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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts) Wed Mar 28, 2012, 10:49 PM Mar 2012

Rick Santorum and The Taliban: BFFs!

http://revolvingandevolving.tumblr.com/post/20052924981/rick-santorum-is-a-crazy-person

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Rick Santorum and The Taliban: BFFs! (Original Post) MrScorpio Mar 2012 OP

Snopes has the lowdown on the down low.... Mopar151 Mar 2012 #1

Mopar151

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1. Snopes has the lowdown on the down low....

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:19 PM

Mar 2012

http://www.snopes.com/politics/santorum/taliban.asp

Basically, the quote is fake, from a satirical site - "Americans for a More American America" . Howsumever, the original statement (at the link) is on the Santorum campaign website and, if anything, worse. The satire is a little more consice, and adds in the line about the Taliban.

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