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Rick Santorum To John King On Birthers: I Dont Feel An Obligation To Refute Them
Rick Santorum comes into tonights debate at a fluid third, the place he held in the South Carolina primary. And he comes into it with the image of being the most solidly conservative candidate in the race, which is both a blessing and a curse. During a rally today, Santorum was confronted with the ugliest part of that side of the aisle supporters of his who think President Obama is Muslim and on CNN tonight, John King asked him to explain his response to the lady, which completely dismissed her comments.
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King culminated the interview with a final question on an occurrence at a Santorum event today, however, in which a woman at the event refused to call President Obama the president because hes legally not the president, and that he is an avowed Muslim (King was generous to label it a pretty out there attack). Santorum only responded to the lady that he was doing my best to try to get him out of the government, and youre right about how he uniformly ignores the Constitution. King used it as a launchpad to ask whether Santorum believed he had a responsibility to call people out who say such things at his events.
Ive repeatedly done that, but I dont think its my obligation every time someone says something I dont believe to contradict them, Santorum responded, adding that President Obama is a big boy and he can defend himself and his record. King once again asked whether that was still enough for him you dont feel an obligation to say, Maam, lets fight him on taxes, lets fight him on spending, lets fight him on the size of government but lets not do that? Santorum repeated that he did not think President Obama was a Muslim, but I dont think its my obligation to go out and repeat that every time someone who feels that way says something.
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http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rick-santorum-to-john-king-on-birthers-i-dont-feel-an-obligation-to-refute-them/
barbtries
(28,702 posts)she might not vote for him if he checked her "facts."
the woman in question is in la la land.
RZM
(8,556 posts)Birtherism is old news and has been definitively debunked. Time to move on.
ecstatic
(32,567 posts)Everything Santorum says needs to be analyzed.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)he knows he needs his fans to stay ignorant
Turbineguy
(37,212 posts)You can't fix stupid.