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Rick Santorum declares a "war on porn"
By Ben ReiningaMarch 16th, 2012, 2:15 pmComments (17)
In the latest leg of his socially conservative crusade against things that everyone really likes, Rick Santorum has declared a war on porn. You know, because he needs to win the youth vote. Or, um, maybe because people don't think he's a true conservative. Or, shit, he just really, really hates sexy things!
In a recent statement, Santorum wrote:
"America is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography. A wealth of research is now available demonstrating that pornography causes profound brain changes in both children and adults, resulting in widespread negative consequences. Addiction to pornography is now common for adults and even for some children. The average age of first exposure to hard-core, Internet pornography is now 11. Pornography is toxic to marriages and relationships..."
And where did he deliver these words? Some place he has a home-court advantage, like a bishops' convention or the Catholic Moms Association meeting? No. He wrote them on the internet, the very patria of porn.
Now, if there's one thing I respect Santorum for, it's that no matter who he's going to offend, he'll stick to his guns. His home-schooled, hand-knit frontier-frock-wearing guns. Just this week, he stood in front of a group of Puerto Ricans and told them that they needed to learn to speak English if they wanted to become a state — as per federal law. He was 100% wrong about the law, and came off as pretty bigoted, but my God, what chutzpah! (Or, as Michele Bachmann would say, "Choots-pa.") Most politicians pander to Spanish speakers in Puerto Rico and then wait until they're back in the cornfields of Iowa to talk about how non-white people don't seem American to them.
It's worth noting that, in addition to the Spanish language and porn (which are merely okay separately, but together? Divine!), Rick Santorum has recently announced or reiterated his opposition to: condoms, sex for pleasure, teleprompters, college, and regular school. Four of those things are near and dear to my heart, another couple are pretty good and, well, I actually have no thoughts on teleprompters.
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Commentarium (17 Comments)
Isn’t porn protected by the Constitution? No, seriously, I’m pretty sure it is.
Soooo, that means Mr. Santorum is Un-American! And, I’m not going to vote for any Un-American porn hating jerk. Please join me, Fellow Americans, by not voting for Un-American jerks!
He should of used epidemic instead of pandemic. Pandemic is an epidemic across multiple continents, while epidemic is localized to one country or continent. Poor diction and campaign planning!
Yes, you're right nh! This is just another example of Un-American behavior. Now we have another reason to express our displeasure at the polls.
Please join me, fellow Americans, in NOT voting for Un-American porn hating jerks that use improper words and don’t plan political campaigns well!
And let's not forget to mention: no one smiles like that (see the photo above), that doesn't secretly enjoy sneaking a look at porn!
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary gives the following definition (albeit third definition) of pornography: : the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction . That sounds like Fox News and Rush Limbaugh to me.
If porn is offensive exploitation for profit, then real porn is dragging a brain-dead woman's family into the national spotlight, invading her medical care and tearing the family apart in front of the the cameras because you don't think she's really brain-dead, as Santorum did to Terri Schiavo and her family. (Punch line: the autopsy showed her brain had atrophied, Santorum was 100% wrong.) That act of Santorum's was porn to me and he should be prosecuted. The naked-girl stuff I like, that's not porn, that's erotica.
+a fucking million.
+ another million for good measure.
Is the dude a total closet case or what?
I've been saying that for years.
Beware of such absolutists like Rick Santorum. Today he wants to ban porn. Tomorrow it could be the Racing Form.
why is rick santorum so obsessed by sex? seriously, he should see someone about that.
another question. how is it possible for him to be seriously running for the most important job on the planet. now, that's chutzpah. he's a nutter.
Wait....the candidate is from the same political party that seeks to make it illegal for a woman to object to having a camera inserted into her vagina and then requires her to either view the photo or listen to a description of it. I'm confused.
Waging war on porn is like waging war on human nature or an iceberg. Good luck Chump!
Uh... Not that I agree w/ Santorum on pretty much anything or would vote for him in a million years, but it is way too easy for kids to access twisted explicit images. Any other parents out there? In my day, we had to "borrow" Dad's playboy just to see some nipples. Now any 10 year old can watch, say, a gang bang pretty much on demand. And, before you start running the "parental responsibility" BS, how many of us have - or would want to have - the required level of control over junior to prevent access, it being so ubiquitous these days. I think this is a real issue, not just the purview of anti-sex twits.
Then let me bone your wife when I am horny.
Rick Santorum is a jackass. Any questions?