Developing: SENIOR AIDE TO SENATOR RICK SANTORUM CONFIRMS HE'S GAY...

[truthpusher]

I will update as more of the story is up.....

noted...it is the 'Aide' and not Santorum being refered to per Raw Story: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1628292&mesg_id=1628337


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http://www.rawstory.com/

Original Headline from The Raw Story......

SENIOR AIDE TO SENATOR RICK SANTORUM
CONFIRMS HE'S GAY; SAYS SENATOR 'MAN OF PRINCIPLE, FAMILY MAN:' DEVELOPING HARD...

New Headline from Raw Story......

SENIOR AIDE TO SENATOR RICK SANTORUM
CONFIRMS HE'S GAY; SAYS SENATOR 'MAN OF PRINCIPLE'... IT'S THE AIDE, GUYS...DEVELOPING

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other recent article on Santorum discussed at DU: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1623993

[bejammin075]

1. time to dig up his anti-gay statements

i'm no santorum expert, but he's got to have made some gannon-esque gay bashing quotes.

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. Wait, is the aide gay or is Santorum gay?

Do we have any other sources on this?

[quiet.american]

7. We have the same question. :)

[truthpusher]

15. Not yet...Raw Story allways pulls through with additional info...

...hang in there...

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

37. I was about to ask just that. n/t

[quiet.american]

3. Santorum's gay, or the senior aide is gay? n/t

[CottonBear]

Box turtles come to mind.

:eyes: Oh the irony. I wonder what Senator man-on-dog will have to say about this?
:wow:

[Jacobin]

28. Quick!!! Hide the Box Turtles!!!

:rofl:

[Reformed_republican]

4. Eagerly Awaiting

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[MN ChimpH8R]

5. oh brother

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[hvn_nbr_2]

6. Which is the antecedent of "he"?

That's the high-falutin' way to ask, "Does 'he' mean the aide is gay or Santorum is gay?"

[Tweed]

8. What what?!

It sounds like the aide is gay.

[lady lib]

9. Probably the aide is gay, but what does "developing hard..."

mean?

Edit: Forgot my popcorn...mmmmm:popcorn:

[maddezmom]

10. then why the hell is he working for Santorum?

:eyes:

[CoffeeCat]

19. That was my question too...

Sanitarium previously equated gay sex with men having sex with dogs.

Why in the world would a talented gay man work for a homophobic bigot like that?

[TankLV]

26. Freudian slip - you've never heard of "doggie style"?!?!?!

No wonder Ricky knows so much about and is so interested in gay sex!!

And just what kind of "aid" was this "aide" giving?!

Hmmmmmmm.......

[The Doctor.]

39. I'm beginning to wonder if...

A few very clever gay and lesbian operatives have worked their way into high positions of the Republican party to help bring them down.

Now that Robert Traynham is 'out', what will Santorum's base say?

[fob]

11. "Developing HARD" - Wink, wink, nudge, nudge!

nt

[Divernan]

12. Gay male employees won't have those sinful "working wives/mothers"

that Santorum condemns so easily.

[hyperium]

13. Amazing

if true. It's sad that so many of these fundamentalists can't come to terms with themselves and feel the need to attack others so viciously.

[wellst0nev0ter]

14. It's Gotta Be The Aide

For Sanatorium to be gay will only prove once and for all that there is a God ;)

[arwalden]

17. I Think Santorum Fights His "Demons"

[hyperium]

18. Why would it be so prominent on the page though?

If it's just an aide then it doesn't seem like it would be in the spot it is in.

[truthpusher]

22. Agreed

[CoffeeCat]

16. Hmmm...

Why is it that the most vociferous gay bashers in politics--surround themselves with gay men?

And I don't want to hear that Sanitarium didn't know that his senior aid was gay. He knew.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

20. Whaaaa???? Rick or the aide? nt

[rawstory]

21. THE AIDE IS GAY; Sorry -- hard headline to write

all we know right now... ;)

[wicket]

23. thanks for your awesome work!!!

:kick:

[lady lib]

36. Super website. Thank you!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[LiviaOlivia]

42. From Atrios

http://atrios.blogspot.com/
christ, he's also an african-american who said:

“Those who are romantic about the Confederate flag, that’s our base. We need their support; this upcoming election is going to be close,” Traynham said. December 12, 2003

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=356850

[VegasWolf]

24. Now the Christians will force Sanitarium to fire his aide. nt

[NNN0LHI]

25. The big news is that his aide is gay?

Must be a slow news day.

Don

[ToeBot]

27. All the same, If I were to pick the most deeply closeted Senator...

Rick Santorum would come in on top, with Orrin Hatch just beneath him.

[arcos]

30. Thune and Graham are gayer than Hatch...

:P

[Chicago Democrat]

29. Look smoke.... fire is not far!

Methink Rick thinks about it too much and every Catholic boy I know has had massive homo conciousness brainwashed since day one in Catholic school.

[Allenberg]

31. I wonder how Santorum's reaction

will play out in his Senate campaignn next year?

[snippy]

32. Does he have a dog? n/t

[meppie-meppie not]

33. a gay Repuke? who'd a thunk it

;-)

[Old and In the Way]

34. Hmmmm....this explains Santorum's "hypocrisy is OK" statement

a few days ago. When are the "family values" voters going to get a clue about how the Republican syndicate plays them?

[Maddy McCall]

35. What a tricky headline.

[LittleClarkie]

38. Who cares really?

Oh my god, GAY PEOPLE! Iiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

?

[Lecky]

40. Why do we care about this nonstory? n/t

[Tommymac]

41. Last year on The Lynne Cullen Radio Show

in Pittsburgh a girl called in and said she had worked as an intern for ricky and revealed she was a lesbian. She used to babysit his children a lot....

:evilgrin:

[anti_shrub]

43. Makes you wonder

Why wasn't his wife at home chained to the stove with the kids like a good republican Stepford Wife?

Oh yeah, the Santorums are hypocritical douchebags, that's why.