WASHINGTON D.C. – Some have accused Democrats of gloating after the election day win of both the House and Senate and if sales of the hottest new ring tone are any indication, gloating has never been more profitable.
Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who lost to Bob Casey this past Tuesday, made a concession speech, surrounded by his wife and crying children, and now that speech is the number one selling ringtone in the country.
According to Billboard, Santorum’s speech ringtone has outsold all others, a first for a spoken word ringtone. “It’s usually musicians at the top of the list, not conservative Republicans,” said Bill Ferguson, Billboard Ringtone Analyst.
Santorum, whose conservative, religious political positions included his argument that if gay marriage was allowed in this country, making sex with animals legal would be next, lost his bid for reelection in Pennsylvania, but sales of the ringtone of his speech are a national phenomenon.
“I hate that guy,” explained Cookie Williams, a hair stylist in West Hollywood, California, “I Tivo’d his speech and burnt DVD’s of it for all my friends, I’ve got a picture of him giving the speech as my screen saver and the ringtone is like a birthday present every time I get a call.”
Republican Senator, Rick Santorum, giving his concession speech on election night, surrounded by his family, all wondering why God hates their dad.
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - Dave Nalle
I've got to ask. Is that photo for real, or was it photoshopped. Surely his children didn't really look like that during the speech.
Dave
2 - Adrian Kimberly
No Photoshopping was needed to make America's creepiest family look like a poster for the next remake of The Addams Family.
Even better was a photo taken at the same event that has the kid hidden over there to the far left toss the finger at America while he "pretends" to "adjust" his glasses.
The fact that the little girl's dress matches her doll's dress seems very, very strange, considering the girl looks old enough to be contimplating The Pill next year...
3 - Arch Conservative
The moonbats have Santorum's concession speech but we on the other side will always have Howard dean's
"I have a Scream" speech and nothing will ever top that.
YEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
4 - Dave Nalle
I always thought Santorum was creepy, but to see it visually confirmed like this really makes me glad his pinheaded ass got the boot.
Dave
5 - pleasexcusetheinterruption
HOLY SHIT. I'm sorry Arch, that picture is worth 10 "I have a scream" speeches.
6 - Dave Nalle
Dressing your child like that for a public appearance ought to be considered child abuse.
I think the facial expression on young Sarah Santorum may be because she just found out that she was born too late to enjoy a family evening with the corpse of her stillborn brother Gabriel.
Dave
7 - RJ Elliott
Jeezus...do we have to kick the guy (and his family!) while he's down?
Santorum's concession speech was quite magnanimous. And in response, we are making fun of his children?
Get a grip, people. I actually sorta like Bob Casey. I'd hate to think his supporters are a bunch of cruel pricks...
8 - Dave Nalle
RJ, I don't support either of the guys and I guess I'm a cruel prick anyway. And Santorum was such a smug, sanctimonious bastard he deserves a few kicks. But you're right that it's not fair on the kids. That 8 year old in the front is as much a victim as anything else. I blame the parents who dressed her like that and probably shoved her towards the camera while she was blubbering. I hope she makes them pay for it for the rest of their lives in some way.
Dave
9 - Billy Slocumb
I just wish I had been there to lick the sweet salty tears from her cheeks.
I don't think the child is crying just because "daddy" lost the election. I think she is crying because she knows there will be Hell to pay in the Santorum home later that night. The other children also appear visibly frightened! Would you want to go home with that barbarian when he's angry?!
10 - jj
I blame Rick Santorum for using his family like a prop like that. I would never force my daughter to appear on TV if she were feeling so hurt like that. This just shows how Rcik Santorum is more of a politician than a human being.
His subconscious message is basically "look at what the democrats do, they make children cry"
11 - Joe Wilson
If you're going to veto stem cell research funding or concede an election, the RNC playbook says, always have some kids around.
12 - Amanda
The comment that was left stating, "I think the facial expression on young Sarah Santorum may be because she just found out that she was born too late to enjoy a family evening with the corpse of her stillborn brother Gabriel," was completely cruel and unecessary. I can only hope that you experience such a traumatic and heartwrenching experience as a failed pregnancy. You are a heartless human being to find such sadistic humor in that statement. People like you make me physically sick, and I can not help but be completely disgusted by you and pity your sad self as you wallow in ignorance.
13 - Dave Nalle
Amanda, what's cruel and unecessary is bringing home a dead child and making your living children - all quite young at the time - be traumatized by the experience of 'saying goodbye' to it. That's where the sickness lies. I can only imagine what other twisted experiences those kids have been through.
Dave
14 - RJ Elliott
Dave - You know I love ya, man! But I just think it's a little "beyond the pale" to make fun of a prepubescent girl because of the clothes her parents made her wear, or because she is crying in the wake of her father losing his job. I realize the target of your criticisms is actually Rick Santorum, not his family, but still... :-/
15 - MCH
"I think the facial expression on young Sarah Santorum may be because she just found out that she was born too late to enjoy a family evening with the corpse of her stillborn brother Gabriel."
- Dave Nalle
Now there's the REAL Dave Nalle we all love to hate.
16 - RJ Elliott
Look, it was funny, on a certain level...but it was kinda gallows humor...probably turned a lot of people off... :-/
Of course, I'm not exactly innocent of the crime of making the occasional "rude" or "crude" or "offensive" joke...so mayhaps I'm sort of the proverbial ass-hat flinging rocks about in a glass house...but I guess I'm one of those rare people who doesn't harbor a deep hatred for Rick Santorum, so I decided to come to his defense...
17 - Ajay
You people have some nerve. Rick Santorum is a great man and an amazing Senator. He will be missed dearly in Washington. The only reason Bob Casey won was because he's a Socially Conservative Democrat in a slightly-blue leaning state that is more traditional than say its next door neighbor New Jersey.
Senator Santorum is a hero to a LOT of people, and I am sure we have not heard the last of this great American. God Bless Him!
18 - Rick
You are going to burn in hell Dave. Shame on you.
19 - Davd Nalle
I may be burning in hell, but at least I'll be laughing while I do it.
Plus Rick Santorum will be there next to me.
Dave
20 - Clavos
Plus Rick Santorum will be there next to me.
Shades of Dante! That's what will make it hell for you, Dave.
21 - Martin Lav
"Now there's the REAL Dave Nalle we all love to hate."
Couldn't agree more.
Dave,
You finally put in writing what I suspected all along, you are a mean spirited spoiled brat that has no shame for anything you do that serves your ends. Left, Right or center. If you don't agree you will go to know end to prove your point even if it means sinking lower than whale shit. You should be ashamed. Who are you to judge wether it's right or wrong to mourn the loss of a still born baby? Were you there? In fact many pyschologist would agree that too many families in similar circumstances do more harm by simply ignoring what happened, not burying their child nor acknowledging with their children that a living thing that they felt kicking in the womb, is here today gone tomorrow.
"You are a heartless human being to find such sadistic humor in that statement. People like you make me physically sick, and I can not help but be completely disgusted by you and pity your sad self as you wallow in ignorance."
I think Amanda sums this up nicely.....
22 - Clavos
From the Washington Post article titled "Father First, Senator Second, published April 18, 2005:
Upon their son's death, Rick and Karen Santorum opted not to bring his body to a funeral home. Instead, they bundled him in a blanket and drove him to Karen's parents' home in Pittsburgh. There, they spent several hours kissing and cuddling Gabriel with his three siblings, ages 6, 4 and 1 1/2. They took photos, sang lullabies in his ear and held a private Mass.
IMO, that's a sick way to mourn, and a terrible thing to which to subject young children.
Shudder.
23 - Martin Lav
That is your opinion and you are welcome to it, but to deride his children because of it is simply heartful.
24 - Clavos
Martin,
I think you meant hurtful.
I didn't deride anyone except Santorum and his wife, whom I think richly deserve it.
25 - Dan
I don't really want to comment on Santorum's family. However, I think the voters of this great state were right in punishing a high-ranking fundamentalist. The great danger of the 21st century are fundamentalists be the from the right or the left. It is dangerous and irresponsible to mix religion and politics and start a culture war. Elected officials should serve their tax-paying citizens and work hard to balance the budget, protect citizens from crime and terrorism, provide a framework for affordable healthcare and protect progess of science (including stemm cell research to help sufferers from MS, cancer,..).
Senator Santorum's did a shockingly poor job and he deserbed to get kicked out of office.