Santorum is Good [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

HBox

11-02-2006, 06:56 PM

<img border="0" src="http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/536/santorum20billbord2wn5.jpg" /> I was in Philly today and I had the privilege of seeing one of these billboards in person. At first I thought that maybe his campaign just gave up. But if that were the case why put up these billboards at all? Are they concerned at all with grammar? What? The? Hell?

booster11373

11-02-2006, 07:02 PM

Santorum is GOD?

Drunky McBetidont

11-02-2006, 07:04 PM

santorum is good for senate is grammaticaly corrrect budday.  He is singular so he is good.  we hope he does well.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/unsure.gif" border="0" />

tele7

11-02-2006, 07:06 PM

Fezpaul is well

HBox

11-02-2006, 07:12 PM

betidont wrote: santorum is good for senate is grammaticaly corrrect budday. He is singular so he is good. we hope he does well.<img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/unsure.gif" /> No, the grammatically correct term would be "Santorum is good for the Senate." You wouldn't say "Water is good for pool" you'd say "Water is good for the pool." 

This message was edited by HBox on 11-2-06 @ 11:12 PM

mikeyboy

11-02-2006, 07:17 PM

Hot water burn baby.<img src="http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/XsFilms/SnelPlaatjes/ActHoffmanRainman.jpg" border="0" />

Gvac

11-02-2006, 07:17 PM

Me am tired.

HBox

11-02-2006, 07:39 PM

<img border="0" src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/729/ralphyo8.jpg" />"Me fail English? That unpossible!"

PapaBear

11-02-2006, 09:16 PM

I think it's actually correct grammar. The leader of the Senate is called "Senate Majority Leader", not "the Senate Majority Leader". I don't know. It might be a toss up.

HBox

11-02-2006, 09:20 PM

PapaBear wrote: I think it's actually correct grammar. The leader of the Senate is called "Senate Majority Leader", not "the Senate Majority Leader". I don't know. It might be a toss up.  "Senate Majority Leader" is not a sentence. Senate in that case is being used as an adjective, not a noun.

Plethora

11-02-2006, 09:30 PM

HBox wrote: betidont wrote: santorum is good for senate is grammaticaly corrrect budday. He is singular so he is good. we hope he does well.<img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/unsure.gif" /> No, the grammatically correct term would be "Santorum is good for the Senate." You wouldn't say "Water is good for pool" you'd say "Water is good for the pool." 

This message was edited by HBox on 11-2-06 @ 11:12 PM I'd say that grammatically you're right, but for advertising / catching a dumb eye, you're wrong.  Santorum is Good for the Senateis somehow more of a visual hiccup than it is as printed on the sign.  It's two separate ideas -- Santorum is Good, Vote Santorum for the Senate.  The idea being that Santorum is good in general, not specifically from the Senate.All that said I agree with Mikeyboy.And by the way, Santorum just called and said that all your grammariticians might as well go marry a dog because book learning is a slippery slope after all.Now I must go wash after having typed the santorum phrase so many times...

PapaBear

11-02-2006, 09:36 PM

Here are some results I found, when I typed "for Senate", in Google.Ben Cardin For SenateMike McGavick for Senate Claire McCaskill for SenateHarold Ford's campaign for Senate There were also cases of "the Senate". I'm not sure which is right, but it's apparent that most political campaigns don't know either.

HBox

11-02-2006, 09:51 PM

Often you will sed "(insert name here) for Senate." It's not grammatically correct but it's a slogan. Just a way of quickly getting the name out and what he is nominated for. The billboard is either a statement saying that having Rick Santorum in the Senate is a good thing, in which case it is grammatically incorrect, or it is simply trying to convey the statement "Santorum is Good" followed by "for Senate" making the connection to the election, which is even worse because we've now reached the point where someone is campaigning for office with the slogan "I AM GOOD."Either way it's one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.

Plethora

11-02-2006, 09:57 PM

HBox wrote: Often you will sed "(insert name here) for Senate." It's not grammatically correct but it's a slogan. Just a way of quickly getting the name out and what he is nominated for. The billboard is either a statement saying that having Rick Santorum in the Senate is a good thing, in which case it is grammatically incorrect, or it is simply trying to convey the statement "Santorum is Good" followed by "for Senate" making the connection to the election, which is even worse because we've now reached the point where someone is campaigning for office with the slogan "I AM GOOD."Either way it's one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. That's exatly what it's saying (and what I was trying to get at in my post)... and yep, it's awful.  But, it's not particularly new, I cite the elections of 2000 and 2004... Republicans stole morality and goodness.  This is just perhaps the perfect succinct distillation of that same brand of idiocy.

legroommusic

11-02-2006, 10:01 PM

PapaBear

11-02-2006, 10:01 PM

Hmm... You're probably right, HBox. I guess the slogan thing is kind of like headlines in newspapers. BTW, the scariest political newspaper headline I've ever seen, read "Congress endorses French Slaughter".This Tuesday...  Vote early, and vote often.

This message was edited by PapaBear on 11-3-06 @ 2:02 AM

legroommusic

11-02-2006, 10:02 PM

there's no need for a definite article in front of senate.

HBox

11-02-2006, 10:21 PM

legroommusic wrote: there's no need for a definite article in front of senate.  Yes there is. There is the office of Senator. But the definition of Senate does not include a specific job, it's an object. Even if it was a job that doesn't matter. You would never say 'Santorum is good for Cop" or "Santorum is good for President."

HBox

11-02-2006, 10:22 PM

Plethora wrote: HBox wrote: Often you will sed "(insert name here) for Senate." It's not grammatically correct but it's a slogan. Just a way of quickly getting the name out and what he is nominated for. The billboard is either a statement saying that having Rick Santorum in the Senate is a good thing, in which case it is grammatically incorrect, or it is simply trying to convey the statement "Santorum is Good" followed by "for Senate" making the connection to the election, which is even worse because we've now reached the point where someone is campaigning for office with the slogan "I AM GOOD."Either way it's one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. That's exatly what it's saying (and what I was trying to get at in my post)... and yep, it's awful. But, it's not particularly new, I cite the elections of 2000 and 2004... Republicans stole morality and goodness. This is just perhaps the perfect succinct distillation of that same brand of idiocy.   Now that I look at the sign again it has to be a sentence, otherwise there's no need for the period after Senate.

legroommusic

11-02-2006, 10:57 PM

HBox wrote:  legroommusic wrote: there's no need for a definite article in front of senate.    You would never say 'Santorum is good for Cop" or "Santorum is good for President."  maybe not for cop, but the latter implies the office of the president. That is gramatically correct. It sounds awkward for cop, but you could use sheriff. " Santorum is good for sheriff."  I don't mean to sound like I pwn you, but I've heard many people use a sentence like "Santorum is good for president."

This message was edited by legroommusic on 11-3-06 @ 3:01 AM

legroommusic

11-02-2006, 10:58 PM

does it come up on grammar check in any word program? It ought to prove my point.

HBox

11-02-2006, 11:06 PM

I don't mean to sound like I pwn you, but I've heard many people use a sentence like "Santorum is good for president."Microsoft Word didn't flag it but I'm not trusting Microsoft as the
bastion of grammar either. It's flagged down plenty of correct
sentences and missed others in my experience.I've heard a lot of people say some atrocious things repeatedly. I don't know, I'm tired and this seems like an incredibly trivial thing to continue arguing about.

Yerdaddy

11-03-2006, 12:39 AM

1. <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Santorum" target="_blank">santorum</a>   The sometimes frothy, usually slimy, amalgam of lubricant, stray fecal matter, and ejaculate that leaks out of the receiving partner's anus after a session of anal intercourse. Named, by popular demand and usage, after legislator Rick Santorum because of his homophobic political statements."That move was about as slick as santorum!"<img height="361" src="http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/536/santorum20billbord2wn5.jpg" width="482" border="0" />EW! EW! EW! EW! EWWWWWWW!

A.J.

11-03-2006, 04:31 AM

"Me like billboard!"<img height="506" src="http://mbcenterprise.myhosting.net/glenn/glenn36.jpg" width="400" border="0" />

A.J.

11-03-2006, 04:32 AM

BLZBUBBA

11-03-2006, 04:54 AM

Not as worried about his signs as much as the man himself.  He supposedly sued over his wife's back problems and THEN is part of the big Republican movement to limit lawsuits for everybody else.  Of course that's like so many other Republicans.  Tom Delay is another one. Lawsuits are bad...unless I'm suing someone.

BeerBandit

11-03-2006, 05:00 AM

It is grammatically correct.  You do not need "the" in that sentence.  Ponder these examples. Chad Johnson is good for football.Gnocchi is good for dinner.Tyra Banks is good for television.

SatCam

11-03-2006, 12:34 PM

I think it's more like "Santorum is good ... Santorum for senate" not "Santorum is good for senate"

SatCam

11-03-2006, 12:35 PM

While we're arguing about this, Rick Santorum is bringing home three more stillborn babies to show his kids

PapaBear

11-03-2006, 12:39 PM

BeerBandit wrote: It is grammatically correct.  You do not need "the" in that sentence.  Ponder these examples. Chad Johnson is good for football.Gnocchi is good for dinner.Tyra Banks is good for television.  You can't be more wrong. Tyra banks is NOT good for television.

FUNKMAN

11-03-2006, 02:00 PM

<img src="http://www.ruthlessgear.com/mens/images/good_beer_tee.gif" border="0" />      and Beer Good...

BeerBandit

11-03-2006, 02:42 PM

PapaBear wrote: BeerBandit wrote: It is grammatically correct. You do not need "the" in that sentence. Ponder these examples. Chad Johnson is good for football.Gnocchi is good for dinner.Tyra Banks is good for television. You can't be more wrong. Tyra banks is NOT good for television.  My mistake.  Tyra Banks is good for Radio.

HBox

11-03-2006, 02:48 PM

BeerBandit wrote: It is grammatically correct. You do not need "the" in that sentence. Ponder these examples. Chad Johnson is good for football.Gnocchi is good for dinner.Tyra Banks is good for television.   Ponder these examples:Chad Johnson is good for Bengals.Gnocchi is good for stomach.Tyra Banks is good for penis.Sometimes it works, other times it makes you sound like an ESL student.

FezPaul

11-03-2006, 03:10 PM

telecaster7 wrote: Fezpaul is well ...on his way to bookmarking this thread. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/bye.gif" border="0" />

Yerdaddy

11-03-2006, 03:14 PM

Is this correct: Santorum is gooey for youey?

TheMojoPin

11-03-2006, 03:16 PM

http://unclehornhead.blogspot.com/ClaptonIsGod-sh505i.jpgNow THAT is a good dog.

This message was edited by TheMojoPin on 11-3-06 @ 7:18 PM

FezPaul

11-03-2006, 03:17 PM

FezPaul wrote: telecaster7 wrote: Fezpaul is well ...on his way to bookmarking this thread. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/bye.gif" border="0" />http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/IMG_0239.jpg

Bulldogcakes

11-03-2006, 03:25 PM

HBox wrote:No, the grammatically correct term would be "Santorum is good for the Senate." You wouldn't say "Water is good for pool" you'd say "Water is good for the pool." 

  I guess he's going for the caveman vote. <blockquote />

Bulldogcakes

11-03-2006, 03:32 PM

HBox wrote: Often you will sed "(insert name here) for Senate." It's not grammatically correct but it's a slogan. Just a way of quickly getting the name out and what he is nominated for. The billboard is either a statement saying that having Rick Santorum in the Senate is a good thing, in which case it is grammatically incorrect, or it is simply trying to convey the statement "Santorum is Good" followed by "for Senate" making the connection to the election, which is even worse because we've now reached the point where someone is campaigning for office with the slogan "I AM GOOD."Either way it's one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. <img width="300" height="300" border="0" src="http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/owlive/img/feb05/man_021605_big.jpg" /> "Fire bad!""Santorum Good!"

This message was edited by Bulldogcakes on 11-4-06 @ 7:43 AM

FezPaul

11-03-2006, 03:49 PM

HBox wrote: Often you will sed "(insert name here) for Senate." It's not grammatically correct but it's a slogan. Just a way of quickly getting the name out and what he is nominated for. I sed what you mean. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" />

Bulldogcakes

11-03-2006, 03:57 PM

I wish I could make this a billboard, but I dont have photoshop.   H-BOX IS BAD

FezPaul

11-03-2006, 04:05 PM

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/billboard.jpg 

This message was edited by FezPaul on 11-3-06 @ 8:05 PM

ADF

11-03-2006, 04:54 PM

SatCam wrote: I think it's more like "Santorum is good ... Santorum for senate" not "Santorum is good for senate"  As HBox already brought up, you can't say that due to the punctuation. You could pass off that logic if they put a period after "Good" or left the sign completely bereft of punctuation.  I think the sign may work visually, but if you sound it out in your head as written, it sounds like it was written by a young child.  Whatever the case, it's a bad, poorly-worded billboard and anyone who would vote for him in the first place is a moron.  Maybe that's his target for this ad.  "Hey, Rick write like me!  Me vote for him.  He good in Senate.  Maybe he let me look at his baby in jar."

legroommusic

11-03-2006, 06:39 PM

OOOO! IN YOUR THE FACE!!

Bulldogcakes

11-04-2006, 03:42 AM

FezPaul wrote: <img border="0" src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/billboard.jpg" /> 

This message was edited by FezPaul on 11-3-06 @ 8:05 PM  Thank you!

Freakshow

11-04-2006, 09:57 AM

There was an election while I was in college and someone had drawn chalk campaign messages all over campus. The best one I could find said 'Higher Education need your vote.'

It sure does, it sure does.

Plethora

11-07-2006, 07:03 PM

Santorum is Gone from Senate.

Sheeplovr

11-07-2006, 07:52 PM

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorum_%28sexual_slang%29" target="_self"> Santorum (sexual slang)</a>Santorum
is defined as: The frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is
sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.Dan Savage, in 2003 and is named
after former US Republican Senator Rick Santorum from Pennsylvania.
This definition was popularized by the American humorist and columnist

HeyGuy

11-07-2006, 07:57 PM

Plethora wrote: Santorum is Gone from Senate.Oh what a great day. I hate that jerkoff.

spoon

11-07-2006, 08:09 PM

Nice!  I got my whole fucking family to vote against this ass-clown and PA came through!!!  Dems got the house baby.  Finally some parity in government.

EffMeBoobs

11-08-2006, 02:13 AM

As Superstar would say...NOT GOOD!!!! He would also say "Smells like ASS!!!!"

A.J.

11-08-2006, 02:36 AM

His political career is as dead as <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61804-2005Apr17.html" target="_self">the stillborn son his family cuddled</a>.

kellermcgee21

11-08-2006, 02:40 AM

A.J. wrote: His political career is as dead as <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61804-2005Apr17.html" target="_self">the stillborn son his family cuddled</a>. Thats pretty fucked up

spoon

11-10-2006, 12:10 AM

Some great stuff from AJ's link:"Former Democratic senator Bob Kerrey once wondered whether Santorum is "Latin for [anus]." Teresa Heinz Kerry called him "Forrest Gump with an attitude." Howard Dean called him a liar. Then there are the crude Web sites and protesters outside his office, all of which Santorum takes with a measure of pride."" He is ensconced in the most divisive issues in America's culture wars: homosexuality, abortion, the role of religion in public life, and most recently, the Terri Schiavo controversy. He has compared homosexuality to incest and called the preservation of traditional marriage "the ultimate homeland security issue." He is a proponent of applying religious values to political institutions, and hosts a course on Catholic doctrine for members of Congress (open to Republicans only) in his hideaway office." I'm so fucking stoked this ass is gonzo!

foodcourtdruide

11-10-2006, 09:39 PM

spoon wrote: Some great stuff from AJ's link:"Former Democratic senator Bob Kerrey once wondered whether Santorum is "Latin for [anus]." Teresa Heinz Kerry called him "Forrest Gump with an attitude." Howard Dean called him a liar. Then there are the crude Web sites and protesters outside his office, all of which Santorum takes with a measure of pride."" He is ensconced in the most divisive issues in America's culture wars: homosexuality, abortion, the role of religion in public life, and most recently, the Terri Schiavo controversy. He has compared homosexuality to incest and called the preservation of traditional marriage "the ultimate homeland security issue." He is a proponent of applying religious values to political institutions, and hosts a course on Catholic doctrine for members of Congress (open to Republicans only) in his hideaway office." I'm so fucking stoked this ass is gonzo!This guy definitely has some male prostitute that blows him.