Santorum: ‘Science Should Get Out Of Politics’

[MarkCharles]

Rick Santorum is known for his insistence that religion has an important place in political life — and also for criticizing various examples of scientific consensus such as evolution, global warming, stem-cell research, human sexuality, and other matters. But in his latest pronouncement, he might have just outdone himself.

The Des Moines Register reports from a Santorum campaign stop at the University of Northern Iowa, where he talked about education:
Discussing controversial classroom subjects such as evolution and global warming, Santorum said he has suggested that “science should get out of politics” and he is opposed to teaching that provides a “politically correct perspective.”


http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/santorum-science-should-get-out-of-politics.php

This is what can happen to a deeply religious light weight mind with a tremendous ego.

[GodlessBiker]

1. He has it ass backwards, as usual.

[duhneece]

2. No kidding

The obvious bassackwardness of what he's saying is breathtaking.

[appleannie1]

3. IMO Santorum should get out of politics, not science.

[Lugnut]

17. Bingo!

He's useless.

[CTyankee]

4. It is truly scary when you realize that he is trying to impress the RW base with

this kind of garbage. I think this guy imagines himself next in line after Newt crashes and there'll be nowhere else for the base to turn but to him.

[Control-Z]

12. Is there anyone else

left in the race who hasn't been the flavor of the week yet? I'd actually forgotten about Santorum but it really is his turn now, isn't it? This is fun. I can't wait to see what takes Newt down.

[izquierdista]

5. Finally, a face for the failures of religion.

I wish the choice could be made even more blunt for people: Did you know that your petroleum was found by scientists who believe in evolution? If you want to go to heaven, you had better give up gasoline and learn to get around like the Amish do.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Let's be polite and let religion get out first.

[Goldstein1984]

7. Turning stupid people loose with religion is like

turning a two-year-old loose with a riding lawnmower.

[Sal316]

8. Santorum is a moron of the highest order.

Between breaking up undocumented families, his "food stamps make people fat" statement, and now this... it reeks of desperation of trying to out crazy the rest of them.

[Downtown Hound]

9. Look, science is obviously too hard for him to understand

So naturally, he wants to get rid of it.

[unblock]

10. usually conservatives want to take us back to the 1950s, not the1450s.

[Old and In the Way]

11. He plans to cut the budget by $5TT in 100 days, too.

If the republican base had any self-awareness, they'd be insulted by this moron and his aspirations to lead this country.

[Eddie Haskell]

13. Yes, why bring logic into the equation.

Santorum needs a sanatorium.

[libinnyandia]

14. You know how extremely irrelevant Santorum is: the pastor of a

big church in Siuox City Cary Gordon endorsed him because his followers would not vote for a woman, Michele Bachmann. No to science, no to women in politics. Is Santorum Christian or Taliban?

[libinnyandia]

15. Politics should stay out of science.

[kenfrequed]

16. Science should get...

Of trying to define the solar system as heliocentric. It is gods place to define the solar system as its proper geocentric state damn it!

[tanyev]

18. *except for the 3-5% who can be counted on to support RW ludicrousness

Am I right, Rick?

[NMMNG]

19. Every time he opens his mouth Santorum falls out

:crazy:

[Viva_Daddy]

20. Those who have "faith" have no need for science.