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marmar

(77,056 posts)
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 10:17 PM Feb 2012

Santorum's right-wing Sugar Daddy is an Islamophobe who blamed liberals for Columbine


via truthdig:



More About the Man Bankrolling Santorum
Posted on Feb 12, 2012


Who is Foster Friess, the multimillionaire financial investor who is almost single-handedly keeping Rick Santorum’s monetarily challenged campaign afloat?

Friess has long used his personal fortune to champion conservative causes while supporting GOP candidates. He has garnered much attention recently for his connection to Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator who has seen his political stock rise after last week’s victories in the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and the Missouri primary.

In the wake of Santorum’s momentum, Think Progress has put together a list of seven “of the more interesting things about Friess” that you should know. —TB

Think Progress:

1. He has a long history funding Islamophobic organizations. One of Friess’ biggest beneficiaries is a collection of some of the largest Islamophobic organizations in the country, including Frank Gaffney’s Center for Security Policy and David Horowitz’s Terrorism Awareness Project. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/more_about_the_man_bankrolling_santorum_20120212/





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Santorum's right-wing Sugar Daddy is an Islamophobe who blamed liberals for Columbine (Original Post) marmar Feb 2012 OP
R#1 & K, for, well of *course* he is!1 n/t UTUSN Feb 2012 #1
yes. the Columbine liberals. provis99 Feb 2012 #2
Why would this surprise me? A Simple Game Feb 2012 #3

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
3. Why would this surprise me?
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 11:52 PM
Feb 2012

In the last month on DU I have been accused of causing most of the worlds problems by three different posters. I was also accused of having a mental disorder by one of them, yes a mental disorder, a persecution complex to be specific.

You know why? Because I am a liberal.

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