Santorum deservedly dissed
College students, who are often criticized for lack of activism these days, reacted to the choice of Sen. Rick Santorum, who has compared homosexuality to incest, as their commencement speaker yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA - About one in every eight graduates walked out of Sunday's commencement at Saint Joseph's University before the keynote address by Sen. Rick Santorum, who recently infuriated gay groups and others with derogatory remarks about homosexual behavior.
Santorum, the Senate's third-ranking Republican, didn't mention the walkout or the controversy directly.
..."Senator Santorum and I are at completely opposite ends of the spectrum," said graduate Sara Foglesong, among those who walked out. "I am not incestuous. I am not a bigamist. I just happen to be bisexual. It offended me."
Conservative bloggers just don't get it. Alex Talcott of The Inner Office thinks there is something to be learned from Santorum.
I understand if students want to protest the university's decision to confer an honorary degree. But it's pretty anti-intellectual to be unwilling to listen to a speech.
Drudge admirer Michael of Paranzino Blog believes religion is the issue. He faults Ms. Fogelsong.
Associated Press story quoting a graduate of a Catholic, Jesuit college, Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, on why she walked out of a commencement speech by US Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, himself a Catholic.
So she selects a Catholic university, but can't stomach Senator Santorum? Is it possible she does not know the Church's teachings on homosexuality? Hilarious.
Someone should pray for him.
