Alice Stewart, Rick Santorum press secretary, corrects 'Islamic' Obama comment

During an interview with MSNBC on Monday, Rick Santorum's aid, Alice Stewart, had "a slip of the tongue," while she was explaining controversial comments Santorum made over the weekend about President Obama's "phony theology." She was trying to clarify that the GOP candidate was referring to his "radical environmentalist policies," and slipped up and said "Islamic policies." Stewart called MSNBC minutes later to correct her statement for the record. The Huffington Post has the full story:

Santorum press secretary Alice Stewart says it was an accident when she accused Obama of "radical Islamic policies."

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Stewart appeared on MSNBC Monday for an interview with Andrea Mitchell to discuss the controversial comments Santorum made about Obama's "phony theology" over the weekend. As she repeatedly railed against Obama's "radical environmentalist policies," she slipped up and said "Islamic" instead (watch above at 1:25).

Mitchell writes that Stewart quickly called her to clarify that she had misspoken.

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