“You can say I’m a hater. But I would argue I’m a lover. I’m a lover of traditional families and of the right of children to have a mother and father… I would argue that the future of America hangs in the balance, because the future of the family hangs in the balance. Isn’t that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage?”

–Rick Santorum, quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 2004)

How does that work though? You’re running for president. And in once sentence, you call yourself a ‘lover’ while in the next you are admitting that you hate gay people (and, arguably, single mothers & fathers) enough to deny them the same rights you and your own family enjoy. Get your frothy ass out of the spotlight already.