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The Spectacle Blog
Stark differences may have divided Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum during the acrimonious GOP primary campaign, but last week the ex-governor and former senator came together to celebrate a title they both share: Dad.
Near the end of the three-day Faith and Freedom Conference on Saturday, with Father’s Day on the horizon, the pair addressed attendees gathered from across the country about the importance of family.
Romney was introduced by his son Josh, who told the crowd that “my Dad is my hero” to thunderous applause. Still on the campaign trail, Romney addressed his supporters, many of whom held “Believe in America” signs, via video, asking them to “reconsider the anchors which keep America strong and safe in times of turbulence.”. Evoking Santorum’s social conservatism, Romney spoke strongly for fathers as “the anchor of family.”
“I appreciate the sacrifice of my Mom and Dad. I am warmed and touched by the efforts of my sons,” Romney said. “I love all the members of the family.”
Speaking after the presumptive GOP nominee, Santorum told the crowd that “Governor Romney is right on.”
“His message is sound — it’s solid.” he said. “I’m seeing him stand by the convictions he had during the primaries.”
In typical Santorum fashion, the former Senator of Pennsylvania focused his speech on social issues, particularly denouncing the current cultural climate.
“We don’t value families in our culture; we promote a sexual lifestyle, disconnected as a family, rejection of traditional values, and then we wonder why families don’t get together,” he lamented. “We wonder why Mom and Dad don’t get married or stay married.”
At the same time, Santorum pointed out that “we will never have limited government with the family continuing to disintegrate,” and that “one of the reasons government is so big is because it’s picking up the pieces of broken homes or homes that have not formed.”
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Nessus| 6.18.12 @ 2:57PM
Vivien, why the snark when referring to Santorum? Is that professional?
BTW, Santorum is basically correct when he says that limited government is impossible without whole, intact families with a father and a mother and that many of our social problems are the direct result of young people growing up without whole, intact families.
Ain't the truth sometimes a bitter pill to swallow?
RJ| 6.18.12 @ 5:00PM
As a limited government conservative, I agree with you and Santorum that individual liberty and limited government requires a responsible, self-reliant society. America has declined as the American family has broken-up, and I don't think we have felt all of its effects yet. The increase in dependency and irresponsible conduct dooms us to an unfree, dictatorial state.
Occam's Tool| 6.18.12 @ 3:40PM
The disintegration of fatherhood is responsible for many, many murders of Black children and Native children. Romney and Santorum are dead on.
C Bowen | 6.18.12 @ 4:24PM
There were "stark" differences between Romney and Santorum?
This type of post may get a dollar over at Human Events, but the AmSpec blog was suppose to be a little better then a story about Romney and Santorum celebrating Father's Day Weekend together.
Oldefarte| 6.18.12 @ 8:42PM
To slightly disagree with Santorum's words, government can never take the place of having both parents. The source of the problem is the allowance of our culture to denegrate into today's cesspool. The capable ones among us have simply allowed this to happen, allowed Hollywood's influence to brainwash/propagandize our children and oursleves with their subliminal messaging within their movies and TV programming. The liberal/progressives of the left [and within the Democratic Party] are constantly infiltrating and seeking to direct their message at the vernerable, and the rest of us have stood by while same was happening and not put a stop to it. Is everyone so blind to Hollywood's images of sex and violence within their products that they cannot determine the extent of same? My growing up in the fiftys and sixtys did not witness this happening culture manipulation. When did parents stop attending church and taking interest in their childrens' moral upbringing? If we are to reverse this situation, it must begin at the bottom of the totum pole, not by dictation from on top. The Santorums of the world can preach endlessly but the only solution must come from the individuals and parents instituting a change within their own atmospheres, and collectively same flowing from bottom to the top [nation as a whole]!!!!!!!!