Santorum: ‘This campaign is about liberty’

Blue Ash, OH – The room at the Crown Hotel where the Santorum rally was held was packed to capacity last Saturday.  Roughly 500 supporters were in attendance. It appeared that several segments of the American population were represented: young adults to retires, homemakers, blue collar workers, office workers and business owners.

It was particularly interesting to note that there was even a female Muslim wearing a white hijab. Though she did not want to give her name, when asked what motivated her to attend the rally, her answer was enthralling.  She is a foreign exchange student from Indonesia who attends high school in the area.  She was curious to see how an American political rally differs from one in her country.  Two major things that she noted were that Indonesia’s rallies are usually open air and there is generally a parade.

Perhaps she also noticed the plethora of politicians from different offices and representatives of various organizations.  Some of these included State Rep incumbent Seth Morgan, Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine, Attorney David Kearns, Chairman of Ohio’s Hamilton County Republican party Alex Triantafilo, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Citizens for Community Values President Phil Burress, Concerned Women for America Ohio Director Bobbi Radeck, Cincinnati Tea Party leaders, and incumbent Fred Kundrata, who is running for Jean Schmidt’s seat.

Faith and Politics Voice took advantage of the opportunity to get Kundrata’s views on a few issues.  When asked about his thoughts on how he would work to improve the economy and get the budget under control, he responded that one thought he has had is to encourage defense contracting between the Pentagon and Cincinnati businesses so that jobs can be brought back into the area. He added that his jobs plan includes networking between Wilmington airport, Wright Patterson and Cincinnati. 

When asked about the healthcare legislation and repealing or amending it, he said that it was put together way to haphazardly, there were too many deals, it wasn’t done properly and that he’s the only one running in his district who can bring understanding to a lot of the legal issues that it involves.  He wants to see something that is going to protect everybody while still solving the need for Medicare and Medicaid to be made solvent.

When asked why voters should choose him over Jean Schmidt, he summed it up on one word: “Leadership.”

Though the rally got started late, the crowd seemed to feel it was worth the wait and cheered wildly when Santorum took the stage.  A snippet from Kool & the Gang’s song “Celebrate” played, perhaps in the hope that a Santorum presidency would restore the good times of a more positive economic future for America.

Santorum assured the crowd that his wife Karen and their seven children that range in age from
3 ½ to 20 would eagerly embrace living in DC, and that he would enthusiastically work to encourage the restoration of the values that have been key in making America a great nation – the very same values that are the foundation of why it is has become known as the land of the free.

He expressed appreciation for all who have been keeping his daughter, Bella in their prayers, and with regard to his campaign, Santorum confided that, “this race is about liberty.  It’s about the future of this country.”

He added that, “We’re all stewards of this country and it’s the obligation of every generation to pass on to our children and grandchildren something better.”

Acknowledging that many Americans today have anxiety and pessimism about America’s future, he assured the crowd that if he gains the honor of serving as America’s next president, that he will do everything he can to encourage an atmosphere among those in DC of working together and bringing about the restoration of a strong America, both for now and for the sake of future generations.