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Rick Santorum pledges to "die on the hill" of a same-sex marriage ban
By Alex HeiglOctober 20th, 2011, 12:45 pmComments (19)
Is there anyone out there that's still taking Rick Santorum seriously? Show of hands? Anybody? Bueller? No?
Well, he's still acting like he's a legitimate contender for the GOP nomination. It's embarrassing, but he won't stop talking, and some of his latest mouth-droppings include a pledge to "die on that hill" fighting against same-sex marriage, and his intent to repeal all federal funding for contraception.
Santorum claimed that no other president has addressed "the dangers of contraception," primarily that it's "a license to do things in a sexual realm."
Moving on to his favorite cause, a federal ban on same-sex marriage, Santorum pledged to "die on that hill," presumably not referring to the scene from For Whom the Bell Tolls referenced by Metallica in their song of the same name, though I like to imagine he's a fan.
Finally, he outlined a particularly batshit plan to help the GOP eliminate the "Democratic advantage."
"Look at the political base of the Democratic Party: It is single mothers who run a household... Why? Because it's so tough economically that they look to the government for help and therefore they're gong to vote. So if you want to reduce the Democratic advantage, what you want to do is build two parent families, you eliminate that desire for government."
Wow. I... uh, shit, man. That's... a hefty dose of nutjob. From his spectacular misunderstanding of the Democratic party's base to his assumption that two-parent families either a) don't vote Democratic or b) don't want government, this guy is not only unfit for public office, but he might be clinically insane as well.
Oh, and as for the whole "die on that hill" thing? I wouldn't worry about it, Rick. Your campaign already has.
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Commentarium (19 Comments)
If only he would take his pledge literally and just die, or at least go away.
In his defense, that's about the clearest expression I've heard of the GOP's current philosophy: Keep the gov't out of people's business, unless those people want to do something in a "sexual realm."
I wish Rick and all his pals in the GOP would go away.
If Santorum hadn't sent their husbands off to die in Iraq and Afghanistan, there might be a lot fewer single mothers in this country. And it squicks me out that Santorum, of all people, wants to be the traffic cop in my bedroom.
I particularly like the line that looks like it's crossing out Americans For Prosperity.
Yeah I think the line should just be through the last word, since the things they advocate have pretty much ensured there's a lot less of it, and what there is is going to the 1%.
And I pledge to die on a hill of santorum. Wait, no, that's too gross.
hahaha. OMG. There are two strikes against his decision to repeal contraception funding. 1: People actually do, um want to do things in a sexual realm. 2: People want to fuck and not get stis.
If there's no contraception then there will be more single mothers and then by extension (obviously) more democrats! Way to shoot yourself in the foot.
Everyone knows that the people who are the most anti gay are secret homos. Haven't we established this by now?
We're missing the real point. Of course people do things in a sexual realm but why should the Federal government pay for contraception?
Rick *does* realize that he's branded himself as the candidate who spends all of his time thinking about men licking each other, right?
I think he might be gay.
Mr. Santorum, 2004 called. They want their issues back.
Even then, whether you were pro-gay marriage or con-, there were bigger issues on the table. Like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2004, the issue was a political diversion.
Hell, why be half-assed about this? He's already denying that gays are human, let's go whole hog and put minorities and other members of the Democratic base in concentration camps so they can't vote. Maybe also force sterilize them, too, or if that takes too long, maybe just gas them all. Santorum Uber Alles! (Not to be confused with santorum on your anus, which is a related concept.)
"Going" in the quote. It says gong.
"Santorum Uber Alles! (Not to be confused with santorum on your anus, which is a related concept.)"
That would be "Santorum Über Anus."
Let this be the end of the line of "reasoning" that says liberals are all super rich just the Barbra Streisands, Sean Penns, and Georges Clooney and Soros of the world. He said that most Democrats are single mothers and implied they were in tough economic situations.
What a neat atircle. I had no inkling.