Santorum was talking about a "secular theology" of liberalism that seeks to control your life and dismiss religious thinking. I am not sure how this implies disrespect but I would appreciate an answer to that question. I dislike the Santorum stance but it is honest and heart felt. How does speaking from the heart imply disrespect?

Santorum and the republicans seem to have a death wish. The naive posturing,the fabrications, are in insult to thinking people regardless of their respective political beliefs. The musical chairs happening indicate that republicans do not like any of these choices and as the faux pas pile up they keep switching. If they do not like their choices its an admission that these politicians do not measure up. If they keep throwing out red meat to the right wing none of them have a chance in the general where crossover and moderates are important.

Santorum was clearly claiming to be the right kind of christian, and the president is the wrong kind of christian, if he's christian at all. There's no need to read between the lines or give a revisionist version of what he said. The government, as the founders designed it, is a secular institution. Get over it.

What religion is Valerie Jerret ? She's in charge of MSNBC, and answering that question would be a great place to start. Abortion is the idol of the left, and ObamAcorn showed that lately by going after the Catholic church. Acorn is fast running out of fights to start, and that is His favorite trick. ;)

ObamAcorn should just start fighting for muslims, where He's got some real backgound. It's a premade fight, He could just call Americans Anti Islam. After all, We are not a Christian nation according to Acorn. ;( God Bless America !!! Tax hikes and five dollar gas. "Yes We Can" !!!!!

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Spent the critical years of growth in Europe and Africa. Makes me sensitive to how we are perceived around the world. Not pleasantly at all. The world perceived us as a village id9iot for the longest time.

Some of the zingers;

If you buy a computer in the States, the connecting cables are colour coded in-line with their receptacles because ... awwww they are so precious.

Most of the cars in the US are automatic shift because hand eye co-ordination is far too complex ... awww aren't they are too cute?

...but can you blame them? Can you blame them when, GL at a big store distribution site someone asks me, "how long does it take to drive from London? > You can drive - why? Huh??? is this person serious? If they are, we are in trouble. Big trouble. On a scale of 1 to bin laden? Way outside of range. There is the small matter of a pond that precludes and/or determines you mode of transportation. As a result, cars. yeah. Those you can't use.

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Where did you get your undergraduate degree and in what and how long was it? Awwww... i'm sure they are good at education only i don't think an undergraduate has the basic skills for an entry-level role if the degree is from America.

That is how bad things got (will be). Especially if santorum does away with education. Cases in point:

I daren't read his 'contribution in detail but one word [ObamAcorn] lets me know there's nothing to learn from him and most likely it is idle talk - there is the tendency get flees if you play with a canine that has flees. It is mark flesberg of whom i speak.

Rick Santorum says he wasn't criticizing the President Obama's faith when he said the President has a "phony theology"

.... just like he didn't say black people - only to add insult to injury by calling me "Blurrrr" even Oreilly didn't buy that. I"m sure next he'll be saying he has black friends and some of his best friends are black awwwww.

Like the aforementioned flesberg character; "(We are not a Christian nation according to Acorn)" [tongue in cheek] of course he wasn't. Oh no. He was ... can never tell what he 'meant' to say.

:) You can tell this is someone that recently heard that nursery rhyme and is eager to share it so his pals can think him 'cool'.

A secretary of defence from yester year (none other than good ol' rummy) there are known knowns and there are unknown knowns then ...

A known known - but no-one dare say it or bring it to the forefront - santorum has 'issues'. A 'sick puppy' with cultish tendencies. Issues originating in a dark place in his mind. No point in trying to adjust his thinking.

A known known - we CANNOT absolutely CANNOT for whatever reason let santorum win presidency. Haven't much but, i shall use whatever resources to make sure this chap doesn't make it even if it means adjusting a meagre personal budget. Some clown called mitch used such thinking against P.O.T.U.S

Not of legal training, i have to ask; what these people have said about the president, can't treason charges be brought. It is all fair to have vigorous disagreements in any political system but to jeopardise the Country's wellbeing as they are is quite something else [including the x-eyed] mofo they occassionally have on msnbc, The little gremlin that appears to have been dropped on his head as an infant and the vermint former chairman of the gop {sorry but it is what it is. You can scratch that bit but that's how they make me feel. $tup`!d f001ish little men with visions of grandeur and no brains to match.

He called me 'elitist' [as in educated people] Mia culpa! Didn't realise being committed to science and knowledge to remain competitive in the world is a non sequitur. It, instead, hearkens folk back to earlier in the last decade with manure like; freedom fries, unpatriotic - REALLY? "we are hated because of our freedoms (yeah - the other MSNBC chap always did a good number here with 'How dare you mr. Pres...)

One would think this position was abandoned with an Alaskan oil billy who, after getting a pound of flesh from murdochs flagship, isn't on good terms, ostensibly, with the head of the organisation (fixed noise)

We already put our foot in it when bush was re-elected. Almost 4 years on, P.O.T.U.S' mission has been to tred water keep the country afloat whilst addressing competing urgent needs like neutralisation of some major enemies until help comes [help by way of actual professionals with the skills to navigate the country out of the mess we were in. Allow the system to reboot = Like in law enforcement terms, he established a perimetre and is now sweeping possible sites of failure and addressing them.

It isn't a romantic view of mine that he shall always do the right thing. As in engineering (Plant design) there isn't a perfect solution. No. There is a solution that fits best at the time. Once things settle, then you devote time to fixing the source of the problem.

This being my doctrine, i have been really turned off by 2 people i thought should know better but, nothing but love. I'm sure i am ticking them off too discussing it here but hey ... for the great USA i'll take one for the team.

The two folk, Messrs G, Soros and Damon (Bourne identity) Yes you are frustrated at the pace but you know what, the country is making progress - as P.O.T,U.S said, it's like turning an aircraft carrier gone off course. It takes a bloody long time. Give the 'medicine' time to work. Know that you mightn't get to see the fruits of labour but, change is here. Only thing that can short curcuit it is investors (in the process) pulling rank. ... Leads to the country's demise. A dreadful thing. Negativity accomplishes what bin hiding failed to do. Can't do that! Not to this land. A country where having been out of work for nigh on five years, i'm not fretting. Not after i create a hospital bill of 50K plus and guess what? Between GOD and country, in spite of not having insurance, i am able to meet the bill.

This nonsense (Obama care etc) is, i think, from those who rarely get taken ill or have never really had a hospital bill. It isn't Socialism. It is returning to the founding fathers' dream. Life in Europe at the time the US was founded would, to use an analogy, was run by 'families (royalty) and serfs did as they were told.

They didn't aspire to catch up to the blue bloods coz, in there minds, that wasn't natural. Being content with their stations in life, afraid to wind up someone that could do them real harm, i'm sure they too 'Hated big government' They were quite happy to pay their rent and be done with 'those people' (Gentlemen - the correct meaning of this word is to reference a landed (owns land) individual)

They struggled and worked hard to feed their families and like the gop today, i am certain they resented 'overspending' {as seen in the lives led by the well off}

I often feel revulsed when statements like;

We are not a Christian nation according to Acorn. ;( God Bless America !!! Tax hikes and five dollar gas. "Yes We Can" !!!!!

The mutterings of a diseased mind. With no understanding of the full import of the meaning of their statements, they ply on full force quite blissfully unaware they are woefully misinformed by an australian and a Saudi Prince {do they even known the money men behind fox?}

Trying to rationalise this distinct lack of critical thinking, '

We are not a Christian nation according to Acorn ... you are not christian AT ALL..

Homework. Study the beatitudes. Use what you learn as a point of departure from where your mind is.

"A mind is such a terrible thing to waste"

Awww. Forget to share this;

Honestly, i didn't want to because of who it is and the venom with which he speaks of the president but, hey, if we all went around behaving like most gop, it'd be a horrendous thing.

Romney. He is going the way of the 2004 dem candidate. He is using references that do not register with his current locale and yet make A LOT OF SENSE in europe.

That phrase; "... the trees are the right height"

Let me preface this by saying it actually might make him REALLY come across as completely alien to reality.

The phrase is accurate and correctly applied IF the audience was different. Just like the $10,000 dollar bet on national tv when the average family is under water, it was inappropriate. Perhaps that is why his team, if they know this, are reluctant to address the issue again. It shall seal his 'out of touch status'.

It is a phrase found typically in public school in the UK (Private school in the US). Eton is a public school.

A similar phrase would be; ...'before the flood' when saying 'a very long time ago'.

Trees are the right height is a loose reference to "conditions are perfect".

Chris, think about it, the Koch brothers and other oil industry oligarchs are raising gas prices to provide campaign/super PAC money for the republicans they control.

Herman Cain called us stupid. The fact is, Rick Santorum wants to dismantle our educational system to create more morons. Who then can be easily tricked into becoming republicans, simply because, they are morons. Maybe these guys are smart?
A wiser man would understand, that the world population growing at the current rate, cannot sustain the human race for more than the current lifetime of anyone alive today.
Armed with this knowledge. The wise choice for the church, would be to adopt religious doctrine recommending contraception as a means to insure the survival of the human race. And, loose the old Religious doctrine that says go forth and multiply. Which worked well in the past, but has no place in the current millennium.
Unfortunately, Wisdom is not a requirement for becoming a church elder or even a politician.
When asked, a pro-lifer supports the death penalty.

Perhaps I can decode mark flesberg's rants for the uninitiated.

If you want a clue to what the hell Santorum is getting at, Google up some information on the "dominionist" movement within the Christian right. Their position is that God gave man dominion over the earth and everything on it. Thus, for example, man need not worry about things like conservation or the environment, but simply use the Earth as he sees fit, trusting God to provide. (Or, one presumes, to end the world about the time there's nothing left for man to exploit.) To suggest otherwise is to propound a non-Christian, secular "theology." Another word for this is blasphemy.

Dominionist believe that it is their duty as Christians to establish dominion (i.e., control) over the 7 mountains of society: business, government, media, arts & entertainment, education, family and religion. In so doing, they will assure that the United States follows the divine path which God has ordained for it.

In other words, they're the Christian version of the Taliban. If you think Rick Santorum and his ilk are simple buffoons, think again. They are a serious threat to your liberty.