Forget about being a "rino," a Republican in name only, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is the "lino," Scar, from "The Lion King," according to Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.
"I think Mitt Romney fits in that movie a little bit because I don't know if you remember the character Scar, the lion who pretended to be — well, he was a LINO, I call it — but he was trying to take over, overthrow the king, and he worked with the hyenas to do so, and I think that's what we're seeing," Falwell told Fox News' "Watters World."
Scar was the younger brother of King Mufasa, the father of Simba, in the movie. Scar betrayed his brother and nephew, by orchestrating the death of Mufasa and scaring Simba to run away – throwing Pride Rock to the next in line, Scar himself.
"Some people have always worn halos to hide their horns," Falwell told Watters, saying he is not necessarily accusing that of Romney.
But he added to Watters about the failed presidential candidate:
"I think he's showing his true colors. I think he's pretending to be something he's not for years and years in the political world."
Eric Mack ✉
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