If you haven’t seen Rick Santorum’s “Wrestling” ad, you need to do so right now — I came across it via Eve Fairbanks of TNR Online, which called it “possibly the worst ever made.” As she writes, “What is the most wrong image you could imagine pairing with the virulently anti-homosexuality, pro-family-values Santorum for a campaign spot? Jacked, glistening men in Speedos lustily wrestling each other, you say? Well, that’s exactly what we’ve got here!” And, more importantly, Santorum doesn’t look particularly senatorial as he talks to the camera while two-bit wrestlers run around behind him.
Watch it and try to believe a professional campaign put this on the air: