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Next time you feel uncomfortable showering at the gym, blame it on liberals and their abortion rights agenda. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R) does.
Speaking to anti-abortion group Students for Life after receiving an award last month, Santorum attempted to explain what he saw as an enthusiasm gap between liberal and conservative activists. During his speech, a clip of which can be seen above, via Right Wing Watch, Santorum argued that the pro-choice movement infuses passion about abortion rights into "every aspect of their life." He said that because of this, showering at a gym had become an "uncomfortable" prospect for students.
"They make it uncomfortable for students who come to Austin to shower at a Young Men's Christian Association, YMCA, gym, because they live it," he said. "Because they live it. They're passionate, they're willing to do and say uncomfortable things in mixed company. They're willing to make the sacrifice at their business because they care enough."
It's unclear if Santorum was literally suggesting that abortion rights activists talk about the issue in showers at gyms, but he quickly shifted to a different metaphor to highlight his belief that anti-abortion forces simply needed to be more resilient. .......................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/07/rick-santorum-showers_n_3718618.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)at the YMCA locker rooms.
Hmmmm...
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)Either I can't absorb his words correctly, or he is babbling nonsense.
Bprofane
(1 post)I thought I was missing something, but he sounds like a nutcase on the street corner...
Kber
(5,043 posts)tanyev
(42,556 posts)Javaman
(62,530 posts)ass froth is still a fucking moron.
LeftinOH
(5,354 posts)in fact, there's generally no talking in there at all. Either the Y that I go to is an anomaly where the hot-button issue of abortion is never discussed, or... maybe Santorum is just f*cking insane. Yeah, that.
phantom power
(25,966 posts)how conservatives believe they have the right to bother people with their opinions, and everybody else's job is to shut up and listen. If you push back, you're oppressing them, you big meanies!
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/07/abortion-cooties/
Tyrs WolfDaemon
(2,289 posts)make it look like he puked Pepto-Bismol down the front of his shirt?
I guess Santorum can still get sick to his stomach even if he himself is made of Santorum.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)It screams recently going through a divorce, doesn't it?
rustydog
(9,186 posts)uneasy if I saw him at the local Y.