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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSantorum: That’s Latin for Asshole
April 30, 2003Meet The Mullah Omar of Pennsylvania
Santorum: Thats Latin for Asshole
by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR
Rick Santorum had only been in the senate for a few weeks when Bob Kerrey, then Senator from Nebraska, pegged him. Santorum, thats Latin for asshole. It was probably the funniest line the grim Kerrey ever uttered and it was on the mark, too.
Such a stew of sleazy self-righteousness and audacious stupidity has not been seen in the senate since the days of Steve Symms, the celebrated moron from Idaho. In 1998, investigative reporter Ken Silverstein fingered Santorum as the dumbest member of congress in a story for The Progressive. Considering the competition, thats an achievement of considerable distinction.
Even Santorums staff knows the senator is a vacuous boob prone to outrageous gaffs and crude outbursts of unvarnished bigotry. For years, they kept him firmly leashed, rarely permitting him to attend a press interview without a senior staffer by his side. They learned the hard way. While in serving in the House, Santorum was asked by a reporter to explain why his record on environmental policy was so dreadful. Santorum replied by observing that the environment was of little consequence in Gods grand plan. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that America will be here 100 years from now. The reference was to the Rapture, which apparently is impending.
Santorum is the self-anointed prophet of family values on the Hill, who issues frequent jeremiads on the threats Hollywood fare poses to the fabric of American culture. Of course, these sermons are hard to swallow from a man with Santorums resume. After all, before entering Congress Santorum worked as a lobbyist. His top client? The World Wrestling Federation.
Read the full article at:
http://www.counterpunch.org/2003/04/30/santorum/
The above article was published on April 30, 2003. Some things never change. He's still an asshole! BBI
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Santorum: That’s Latin for Asshole (Original Post)
Better Believe It
Jan 2012
OP
I think there's a couple in there now that surpasses Rick for 'audacious stupidity'.
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2012
#5
comipinko
(541 posts)1. rectum iri foramen
BadgerKid
(4,552 posts)3. "Culus" is the word you want.
Culus + foramina = arse + holes
comipinko
(541 posts)6. Of course!! culus !!
gratias ago vos !!
VWolf
(3,944 posts)2. What's the latin word for frothy? n/t
BadgerKid
(4,552 posts)4. Spume(o)us? n/t
comipinko
(541 posts)7. fervro, exaestuo ??
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)5. I think there's a couple in there now that surpasses Rick for 'audacious stupidity'.