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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie let loose on anti-Muslim bigots within the Republican party when questioned about his appointment of a Muslim judge:

But it was a follow-up question on the fear of Sharia Law that set the governor off. “Sharia Law has nothing to do with this at all, it’s crazy!” he cried. “The guy is an American citizen!” He concluded that the “Sharia Law business is just crap… and I’m tried [sic] of dealing with the crazies,” adding with disgust and frustration that “it’s just unnecessary to be accusing this guy of things just because of his religious background.”

Watch the video if you have a moment. Good for Christie for doing something many people in the GOP have been too scared to do: call out the latent bigotry against Muslims among Republicans. It’s bullshit, and many officials in the party are too scared to say anything about it for fear of losing support of racist voters. Christie isn’t.