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		There's a lot you don't know about Rick Santorum. So come on, let's wipe away the misconceptions, wade through all the froth, and get right down to the bottom of this man (npr.org)		133
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Lionel Mandrake

2011-12-19 12:55:23 PM

5 Things You May Not Know About Rick Santorum
5. He is not universally beloved

There are people who didn't know this?

stpauler

2011-12-19 01:09:42 PM

Lionel Mandrake: 5 Things You May Not Know About Rick Santorum
5. He is not universally beloved

There are people who didn't know this?

I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved. It's a weasel statement.

jake_lex

2011-12-19 01:12:32 PM

It's hilarious: you'd think that Santorum would have his moment as the Anyone But Romney Republican candidate, if people like Bachmann, Cain, and even Newt Gingrich could, but even the teabaggers don't seem to like this guy.

What he doesn't seem to get is that social issues only get you so far in an election. To thrill the teabaggers, you gotta hate on the homos and abortion-having sluts some, but not too much. If that's all you talk about, even they think you're unelectable.

Cagey B

2011-12-19 01:24:43 PM

All those things were either utterly useless (he's an uncle, and that's somehow important) or just confirm the widely known fact that he's an asshole ("lol I grew up in public housing like one of the welfare poors!").

Diogenes

2011-12-19 01:43:55 PM

I think his wife's aborted fetus would be notable. Since he has such strong opinions on the topic.

Mr. Coffee Nerves

2011-12-19 01:44:32 PM

As crazy as you think he is, he's actually much, much crazier.

Dr.Fey

2011-12-19 01:44:52 PM

stpauler: I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved.

Everyone loves Tom Brady.

xanadian

2011-12-19 01:56:20 PM

How about no.

kingoomieiii

2011-12-19 02:10:57 PM

Diogenes: I think his wife's aborted fetus would be notable. Since he has such strong opinions on the topic.

No no no. That was THEIR decision. As republicans, they were able to make such a decision in a responsible manner.

Blacks, democrats, and varieties of Christians not their own cannot be trusted with such a responsibility, and thus it must be outlawed for them.

Weaver95

2011-12-19 02:16:00 PM

5. He is not universally beloved.

i'm pretty sure we all knew that one.

Mr. Coffee Nerves

2011-12-19 02:28:25 PM

kingoomieiii: Diogenes: I think his wife's aborted fetus would be notable. Since he has such strong opinions on the topic.

No no no. That was THEIR decision. As republicans, they were able to make such a decision in a responsible manner.

Blacks, democrats, and varieties of Christians not their own cannot be trusted with such a responsibility, and thus it must be outlawed for them.

Also -- when YOU sue a company for damages you're a parasite wasting the court's time and overly burdening job creators with your frivolous lawsuit so a limit must be placed upon damages you could steal from the pockets of Small Businessheroes, but when Santorum's wife filed a lawsuit she was simply using her rights to get the recourse owed her.

keylock71

2011-12-19 02:29:45 PM

All I need to know about Santorum is he is a bigoted ideologue and a fundamentalist.

I wouldn't want him mowing my lawn, never mind running the country.

Aarontology

2011-12-19 02:31:21 PM

One member, however, demanded that the vote be recorded, so that the electorate could know the responsible parties. That congressman was Rick Santorum

Good for him.

kingoomieiii

2011-12-19 02:33:45 PM

This article is a huge nothing fluff-piece, and STILL some jackass calls it a "nasty hit piece" typical of NPR.

Really? Really, retard?

dahmers love zombie

2011-12-19 02:35:19 PM

Aarontology: One member, however, demanded that the vote be recorded, so that the electorate could know the responsible parties. That congressman was Rick Santorum

Good for him.

I guaran-farking-tee you that he also supports the right of corporations to make unlimited anonymous donations to politicians, and supports the anti-gay-marriage folks' right to make anonymous donations to lobbying groups that fight gay marriage. But politicians? All of THEIR behavior should be under a microscope.

How about EVERYTHING gets done in the open, Rick?

Aarontology

2011-12-19 02:40:58 PM

dahmers love zombie: I guaran-farking-tee you that he also supports the right of corporations to make unlimited anonymous donations to politicians, and supports the anti-gay-marriage folks' right to make anonymous donations to lobbying groups that fight gay marriage. But politicians? All of THEIR behavior should be under a microscope.

he probably does, but he should still get credit where credit is due.

I_Am_Weasel

2011-12-19 02:43:49 PM

stpauler: Lionel Mandrake: 5 Things You May Not Know About Rick Santorum
5. He is not universally beloved

There are people who didn't know this?

I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved. It's a weasel statement.

Pardon?

kingoomieiii

2011-12-19 02:50:01 PM

I_Am_Weasel: stpauler: Lionel Mandrake: 5 Things You May Not Know About Rick Santorum
5. He is not universally beloved

There are people who didn't know this?

I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved. It's a weasel statement.

Pardon?

A weasel statement, one intended to reinforce or direct a belief without actually... oh, I see what you're doing.

Linoleum_Blownapart

2011-12-19 03:03:46 PM

Dr.Fey: stpauler: I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved.

Everyone loves Tom Brady.

Everyone loves magical Trevor

Code_Archeologist

2011-12-19 03:06:11 PM

FloydA

2011-12-19 03:23:40 PM

Sounds like an interesting guy. I'm going to Google his name to find out more about him.

MaudlinMutantMollusk

2011-12-19 03:28:13 PM

FloydA: Sounds like an interesting guy. I'm going to Google his name to find out more about him.

Make sure you turn off Safe Search if you want to get the most complete and accurate results

Mr. Coffee Nerves

2011-12-19 03:37:50 PM

Having some knowledge of Santorum probably WOULD be helpful in the very likely event that his son kidnaps you and wishes to use your skin to make a cheerleader outfit -- perhaps striking up a conversation could serve as a distraction and prevent one's torso from being added to the collection.

imontheinternet

2011-12-19 03:38:48 PM

Rick Santorum: Let's blow up God's enemies for America

Rick Santorum: I'm so neocon, I shiat Dick Cheney's memoirs.

DeltaPunch

2011-12-19 03:39:46 PM

Hey I'm back on Fark from a 4-year banhammer.... what'd I miss in the politics tab?

/jk, still lurked
//but now i'm back
/// happy holidays, f*ckos!

Notabunny

2011-12-19 03:40:20 PM

Santorum is too extreme for the general election

Romney / Huntsman 2012

Now, that's a marketable ticket

Jim_Callahan

2011-12-19 03:40:48 PM

Code_Archeologist: stpauler: Lionel Mandrake: 5 Things You May Not Know About Rick Santorum
5. He is not universally beloved

There are people who didn't know this?

I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved. It's a weasel statement.

What are you talking about? Everybody loves me. :)

Sorry, babe, that was just the heat of the moment. We can still be friends, though.

CravenMorehead

2011-12-19 03:40:53 PM

uh huh huh huh... he said "bottom".

Serious Black

2011-12-19 03:40:59 PM

Tea Party supporters hate that he gives credence to the Occupy movement by mentioning income inequality and a lack of social mobility in America. Real Tea Partiers know that the poor are 100% at fault for all of the problems in their lives.

Barricaded Gunman

2011-12-19 03:41:25 PM

There may be a lot I don't know about Rick Santorum, but the things I do know are more than enough.

delathi

2011-12-19 03:42:07 PM

Bearwhale

2011-12-19 03:42:08 PM

Linoleum_Blownapart: Dr.Fey: stpauler: I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved.

Everyone loves Tom Brady.

Everyone loves magical Trevor

That's only because the tricks that he does are ever so clever.

King Something

2011-12-19 03:44:01 PM

Feces.

PanicMan

2011-12-19 03:44:26 PM

Is there any Republican anywhere that hasn't been a Fox News contributor?

James F. Campbell

2011-12-19 03:44:32 PM

How far NPR has fallen.

In their misguided efforts to appear bipartisan, they have decided to eschew reality.

Lost Thought 00

2011-12-19 03:44:50 PM

Dr.Fey: stpauler: I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved.

Everyone loves Tom Brady.

Even goats

CorporatePerson

2011-12-19 03:46:21 PM

I just Google searched Santorum and Spreading Santorum is no longer the number 1 search result.

Jackson Herring

2011-12-19 03:47:41 PM

Poo, butts.

Pants full of macaroni!!

2011-12-19 03:52:11 PM

Barricaded Gunman: There may be a lot I don't know about Rick Santorum, but the things I do know are more than enough.

compesconsisus

2011-12-19 03:56:20 PM

CorporatePerson: I just Google searched Santorum and Spreading Santorum is no longer the number 1 search result.

It ticked the first THREE for me. 1 for the actual site, one for the blog behind it, and one for the campaign tracking of it.

buck1138

2011-12-19 03:57:23 PM

A Santorum Presidency would leave a dark stain on the oval office for years to come.

CorporatePerson

2011-12-19 04:01:27 PM

compesconsisus: CorporatePerson: I just Google searched Santorum and Spreading Santorum is no longer the number 1 search result.

It ticked the first THREE for me. 1 for the actual site, one for the blog behind it, and one for the campaign tracking of it.

I see now. It's only the top result if you search "Santorum," instead of "Rick Santorum."

sprawl15

2011-12-19 04:02:48 PM

compesconsisus: CorporatePerson: I just Google searched Santorum and Spreading Santorum is no longer the number 1 search result.

It ticked the first THREE for me. 1 for the actual site, one for the blog behind it, and one for the campaign tracking of it.

I got the actual site, then the blog behind the site, then the wiki page explaining the joke. Rick came in sloppy, slippery fourths.

theknuckler_33

2011-12-19 04:05:02 PM

So, let's see. Santorum was born in '58, went to Penn State and graduated in 1980...

Jerry Sandusky returned to Penn State in 1969 and remained there as an assistant coach until his retirement at the end of the 1999 season.

Hmm, Santorum hates teh gheys. Could there have been an encounter with Sandusky during Santorum's years at Penn State that irrationally contributed to his vehement anti-gay views? The first three letters of their last names match!!! It must all means SOMETHING!!!

Jake Havechek

2011-12-19 04:05:09 PM

In the interview by Associated Press reporter Lara Jakes Jordan, when asked for his position on the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, Santorum said that the scandal involved priests and post-pubescent men in "a basic homosexual relationship" (not child sexual abuse), which led the interviewer to ask if homosexuality should be outlawed.

Santorum then brought up the then-pending U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas, which challenged a Texas sodomy law, and went on to declare that:

* he did not have a problem with homosexuals, but "a problem with homosexual acts"
* the right to privacy "doesn't exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution"
* and that sodomy laws properly exist to prevent acts which "undermine the basic tenets of our society and the family"

bootman

2011-12-19 04:05:18 PM

Serious Black: Real Tea Partiers know that the poor are 100% at fault for all of the problems ~~in their lives~~.

/FTFY

TV's Vinnie

2011-12-19 04:06:26 PM

I'd like to know why he dresses his children so funny/creepy.

www.plunderbund.com

That dress just screams "Texas Polygamist Cult".

PanicMan

2011-12-19 04:08:25 PM

TV's Vinnie: I'd like to know why he dresses his children so funny/creepy.

[www.plunderbund.com image 468x325]

That dress just screams "Texas Polygamist Cult".

Because they're all homeschooled. They never had anyone kick their asses for looking like dorks.

SilentStrider

2011-12-19 04:08:40 PM

Dr.Fey: stpauler: I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved.

Everyone loves Tom Brady.

My wife doesn't.

Code_Archeologist

2011-12-19 04:10:18 PM

delathi: Code_Archeologist: stpauler: Lionel Mandrake: 5 Things You May Not Know About Rick Santorum
5. He is not universally beloved

There are people who didn't know this?

I can't imagine a single figure who is universally beloved. It's a weasel statement.

What are you talking about? Everybody loves me. :)

I know at least one person who doesn't.

Yeah... but they don't count.

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