Alan Simpson: This Rick Santorum character certainly is homophobic
“I know Santorum, I served with him,” he said. “He is rigid and a homophobic. He believes that gays and lesbians, he mentioned in an interview in 2003, about bestiality, and gays and lesbians. I think that’s disgusting,” said Simpson.
The former three-term Republican senator from Wyoming, who has always been known for both his candor and his ability to work across party lines, said Republicans are hurting themselves by focusing on social issues.
“Here’s a party that believes in government out of your life, the precious right of privacy and the right to be left alone. How then can they be the hypocrisy of fiddling around in these social issues? We won’t have a prayer,” he told Bob Schieffer in an interview for CBS News’ Face to Face, a weekly web interview from the staff of Face the Nation.
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Ah, yes… Alan Simpson from Wyoming. Where the men are men and sheep are nervous.
princetrumpet on February 22, 2012 at 7:27 PM
What are you basing it on?
Mimzey on February 22, 2012 at 7:20 PM
I don’t know, perhaps him equating gays with animals?!
lester on February 22, 2012 at 7:28 PM
Night Owl…you reminded me of one of my favorite Larson cartoons. It is clean though.
CW on February 22, 2012 at 7:28 PM
There is a lot of that going around.
Someone had better tell the openly gay man who was Santorum’s chief of staff that Rick is a homophobe.
fight like a girl on February 22, 2012 at 7:30 PM
the facts simpson said are the truth….what can you say
georgealbert on February 22, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Except that is not what he did. Why do you go along with the lie? Are you proudly dishonest?
CW on February 22, 2012 at 7:30 PM
That made me laugh. Thanks.
fight like a girl on February 22, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Suuuure you do. You sound a lot like those idiots who say “I have lots of black friends…” and then proceed to jump into a blatantly racist tirade.
And I wonder how gays manage to have the highest average income of any demographic in the US, since according to you they are so flakey, dishonest, and unable to commit to anything.
In short, shut the hell up you ignorant bigot.
Daikokuco on February 22, 2012 at 7:32 PM
He asked his duck while exchanging loving glances in the barn.
arnold ziffel on February 22, 2012 at 7:32 PM
If the lie fits their narrative, they go with it.
fight like a girl on February 22, 2012 at 7:33 PM
Daiko so you know Key West ? You can attest to who he knows? You ever suspect by his moniker that he might know a few gay folks? You just love being all holier than thou don’t you?
CW on February 22, 2012 at 7:35 PM
LOL! I don’t know why but those cartoons all make me laugh!
Night Owl on February 22, 2012 at 7:37 PM
Repeat it enough and it is true.
CW on February 22, 2012 at 7:38 PM
Why should I care what Alan Simpson thinks?
Vanilla Salt on February 22, 2012 at 7:50 PM
Severus Snape can be so mean sometimes.
chimney sweep on February 22, 2012 at 7:56 PM
Ah, you’ve gone for a while now, granny. Santorum is bad, but you are no better. Go away for good, please.
rickv404 on February 22, 2012 at 7:56 PM
He was outstanding. Just thinking about the Far Side makes me laugh. You would be surprised at the number of my co-workers who didn’t get the jokes. I have the complete set that I bought a few years ago and will look at it later tonight.
arnold ziffel on February 22, 2012 at 7:56 PM
Once again, the squeaky wheel …
OldEnglish on February 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM
Daikokuco…you put the RANT in tolerant. Thanks for the enlightenment.
CycloneCDB on February 22, 2012 at 8:15 PM
It couldn’t possibly be that they are singled out for promotions to pad out the diversity of their employers.
For a gay, you sure aren’t.
tom daschle concerned on February 22, 2012 at 8:31 PM
Why would they promote teh gheys?
Why risk the boycott from loving tolerant Christains?
Pablo Honey on February 22, 2012 at 8:45 PM
You would have to ask teh christains.
IDK
tom daschle concerned on February 22, 2012 at 8:50 PM
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