Why I Have No Sympathy for Rick Santorum's Google Problem

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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.... 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" 

- Rick Santorum, in an interview with the Associated Press


Now, let's see if that would play if we simply replaced a few words:

"Every society in the history of man has upheld the role of men as decision-makers.... In every society, the task of voting has not ever to my knowledge included women. That's not to pick on women. It's not, you know, children voting, dogs voting, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality"

Ladies, any thoughts?


It's quite simple really. It's not like gay people attacked Rick Santorum and this was him defending himself.  Quite the opposite. Rick fired the first shot.


Hard-working, tax-paying American citizens don't like hearing people attack their families. We don't much like having our relationships degraded, mocked, or compared to pedophilia and beastiality. NO one likes their relationship trashed by someone who doesn't even know them. The only thing that same-sex marriage has in common with pedophilia and beastiality is that Rick Santorum and a shrinking number of people don't like it.  


They are entitled to their opinions, of course.  But freedom of speech carries with it responsibility and accountability.  We are responsible for what we say. We are accountable for the content of our speech. There is no implied, or stated freedom form criticism, and no implied or stated freedom from consequences.  The U.S. Constitution is a limit on what GOVERNMENT can do. Individuals are free to do as they like, especially when public figures decide to drag their relationships through the mud.


Was the campaign to link Santorum's name with a sexual byproduct nice?  No, but neither was what Santorum said about LGBT people's lives and loves. It's as if Rick started the oven in the kitchen and then complained that the kitchen is hot.


Rick Santorum wanted to make a name for himself, the irony is I don't think Santorum.com was what he had in mind. 


Related:

• Survey | Generations at Odds: The Millennial Generation and the Future of Gay and Lesbian Rights http://publicreligion.org/research/2011/08/generations-at-odds/
• New Study: Support for Gay Marriage Grew Faster in Past Two Yearshttp://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/07/27/new-study-support-for-gay-marriage-grew-faster-in-past-two-years