Santorum's Crying Children: REAL Parents Would've Left the Kiddies Home

[No Exit]

I grew up in a family with parents who were never divorced, and who were devoted to each other for the whole 39 years they were married (till one of them died.)

My parents were (cringe!) conservative. But they were honest, and they knew how a family should act. I was lucky enough that I had a rock-solid family to fall back on.

"Daddy's job" was something that we children were not primarily concerned with. Yes, obviously we knew what dad did, but the parents DID NOT CONCERN THEIR CHILDREN WITH DAD'S JOB BECAUSE IT IS NOT CHILDREN'S PLACE TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ADULT MATTERS.

Whatever setbacks he may have had, they were never discussed in detail with us kiddies. My parents would've considered it unseemly and also--bad for their kids.

My numerous aunts and uncles--also successful families, although more politically liberal than my parents--would act the very same way. "Daddy's job" was NOT a subject matter in which the kids should be heavily involved. It is better for kids to simply be told to do the best they could in school, and to worry primarily about... being a decent kid.

I can only conclude that Santorum and his wife are a pretty sleazy example of a family which does not do a good job raising their children. And the kids will suffer for this. This is the opposite of "Family Values".

So it appears that Santorum is not only a failure as a senator, but also a failure as a father. JMO.

But then, we knew that already...

[HockeyMom]

1. Normal Parents don't bring home dead fetuses

That sums it all up about them.

[Javaman]

2. no more free rides. LOLOLOLOL nt

[blondeatlast]

3. Right--no Democrat has ever brought their kids up on stage for a concession speech.

:sarcasm:

I've been voting for damn near 30 years and been at many ED parties.

They ALL do it, and it's unbecoming of all of them.

[Madrone]

4. BULLSHIT.

My father ran for office 3x when I was a child - I worked my ass off for him and I believed in him. He lost all 3 elections. I stayed up all night each election night eagerly watching the results on tv. I would have been happy no where ELSE!

I didn't SUFFER as a result of being involved in my father's campaigns - I was better educated as a child than most adults are regarding current events and who was running our country. I became a civic minded person interested in our government and it's process.

My father was not a failure, nor was he sleazy - and anyone here that thinks otherwise can go fuck... well... Rick Santorum!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. Yup.

Or would at least be comforting them.

[we can do it]

6. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[AtomicKitten]

7. It punctuates the drama.

3 out of 3 crying --- HIGH SCORE!!!!

[kevinmc]

8. They'll have to move to that weed infested house in PA ..... n/t

[dropkickpa]

15. Yeah, 8 people in a 3BR house

I love how he was always saying "That's our primary residence". Meanwhile, he sold his McMansion in Mt. Lebanon (wealthy suburb with high taxes as opposed to Penn Hills, which is pretty much opposite) when they moved to VA and bought that shack in PH to maintain his residency. See below for Allegheny county Assessment

Municipal Code: 934 PENN HILLS

Parcel ID: 0367-G-00075-0000-00 School District: Penn Hills Twp
Neighborhood Code: 93428

Owner Name: SANTORUM RICHARD J & KAREN GARVER SANTORUM (W)
Property Location: 111 STEPHENS LN
VERONA, PA 15147

Tax Code: Taxable Sale Date: 11/24/1997
Owner code: Regular Sale Price: $87,800
State Code: Residential Deed Book: 10083
Use Code: Single Family Deed Page: 618
Homestead: No Abatement: No
Farmstead: No Lot Area (SQFT): 18,447

2005 Market Value: $106,000

Municipal Code: 934 PENN HILLS

Parcel ID: 0367-G-00075-0000-00

Owner Name: SANTORUM RICHARD J & KAREN GARVER SANTORUM (W)
Property Location: 111 STEPHENS LN
VERONA , PA 15147

Use Code: Single Family Total Rooms: 7
Style: Old Style Bedrooms: 3
Stories: 1.5 Full Bathrooms: 2
Year Built: 1930 Half Bathrooms: 0
Exterior Finish: Frame Heating: Central Heat
Roof: Shingle Cooling: Central Air
Basement: Full Basement Fireplace(s): Masonry
Grade: C+ Garage: 1
Condition: Average Finished Living Area: 2071 Square Foot

[TheDonkey]

9. at least he bused them into PA from their VA home

pfft

[The Jacobin]

10. No politician (repug or dem) is a real parent.

We all use any advantage we can, and family is one. There is lots to kick that ass about, but not this.

[leesa]

11. Pure stage props. That kid kept getting distracted from his crocodile tears.

[Maraya1969]

12. We're starting to sounds like Freepers now. I felt sorry for the kids

We have to retain our dignity here.

[jefferson_dem]

13. Not cool! I'll bash sen. sans-scrotum up and down...till the cows come home.

But i feel for his kids and i appreciated the fact that they were there with him on this night.

Damn, try to stay on topic please.

[SouthernBelle82]

14. Same here

My dad is a republican and conservative and my mother is now with nobody (thanks George!) and whenever they worked (my dad still does) they never talked about their jobs like that but than again my mother only worked when I was older in high school. But my dad has never talked about his job with us either except when I asked my question's and he answered.

[Divine Discontent]

16. they seem like a nutty cult family

but really, kids crying isn't funny now that I think about it. freeperville ain't gonna use this thread against us, sorry.