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Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum to speak in Tucson for Republican Presidential Preference Primary

by on Feb. 18, 2012, under Life, Politics

former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum

Former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (served 1995 to 2007) will speak in Tucson at a free Tucson Tea Party event at the Sabbar Shriner’s Temple on Wednesday February 22. Doors open at 10 a.m. at 450 S. Tucson Blvd., south of Broadway. The event is expected to run till 1:30 p.m.

Santorum is on the ballot for the Arizona Republican Presidential Preference Primary set for Feb. 28. Early voting on that primary began on February 2 and reports are that 20% of registered Republicans have already voted. 23 Republicans are listed on the AZ Secretary of State’s ballot, including former 2008 U.S Presidential candidate/former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who is currently running again in this year’s Republican Presidential nomination run-off. Also running: Congressman Ron Paul from Texas (CD 14 since 1997), who also ran in the Presidential race of 2008, and former Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich (CD 6 from 1979 to 1999). Governor Rick Perry of Texas has withdrawn from the race, but his name will be on the ballot.

Trent Humphries, Co-founder of the Tucson Tea Party was on KUAT Channel 6 AZ Illustrated’s political roundtable on Feb. 17 discussing this upcoming visit (click here.) Humphries ran unsuccessfully for LD 26 House in the Republican primary of 2008.

For more on the Republican Preference primary view AZ Week for February 17 (click here), discussing the GOP Presidential debate (to be nationally televised) on Wednesday Feb. 22 in Mesa.

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  • tiponeill

    I’m assuming that for this appearance he won’t be explaining how mainline Protestant churches are under the influence of Satan and no longer christian, the way he does before catholic audiences.

    http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/02/18/427529/santorum-excommunicates-45-million-christians-mainline-protestants-are-gone-from-the-world-of-christianity/ 

    • cigs645

      It’s been going around for a long time . He might even explain Easter, or Ishtar. Here is what the Encyclopedia Britannica says about Ishtar, “…the chief goddess of Babylonia and Assyria, the counterpart of the Phoenician Astarte .Mother Goddess or lady of heaven they called her ,Ishtar was the pagan goddess of Heaven. Easter eggs are reresentativeof  Ishtar becoming pregnant  from the rays of the sun-god Baal that caused her to conceive, rebirth of the sun god. 

      Or Santorum  can arrive in his Audi Sedan with a bumper sticker “Made In America” his campaign likes to promote so much. Then the self described “outsider” can explain to his audience the millions of $$ in lobbying fees (corporate consulting fees  he calls em) the former no 2 senate republican collected after after voters in his own home state threw him out of office

  • olbill

    Santorum is a religious bigot who thinks the world is a few thousand years old, and that evolution is heresy. He thinks women should be servants of their husbands; that contraception should be illegal and is against abortion, even in cases of rape of incest. His own hometown constituents thought so little of him that after one term in congress they turned him out resoundly when he sought reelection. He is stupid and vain. Spread the word.
    olbill 

  • http://www.facebook.com/senchirai Rai Goldin

    Anyone who equates gay marriage with bestiality does not deserve to be taken seriously, ever. This guy’s a joke, and I’m sure Democrats are delighted with his primary surge. It’ll make Obama’s 2nd term all the easier to achieve.

  • Carolyn_Classen

    Sen. Santorum speaks today at 12 noon, Sabbar Shriner’s Temple on 450 S. Tucson Blvd. Doors open at 10 a.m.

  • Carolyn_Classen

    Watching the CNN telecast Republican debate from Mesa. The Final Four answered in one word what best describes them:

    Paul: consistent
    Santorum: courage
    Romney: resolute
    Gingrich: cheerful.

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