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Rick Santorum: Nelson Mandela Fought 'Great Injustice,' Just Like Republicans Are Battling Obamacare

By Paige Lavender
Posted: 12/06/2013 9:53 am EST | Updated: 12/06/2013 11:46 am EST

During an appearance on Fox News Thursday night, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) discussed the death of Nelson Mandela [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/nelson-mandela-dead-dies-south-africa_n_1699777.html ], saying the former South African president fought "great injustice" just like Republicans who are battling Obamacare.

"Nelson Mandela stood up against a great injustice and was willing to pay a huge price for that. That's the reason he's mourned today, because of that struggle that he performed," Santorum said. "But you're right, I mean, what he was advocating for was not necessarily the right answer, but he was fighting against some great injustice, and I would make the argument that we have a great injustice going on right now in this country with an ever-increasing size of government that is taking over and controlling people's lives, and Obamacare is front and center in that."

The statement, pointed out by Slate's Dave Weigel [

Santorum says Mandela battled "great injustice," just like how Santorum is fighting the injustice of Obamacare. http://t.co/5uTf8IxyPb

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) December 6, 2013

] in a tweet Friday morning, came after Fox News host Bill O'Reilly claimed [ http://www.mediaite.com/tv/oreilly-reflects-on-mandelas-life-great-man-but-he-was-a-communist/ ] Mandela "was a great man, but he was a communist."

"I would never attack Nelson Mandela," O'Reilly said next.

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