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    Was Huffington Post column parody?

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Second here we want to get your reaction to another story also a big story it has to do with the Huffington Post web site.

And Rick Santorum Rick Santorum is a part of this next story as well -- just give us the background here.

Sure -- Larry Doyle is a former writer for the hit TV.

Comedy that Simpson so you might expect that his take on anything would err on the side of at least trying to be funny but critics say this time.

He just went too far his -- On the Huffington Post skewer in the Catholic church and GOP candidate Rick Santorum igniting a ton of controversy he wrote that Roman Catholics are part of a quote.

Flesh eating -- A reference I guess to the taking of holy communion.

And that was just the start he also worked in so called jokes about mammal and the Kennedy assassination.

Doyle says his piece was pure satire.

And that he will not apologize for what he said was intended to be over the top and -- of Doyle's defender says that senator Santorum himself.

Invited this kind of thing when he said religious discussion has to be brought into the public square this he says like it or not.

Is exactly that I -- Quick reaction from you want because he's sitting -- -- -- into -- invite some criticism on himself.

And I am going to wants let's bring one back up on the screen as well.

Is this is this -- case so why and it being out of bounds is the case -- satire it was under the comedy section on the website.

Yeah I just thought it was satire when you you know if you just heard the guy worked for the Simpsons and he writes novels -- the fiction right.

I just thought you know what it's like but it react the reaction I think it's because.

You see if anybody makes fun of Mohammed has like you know character -- -- the Muslims go crazy right that's right.

Together yet so now they would say oh well maybe we in America should be have a heightened sensitivity why pick on -- -- -- Santorum has made his got thousands -- a large part of his campaign and religion.

That I think it's out there to be -- and I'm an American and I think you know what it's -- it's part of who we are.

I found -- -- it's not satire it's actually sick it's a very graphic disgusting piece I don't find it comical at all.

He's probably not going to apologizes he said.

Because they don't see anything wrong with going after christianity going after christianity in this country in in the world I would argue the last acceptable form of discrimination.

I actually do agree with -- if they did this about the Muslim religion like they tried to do a cartoon in Denmark.

People's lives were at stake and there -- death threats so there is absolutely a double standard when it comes to christianity and other religions -- the day.

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