Did Sarah Palin Just Call Rick Santorum A Knuckle Dragging Neanderthal?
Appearing tonight on Hannity, Sarah Palin responded to the controversy surrounding her recent decision to skip this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The dust-up is fueled by comments made by former Senator Rick Santorum, who yesterday citied “financial benefits” as well as her status as “mother to all these kids” as reasons for Palin’s opting out. The former governor responded in kind, refusing to call Santorum a “knuckle-draggin neanderthal,” letting his wife call him that instead.
The money quote? (Via)
“I think the reports were much worse than what he really said. I think some things were really taken out of context. So I will not call him the knuckle dragging neanderthal that perhaps others would want to call him. I’ll let his wife call him that instead.”
As Mediaite columnist Tommy Christopher pointed out last night, Santorum’s remarks are not only unfair and offensive, they’re also completely unfounded.
Kudos to Palin for pushing back to in a strong yet nuanced manner, which you can see for yourself in the clip below, via Fox News.
(H/T Rightscoop)
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