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McCain Slams Bachmann For Unwarranted And Unfounded Attack On Clinton Aide
By Ali Gharib on Jul 18, 2012 at 1:19 pm
On the floor of the Senate Wednesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repudiated Rep. Michele Bachmanns (R-MN) McCarthyesque witch-hunt to root out the alleged Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the U.S. government. The flap started when Bachmann all but directly accused Secretary Hillary Clintons top aide Huma Abedin of working on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood in a letter with four colelagues to the State Departments Inspector General demanding an investigation.
While some Democrats have taken Bachmann to task for the charges, some Republicans, like House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers (MI), lauded her witch-hunt.
Enter McCain, who put his foot down today and chided his fellow Republicans for the accusations against Abedin. McCain brought up his personal relationship with Abedin, adding that she represents what is best about America. He noted Bachmanns letter and its sourcing to a report from notorious Islamophobe Frank Gaffneys Center for Security Policy (CSP). He then said:
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 Abedin, 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.
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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/07/18/541361/mccain-bachman-abedin-muslim-brotherhood/
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)when McCain has one of the rare moments of reason overcome him. Too bad it doesn't happen more often. I'll bet every now and then, he remembers where one of his homes is at!
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)if he keeps it up the baggers and assorted nuts will drum him out of the GOP. Guess where he ends up.
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)loves this country" ?
Every time the piece of shit talks, he plugs up another sewer line.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)abolugi
(417 posts)to national security. She needs to be charged with sedition.
jjewell
(618 posts)Good on McCain...
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)I won't defend everything he's ever done or said, but he has his limits as to how far he will go. This isn't the first time he's let Republicans know when they're just being demagogs. He defended Senator Kerry against the Swift Boat Liars and he stood up for Obama's character even while running against him for President. These remarks today are very much in character for him.
When it comes to defending any one, even a political opponent, against smears or personal attacks, McCain has been a class act.