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Gingrich: ‘Why Does The President Behave The Way That People Would Think That [He’s Muslim]?’ | Newt Gingrich told a Louisiana audience today that he understands why some Americans might think President Barack Obama is a Muslim. Complaining that Obama’s policies are too sensitive to people who are not Christians or Jews, he asked “Why does the president behave the way that people would think that [he is a Muslim]?” adding “You have to ask, why would they believe that? It’s not cause they’re stupid. It’s because they watch the kind of things I just described to you.” Ironically, Gingrich has railed against “anti-religious bigotry,” however the former House speaker did not expound upon what behaving like a Muslim means.

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