So back during the march on the Texas capitol over women’s rights, the rightwing bussed in people from across the country to try to outnumber us and keep us out of the Senate gallery. It, of course, didn’t work.
They had promised these people free housing. That housing, of course, wasn’t with rich Republicans who won’t share even table scraps. It was at the YMCA. Where they got kicked out. And I’m fixing to tell you why.
Meanwhile, back at FoamAtTheMouthville, Rick Santorium got to spouting off about what a horrible person I am.
Very Uncomfortable
“You see, what the left does, what the pro-choice movement does is they just don’t focus on their little issue, they focus on everything they do and every aspect of their life,” he explained. “They make it uncomfortable for students who come to Austin to shower at a young men’s Christian association YMCA gym.”
“Because they live it. They’re passionate. They’re willing to do and say uncomfortable things in mixed company. They’re willing to make the sacrifice at their business because they care enough… They simply won’t give up. We have the truth and we give up! We have righteousness and we give up because it’s unpopular!”
See, get it? We made these sweet unassuming kids uncomfortable to shower at the YMCA. You know, shower means nakkid and we all know what happens in showers when you’re nakkid. At least Rick Santorum does because he talks about it a lot. And these kids were just minding their own business when they got “uncomfortable.”
So what’s the real story. As to be expected of uninformed Santorum and his overwhelming desire to talk about nakkid, facts didn’t matter. The YMCA issued a statement.
We strive to create an atmosphere that is welcoming to all, where people of all backgrounds are comfortable.
That’s what we were striving to do in accommodating the Students for Life group who were in need of a place to shower.
Unfortunately, in this instance, it caused the political debate to come into the Y.
If any person or group enters our facilities and creates an atmosphere that is disruptive, we have an obligation to our members and program participants to ask that person or group to leave or to refuse them access.
There are appropriate places in which to conduct a political debate, and that place is down the street at the State Capitol, not at our YMCA.
So, exactly who was being disruptive and making people uncomfortable? In Santorum’s upside down nakkid world, hot is cold and day is night. It was his people who were trouble makers at the Y.
How proud he must be to know that because that’s exactly what he was telling them to do.
Thanks to everybody for the heads up.