Rick Santorum is a fucking idiot, but you all knew that, right?

23 Apr 2003 By

Howard Kurtz has a great article in the Washington Post (via Chris) about Rick Santorum’s recent comments likening gays to bigamists and polygamists and gay sex to incest and adultery.

“Rick Santorum, the Senate’s third-ranked Republican who is under fire from gay-rights groups and Democrats, says he has ‘no problem with homosexuality – I have a problem with homosexual acts.’”

Boy, that oughta make everyone feel better. Kind of like saying you have no problem with disabled folks, it’s just those blasted wheelchairs.

And neither the White House nor the GOP has officially responded yet. Another example of how they’re conveniently and consistently fucking up things at home while our attention is diverted abroad.

There’s good discussion going on at Michele’s. Read the comments for the meat and potatoes.

UPDATE: Many people smarter than I are talking about it. As Natalie said in the comments, Chari’s got the e-mail address so we can all write this asshole and tell him how full of shit he is. Also good reads: Rossi and Karen.

  • http://www.livejournal.com/users/bridgettes Bridgette

    “‘Sen. Santorum was specifically speaking about the right to privacy within the context of the Supreme Court case,’ she [his spokesperson] said, explaining that he did not want to elevate gay sex to the level of a constitutional right.”

    Oh, well, in that case….nevermind.

    VOMIT

  • http://www.livejournal.com/users/bridgettes Bridgette

    She reads on:

    “Former Republican presidential candidate Gary Bauer also came to Santorum’s defense. ‘I think that while some elites may be upset by those comments, they’re pretty much in the mainstream of where most of the country is.’”

    Hmm…for some strange reason, I have a difficult time accepting whatever GARY BAUER’s definition of mainstream America might be. Oh, do you mean, that totally brainwashed by corporate media and therefore completely ignorant of real-world issues mainstream America?

  • http://picklejuice.yatescentral.com Natalie

    Chari posted about this, too, and links to Dickface’s email.

    Pass it on.

  • http://swerlspice.blogspot.com Em

    Was Gary Bauer that guy who wrote that book that Derek had (in h.s.)? He was nuts.