Santorum Walks Back "Man on Dog" Comments

[babylonsister]

Santorum Walks Back "Man on Dog" Comments


In an interview on CNN, Rick Santorum tried to distance himself from comments he made 9 years ago which most took as equating homosexuality with bestiality and pedophilia.

Santorum to the AP in 2003: "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."

Santorum, yesterday: "I didn't connect them. I excluded them."

Dan Amira: "Why the flimsy excuse? Why not just own it? Because since 2003, when Santorum made the comments, acceptance of gay rights and gay marriage has soared. Santorum hopes to become a viable, mainstream candidate, but his past remarks on homosexuality -- not just opposition to gay marriage, but disparagement of gays in general -- are no longer part of the mainstream. Best to just pretend they never happened."

Video @ link~

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/01/05/santorum_walks_back_man_on_dog_comments.html

[Skittles]

1. people can change their opinions over nine years

if they are capable of evolving - which Santorum clearly is not

[11 Bravo]

3. I think Rick simply must have stumbled across a really hot Irish Setter.

After all, does ANYONE ON THE FUCKING PLANET have more situational ethics than your regular, garden variety, Repuke?

[SomethingFishy]

2. Best to just pretend they never happened."

That seems to be his entire campaign strategy.... "It never happened" "I didn't do it" "You heard wrong" "I swear she told me she was 18".