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Whopper Of The Night

During last night’s debate, Rick Perry’s campaign sent out an email to the press making this incredible claim: “Gov. Perry never said that Social Security was unconstitutional.”

Benjy Sarlin walks us through Perry’s rapid evolution from declaring Social Security unconstitutional to pretending he never said such a thing.

David Kurtz

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