Was this not on Slog? How was this not on Slog already? I apologize to you, Slog readers. Yesterday at the Values Voter Summit, Rick Santorum went ahead and admitted that he and the Christian right aren't smart. That bafflingly honest statement was met with applause, because he was at the Values Voter Summit. This is the kind of shit that happens when you demonize teleprompters:

Here, from Politico's transcript of the speech, is the relevant passage:

We will never have the media on our side, ever, in this country. We will never have the elite smart people on our side, because they believe they should have the power to tell you what to do. So our colleges and universities, they’re not going to be on our side. The conservative movement will always be – and that’s why we founded Patriot Voices – the basic premise of America and American values will always be sustained through two institutions, the church and the family. (Applause.)

I want you to remember that Rick Santorum was the runner-up to Mitt Romney in the Republican primaries. If something had happened to Mitt Romney early on in the primaries, Rick Santorum probably would have just accepted the presidential nomination of the Republican party in Tampa. Scary stuff.