Do you agree with Rick Santorum's thoughts on birth control?

[Cafe Steph]

Rick Santorum's War on Birth Control Is Political Suicide (VIDEO)

Posted by Maressa Brown on February 15, 2012 

Hold the phone! Rick Santorum may have just committed political suicide. I know, I know, the guy keeps winning primaries, and as recently as yesterday, reports said he was beating Mitt (what the hell?!), but the latest news on the GOP presidential candidate is being called his "October Surprise." Although, after you read/see it, you will most likely thank GOODNESS we're not as far along as October, and he is not yet the actual GOP candidate with a true shot at the White House.

We already knew Rick Santorum pretty much hates progress/gay people/women's rights, but did you know if he was president, he'd like to turn the clock back to the Dark Ages, aka pre-1960, before birth control? Interview footage from this past October shows the candidate saying that as chief executive, he would confront the "dangers of contraception." (Dun dun daaaaah.) Oh, and that's not all ...

He goes on to say that religious groups that are OK with it are "not OK, because it's a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be. They're supposed to be within marriage, for purposes that are, yes, conjugal ... but also procreative." Gasp! Wait, you mean, every time we have sex, we should be doing it with the intention of getting pregnant? What century or planet is this man living on?!?

Obviously, there are crazy people conservatives who support Santorum's rhetoric so far, but to assert that birth control in general is "not OK" and to say people shouldn't have sex out of wedlock or for pleasure is so beyond insane and, furthermore, so completely "counter" to what the majority of Americans believe and practice. (And for comparison's sake, check out what Romney has had to say on the topic recently: "Contraception. It’s working just fine. Just leave it alone." Yuuuup. I think his new slogan should be "Sanity: It's a good thing to have when running for POTUS.")

Seriously -- 99 percent of women aged 15 to 44 have used contraceptives, and only 8 percent of voters view it as morally wrong. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I am pretty darn sure you need more than 8 percent of voters to see eye-to-eye with you on something as big and kooky as this. In other words, I do believe Ricky Boy has his shot himself in the foot! Bhahahah.

Here's the video proof of Santorum expressing his horrifying ideas, the scariest beginning at around 17:55 ...

Do you agree with Rick Santorum's thoughts on birth control?

[butlerro1013]

Hell no, I don't.

[jewels5525]

When he gets a vagina than he can give me his "opinion" until then stay the hell away from mine.

[MomsRule723]

I think it's ignorant to think that way.  In the real world, people are having all kinds of sex and religion is usually the last thing on a 17 year olds mind before they do it.  Even watching President Obama trying to pass the latest birth control laws and everyone screaming religion, religion, religion.  I think we should take the religion aspect out of it and face reality.  We have a huge defecit and alot of people on welfare and government assistance.  I say if a women is smart enough to seek birth control, we should make it readily available.  It's cheaper to provide birth control than to support moms with kids who can't afford them.

[Tanya93]

no

[FromAtoZ]

Absolutely not.

[jewels5525]

So he only has sex with his wife to procreate.  Only during the time of month she is fertile. ???????? 

[AutymsMommy]

I'm not watching a 45 minute video clip and I sincerely doubt those who have posted replies have done so.

With that said, a question to somebody who HAS watched it (I will watch it later tonight): did he say he wants to make this POLICY; or did he state this as his personal beliefs?

[jewels5525]

Just going off the article.  Its his quotes that scare me.

"He goes on to say that religious groups that are OK with it are "not OK, because it's a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be. They're supposed to be within marriage, for purposes that are, yes, conjugal ... but also procreative." "

If hes only talking his personal beliefs than he needs to keep that to himself.  I don't care what he does in his bedroom with his wife.  I don't want him telling me what to do with my husband.  Period.

Quoting AutymsMommy:

I'm not watching a 45 minute video clip and I sincerely doubt those who have posted replies have done so.

With that said, a question to somebody who HAS watched it (I will watch it later tonight): did he say he wants to make this POLICY; or did he state this as his personal beliefs?

[AutymsMommy]

My point exactly. Quotes in the article.

Kind of like articles quoting Romney as saying he didn't care about the poor - without mentioning that he ACTUALLY said he didn't care so much about the very rich or very poor, because both had safety nets; problems with those safety nets would be addressed, but his concern was with the middle class who had no safety net.

Biased articles suck - and quotes taken out of context suck even more.

ETA: I'm not Republican and have no intention of voting for Santorum. The interview appeared to be ASKING about his personal feelings on things such as leaving his family to campaign - so why should he "keep his personal beliefs to himself"?

Quoting jewels5525:

Just going off the article.  Its his quotes that scare me.

"He goes on to say that religious groups that are OK with it are "not OK, because it's a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be. They're supposed to be within marriage, for purposes that are, yes, conjugal ... but also procreative." "

If hes only talking his personal beliefs than he needs to keep that to himself.  I don't care what he does in his bedroom with his wife.  I don't want him telling me what to do with my husband.  Period.

Quoting AutymsMommy:

I'm not watching a 45 minute video clip and I sincerely doubt those who have posted replies have done so.

With that said, a question to somebody who HAS watched it (I will watch it later tonight): did he say he wants to make this POLICY; or did he state this as his personal beliefs?

[katy_kay08]

And people wonder why people think this new breed of Republicans are whackadoos. It's time for them to step out of their bubble and realize that the fringe candidates will need more than their batshit crazy base to win in November.