The Dumbing Down By Saintorum Continues

Another day, another opportunity for the GOP wannabe, who stands ZERO chance of snagging the nom, to run his ignorant mouth.

Taking a break from his favorite topics - gay sex, and rape as a gift from God - Saint Rick turned his attention to higher education.

It's apparently bad for you.  Like eating rancid meat.  Or playing with knives.

Higher education will hurt this country - or at least Ricky's imagined version of our theocratic, God sanctioned, founded-by-fathers-perpetually-on-their-knees country.

College is a dangerous place because that's where kids get "indoctrinated."

Yes, there's another scary right wing word from their Word O' The Day toilet paper roll.  The same roll that brought you "socialism," "Marxist," and "death panels."

Of course this all spring boards off President Obama's desire to see every child have the opportunity to go to college.  And we all know by now that if Obama says it, it's baaaaaaaaad.

According to Rick, "It's no wonder President Obama wants every kid to go to college, the indoctrination that occurs in American universities is one of the keys to the left holding and maintaining power in America. And it is indoctrination."

I see.  As opposed to the samethink that is endorsed and taught in a religious university?

He continued, "Because you know 62 percent of children who enter college with a faith conviction leave without it."

Gee, Rick - let's see - an 18 year old leaves home, goes out into the world, begins to rub up against new ideas, people of different cultures, those with open minds, actual WORLD views - and then he/she begins to notice that, contrary to what they have been INDOCTRINATED BY THEIR RELIGIONS to believe their whole lives, these people are not Satanic, bad, or evil.  Go figure that some of them begin to call bullshit on the fear they have been raised with.

I have two daughters at two universities.  They entered with open minds, they will exit with better educated open minds. 

I find it laughable that the right has chosen to use higher education as a dog whistle for their base - calling it elitist, dangerous.  Especially Santorum who happens to hold THREE, count 'em, THREE degrees - a BA, an MBA, and a JD.  From these secular, unholy indoctrination centers, no less. 

Hypocrite much, Rick?

You didn't seem to lose your religion, if anything, your mind is about as closed and filled with religious dogma as they come.

Higher education is NOT bad.  Increasingly out of reach for many Americans?  Absolutely.  Rudy and I know firsthand the costs and sacrifices which must be made to help a child pursue a degree. But we also have the desire to see our daughters be able to compete on the world job stage.

And as for indoctrinating?  Well, I guess he and I are guilty of that.  We have spent their lives indoctrinating them to believe in growth, thought, a love for learning, to not fear the unknown, to embrace differences, to try new things, to explore avenues of interest, to chase their dreams.

You know, all those bad things that get in the way of people like Rick being able to shove their religious shit down a person's throat.

Comments

[Theresa from Virginia]

I try to be tolerant of other views and opinions, but Rick Santorum is a first class nut job - obviously we need a mental health evaluation for ALL of our elected officials (prior to running for office of course)!

[LB from Ohio]

Wow! He is getting scarier than Sarah Palin.

[Katy]

didn't watch, but please tell me, did he make these remarks last night at the debate held at a college campus?? IRONY anyone??

[Linda Sharp to Katy]

No, these verbal gems were at a different function he attended.

[lizzieb]

They don't call him Rick Sanitorium for nothing.

[Nikki]

This guy makes Sarah Palin look like a well-balanced individual. He is even making Newt look like a sensible, reasonably guy. He gets votes from people who would really love to turn this country back to the 1950s -- forgetting that the 50s were not so great for minorities, women, disabled people, gays, etc. Fortunately he hasn't got a chance in hell of getting this nomination.

BTW, were there THIS many debates during primary season the last go round? Because it seems like they have had about 3000 already and it is just a one part primary season...

[Chicky (Kathy)]

Dooooooosh - that's the sound of a). Sanitorium flushing his political career down the toilet and b). The sound I make every time I hear this loser's name.

[Thomas J.]

Rick Santorum cancelled his political rally in Pensacola, FL (my neck o' the woods) yesterday because we were under a tornado watch. I giggled like an idiot at the Facebook comments about the potential tornado "spreading santorum all over Pensacola." Fortunately, I was spared his drivel...as were the 15 or so people that I'm sure would have showed up at his rally.

[Kathy (Chicky)]

I just got a contriubution request from his party in my inbox - luckily there was a place to send Rick a "personal message". I told him that I wouldn't vote for him even if the only alternatives were Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman, and that he was the biggest piece of shit excuse for a human being that was ever put on this planet. I finished with, the wish that he be brutally raped and sodomized for his stupid views on rape. Felt good!