Former GOP presidential candidate Rick
Santorum has said he does not believe his opposition to gay rights is
“hateful rhetoric.”
When confronted by Abby Martin of
WeAreChange.org,
Santorum called his opposition a “public policy discussion.”
“You said during your campaign that
homosexual parents … that kids don't thrive under homosexual
parents, but actually studies have shown that kids thrive equally
under homosexual parents as they do under straight parents. Do you
think this hateful rhetoric … you know, you're fighting a losing
battle here as homosexuality is more accepted by the day.”
“I don't think it's hateful
rhetoric,” Santorum answered as he continued walking down a hall.
“I think having public policy discussions is not hateful rhetoric.
I think ...”
“But It's incorrect,” Martin
interrupted.
“I think characterizing it as such is
a typical tactic [by] those who do not want to have a real discussion
about the issues,” he added as he boarded an escalator leaving
Martin behind. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this
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