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Rubio Sides Against Bachmann, Rooney Regarding Huma Abedin’s Possible Ties to Terrorism
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s recent letter to the Department of State expressing her concerns about the possible infiltration of radical Islam throughout the federal government has received pushback from moderate Republican senators John McCain and Scott Brown.
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Perhaps somewhat more surprisingly, Senator Marco Rubio has waded into this controversy and has sided with his Senate colleagues against Bachmann and Florida Congressman Tom Rooney, who has also signed Bachmann’s letter. Senator Rubio responded to the Shark Tank’s request for further comment by stating, “I stand by my statements.”
Question- would Rubio be taking a similar position if Abedin was Cuban and had family members with close ties to the Communist regime of Fidel Castro?
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persecutor
July 23rd, 2012
Just another reason why I can’t say I’d be happy with him on the ticket as Veep.
This guy is a politicican and anyone who think he isn’t should see me about a bridge I’m selling.
bitterclinger
July 23rd, 2012
A couple years ago a woman claimed Rubio refused to answer her question (at a TEA Party rally) about his view of public-private partnerships, i.e., having govt be involved in business.
That was my first red flag on him.
Then he started that Amnesty 2.0 crap.
Add to that all the pix of him strolling merrily along with Boehner and Cantor. Enough said.
NoMoBo
July 23rd, 2012
Rubio doesn’t get a lot of things. I fail to see why so many people are so excited about him.
dapenguin in Alaska
July 23rd, 2012
time to separate the sheep from the goats!!!
Plain Jane
July 23rd, 2012
Meteoric rise = red flag
cfm990
July 23rd, 2012
Shine a light. See what scatters.
Every Republican, and I mean every, should be calling for an investigation. Tell the people you want this matter put to rest. You feel it is unfair to allow doubt to linger. An investigation, leading to the exoneration of Huma, decency and justice deamds. We shall once and for all remove this millstone from her neck.
Argue with that!
Tim
July 23rd, 2012
Rubio wants the LSM to like him sooooooooo badly …
kono
July 23rd, 2012
For weeks now it’s been nawing at me that we have zero chance of succeeding as a nation….this is just one more instance pointing to exactly that. I really, really liked him too….LIKED.
kono
July 23rd, 2012
@dapenguin…I though he was a sheep. It’s disheartening to be proved wrong.
Efficacy
July 23rd, 2012
Are they all afraid to question Huma cause she’s a woman, or a Muslim, or a Saudi cash-conduit, or simply cause she’s a real weiner?
Maudie N Mandeville
July 23rd, 2012
So is no one questioning the family’s connections, only Huma’s? If that’s the case, I too, would question how she got her clearance. 50 years from now we’ll have another Venona papers release regarding Huma Weiner.
General P. Malaise
July 23rd, 2012
I am not surprised. another RINO
what happened to the freshmen congress-critters. silence.
like Roberts they were bought and paid for. and they don’t work for you.
maybe Allen West is still one of the good guys. maybe.
they say conservative things when it wont hurt them. otherwise they are progs.
ThisObamaNation
July 23rd, 2012
From Brietbart.com
“Obama Admin Stonewalling Public On Immigration Status Of President’s Uncle”
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/07/22/Obama-Admin-Stonewalling-Public-On-Immigration-Status-Of-Obama-Uncle-Onyango
Billy Fuster
July 23rd, 2012
If Obama wins the election are you ready for mass civil disobedience, tax revolution, and secession? If not you can kiss any semblance of freedom good-bye.
Unneutral
July 23rd, 2012
The country is being bought, one politician at a time.
MaryfromMarin
July 23rd, 2012
Well, this is disappointing.
Anyone know where Sen. DeMint stands on this issue?
Tim
July 23rd, 2012
John used to say “If you want a helping hand, look at the end of your arm.”
All politicians are, well … politicians.
They lie, steal, cheat, mince words, change subjects – anything to prolong their time in office and their opportunities for corruption.
They are, by nature, creatures who don’t want to do productive work, but instead, to live off the efforts of others.
Hmmm, that reads like a definition of “parasite.”
If anyone wants “leadership” he prolly shouldn’t be searching the pols. Besides, sheep need leaders, dog packs need leaders … free men and women need organization, fire, maneuver, armor, and artillery.
Oh yeah, and logistics.
Roscoe P. Soultrane
July 23rd, 2012
@NoMoBo: “Rubio doesn’t get a lot of things. I fail to see why so many people are so excited about him.”
He fills a racial checkbox. Same thing as when people got all jazzed for Steele as GOP head.
Saxindacity
July 23rd, 2012
This just about makes me cry. I’m trying to defend my representative, Michele Bachmann, and even a nobody Republican elected official here sides against her in the pitiful local newspaper (full of liberals)
If anybody wants to look and comment, here it is. I’m Al Yourfullname there (good enough for Facebook)
http://www.sctimes.com/comments/viewart/20120723/NEWS01/307230045/Fellow-Minnesota-Republican-disputes-Bachmann-remarks
norman einstein
July 23rd, 2012
The money quote:
“If you or I were trying to obtain a TS clearance from either the federal government or as a civilian contractor and it was discovered during the vetting process that we had immediate family members who were affiliated with a terrorist organization, we would be rejected for the same security clearance that Abedin currently has.”
Ding, ding, ding!
Rubio is dead to me now.
Fortunately, I don’t think Romney will choose him as his veep.
Joe
July 23rd, 2012
Norm, my bells are going off too. I had hoped better of Rubio. I am on Bachmann’s side, 100%. Vet Huma. It’s about time. She is not above the law.
MaryfromMarin
July 23rd, 2012
It’s beginning to look like the only true patriots in Congress are the ones who recognize the Islamic threat for what it really is–the potential destruction of world civiliaztion as we have known it.
AbigailAdams
July 23rd, 2012
That’s because Rubio isn’t dancing with them what brung him. He’s sharp and ambitious, and that knife cuts both ways. Unless there was a compelling reason for him to enter into the fray — like a direct question — he didn’t have to weigh in.
Tracy
July 23rd, 2012
SANCTIMONIOUS, SCUMBAG, DEVIANT WEINER, DEMONIZED BREITBART, SO NOW, TO VET HUMA ABEDIN IS WRONG?
We all know Hillary, after all, IS an Alinskyite who ALWAYS gets a pass & is deified as well. WHY? Vet Huma, let the chips fall where they may.
Scott Brown & John McCain abandoning Bachmann says it all. Too bad Marco Rubio chose to stand with RINOs. We’ll see how it plays out, or not.
NObama2012!
Unneutral
July 23rd, 2012
I guess it doesn’t matter who we start to like, they are after all nothing more than politicians with self-centered designs. What few congress-critters that are worth a damn are grossly out numbered.
reddecaesari
July 23rd, 2012
was huma giving hummers to avoid an investigation?
enquiring minds want to know….
99th Squad Leader
July 24th, 2012
I smell a RINO named Rubio! Not to be trusted.