Will Rick Santorum's 2008 'Satan warning' haunt him in 2012?

Just what we need: another religious fanatic involved in the running of a nation. Haven't we seen from the Islamic republics that theocracy doesn't bode well for the kind individual freedoms we take for granted? A man like Santorum will try, perhaps very subtly but he will try, to impose his own narrow morality on government policy to the detriment of us all.

with every thing on video or at least phone camera, it's so much harder for a poor pol to say something loopy and extreme to his base without it leaking out to the general public.

Santorum makes the religious fundamental Islam Clerics look like religious freedom riders.

Santorum is not electable. His religious views are too far right for all but evangelical Christians to vote for. And Romney's being Morman will turn off those same evangelicals. So the one group that is absolutely opposed to Obama will end up not voting at all in the 2012 Presidential election.

What Santorum says not only tells you what's going on in his head but also tells you what's going on in the Republican party when a fruitcake like this can be so popular.

the article says he said it "years ago" come on! its not like he was 17 and should get a pass. or are we supposed to forget anything past the last election cycle?

100% it will come back to haunt him. As a religious fanatic, Dick Santorum is playing to the other religious extremist (ie., the Christian evangelical fundamentalists) and scare mongering to the lowest and most easily duped people. Normal and rationale free-thinking Americans have seen right through an ultra extremist far right winger like Dick Santorum. Unfortunately, there are many gullible people who are told what to think and for whom to vote by their imams, er pastors, and extremist far right wing talk shows like Glenn Beck, Hannity, Lush Limbaugh, etc.

This won't have any effect on his toothless, hayseed, christian followers. They are so ignorant, all he has to do is spew forth his "satan, Jesus, evil Black people ( one in particular ) socialist, Muslim" Garbage and they pee in their pants with joy. And then they show up here on Yahoo, and talk about how much they love him, "finally someone who tells the truth" Bats--t crazy

This comment was 4 years ago which is recent history. I wish all persons seeking nomination for public office would remember that the United States guarantees freedom of religion and its government was designed to seperate church and state. Mr. Santorum, and others, need to remember they are running for the office of President of the United States, not a pulpit! I value both my religion and the opportunity to live in a democracy~~therefore, I am especially concerned about keeping each seperate!

The republican/tea-party talking points with regards to smaller government is taking hold. We've heard that when it comes to taxes and revenues, Grover Norquist wants to shrink government down to a size where he can drown it in a bathtub. When it comes to a woman's reproductive rights or her religious freedom, Rick Sanitarium wants to shrink it down so it will fit into a woman's uterus. With this current crop of republicans pumping their fear and religious bigotry into the national conversation, who's afraid of Satan?

The scary thing is he believes in Satan. Does that mean he also believes in demons, witches, possession, exorcism, leprechauns, trolls, elves and fairies -- well that last one is obvious.

The problem with being a religious fundamentalist is that you have to take the whole pill and swallow it whole. That means witches are real (check the Bible and ask Christine O'Donnell), possession is real (Christ and the pigs) and demons (my name is Legion). How far do his irrational beliefs take him and how will that affect his governance?

I'd really love to know how Santorum knows so much about Satan's activities.

Santorum doesn't need to be painted as a scary religious kook by the media...it's plainly obvious every time he opens his selfrightious holyer than thou mouth. He wants to be the first ayatolla leader in a represive religious country.... we can get back to some good old fashioned witch burning and stoning cutting out toungs and all that good stuff the taliban are known for. I like his commercials here in mich. showing romney with an assult type paint ball gun shooting mud at him..looks like santorums people forgot about using guns in political ads after last years uproar during the giffords shooting. This guy is SCARY and a phoney....no one could have that many sweater vests and be sane.

Now wait a minute .... how do we know what Satan's looking at? Not everyone suffers Linsanity, and Fashion Week just ended, and the Oscars don't get underway until next week, right? So who's to say Satan ain't eyeballing the U.S. of A? Me, I'm eyeballilng Santorum.

Satantorum has arrived and his sights are on you.

There is definitely something very, very wrong with Mr. Santorum. It will eventually come to light.

It's already "laughing stock" with conservatives.

Santorum said today that the devil made him say that.. he really didn't mean it 4 years ago. I think I'll get my mom to knit him a new sweater vest with a picture of the devil on the front.

FACT Santorum made a speech where he inferred that Protestants had commune with Satan! All denominations of preachers infer Satan at sometime or another BUT REALLY potentially our next President about another religion? what does that say about his governance

Do people really believe in the devil?

Boo!