Elise Foley reported that Rick Santorum's daughter, Elizabeth, said she "has gay friends who support her father's candidacy based on his economic and family platforms." Dan Savage presses reporters to fact check:
Reassure Elizabeth you'll quote her friends anonymously to protect them from potty-mouthed gay bloggers, they can talk to you on background or whatever, but tell her that you're going to need to verify the existence of these gay friends. Because you're a journalist, not a stenographer. You'll either catch Elizabeth Santorum in a revealing lie—what does it tell us about this moment in the struggle for LGBT equality that even homophobes like Elizabeth and her dad perceive a political risk in being perceived as homophobic?—or you'll land a fascinating interview.
Dan reiterates his request with a South Park reference.
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