Rick Santorum Says The Left Uses Colleges For 'Indoctrination'

According to Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, America has lost not only its entertainment industry, but also its higher education system. "Higher education was the first to go, a long time ago," he said.

While speaking at the First Baptist Church in Naples, Florida on Wednesday, Santorum claimed that the Left uses universities to "indoctrinate" young people for the end purpose of maintaining power. "It's no wonder President Obama wants every kid to go to college," he said.

He also argued that colleges and universities would receive no funding if they taught Judeo-Christian principles, but by teaching radical secular ideology, these schools are given government backing. He then asserted that 62 percent of young people who enter college with a set of religious beliefs leave without one. The presidential candidate concluded his speech by urging his audience not to give their money to universities that are undermining that country by spreading left-wing ideology.

This isn't the first time Santorum has expressed controversial views on the U.S. higher education system. Earlier this month, Santorum accused Obama of "snobbery" for wanting all U.S. children to receive a college education.

Santorum faces a tough crowd when it comes to students -- recently, the former Pennsylvania senator was booed by a crowd of college students in New Hampshire after he made an analogy between gay marriage and polygamy. But when it comes to teenage girls, Santorum did manage to get in their good graces at the Rock the Caucus event last month in Iowa -- as one teen told a Yahoo! reporter, he's "kind of hot."

Comments

[jennnn10]

12:00 AM on 02/29/2012

i'm honestly starting to think that someone from the romney camp hired santorum to run and writes his speeches...think about it. (take as much time as you need.)

[susanthe]

11:53 AM on 02/24/2012

Santorum is proof that these colleges aren't always successful.

[PrairieGayCompanion]

12:49 AM on 02/18/2012

At least Palin was intellectually challenged enough to be entertaining. This guy sounds like Buchanan, Robertson and every other wingnut all rolled up into one huge spitball.

[Sofia Champion]

12:45 AM on 02/18/2012

Huh, maybe it has something to do with the left being better educated.

[HeevenSteven]

05:34 PM on 01/30/2012

We lost our entertainment industry?? I guess I didn't notice since the GOP provides so many laughs..

[mac0969]

01:52 PM on 01/30/2012

Way to go Rick! Never let facts get in the way, maybe you missed the Newsweek article stating: "high levels of organic atheism are strongly correlated with high levels of societal health, such as low homicide rates, low poverty rates, low infant mortality rates, and low illiteracy rates, as well as high levels of educational attainment, per capita income, and gender equality. Most nations characterized by high degrees of individual and societal security have the highest rates of organic atheism, and conversely, nations characterized by low degrees of individual and societal security have the lowest rates of organic atheism."......bye bye Rick

[Will Deyamport]

10:37 AM on 01/30/2012

Dude, you need to be drug tested? Universities aren't creating liberals, but it does seem as though liberals believe in a college education more than conservatives do.

[almchrl13]

02:59 AM on 01/30/2012

The last thing zealots want is an educated voter,

[JewishPhysician]

12:22 AM on 01/30/2012

Rick Santorum is onto something here. If we just did not go to college, we would be all education impeded human stingrays who would all follow the words of a demigogue of an ingrateful 'bright' mind like Mr. Santorum. Its really a conspiracy. When I donate to a college or university, I am propegating the terrible inhumane experience of Humanity. TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!

[kevhar12]

03:12 PM on 02/24/2012

I know it` TERRIBLE, just TERRIBLE!!

[ptrgamb]

10:08 PM on 01/29/2012

It's hard to believe this guy grew up in the United States

[JuanGuapo]

06:19 PM on 01/29/2012

What a funny coincidence that those who hate government and education always want to control both.

[haval2]

04:48 PM on 01/29/2012

Desperate LYING CHRISTIAN FOOL.

[ydnas639]

04:23 AM on 01/30/2012

B- for redundancy

[Cards423]

12:36 PM on 01/29/2012

It is amazing to me how these guys get away with saying the outrageous things they say. Has anyone told Rick that one of the things college does is expand people's horizons and hopefully get people to think for themselves? It's not about indoctination, it is about expanding the world of possibilities.

[Mouse718]

08:56 AM on 01/29/2012

"He also argued that colleges and universities would receive no funding if they taught Judeo-Christian principles, but by teaching radical secular ideology, these schools are given government backing."

Huh? He must know nothing about college/University. I'd be shocked if there was a single school WITHOUT a religion department with a range of class offerings about theology religions of the world.

[BevTX84]

09:35 PM on 01/28/2012

Ludicrous when you consider that most courses are now taught by adjuncts and graduate students.