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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

2012 Rick Santorum Whines About Dan Savage for Pocket Change

Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:28 PM

Since he basically raised pocket change last quarter, Rick Santorum has a new strategy for fundraising: Whine about Dan Savage to potential donors. Politico published Santorum's latest fundraising letter, and it's hilarious:

Dear XXXXX,

Bill Maher, host of "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO, is famous for taking shots at true conservatives like me on his show. However this past Friday, he and his guests went too far. Well friends, it's time we fought back!
On last week's episode, Maher hosted hate activist Dan Savage. Instead of focusing on the issues and having an intellectual conversation, they broke into vile attacks against me and other conservatives. I refuse to repeat these disgusting, sexually explicit references because these ridiculous attacks are far too inappropriate. However, I wanted to share my interview with Steve Malzberg of WOR in New York City — a responsible radio host who, like you and I, is disgusted by the media's treatment of conservatives like us.
Imagine if this happened to a liberal. Maher and his friends in the Mainstream Media would hit the roof — and rightly so! But when it happens to a conservative, they applaud and laugh.
Some conservatives in the media like Sean Hannity have lambasted these attacks, but we have to do more! We cannot let such filth stand. Your contribution of any amount right now will help strengthen our campaign to protect us from these outrageous comments and obscene attacks in the future.
Remember this is not the first time Savage has attacked us on our stance of supporting American values. Savage and his perverted sense of humor is the reason why my children cannot Google their father's name...

The right to Google your father's name is in the Constitution, right? Anyway, the rest of the letter is after the jump.

I took the high road for nearly a decade by not dignifying these mindless attacks, then even defending his 1st Amendment right to spew this filth. And to this day, liberals like Rachel Maddow serve as Savage's lackeys on national television, pushing his smut.
Yes, he may have the right to belittle and degrade us, but that doesn't mean we have to sit by and not fight back. That is why I need your support today, and your contribution of $25, $50, $100 or $250 to my campaign will help us do just that!
With your help we will make this country great again. You can help right now by making a small or large contribution to my campaign. Don't let Dan Savage and the extreme left win.
Thank you for your support.
Fighting For America,

Rick Santorum
P.S. Fighting for America takes all of us — please join the fight today

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I don't like Rick Santorum, but it does make me want to donate.

Posted by Mr.Joshua on July 20, 2011 at 12:31 PM

I feel sorry for all folks with the Santorum surname.

Posted by raindrop on July 20, 2011 at 12:33 PM

Dan Savage: The Gay Willie Horton

Posted by Gern Blanston on July 20, 2011 at 12:35 PM

I don't get it: who is this guy and why is he named after the frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex?

Posted by Levislade

on July 20, 2011 at 12:36 PM

@ 2, I feel sorry for you. You're always right there, ready to jump on these posts, and say the same old shit. Do you have some kind of alert set up, or do you just spend all day hitting refresh?

Posted by Matt from Denver on July 20, 2011 at 12:45 PM

@4 I know you are joking but years ago I actually came upon this whole Santorum business from that angle. I was like "Wow, sucks to be this guy, having that for a last name." Then I got all the backstory and felt stupid.

Posted by BostonFontSnob on July 20, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Classic catch-22. without the savage santorum reference, he's got no leg to stand on, but any allusion to it leads to more folks googling it.

Posted by whomever whilst have me on July 20, 2011 at 12:46 PM

His kids CAN Google their father's name. They just might not like what they find; ie his politics.

Posted by NateMan on July 20, 2011 at 12:46 PM

After all the lies and hate spewed by ignoranuses like Santorum against gay people, he's got some nerve, the fucking cry baby papist shit for brains.

Posted by Vince on July 20, 2011 at 12:47 PM

well, it's a good way to appeal for funds--poor victimized "conservative" needs your money. please help him overcome his "google problem" with your donation today!

Posted by ellarosa on July 20, 2011 at 12:49 PM

Is he saying Bill Maher is a part of the "Mainstream Media"?

Posted by Jenny from the Block on July 20, 2011 at 12:49 PM

"How dare these liberals attack us, when all we're guilty of is advocating policies that marginalize and threaten an entire segment of the population for no reason, other than because our twisted moral code and frothing base of homophobes and racists demand it!"

Ah, the reasoning of a conservative.

Posted by schmacky on July 20, 2011 at 12:51 PM

@2 Yep. Self-pity, playing the victim, manipulating out of weakness, that's the modus operandi of your ethical system.

The Nazis came to power using the same belief structure. What a coincidence.

Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on July 20, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Paul, you forgot to link to http://www.spreadingsantorum.com/. Now I'll just have to Google it.

Posted by sahara29 on July 20, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Filth! Smut! Filandering! Ragamuffins and whippersnappers! I daresay were I not a man of God 'twould drive me to box them about the ears!

Posted by The CHZA on July 20, 2011 at 12:52 PM

hate activist!

Posted by AmyC on July 20, 2011 at 12:54 PM

Riiiight. Because getting your face out in the media MORE is going to make people stop saying mean things about you. Whatever you tell yourself to feel better at the end of the day.

Posted by suddenlyorcas on July 20, 2011 at 12:54 PM

@9 I like the way you misspelled ignoramus! In Santorum's case and others of his ilk, it's a far, far better description of them to call them ignorANUSes. Don't know whether this was freudian or intentional, but either way it's a keeper!

Posted by Brooklyn Reader on July 20, 2011 at 12:54 PM

We're not laughing at "conservatives," Rick - we're laughing at you.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on July 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM

This would be interesting if Santorum even had a chance of getting the nomination. Instead it's just a rich white guy crying, claiming "victim" status. *yawn*

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on July 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM

Everytime little Ricky whines I hit www.spreadingsantorum.com

STill #1 in Google search for Rick Santorum!

Let's keep it up there: www.spreadingsantorum.com

Posted by judybrowni on July 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM

I for one am looking forward to hate activist Dan Savage's next book, based on his highly successful "It'll Get Better for It if It Puts the Lotion on Its Skin" project.

Posted by psbirch on July 20, 2011 at 12:57 PM

I am curious. is there any way that Savage could get sued for slander or libel or something because of the whole website?

Posted by Wondering on July 20, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Um, Mr. Would-Be President-Guy, why do your kids have to Google your name anyway? Don't they know who their father is already? What, they have to look it up?

Posted by smcke0wn on July 20, 2011 at 1:00 PM

The 2nd paragraph in RS's whiney letter should read "Anti-Hate activist Dan Savage"...

Posted by You Look Like I Need A Drink! on July 20, 2011 at 1:00 PM

I think extreme leftists would be offended at being associated with Dan.

Posted by Renton Mike on July 20, 2011 at 1:01 PM

@18 Glad you likey. Me likey, too!

Posted by Vince on July 20, 2011 at 1:02 PM

BTW Dan- you couldn't ask for better publicity. Just remember us little folk back in Seattle when you take over the world...

Posted by You Look Like I Need A Drink! on July 20, 2011 at 1:03 PM

I too feel sorry for folks with the Santorum surname, raindrop. I mean, it must be horrible to have people think one COULD be related to Rick Santorum, or (shudder) ACTUALLY be related to him (shudder 2x). I'm not even going to touch upon how utterly awful it is to actually BE Rick Santorum.

Posted by laterite on July 20, 2011 at 1:08 PM

Dan isn't always right and I'm sure he's not perfect, just like everybody else. But it utterly baffles me how Santorum can call the guy who came up with the "It Gets Better" concept a "hate activist."

But then I remembered he's a complete fucking asshole, and it all made sense.

Posted by schmacky on July 20, 2011 at 1:10 PM

I forget where Mr. Spreading was educated, but they certainly skimped on the grammar, didn't they . . .

Posted by Calpete on July 20, 2011 at 1:11 PM

I think we need to be posting a lot more links... like this one: spreadingsantorum.com

Posted by Aphonia

on July 20, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Grammar question...

Which is better: "is famous for taking shots at true conservatives like me on his show" or "is famous for taking shots on his show at true conservatives like me"?

Posted by stinkbug on July 20, 2011 at 1:13 PM

"Hate activist" is rich coming from Santorum. He sets a new standard for both whining and idiocy.

Posted by Meat Weapon on July 20, 2011 at 1:24 PM

@33 I think it should be "...is famous for taking shots at true conservatives, like me, on his show". Though, to be honest, bad grammar (if it is that) is the least reprehensible thing about this man, especially since he undoubtedly didn't write this letter himself.

It's seems to me the only job Santorum is in the running for is Dan's press secretary. Who needs a real one when you have this idiot doing it for free!

Posted by CitKeane on July 20, 2011 at 1:28 PM

@33
"is famous for using his show to take shots at true conservatives like me" would flow a little more smoothly.

Maybe it's the lube.

Posted by Lymis on July 20, 2011 at 1:28 PM

@1

If this is giving you the urge to donate, consider the "It Get's Better" project rather than the Santorum campaign.

Posted by Lymis on July 20, 2011 at 1:30 PM

— a responsible radio host who, like you and I, is disgusted...

"like you and me" perhaps?

Posted by v-man on July 20, 2011 at 1:37 PM

Bill Maher represents "main stream media"?

Also, how the hell does he forget the 2 weeks of unending Anthony Weiner coverage by actual mainstream media outlets? What a fucking baby.

Posted by Dougsf on July 20, 2011 at 1:58 PM

"Imagine if this happened to a liberal"

What, you mean like some bigoted homophobic shit-for-brains claiming that having sex with someone of one's own gender is EXACTLY like fucking your dog? And publicizing that view far and wide on national media? Yeah. Imagine that.

Posted by Geni on July 20, 2011 at 2:01 PM

Earth to Fanboys....

our Danny has stepped in it.

his performance on Maher WAS vile.

and beyond the pale.

please don't be surprised if our Danny isn't on CNN anytime soon

and 'hate activist' Dan Savage actually is a pretty perceptive description.

IGB is about blaming xtians.

the suicides are just collateral damage in Danny's hate campaign against religion.

as you were......

Posted by Deviancy and Perversion is a niche product on July 20, 2011 at 2:02 PM

Was #41 some weird poem?

Posted by Dougsf on July 20, 2011 at 2:26 PM

@42

Well, it is an exercise in creative writing, so I guess so.

Posted by Zebes

on July 20, 2011 at 2:44 PM

@ 41 Haiku fail...

Posted by You Look Like I Need A Drink! on July 20, 2011 at 2:49 PM

Would someone please, please tell me where I can order my "I and Rachel Maddow are Dan Savage's lackeys" T-shirt.

Posted by PaulBarwick on July 20, 2011 at 2:50 PM

@45 I'm holding out for a "Proud Member of Dan Savage's Extreme Left" shirt.

Posted by Hernandez

on July 20, 2011 at 3:01 PM

"Hate activist" these things sound scary, how much money do i throw until it all goes away?!

Posted by tifeng on July 20, 2011 at 3:10 PM

@46: Wait, does that mean that Savage already has a line of shirts proclaiming the wearer as one of his flying monkeys? Because that seems like it should be the first one to the screen printers, in my opinion.

Posted by Knat on July 20, 2011 at 3:39 PM

I realize this analogy has already been done to death in this situation, but for fuck's sake... somebody finally takes a swing back at the heretofore-unchallenged bully and not only does he act outraged, he runs off blubbering to tell the teacher and get a consolation cookie since somebody picked on him.

Posted by balderdash

on July 20, 2011 at 4:21 PM

@19 Perfectly stated. Poor Rick isn't even a credible bully.

Posted by Sir Vic on July 20, 2011 at 4:24 PM

Speaking of flying monkeys... whatever happened to Canuck? I miss her snark.

Posted by drewl on July 20, 2011 at 4:51 PM

51 her husband got sick of her whoring around on slog

Posted by greatwhitenorth on July 20, 2011 at 5:05 PM

I just want to say how hilarious it is to accuse Rachel Maddow of pushing smut, given that she seems to blush every time she has to report on something even remotely sexual.

Posted by Judas The Friendly

on July 20, 2011 at 5:19 PM

@18 - it's a real word. Or, y'know, pretty real. It dates back to about 2003, from the look of things: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.ph…

Posted by this guy I know in Spokane on July 20, 2011 at 6:10 PM

the only thing dan did wrong was apologize

Posted by seattlestew on July 20, 2011 at 6:39 PM

What Mr. Savage and SL readers did to Santorum was really mean, especially considering that it affected everyone with the last name "Santorum."

However... When it comes to belittling and degrading, the part where he called all homosexuals no better than child molesters and practitioners of bestiality does give his statement a stink of hypocrisy or at least hey-wait-a-minute.

So yes, donate to Rick Santorum's campaign. It's right over here at humanrightscampaign.org. Make sure you write "RICK SANTORUM" nice and big.

Posted by DRF on July 21, 2011 at 5:51 AM

Oh Rick Santorum you are the reason that your children can't Google your name.

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on July 21, 2011 at 8:54 AM

For people who hate whiny victim politics, right-wingers sure love whiny victim politics.

Posted by James Hutchings on July 21, 2011 at 8:55 AM

We definitely need to make "GGGoon Squad" shirts exist.

Posted by smcke0wn on July 21, 2011 at 1:18 PM

I've forgotten that Santorum used to be a respectable last name. Mission accomplished!

Posted by persimmon on July 22, 2011 at 4:17 PM

Santorum has not EVER and will not EVER represent the Pennsylvania I love.

I'm quite unhappy that he's back in the media lately making my beautiful state look bad. We Pennsylvanians are not bad people or ANYTHING like this jerk, I can promise you that. Even the nut-job rednecks in the 'tucky part in the middle of the state. He makes those crazies look sane. He even makes the gangstas in North Philly look tame, because they're not hypocrites... I mean, they shoot people and stuff, but they don't go around saying they don't.

And, unlike many Pennsylvanian children, his spawn CAN google their father's name because they go to wealthy private schools in Virginia that can afford such an important thing like the Internet... whereas there are still kids around here that don't have that necessity.

Posted by forwardiscalling on August 17, 2011 at 12:45 PM