Don't expect actresses Miley Cyrus and
Keira Knightley to cheer when former Pennsylvania Senator Rick
Santorum officially launches his presidential bid.
According to ABC News, Santorum will
become the seventh Republican candidate to enter the race for the GOP
presidential nomination during the week of June 5. Also officially
declared are former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, former House
Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain,
former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and Texas Representative Ron
Paul.
Openly gay candidate Fred Karger was
the first Republican to officially enter the race.
Santorum, who created a firestorm of
controversy in 2003 when he likened gay unions to “man on dog”
and in January said opposition
to gay rights is “common sense,” has recently gone on the
defensive, denying
that he's homophobic and insisting
that he has friends who are gay.
Cyrus took to Twitter to take a swipe
at Santorum, messaging to her more than 1 million followers that
Urban Outfitters has donated to Santorum's previous campaigns. “'IF
WE ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE NEXT THING U KNOW PEOPLE WILL BE MARRYING GOLD
FISH' – Rick Santorum UO contributed $13,000 to this mans
campaign.”
When messaged back, “@MileyCyrus what
happened to that Christian girl from TN with descent moral values and
a lot of heart?” the teen pop sensation responded, “what an
ignorant statement. I don't have 'alot of heart' cuz im not gonna be
a closed minded hypocrite? LOVE IS LOVE. GOD IS LOVE.”
During
a May 9 appearance on Comedy Central's The Daily Show,
Knightley said Googling Santorum had taken away her innocence,
referring to the search engine's top result that redefines the
meaning of “santorum.”
Host Jon Stewart asked whether that
would hurt Santorum's chances at winning the Republican nomination.
“Maybe that's a great thing,”
Knightley responded.