GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum
isn't much concerned about pop singing teen Miley Cyrus' criticism of
his opposition to gay marriage.
Santorum, who on Monday officially
became the eighth Republican candidate vying for the 2012 GOP
presidential nomination, responded to Cyrus' recent swipes on
Twitter.
Referring to Santorum's 2003 remarks in
which he likened gay unions to “man on dog,” the 18-year-old
Cyrus tweeted to her more than 1 million followers that Urban
Outfitters had donated to Santorum's previous campaigns. “'IF WE
ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE NEXT THING U KNOW PEOPLE WILL BE MARRYING GOLD
FISH' – Rick Santorum UO contributed $13,000 to this mans
campaign.”
When messaged back, “@MileyCyrus what
happened to that Christian girl from TN with descent moral values and
a lot of heart?” the teen pop sensation responded, “what an
ignorant statement. I don't have 'alot of heart' cuz im not gonna be
a closed minded hypocrite? LOVE IS LOVE. GOD IS LOVE.”
During an appearance Monday on the
Chris Stigall Show, the former Pennsylvania senator feigned
concern over Cyrus' opinion: "When she came out against me, we
actually had a family meeting and decided whether I can continue on
in this process and, you know, we had to talk to the kids and it was
difficult. But we’re actually holding out -- we still think we
might get Lindsay Lohan. And with that, you know, we can continue.
We’re waiting."
“You lost the Hannah Montana vote but
you're hoping to pick up the Mean Girls vote,” Stigall
joked.