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When anti-gay Rick Santorum asked to take a photo with Eric Stonestreet, TV’s Cam said no
Eric Stonestreet wasn’t having it.
The man who plays one of the most high-profile gay characters on television was at the White House Correspondents Dinner earlier this year when he encountered Rick Santorum.
Santorum, who finished second to Mitt Romney in the battle for the Republican Party nomination for president in 2012,happens to be one of the most high-profile opponents of gay marriage.
So Stonestreet was mighty surprised to have the former US Senator from Pennsylvania ask to be in a photo with him.
The two-time Emmy winning actor declined.
‘Rick Santorum wanted a picture with me,’ Stonestreet told Huff Post Live this week. ‘It was at a time when he was publicly saying, “Gay marriage, gay marriage (is wrong)” and I’m like, “You know, I can’t do it.”‘
Stonestreet added: ‘It was with him and his kids or something like that, and I said, “I’d be happy to take a picture with the kids, but I can’t just be in a picture with (Santorum).”‘
Stonestreet is set to begin his sixth season on Modern Family which has won the Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series each year that it’s been on the air.
The fifth season finale featured the wedding of the couple played by Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
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FAEN says:
More proof that Frothy Mix is a giant fucking hypocrite. Kudos to Mr Stonestreet.
RichB in PS says:
An ES direct quote from the Advocate … “Stonestreet cited Santorum’s request as an example of how the personal beliefs of politicians often do not reflect their public stances on an issue, and even drew a parallel to the entertainment world.
“Like actors, you have a perception of what they are and who they are,” he said. “But their personal life may not have anything to do with their political life, which is a sad thing about our current political systems in this country that people just can’t think what they want to think and not have to toe the company line for their political party.””
K. Martinez says:
Good for Stonestreet. I love his character on Modern Family. Santorum can suck it.
2201 East says:
Santorum can go climb back under that rock he hides under when he’s not taking advantage of situations to get good publicity. Thank you, Mr. Stonestreet