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Diana West puts Huma Defenders in Check, not far from Checkmate

Anyone who is siding with Huma Abedin over the issue of the letters from Reps. Bachmann, Franks, Gohmert, Westmoreland, and Rooney is losing the argument BIG TIME. The latest example comes courtesy of Diana West, whose last four stanzas in her August 3rd column, drive a stake through the heart of any argument Huma’s defenders […]

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Claims of Former National Security Council official against Bachmann ring hollow

Former National Security Council / State Department official (1993-2000), Eric Schwartz is the latest to come out against Michele Bachmann’s questions about the background of Huma Abedin. Given what happened at the State Department during his time there (Abdurahman Alamoudi was an Islamic affairs advisor in the Clinton administration during the late 90’s and is […]

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McCain and Boehner: Ignorant or Complicit?

It’s an age old tradition. Politicians will always choose looking ignorant or stupid over revealing a cold hard truth they don’t want to deal with. In politics, being perceived as foolish is preferable to being perceived as cowardly. That’s where Senator John McCain and Speaker John Boehner come in. Frankly, it’s simply not possible for […]

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Washington Examiner editor David Freddoso spikes Column on Huma Abedin

Diana West, a columnist whose articles appear in the Washington Examiner, wrote a piece about Huma Abedin, as well as the concerns expressed by Reps. Bachmann, Franks, Gohmert, Rooney, and Westmoreland about Abedin’s background and access to State secrets as Hillary Clinton’s Deputy Chief of Staff. Her editor (David Freddoso) refused to publish it and […]

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Accuracy in Media’s Kincaid: Produce Huma Abedin’s Security Clearance Form and end the dispute

Michele Bachmann and four other Congressmen want assurances that people like Huma Abedin have been adequately screened and pose no threat to national security based on her known familial connections to the Muslim Brotherhood. In response, they’ve been smeared by the likes of Keith Ellison, John (I? L?) Esposito, Huma’s sister Heba (Abedin? Khalid?), and […]

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Perhaps the three John Espositos should start a Baseball team

This is a follow-up post to this story about the ‘Three Espositos.’ For those who would feel comfortable with more evidence that John Esposito, John L. Esposito, and John I. Esposito are the same person… Remember, the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs (IMMA) once listed John Esposito with no middle initial at all. It now […]

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Charlie Daniels: Hillary would have been better than Barack

Sentiment is widespread among conservatives that Barack Obama has been an unmitigated disaster for the country. However, there is also a belief among many of them that Hillary Clinton would have been a better president. Charlie Daniels, the conservative musician who gave us, ‘The Devil went down to Georgia,’ is among them. Via the Daily […]

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Newt Gingrich rightfully defends Michele Bachmann in Op-Ed

Last week, Newt Gingrich interviewed with POLITICO and defended Michele Bachmann’s efforts to investigate Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the U.S. Government in general, and the background of Huma Abedin, who has close access to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in particular. Gingrich has followed that up with an eight-page Op-ed. Via POLITICO: Unlike the Cold […]

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Exclusive: Huma Abedin’s Sister (Heba) also connected to Muslim Brotherhood

It has been learned that the sister of Huma Abedin (Heba Abedin), like Huma, has served on the Editorial Board of the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs (IMMA) as an Assistant Editor; Heba continues to serve in that capacity after Huma left in late 2008 to work for Hillary Clinton at the State Department. Please […]

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House Majority Leader defends Bachmann (sort of)

After John McCain’s Senate floor rant in defense of Huma Abedin, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) was asked to chime in and essentially defended Abedin as well. He has been taking a lot of heat from those who have the cold, hard facts. Perhaps that has something to do with why House Majority […]

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Washington Post publishes defense of Huma Abedin; authored by IMMA Board Member

The Washington Post has published an op-ed by an individual named John L. Esposito, who vehemently defends Hillary Clinton Deputy Chief of Staff Huma Abedin against what he calls ‘xenophobic’ attacks against her character by the likes of Michele Bachmann. What neither Esposito nor the Washington Post offers the readers is a full disclosure. There […]

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Huma Abedin’s new defender: Sister Heba Abedin

It appears that Huma Abedin has a new defender – her sister. Heba Abedin, known on twitter as @hebs23 is pushing her followers to sign a petition demanding that Michele Bachmann apologize for raising very legitimate questions about Huma Abedin connections to Muslim Brotherhood groups and individuals. One can certainly understand why anyone would come […]

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National Review: Bachmann vs. Boehner heating up

The showdown between the Republican establishment and the conservative / Tea Party movement is manifesting itself in a ‘Mano a Womano’ battle between Speaker John Boehner and Michele Bachmann over the Huma Abedin case. Once again, the establishment comes across as having no interest in getting to the truth and wants to avoid controversy at […]

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Louie Gohmert on John McCain: ‘Numbnuts’

When you know unequivocally that you have the truth on your side, you are confident enough to make comments like the one made by Rep. Louie Gohmert on the Dennis Miller Show. It is obvious that Gohmert is disgusted by John McCain’s floor speech in which the Senator from Arizona defended Huma Abedin and her […]

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Rep. Sensenbrenner the latest to defend Huma / Attack Bachmann

Count Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) as being among the most irresponsible Republicans in Congress when it comes to refusing to lend credence to Rep. Michele Bachmann’s warnings about the background of Hillary Clinton’s Deputy Chief of Staff Huma Abedin. The others include John McCain, Scott Brown, Marco Rubio, and John Boehner. Via JS Online: In […]

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Video: Newt Gingrich Defends Bachmann

POLITICO has an interview with Newt Gingrich posted, during which the former Speaker came squarely down on the side of Michele Bachmann’s efforts to investigate Muslim Brotherhood infiltration inside the U.S. Government. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out our 37-Page Report. Gingrich is right.

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