Kasz216 said:
richardhutnik said:
Kasz216 said:
I feel like this is has to have been taken mightily out of contest.
Looking at the article... yes you took it way out of context.
"Bachmann said she never accused Abedin of working on behalf of the Brotherhood but questions how Abedin obtained a State Department security clearance, the Times reported."
You fell for one of the oldest tricks in news media. Making the first couple paragraphs really provocative and shocking.... then completely backing off of it because it's essentially made up.
Granted it's old because now the internet is just mostly "Make up wild exagerrated claims and then link a source article for support" that may link another article and diasy chain it's way through 12 links before it gets to the real, not controversial taken way out of context statement... but still. You had an article that had the truth right in it.
The only people who really believe the US government is inflitraited by the Muslim Brotherhood is except possibly Egyptian Liberals.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/47941/Egypt/Politics-/No-secret-deal-with-Brotherhood,-US-officials-tell.aspx
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The article, which was on Newsmax (a conservative news source linked with Drudge) had this as the subject:
Bachmann: Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrating Obama Administration
Tuesday, 17 Jul 2012 12:04 PM
By Patrick Hobin
Rep. Michele Bachmann is raising questions about possible ties between the family of a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Muslim Brotherhood, the St. Cloud Times reported, and called for a probe of potential Muslim Brotherhood infiltration into the Obama administration.
Bachmann, a member of the House intelligence committee and former Republican presidential candidate, is asking how Huma Abedin, deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and wife of former New York congressman Anthony Weiner, received State Department security clearance despite three members of Abedin’s family having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an international Islamist group that recently came to power in Egypt, the Times reported.
Bachmann says Abedin’s job gives her routine access to Clinton, and says the State Department has taken recent actions “that have been enormously favorable to the Muslim Brotherhood and its interests,” according to the Times.
Read more on Newsmax.com: Bachmann: Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrating Obama Administration
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It is not me taking it out of context. It is me mentioning the title of the article. I didn't pick it, Newsmax did. And they wrote that. I end up asking about this, because that is what the article implies Bachmann said.
And here is Bachmann on Glenn Beck's show saying this:
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My point was you were using an out of context source.
She wants to know why Hilary Clinton's aide got approved despite ties of close relatives to the Muslim Brotherhood... that's a fair question.
The additionaly comment isn't really particularly related, just noting the US backing of the Muslim Brotherhood. (Or more accurately, democracy.) Mentioned for political reasons.
"Islamic takeover" is quite the leap. As for the video... got the actual full interview? In general you can make any position SOUND crazy by just taking specific clips of what is said.
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I post an article linking to the issue. The issue isn't the article. The issue has to do with whether or not there is infilitration of the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S government, or if Michele Bachmann is bat loco crazy for saying this. Watch the video again. Bachmann is going off on some grand conspiracy theory. These are Bachmann's own words. What the heck else can I do here, outside of posts long context messages with Bachmann saying things? The words I said are what Bachmann had said. Bachmann goes into this think America's security is deeply threatened by this. These are her words, and what she believes.
And this isn't just about Hillary's aide. Bachmann claims the military has been infiltrated also. It isn't just one person, but a larger scale infiltration.
If you want more stuff, here you go. Go to this page to download a copy of the PDF of the letter Bachmann sent out:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/documents/2012/jul/18/us-rep-michele-bachmanns-muslim-brotherhood-letter/
Bachmann uses what is in this video as proof of here allegations:
http://muslimbrotherhoodinamerica.com/
And it is individuals producing videos on this that are warning of infiltration of the U.S government by Muslim Brotherhood and others. It is Glen Beck who is doing this. They are raising the questions. A video on it is there. Watch that video on the site. It is Red Scare level.
