January 11, 2012
As Santorum continues to move throughout this election, he continues to divulge his extremely conservative views on social issues concerning this country. Repeatedly Santorum has supposed anti-gay, anti-divorce, and anti-abortion positions. Under no circumstance does Santorum move away from these views. However, a recent article in the Italian magazine, Oggi, has introduced an aspect of Santorum's life that contradicts these views. Maria Malacarne Santorum, wife of Santorum's cousin, discusses the clan of Santorum's family in Italy, who happen to be "red communists".
This article discussing Santorum's family went viral across Facebook and the entire internet. Despite the interesting content of this article, I think the response to this article exposes a significant factor in American society. Although it is important to know about a candidate's background, I think that the fact that so many people are fussing about Santorum's cousins says something about our society. As a population of voters, we focus too much about circumstance, and not enough on the actual potential of a candidate to lead our country. Instead of worrying about what Santorum's family believes in another country, or what Obama's mentor believed (which became a widespread issue in the 2008 election), we should be addressing what qualities and traits we need in our president to take us out of our financial crisis, and lead America back to the superpower position we have held on this planet for so long now.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/11/rick-santorum-s-italian-family-speaks-out.html
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