Rick Santorum Endorsed by Fundamentalist Birther Vander Plaats

The religious right’s choice for King

WingnutsDecember 2011 • Views: 18,568

How can you tell which GOP candidate is the most fanatical fundamentalist, in a pack of fanatical fundamentalists?

He’s the one who gets the coveted endorsement of Birther Bob Vander Plaats of the Iowa “Family” Leader: Rick Santorum wins support of influential Iowa evangelical.

Influential Iowa conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats Tuesday endorsed fellow social conservative Rick Santorum for president, saying, “I believe Rick Santorum comes from us, not to us.”

Vander Plaats made the announcement immediately after the Christian conservative organization group he heads, The Family Leader, said it would be staying neutral in the race. Fellow activist Chuck Hurley joined Vander Plaats is offering his personal backing of Santorum immediately after the announcement.

Curious, isn’t it, that the mainstream media completely miss Vander Plaats’s belief in a racist conspiracy theory? He gets quoted instead as an “influential evangelical.”

This is one reason the political process has become so debased; the media are not doing their jobs. They put everyone on the same level of credibility, and lunatic Birthers are presented as authoritative sources, with no context. They shy away from making any kind of value judgments, even of people who are obviously not playing with a full deck.

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55 comments

Obdicut Tue, Dec 20, 2011 9:46:26am

This is one reason the political process has become so debased; the media are not doing their jobs. They put everyone on the same level of credibility, and lunatic Birthers are presented as authoritative sources, with no context. They shy away from making any kind of value judgments, even of people who are obviously not playing with a full deck.

Absolutely. And when they're not doing that, they're pretending that the extremist views are actually 'brave' by virtue of being extremist-- like the tongue-bath the media gave Paul Ryan for his evil, stupid, incoherent, and fantasy-land budget.

Vicious Michigan Union Thug Tue, Dec 20, 2011 9:48:47am

re: #1 Obdicut

Absolutely. And when they're not doing that, they're pretending that the extremist views are actually 'brave' by virtue of being extremist-- like the tongue-bath the media gave Paul Ryan for his evil, stupid, incoherent, and fantasy-land budget.

Oh, and, then they claim people are "afraid" of them.

allegro Tue, Dec 20, 2011 9:50:37am

re: #2 Alouette

Oh, and, then they claim people are "afraid" of them.

Well, that one is true. They truly scare the crap outa me. Kinda like rabid feral dogs do.

Vicious Michigan Union Thug Tue, Dec 20, 2011 9:56:11am

re: #3 allegro

Well, that one is true. They truly scare the crap outa me. Kinda like rabid feral dogs do.

Maybe I should expand: they like to claim that people are "afraid" of them because they are "Troof Tellers"

wrenchwench Tue, Dec 20, 2011 9:59:23am

This is one reason the political process has become so debased; the media are not doing their jobs. They put everyone on the same level of credibility, and lunatic Birthers are presented as authoritative sources, with no context. They shy away from making any kind of value judgments, even of people who are obviously not playing with a full deck.

My thoughts exactly, except you left out all the swear words.

Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:07:19am

The GOP still thinks its needs the support of these people to win.

Problem is, they have become rather demanding and really want to put these issues to the forefront instead of having the "family values" things a little in-party sideshow.

dragonfire1981 Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:07:24am

I wonder if after Gingrich goes down in flames if Santorum will become the next flavor of the month?

Altermite Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:08:33am

re: #7 dragonfire1981

I wonder if after Gingrich goes down in flames if Santorum will become the next flavor of the month?

Paul. Gingrich is already imploding. Santorum is probably next- he'll be the only not-mormon left after paul collapses.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:12:12am

Santorum is the whiniest and most steretypical of the social conservatives, but he also doesn't stand a chance. I'd be more worried if this guy had tapped Perry or Bachmann, that it would make a real difference.

The influence of people like this annoys me. I'm still pissed off that McCain and Obama humbly met up at Saddleback to be vetted by Rick Goddamn Warren.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:13:03am

re: #8 Altermite

Paul. Gingrich is already imploding. Santorum is probably next- he'll be the only not-mormon left after paul collapses.

I honestly don't know how much traction Santorum can build. God knows, I don't want to find out, either, but he seems like a hard sell for them.

Interesting Times Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:20:09am

re: #10 SanFranciscoZionist

I honestly don't know how much traction Santorum can build.

Santorum actually sounds like the sort of thing that would impair traction.

_{/somebody had to say it...}

makeitstop Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:22:14am

re: #10 SanFranciscoZionist

I honestly don't know how much traction Santorum can build. God knows, I don't want to find out, either, but he seems like a hard sell for them.

Even though he's worked in Washington, his resume is paper-thin. Just like Bachmann, he's been to Washington, lived there, worked there, but never really did anything.

Among a pack of goony wanna-bes, he's an also-ran - which makes him an automatic has-been.

Killgore Trout Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:23:40am

There is much outrage today over Politifact's Lie of the Year 2011

JeffM70 Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:24:13am

The media with its lazy he said-she said journalism and false equivalencies has been cowed by the right-wing noise machine. No hint at all that this guy has fringe views. To the uninformed this looks to be a perfectly legitimate endorsement.

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:25:01am

Rick Santorum Endorsed by Fundamentalist Birther Vander Plaats

Proving the total insignificance of both of them.

wilburs Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:25:09am

Chuck Hurley: "Santorum meets and exceeds biblical expectations"

I'm rolling on the floor.

Charles Johnson Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:25:49am

re: #13 Killgore Trout

There is much outrage today over Politifact's Lie of the Year 2011

It's a ridiculously bad choice, in a year with so many outrageously blatant right wing lies. I was really disappointed to see this. Politifact has fallen under the spell of the Magical Balance Fairy.

JeffM70 Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:27:12am

re: #13 Killgore Trout

As there should be given that most of the other candidates for Lie of the Year are unambiguously false.

Olsonist Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:27:16am

re: #14 JeffM70

The media with its lazy he said-she said journalism and false equivalencies has been cowed by the right-wing noise machine. No hint at all that this guy has fringe views. To the uninformed this looks to be a perfectly legitimate endorsement.

The media is the right wing noise machine. This story was on CBS News.

Vicious Michigan Union Thug Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:27:29am

The Santorum "dead baby" thing just creeps me out every time I remember it.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:27:39am

re: #12 makeitstop

Even though he's worked in Washington, his resume is paper-thin. Just like Bachmann, he's been to Washington, lived there, worked there, but never really did anything.

Among a pack of goony wanna-bes, he's an also-ran - which makes him an automatic has-been.

He also--I don't exactly know how to say this, but while he has the so-con patter, it tends to the introspective and the whiny. Perry yells, "We can't even have prayer in school!" Santorum whines softly, "I feel like our families are under attack." Santorum talks like a Perry voter, not a Perry rival.

There's also something slightly feminine about his manner and presentation, which I think doesn't translate well to voters.

It's a shame he's such a nutjob, because he is, I think, smarter and better-informed than many of them, he just chooses to waste it all on protecting his right to be a heterosexual male from the ACLU and Planned Parenthood.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:28:29am

re: #13 Killgore Trout

There is much outrage today over Politifact's Lie of the Year 2011

Let the yelling commence.

You have to admit, it's not as much fun as death panels.

Vicious Michigan Union Thug Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:28:45am

re: #13 Killgore Trout

There is much outrage today over Politifact's Lie of the Year 2011

Politifact FAIL: "Lie of the Year" was totally true.

Interesting Times Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:30:57am

re: #17 Charles

It's a ridiculously bad choice, in a year with so many outrageously blatant right wing lies. I was really disappointed to see this. Politifact has fallen under the spell of the Magical Balance Fairy.

Even quotes from their own write-up (paged here by RWC) belie their argument:

They used harsh terms such as “end” and “kill” when the program would still exist, although in a privatized system.

Durr hurr, if we turn public fire protection into a fee-for-service system, it technically still exists!

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:31:21am

Perry responds to imaginary friend

Last night, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has been working vigorously to court Religious Right activists, appeared on a conference call with Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition where he spent most of the time discussing his accomplishments in Texas and his committed opposition to abortion rights and gay rights. He quoted Ezekiel 22:30 to call on Americans to “stand in the gap” by fighting “for the unborn and for the traditional values” and against “the secular left.” Perry also claimed that God is commissioning leaders to “get our country back,” and cited Isaiah 6:8: ““Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’”

Killgore Trout Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:32:09am

re: #22 SanFranciscoZionist

Let the yelling commence.

You have to admit, it's not as much fun as death panels.

Not nearly as bad a death panels. I'm trying to think of what better candidates might be for this year's award but I'm drawing a blank right now.

iossarian Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:32:26am

re: #23 Alouette

Politifact FAIL: "Lie of the Year" was totally true.

But... but... we have to find some example, no matter how contrived, of Democrats appearing to say something that might, under some circumstances, be perceived as not entirely true!

Otherwise we'll just have to go back to another run-of-the-mill "Republicans lie through their teeth" story. BO-RING.

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:33:01am

re: #26 Killgore Trout

Not nearly as bad a death panels. I'm trying to think of what better candidates might be for this year's award but I'm drawing a blank right now.

"Thats not my dick" - Anthony Weiner.

iossarian Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:33:41am

re: #26 Killgore Trout

Not nearly as bad a death panels. I'm trying to think of what better candidates might be for this year's award but I'm drawing a blank right now.

"97% of what Planned Parenthood does is abortions."

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:33:48am

Don Wildmon, Founder of American Family Association, Endorses Gingrich

Killgore Trout Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:33:52am

re: #28 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

"Thats not my dick" - Anthony Weiner.

Winnar!

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:34:07am

re: #29 iossarian

"97% of what Planned Parenthood does is abortions."

Thats a good one too.

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:35:31am

re: #30 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Don Wildmon, Founder of American Family Association, Endorses Gingrich

Splitting the 'family' vote, I see.

Has Bryan Fischer come out for anyone?

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:35:41am

BREAKING: House Republicans Walk Away From Bipartisan Compromise on Payroll Tax Cut, Jobless Benefits

Moments ago, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 229-193 to walk away from a bipartisan compromise that would have extended for two months both the payroll tax cut for 160 million working Americans and long-term unemployment benefits for millions of jobless Americans, as well as stopped automatic cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors that are scheduled for Jan. 1, 2012. Seven Republicans joined every Democrat in opposing the motion to abandon the Senate’s compromise plan and instead move to a House-Senate conference committee.

kirkspencer Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:35:59am

These were the 10 "finalists" for the reader's polls:

President Obama "went around the world and apologized for America." -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney

The Obama administration's review of obsolete regulations was "unprecedented." -- President Barack Obama

The vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation. -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann

"Republicans voted to end Medicare." -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and other Democrats

Abortion services are "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does." -- Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.

Because of more restrictive voting laws, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws." -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and head of the Democratic National Committee

Scientists are "questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. … (It is) more and more being put into question."-- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry

Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but "zero on job creation." -- Facebook posts

The economic stimulus created "zero jobs." -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee and other Republicans

"I didn't raise taxes once." -- President Barack Obama

Click her

JeffM70 Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:36:04am

re: #26 Killgore Trout

They have the survey results. The lie they chose didn't even get the most votes. There's Kyl's 90% of what Planned Parenthood does are abortions and the economic stimulus created zero jobs. The stimulus lie was probably the best choice.

Killgore Trout Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:36:13am

Here are the candidates for this year's prize: The year's worst political deceptions, from both sides.

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:36:26am

re: #33 SanFranciscoZionist

Splitting the 'family' vote, I see.

Has Bryan Fischer come out for anyone?

He was a big Cain fan, but I don't know if he's picked a runner up yet.

Vicious Michigan Union Thug Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:37:42am

re: #33 SanFranciscoZionist

Splitting the 'family' vote, I see.

Has Bryan Fischer come out for anyone?

Of the closet?

Killgore Trout Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:37:55am

re: #36 JeffM70

The stimulus lie was probably the best choice.

I think you might be right on that one. It's also politically a very important lie that has been the basis for much of the Gop's agenda.

JeffM70 Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:38:07am

re: #28 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Biggest lie of the year?

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:40:36am

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Calling Me Names Violates My Civil Rights

Keep whining Joe. It will sound even funnier when you're wearing a pink jumpsuit.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:40:38am

re: #41 JeffM70

Biggest lie of the year?

Biggest lie told in the public dialogue.

I am sure some much more entertaining whoppers were told in private homes and bedrooms.

Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:43:58am

More on the AFA's endorsement of Gingrich

Newt Gingrich Secures Endorsement Of Anti-Gay ‘Family’ Group He Helped Fund

One of the cogs in Gingrich’s vast network of business enterprises and front groups, ReAL Action, has provided $125,000 to the AFA’s sister organization, American Family Association Action. The group’s outspoken policy directory Bryan Fischer has “proposed criminalizing homosexual behavior” and has even advocated forcing gays into “reparative” therapy.

When ThinkProgress confronted Gingrich over his association with the group, the former speaker defended Fischer, saying, “You bring a series of allegations that I can’t check about a group that is largely a Christian based membership group, that is fairly widespread in its membership and I suspect most of those people do not in any way think of themselves as a hate group even if that’s how you would characterize them.

JeffM70 Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:45:24am

re: #43 EmmmieG

The size joke probably would have come across better if I had put biggest in quotation marks. Good thing I don't rely on comedy to eat.

Eventual Carrion Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:49:30am

re: #43 EmmmieG

Biggest lie told in the public dialogue.

I am sure some much more entertaining whoppers were told in private homes and bedrooms.

Like Hermie Cain telling his wife, "I didn't even know that woman".

William of Orange Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:49:41am

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(Yeah, old news, but I had to get you attention. :-))

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Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:52:24am

Most used political lie this year:

"Jesus told me to run."

Shiplord Kirel Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:55:27am

re: #48 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Most used political lie this year:

"Jesus told me to run."

Not if they mean Jesus (HAY-SOOS) the illegal gardener or pool guy so many political fatcats seem to employ.

nines09 Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:57:13am

“I believe Rick Santorum comes from us, not to us.”
So....They changed their last names from Dolt?

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Kragar Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:58:33am

re: #50 nines09

“I believe Rick Santorum comes from us, not to us.”
So...They changed their last names from Dolt?

So they're responsible for the frothy fecal matter?

SanFranciscoZionist Tue, Dec 20, 2011 11:06:47am

re: #49 Shiplord Kirel

Not if they mean Jesus (HAY-SOOS) the illegal gardener or pool guy so many political fatcats seem to employ.

"Huh? Sure, run if you want. Just pay me the four hundred you owe us for moving the bushes before you start."

--Endorsement from Jesus

lawhawk Tue, Dec 20, 2011 11:11:09am

re: #49 Shiplord Kirel

Not if they mean Jesus (HAY-SOOS) the illegal gardener or pool guy so many political fatcats seem to employ.

No, you've got it wrong. They keep saying Hey, Zeus! /now say it in Samuel L. Jackson's voice (like the Guns of the MFin Navarone!)

Achilles Tang Tue, Dec 20, 2011 11:31:10am

re: #17 Charles

Politifact has fallen under the spell of the Magical Balance Fairy.

My thought exactly, and it was a frigging front page in the St. Pete Times, and qualified by the comment that it could have been found "true" if only elaborated by a few simple (self evident) statements.

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