JAY LENO: What do you make of Rick Santorum's surge? You must be thrilled.

BILL MAHER: Oh, don't even say that word about Santorum. It sounds dirty. He's a, Rick Santorum, a little conservative for me. Thinks life begins at erection, this guy, I mean. what, I mean.

Charming!

With all due respect, what a jerk!

Maher said other things that were flat-out false.

He charged Obama opponents with racism, claiming their opposition is based on skin color.

He made the absolutely ludicrous claim that Obama is the most maligned and disrespected president in history.

Did Maher sleep through the eight years President George W. Bush was in office?

BILL MAHER: I don't think any president has faced the kind of disrespect that this president has. All presidents get a lot of disrespect but never to their face, never in the same room. That is what is so different.

Remember Bill O'Reilly in that interview interrupted him like 48 times? You don't see that with other presidents, interrupting a president.

What about the guy who shouted out 'you lie,' heckling a president?

Jan Brewer, the governor of, with the finger in the face, you know, said she felt threatened by him. Threatened? Oh, clutch your purse, honey! Threatened? You know, like he put his hand down her blouse and said, 'Hey, you my white princess.'

This kind of up close and personal disrespect we never had of another president. I'm not saying why. We'll leave that up to others, you know.

Maher is completely out of touch with reality.

And not funny.

Here's video:

Bill Maher, Part 1



Bill Maher, Part 2



Bill Maher, Part 3

Santorum, Catholics, and Obama

During his victory speech in Missouri last night, Rick Santorum addressed Obama's assault on Catholics and religious freedom.

RICK SANTORUM: Look what happens when the government gives you rights. When the government gives you rights, unlike when God gives you rights, the government can take them away. When government gives you rights, the government can tell you how to exercise those rights.

And we saw that just in the last week with a group of people, a small group of people, just Catholics in the United States of America, who were told you'd have a right to health care but you will have the health care that we will tell you you have to give your people, whether it is against the teachings of your church or not.

I never thought, as a first generation American, whose parents and grandparents loved freedom and came here because they didn't want the government telling them what to believe and how to believe it, that we had a First Amendment that actually stood for freedom of conscience, that we'd have a president of the United States who would roll over that and impose his secular values on the people of this country.

And it's worse than that. When one of the Catholic bishops tried to communicate that through Army chaplains, the Obama administration said, 'No you can't do that. No, because your language is seditious.' And they made them change the language of a letter from a bishop to his people.

Ladies and gentlemen, freedom is at stake in this election. We need to be the voice for freedom.

In that founding document, the Declaration of Independence, at the end of that document, those founders signed their names. But the last clause of that document says we pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.

Ladies and gentlemen, every generation of Americans doesn't create freedom, but they have, in many respects, a harder job. They have to maintain freedom.

Your charge tonight, your charge tonight here in Missouri - because we're not done yet with you here in Missouri, you've got a caucus coming up next month - is to go out and pledge, pledge, no, not your lives. (Maybe your fortune. RickSantorum.com is the website.) But your honor, the honor that you stand on on the backs and the shoulders of your ancestors, the people here in St. Louis, the people here in Missouri, the people across this country who sacrificed for this country, for the freedoms we have.

America's honor, your honor, is at stake. Go out and preserve the greatest country in the history of the world.

That's stirring.

Santorum is an excellent speaker. I think it's because he sincerely believes what he's saying. It's easy to sound sincere when you are.

This election truly is about freedom.

I am horrified that my rights are under assault.

Obama is rolling over the First Amendment. I won't accept this oppression.

Nothing he can do now can change what he's done. Every American knows with certitude that Obama will shred the Constitution, attacking religious liberty.

If Obama voluntarily reverses his unconstitutional mandate attacking Catholics, that won't alter the fact that he's a tyrant.

Rick Santorum Sweep - Victory Speech (Video)

I think it's time to take Rick Santorum seriously. His tenacity has paid off.

He had a very good Tuesday.

Watch Santorum's victory speech.

RICK SANTORUM: Ladies and gentlemen, I don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. I stand here to be the conservative alternative to Barack Obama.

Bella Santorum

Sarah Palin shares on Facebook: Beautiful Bella Santorum

Thank you, Rick and Karen Santorum, for living the Christ-like example of sacrifice and right priorities. Nothing is more precious or important than the life of an innocent child. Our prayers are with Bella, a perfect child in an imperfect world.

God bless the beautiful Santorum family.

- Sarah and Todd Palin and family

I so admire the respect for life exhibited by the Santorum family and the Palin family.

They live their beliefs. They understand the beauty of their blessings.
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Santorum says daughter, Bella, 3, will be OK

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, who scaled back campaign appearances to be with his 3-year-old daughter, Bella, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, said Sunday night the little girl was getting better and should be able to go home in a few days.

Speaking to Florida supporters by phone from Bella's hospital room, Santorum said she'd had a rough 36 hours with pneumonia, but was awake, alert and back to being a "beautiful, happy girl."

Bella, one of seven Santorum children, suffers from a serious genetic disorder called Trisomy 18, a condition caused by a third copy of material from chromosome 18 instead of two, leading to a wide array of physical and mental problems.

His campaign had released a statement Sunday morning saying Santorum intended to "return to Florida and resume the campaign schedule as soon as is possible." Florida's primary election is Tuesday.

Bella, whose full name is Isabella Maria Santorum, has become a symbol of Santorum's steadfast pro-life stance on the campaign trail.

He has mentioned her in interviews and at events, saying in a video in October: "Bella makes us better."

In a column Santorum wrote for The Inquirer in 2010, he said his daughter's condition requires constant attention and "she is worth every tear."

Meghan McCain and Jay Leno (Video)

Meghan McCain was Jay Leno's guest on Wednesday's Tonight Show.

Leno likes Meghan. She's a rare breed - a good Republican. In the Leftist lexicon, that means not very conservative.

Here's video of the interview:

Meghan McCain, Part 1



Meghan McCain, Part 2

Meghan thinks Rick Santorum is a "moron." Jay likes that. She says that Santorum wants to ban birth control. That's a Leftist talking point, aka "not true."

Leno makes this absurd statement: "I don't question their motive. I question their judgment. You can't take something away from people once you've given it to them. We learned that with prohibition. You can't suddenly ban it."

Really, Jay?

We have endured tons of bans on things we have and like. Two words: light bulbs.

Meghan managed to get in a few shots at Sarah Palin. Of course.

She said she's a big proponent of gay marriage and calls it the civil rights issue of her generation.

Meghan thinks of herself as a Reagan Republican. She doesn't think he'd be very popular in the Republican party today.

Yeah, right.

JAY LENO: Do you think Reagan could get elected today?

MEGAN McCAIN: I think if Ronald Reagan were running today he would be called a dirty moderate, like me, unfortunately.

Meghan, my dear, you are no Reagan.