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Fri Aug 3, 2012, 01:35 PM Aug 2012

Romney Refuses To Condemn Bachmann’s Islamophobic Witch Hunt

From: ThinkProgress

Mitt Romney refused to condemn Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and four other Republicans who have alleged that Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is part of a Muslim Brotherhood campaign to infiltrate the American government. During an event in Reno, Nevada Romney dodged a question about the allegations, saying simply, “I’m not going to tell other people what things to talk about. Those are not things that are part of my campaign.” A growing number of Republicans, including House Speaker John Beohner (R-OH) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) have condemned Bachmann. Watch Romney’s remarks:

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This isn’t the first time the former Massachusetts candidate has failed to speak out against extremists in his own party. Romney refused to directly repudiate Donald Trump’s claims that President Obama was born in Kenya just hours before he is scheduled to appear with the reality T.V. star for a fund raiser in Las Vegas, NV. He also wouldn’t decry Rush Limbaugh for calling Sandra Fluke a “slut” or speak out against social conservatives who opposed his decision to hire an openly-gay national security spokesperson.


http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/08/03/637861/romney-refuses-to-condemn-bachmanns-islamophobic-witch-hunt/

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Is America really going to vote for such a spineless coward who won't even stand up to the most radical and extreme lying wingnuts in his own party?
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Romney Refuses To Condemn Bachmann’s Islamophobic Witch Hunt (Original Post) RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 OP
He's spineless, or maybe he secretly agrees with her... Blue Owl Aug 2012 #1
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