Rick Santorum had only been in the senate for a few weeks when Bob Kerrey, then Senator from Nebraska, pegged him. "Santorum, that's Latin for asshole." It was probably the funniest line the grim Kerrey ever uttered and it was on the mark, too.
Such a stew of sleazy self-righteousness and audacious stupidity has not been seen in the senate since the days of Steve Symms, the celebrated moron from Idaho. In 1998, investigative reporter Ken Silverstein fingered Santorum as the dumbest member of congress in a story for The Progressive. Considering the competition, that's an achievement of considerable distinction.
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Santorum: That's Latin for Asshole
Jeffrey St. Claire at Counterpunch wrote this back in 2003, but I'll definitely be thinking of his story this Tuesday when I vote for Casey.
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Actually, I think Kerrey was being kind.
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I'm informed there are other definitions but it's been a long time since I looked at a Latin book.
ReplyDeleteI suppose we should thank him becayse he has pretty much guaranteed, by his own action, that he's going to lose
ReplyDeletethe jerk is running for president... go visit KP for some commentary that we have over there.
ReplyDeleteno different than now?
ReplyDeleteSantorum is toast.
ReplyDeleteKerry and Santorum--twins in the larger picture. Both are controlled by the Global Corporatists as are all U.S. senators and reps.
ReplyDeleteAnd these two are as "corporate" as it gets, regardless of Iraqnam.