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Islamophobia’s Greatest Hits

Could conservative shock jock Bryan Fischer really be some kind of Sacha Baron Cohen routine? You almost have to think so after watching his performance at the Value Voters Summit. It was practically a highlights reel of “poisonous language,” as Mitt Romney rather tactfully put it.

Here’s a breathtaking video of what Fischer had to say about Muslims, which includes the line, “The more devout a Muslim becomes, the more of a threat he becomes to our national security.”

Not kidding. Watch it here.

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