We're from Seattle, and we're proud.
It's not always easy on our beat: radio talkers and such as Billo Reilly and Ben Gleck mock the city and call us 7 kinds of woo-woo, liberal fruitcakes. (Gleck, who started his weird but fantasmagastic career in Seattle should be a little nicer to his roots). Even our local conservative talkers live in the 'burbs and often grind down The City and our liberal ways.
(photo: Rick Santorum in customary stance)
Huh? you inquire.
Santorum is no obscure politician—he was a U.S. Senator for 12 years, (before he was ignominiously defeated in 2006) and wrote a book called “It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good.”
And thanks to our very own Dan Savage, when you google Santorum's name you get this:
Santorum
Santorum 1. The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex. 2. Senator Rick Santorum.
Go ahead, you try it.
It began in 2003 when Dan, the popular, nationally syndiacted sex advice columnist beseeched his readers to submit new definitions for “Santorum” after the PA Senator suggested that legalizing gay sex could/would lead to recognition of “man on child” and “man on dog” relationships, and “undermine the fabric of our society.” The winning suggestion was the sploogeful one above.
It was an early Google bomb. And it worked. As you can see (after you've done it 5 or 6 times to guarantee our precious Net freedom), not only up comes the helpful Wikipedia entry, “Santorum (sexual neologism)”, but also “Spreading Santorum.” Right there within the first 5 entries. This has mocked Santorum for 8 long years, and there's no way for him to change it.
It's a big dirty wetspot he has to sleep on forever.
Santorum hasn't got much chance at the presidency or the vice- many conservatives can't stand his skinny, little, self-righteous ass ... remember when he dared think out loud about criticizing Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity?
It did not end well, especially for a guy with his national ambitions, as laughable as that may be.
Not awesome for a radical anti-gay conservative, and GOP 2012 vice presidential hopeful. It does underscore what we've always told you: Rick Santorum is a gigantic tub of scum whose actions will be remembered (if remembered at all) in the same terms as those of Lester "pick-handle" Maddox.
(photo: Dan Savage in full battle regalia)
On the other hand, Dan Savage is an author, editor, partner. dad, gay rights & family advocate, and of course, a Seattleite. He is easily twice the man than is Rick Santorum, and one more reason that we love living where we live.
I had no idea of this history.
Posted by: Zim | June 06, 2011 at 05:54 PM
Just don't google his name.
Posted by: sparky | June 06, 2011 at 06:02 PM
Lester Maddox and Rick Santorum are(were) both backbiting, unapologetic assholes.
Posted by: Coiler | June 06, 2011 at 06:40 PM
weird comparion - Savage vs. Santorum. Don't see him as a serious candidate - he has a whopping 2% support for the nomination.
Wasn't Lester Maddox a Democrat ? Google that.
Posted by: KS | June 06, 2011 at 06:57 PM
Actually I think he was a member of the axe handle party.
Yeah, Mr Savage you go girl.
Posted by: Sarah | June 06, 2011 at 07:33 PM
"twice the man"
If this a true statement than Mike Webb must have been "twice the Man' that you are Mr. Hood.
Posted by: ProgBlogJunky | June 06, 2011 at 08:13 PM
Lester protested at the DNC convention in Atlantic City if those had bothered to read the article.
Posted by: Coiler | June 06, 2011 at 08:22 PM
Yep, he was one of those old-fashioned racist Demoncrats. Today there are the new racist Demoncrats - wee-haw..
Posted by: KS | June 06, 2011 at 08:38 PM
I've been Googling like a mutha fucka trying to find where Santorum went after gays with guns and axe handles and shit.
Can't find it. Hell, I even tried Bing to no avail. You must be exaggerating Michael. Not your most honest or ethical shot at driving a bus over a political opponent.
But you are at the top of your game with the entertainment value of writing.
Posted by: Chucks | June 06, 2011 at 08:41 PM
Randi was fanning Savage on her show. She loves him. Almost as much as she loves herself. I turned her off when she stridently claimed she knew it was Weiner's weener all along. She's a visionary. She's a seer. She knows EVERYTHING!
Posted by: joanie | June 06, 2011 at 09:56 PM
7.I am disgusted at DAN SAVAGE!!! this makes our side look TERRIBLE!!! We are NOT in an eye for an eye society!
We are in this world to lessen the suffering of others. He has caused tremoundous hurt to his family and children. Yes, what Santorum said was hurtful but the way to counteract his statments is focusing on victories like New York. Dan Savage is Such a COLD HEARTED EVIL man! I don’t want him representing this movement.
Savage should read ethics more: Why are we humans here in this world, to cause LESS suffering NOT more as clearly Dan Savage has with Santorum’s family ” We can make the fourth dimensional world a better place by causing there to be less pointless suffering in one partciular palce, at one particular time, than there would otherwise have been. As long as we do not thereby Increase suffering at some other place or time or cause any other comparable loss of valuse, we will have had a positive effect on the universe” Singer
Posted by: Cindy Jones | June 26, 2011 at 09:39 AM