Rick Santorum's comments comparing gay
sex to bestiality were considered by Fox News' Shep Smith on
Wednesday.
During a segment on Studio B
looking at Santorum's surprising second place finish in Iowa, Smith
turned to the GOP presidential candidate's most controversial
comments made while he was a Senator from Pennsylvania.
Guest Terry Holt, a GOP consultant,
observed that Santorum's retail politics reminded him of “the old
Rick Santorum” and that he “got his [surge] at exactly the right
time, and if he does well in New Hampshire I see this, it's possible
[Santorum could be the nominee], but it's the money and it's the
time.”
Smith added that “his list of things
that are not going to appeal to any moderate are long.”
“It's going to be talked about
eventually that Rick Santorum is, among other things, a man who
equated homosexual sex to bestiality,” Smith said.
“He's a social conservative. He's
unapologetic about that. ...”
“I don't think all social
conservatives consider gay love similar to bestiality,” Smith
interrupted.
“That's true,” Holt agreed, “and
all of these candidates have had their share of gaffes.” (The
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