Uh oh... Rick Santorum's Google problem is slipping in the search results. You know what to do...

[backscatter712]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/01/04/rick-santorums-iowa-performance-helps-his-google-problem/

[strong]Rick Santorum's Iowa Performance Helps His 'Google Problem'[/strong]

Rick Santorum is the GOP presidential candidate known for his “Google problem.” A Google search of his name returns scatological results thanks to a 2003 Google bombing by gay sex columnist Dan Savage. But the “frothy mix” associated with Santorum got pushed down in Google search results overnight thanks to his virtual tie with Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucus. “Rick Santorum” is currently the second most popular Google search term (after “Iowa caucus results”), and the number one hit for Rick Santorum’s name is, for the first time in a long time, not sex-related.

Here was the result page for Rick Santorum in September 2011 (via this blog). Warning — if you have somehow not yet been exposed — it’s gross:

Santorum has reportedly asked Google to eradicate the revolting search result to no avail. But his Iowa success, the resulting searches of his name, and people clicking on other sites besides “SpreadingSantorum.com” have helped to flush the “ frothy mix” farther down the page:

A Wikipedia entry and Santorum’s own website surged to the top along with the candidate. The general Google rule of thumb is that people tend to click on the first or second link that comes up in a search.

Of course, contributing to Rick Santorum's Google problem would be beneath me...

[SixthSense]

1. no need

first result for "santorum"


Santorum
spreadingsantorum.com/
Santorum 1. The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex. 2. Senator Rick Santorum.
6,846 people +1'd this


the new +1 feature in google lets you do the same thing without having to do the search pattern manipulation any more

[lonestarnot]

2. Now dat is funny!

ROFLMAO!

[brooklynite]

3. No, no, no!

He's on OUR side now...we need to keep him viable until he wins the nomination...or at least until he drags Mittens down for several months.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Still the #1 response for me

But then I use the Canadian Google.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. It's back to number one for me as well. It WAS second yesterday when I showed a friend.

The cream always rises to the top.

[BadgerKid]

5. S'ok....Urban Dictionary has it covered.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=santorum

[w8liftinglady]

6. OMG...did you see the thesaurus for "Santorum"?

[BadgerKid]

10. Oh my...a definite theme there. Eewwww. n/t

[kestrel91316]

7. I did my part - about 15 times.

[Blue Owl]

8. And somewhat of a Bung -- er, I mean Bing problem

Comes up second there.