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Santorum’s New Analogy: Those Attacking Me For Marriage Have ‘Gone Out On A Jihad’ | Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) likes to attack marriage equality on the presidential campaign trail with bizarre analogies, suggesting a napkin is not a paper towel, water is not beer, a cup of tea is not a basketball, and a tree is not a car. Over the weekend, he added to his list by saying a napkin is also not a car and a paper towel is not a chair. More strikingly though, Santorum roused Islamophobia by accusing his critics as having “gone out on a jihad.” Watch it:

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