In light of the Republican Party losing seats in both the House and the Senate, not to mention the presidential election this past November, some more libertarian conservatives have expressed that the Republican Party may want to think about becoming more moderate on social issues, especially when it comes to gay marriage. Ohio and Illinois' Senators Rob Portman and Mark Kirk have since come forward with their support for gay marriage rights. Due to this, former Pennsylvania Senator and man voted most likely to have an affair with Pat Robertson - Rick Santorum - decided to make his voice heard about these matters, when he recently told the Des Moines Register the following:
"I'm sure you could go back and read stories, oh, you know, 'The Republican party's going to change. This is the future.' Obviously that didn't happen. I think you're going to see the same stories written now and it's not going to happen. The Republican Party's not going to change on this issue. In my opinion it would be suicidal if it did."
Suicidal, eh? So, it would be "suicidal" for the Republican Party to "evolve" on the gay rights issue - an issue that is now supported by well over half the country (including a growing number of self-described Republicans), an issue which being showcased more and more through studies that it's not really an issue at all, an issue which could open the party up to a larger block of voters? Yeah, that's political suicide right there.
While Santorum is at it, he may want to declare the following as suicidal as well:
Santorum: "In my opinion, it would be suicidal for the Republican Party to..."
- ..."like sports, especially the ones where guys play with big balls."
- ..."enjoy listening to music. Well, I should revise that statement. It would be suicidal for the Republican Party to enjoy listening to any kind of music other than gospel. If the songs aren't sung in a church, they shouldn't be sung at all. ...with one exception - Taylor Swift. If I weren't a happily married man, I would so want to be her boyfriend. I guess that goes for Justin Bieber too. I'd so want to be her boyfriend as well."
- ..."watch any channel on television other than Fox News. Hold on a sec while I watch the final minute of this Seinfeld episode. This is one of my favorites. ::long pause::. I'm so glad Fox News started playing episodes of Seinfeld. Not only are they the only balanced name in news, they're the most entertaining one as well."
- ..."eat at restaurants that don't rhyme with Dick Filet."
- ..."believe that corporations aren't people. I've spoken to many corporations. As a matter of fact, I am both a corporation and a person. I speak to myself, quite often actually. It'd be crazy to think corporations aren't people!"
Know what could very well be political suicide for the Republican Party? If it ever nominated Rick Santorum as its candidate for a presidential election.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/08/rick-santorum-gop-gay-marriage_n_3040225.html
"I'm sure you could go back and read stories, oh, you know, 'The Republican party's going to change. This is the future.' Obviously that didn't happen. I think you're going to see the same stories written now and it's not going to happen. The Republican Party's not going to change on this issue. In my opinion it would be suicidal if it did."
Suicidal, eh? So, it would be "suicidal" for the Republican Party to "evolve" on the gay rights issue - an issue that is now supported by well over half the country (including a growing number of self-described Republicans), an issue which being showcased more and more through studies that it's not really an issue at all, an issue which could open the party up to a larger block of voters? Yeah, that's political suicide right there.
While Santorum is at it, he may want to declare the following as suicidal as well:
Santorum: "In my opinion, it would be suicidal for the Republican Party to..."
- ..."like sports, especially the ones where guys play with big balls."
- ..."enjoy listening to music. Well, I should revise that statement. It would be suicidal for the Republican Party to enjoy listening to any kind of music other than gospel. If the songs aren't sung in a church, they shouldn't be sung at all. ...with one exception - Taylor Swift. If I weren't a happily married man, I would so want to be her boyfriend. I guess that goes for Justin Bieber too. I'd so want to be her boyfriend as well."
- ..."watch any channel on television other than Fox News. Hold on a sec while I watch the final minute of this Seinfeld episode. This is one of my favorites. ::long pause::. I'm so glad Fox News started playing episodes of Seinfeld. Not only are they the only balanced name in news, they're the most entertaining one as well."
- ..."eat at restaurants that don't rhyme with Dick Filet."
- ..."believe that corporations aren't people. I've spoken to many corporations. As a matter of fact, I am both a corporation and a person. I speak to myself, quite often actually. It'd be crazy to think corporations aren't people!"
Know what could very well be political suicide for the Republican Party? If it ever nominated Rick Santorum as its candidate for a presidential election.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/08/rick-santorum-gop-gay-marriage_n_3040225.html
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