One of our local news channels [new link substituted], in the interest of presenting the matter in context, of course, has published the full, unedited segment of the recent interview with Senator Rick Santorum that's gotten him into a bit of well-deserved trouble. And I refuse to print more than just a bit of it here.
Um, this is my senator. This man represents me in the U.S. Senate? I - don't - think - so.
Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships. 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.
Well, no. Of course not. And he's not against homosexuals. He's only against homosexuals' "behavior." Please don't mistake this for "picking on homosexuality." It's just likening it to beastialitiy, pedophilia, incest and bigamy. Not picking, though. Definitely not.
Rick Santorum is a Jew and * a proud supporter of Israel. I wonder how he feels when people say, "I have nothing against Jews, it's just their religion I find repulsive." Or, the classic, "I'm not anti-Semitic, I'm just anti-Zionist."
Get a clue, Rick. "Tolerating" what you call "deviant behavior" is not going to bring Western civilization crumbling to its knees, no matter what wacky analogies you dream up to prove that it will. And excuse me for asking, but don't you have anything more constructive to focus your attention on these days?
*CORRECTION: Rick Santorum is a devout Catholic and I humbly apologize for my earlier error. Somehow, with all the press releases about his participation in missions to Israel and various local events sponsored by the Jewish community, my perception became clouded. Color me beet red. The rest of the post stands.
UPDATE (still catching up): There's a wealth of interesting analysis of Santorum's comments and their implications over at The Volokh Conspiracy. Too many posts to link, but start here and scroll up.
