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sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 09:32 AM Feb 2012

Rick Santorum’s mysterious, paradoxical manifesto, ‘It Takes a Family’: Character Sketch

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Snip< Rick Santorum, who should be basking in his sudden star turn as the poll-vaulting anti-Romney, is the latest author to pay a political price for his literary ambitions. Making the rounds of last Sunday morning's talk shows, the former Pennsylvania senator came under fire for his unflattering comments about "radical feminists" in his half-forgotten 2005 book, It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good. On "Meet the Press," host David Gregory challenged Santorum to defend his book's claim, "The radical feminists succeeded in undermining the traditional family and convincing women that professional accomplishments are the key to happiness." Rather than try to justify his implicit critique of women of childbearing years finding fulfillment in the workplace, Santorum vaguely affirmed a woman's right to choose her career and gallantly insisted that "the section was written in large part in cooperation" with his (non-working) wife, Karen.



http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/rick-santorum-mysterious-paradoxical-manifesto-takes-family-character-122819958.html





Now the radical feminists are a threat to the family just like they say Gays are a threat. Come right out and say it Ricky, only straight white folks are traditional family.

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Rick Santorum’s mysterious, paradoxical manifesto, ‘It Takes a Family’: Character Sketch (Original Post) sarcasmo Feb 2012 OP
The marriage rate is dropping because gays are getting married HockeyMom Feb 2012 #1
great article, but not breaking news OKNancy Feb 2012 #2
 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
1. The marriage rate is dropping because gays are getting married
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 09:43 AM
Feb 2012

What????? See how much sense the man makes? Totally illogical. Would gays marrying make the marriage rate go UP????

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
2. great article, but not breaking news
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 09:51 AM
Feb 2012

this piece is an analysis/editorial. Please repost in good reads, Politics 2012, or General Discussion.
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