Recently, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Representative, sent out a press release calling on the State Department to investigate an infiltration in its midst by the Muslim Brotherhood. Shortly thereafter, Representative Keith Ellison, himself a Muslim, asked Bachmann to provide some kind of evidence for her charge.
Bachmann then responded with a 16 page letter to Ellison, asking how Huma Abedin, deputy Chief of Staff to Hillary Clinton, and wife of disgraced former Democratic Anthony Weiner Representative, was able to receive a security clearance, due to her familial connections to the Muslim Brotherhood. The letter claimed that three members of Abedin’s family were involved with the Islamist organization. When this letter spread throughout the internet, the implication some people received was that the Obama administration was instrumental in the recent Muslim Brotherhood electoral victory in Egypt.
So, naturally, some people in Egypt were upset that we were intervening in their elections. Since this was the nation’s first Presidential election, the populace of Egypt thought it might be appropriate for them to select their own leader. When Hillary Clinton showed up, her limo was inundated with shoes and tomatoes in response to this attitude. This event, which may have been first reported here, became news worldwide.
This afternoon, the Washington establishment began to respond to Bachmann, who is a member of the House Intelligence Committee. John McCain, GOP Presidential nominee in 2008, opened the barrage with this statement on the Senate floor:
“Recently, it has been alleged that Huma, a Muslim American, is part of a nefarious conspiracy to harm the United States by unduly influencing U.S. foreign policy at the Department of State in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist causes. On June 13, five members of Congress wrote to the deputy inspector general of the Department of State, demanding that he begin an investigation into the possibility that Huma and other American officials are using their influence to promote the cause of the Muslim Brotherhood within the U.S. government. The information offered to support these serious allegations is based on a report, ‘The Muslim Brotherhood in America,’ produced by the Center for Security Policy.”
“To say that the accusations made in both documents are not substantiated by the evidence they offer is to be overly polite and diplomatic about it. It is far better, and more accurate, to talk straight: These allegations about Huma, and the report from which they are drawn, are nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable citizen, a dedicated American, and a loyal public servant. …”
“I have every confidence in Huma’s loyalty to our country, and everyone else should as well. All Americans owe Huma a debt of gratitude for her many years of superior public service. I hope these ugly and unfortunate attacks on her can be immediately brought to an end and put behind us before any further damage is done to a woman, an American, of genuine patriotism and love of country.”
Then, Ed Rollins, who has been active in Republican political campaigns for a long time, and served as Bachmann’s campaign manager in her recent Presidential campaign, went on Fox News website and wrote:
“As a member of Congress, with a seat on the House Intelligence Committee, Mrs. Bachmann you know better. Shame on you, Michele! You should stand on the floor of the House and apologize to Huma Abedin and to Secretary Clinton and to the millions of hard-working, loyal Muslim Americans for your wild and unsubstantiated charges. As a devoted Christian, you need to ask forgiveness for this grievous lack of judgment and reckless behavior.”
A weird part of the story is that Weiner, who left Congress in one of the weirder sex scandals I can recall, was one of AIPAC’s most fervent supporters during his tenure there.
So, in short, here’s the story as we currently know it. Bachmann seems to be alleging that Abedin was a closeted member of a terrorist organization, acting as a fifth columnist within the US government. Michele, whose husband is Marcus Bachmann, seems to know a great deal about individuals pretending to be something that they aren’t, perhaps from her seat on the Intelligence Committee. So, we are left with people charging someone with a behavior that they can’t prove. We are then left for each to decide which is right and which is an illusion.
July 18th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Sexy Huma is too darn hot to be a terrorist. I prefer to think of Obama himself as an anti-American economic terrorist.
July 19th, 2012 at 5:12 am
The Liberals scoffed at rumors about the State Department being infiltrated by Communists in the 1940s-50s. The allegations were proven to be true. Given what we have going on now, nothing would surprise me.
July 19th, 2012 at 5:50 am
John McCain showed true class yesterday.
July 19th, 2012 at 7:28 am
Isn’t Bachmann still trying to determine which members of Congress are Pro- or Anti- American?
July 19th, 2012 at 7:52 am
I guess that what matters is if what Bachman said is true or not. Based on the info out there, it appears she has a point or two. The problem with that is that the liberal media can’t suffer anything that can raise questions over their liberal Gospel or their false Messiah in the WH.
July 19th, 2012 at 10:33 am
Yes it’s an interesting idea but all too distracting. Clearly the saucy foreigner’s family reflects poorly on the little lassie, but in America we aren’t judged by what our brothers do at least theoretically.
Regardless, this is a political loser. The national security election was in 2004. This one is about the economy soooo back on message, Michelle.
July 19th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
I heard a Bachman interview this morning about this. She referred to all that went wrong with the Fort Hood shooter, then said she wants to know how well Huma has been vetted. She’s got very high security clearance, yet look at her family’s connections.
I think Bachman’s questions are valid and that McCain is wrong on this one. He actually seemed to be grandstanding for the cameras. IMHO.
July 19th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Yup, economy takes center stage right now, no doubt.
BUTT…
Radical Islam is very patient foe.
Weiners gracious donations and support of AIPAC is worth interest also.
Humas familial connections to MB may be too distant to matter, but the the letter/E mail, asking how this creep does raise legitimate questions. Sht, Barrys bro still lives in a portapotty. Theres no telling how close they really might be
Of all of Barrys staff I think Hillary as Sec of State was one of his best picks.She handles Iran and Syria with fortitude while Barry cowers. He should be the one gettuing
I’m with Sen McCain on this.
If anyone is familiar with the MB and their history of collaborating with other administrations like or inserting themselves like chameleons into the least likely administrations I would not be so dismissive of this. If anything I’d pay attention simply because Weiner popped up with clearance anyone but him should have.
And this way we dont completely forget who Michele Bachmann is.
July 19th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
“Of all of Barrys staff I think Hillary as Sec of State was one of his best picks.She handles Iran and Syria with fortitude while Barry cowers.”
So right, Micky. Hillary would have been a better president. Americans suffer less when more conservative people are in power, even when we are just talking about more deviations from kooky leftville back toward the middle. Same with George Bush II, a fiscal liberal masquerading in conservative clothing. Why did we ever nominate that guy?