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Pennsylvania: Rick Santorum

September 14, 2009 - 02:55 pm
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More Bleating From Santorum About Running For Prez

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)

Lil Ricky is at it again.

From LifeSiteNews.com:
Speaking to a room full of prominent US Catholic leaders Friday night, Senator Rick Santorum was challenged to run for the Republican Presidential nominaion. Responding to a room already thick with applause, Santorum revealed that he was indeed "thinking about it" but asked for prayers and detailed his thinking on the matter.

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"...as a father, I've got to think about whether they are going to have a country to live in … Are they going to be able to practice their faith in a way that's consistent with what the Church teaches."

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In closing he said that while he was "thinking about it", it is the first time his ambition which is, as he said, "in his DNA" was checked by a resistance saying, "no, I'm not sure.

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May 30, 2009 - 09:02 am
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PA Sen. Jane Orie aide Alan David Berlin jailed for soliciting furry sex with teen boy

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

An aide to a McCandless state senator known for her tough stance on sex crimes was arrested late Thursday on accusations he propositioned a 15-year-old over the Internet.

In a series of instant messages and online chats, Alan David Berlin, 40, of Carlisle, discussed dressing up in animal costumes and engaging in various sex acts with the boy, the state attorney general's office said yesterday.

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Investigators believe Mr. Berlin and the boy met on an Internet site for "furries," an online community of people who adopt half-animal, half-human personas.

In one message, according to the complaint, Mr. Berlin requested pictures of the boy and wrote, "When will your folks be out?"

Other messages describe various sex acts in explicit detail and refer to "yiffing," which is a "furry" term for having sex.

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May 7, 2009 - 08:10 am
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Tom Ridge And The Fairness Doctrine

By dayvoe@gmail.com (Dayvoe)

The GOP circular firing squad is aiming at Tom Ridge. As usual the GOP gets its history wrong and their media mouthpieces (in this case the Tribune-Review) omits some important data.

From Washington Monthly:
Arlen Specter left the Republican Party when Pennsylvania Republicans rejected his relative moderation. Pessimistic about Pat Toomey's chances, GOP leaders have been scrambling, looking for a credible Republican alternative.

It appears the party has rallied behind former Gov. Tom Ridge (R) as their new go-to guy. Ridge, a two-term chief executive and the first DHS Secretary, is probably the only Republican with a realistic shot at winning the statewide race.

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April 10, 2009 - 10:40 am
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Lil Ricky, Again. (Part I)

By dayvoe@gmail.com (Dayvoe)

You might want to sit back, put your feet up, grab some coffee or a nice cup of tea, and settle in for a bit as this is going to take some time.

Why? Because Rick Santorum's got another column at the Philadelphia Inquirer and it's a doozy - perhaps the dooziest of doozies.

The first paragraph sets the tone:
Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans - helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions. His nomination of former Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh to be the State Department's top lawyer constitutes further evidence of his disdain for American values.

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March 6, 2009 - 02:24 pm
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Santorum Camp said to be having conference call concerning possible Toomey Specter primary…

By GrassrootsPA

Santorum camp said to be having conference call concerning possible Toomey Specter primary…
Who will Rick Santorum back this time? GrassrootsPA has learned that key Santorum allies are said to be having a conference call this afternoon regarding a possible Toomey Specter primary. The topic at hand is said to be what position, if any, the [...]

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Mon, 01/05/2009 - 09:40

Santorum taps Turzai, Orie as possible Specter opponents

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Former Senator Rick Santorum pointed to state Rep. Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny County) and state Sen. Jane Orie (R-Allegheny County) as the two front-runners to challenge U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in a 2010 primary should Pat Toomey decline to run again.

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Tue, 09/02/2008 - 10:43

Mr. Santorum goes to Hollywood

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Before launching into an impassioned speech in favor of U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), former Republican Pennsylvania U.S. senator Rick Santorum told the Pennsylvania delegation about his forays into Hollywood.

Yes, Mr. Social Conservative has ventured into the land of Robert Redford and Oliver Stone, but don't expect to see him in a starring role anytime soon. Rather, Santorum has gone behind the scenes to take his fight for conservative principles from Washington to southern California.

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Tue, 09/02/2008 - 09:57

In reversal, Santorum now enthusiastically backs McCain

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1585|title=Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=none|width=420|height=265]MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum told his former Pennsylvania constituents Tuesday morning that despite his once withering criticisms of John McCain, the U.S. senator from Arizona has performed marvelously since emerging as the GOP's presidential candidate.

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Sun, 08/17/2008 - 20:59

Two years out, a crowded, unclear field for governor’s mansion

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1255|title=Gov. Ed Rendell|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=220|height=225]Pennsylvanians won't cast their general election ballots for the next governor for more than two years. But with attention squarely focused on this year's presidential race, a large field of potential contenders are already lining up, each one sizing up his chances to succeed two-term Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell.

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Thu, 05/22/2008 - 02:56

McCain taps former Santorum aide for Pa. campaign

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=353|title=U.S. Sen. John McCain|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=268]Looking to lay early groundwork for a bid to take a state Republicans haven’t won in 20 years, U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has hired an ex-aide to former Sen. Rick Santorum to head up campaign efforts in Pennsylvania.

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