Rick Santorum weighs in on the gay marriage debate

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

Boycotting jukeboxes because of TouchTunes

I love music and enjoy hitting the bar(s) over the weekend, so naturally, when the mood strikes me, I've never been coy about playing some songs on the jukebox. This past Thursday, a friend of mine turned 50, so several friends of her's, including myself, all met up to celebrate the occasion. At around 9:30, a friend of mine and I both chipped in $5 to play some songs on the jukebox. Four hours and 231 skips later, we gave up on hearing the songs we had selected, and went home knowing we had just wasted $5. This wasn't the first time such a thing had happened to me (and many others), and due to that, I'll be boycotting jukeboxes. Why? The scam known as TouchTunes. You see, here's how the plot typically breaks down. A person (or group of people) downloads the TouchTunes app on his/her phone, consumes one too many adult beverages, and due to this, has less care for spending extra money to hear the songs of their choosing right NOW. That's the thing with TouchTun...

Face guarding is legal in college football and the NFL

I just wanted to remind fans and announcers especially, that face guarding is legal in both college football and the NFL. It all comes down to contact. So long as a defender doesn't make contact with an intended receiver, he doesn't have to turn around to play the ball. I can't tell you how many times every week I hear announcers talk about face guarding being a penalty. It's not. I even heard one announcer yesterday state, "If the defender doesn't turn around and play the ball, the ref will call pass interference every time." That's simply not true. Courtesy of referee Bill LeMonnier, he says this with regard to the rule at the college level (answered on 8/12/13): "NCAA rules on pass interference require the face guarding to have contact to be a foul. No contact, no foul by NCAA rules." In the NFL rule book, this is written: "Actions that constitute defensive pass interference include but are not limited to: (a) Contact by a ...

A closer look at the Scramble With Friends power-ups

I am unashamed to admit that I'm a nerd. My idea of a good time is playing a word game like Boggle or Scrabble. Thankfully, I (and many others) can play such games via Facebook and/or my (our) cell phone(s). While it seems that cheating has become more commonplace in these games (Words With Friends in particular) than San Diego has had nice weather, I've yet to give in to that craze. One element present with the game Scramble With Friends (Boggle) not present in Words With Friends (Scrabble) are legal boosts called "power-ups," which cost a number of tokens from the 15 available. I've now tried all five power-ups, including the latest one which costs money. So, in case anyone's curious about playing the game or giving these power-ups a gander, here's a rundown of them all: Freeze - I think this is probably my favorite of all the power-ups. With the freeze, time stands still for a matter of seconds, which allows you more time to find words and improve...

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