VIDEO: Rick Santorum Says Teleprompters Should Be Illegal

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Via CNN, here’s Rick Santorum in Mississippi Sunday saying that TelePrompters should be made illegal in presidential campaigns.

The quote:

“See, I always believed that when you run for president of the United States, it should be illegal to read off a teleprompter. Because all you’re doing is reading someone else’s words to people.”

The video:
 

The comment, which does not appear to have been said in jest, prompted a number of headlines Monday. 

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