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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG48_Nlc4jw
Posted on YouTube: July 10, 2011
By YouTube Member: SundayMashup
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Posted on DU: July 11, 2011
By DU Member: Amerigo Vespucci
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The Santorum segment starts @ the 3:49 mark.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said he was "taken aback" by a controversial pledge introduced last week by The Family Leader, an Iowa-based conservative group, during an interview that aired on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday morning.
Standing behind "The Marriage Vow - A Declaration of Dependence Upon Marriage and Family" is a requirement for earning the organization's endorsement. The pledge entails supporting "federal Marriage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which protects the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman." Among other things, it also means backing a ban on pornography.
"When I first read it, I was taken aback by it. I can't argue that I wasn't," Santorum told CNN's Candy Crowley. "But I understand why they're saying it, because it does undermine people's respect for the institution, respect for the people governing this country. If you can't be faithful to the people that you're closest to, then how can we count on you to be faithful to those of us who you represent?"
GOP White House contender Michele Bachmann has also signed her name to the pledge.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/10/rick-santorum-the-marriage-vow_n_894055.html