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Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 11:02 am
Horrible motherfuckers all around in the latest Republican debate.
Rick Sanatorum Wrote:"Any type of sexual activity has no place in the military"
Of course, that only goes for non-married service people.
Scumbag. At least he's out of politics, other than being a talking head at Faux News. No way that shit-eater will get the nomination or the Presidency.
(p.s. I know, I know, I'm giving corprophages a bad name associating them with him.)
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 11:03 am
I was under the impression something had already hit him in the head.
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 1:47 pm
I'm not sure what I was more sickened by, Santorum's answer or the crowd booing when the gay soldier asked the question.
In Santorum's answer he said that homosexuals think they deserve special treatment, but all they are asking for is equal treatment. To conservatives, anyone fighting not to be treated as a second class citizen is asking for special treatment.
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Wow...a thread suggesting someone get killed because they hold a political opinion that some find offensive?
Not cool.
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Just another rung in the ever evolving and polite political discourse of the USA.
When State Supreme Court Justices strangle each other (Prosser in Wisconsin), can you expect more from the rabble?
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 2:59 pm
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(September 23, 2011 at 1:56 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Wow...a thread suggesting someone get killed because they hold a political opinion that some find offensive?
Not cool.
Whatever, Adrian. I didn't think you were so thick as to not recognize hyperbole when you see it.
Guess I was wrong.
Oh & quite honestly, I find *everything* about Santorum offensive. You should do a little reading up on him. Maybe then you'll actually have something relevant to add to this discussion.
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Hyperbole or not, I don't think such statements are helpful when it comes to discussing political matters. His view is shared by a number of people, not all of whom are as undesirable as Santorum himself. You know my stance on this kind of thing; I've been on the receiving end of various Nazi-related attacks quite recently.
I don't see any reason to try and belittle your opponents, or to talk down about someone you disagree with, or even to say they should be "hit by a bus" for saying something controversial. It doesn't do anything positive for your position; in fact, I'd say it does the opposite.
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 3:11 pm
(September 23, 2011 at 3:05 pm)Tiberius Wrote: His view is shared by a number of people, not all of whom are as undesirable as Santorum himself.
I'll have to disagree with you. Anyone who remotely shares his views on anything political or social is in my opinion undesirable.
He's opportunistic scum.
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 3:29 pm
What did you expect, the guy even comes complete with the looks of a caricture of self-absorbed evangelical huckster, all that was missing was an ostentatious attempt to introduce a big haired floozy of an evenglical wife in front of a big screen for effect.
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RE: Rick Santorum needs to get hit by a bus.
September 23, 2011 at 10:16 pm
(September 23, 2011 at 3:05 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I don't see any reason to try and belittle your opponents, or to talk down about someone you disagree with, or even to say they should be "hit by a bus" for saying something controversial. It doesn't do anything positive for your position; in fact, I'd say it does the opposite.
Frankly, this sort of thing is exactly what's led to me distancing myself from political discourse. The right and left both engage in it, and I find it sickening regardless of whether I agree with someone's politics or not.
It's also worth recognizing that concerning certain politicians - hyperbole is completely superfluous, and serves to alienate people who might otherwise be your allies.
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