Well, friends, it’s been a hell of a journey. But the world’s number 1 comedy source for the past six months or so has officially run dry. Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has “suspended” his campaign, forcing political satirists to stay at work past 5pm for the first time since he announced his candidacy.
Santorum, who shares a name with a nauseating sex-related substance as defined by comedian and blogger Dan Savage, has been a prime comedy source for us at Campus Basement. If you haven’t realized, we don’t exactly agree with his views… possibly because as students, we all attend or have attended an institution of higher learning. Now that Santorum has dripped out– sorry- DROPPED out of the race, here’s a recap of our coverage of this legendary figure in American history:
After a speech in which Santorum argued that gay marriage is like polygamy, Mr. Piliour shared a new thing called Rick Santorum logic, which argues that “if p, then q is gay.”
Then, Brad Babendir surprised us with the announcement that Santorum would be embracing the… other, frothier definition for his campaign.
When Santorum later stated that Obama was a “snob” for thinking that everybody should go to college, Shermysherm11 reported on the ensuing rebellion from college students.
Luke Starnes was able to nab an exclusive interview with the man himself, who complained after Prop 8 was ruled unconstitutional in California. “It’s hard to sleep at night knowing people are happy,” Santorum said.
Oh, and remember the whole Kony 2012 fiasco? It came and went pretty fast, but according to G-Nonymous, there was a similar thing happening in Uganda, where a small group of activists started an online campaign to stop a terrible man halfway around the world. Guess who it was?
And finally, ScottTheCasbah gave us a perfect visual of leading Republican candidate Mitt Romney wiping Santorum off the map for good.
And when you think about it, Scott’s image was the perfect cherry to top the Rick Santorum sundae here on Campus Basement. Our jobs may be a little harder now that our easiest target is out of the race, but hey, at least now there’s still a chance for gay marriage, contraception, and porn.
