i wanted to fit in, i wanted to be a normal kid. because of my diabetes, i lost the sight in my left eye. misconceptions continue to surround this monster public health issue. but the simple truth is, diabetes can often be prevented and complications avoided. i think if i had just been open and honest about what my challenges were, i think it would have been easier for me to take better care of myself. if you don t take care of yourself when you re younger, with this condition, it will catch up to you later on. you re going to find the courage to manage this disease for the rest of your life by reaching out for help. reach out to people who care about you. reach out to people who know how to help you with this disease. you re not alone. understand the realities of diabetes and know that you can manage it and lead a full, active life. mike: welcome back to huckabee forum two south carolina undecided. our next presidential candidate is former pennsylvania senator rick santoru
mike: welcome back to huckabee forum two south carolina undecided. our next presidential candidate is former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. please welcome senator santorum. [ applause ] good to see you. i got to say you got the vest on. great to see you. thank you for joining us. i was commenting on your vest. i see you wore that today. that has been it started out actually, mike, at your forum in des moines and we went out and everyone else was wearing a suit and i came out with a vest and things went well that night and so we started the trend you started the trend for me so i figured i would keep it up. mike: , well, it is working for you today. congressman tim scott has our first question for senator santorum. the first question from kimberly williams. welcome to charleston and thank you for coming here on behalf of all of us undecided voters. many of us christian conservatives feel the same way you do about abortion and the sanctity of human life.
i wanted to fit in, i wanted to be a normal kid. because of my diabetes, i lost the sight in my left eye. misconceptions continue to surround this monster public health issue. but the simple truth is, diabetes can often be prevented and complications avoided. i think if i had just been open and honest about what my challenges were, i think it would have been easier for me to take better care of myself. if you don t take care of yourself when you re younger, with this condition, it will catch up to you later on. you re going to find the courage to manage this disease for the rest of your life by reaching out for help. reach out to people who care about you. reach out to people who know how to help you with this disease. you re not alone. understand the realities of diabetes and know that you can manage it and lead a full, active life. mike: welcome back to huckabee forum two south carolina undecided. our next presidential candidate is former pennsylvania senator rick santoru
mike: welcome back to huckabee forum two south carolina undecided. our next presidential candidate is former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. please welcome senator santorum. [ applause ] good to see you. i got to say you got the vest on. great to see you. thank you for joining us. i was commenting on your vest. i see you wore that today. that has been it started out actually, mike, at your forum in des moines and we went out and everyone else was wearing a suit and i came out with a vest and things went well that night and so we started the trend you started the trend for me so i figured i would keep it up. mike: , well, it is working for you today. congressman tim scott has our first question for senator santorum. the first question from kimberly williams. welcome to charleston and thank you for coming here on behalf of all of us undecided voters. many of us christian conservatives feel the same way you do about abortion and the sanctity of human life.
we need to cut the taxes, cut the regulation and bring that manufacturing back to the united states and that is the way you do it. [ applause ] mike: thank you very much. let s go to our next question from our audience. yes, sir? welcome, governor perry. yes, sir. my name is nate hubbard and i m personally concerned about ridiculous regulations by the environmental protection agency. me, too. and i would like to know what your stance on that would be and specifically are you in favor of eliminating that agency and if not why? yes, sir. well, i will tell you hall of fame not sureth is a state that has been under any more assault than the state of texas by the epa whether it is the cross state pollution act that we got a federal court to block. whether it is coming in and taking over our clean air act. i mean they are absolutely out of control.