Santorum Speech Focuses on Islamic Jihadist Threat

Rick Santorum, former Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, told College Republicans the University was unique in standing up against the decay that is in America’s culture at a speech on Wednesday night.

“One of the things that we suffer from here in this country and the reason they suffer from in Europe is a complete lack of understanding of history,” Santorum said. “We don’t know who we are anymore.” Santorum, a current a Senior Fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a contributor to Fox News, spoke to about 100 College Republicans in a Pryzbyla Center Great Room.

Santorum, 50, whose father has a graduate degree from the University, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1991 and was re-elected in 1993, where he represented Pennsylvania’s 18 Congressional District. In 1994, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Being re-elected in 2000, Santorum sought a third term in 2006 but was defeated by current U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA).

“Our enemies see that we are a culture not capable of defeat,” he continued. “They see the United States, the leader of the West as the principle impediment.”

“They don’t want to live in harmony with us,” he said. “They want to destroy us and they want to subjugate us to their ideology.”

Santorum said the enemy, religiously motivated jihadists, is more vigilant, dangerous, and capable of causing more damage to the world.

“Whether we as Americans will have the resolve to confront it is I believe the most important question of the day,” said Santorum.

“A lot of people aren’t well educated on foreign policy or have a grasp on how complicated everything is,” said Danielle Beck, chairman of the College Republicans. “I think what he had to say was pertinent and he was able to shed a light on it in a way that made sense to us.”

Santorum is a strong social and fiscal conservative, who is often criticized for his views.

“He’s not a regular politician. He has a different view on everything. He’s not into political correctness,” said freshman politics major Colin Colburn.

The Washington Peace Center posted on their website the time and location of the event, encouraging others to stand up on their seats and turn their backs to him, fifteen minutes into the speech. Although no one did this, a protestor yelled ‘fascist’ into the room. Chairman of the College Democrats, Joe St. George, was present and asked the former Senator about his views on the current financial crisis.

Despite the interruption by protestors, Beck was thrilled with the number of people who came to listen, even those with conflicting views.

In 2005, Santorum wrote a book, entitled It Takes a Family. The book is about the necessity of the family structure and how liberal social policies have destroyed it. He argues that government should take a proactive role in promoting strong families.

“I thought it [the speech] was really inspiring and my favorite part was when he was sitting down with us privately and he was telling us about his family bracelet,” said Beck. “I think that’s a really important message.”

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