Huma Abedin is under police protection for comments made by Michelle Bachmann last week. She Bachmann be ask or forced to resign?

by tblackb Posted 2012/07/23 18:51:09

Related Topics: Police, Michelle, Bachmann, Huma Abedin, Michelle Bachmann, Forced

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/07/23 19:34:16

No

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Why? Her comments, as I remember, are free speech
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Zuggi 2012/08/12 13:15:11

Undecided

Bachmann should lose an election, badly. It would mean a lot more.

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Ken 2012/07/27 16:24:13

No

She is doing the job we elected her to do, it's a shame the others aren't doing their's.

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Iamfree 2012/07/27 05:55:39

Undecided

If there is proof she lied, she should step down. Otherwise, no. Frankly, I think it's a problem to have someone working so high up in the government whose family has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. How did Abedin get security clearance? I doubt my father, when he joined the Navy, would have obtained security clearance had his close family members had ties to the Communist Party when he joined many years ago.

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★Calliope★ 2012/07/27 01:22:09
No nonsense NanC...don't BS... 2012/07/27 00:52:34

No

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Why? who would expect her to resign?......... People from Congress say
questionable things all the time....... they get voted out, not forced to resign.

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Aqua Surf 2012/07/26 23:53:11

No

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Whatever Bachmann may have done pales in comparison to what the Maobama Regime has done for the last 4 years.

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oldlady 2012/07/24 16:24:30

Absolutely!

Bachmann is nutty and should have been tossed aside a long time ago :/

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PrettieReptar 2012/07/24 15:38:01

No

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Unless it can be proven that what she said was untrue and she knew it was untrue at the time she said it.

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Chaya2010 2012/07/24 09:18:18

No

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How can it be proven that her comments incited violence or murder? I'm not a Bachmann fan but she can't be held responsible for how another person may act.

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tblackb to Chaya2010 2012/07/24 12:41:59

she didn't need police protection until bachmann's erroneous charges against her. so, what other reason would she to have it now?

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Chaya2010 to tblackb 2012/07/24 16:07:13 (edited)

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Michelle Bachmann sent a letter legally and legitimately along with four other congressmen citing a The Center of Security Policy which stated, "Abedin "has three family members–her late father, her mother and her brother–connected to Muslim Brotherhood operatives and/or organizations." Abedin's family came under police protection when as a result of the controversy they were threatened by a New Jersey man (himself a Muslim).
http://www.foxnews.com/opinio...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com...
http://www.washingtonpost.com...
http://www.newser.com/story/1...
The skeptic in me thinks this is purely political I can't think of how many politicians have slander/defamed/made false allegations/been threatened.

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tblackb to Chaya2010 2012/07/24 16:21:18 (edited)

ok, what her family members may or my not do has no barring on her. if you have a brother who is a murderer, does that make you one? she was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (an american citizen). its irresponsible of bachmann to make such acquisitions about any american citizen (despite their ethnicity or religious affiliation). Huma doesn't deserves this type of treatment. bachmann knows or should have known how people in this country feels towards muslims since 9/11. for someone in her position, you can't recklessly do these types of things...

http://www.outsidethebeltway....

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Chaya2010 to tblackb 2012/07/24 16:59:37 (edited)

It doesn't make Bachmann responsible for the actions of another especially since she didn't incite murder or violence. It was another Muslim (a co-religionist) that made a threat and Muslims are the religious group according to the FBI's own statistics that are attacked the least. She is married to a Jew.
http://www.pipelinenews.org/2...
Below from the 2008 FBI hate crime report [source, FBI statistics, http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/c...
http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc200...

Religion: 1,606
Anti-Jewish 1,055
Anti-Catholic 75
Anti-Protestant 60
Anti-Islamic 123
Anti-Other Religion 212
Anti-Multiple Religions, Group 67
Anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc. 14

Jews are 10 times more likely that Muslims to be attacked they are the least of teh religious groups to be attacked as of 2009.

Citing from a legitimate think-tank, Center for Security Policy as well as writing with four other other congressmen makes her no more culpable than the others.
http://www.humanevents.com/20...
http://www.ag.ca.gov/cjsc/pub...

She's a public figure and a politician thus fare game. In the public sphere there are crazy people.

It doesn't make Bachmann responsible for the actions of another especially since she didn't incite murder or violence. It was another Muslim (a co-religionist) that made a threat and Muslims are the religious group according to the FBI's own statistics that are attacked the least. She is married to a Jew.
http://www.pipelinenews.org/2...
Below from the 2008 FBI hate crime report [source, FBI statistics, http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/c...
http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc200...

Religion: 1,606
Anti-Jewish 1,055
Anti-Catholic 75
Anti-Protestant 60
Anti-Islamic 123
Anti-Other Religion 212
Anti-Multiple Religions, Group 67
Anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc. 14

Jews are 10 times more likely that Muslims to be attacked they are the least of teh religious groups to be attacked as of 2009.

Citing from a legitimate think-tank, Center for Security Policy as well as writing with four other other congressmen makes her no more culpable than the others.
http://www.humanevents.com/20...
http://www.ag.ca.gov/cjsc/pub...

She's a public figure and a politician thus fare game. In the public sphere there are crazy people.
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tblackb to Chaya2010 2012/07/24 17:14:02

none of that matters...I'm speaking to facts. if you don't have any don't take an accusatory approach and put someone's life in danger.

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Chaya2010 to tblackb 2012/07/24 17:26:38

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You are using logical fallacies there's difference. In fact you are using a host and aren't aware of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Here is another "if you don't have any don't take an accusatory approach and put someone's life in danger." - really where, what's "accusatory" and be specific since you are the one making the claim? How did she put another persons life in danger - again, the burden of proof lies with you?

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tblackb to Chaya2010 2012/07/24 22:44:59

if you want the answer to your question I'll point you back to the an earlier comment with the the link to the article that spells it out.

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Chaya2010 to tblackb 2012/07/24 23:12:00

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Surely the Secretary of State or Inspector General could say that she is fully vetted and doesn't have ties to the MB or MS and the matter would be closed.

Gaffney: "Never seen anything as scandalous" as response to Congressmen letters

Again these are Bachmanns words, "Bachmann as having "three family members -- her late father, her mother and her brother -- connected to Muslim Brotherhood operatives and/or organizations."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com...

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Gooky 2012/07/24 03:09:32

No

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The last time i looked outside,it was still the United States Of America...free speech,remember?Wait...let me check again!

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tblackb to Gooky 2012/07/24 12:43:41

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check the constitution, your rights end where someone else's begins. its called deformation of character or slander whatever term you want to use.

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Gooky to tblackb 2012/07/24 20:32:28

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ha haha...you liberals are a trip.Everyone has free speech,and Bachman didn't lie...oh,if ya wanna use the big words,it's "defamation"...not DEFORMATION!

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tblackb to Gooky 2012/07/24 22:42:44

i though republicans were the party of ethics. she a sitting congresswoman there should be a higher ethical standard for her....

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Gooky to tblackb 2012/07/24 23:15:48

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Yeah...how's 0vomit working out for ya?

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Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA 2012/07/24 03:07:26

No

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That makes no sense. So you think that whistle blowing is wrong?

Should obaaaama and holder be behind bars like anyone else would be that has done what they have?

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tblackb to Torchma... 2012/07/24 12:51:08

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where is her PROOF? the problem with our society today is we are not longer a facts based society. we now get to say something as have it taken as fact without anything substantive to back it up. even john mccain has said she had no basis for making this type of assertion. you have to put things into context or a second. huma is receiving death threats, some whack job might want to KILL her, because someone else made a statement not based i facts by for political reasons. you want someone trying to kill you because someone else made a statement that lacked validity?

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jackolantyrn356 2012/07/24 01:52:11

No

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Right nowm I believe America needs to Vet most of the Democrats and see if they are Americans yet. Most of these Clowns come off as if they were Marxists.

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cjj ~ FTGOP 2012/07/24 00:12:05

Absolutely!

Way overdue.

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scbluesman13 2012/07/23 23:24:23

Undecided

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Bachmann should definitely be removed from her post on the intelligence committee, but I don't know if it warrants her being fired from congress altogether.

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Nam Era Vet #1 DNA TLC 2012/07/23 21:41:18

Undecided

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But she should sue her. She's Anthony Weiner's wife. A Jewish guy. The Muslim brotherhood don't like Jews. Sen. McCain called the accusations in the June 13 letter “not substantiated by evidence,“ and allegations about Abedin ”sinister“ and ”ugly.”

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NarcolepticGoat 2012/07/23 20:38:17

Undecided

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No but the woman may have grounds to sue her.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/07/23 19:34:16

No

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Why? Her comments, as I remember, are free speech

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tblackb to Jackie ... 2012/07/23 19:39:31 (edited)

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i believe its deformation of character if you can't PROVE it to be true. if you look at the constitution, your 1st amendment rights end where someone's else's rights begin.

http://www.personalinjurylawy...

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Jackie ... to tblackb 2012/07/23 19:42:45

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To point out factual information is not defamation of character - she accused the person of nothing, only asked for investigation (which, it turns out, was already being done)

Now I should also say that I do not think this should be press conference stuff - but there have been no accusations in any case

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tblackb to Jackie ... 2012/07/23 19:44:12

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has Bachmann proven anything? to my knowledge she hasn't as of yet.

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Jackie ... to tblackb 2012/07/23 19:52:53

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What does she need to prove??? Not sure I understand why you think that - The chicks family is well know as are their positions

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tblackb to Jackie ... 2012/07/23 19:58:13

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what? that she has some affiliation with the muslim brotherhood! since when do we judge someone on who/what their family may or may not be?

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Jackie ... to tblackb 2012/07/23 20:03:55

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No, there was a call for an investigation - that is not an accusation.

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tblackb to Jackie ... 2012/07/23 20:06:48 (edited)

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a call, really? what happened to investigate 1st, before slandering someone's character?

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Jackie ... to tblackb 2012/07/23 20:08:37

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No one has slandered anyone - sheesh

Have a good day

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tblackb to Jackie ... 2012/07/23 20:13:08

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the woman has police protection, which means "death threats," just because bachmann ran her big mouth without proof!!! and you think that is fine? no wonder the this country is in such bad shape.

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**Bessie** to Jackie ... 2012/07/23 19:49:10

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lol....deformation of charter??? :)

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