Santorum: Americans ‘need a Jesus candidate’

Santorum: Americans ‘need a Jesus candidate’

By David Edwards
Friday, January 6, 2012
Rick Santorum speaks to Windham High School in New Hampshire
 

If Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s latest stump speech is successful, his opponents will find themselves campaigning against Christ.

Speaking to a tea party group at Windham High School in New Hampshire on Thursday, the former Pennsylvania senator actually compared himself to the Christian savior.

Santorum told the crowd that during a radio interview earlier in the week, a man had phoned in to tell him, “We don’t need a Jesus candidate; we need an economic candidate.”

“My answer to that was, we always need a Jesus candidate,” Santorum, who is a Catholic, recalled.

“I don’t mean that in saying we need a Jesus candidate, someone who’s a Christian, but we need someone who believes in something more than themselves, some higher power, some god,” he added. “When we say, ‘God bless America,’ do we mean it or do we just say it?”

Watch this video from MSNBC’s Morning Joe, uploaded Jan. 6, 2012.

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Jan 5, 2012 10:13pm

Rick Santorum: ‘We Always Need a Jesus Candidate’

WINDHAM, N.H. – Rick Santorum addressed his largest crowd ever Thursday evening while speaking at an event set up by a tea party group, the 9/12 project.

Santorum addressed the crowd and and took questions for almost two hours, as more than 600 people packed into the auditorium at Windham High School and more occupied an overflow room.

Santorum told the crowd that although people say Iowa is “more conservative” than New Hampshire, it was Ronald Reagan who won New Hampshire and George H.W. Bush who won Iowa in 1980.

As Santorum neared the two-hour mark, a moderator informed him he was out of time.

Santorum replied, “I’ll do five more minutes … two more questions!”

The next questioner was a veteran and asked him about the Veterans’ Affairs system.

Before answering, Santorum told the audience about a radio interview out of Boston he did earlier today.

According to Santorum, the interviewer said, “We don’t need a Jesus candidate, we need an economic candidate.”

“My answer to that,” Santorum added, ”was we always need a Jesus candidate.

“We need someone who believes in something more than themselves and not just the economy,” he added. “When we say, ‘God bless America,’ do we mean it or do we just say it?”

He didn’t mention his rivals by name nor contrast their records, but when asked about TARP he mentioned a “governor from Massachusetts” and a “congressman from Georgia” that supported the legislation.

Santorum was also endorsed on stage tonight by Christian conservative leader Shannon McGinley, who chairs the Cornerstone organization, and State Sen. Jim Luther.

Earlier in the event, Santorum was asked if believes states have the right to nullify a law they believe to be unconstitutional under the 10th amendment.

“We had a war about nullification. There was a war about nullification. The Civil War was about nullification, and I’m not sure I want to go there,” Santorum said. “If the state doesn’t like what the federal government is doing and they believe it’s unconstitutional, they can go to a federal court and they can take it up in a federal court. There is a process by which states can litigate.”

Although audience members started streaming out once the moderator informed the former Pennsylvania senator of the time constraints, they seemed to enjoy Santorum’s speech.

Ralph Burgess from Hudson, N.H., likes Santorum’s values and his “demeanor and way of handling controversial questions,” and that the candidate admits “when he doesn’t have a position on things.”

Carol Beausoleil, also from Hudson, decided to vote for Santorum after hearing him this evening. She said the two hours flew by.

“Every single question he answered, he’s a man of integrity, and I believe what he says,” Beausoleil said.

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My favourite comment in the comments of the latter article -

Posted by: joni | January 7, 2012, 7:29 pm 7:29 pm

Jesus wouldn’t vote for him. Jesus would only vote for Ron Paul.

 

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Comment by margaret on January 14, 2012 at 9:54am
Comment by suzie on January 11, 2012 at 1:14pm

Jesus wouldn't have to shoot anybody, He would just breath on you and you would fall down and stay there until He let you up..  Jesus said in Luke sell your cloak and buy a sword..  inferring a right to defend your life..   Luke 22: vrs. 36    Dust off your bible, well rounded intelligent people read it.

New International Version  (©1984) 
He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.

New Living Translation  (©2007) 
"But now," he said, "take your money and a traveler's bag. And if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one!

English Standard Version  (©2001) 
He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.

New American Standard Bible  (©1995) 
And He said to them, "But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.) 
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise hisscrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

JESUS WOULD ALSO VOTE FOR RON PAUL....   HIS MAMA DIDN'T RAISE NO FOOL! AND HIS DADDY WAS WELL PLEASED! 
Comment by Cryptocurrency on January 9, 2012 at 2:40pm

Who would Jesus shoot?

Comment by TheLasersShadow on January 9, 2012 at 2:30pm

WWJD = Jesus would bomb Iran LOL then torture the latest detainees... JK!

Comment by Tara on January 9, 2012 at 2:08pm

Santorum needs to check himself into a sanatorium because I think he's definetely been sick in the head for a very long time. I don't think Jesus would appreciate Santorum claiming his name for rep nominee run when he is a boot licking, war mongering, scum bag. Jesus was all about peace and love, not war and hate.

Comment by youhavetoforgiveme on January 9, 2012 at 5:29am

I do not mean to offend anyone. Each man and woman must make his or her own decision in the matter of faith-- even numbnuts (NObama). That said, if the Jesus candidate decides to have a war, wouldn't it be easy to say: "Jesus told me to."?

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