Santorum: States have rights to outlaw contraception

[RobDownSouth]

The US Supreme Court decision Griswold v. Connecticut notwithstanding, Republican candidate Rick Santorum still believes that states have a right to outlaw contraception.

It would seem that Mr. Santorum believes that Supreme Court decisions are advisory in nature, and you shouldn't have to follow them if you really, REALLY don't like them.

(Presidential candidate mind-reader Ellie Talbot will be along shortly to tell us what Santorum REALLY meant to say.....)

 

[Wok]

Results in shortly. This should be fun.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Results in shortly. This should be fun.

Oh that's right...the Iowa White Republican Primary is today!!

Edited to add:

Racial makeup of Iowa:
http://www.juancole.com/images/2012/01/iowastats.jpg

Compare that to the racial makeup of America:
http://www.juancole.com/images/2012/01/usastats.jpg

 

[firenzi]

How can someone talking about something as archaic as the "right" to outlaw contraception be taken seriously as a politician? Like, how does someone like that even gain a foothold of respectability?

 

[RobDownSouth]

How can someone talking about something as archaic as the "right" to outlaw contraception be taken seriously as a politician? Like, how does someone like that even gain a foothold of respectability?

"Sluts must be punished for having sex" has long been a popular conservative position.

 

[TexasWife25]

There were several southern states in 2011, who attempted to pass laws that would redefine "when life begins" , in an attempt to ban certain contraceptives.

 

[kotori]

Oh that's right...the Iowa White Republican Primary is today!!

It's not a primary, it's a caucus. And a total media circus.

 

[RobDownSouth]

It's not a primary, it's a caucus. And a total media circus.

You are correct, of course. I am shamed.

 

[Wok]

The results so far are very interesting. Ron Paul is doing surprisingly well.

 

[RobDownSouth]

The results so far are very interesting. Ron Paul is doing surprisingly well.

Paul had by far the best organization in the state. I'm not surprised that he's doing well. The trouble with Paul is that there just aren't enough zealots to elect him.

Ron Paul is to politics what Scientology is to religion: Longstanding fanatical following, but simply not enough to make an overall lasting impact.

 

[kotori]

You are correct, of course. I am shamed.

I wonder what the actual turnout is in percentage of registered voters (by party of course). I find it annoying that so much energy is expended on a contest that says nothing about the ultimate qualifications of the candidates (if any) but is all about the horse race. I mean they all are to an extent, but this takes the cake.

 

[TexasWife25]

Oh that's right...the Iowa White Republican Primary is today!!

Edited to add:

Racial makeup of Iowa:
http://www.juancole.com/images/2012/01/iowastats.jpg

Compare that to the racial makeup of America:
http://www.juancole.com/images/2012/01/usastats.jpg

Just had to add this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLZZ6JD0g9Y

 

[RobDownSouth]

Just had to add this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLZZ6JD0g9Y

LOL....the angel food cake bit at the end cracked me up.

 

[richard_daily]

How can someone talking about something as archaic as the "right" to outlaw contraception be taken seriously as a politician? Like, how does someone like that even gain a foothold of respectability?

Real conservatives are asking themselves that very question....

It's show-biz politics; the charge has been led by glenn beck and rush limbaugh, and that's the only momentum that the republican party has going for them, so they HAVE to pander to it, or they'll cease to be a viable party.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Wow....three way tie with 22% of the vote counted.

Mitt Romney, Looney Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum each have 23% of the vote.

Wouldn't a brokered Republican convention be kewl?

 

[Wrong Element]

Santorum lost his last race--a statewide race in a traditional swing state--by 18 points.

The only people more excited about his performance tonight than me and Mrs. Santorum are the descendants of Barry Goldwater.

 

[artemesia_g]

Santorum lost his last race--a statewide race in a traditional swing state--by 18 points.

The only people more excited about his performance tonight than me and Mrs. Santorum are the descendants of Barry Goldwater.

I LOLed.

 

[Wrong Element]

I LOLed.

I heard it!

OK, predict tomorrow's unintentionally funny headline! How about "Santorum In A Squeaker?"

 

[artemesia_g]

I heard it!

OK, predict tomorrow's unintentionally funny headline! How about "Santorum In A Squeaker?"

"Santorum Wins Tight One"

"Santorum Slips Past Romney to Victory"

"Santorum Tops"

 

[KingOrfeo]

Santorum lost his last race--a statewide race in a traditional swing state--by 18 points.

The only people more excited about his performance tonight than me and Mrs. Santorum are the descendants of Barry Goldwater.

Wouldn't they be rooting for Paul?!

 

[Peregrinator]

I heard it!

OK, predict tomorrow's unintentionally funny headline! How about "Santorum In A Squeaker?"

"Dan Savage was right. Santorum stinks."

 

[artemesia_g]

One I actually saw just now:

"Santorum & Romney Top Tight 3-Way"

 

[TexasWife25]

One I actually saw just now:

"Santorum & Romney Top Tight 3-Way"

LOL!

i wanna shake the hand of the
person who penned that headline

 

[Wrong Element]

Wouldn't they be rooting for Paul?!

Paul doesn't have a plausible chance of winning the nomination. I will predict here and now that he won't be able to do better than his Iowa result unless it gets down to just him and someone else, the way he was the last person running against McCain 4 years ago and kept getting a consistent anti-McCain protest vote.

But Santorum is ideologically acceptable to most Republicans. He's certainly insane enough.

 

[eyer]

The only people more excited about his performance tonight than me and Mrs. Santorum are the descendants of Barry Goldwater.

Don't really know too much about Goldwater...

...do you.

Mr. Conservative: Barry Goldwater vs. the Religious Right