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Santorum: 'We Will Never Have the Smart People on Our Side'

Rick Santorum says a smart people-conservative alliance is a no-go

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by Dain Fitzgerald

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Image: maletphoto.com

Rick Santorum engaged in a bit of class warfare yesterday, pitting those seated at the head of it against those sitting squarely in the back.

"We will never have the elite, smart people on our side," said the conservative Santorum to a crowd at this weekend's Values Voter Summit in DC, "because they believe they should have the power to tell you what to do."

In a statement quickly ridiculed by the very elite Santorum has in mind, the former GOP contender for the presidency proclaimed, "We will never have the media on our side in this country." He emphasized his point about the upper (cognitive) class by including institutions of higher learning as well: "Colleges and universities, they're not going to be on our side."

Ironically, some among the elite Santorum complains of may very well agree with his message. Psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics argued earlier this year that while non-conservatives are indeed smarter, they're also more likely to make decisions at odds with human nature, such as the choice to abuse hard drugs or remain childless.

"Intelligence doesn't allow us to do better what we are designed by evolution to do," said Kanazawa.

Via The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, and The Economist.
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  • Neo_NtheMatrix
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    You must of saw a different video than the one I did. The one I saw showed a man giving much praise to the church and the family. Aren't these two institutions basically responsible for all the intellectuals in the world? obysmal is not going to save this country, he's going to be on the unemployment line in January, where he put 8.3% of the population.
  • anok
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    @Neo_NtheMatrix So you're saying that in order for one to have any intelligence, they must not be orphaned and be extremely religious? I guess nobody told Albert Einstein, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington Carver, Steve Jobs, Noam Chomsky, Sigmund Freud, Carl Sagan, etc.

    By the way, you have assumed that I'm an Obama supporter - correct?
  • Neo_NtheMatrix
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    @anok - If you're not with the obysmal wall street (ows) crowd then why would you so hatefully disparage a patriotic man like Santorum? As far as how you are trying to twist Santorum's words, what he is saying is that real intelligent people have strong Christian moral values and uphold the family. Those that try to destroy the institution of family can't be that smart no matter what they may invent, because they are trying to destroy the very thing that birthed them. Some of us are tired of liberal elitist trying to tell us what is best for us, as if they have a clue. They only end up ruining the very things that were already working.

    I can't wait to pull the lever on Nov. 6th to send obysmal packing!

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    Gilbert
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    "Intelligence doesn't allow us to do better (?) what we are designed by evolution to do," said Kanazawa. Sounds like Darwinism for dummies. And Santorum hasn't finished evolving yet.
  • Denizen_Kate
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    Kanazawa is a bit of a crackpot -- a very intelligent crackpot, but wacky just the same. According to wikipedia "his current employer, the London School of Economics, has prohibited him from publishing in non-peer-reviewed outlets for 12 months."
  • mimi57
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    I know I've had it up to my neck with the "educated elitists". I have a few in my family with umpteen degrees, still going to school, have zero common sense and talk using eight letter words when
    five would suffice...an uncle in Cal, who graduated from a pestigious school and works in maintenance, a sister-in-law I
    cannot stand to be around because she's STILL blabbing about
    her degrees...she sells wine now, I have to drink it just to be around her...my grandmama, called them educated idiots...get
    your education, move along and fugettaboutit !!!
  • ACTSmom
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    Love it, especially the part about your SIL! After some of the stuff that's come out of Georgetown U's professors and 31 year old students, I'm not sure how "smart" they are. Educated, maybe. I agree with your grandmama.
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    Just_Lisa
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    @mimi57 hahaha!! Educated idiots!!!
    Mimi that's just what my dad called them also!! And it's SO true!! A lot of them don't know to get out of the rain! LMBO!
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    tomincali
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    maybe he was talking of those who think they are so smart they know what is best for us.like telling folks what to feed their kids or how big a soda cup can be. even though some of those he could have been talking about got to where they did off handouts from others,not being able to make anything in life on their own.
  • Neo_NtheMatrix
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    I really wish the Republican ticket could have been Santorum/Ryan. We'd be up by 10 points in the poll easily if that was the case. What I love most about Santorum and Ryan is that both of them are uncompromising conservatives. They believe what they believe and they speak the truth, no matter how upset it makes liberals. We need conservatives who are proud and who have backbones and who will not apologize for being conservative.

    Mitt is alright. He'll get my vote because Ryan is on the ticket. However, next time around I hope the GOP listens to the Tea Party crowd and gets someone with passion, fire in the belly, and a true love of conservatism to be our standard bearer.
  • mimi57
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    He wasn't my first choice either. They will, and are using his religion against him and I knew they would. I liked Christi and
    Rubio too.
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    alsarg72
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    I wish it was Santorum/Ryan too. But because they would have absolutely zero chance of winning. When Santorum started spouting his retarded extreme right religious lunacy he took himself out of the running.
  • Denizen_Kate
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    Uncompromising means "not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding." That's the very problem with ultra right wing conservatives. This "my way or the highway" attitude is so counterproductive, it's why nothing gets done in congress. We have to realize that not everyone agrees, we will always have differences of opinion, and that difference doesn't necessarily make us evil, as you seem to believe. Folks with such extreme views as yours, who listen to the religious rhetoric of candidates like Santorum and Ryan and consider it to be the one and only Truth in spite of actual facts, are what I like to refer to as Stubbornly Stupid.
  • Neo_NtheMatrix
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    @Denizen_Kate - Call me stubborn all you want but some things you just don't compromise with. If someone wanted to harm your child, would you be willing to find middle ground with them? I'm sorry for getting personal, children should be left out of this. I hope your children live very happy and productive lives. But this administration is harming our children - by saddling them with debt, stealing their liberty, and putting the safety and security of this nation at risk. Should I compromise with that?

    Again I say, some things you just can't compromise. On some issues you have to issue a steadfast "NO." So I will continue to vote for politicians who want to do right by my children and your children and all children of America. Our next generation does not deserve what obysmal wants to do to them.

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    alsarg72
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    It would be cool to see a break down of the proportions of anti-intellectual conservatives vs intellectual liberals who created the science and technology required for Rick Santorum's video to be streamed via YouTube all over the world, and for us to chat about it on this site.
  • Denizen_Kate
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    300win, really? You really believe that all conservatives are logical, and all liberals are emotional? And excuse me, but logic does indeed require some amount of intellect.

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  • MrGrey
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    Well duh.... No wonder the right seems so darn ignorant and their policies always are so black and white that they might as well admit they never actually learned about the issues at hand to begin with
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    TeresaJ
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    "Intelligence doesn't allow us to do better what we are designed by evolution to do."

    In other words, intelligence doesn't trump natural law. Which leaves us to wonder just how intelligent the self-proclaimed "intelligent" really are.
  • Keyjo
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    How is remaining childless an act against nature? If you are unprepared or unwilling to be a responsible parent, it is indeed an "intelligent" choice.
    The world is overpopulated, anyway. Why give Fascist-Capitalists another sacrificial lamb to slaughter!?
  • Denizen_Kate
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    I agree with you, Keyjo, but the problem with that argument is that it is only the intelligent who seem to make that decision. The unintelligent, meanwhile, keep breeding like bunnies. The human gene pool needs intelligent people to reproduce.
  • Denizen_Kate
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    Perhaps Santorum confuses intelligence with education, a common misconception. I know some very highly educated people who are dumb as posts, and many very intelligent folks who never had the opportunity to attend college, but take great effort, and joy, in reading and learning things for themselves, not just to get a higher paying job. How inane is Santorum, to alienate the very people who just may possibly have the best ideas for fixing some of our problems?
  • anok
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    Exactly. Then again, maybe he wasn't really confusing the two and is actually questioning the intelligence of his own supporters.
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