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School Cancels Santorum Speech Over Marriage Views

The new “tolerance” — simply blocking pro-marriage figures from sharing their views on any topic: A Michigan high school canceled a speech by former Sen. Rick Santorum after teachers became outraged over his opposition to gay marriage and threatened to stage protests and a possible work stoppage. Santorum had been invited to deliver a upcoming […]

Santorum: Supreme Court Won't Make Same Mistake Twice

The Des Moines Register: A “chastened” U.S. Supreme Court won’t make the mistake of granting same-sex marriage rights, former presidential candidate Rick Santorum predicted in an interview today. “I think you’ll see, hopefully, a chastened Supreme Court is not going to make the same mistake in the (current) cases as they did in Roe v. […]

Santorum: Stand Up for Marriage and Families this November

Rick Santorum writes that “wedded bliss helps prevent poverty” in the Washington Times: Since the 2008 presidential campaign, when then-Sen. Barack Obama told the Rev. Rick Warren that he supported traditional marriage defined as the union of “one man and one woman,” the president’s position on this topic has “evolved,” and now, of course, has […]

Conservative Stars Santorum and Jindal to Join Effort to Oust Pro-SSM Iowa Supreme Court Justice

The Sioux City Journal: Conservative activists campaigning to defeat Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins in Iowa’s Nov. 6 judicial retention vote are enlisting the help of some big-name Republicans. Leaders of Iowans for Freedom, a project of the Pleasant Hill-based Family Leader organization, announced Tuesday that former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum — who won […]

Rick Santorum to Campaign for Marriage in Washington State

SeattlePI: Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, an outspoken, longstanding critic of gay rights, will appear in Bellevue and Spokane this fall, as ballots that include a same-sex marriage referendum get mailed to Washington voters. Santorum is slated to speak at events Oct. 9 and 10 sponsored by the Family Policy Institute of Washington, which […]

Video: Rick Santorum on the "Absolute Intolerance" Against Chick-fil-A by the Left

The Blaze: Calls for the boycott of Chick-fil-A following its CEO’s comments in support of traditional marriage is little more than a witch hunt, former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told CNBC on Thursday. “You just keep seeing this more and more, which is the absolute intolerance of the left in America. There can be no […]

Rick Santorum Responds to Obama: "I Will Continue to Fight the Cultural Elites"

Rick Santorum responds, via CNN: Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum: “The announcement today by President Obama should come as no surprise to the American public. President Obama has consistently fought against protecting the institution of marriage from radical social engineering at both the state and federal level. The President recently opposed the North Carolina […]

Poll: Republicans Trust Rick Santorum Most, Ron Paul Least, on Marriage

The results of a new Washington Post-ABC News national poll of 1,003 adults (March 7-10). They asked this question of adults who self-identified as leaning Republican: “Regardless of who you may support, which of the Republican candidates do you trust most to handle Social issues, such as abortion and gay marriage?” Rick Santorum: 31% Mitt […]

Santorum Stands Up for Marriage and to Occupy Protestors in Tacoma, WA

Local KIRO-7 and National MSNBC report on how Rick Santorum handled a few occupy protestors at his rally in Tacoma, Washington. He says over the shouts of the protestors: “What these [occupiers] represent is true intolerance.” Speaking about the 9th Circuit Decision on Prop 8, Santorum said: “What [the 9th Circuit] said was that anybody […]

Santorum in WA: Gay Marriage Signing "Not Last Word"

SeattlePI: Rick Santorum said Monday that Washington state’s approval of gay marriage is “not the final word,” as the Republican presidential hopeful rallied opponents who are exploring a referendum to block the law. Santorum’s visit to the state capital came within an hour of Gov. Chris Gregoire signing the same-sex marriage bill into law. Before […]

New PPP Poll: Santorum Leads Romney in Michigan 39%-24%

Michigan and Arizona are the next states to hold Republican primaries. PPP conducted polling in Michigan today (full results here): Rick Santorum’s taken a large lead in Michigan’s upcoming Republican primary. He’s at 39% to 24% for Mitt Romney, 12% for Ron Paul, and 11% for Newt Gingrich. Santorum’s rise is attributable to two major […]

PPP National Poll: Santorum 38%, Romney 23%, Gingrich 17%

Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling on Santorum surging into the lead nationally (full results here): Riding a wave of momentum from his trio of victories on Tuesday Rick Santorum has opened up a wide lead in PPP’s newest national poll. He’s at 38% to 23% for Mitt Romney, 17% for Newt Gingrich, and 13% for Ron […]

Rick Santorum: Prop. 8 Ruling Hurts "Foundation of Our Society"

From Rick Santorum’s campaign website: Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum made the following statement in response to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling on Proposition 8 – the 2008 ballot initiative codifying the traditional definition of marriage as one-man and one-woman. Rick Santorum said: “Today’s decision by the 9th Circuit is another in […]

Santorum, Romney and Gingrich Slam 9th Circuit Decision

The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire blog: Both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney denounced today’s ruling by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco striking down California’s Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage. Mr. Gingrich tweeted, “Court of Appeals overturning CA’s Prop 8 another example of an out of control judiciary. Let’s […]

NOM Congratulates Rick Santorum on Extraordinary Victories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2012 CONTACT: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) Former Pennsylvania Senator wins in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri; has signed NOM’s Marriage Pledge WASHINGTON, D.C. – Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), today congratulated former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum on his extraordinary victories in Colorado, Minnesota […]