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Subscribe to RSSNBC's Domenico Montanaro reports on the Values Voter Summit in Washington and what Republicans are doing to try and rally the conservative base. Plus, the fatal mistake the Romney campaign may have made in elevating Bill Clinton.
WASHINGTON -- Appearing at an annual gathering of conservative Christian voters, former presidential candidate Rick Santorum accused President Barack Obama of "coddling and appeasing" America's enemies and said the Obama administration is at least partially responsible for ongoing violence in post-Arab Spring nations.
"This president has to take a share of the responsibility for what the Middle East looks like today because he helped structure it," Santorum told attendees at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., adding that Obama has "turned his back" on allies like Israel and the government of Egypt.
"He has sent a very clear message to that area of the world," he said of Obama. "If you're a friend of the United States, you're on your own. If you are an enemy of the United States, let's talk."
Anti-U.S. protests rocked over 20 nations across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia this week, and four Americans were killed during an attack in Benghazi, Libya.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has slammed the Obama administration for "apologizing" for American values in its dealings with Islamic militants, a sentiment that his former rival Santorum echoed today.
"Gov. Romney boldly went out and called this administration on their policies, their weak, lead-from-behind appeasing policies against those who threaten us and our security," Santorum said. "He stood up and called them what they were."
While he fought bitterly against the now-GOP nominee in the Republican primary, the former Pennsylvania senator repeatedly praised Romney before the audience of Christian social conservatives, a group that represents the backbone of Santorum's political base.
"I'm so encouraged that Gov. Romney has embraced some of the things I campaigned upon and that you across America have encouraged me to give voice to," he said. "He's giving voice to those things because he understands who we are. Mitt Romney understands America. He understands those values. And he shares those values."
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Harley chick is probably a transvestite no doubt who fell off his motorcycle once too often. This explains the braindead Rightwing Rush talking points. How are things in the trailer park dearie? Guessing they fly Confederate flags in your trailer park,the symbol of traitors and inbred white tarsiers.
Good one Tony, your campaign talking points for Obama. Real Tolerant. I think you just might fit right in with the Muslims that murdered 4 people at our consulate in Libya. What an ignorant slug you are. Hey Tony, show me your tax returns! hahahahahahahahahaha
"Things just keep getting curiouser and curiouser" -Alice In Wonderland
Want to know more about the religion Obama wants you to respect? Visit www.thereligionofpeace.com
Please try not to be a moron. The same accusations were laid on Christianity, Judaism and Mormonism at the beginning. Religious tolerance, which, in case you've forgotten, was the main reason America happened at all and is one of the foundations of our culture, doesn't mean "Religious tolerance of all religions except the ones we think are abhorrent or distasteful."
For all the right-wing ranting and raving about the Constitution, it seems that what you really worship is "the Constitution as I choose to interpret it." Zealots like you are scariest thing about any religion because at bottom, you're exactly the same as those you condemn.
Martha: We know, it is ALL religions! Thanks you very much, you know the statement "freedom of religion"!
Insantorium needs to up the meds again. Too much Bible thumping is causing brain damage no doubt. His kind spread hate worldwide. Americas embarassment.
Tony, you are pretty embarrassing.
You republicans make me puke.
Good. Now eat it commieboy!
This guy just creeps me out...what with his man/dog statements and ...
Father First, Senator Second
For Rick Santorum, Politics Could Hardly Get More Personal
By Mark Leibovich
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, April 18, 2005;
In his Senate office, on a shelf next to an autographed baseball, Sen. Rick Santorum keeps a framed photo of his son Gabriel Michael, the fourth of his seven children. Named for two archangels, Gabriel Michael was born prematurely, at 20 weeks, on Oct. 11, 1996, and lived two hours outside the womb.
Upon their son's death, Rick and Karen Santorum opted not to bring his body to a funeral home. Instead, they bundled him in a blanket and drove him to Karen's parents' home in Pittsburgh. There, they spent several hours kissing and cuddling Gabriel with his three siblings, ages 6, 4 and 1 1/2. They took photos, sang lullabies in his ear and held a private Mass.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61804-2005Apr17.html
HUSSEIN and HILLARY were apologizing yesterday to the Muslim murderers and telling the world how beautiful, loving, and peaceful Islam is! What a couple of imbeciles.
Please supply quote using their words. Have you no moral compass?
Horse puckey!
Well, besides being on television all day yesterday, it is also on the internet.
Romney has taught you to lie so well!
You are one stupid human.
That's right, Rick. It's all Obama's fault. Just like it's his fault you are a Right Wing Religious Fanatic, too.
You go, girl! Yeah!
Good one Carol, now go outside, shoot the finger to the sky, and BOO GOD. hehehehehehehehehe
And what Rick Santorum says is relevant how????
Rick who????
Time to go find better talking points at your myth-builder's website.
HUSSEIN, HILLARY, and UNCLE JOE planned a Big Photo-OP yesterday because out campaigning just would not have looked appropriate. Take the bait commies!
Is that really all you got? Commies? Even Joe McCarthy would call that lame.
Santorum and the hyperreligious nut jobs who follow him have far more in common with Muslims than Obama, although they falsely claim that he is one. Fear, hate, and greed consume them, lies and criminal violence are their methods. Just wait until they lose the next election.
Tony its people like you are the ones who will commit extinction.You think that beating the crap out of someone for a long time has the ability to change thier minds?For some terriorists that are looking to start an all out war, and you are so willing to accomadate.The problem with this world is that we have idiots on both sides at the far end of sanity.Just take a few minutes to figure out what is really go to happen if your thinking and thier thinking happens. I have a plan why don';t we empty australia and put your type and thier type and let you have at it till you are all gone.
Rightwingers are getting more racist and delusional everyday. These people live to hate and spread their racist ways. Nothing even remotely Christian about these people! Satan is loving these people who take after him with all their hatred of anyone different then them. Religious hatemongers are the number one threat worldwide. Religion has started more wars then any one thing,history has proven.
Have the right wing blogs taken down their "Marines not allowed to have live ammo guarding embassies" crap or is it to late
Well of course Santorum would say that. Who among us is surprised by this? What else could he say?
You mean all those things you said about Romney during the primaries were lies? or are they lies now?.. Is this what you mean by conservative values?...the truth only when it helps get elected...
You know many of these Rightwingers are loving the moron racist Terry Jones,the perfect "role model" for todays racist Rightwingers. Obviously these braindeads are eargely waiting for the Rapture and are wishing for WWW III!
My reply was to TONY C. on first page fyi
Glad you cleared that up. I first thought it was to TONYW and it made no sense.
Btw, I disagree about Australia. I would go for Antartica though. Aussies are great folks.and it's a beautiful country.
It looks like Santorum hasn't gotten any smarter since the Republican primary.
Harley chump... If you were a true patriot you would have supported the President during a time of crisis rather than dump on him like Romney, Reince Phallus and other right wing slugs. You have no class and I will not watch another video by you right wing extremists as they have no redeeming value.
The facts are this neither Romney nor Ryan Have any leadership qualities and both are knee-jerk politicians who go which ever way there handlers say is right ( and i mean far,far right ) These gentlemen would have us at war over every little thing that doesn't go the U.S way ! forget diplomacy its bombs away ! These are dangerous men to have in office at anytime ! OBAMA/BIDEN 2012 !
"This president has to take a share of the responsibility for what the Middle East looks like today because he helped structure it"
That's BUSH, not Obama!
By "our allies in Egypt"- just want to clarify. Is he referring to the Muslim Brotherhood government, who he has lambasted for terrorism for several years now, who was sending out twitter messages in Arabic calling on people to join the protests? Those guys?
Interesting to see the Republicans now as the "Blame America First" crowd.
After embracing the Arab Spring, President Obama can't blame President Bush...