Who the Hell is Rick Santorum and why do I hate him?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

Everything he says burns me to my core!

[Fenris]

1. If it's burning, try some allow and a stronger lube

;)

[justjones]

2. Here he is:

http://www.spreadingsantorum.com/

:smoke:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

6. Wow!

[justjones]

10. Did you click through? Seriously, the link is about him.

He pisses people off so, they've started to use Santorum to describe that frothy stuff that, er.......well, just click the link.

:)

[CBHagman]

3. The junior (and I do mean junior) senator from Pennsylvania...

...a pontificating windbag, pompous, self-righteous, snotty, a combination of the most superficial frat boy and the obnoxious patrol boy at your elementary school.

Santorum comes in for some special contempt in James Carville's "We're Right, They're Wrong," which is MUST reading for all DUers.

[mac2]

4. He's a fascist from what I can hear and see......

Is he just plain greedy or arrogant?

We visited the Philly area a couple years ago. It's terrible what Tom Ridge did to that state. The Repubs raped it.

Huge jails, bases, pig farms, etc. Lots of people looking very poor and angry. Even the rich don't live that well.

[Eurobabe]

5. sanctimonious?

let me count the ways...he's an A-1 asshole

[BagoDem]

8. Santorum?

Santorum? Isn't that Greek for asshole?

[Astarho]

7. 1) Senator from PA and 2) 'cause he's an asshole (nt)

nt

[mlawson]

9. I think he is a descendant of Reinhardt Heyrich,

the nazi 'governor' of Bohemia during WWII, who was one of the most despicable murderers of that era.

Actually, I don't really know if he is related to heydrich; but sometime compare photos... It will scare you. He is probably proud of it.

[anti-NAFTA]

11. Chill out.

He's such an asshole that I laugh when I see him. I don't know how you can hate him. I just can't take him seriously.

[AG78]

12. But the worst part

Is having to say he's from the state in which you live. I don't know what the people were thinking here.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

13. PLEASE FILL ME IN - WHAT HAS HE DONE?

I know I hate him instinctively from the Delay/Bush/Rove/Cheney/Roberts.Scalia style hatred he spews. I need facts to baack up my instinctive anger!

[mlawson]

14. He is probably the worst homophobe in the Senate.

Even worse than Inhofe, I think. And, of course, he tries to justify it with his religion. How unusual.

[raysr]

16. He's most likely a murderer

No, I'm thinking of Scarboro, nevermind.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. that's huge - can you elaborate?

[drumwolf]

22. that's correct.

When the Supreme Court was ruling on whether or not anti-gay sodomy laws were unconstitutional last year, <a href="http://www.spreadingsantorum.com">Santorum</a> went on the record as saying that he hoped the ruling would be upheld, and then he went on to say something to the effect of "if you legalize gay sex, then that will lead to legalizing adultery, bigamy, and bestiality."

This wasn't just some careless remark like Trent Lott's "we wouldn't have these problems if we'd elected Thurmond" gaffe, either. Santorum stood by his words and made it very clear that he not only personally found homosexuality disgusting but felt it should be criminalized. So, not only is he a homophobe, but he also obviously believes that the government should intervene in the affairs of consenting adults.

Basically, he's the stereotypical Christian Right fundie demagogue (except that he's Catholic, whereas the majority of Christian Right figures in this country are Protestant).

[southerngirlwriter]

17. Click on any link in my signature.

That will take you to a site about him. Read the "etymology" section, in order, from earliest to most recent. It tells the whole story about why we all hate him. Enjoy!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

19. Thank you - a thorough doff of my cap!

:toast:

[nostamj]

15. Santorectum and his twin brother

are the back-up singers for the "Cheney Sisters"



cut that rug Georgette!

[snippy]

20. Whenever someone tells you that it is not about Senator on dog sex,

it is always about Senator on dog sex.

[whiteroses]

21. Breast Cancer

A very distinguished women being honored at a recent Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation function shared her story about Santorum. She went to talk to him concerning medical treatment for women with breast cancer in Pennsylvania. Santorum told her that the women involved in the foundation should have a "bake sale" to raise money for women with breast cancer who don't have medical insurance. Swell guy!!!

[coloradodem2005]

23. 1) Senator from Pennsylvania.

2) Thinks that consentual sex should be illegal.


SPREAD THE SANTORUM!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

24. Is there something wrong with PA?

Just trying to understand your point

[Lindsay]

25. One thing that especially frosted me

was his calling Ted Kennedy and Dick Durbin (both Catholics) anti-Catholic for opposing whichever reich-wing judicial nominee is Catholic. When Durbin spoke out on the floor of the senate, he was almost shaking with anger. And rightfully so.

So your burning is well founded...he's a lying, opportunistic scumbag. Among his other charming characteristics.

[LiviaOlivia]

26. Santorum is a Tort Reform Hypocrite

http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/4286

As a United States Senator, Rick Santorum has repeatedly supported limits on consumers' rights to seek compensation in the courts. In 1994, Santorum sponsored the Comprehensive Family Health Access and Savings Act that would have capped non-economic damages at $250,000. In a 1995 floor speech supporting damages caps, Santorum said, "We have a much too costly legal system. It is one that makes us uncompetitive and inefficient, and one that is not fair to society as a whole. While we may have people, individuals, who hit the jackpot and win the lottery in some cases, that is not exactly what our legal system should be designed to do."

But the same rhetoric does not seem to apply to Senator Santorum. In December 1999 Santorum supported his wife’s medical malpractice lawsuit against her chiropractor for $500,000. At trial, the Senator testified that his wife should be compensated for the pain and suffering caused by a botched spine adjustment, claiming that she had to "treat her back gingerly" and could no longer accompany him on the campaign trail. After the verdict, Santorum refused to answer phone calls asking what impact the case had on his views of "tort reform." According to his spokesman Robert Traynham, "Senator Santorum is of the belief that the verdict decided upon by the jury during last week’s court case of his wife is strictly a private matter. The legislative positions that Senator Santorum has taken on tort reform and health care have been consistent with the case involving Mrs. Santorum." In January 2000, a judge set aside the $350,000 verdict, deeming it excessive, and offered a reduced award of $175,000 or a new trial on damages only.

[anti-NAFTA]

27. He's hilarious!

I laugh whenever I see him. He should be a comedian.