Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Santorum sticks his foot in his mouth, again

Rick Santorum, Republican Senator of Pennsylvania, reiterated his previous position that the Boston's liberal attitude towards sexuality helped foster the Catholic priest pedophilia scandal, saying in an interview "the basic liberal attitude in that area . . . has an impact on people's behavior."

Santorum’s previous remarks in an article for Catholic Online about Boston's liberalism creating an atmosphere welcoming pedophilia:

"When the culture is sick, every element in it becomes infected. While it is no excuse for this scandal, it is no surprise that Boston, a seat of academic, political and cultural liberalism in America, lies at the center of the storm. "

Other notable Santorum remarks:

About the recent filibuster controversy Santorum compared the Democrats to Hitler saying:

"The audacity of some members to stand up and say 'How dare you break this rule' -- it's the equivalent of Adolf Hitler in 1942 saying 'I'm in Paris, how dare you invade me. How dare you bomb my city. It's mine. ' This is no more the rule of the Senate than it was the rule of the Senate before not to filibuster. It was an understanding and agreement, and it has been abused."

Comparing the NY Times supposed secular tradition to totalitarian regimes: (in video form)

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