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Santorum is no friend of homosexuals, he has been called a bigot. Santorum once compared homosexuality as [[zoophilia|having sex with a dog]]. On April 20, 2003 Santorum was in an interview with the Associated Press. Santorum responded to a question about how to prevent [[Child sex abuse#The priest molestation scandal|sexual abuse of children by priests]], Santorum said the priests were engaged in "a basic homosexual relationship" , and went on to say that he had "no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts." Santorum explained his views, particularly that the right to privacy (as detailed in Griswold v. Connecticut) "doesn't exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution." Santorum went further by explaining that, "whether it's polygamy, whether it's adultery, whether it's sodomy, all of those things are antithetical to a healthy, stable, traditional family." Finally, he claimed that sodomy laws properly exist to prevent acts that "undermine the basic tenets of our society and the family". When the Associated Press reporter asked whether homosexuals should not then engage in homosexual acts, Santorum replied,  
 
Santorum is no friend of homosexuals, he has been called a bigot. Santorum once compared homosexuality as [[zoophilia|having sex with a dog]]. On April 20, 2003 Santorum was in an interview with the Associated Press. Santorum responded to a question about how to prevent [[Child sex abuse#The priest molestation scandal|sexual abuse of children by priests]], Santorum said the priests were engaged in "a basic homosexual relationship" , and went on to say that he had "no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts." Santorum explained his views, particularly that the right to privacy (as detailed in Griswold v. Connecticut) "doesn't exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution." Santorum went further by explaining that, "whether it's polygamy, whether it's adultery, whether it's sodomy, all of those things are antithetical to a healthy, stable, traditional family." Finally, he claimed that sodomy laws properly exist to prevent acts that "undermine the basic tenets of our society and the family". When the Associated Press reporter asked whether homosexuals should not then engage in homosexual acts, Santorum replied,  
 
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"Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships. In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality". <ref> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-04-23-santorum-excerpt_x.htm</ref>
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"Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships. In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality".<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-04-23-santorum-excerpt_x.htm</ref>
 
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His oponents fought back by working to ''“attach his name to a sex act that would make his big white teeth fall out of his big, empty head.”'' <ref>http://blogs.channel4.com/world-news-blog/us-presidential-hopeful-rick-santorum-and-the-curse-of-notoriety</ref>, see [[Santorum]].
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==Boston Catholic Church abuse scandal==
 
==Boston Catholic Church abuse scandal==

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Senator Rick Santorum

Rick "Santorum" Santorum (born May 10, 1958; born again - never, he's a Catholic; still polluting the planet with his presence) is a former United States Senator (January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2007) and Representative (January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995) from Pennsylvania.

He is infamous for his stupidity regarding the U.S. invasion of Iraq, intelligent design, homosexuality, and the Terri Schiavo media circus.

Contents

Dead babies

When his wife bore a premature child who only lived two hours, they brought its carcass home to bond with their seven living children. In her book, Letters to Gabriel: The True Story of Gabriel Michael Santorum, she brags that the demented couple brought the deceased zombie corpse home from the hospital and introduced the rotting flesh to their living children as "your brother Gabriel" and slept with the body overnight before returning it to the hospital.[1]

America is a Christian Nation

During his 2012 Presidential campaign announcement, Santorum proclaimed that America was founded on the Bible and Judeo-Christian values. He repeated the old religious right lies that all the Founders were Christians and had planned to establish this country as a Christian nation.

Intelligent Design

In 2001, Santorum tried unsuccessfully to insert language which came to be known as the "Santorum Amendment" into the No Child Left Behind bill that sought to promote the teaching of intelligent design while questioning the academic standing of evolution in public schools.

Views Towards Homosexuality

Santorum is no friend of homosexuals, he has been called a bigot. Santorum once compared homosexuality as having sex with a dog. On April 20, 2003 Santorum was in an interview with the Associated Press. Santorum responded to a question about how to prevent sexual abuse of children by priests, Santorum said the priests were engaged in "a basic homosexual relationship" , and went on to say that he had "no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts." Santorum explained his views, particularly that the right to privacy (as detailed in Griswold v. Connecticut) "doesn't exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution." Santorum went further by explaining that, "whether it's polygamy, whether it's adultery, whether it's sodomy, all of those things are antithetical to a healthy, stable, traditional family." Finally, he claimed that sodomy laws properly exist to prevent acts that "undermine the basic tenets of our society and the family". When the Associated Press reporter asked whether homosexuals should not then engage in homosexual acts, Santorum replied,

"Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships. In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality".[2]

Now did he answer the question?

Boston Catholic Church abuse scandal

In 2002, Santorum made an article about the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. Santorum wrote:

It is startling that those in the media and academia appear most disturbed by this aberrant behavior, since they have zealously promoted moral relativism by sanctioning "private" moral matters such as alternative lifestyles. Priests, like all of us, are affected by culture. When the culture is sick, every element in it becomes infected. While it is no excuse for this scandal, it is no surprise that Boston, a seat of academic, political and cultural liberalism in America, lies at the center of the storm.

WMDs in Iraq

In June 2006, Santorum declared that weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq. Officials of the Department of Defense, CIA intelligence analysts, and the White House have all explicitly stated that these expired casings are not part of the WMD threat that Operation Iraqi Freedom was launched to contain. The specific weapons Santorum referred to were chemical munitions dating back to the Iran–Iraq War that were buried in the early 1990s.

Accolades from colleagues

"Santorum — That's Latin for asshole" - former Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NB).[3]

2012 Presidential Campaign

On June 6, 2011, Santorum made an announcement that he would be running for President of the United States for 2012.

Climate Denial


See also

Footnotes

  1. Letters to Gabriel, Karen Garver Santorum. 1998, CCC of America. ISBN 1-56814-528-4
  2. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-04-23-santorum-excerpt_x.htm
  3. Jeffrey St. Clair (2006-05-19). "Santorum: That's Latin for Asshole", counterpunch.
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