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Cali_Democrat

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Sun Mar 18, 2012, 12:45 PM Mar 2012

Ayatollah Santorum: Obama Admin ‘Putting Children At Risk’ By Not Prosecuting Pornographers

Santorum Doubles Down: Obama Admin ‘Putting Children At Risk’ By Not Prosecuting Pornographers
by Josh Feldman | 12:12 pm, March 18th, 2012


Because this election is in no way about the economy, we’ve been spending a lot of time discussing and debating abortion, contraception, and other big social issues. But now one of Rick Santorum‘s more controversial policy positions is making its way to the forefront of national conversation: his pledge to crack down on pornography. On CNN’s State of the Union earlier today, Candy Crowley brought up Santorum’s charge that President Obama and the Department of Justice are not enforcing the law when it comes to illegal pornography.

Crowley read Santorum’s comment that the Obama administration “seems to favor pornographers over children and families,” and asked Santorum if he honestly believed that’s where the president’s priorities are at. Santorum said that “the proof is in the prosecution” and argued that pornographers were more heavily prosecuted than under Obama.

“My conclusion is that they have not put a priority on prosecuting these cases, and in doing so, they are exposing children to a tremendous amount of harm. And that, to me, says that they’re putting the unenforcement of this law… and they’re putting children at risk as a result of that.”


Interestingly enough, some people in the porn industry have actually responded to Santorum’s comments. Steven Hirsch, the founder of Vivid Entertainment, said that “it doesn’t work” when government tries to “legislate morality.” Porn star Joanna Angel said Santorum’s comments were “infuriating,” while Ryan Keely suspected that Santorum is just trying to “excite his conservative base” and the porn industry will not be “shut down.”

Video @ link: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/santorum-doubles-down-obama-admin-putting-children-at-risk-by-not-prosecuting-pornographers/
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Ayatollah Santorum: Obama Admin ‘Putting Children At Risk’ By Not Prosecuting Pornographers (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 OP
He's putting a hell of a lot more children and adults at risk by not prosecuting ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2012 #1
+10000 woo me with science Mar 2012 #2
every day, i drive by the gas station and think 'gawddamn you, pron industry' frylock Mar 2012 #3

ProfessionalLeftist

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1. He's putting a hell of a lot more children and adults at risk by not prosecuting
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 01:08 PM
Mar 2012

Wall St. and the bu$h administration

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