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Santorum Aide: Obama Has "Radical Islamic Policies"
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Christopher Robbins
Published Feb 20, 2012
Modified Feb 20, 2012
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It's pretty tough to sound dumber than Rick Santorum, who's been on a tear recently by comparing Barack Obama to Hitler, calling public schools "factories," and accusing the president of practicing "phony theology." But Santorum aide Alice Stewart one-upped her boss on MSNBC today noting that Santorum wasn't actually making some crypto-racist comment about Barry's religion, "He was referring to the radical Islamic policies the president has."
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According to Daily Intel she later called MSNBC to clarify that what she said isn't what she meant, which makes everything better. Maybe Alice Stewart is the True Conservative candidate, and Rick Santorum is the coward? Should we be rallying behind Stewart 2012?
Oh, guess not: here comes the champ:
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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