Day: January 14, 2012

In other news, Peter Waldron thinks Rick Santorum ran a sexist campaign in Iowa and owes Bachmann an apology.

Santorum Owes Michele Bachmann an Apology

“…children’s lives would be harmed if the nation had a female president” Jamie Johnson, Senior Santorum Advisor

Contact: Dr. Peter E Waldron, 727-415-7189, [email protected]

OPINION, Jan. 14, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — Presidential candidate Senator Rick Santorum deployed a sexist strategy in IA. His IA Evangelical surrogates promoted the idea that a female cannot be an elected official or a commander-in-chief. The same Evangelical surrogates repeatedly called upon Rep. Michele Bachmann to withdraw from the race although she led the Senator and other male candidates in the polls. Bob Vander Plaats, CEO Family Leader and Santorum endorser, also, rejected two consensus votes in favor of Rep. Bachmann polled among Evangelical pastors at a meeting hosted by an organization close to the Family Leader. Home school parents circulated a treatise written in 2004 titled, “Should Christians support a female civil magistrate.”

Further, the Des Moines Register ran a story on Friday, January 13, 2011 written by Jennifer Jacobs that published excerpts from an email written by the Senator’s senior advisor, Jamie Johnson. Mr. Johnson sent out an email saying that “children’s lives would be harmed if the nation had a female president”. He continues, “The question then comes, ‘Is it God’s highest desire, that is, His biblically expressed will, … to have a woman rule the institutions of the Family, the Church, and the State?'”

If the issue were “racism” or “anti-Semitics” I believe that Senator Santorum would terminate the staffer and apologize to Michele Bachmann. Sexism and misogyny require no less of an expeditious response.

The longer that the Senator takes to step up and apologize to Michele Bachmann, the guiltier he looks.

(Peter Waldron is the former National Faith Outreach Coordinator for Bachmann for President. He is based in Florida.)

Just one more thing religious conservatives did not need to do.

Santorum sent out this email in response just a bit ago:

I wanted you to be the first to know about some very big news the campaign just received.

Last night, 150 of America’s top religious and conservative leaders had a meeting to decide who they would unite behind in the Republican primary.

I am honored — and humbled — to announce they have chosen to use their united voice to support our campaign.

This latest endorsement reinvigorates our campaign. But it also presents new challenges.

We will be conducting an even higher level of outreach to evangelical voters and other social conservatives in South Carolina and across the country.

That will cost a great deal of money. And it’s why I need your continued support right now.

Make a special contribution of $25, $50, $100 or more to help us capitalize on this truly encouraging news.

This announcement came as a wonderful surprise. Tony Perkins, the group’s spokesman and President of Family Research Council, said:

“Rick Santorum has consistently articulated the issues that are of concern to conservatives, both economic and social. He has woven those into a very solid platform. And he has a record of stability.”

Tony has been a strong fighter for our shared conservative values over the years. And that’s why this endorsement means such a great deal to me.

But as I wrote earlier, it will mean that we need to redouble our efforts in South Carolina and beyond. We must ensure that we have the resources to reach “values voters” with our consistent, conservative, pro-family message.

Please help us do that by making a donation of $25, $50, $100 or even more right now.

I am so thankful for your continued support. It is truly a blessing and I appreciate the continued faith you have had in our campaign.

Thank you again.

Fighting For America, Rick Santorum

I doubt this will be a game changer, evangelicals are too diverse a group. The problem now for Santorum is that he has little hope of drawing in the middle. I could be wrong but I don’t think this helps him as much as he thinks it does.

 

I like the sound of this band with some spirituality tossed in…