Almost every week, Republicans join a competition to see who can say the most outlandish things, and in the process, they push the envelope on just how obnoxious InsaniTEA can become. I trust that you will believe it, when I tell you that last week was no exception.
Rick Santorum makes another super-creative analogy for gay marriage
.Santorum may not have achieved anything resembling relevance in the presidential campaign, but he’s still out there swinging. In a radio interview in Iowa, Santorum came up with yet another creative way to express his distaste for gay marriage. He told Iowa radio host Simon Conway that allowing states to expand marriage to same-sex couples is like saying, “the states have the right to redefine the chemical equation for water, it can be H3O instead of H2O,” according to Right Wing Watch.
Ooh, good one.
Santorum made it a point to stake out a position that is even to the right of Ted Cruz, the presumptive frontrunner in Iowa, and that is no easy feat. Here’s Santorum’s bid:
“Look, I’m very proud of the conservative record I’ve put together,” he said. “There’s no one who’s fought more on moral and cultural issues. I’m not a libertarian. There are people in this race that want the states to decide whether there should be same-sex marriage or polygamy or marijuana use. I don’t believe that. I don’t believe that the states have the right to redefine something that’s not capable of redefining.
“For me, when you say the states have the right to define marriage, it’s like saying, well, the states have the right to redefine the chemical equation for water, it can be H3O instead of H2O. Well, the states can’t do that. Why? Because nature dictates what water is, nature dictates what marriage is, and the states don’t have the right to violate what nature has dictated.”
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“Google me” needs a Saguaro suppository. This is only the fifth of five obnoxious Republican moments from last week. Click through for the other four.
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1. Won't hurt him with his base at all. They all approve of spanking. I have heard some of them say that, yes, it's wrong if you use an object, but if it's just your hand, that's (presumably) Bible commanded. I don't say it's a waste of time to argue the point, because truth needs to be repeated a lot before it gains acceptance. I do say it won't make a dent in this election.
2. No point in expecting him to have brains and/or empathy that he doesn't have. Again, not a waste of time to point it out (and keep pointing it out), but pointing it out will likely be met with deafening silence.
3. The GOP is emotionally impaired. They only have two emotions – hate and fear. So when anyone shows grief or compassion, of course they can't understand it. Grief is the appropriate response to loss, and that is what he showed. The appropriate response to acts of terrorism is anger, as long as it is kept constructive, so that any actions it inspires are actually effective – as opposed to GOP ideas. Janet Allon didn't cite this, which is too bad. It explains the President's emotions at this point better than a raw onion.
4. Excuse me, but was Hannity's Cosby remark an admission? It certainly sounds like one to me.
5. Poor deluded Rick, who is so dedicated to "marriage as a force of nature," and to the Bible, has apparently never read the passages about marriages which do not fit his description. Rick, there is no such thing as "natural marriage." Marriage is a human construct which can be whatever we choose it to be. But – even if it were like water – have you never heard of heavy water?
SIGH….I"m old enough to remember when the GOP was actually SANE.
Obnoxious is an understatement.
Some day, these obnoxious bastards will have their mouths sewn shut for the awful rings that they have said!
#3. I watched our President talking about taking action to limit gun sales and expand background checks on TV. He was very emotional when he spoke about this issue. How distasteful and disrespectful of her to go on with her bs.
Quite frankly…they are all IDs.
H3O?
So, Rick, it appears you like to use Chemistry to make a point. Why don’t you work on this one? (And to help you out, I’ll even give you a link so you can use the Chemistry Decoder Ringer🙂
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index_sym.html
Fluorine __ Uranium __ Carbon __ Potassium __
Santorum!
(And I am aware of what’s purported to be the “best” High School Yearbook quote by Jessica Lee hiding some rap lyrics)
LMA oxygen YSST !!
Well, then there is deuterium, not quite H3O, but not H2O, either.
Thank you, Joanne, I was going to make that same comment, about marriage not coming from nature but being a human construct.
Is this Rickie's new job, campaigning, so he can get to keep the money left over from his campaign fund? Just asking. I say that because I expect he has, and has to know it (Well, there ids always delusion), that he's not anywhaere in the running, never was.
Pam, I know what you mean!
We needed a BIG barf bag this week. Cruz is so proud of his child rearing methods, of course if he is elected, he can spank Congress when they don't do as he wishes. Carson shows his sensitive side by pointing out the "dumbest" student in the class. Wonder if that child will need counseling after being humiliated by his peers. Santorum should really be a tv preacher. He makes just as much sense as they do, and he could make a lot more money. Hannity and Tanteros work for Fox, nothing else needs to be said.
Believe it or not, but there are times when I'm glad my husband reclaims his laptop and internet connection, and this, Ladies and Gentlemen, is one of those moments. It'll save tremendously on barf bags and my sanity.
Thanks all! Hugs!! Super busy!!!