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25 July 2005

My wife has opinions on things... →[More:]"My wife has opinions on things that may or may conform with mine and I think most couples are in that situation," Santorum said...

then again, he may or may be an asshole.

post by: quonsar at: 11:09 | 29 comments

I wonder what his wife's opinion is on their children having a last name that now means the frothy mix of fecal matter and lube that sometimes accompanies anal sex.

posted by omiewise 25 July | 11:13

Wow. He even LOOKS like an asshole. And that's some stupid shit coming out of his mouth.

posted by papercake 25 July | 11:18

My wife has opinions on things

Damn broads always runnin' their mouths...

posted by jonmc 25 July | 11:27

Oh come on, everyone knows what these women are like: you allow someone to murder their baby and then she won't cook your damn dinner!

posted by dodgygeezer 25 July | 11:33

So, wait . . . Most couples are in a situation where the wife has opinions on things that don't conform with those of the husband? "Conform"? As in "comply with" or "surrender to"? "Obedience", anyone?

With these guys, I can't tell the pigs from the swine.

posted by Absit Invidia 25 July | 11:36

I am a prehistoric dick.

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posted by mcgraw 25 July | 11:39

?
I'm a rabidly liberal as the next MeFamily member, but isn't this guy simply saying "Don't judge John Roberts on what his wife does, they're different people."

It just seems like he's having a go at those people who assume that a wife and husband should agree on everything. As I would.

"May or may conform" is probably a transcription error. You know what it means.
The word "conform", although unfortunate is understandable in this context.
The fact of the matter is that the most constructive thing you can do with this is take the mick out of how Santorum looks. And his name.
"oooh - he looks like Peewee Herman. He's got a stupid name. ha ha ha. He must be wrong."

Your hatred of the right has robbed you of all reason. If I was PP, I'd be laughing my head off right now.

posted by seanyboy 25 July | 11:43

Killjoy.

posted by Absit Invidia 25 July | 11:56

seanyboy-I think you're forgetting the vilification of Clinton (Bill) for having a wife who could think and string sentences together. That Santorum is now suggesting that thinking wives are ok is the worst kind of hypocrisy.

posted by omiewise 25 July | 11:57

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posted by mcgraw 25 July | 12:02

Santorum's views on women (book excerpts)

Santorum talks in his new book about how mothers shouldn't work, but at the same time, he borrows money from his parents (the Senate salary isn't enough, apparently)--who both worked their whole lives.

posted by amberglow 25 July | 12:05

I would normally agree with you, seanyboy, but these people aren't like you and me. They are political animals, and they present a united front. As goes one, so goes the other and we're all supposed to understand that.

posted by puddinghead 25 July | 12:22

Santorum's on the Daily Show tonight.

posted by Quartermass 25 July | 12:52

Meanwhile, that Roberts looks not like Bill Murray, but like Major Frank Burns from MASH. He's already smirking for the cameras like Bush as well. (unless his hemorrhoids are acting up?)

posted by amberglow 25 July | 13:22

hatred of the right has robbed you of all reason

because of course, we all remember eight years of the right's polite, "she may or may agree with her husband" treatment of then-private citizen Hillary Clinton

this is post-Ken Starr America, seanyboy. the right's whining on this thing is just, well, silly (not that one expects good taste from a man who thinks gays are like people who fuck dogs).

Mrs Roberts's ideas must now be about as relevant as 1992-1999 Hillary Clinton's ideas were. the rules of the game changed. and it certainly wasn't "rabid" liberals who changed them.

I am sure that seanyboy, unless he's been robbed of all reason, is willing to concede this point. new game, new rules.

posted by matteo 25 July | 13:37

and by the way, imagine if Breyer's wife had been a doctor who practiced abortions. just imagine the reaction of the DeLay crowd

posted by matteo 25 July | 13:40

I actually have been robbed of all reason. As evidenced by my usage of the phrase "robbed of all reason".

new game, new rules.
this is post-Ken Starr America
I think you're forgetting the vilification of Clinton

And in other news... "They Started It."
and "No, It Was Them. They started it first."

posted by seanyboy 25 July | 13:51

You can't play fair with these people anyway, seany--they don't. Everything is fair game nowadays, and they're in public life, so too bad. It's also that this guy has no written record to go on, so we have to look for whatever indications we can find about his views. It's definitely one of the top 10 most important jobs in the US--and it's for life. I've already heard they're telling him not to reveal anything or answer anything of substance during the process--the bastards.

posted by amberglow 25 July | 18:01

Yes, seanyboy, that's it exactly. And what amberglow said.

posted by puddinghead 25 July | 21:23

You can't play fair with these people anyway...

You play "fair", or do the right thing, for its own sake, not whether it's effective. Or, as many would argue (including me) you play fair or do the right thing because, in the long run, doing so has the greatest utility. But if you don't accept either of those ideas, and it's all about short-term and obvious (personal or group) utility and defeating one's enemies, then go fucking assassinate someone or something, maybe Scalia.

What doesn't make any damn sense to me is that almost no one really believes life is a free-for-all and yet most everyone thinks that the proper behavior of everyone should just coincidentally favor their personal interests and predispositions. How likely is that?

posted by kmellis 25 July | 21:55

Playing fair and doing the right thing when the people in power are not, and never do the same, is a fool's game. We have a murderous treasonous bunch in power now and they'd kill their mother to keep power. You don't defeat them by playing fair--you lie and slander like they do. You destroy reputations like they do. You make sure everyone knows what a corrupt bunch they are, fair or not. Were the Swift Boat Liars fair? Was Karl Rove fair? None of them would bother being even human, let alone fair to any of us. Look at how they treat people who dare to disagree with them. Look at how they slander and defame and lie every single day. ...

posted by amberglow 25 July | 22:01

yet i fight fire with napalm
metaphorically

posted by ethylene 25 July | 22:47

You have to adjust tactics depending on who you're pitted against.

posted by amberglow 25 July | 22:53

unless you have that secret kick flip punch move down
don't make me emoticon
i beg of thee
have this one
(%)

posted by ethylene 25 July | 22:56

% : >

posted by amberglow 25 July | 23:15

he's on the Daily Show as i type. Stewart is being far far too respectful towards him, and serious.

posted by amberglow 25 July | 23:16

oy, i just noticed at the same time you wrote that
i'm so glad the constant replay cuts down on my lack of tivo

posted by ethylene 25 July | 23:20

Playing fair and doing the right thing when the people in power are not, and never do the same, is a fool's game.

The only people I can take seriously who say that are the ones who are holding rifles and molotov cocktails as they speak. If you really believe this, get off your ass.

Otherwise, read the Phaedo again.

posted by kmellis 25 July | 23:48

You don't defeat them by playing fair--you lie and slander like they do. You destroy reputations like they do

And then you become them.

posted by dhruva 26 July | 01:46

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