Michele "McCarthy" Bachmann criticized by another Republican for claims against Clinton's aid
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(CNN) – Republican House Speaker John Boehner called dangerous Thursday a request from members of his own party in Congress to investigate Muslim infiltration in the U.S. government.
Admitting he had not read a letter requesting the investigation, Boehner said "I think accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous."
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, along with four other Republican members of Congress, formally requested in June that various federal agencies investigate whether the American government has been infiltrated by Muslim extremists.
Among the issues they raise is a claim that long-time aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, has three family members connected to the Muslim Brotherhood, and is at risk of being influenced by her family members. The members of Congress want to know how she holds a high level security clearance.
On Thursday, Boehner said he did not know Abedin, but that "everything I do know of her she has a sterling character."
Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain made a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday criticizing the call for an investigation and defending Abedin.
"These allegations about Huma, and the report from which they are drawn, are nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable woman, a dedicated American, and a loyal public servant," McCain said.
"When anyone, not least a member of Congress, launches specious and degrading attacks against fellow Americans on the basis of nothing more than fear of who they are and ignorance of what they stand for, it defames the spirit of our nation, and we all grow poorer because of it," he added.
State Department spokesman Phillipe Reines called the accusations "nothing but vicious and disgusting lies," in a statement to CNN.
Bachmann, who refused to answer questions from CNN about the letter on Wednesday, said in a statement that her and her colleagues' request was being "distorted."
"I encourage everyone, including media outlets, to read them in their entirety," Bachmann wrote. "The intention of the letters was to outline the serious national security concerns I had and ask for answers to questions regarding the Muslim Brotherhood and other radical group's access to top Obama administration officials."
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Skeptikat 2012/07/20 02:13:27Bachmann is pathetic for making such vile claims against Huma without any rea...
I'm sorely tempted to pick the "Bachmann is pathetic..." option, yet I don't know for sure that there's no real evidence...and I can't be bothered to check. That's exactly the problem with Bachmann: Her credibility is already so bad, and she hates Muslims SOO much, that even if there was a smoking gun, someone else would have to point it out for anyone to listen. The only thing reasonable people can think whenever Bachmann opens her mouth is, "Michelle, you so crazy!" ;)
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1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in
1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated
youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - L IAR, he was part of one of the
most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had.
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila
Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate
election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in
decades.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her daily
Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. According to the
New York Times: "I am a strong believer of the Islamic faith," Ms. Obama,
85, said in a recent interview in Kenya.' Not to mention, Christianity
wouldn't allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and 'Baraka'
(from which Barack came) means 'blessed' in that language. Hussein is also
Arabic and so is Obama.
7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school,
where you were registered as a Muslim and k...
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1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in
1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated
youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - L IAR, he was part of one of the
most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had.
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila
Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate
election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in
decades.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her daily
Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. According to the
New York Times: "I am a strong believer of the Islamic faith," Ms. Obama,
85, said in a recent interview in Kenya.' Not to mention, Christianity
wouldn't allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and 'Baraka'
(from which Barack came) means 'blessed' in that language. Hussein is also
Arabic and so is Obama.
7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school,
where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31
years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
8. ) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - LIAR, you were registered as
Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check
your own book).
9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - LIAR, not one teacher says you could
speak the language.
10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience - LIAR,
you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn't even spea k the
language. What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.
11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - LIAR, except for Africa (surprise)
and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been anywhere else
on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies. You
seek to disarm America while our avowed enemy, Iran, will not subject
itself to a nuclear ban. Top Hamas politica l adviser Ahmed Yousef said
the Hamas terrorist group 'supports Obama's foreign policy vision'.
12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - LIAR, you were quite
content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no
mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just fine.
13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - LIAR, Ebony has yet to
find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did,
exist.
14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - LIAR, Life has
yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never
did, exist.
15.) I Won't Run On A National Ticket In '08 - LIAR, here you are, despite
saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience by then, and
you are all about having experience first.
16.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois - LIAR, they are common for YOU,
but not many others have 130 NO V OTES.
17.) Oops, I Misvoted - LIAR, only when caught by church groups and
Democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON
LEAVE.
20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - LIAR, you didn't write
it,introduce it, change it, or create it.
21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - LIAR, it took just 14 days from
start to finish.
There's 21 lies out of 50 /Now how honest is Obama?
I think you need to look just as closely at Mr. Romney on ridiculous issues. And BTW, all teachers on the college level are called professor. Read the definition in the dictionary. (below) I won't even bother to refute all the rest...they are laughable. If this is what worries you rather than Romney setting Women and minorities back centuries, and taking away human rights you have some serious problems with your value system. I don't love Obama for being too compliant with Republican demands and not standing up for what is right politically, but your issues have nothing to do with anything political...all about nonsense like his family or his religion and who really cares what he believes in....although he is a Christian he, nor any President, needs to defend their faith. I don't care for Romeny's faith, but that is his choice in a free country to worship as he pleases. You are reading the wrong articles. Try reading basic factual info not slanted right wing garbage. PULEASE, nothing you wrote is credible in a court of law nor does it have any bearing on his ability to be President. It all can be refuted in less than a minute. Example below.....
From the Dictionary
Professor- noun
a number of our professors were Rhodes scholars: prof, tenured faculty member, dean,...
I think you need to look just as closely at Mr. Romney on ridiculous issues. And BTW, all teachers on the college level are called professor. Read the definition in the dictionary. (below) I won't even bother to refute all the rest...they are laughable. If this is what worries you rather than Romney setting Women and minorities back centuries, and taking away human rights you have some serious problems with your value system. I don't love Obama for being too compliant with Republican demands and not standing up for what is right politically, but your issues have nothing to do with anything political...all about nonsense like his family or his religion and who really cares what he believes in....although he is a Christian he, nor any President, needs to defend their faith. I don't care for Romeny's faith, but that is his choice in a free country to worship as he pleases. You are reading the wrong articles. Try reading basic factual info not slanted right wing garbage. PULEASE, nothing you wrote is credible in a court of law nor does it have any bearing on his ability to be President. It all can be refuted in less than a minute. Example below.....
From the Dictionary
Professor- noun
a number of our professors were Rhodes scholars: prof, tenured faculty member, dean, full/assistant/associate professor, instructor, lecturer, doctor, scholar, academic.
BTW, I have been a stand in professor at several of the local Universities because of my educational background and I come in do lectures and workshops for specific classes when I am called in. I am referred to as Professor in those instances even though normally I teach in the public school system. When they use me as an expert in my field to come in to a college class, that is my title. Anyone who attended college should know that. DUH!!!
msnbc.What has Obama done for you.
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Just wonderin'
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