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Saturday, February 25, 2012

2012 / Savage Love Headline of the Day

Posted by Dan Savage on Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 9:14 AM

They're doing it on purpose:

Santorum comes from behind in Alabama three-way

The comments thread on the story at the Birmingham Weld is worth a read.

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Poetic justice.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on February 25, 2012 at 9:22 AM

Below the comments there's a related story: "GOP Candidates inches apart in Alabama three-way." I can't wait to see who comes out on top!

Posted by crasher on February 25, 2012 at 9:27 AM

That headline totally made my morning.

Posted by BrownBear on February 25, 2012 at 9:33 AM

Oh great, ANOTHER kind of three-way that I'll never get to try.

Posted by Looking For a Better Read on February 25, 2012 at 9:40 AM

@4, it's an Alabama 3 way. It involves close familial relationships, and stained, stretched out white taknn tops. You really don't want to try that kind of three-way.

Posted by catballou on February 25, 2012 at 9:51 AM

sorry, that was 'tank tops'....

Posted by catballou on February 25, 2012 at 9:53 AM

@5, my Alabama cousins prefer NASCAR Ts to tank tops - the tradition passed from father to son is to roll a pack of smokes up one sleeve so it's handy for whenever the family bareback is done.

Posted by gloomy gus on February 25, 2012 at 10:23 AM

Sites like Weld for Birmingham and Left in Alabama fill me with hope that smart and sassy Southern progressives will yet beat back the knuckledragging mouthbreathers.

Posted by rob!

on February 25, 2012 at 10:35 AM

Pictures or it didn't happen!

Posted by ballard dude on February 25, 2012 at 10:49 AM

How come no one is telling Dan to grow up? Sheesh.

Posted by Chicago Fan on February 25, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Holy crap, check out another jawdropper that Santorum spewed.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/en…

Posted by seatackled on February 25, 2012 at 11:03 AM

My fave: "Tee Hee Hee. The headline. I'm twelve right now."

Posted by BearNecessity on February 25, 2012 at 11:08 AM

@10 Recognition of a lost cause?

Posted by seatackled on February 25, 2012 at 11:13 AM

Chicago Fan. So totally not fair right? Be patient. I'm sure someone will get around to mentioning it eventually.

Posted by SeattleKim on February 25, 2012 at 11:22 AM

Believe me, nothing ruins an Alabama three way faster than just a hint of Santorum.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay

on February 25, 2012 at 11:33 AM

Since he very obviously has a martyr complex, Santorum probably revels in these as signs of God's plan for testing his faith. Each of these headlines must put him in ecstasy. I'll bet he takes off his hair shirt and does a little self-flagellation.

Posted by thatsnotright on February 25, 2012 at 11:41 AM

Three drunk guys in a hunting blind, two of whom are related.

Posted by codswallower on February 25, 2012 at 11:56 AM

What's going on? Are you folding?

Posted by Vince on February 25, 2012 at 12:07 PM

@8 Agreed. It's wit like that that makes it impossible for me to totally give up on the South. That and, aside from the politics, the region actually really is filled with some of the nicest people you'll find on the face of the planet.

Posted by Corydon on February 25, 2012 at 12:19 PM

@10, isn't the advice in the first comment something that you would also give to students?

This is what I'm getting at when I talk to my students about the power of word choice and word order.

Posted by Hyzenthlayk9

on February 25, 2012 at 12:21 PM

I must have refrigerator blindness, but I don't see comments...

Posted by I Got Nuthin' on February 25, 2012 at 1:51 PM

Yeah the comments are great. Some of the best comedy gold, however, is provided by numerous clueless Paultards (redundant, I know) who seem oblivious to the joke and complain about the lack of mention of Ron Paul. Sheesh.

And yes they clearly are playing with us. The Weld publisher admits this. One of the comments (from a guy named Dan appropriately enough) said

One of those unintentional headlines that is too good not to share.

To which the publisher replied

Unintentional? Please, Dan. Give us a little credit here.

Posted by gnossos on February 25, 2012 at 2:36 PM

@12 YES! That was my favorite here, too :D

Posted by BEG

on February 25, 2012 at 2:41 PM

@21. If you're using an ad blocker you must enable Javascript to run from whichever site is serving the comments. Sometimes it's two sites -- one for the comment display script and another for the actual comments. When in doubt, enable all.

Posted by Anastasia Beaverhausen on February 25, 2012 at 3:04 PM

I can't get on the site. I wonder if their servers are a little overwhelmed.

Posted by Chelydra_serpentina on February 25, 2012 at 4:01 PM

How appropriately ironic for a Mormon like Romney to have Santorum on his butt.....

Posted by brothermartin on February 25, 2012 at 5:20 PM

Alabama is nasty, y'all.

Posted by Stiny on February 25, 2012 at 5:37 PM

Social Conservatives are like Gérard Depardieu in Mon père, ce héros (or the remake, My Father The Hero) and American Society circa 2012 is like the daughter, Véronique (Nicole).

The SCs are always trying to keep American Society on a short leash, wanting us to be a "good girl", but we escape into town, do what we have to do, and Social Conservatives come huffing and puffing around the corner, a few seconds too late, to exhale "ohhh, noooo".

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