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Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) offered a personal and passionate defense of top State Department aide Huma Abedin in the face of conservative allegations that she is using her position in "unduly influencing" foreign policy in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood.
McCain called allegations that Abedin has ties through her family to the Muslim Brotherhood "sinister" in a rare speech on the Senate floor taking fellow Republicans to task.
"Rarely do I come to the floor of this institution to discuss particular individuals. But I understand how painful and injurious it is when a person's character, reputation, and patriotism are attacked without concern for fact or fairness," McCain opened.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (R), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, led four other Republican lawmakers in writing a letter last month requesting that the State Department investigate whether Abedin, who is Muslim, has any ties through her family to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic political group that found success in recent Egyptian elections.
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
Bachmann has expressed concerns about how Abedin, who is married to former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D), was able to obtain a security clearance.
McCain condemned these accusations as unsubstantiated.
"These sinister accusations rest solely on a few unspecified and unsubstantiated associations of members of Huma's family, none of which have been shown to harm or threaten the United States in any way," he said. "These attacks on Huma have no logic, no basis, and no merit. And they need to stop now."
McCain called Abedin a "friend" who is an "intelligent, upstanding, hard-working and long servant of our country and our government."
"Put simply, Huma represents what is best about America: the daughter of immigrants, who has risen to the highest levels of our government on the basis of her substantial personal merit and her abiding commitment to the American ideals that she embodies so fully," he added.
McCain picked apart the rationale of Bachmann and her colleagues, who wrote their June letter based on a report "The Muslim Brotherhood in America," produced by the Center for Security Policy.
"The letter alleges that three members of Huma's family are 'connected to Muslim Brotherhood operatives and/or organizations.' Never mind that one of those individuals, Huma's father, passed away two decades ago. The letter and the report offer not one instance of an action, a decision, or a public position that Huma has taken while at the State Department that would lend credence to the charge that she is promoting anti-American activities within our government."
McCain has spent time traveling with Abedin while she served as a personal aide to Hillary Clinton during Clinton's time as a senator from New York.
He ended his floor speech with a strong show of support. "I have every confidence in Huma's loyalty to our country, and everyone else should as well."
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WOW then:
Why did you let Palin attack Obama in 2008.
And Romney now.
President Obama was running for office, Ms. Huma is not.
Isn't the Muslim Brotherhood the Egyptian version of the Republican party, or at least the Tea-Bag faction of it?
Obama/Biden 2012
It was a good of John McCain to stand up for Abedin but unnecessary since everyone knows that Michele Bachmann is bat #$&! crazy.
Bat-@!$%# crazy Bachmann is at it again!
Who would of guessed...
This broad makes Joe McCarthy l@@k like a pussy-cat!
Good for Senator McCain for calling out this garbage!
PS: Instead of working on the jobs they promised in 2010 - this is the crap they're wasting their time on!
They ought to be ashamed!
Why does it not surprise me whenever an idiotic accusation comes out that Bat@!$%# Michelle has her hands in it.
You'd think the GOP would dump that dumb twat like a hot potato. I don't understand it. She embarasses me, and I'm a Democrat.....
Obama/Biden 2012
Why do these right wing nitwits live in a perpetual state of fear..?
@ Cullerco
So it is ok if, McCain does not speak out against John Sununu remark's?
I am glad he did speak up for Abedin.
Dennis, Columbus, Ohio
everyone knows that Michele Bachmann is bat #$&! crazy
And Joe McCarty's ghost roaming the hallways of Congress in a shirt!!!
Yes, Sandy it is. Again, the President is a candidate for office. Ms. Abedin (got it right this time) is not. I'm not saying that I agree with Sununu, but plenty of crap gets thrown Hominy's way, its an election. Ms. Bachman is playing dirty pool to try to remain relevant, there is a huge difference.
Why do these right wing nitwits live in a perpetual state of fear..?
Feisty - Its years of right-wing conditioning that does it. It's not that hard to put a notion into the head of an ignoramus....
Obama/Biden 2012
Feisty,
1. That fear begins in childhood, when so many innocent little ones are told are "born sinners".
2. Then, they listen to political speeches from the pulpit that tell them the world is bad and God will punish.
3. All the while thinking is controled & influenced by a negative, violent message via the media of all sorts.
As is now openly demonstrated, GOP elected officials hope that by denying us Education, jobs and access to the facts -- they can forward that paranoia & fear for personal control, gain and power.
isn't it enough that she is married to the biggest douchbag in NY? That in itself is a lifetime punishment. Give her a pass even if her politics are questionable.
ABO 2012
The truth, if you really want to know, is that the Muslim Brotherhood:
Hey, Bill, I don't think you're going to see anyone defending the Muslim Brotherhood in here.
...but don't you agree that it is wrong for Bachmann to just run around making wild accusations?
By the way, your "truth" on the Muslim Brotherhood...who are you quoting?
The culling of the real extremists nut jobs from the Republican Party has begun. They know they will not win the Whitehouse and they are already setting up the stage to put the blame where it belongs, with the extremist conservatives like the Tea Party has exemplified in Bachmann.
Romney pandered to the extremists in order to win the party nomination. In today's world of every word recorded on videophone, he can't move to the center in order to win the election.
The only hope the GOP has to win the Whitehouse is to make sure the next election does not require that the nominee be an extremist nut job. Until the GOP cleans house, it will continue to turn off independents and moderates and will not win the general election, even Saint Reagan would be a leftist by today's GOP standards.
Extremists never win, which is why the culling has had to begin. Maybe the GOP will even be able to get rid of the worst of them now, without having to lose the House.
Clean it up and please vote out Bat@!$%# Michelle Bachmann.
An outstanding gesture by Senator McCain. Bravo!
It is so refreshing to see elected officials crossing party lines when necessary. That is exactly what John did in this example of conservative lunacy brought on by the poster child for lunacy: Michelle Bachmann. She epitomizes the process of conservative thought: unjust accusations and outright lies against everyone not sharing your political thoughts.
Yes they should. But the stuck on stupid crowd, aka the Tea Bags, have no shame.
So did the Pope. So what does that have to do with Ms. Abedin? Does she have a time machine? Is she a sleeper? STFU Bill.
Michelle Bachmann, Eres muy loco en la cabeza.
Hey Feisty, I see you leg humper is back.
What is it with this cry baby? Grow up. What a tool.
this isn't the real Redhead I do not think....
Mcain had my vote when he ran for president (and I am a Democrat) until he brought Palin in as his running mate.
The truth, if you really want to know, is that the Muslim Brotherhood:
Bill - That sounds kind of Republican to me...LOL!
McCain would be President if he didn't
1. Select Palin
2. Allow Party Politics to influence his Maverick Style.
Michele Bachmann is complete lunatic. The sooner she gets the boot the better..
I can't believe it! There is actually a republican't that can think for himself and reason? I never would have thought it would be John McCain!
Feisty Redhead Roselle, *IL: You certainly aren't a very creative person are you?
Rather than trying to impersonate someone and tarnish her good reputation, why not ask your mommy to take you to the mall where you can meet up with the rest of your loser friends? Or are you void of friends?
In any case, your senseless abuse of this site is unwarranted and unwanted.
Your posts indicate what all of the liberals have known for a long time. You and the other conservative minions are racists, uneducated and unimaginative.
This is a not a blog that is post by a corporation not run by the government. You do have to follow the rules of the website.
Michael 1969 is that you? What's the matter did we say something bad about your girl Bachmann?
how is it even possible that Bachmann is on the House Intelligence Committee????
Impersonator Feisty - you'd be considered a poor example for a poor example!
Then I won't vote for J Lavine for President and you shouldn't either.
Hey Bachmann, lay down and enjoy the shower.
I heard that Grover Norquist's wife is also a Palestinian Moslem. I wonder if Michelle Bachman has connected her to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood as yet? She should have made sure before she signed the pledge. That Swiss Miss is plain evil!! She should be Swiss Mitt's running mate!
See, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander!!
Feisty, I see you have a new stalker.
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.
Congratulations GF
After seeing the footage of protesters in Egypt, I'm thinking Michele Bachmann and others (Glenn Beck) need to be pulled in by security and given a swift kick in the arse. When outrageous wingnut conspiracy theories become a national security matter, it becomes yelling fire in a theater and is no longer free speech.
Please, people of of Distict 6 in Michigan, throw Bachmann out, once and for all send that biotch packing. This is the last straw!
Swiss citizenship goes will with Swiss Bank Accounts.
Bachmann is NOT from Michigan, I'll have you know
The RWNJ's are so embarressed by Bat-@!$%# Michelle and the rest of the TEA-Bagger's, that they have to use an alias (Feisty) to post their idiot comments......
This is serious people! This rightwing BS has gone way beyond cow pies of distortion.
When people in other countries (usually smarter than American low-information voters despite poor education) now access wingnut blogs and what have you because of technology, entertainment/commentators need to start adhering to higher journalistic-type standards. This is how Glenn Beck, and worse public officials like Michele Bachmann reflect our country-- reflect YOU.
But this is far worse than just embarrassing to all of us as a nation. When this conspiracy crap affects foreign policy and the safety of US officials overseas, US citizens should be outraged. I'm serious, these offensive have pushed the envelope and gone into a different category. Drama Queens like Glenn Beck and Bachmann and all their bravado about patriotism -- really?
They need to be arrested and do some time -- I'm not kidding.
GT-2021701 -- Trolling is one thing, but impersonation with such gutter comments is beyond all rules. Even Mrs. Spanky had the good sense to impersonate someone other than an FR poster. I hope the moderators are able to block the IP address. Oh, and that IT can fix other glitches too.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, *IL
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Hey, fuk yourself dumbazz,
FOX LIES, YOU COMPLY; FAKE
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BTW, don't collapse the impersonator -- This troll is hoping to suppress real free speech by collapsing sections and threads. Let the moderators take care of it.
As for the troll -- F**k you douchebag, whoever you are. Lolz go fap over at The Blaze where Haters like you belong.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, *IL
…One of Obama's top campaign financiers – Jonathan Lavine – is also
Hey, fuk yourself dumbazz,
The attacks on Mitt Romney from the Obama campaign for his work at Bain Capital appear to be boomeranging back to Obama. According to Mike Flynn at Breitbart.com
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2012/jul/18/picket-obama-bundler-bain-opens-obama-camp-more-cr/
Piss on Breitbart.com; Monnie.
Bachmann is McCarthy 2012.
EVIL
Senator McCain, Bravo. Thank you for speaking the truth and some wise words on the Senate floor.
This kind of witch hunt looking for bogeymen, currently their target is Muslims and anyone in the Obama Administration, is senseless and harmful to democracy and America's reputation. Bachmann and those like her talk often about what a great country this is, American exceptionalism, liberty and justice for all while out of the other side of their mouths comes bigotry, fear mongering, anti-anyone who isn't Christian rhetoric, hate and distrust of those who are different. The later is hardly the vision of America the first pretends to be; the two different voices do not jive.
While McCain didn't call Michelle Bachmann crazy, he pointed out her little band of Joe McCarthy's have no facts, no proof and their allegations are unfair, unjustified and slanderous. Maybe it is time a committee investigates Bachmann for signs of intelligence.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, *IL Comment collapsed by the community
Beverly in Chicago
What gang is your kid in?
Kids?
The FBI AZZhat
Political figures know what they are in for and can handle it. When you go into politics, or any other very public position, that's part of the territory.
Private individuals (including political staff people) are not legitimate political targets and McCain is right in coming to their defense. He is a politician and can play with the best of them, but he also seems like a decent guy when that line gets crossed and is one of the few Republicans that has the balls to do it.
Michelle Bachman, who loves this country sooooo much, is now a Swiss citizen as well. She redefines shameless. She redefines hypocrisy.
What does it say for the House of Representatives that she is on the Intelligence Committee?
Since when does the Tea Party consider facts?
McCain fails to realize that they live in some alternate universe governed by "gut feelings" and innuendo as proof.
Jody - it would be a very short investigation. Sarah Palin can stand on one side of Bachmann, look through her ear and see everything on the other side. Bachmann is a vacuous little Republican. She represents only the most deranged of the deranged!
What's wrong with Minnesota that they elect this bimbo? Are the searching for comic relief?
And to the fake Feisty... Switzerland is in Europe you home schooled moron. And I am a registered Republican..... but that party has failed us all.
Now lets subsitute a few words for you John . . .
These attacks on the children and elderly at airport check points have no logic, no basis, and no merit. And they need to stop now."
He may have gotten elected !
USMC Vet,
She does not represent everyone in the State of Mn. I am in the Southern part of the State and my 2 Senators are Amy Klobachar and Al Franken.
Bachmann represents the northern suburbs and into some rural areas north of the metro. Her district was redesigned for the upcoming election. Hopefully she gets outed.
The "honorable" Senator John McCain....I salute you. But you have an uphill fight if you believe that you can instill some of that honor back into the Republican Party. The GOP has decided that winning the White House in November is more important than character, honor, or the difficulties faced by those who fell victim to the financial crash. Vietnam Vet for Obama in 2012
McCain is one of a very rare few GOP politicans I truly respect. He does not care what his party thinks about him, Obama is the same way. No puppets need apply.
WTF is up with Bachmann. I understand she is batsh!t crazy but holy crap. Ok, she's the darling of the Tea Party right? They claim to be strict Constitutionalists, right? Hey Michele, ever read this:
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." - Article VI, paragraph 3, Constitution of the United States.
Hey Michele, "public trust"..."Security Clearance"
How in the name of God does that woman even manage to draw a breath.
TruePatriot-445959
This is serious people!
But this is far worse than just embarrassing to all of us as a nation.
Gee, True, sounds like you're talking all of the crazy off-the-wall things Oblameo has done since he was
crowned(oops) sworn in as our fearless leader. Why doesn't he go apologize to Michelle and the girls for being a dingbat? That makes more sense than apologizing to other countries for our troops trying to defend themselves against the radicals that want to kill them.Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (R),
a member of the
House Intelligence Committee,
WHY WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS:
"intelligence"
?
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?
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CorporateShill
how is it even possible that Bachmann is on the House Intelligence Committee????
The other 434 members didn't want the job?
It's not the evidence, it's the seriousness of the charge...Abedin must be investigated!
Hmmmmmm...I like to comment on this..but its hard to decide..so rather wait for a follow up article on this!
Feisty Redhead Roselle, *IL
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? It seems you have no more thought into what you're doing than a 5 year old who acts only to see others react. I assume you consider yourself a conservative (although I would disagree) based upon your hate for anything liberal. If so, I guarantee you and people like you do far greater harm to the conservative cause than you can even imagine. You and people like you are harming the cause you claim to defend.
If you disagree with what Mccain says, either argue his premise, or argue that his premise doesn't support his conclusion...it's called logic. Try it sometime. Your brand of political discussion is sending a political pary I used to align myself with circling the drain.
Whoever is posting as Feisty, did you hack that account? I've only seen bashing of the Republicans from that username. Kind of funny.
CorporateShill
how is it even possible that Bachmann is on the House Intelligence Committee????
They were hoping that she might acquire some?
Remember that part of Disney's movie Fantasia, the Sorcerer's Apprentice with Micky Mouse and the buckets of water? Michelle Bachman was appointed in 2011 to the Intelligence Committee by her like-minded fellow, John Boehner of Ohio, newly appointed Speaker of the House. Pathetic. This is not a popularity contest or a high school debate. Ill informed voters can really screw themselves. To think, it took John McCain to finally have to do this to the misinformed of his own party. Pathetic in America. Just downright embarrassing. Get those pretenders out, they did not earn any qualification for the posts they are responsible for and will the leaders of the RNC please be more responsible for adequately vetting your candidates, really, used car salemen, alchoholics, whackos and nutjobs, and bar tenders? Sheesh, now you get the results and what did you expect? So much for cutting back on education and firing all the teachers....such values...eeegads!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/michele-bachmann-intelligence-committee_n_798561.html
Feisty Redhead Roselle, *IL
You are just a hate filled troll that can't win a debate through the strength of your arguments. So you lash out like an angry child, only in this case you rip off the name of the person that apparently has schooled you one too many times.
You are doomed wrong, Dennis.
Were it true that "everyone knows" about that hateful lunacy of Bachmann, McConnell, West, Ryan, Wilson and their like-minded idiots and supporters.
While folks here joke about the disdain with which thoughtful, informed people might hold these 'elected' simpletons, the rising minority (I'm being kind) of clueless, ignorant and frightened Americans increase, along with the pots of anonymous money used in local elections to bring the empty souls, noted above, to the ballot and to office.
There is a reason there are deranged (Bachmann, West), soulless (McConnell, Ryan) and ignorant (Wilson) candidates are incumbents: Money. Fear. Money. Bigotry. Money. Ignorance. Money. Money. Money.
There are very smart monied and powerful people behind the curtain who are very much aware of the moral and intellectual vacuousness of the new Congress. They're betting big on it.
They're also betting big that the good people of America will continue to view the spineless, bigoted and corrupt Democrat as well as the the uneducated, bigoted, stupid, insane and corrupt Republican Congress, as simply a joke and with the broad moniker of "corrupt".
This attitude will ensure that the incompetent are elected and retained, the jokes are repeated, the hysterical are quoted, and the statesmen are ignored.
The Koch Brothers, Limbaugh, ICE, DEA, Haliburton, MSNBC, Fox, Dancing With The Stars and education-less schools (Etc.) wish to thank you for your inattention.
I am a registered democrat who voted for Reagan in '84. In hindsight, that was a big mistake, but what are you gonna do? Clinton made some big mistakes, too.
I voted for Al Gore in 2000, but would have voted for McCain had he got the nomination. I couldn't vote for McCain in '08 when he did get the nomination, because the republicans had destroyed our foreign policy and, at the end, our economy, and I just couldn't risk it.
It was sad to watch McCain in '08, trying to walk back all the reasonable things that he had said in his career, trying to appease the true believers and religious zealots crowding around the republican base at the time. Appeasement just doesn't sit well with McCain, and I hoped that when he returned to his senate post, he could reclaim his maverick style, which is just another way of saying his independence from party dogma.
It looks like he has done so, and I wish him the best for many more years of service in the Senate.
Sigh. The John McCain who just spoke truth to Crazy Eyes Bachmann is the guy I voted for in a couple of Republican primaries. I miss that guy.
We will never know if McCain would have been any more able to clean up Bush's mess than Obama has been, in light of the GOP having gone completely to Crazytown... but I might have voted for him if he hadn't put Tweetin' Tundra Tramp on the ticket.
McCain >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(...)>>>>>>>>Romney
(And I'd still take Obama over him.)
It's time for the real conservatives to take back their party from traitors like Rush & Bachman.
Let them go down in history as the treasonous scum they are. Only then will we as a nation be able to move towards real discussion and a better future for our children.
Bob in KC-545426
Gee, True, sounds like you're talking all of the crazy off-the-wall things Oblameo has done since he was
crowned(oops) sworn in as our fearless leader.Care to give us an example of something even nearly as off the wall as the last President going to war with two countries at the same time, with no funding? and off the books?
That makes more sense than apologizing to other countries for our troops trying to defend themselves against the radicals that want to kill them.
What in the hell are you talking about? You do realize that the President, the First Lady and the SecVA and Mrs. Shinseki have done more to support the troops, their families and veterans in 3 years than the last administration did in 8?
Senator McCain once again shows his personal integrity by defending the reputation of someone who was unfairly smeared. Kudos for him.
But I can't help wondering if this isn't part of a calculated move by Rebublican strategists to move the Party toward the middle and away from right wing extremists for the up coming election.
To Bart Conner:
What do you think the chances of the American Olympic gymnastics team are this time? Do they have any good parallel bars guys? All the best to you, Nadia and Dylan. And thanks again to both of you for all the great performances you gave us in the past. It was a thrill to watch both of you.
Feisty troll. I doubt you have kids. Just can't see a woman having relations with you.
Unfortunately I live in the same county as Bachman and it is a supreme embarrassment for a lot of people on our side of the district. I could not believe it when she was appointed to the intelligence committee. My biggest worry is that her mouth is going to get better of her and she will embarrass the whole country by revealing something classified for political gain. She has a very good candidate running against her this year that is well funded. I saw recently that 65% of Bachmans campaign finances are from out of state.
Rachel did an interesting segment on her show last night about how protesters in Egypt believe that people like Ms. Bachmann speak for the US government and the American people and they are so upset by her charges that they threw shoes and tomatoes at Mrs. Clinton's motorcade. Do we want Ms. Bachmann representing us to the world? Please Minnesota voters, vote her out.
Pandora, the moderates have been trying to rescue the Republican Party for at least 2 years now and have failed miserably.
Hah! It's about time the "supposedly" maverick wakes up! I hope McCain realized that he IS old and may not make it for the next term AND start standing up against the VILE and disgusting actions of his party!! Maybe, just maybe he will redeem himself from that scumbag lot.
AND in regards to Willard - Per McCain, Sarah Palin was the BETTER candidate than Mitt! We know Sarah was bad, so how much more worse is Romney?!! HAH!!!
DON"T BLAME RATIONAL MINNESOTANS. Most of Bachmann campaign money is from outstate. Just like Wisconsin the money comes from rich rt wingers who want to rig the laws to support only the rich.
Bachmann is out of touch with reality! I don't mean current events!
Bachmann's new district now has a sizeable amount of Democrats in it now. So things will be different.
Obama/Biden 2012
...so Huma is Mrs. Wiener Tweeter?
Bachmann is trying to be the new McCarthy. She wants the attention, since she got forced out of the presidential race and isn't on anyone's list for VP. This is how the crazy lady gets on the news.
Sadly, I live in her district, and my neighbors keep voting for her only because she is listed as a Republican. The keep forgetting all of her stupid statements, like this current stuff that John McCain is trying to correct. Kudo's to McCain, and boos to Boehner for letting Bachmann speak. She hasn't done any legislation, apparently because she is too busy trying to be McCarthy.
Minnesota is full of loons, but Bachmann really needs a psyche evaluation.
Hmmm... What is amazing about Michelle Bachman, is the fact that the voters of her district elected her. What The Fongonus in the matter with them?
Every time I hear or read the name Michelle Bachman, I am reminded of the photo of her about to bite into a thick, 11 inch, polish sausage at some event she was attending. Accidental pornography at its best.
Regarding Mr. Obama's birthplace - at the present, I do not care if Mr. Obama was conceived and born illegitimately in a Buddhist convent in Mongolia. The fact is, Mr. Obama won election to POTUS.
Right wing, conservative Christian Republicans still cannot get over the fact that a "Black Man," a person of mixed race, won POTUS. These Republican conservatives are making every conceivable effort to discredit, denigrate, and illegitimize Mr. Obama.
However, the fact is: Mr. Obama's election is the direct responsibility and fault of the Republican Party.
The Republican Party hung their hopes on a cranky old fart who could not remember how many houses he owns, and what's her name from Alaska. Those were two very bad, extremely poor, choices. The same thing is going to happen this year, IF the Republican Party selects Mr. Romney as the nominee.
BTW - I am a moderately conservative Republican who does not support Willard Romney for POTUS.
When I saw Willard Romney make the comment about Senator Kerry's wife not disclosing her tax returns, I was so shocked that I choked on the water I was sipping.
Senator Kerry's wife was not running for POTUS. There would be no basis for her to release anything about her income or her income tax returns. Almost EVERYONE already knows that she is very wealthy.
By making such a dim-witted statement, Willard Romney sank to a new low. Add to that his goal of hiding information and failure to provide full disclosure about his income and assets, means that he is not a good candidate.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, *IL
I thought something was up - I've seen the real feisty on these threads for a long time - a nasty piece of work, totally devoid of any class.......
I LIKE YOUR STYLE - KEEP IT UP BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE KEEPING THAT SKANK OFF THE POSTS.
I would like to thank the fake feisty for showing us what a total loser not only he/she is but most of the republicans here also, who do nothing to comment how fake feisty is embarrassing them all.
Thank you John McCain for having the courage to speak up but some of us would like to know why you picked Palin over Romney for your running mate. Does it have something to do with the 23 years of tax returns you reviewed?
What does Bachmann do best?
bark up the wrong tree!
Rep. Michele Bachmann + Intelligence Committee = Oxymoron
I'm just sayin' ....
You're kidding me, right Bill? Are you telling me that if I accuse you of terrorism, murder and pedophilia the validity of the evidence doesn't matter, you should be investigated because of the seriousness of the charges against you? ...by the way, it's an allegation, not a charge. In fact, it's not strong enough to be an allegation, it's an implication.
GOP propaganda for their uneducated, one issue, voting base:
Everybody but you is on welfare.
You are the only person who pays taxes.
Consumers don't create jobs. Only the wealthy can.
Taxes are unpatriotic. (This is especially true for the rich).
Everyone needs to work hard and become a wealthy CEO. (We need 350 million more CEOs.)
Civil servants are all rich, and cause all the problems in the country.
All minorities are lazy and expecting a government handout.
Someone wants to take away your gun.
Infrastructure? We don't need no stinking infrastructure!
Socialist, Communist, and Fascist all have the same meaning.
If you aren't a White Christian, you are one of the above.
Corporate owned media are "liberal".
Glen Beck, and Rush Limbaugh are news sources, just like Howard Stearn.
Michelle Bachmann is sane.
Some of you don't get it. When speech invokes violence, it is no longer protected as free speech.
This conspiracy theory about the Muslim Brotherhood infiltrating the White House, especially when spewed by political leaders like Bachmann (and a retired military kook), people in countries like Egypt think it is real. People in Egypt think the US is behind the election of the Muslim Brotherhood, and attacked Hillary Clinton's motorcade.
Not only is this crap the lowest form of libel, for which Glenn Beck should be sued, but Michele Bachmann is probably being pulled into a backroom and reprehended, though I feel this offense deserves much more serious punishment. The rightwing are all about oaths and patriotism, and she has gone too far this time and has broken that oath to the office she holds.
Who knows the longer-term damage this has done to US relations with Egypt and winning the hearts and minds of those people in the aftermath of the Arab Spring -- And possibly other countries in the region. This is what happens when John Bircher tinfoil-hat types are not rebuked at the outset and allowed to believe they are mainstream patriotic citizens.
Who will be a real leader when traditional Republicans like John McCain are gone? We need a two-party system with two viable Parties -- not a car full of clowns. Too bad there is no leadership in the GOP -- Romney, what a joke. Where is he on this, or for that matter the Bring Jobs Home Act being voted on tomorrow (Thursday)? *crickets*
80% of Bushman's contributions came from out state. Just who wants to buy her election? Just like Wisc elections...money from outside buying an election.
Ref:Mpls Star Tribune 7/17/12
Lynsey...the Loon is our State Bird!....Bachmann is our State Loon! Big difference!
Obama/Biden 2012
Actually Michele Bachmann (R. - Minnesota) is better described as an ignoranus - real dumb and an azzhole to boot.
Sounds like another republican witch hunt to me. Stop wasting time and focus on creating jobs, for crying out loud!
Good for Senator McCain for speaking out against these baseless charges. It is unfortunate that McCain and so many Republicans have bent over backwards to accommodate the hate filled rhetoric of the right wing Tea Party types. There is so much hate and venom coming from the right these days that it’s almost impossible to comprehend. I read things everyday that I find hard to believe were written by actual Americans. I received an e-mail yesterday from some shadowy right wing group claiming that our President was secretly sponsoring anti- American terrorist groups in Somalia with American tax payer dollars. If this were a different time in history accusations like that would have been considered treason. It makes me wonder how far these horrible people will go to achieve their right wing agenda. It also makes me wonder if these groups aren’t deliberately trying to damage our country with their never ending tidal wave of lies and hatred.
I don't agree with most of the Republican platform. But it is uplifting to see that McCain retains some of the honor that Senators traditionally upheld. He truly has the moral character of a hero and he has my respect for speaking out when people are falsely accused.
Oh and on Bachmann's Swiss Citizenship ...
@ USMC Vet-2238128
Last I heard she opted out of the Swiss citizenship two days after it was announced. Supposedly it took affect in June according to World Radio Switzerland.
Hey ...I hear from a reliable source that Mitt Romney has family in Mexico that could know members of the drug cartel. Just saying.
Sad to see the ghost of Joe McCarthy living on in Michelle Bachmann. Way to stand up to the hatemongers in your party J. Mac.
Larry, some people have been saying that too. I have to tend to believe it. Those people have said that he vacations with them and listens to what they want from him as president too.
Starsailing, The Democratic recall campaign in Wisconsin got a $hitload of "out of state" money, liberal media hype, and volunteers to canvas their pathetic cause bused in by the labor Unions, mine was one of them. Don't talk about buying an election when your party is part of the same hypocracy. Blame who you want to but the Wisconsin Voters spoke their mind at the poll's during the recall and you don't like it so your Liberal a$$ mind cries foul! Keep that thought in mind "Sailor" because your Guy in the White House is a Richard J. Daley "Chicago Machine Democrat"! You don't understand that? You're not threatened by that? Well that's because you don't know what you're talking about. People in Chicago only vote Democrat in a Mayoral race because they're city workers and need to protect their jobs! You have Bill Daley,son of Richard J. who wrote the book on Chicago politics who stepped down from his Presidential appointment to run the Obama re-election campaign. Then Obama gets offended when accused of Chicago Style Politics by Romney? I can understand the insult but that is what the President is doing,mudslinging,deflect from the real issue is,yada yada. Let him review Romneys tax returns and see what's what. Then let Obama explain the fact that Michelle was making 80k a year at the University Of Chicago Hospital until he made State Senator then it jumped to 340k with a staff of 19 including Valerie Jarett? After she left her position to go to the White House the Hospital deleted her Community Relations dept. It was a patronage hire that was a financial burden on the hospital. You got a wet behind the ears state senator pulling some chicken $hit strings to get his old lady some more cash and title.That is Chicago Style politics,Sen Obama was to green and couldn't resist wielding his clout. The same guy that wants to review a multimillionaire tax returns,lotsa luck on that. Talk about a fixed election? The best thing in your words is Al Franken!? How long did that vote count take? Screw Florida with Bush-Gore,weren't you guys finding thousands of uncounted votes a month later from precincts that forgot to turn them in? Yeah Sailor,no Chicago Politics there! What about Jesse Ventura? You Lib's thought it was so progressive or cute to elect a Pro Wrestler as Gov., then freaked out when he wanted to legalize prostitution in order to raise State Revenue! Man you make me glad to live in Illinois inspite of Barack Obama and the rest of the Democrat corruption. We're home of Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln, Republicans.
No WONDER McCain lost the election to such a ZERO...he was in the early stages of brain malfunction secondary to PTSD.
NOW he's in the more advanced stage!
BREAKING NEWS: The real infiltration of the Muslim Brotherhood has just been discovered. Mohammed Morsi the winner of the election in Egypt is Grover Norquist's twin brother! Separated at birth, Norquist was adopted by American parents, but learned of his twin in 1985. If Republicans hold a black light over their Tax Protection Pledge, they will see invisible ink with an oath to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Why do the good people of Wis. keep electing this moran to Congress. She caters to the bottom of the barrel voters, the non thinking radicals that believe everything that comes out of her very stupid mouth. She and her gay bashing husband would do the world a favor by dropping out.
You have to love how liberals think taxes are the answer to everything in Washington. They must be part of the 47% that pay no federal income tax, so no wonder they see no problem handing Washington more of other people's money to waste. After all they need their cowboy poetry festival.
In just 3.5 years of Obama, the United States has lost all its allies.
Stupid Radicals will ALWAYS BITCH about something.
See, John McCain can't be a good guy even when defending a liberal to whack job extreme leftists. And John McCain can't be a good guy to whack job extreme rightists because he defended a liberal.
So who are the real *ssh*les here?
EVERYBODY STILL BITCHING.
Sorry I misspoke, Bachmann is from Minn., I was thinking of McCarthy, birds of a feather
Feisty Red,
I love every word. Keep up the good work, you are "Spot on!"
You don't believe Morsi and Norquist are brothers? Just put their photos side by side and it becomes apparent!
SIESTASIS -- No worry. Aside from Bachmann (and congressman Alan Keyes) being the new McCarthys', the state of Wisconsin has produced a few jagoffs too like Gov. Scott Walker.
Just when you think that Michelle Bachman could not go any lower she does. I am also tired of the GOP saying that President Obama is not American enough. Yes, he is black and he was born in Hawaii. I suppose that if you are not an old rich white guy than you don't fit the mold of what republicans think that a President should be.
Good for you John McCain finally you found your moral compass. Now tell me what took you so long, where was it when you had Sarah Palin running as your VP candidate? Why did you let her insinuate and accuse the future President, Barack Obama, was 'palling around with terrorists' encouraging your supporters to think of him as "different", foreign, not one of us? She sure did a good job and no one, least of all you, reined her in, so little so, that the ugly seeds she sowed and you by omission let them germinate and grow to ugly roots in our political landscape.
No one because of their heritage should be subject to vile evil insinuations as to how patriotic they are or have their loyalty to the US questioned. If you really want to make sure it doesn't happen, work to get that crazy, evil woman, Michelle Bachmann out of politics. She needs to be sent packing, whatever is wrong with the people who vote for her
Every time I see the words "Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (R), a member of the House Intelligence Committee" in print, I just cringe.
Perhaps someone should launch an investigation as to how this fool managed to infiltrate that particular committee.
@ Gingerbread Mamma
Thanks you put into words, what I felt in my first post.
Those seeds are now ugly roots and Big lies.
I'm on vacation <G>. But I probably work a lot harder than you do (I know I will next week when I return and a co-worker is gone, although they covered for me this week, God help them).
And...who are you, exactly?
When is she up for re-election? This lady needs a fox news show somewhere!
Impersonator Feisty - you really are a poor excuse for a human being - even for a Republican. Clearly someone went dumpster diving when they found you!
As a size 6 I'm pretty sure I'm in a hell of a lot better shape than you'll ever be - you really are demented. Again, even the dumpsters didn't want to hold on to you!
Oh guaranteed I am - I don't have any doubts. My guess is the only running you do is to the fridge and back to the couch. No one who is a true athlete would be as dumb as you. You're not getting much oxygen to the brain!
How is it possible for that ditzel to be on the House Intelligence Committee and not be familiar with Article VI, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the United States? What kind of MORON votes for an a$$clown like that?
Ultra runner of your mouth (without using your brain first).
LosMan- Representatives terms are two years. She is up for election this year.
Wow fake Feisty...you are so proud of who you are...and so firm in what you believe in.....that you are hiding behind the name of someone else.... to state your opinions? That shows a lot of class....not. You are a very sad and angry person...and I pray that you haven't bred..... because I fear how much hate and anger you will pass along to your children. God bless you...you need it.
Do Search on .....Bachmann hiding in bushes. Bachmann is highly against gay rights. The Mn State Senate voted against her wishes and gays later went outside for a rally. Bachmann went around rally and hid in bushes spying on them...WTF....Lots of photos on each site.
From:datalounge.com
Shocked that her views were not universal, Bachmann felt the need to
investigate her opposition. At a 2005 protest of her proposed constitutional ban
of same-sex marriage, Bachmann and her cronies were actually seen hiding in the
bushes, spying on the rally. When reached for comment regarding the incident,
Bachmann complained that her feet were sore, saying, "I had high heels on and I
just couldn't stand anymore. I was not in the bushes." The last part is true, as
she was hiding behind the bushes. Getting in them would just be insane. Bachmann
later acknowledged that she was spying on the rally, but only because she heard
a "dirty rumor that they may screen 'Aladdin,' and 'Aladdin' can't get any
gayer."
Bachmann has been on record saying that homosexuals specifically target
children and that "our children...are the prize for this community." This
knowledge was accrued when Bachmann hid in the bushes during an annual
Pedophiles and Homosexuals Mixer where they laid out their plan to join forces
and bring down society, specifically to spite Michele Bachmann.
During a 2005 community meeting in Scandia, Minnesota, Bachmann was seen
running out of a public bathroom crying, "I was being held against my will." In
a report filed with the country sheriff, Bachmann claimed that two women
"believed to be part of a LGBT group" detained her in the bathroom. She
apparently was terrified and feared for her life. The women in question claimed
they were simply making conversation with their local senator while waiting in
line. The case was dismissed.
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Hey Feisty,
Remember, Coco Chanel. "Imitation is the HIGHEST form of flattery".
ALSO!
"Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love" George Eliot
Rilli....go to hell...Can't believe you all can write so much drivel about a senile old white guy, and a senile half-old white woman...does it really matter?
Some of you don't get it. When speech invokes violence, it is no longer protected as free speech.
This conspiracy theory about the Muslim Brotherhood infiltrating the White House, especially when spewed by political leaders like Bachmann (and a retired military kook), people in countries like Egypt think it is real. People in Egypt think the US is behind the election of the Muslim Brotherhood, and attacked Hillary Clinton's motorcade.
Not only is this crap the lowest form of libel, for which Glenn Beck should be sued, but Michele Bachmann is probably being pulled into a backroom and reprehended, though I feel this offense deserves much more serious punishment -- At the minimum removed from the Intelligence Committee. The rightwing are all about oaths and patriotism, and she has gone too far this time and has broken that oath to the office she holds.
Who knows the longer-term damage this has done to US relations with Egypt and winning the hearts and minds of those people in the aftermath of the Arab Spring -- And possibly other countries in the region. This is what happens when John Bircher tinfoil-hat types are not rebuked at the outset and allowed to believe they are mainstream patriotic citizens.
Who will be a real leader when traditional Republicans like John McCain are gone? We need a two-party system with two viable Parties -- not a car full of clowns. Too bad there is no leadership in the GOP -- Romney, what a joke. Where is he on this, or for that matter the Bring Jobs Home Act being voted on tomorrow (Thursday)? *crickets*
starsailing -- Excellent reporting, though I withhold comment about Marcus, and love the Loon post above too.
The old "Curmudgeon" did the right thing, but for His own reasons. I believe this lady is sincere, able, and very much American in the best sense. She is also a strong supporter of Israel, which, as far as I'm concerned, is fine. With Mr McCain, it's ecstasy. Hee,hee, gwaddamn!, the "tea party" crowd are embarrassingly insane.
Gee, the loony left gets offended when someone asks a question! That's precisely why McCain lost 4 years ago. He refused to ask questions or disagree with the socialist left. So, she asked the State Department to investigate whether Abedin has any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. And that is objectionable because......? If Abenin is not, then what's the worst that can happen? Nope, no connection! And if she is...... See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil! Great to know. Why have borders or worry about anyone at all. Kumbaya!
The answer to this one is simple - here...
The move by incoming Speaker John Boehner to put Bachmann on the panel surprised Republican insiders, who see her as a fiery grass-roots leader of the tea party movement but not necessarily a leader on national security among House Republicans.
Members of the Intelligence panel receive classified briefings in a secure conference room in the Capitol, and are sworn to secrecy about most of the committee's activities.
"If you're looking for media and controversy, that's not the committee to be on," said a Republican familiar with the discussions about Bachmann's appointment.
John Boehner has consistently demonstrated a complete disregard for the US's interests. From this shameful act (appointing a lunatic to one of the most important House committees charged with security of the nation) to the horrible debacle that caused US credit rating to be downgraded (what hypocrisy! Boehner voted 7 times to increase the debt limit under Bush, allowing W. to double our national debt in 8 years with not one word, but turned Obama's first request into an issue that harmed the US) Boehner has shown a complete disregard for the US.
Boehner has shown only an interest in the Republican party; if it comes down to what is good for the US or what is good for the Republican party, Boehner as chosen his party over the US every time.
There is no better reason to vote a straight Democrat ticket this fall. Unless and until the American people slap the Republican party HARD, they will not be convinced to do the job they were voted in to do!
Obama wasn't qualified to be president and his first term proves that fact. There were far better candidates in the Democratic primaries but Obama was black, and that made him the politically correct choice. Obama played the race card repeatedly and got a pass in the election by running against a wax figurine too afraid to speak out for fear of a liberal label. But this time Obama will have to face his record and not political correctness. Liberals are not honest enough to admit to all of Obama's failing, but lucky for the country they are not the only ones that vote.
This just confirms why McCain did not have a chance in heck of winning the election - he is not a Conservative - he is not a Republican.
Obama won the election on a wave of "Hope and Change" and many uninformed and unintelligent people voted for Obama believing he would make things "different" in D.C. Well he did - but not like you had hoped.
However, consider this: Obama only won by about 5% and was running against a useless and pathetic John McCain. The day I had to vote for John McCain I was literally nauseous but knew the consequences if Obama was elected (and was right). But I knew of many Conservatives who refused to vote for John McCain and THAT was the primary reason Obama won. Because John McCain is a useless individual.
ProBusiness:
RE: your post #2.31
"...he is not a Republican."
So, your saying the Republican Party in 2008 did NOT have a "real" Republican Candidate? That makes about as much sense as any other Republican statement I have heard, or read in the last 12 years. LAY
Ms. Huma Abedin should, IMHO, file a lawsuit against Rep. Michelle Bachmann et al for slander and defamation of character. As an elected representative from the state of MN, Ms. Bachmann should know better but obviously she doesn't. Maybe a six-figure settlement against Ms. Bachmann will enlighten her on what is appropriate speech for whipping up the Republican Base, and what crosses the line as to ethical and legal conduct of an elected government representative against a fellow American of Middle Eastern descent.
Better yet, just turn Hillary Clinton and the State Department loose on ole' "wild eyes" Bachmann.
I ♥ that idea!
I would say make Bachmann pay dearly....at least 8 figures minimum....geez...let's see how crazy Bachmann is....Huma is Egyptian,..Weiner is Jewish.....guess that doesn't qualify as a legitimate marriage in bachmanns eyes...
and the GNOP talks about EQUALITY FOR ALL.....as long as your white and male.
Better yet, just turn Hillary Clinton and the State Department loose on ole' "wild eyes" Bachmann.
No, better yet the Justice dept.....
Bachmann is abusing her power. She should be stripped of her position on the Intelligence committee. (Intelligence? God, how'd she get on that?)
Bachmann is abusing her power. She should be stripped of her position on the Intelligence committee.
Amy - What a contradiction. Using the word intelligence, and Michelle bachmann in the same sentence.....
Right on: the current DOJ is the new Gestapo of Obamapolitics, just ask Florida, Texas, Arizona, Border guards or local law enforcement.
Hey! where are our RWNJ posters? They should be out in droves by now, defending that crazy bitch.....
Right on: the current DOJ is the new Gestapo of Obamapolitics
Ooops! I guess I spoke to soon....
I challenge the RWNJ's to Google Grover Norquist Islam.
...which, of course, makes the 5 justices who decided against the Arizona "Papers Please" law Eichmann, Goebbels, Hess, Himmler and Göring.
Amy B. Portland, ME
Bachmann is abusing her power. She should be stripped of her position on the Intelligence committee. (Intelligence? God, how'd she get on that?)
Amy,
First of all that crazy "B" should never have been on the committee.
Worst, how is it she is on the Intelligence committee doesn't know for sure the Muslim Brotherhood are infiltrating the halls of Congress?
Instead asking of the State Department to investigate that dumb, broad's, satellite, eyes should have looked to her on committee.
Eichmann, Goebbels, Hess, Himmler and Göring.
Noid - That looks like a who's who list at one of Mitten's fund raisers...
Obama/Biden 2012
Feisty - I think somebody has hijacked your Avatar and Monicker!!!!!!!!!!!
To the fake Feisty, F Few Tea Bagger!
dont forget our Border Agents Ramos and campeon who spent time in jail instead of the illegal drug smuggler who they shot in the buttocks and don't forget Joe Arpio. Like I said the DOJ are attack dogs.
Da Noid -
I saw your avatar and it reminded me: did you hear that Rush Limbaugh is throwing a big hissy-fit, claiming the "Bane" villian in the new Batman movie is a thinly-veiled attack on Bain Capital and Mitt Romney?
The only problem is Bane has been a characer in the Batman comics since 1993....... what an idiot!
cal20,
How is the current DOJ responsible for what happened to Ramos and Campeon?
As for Arpio, he should never have been given a show on TV! Now he can't stand it if he doesn't have a camera pointed at him. Now he is attacking the Republican Governor of Hawaii!
the DOJ looked into further actions after the boys were pardoned by Congress. And Joe is entitled to attack whomever he wants.
the DOJ looked into further actions after the boys were pardoned by Congress. And Joe is entitled to attack whomever he wants.
I'm guessing by the quality of your comment cal20 refers to the caliber of the poster...20. Dude, that was sick, lame and lazy. Please step away from the keyboard and go get your FOX fix.
Michelle Bachmann has an affliction...called diarrhea of the brain.
When she was put on intelligence committee repubs were goofin on her.....
BTW....Pawlenty quit the repub nomination as Mittster gave him a visit at about the same time Timmy quit. Timmy's plan was staying out of race to not be torn apart by fellow repubs. He IS the VP choice. Planned all the way.
I was affraid that McCain was joining the nutty baggers, but wow he still is a real conservative, and he maybe the only one who is left. I may not agreed with the REAL Conservative Republicans, but at least I respected them, until this past year, I do not know who they are, maybe they don't know who they are, just glad I'm not one!!!
SayitaintSo-628660 -- Remember all the rightwing conspiracy theories about the Clinton's including murder? See, Bachmann knows it's all crap, otherwise she'd be careful about going after the Clintons. Well she's going to pay a price one way or another, finally!
Ah, NBC. Whats with all the collapsing and deletions? This vine is beginning to look like the "Fox kids" are throwing a party in hells back yard. No one likes to be highhanded, then left in the dark, especially in the thick of a turd tossing. What's up?
NBC: Beg your pardon. Thanks
The answer to this one is simple - here...
The move by incoming Speaker John Boehner to put Bachmann on the panel surprised Republican insiders, who see her as a fiery grass-roots leader of the tea party movement but not necessarily a leader on national security among House Republicans.
Members of the Intelligence panel receive classified briefings in a secure conference room in the Capitol, and are sworn to secrecy about most of the committee's activities.
"If you're looking for media and controversy, that's not the committee to be on," said a Republican familiar with the discussions about Bachmann's appointment.
John Boehner has consistently demonstrated a complete disregard for the US's interests. From this shameful act (appointing a lunatic to one of the most important House committees charged with security of the nation) to the horrible debacle that caused US credit rating to be downgraded (what hypocrisy! Boehner voted 7 times to increase the debt limit under Bush, allowing W. to double our national debt in 8 years with not one word, but turned Obama's first request into an issue that harmed the US) Boehner has shown a complete disregard for the US.
Boehner has shown only an interest in the Republican party; if it comes down to what is good for the US or what is good for the Republican party, Boehner as chosen his party over the US every time.
There is no better reason to vote a straight Democrat ticket this fall. Unless and until the American people slap the Republican party HARD, they will not be convinced to do the job they were voted in to do!
McCain would do well to distance himself from these ideologues that would glady throw him or anyone else under the bus for their own political gain. He is what a real Republican should be, not idiots like Bachmann.
Bravo for McCain! Every now and then he redeems himself.
Like you would ever survive here, ya pu$$y
brave man hiding behind a borrowed screen name...wooooooooo...
Typical teabaggin moron, can't even think up his own avatar.
You should have stopped with "think". Let him keep trolling, he turns off independent voters and assures his own misery for the next few years. It's a shame that with the departure of MSNBC we now get the bottom of the barrel from the Republican loony bin.
Imposter,
like I'm to believe you've ever been to Sarajevo let alone my fair city. You sound like the kind that only leaves his trailer to collect his unemployment checks and get more Old Milwaukee.
This is a good start, but McCain owes this country a lot more before he can wash the indelible stain he has brought upon us by picking Palin as his VP candidate and essentially legitimizing idiocy on the national stage.
As for Bachman, she is hands down a total freak, an national embarassment. What is wrong with the people from the MN district she is from? Has anyone checked what's in the drinking water there? I just find it hard to believe that anyone would actually vote for this wackjob crackpot lunatic.
Re: FRR*IL imposter: Please remove the above trail of slug saliva from the waiting room asap.
Faker, People like you are the real enemy. Being muslim is being part of a religion and last i checked protected under the Constitution. You are neither conservative nor American. I dont know who you pretend to represent but you sure are obnoxious. Your mom should have washed your mouth with soap. Go waste someone else's time
you're reading my hate filled diatribes you dumb azz.
I'm not "reading" the vast majority of them - I'm just "reporting" all of them one at a time - twice IF I can. Try an airborne act of sexual gratification with a revolving toroidal pastry
JV:
Since some folk are bringing up 'Batman' in a political context, let me throw out a quote I think is relevant to McCain: 'You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.'
There is no doubt to me that McCain picked Palin as VP as a game-changer political stunt, one which he thought he could afford because, unlike Bush, he didn't need a VP to explain to him how to do his job. I believe, had he become president, that the VP spot would have been very weak politically.
I really doubt that he knew his stunt would take on a life of its own, and open the door to validation of the 'virtue' of incompetent governance. It is ironic that a man whose career was marked by his independence from party dogma, had so much to do with the rise of the True Believers to political power. I'm sure this is not lost on him, and he appears now to be trying to put the genii back in the bottle.
Unlike many on the left wing, I've never seen him as a villain, but as a hero who lived long enough to make some bad political calls. I feel badly for him, and I support him in his efforts to try to reclaim some sense of dignity for the remnants of the old school republicans still holding their offices in DC.
Snakebone,
While I respect John McCain, he really should have had more involvement in picking his VP. Palin was pretty much picked for him by the powers that be, and he had to accept her. After she exposed herself for what she is, he should have had the fortitude to stand up to her and denounce her. Instead, he stayed quiet through the election, and for years afterward.
Until Palin became McCain's running mate I was going to vote for him, because up until then I did respect him. He has done a lot since then to show me that he retains some measure of respect, but he still seems to be under the thumb of the Republican Party as it exists today.
I'm glad McCain said what he did about Abedin and how he is standing up to Bachmann. That is an honorable man.
Sounds like we're dancing on the head of the same pin. The Palin pick really soured me on him as well, but oh how I wish he would've got the nod in 2000, before the GOP was riddled with nut cases who needed to be pandered to with those kinds of shenanigans. Can you imagine how nice it would've been with a real leader at the helm on 9/11? The country would be a different place now.
Most of the negatives I have about McCain come from the candidate who ran for President, not the independent fellow who resides in the Senate. It's strange, too, because I always thought he was better suited to an executive position. Ah well, he paid the ultimate political price for trying to change his spots: he lost. And, as you point out, he should have lost. Hopefully, now, he will redeem himself - if for no other reason, to be remembered for what was otherwise a very distinguished and respected career.
Thank you Senator McCain for doing the right thing. Some people seem to think that anyone with a Muslim sounding name is sinister or in some way are connected with the evil bogeymen of the Middle East. It is part of the fear tactics they use. Like the Nazis wanted Germans to be afraid of Jews. Same thing, different Century.
Yes, kudos to McCain for this. Now, who are the other bat@!$%# wingnuts that signed that letter by Bachmann?
Cynbad -
"The Departments Deputy, Chief of Staff, Huma Abedin, has three family
members – her late father, her mother and her brother – connected to Muslim
Brotherhood operatives and /or organizations. Her position affords her routine access to the Secretary and to policy making," according to the the June 13th letter, signed by Reps. Bachmann, R-Minn., Trent Franks, R-Ariz., Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Thomas Rooney, R-Fla., and Lynn Westmoreland, R-GA."
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/mccain-defends-clinton-aide-huma-abedin-against-house-gop-charges-of-muslim-brotherhood-scheme/
No, mindless Teabaggers like you are the FUKIN enemy, the enemy to all humanity.
Here's an example of the "clear thinking" that comes from the Center for Security Policy (Bachmann's source of information).
The Center sponsors "Family Security Matters." On August 3, 2007, Family Security Matters published an opinion piece by Philip Atkinson, which advocated for making George W. Bush president for life, because "the inadequacy of Democracy, rule by the majority, is undeniable." Furthermore, after giving Atkinson's interpretation of Julius Caesar's treatment of Gaul, the article called for emptying Iraq of its Arabs:
If President Bush copied Julius Caesar by ordering his army to empty Iraq of Arabs and repopulate the country with Americans, he would achieve immediate results: popularity with his military; enrichment of America by converting an Arabian Iraq into an American Iraq (therefore turning it from a liability to an asset); and boost American prestige while terrifying American enemies.
Did anyone doubt McCain had higher morals than Romney? McCains one of the few people to see Romneys tax returns from past years. I wonder why he didn't select him as VP?
Do believe that Senator McCarthy was from Minnesota. Michelle seems to be continuing the MN tradition of shipping their RWNJs off to DC.
The district Bachmann was in was mostly older whites, and she played the death panel loud and long, lying to everyone, fear buzz words. Now they know Michelle wants to end social security and medicare. New district won't stand for this crap.
Sorry, LoyalTexan, but Wisconsin is to blame for McCarthy. Bachmann lives just across the river from Wisconsin, so you were close.
Michael should be sued for slander. Representitives do not have immunity from being stupid.
She is a nut case and needs to be slappedon the side of the head with a suit.
I assume the House ethics committee would not be interested in one of their Republican members lieing and destroying a Federal Workers carrier. Shades of Chaney exposing a CIA spy which is a federal crime. No one in the Bush administration was interested in pursuing this Federal crime.
Another lunatic from MN made his (and Tricky Dick Nixon's) political career by fanning the flame of fear over the commies and sympathizers among us during the cold war, destroying many media and government careers. Senator Joe McCarthy of MN was memorialized with the sobriquet "McCarthyism".
You would think the nice polite folks in MN should have learned their lesson on putting their wackos on the National Stage.
My bad, Sen Joe was from WI, but still from a nice folk polite stock.
Scotty
My bad. Thanks for the correction. Must be the cold winters up north that contributes to the condition.
What the @$@#$ is up with the Republican party? I get the whole Tea Party movement when it started but it has morphed into this lynch mob mentality that is sickening! For those that align yourselves with this party, you're okay with Bachmann insinuating this? You're okay with McConnell calling Reid names on the Senate floor????? Good lord! I'm fine with people having debates but this is getting bat-sh@@ CRAZY! And it's ONLY JULY!
McCarthyism lives, apparently.
Gerald Ford is up in heaven, changing his voter registration to Democratic as we speak.
Amy B. Portland, ME McCarthyism lives, apparently.
The new name for it is Bachmannism
Ford has to wait just a little longer. Reagan got in line ahead of him!
my B. Portland, ME McCarthyism lives, apparently.
The new name for it is Bachmannism
I think Bachistan
Stan'means land
http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/wonderquest/2001-12-05-stans.htm
Ford has to wait just a little longer. Reagan got in line ahead of him!
So true! And in Reagan's case, he's just going back to his original party.
Knowing the right wingers out there some of them might be saying Senator McCain is a Muslim, just like the President.
Senator McCain is a relic that needs to go home...
But he is right, people should lay off Hillary's girl-friend...
Sorry, folks, we've played this game before!
Unfortunately, Conservative elements in this nation now want to revise history and tell us that McCarthyism was right and that we need to go back to it. Now, instead of Communism, they want to apply it to Islam.
If a Muslim...or even if you just sound like you are one...you aren't welcome in this country according to Conservatives.
Maybe instead of asking when President Obama is going to learn to be American, John Sununu should ask Congresswoman Bachmann when she is going to learn to become an American!
two things..first, so much for small Govt when someone who merely is Muslim is attacked and condemned now so easy in the US. Shame on you people! Second, this is still a free country, where Freedom of Religion is a right! Lets remember that...
McCain is a half-senile Senate Relic of days long gone by. Outside of his military service, he has done nothing but fill a seal in the Senate with luke warm failed moderate spew. Time to go John. Outside of your military service, thanks for Nothing. You've wasted enough tax payer money and time.
And replace him with what Alan...more Michele Bachmanns?
I do not agree with his politics but this was a great thing to do on McCain's part. Many Egyptians who threw tomatoes and shoes at Hillary to protest her supposed connection to the Muslim Brotherhood cited Michelle Bachmann and ultra-Right blogs as the source for their protest. So Bachmann is not only denigrating Abedin, she is also endangering Clinton's life.
A lot of them got information from the right wing crazy Glen Beck.
FRR: And I bet you have the balls to prove he is.
yeah, what a wimp for being a decorated veteran and surviving a POW camp (I have to mark this as sarcasm or else Imposter wouldn't get it)
Fake Feisty you sure are brave behind that keyboard. I would love to make your acquaintance so that I can beat some good old common sense into your redneck hillbilly azz.
Oh, now you live in Atlanta - knew Roselle wouldn't have such dirt there! You know, Atlanta is more discerning in their people - you don't live there either. Nope - definitely the dumpster - maybe in Bachmann's district!
true.
great city, expect for downtown.
the best sushi restaurant anywhere... MF Sushi... the one it midtown not Buckhead.
by the way... the MF stands for Magic Fingers.
Probably the same part of Atlanta that had the klan dropping their propaganda on people's driveways not too long ago...
I think the Republicans would be better served in asking whether Grover Norquist has any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood or any other Muslim extremist group, then do a little soul searching why they are such robotic water carriers of Mr. Norquist's agenda.
While Michelle is ferreting out the potentially subversive Middle Easterners, she should be investigating Koch Industries ties to Iran.
Welcome back, Senator McCain, we've missed you.
He would have made a good president. I was going to vote for him, then he picked his running mate. OK governor of Alaska, not a problem, then the governor opened her mouth. Then I wondered how I could vote for someone who could not even pick a running mate, so I did not.
Then you have to consider Bachmann, who also ran for Republican Presidential nomination, scary. All of the republican choices were scary.
Rep. Michele Bachmann is from the land of OZ. If she only had a brain! õ¿õ
I'm trying to find a blueprint of her brain.I'm building an idiot! ;-)
Cynthia's Point - STOP! We already have the Bachmann idiot - don't build another one!
Bachman is all three characters rolled into one... She doesnt have a brain, nor a heart nor courage!
Michele Bachmann = Brain Dead Dipsh**
If I were Huma Abedin I'd sue her for slander and libel to prove a point then donate any winnings to Bachmann's rival in the next election. :)
To the fake Feisty,
F Few Tea Bagger!
F Few Tea Bagger!
Feisty Redhead Roselle, *IL Comment collapsed by the community
wait until ack med huma abdein blows up a bus.
i'm sure you liberal scum will lover her then.
---------------------------------------------------
If your sorry ass were on said bus I would pin a medal on her chest.
McCain is acting more like the McCain I used to see on TV. He stood up for Obama with that woman that was scared that Obama was a Muslim. And he stood up today. I wish he were more this way.
In my opinion, McCain is the first of the neocons pulling the rug far to the right. he didn't stand up for moderate Republicanism, and allowed the Tea Party to pull it all to the right. Now, of course, Mittens is stuck and unable to do anything (if he even wanted to).
Bachmann is a Twat Waffle.
Save your breath Mr. McCain. Clinical paranoia can only be properly controlled with medical intervention and medication.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (R): Another example of a failed teacher/education system!
Good on you Senator McCain. Respect!
I'm glad he found his backbone. Our country would have been better off if he had found after he lost to Obama. His silence and pandering to the right has hurt our country
I have regained a messure of respect for Senator McCain.
On the news last night I saw where comments like these are turning the people of Eygpt against the US. It's good to see that Senator McCain is trying to bring truth to the table.
I agree Guy,Kudos to McCain.
HA! Us Dems would never cross party lines in support of the other party, how weak this repub party is showing their true colors!
Non Partisan is the new Congress, get with it or get out!
Obama/Biden 2012
Good grief, Dem! Drink some more koolaid, hit your bong, and chill out! McCain is trying to defend one of yours from a vicious attack! and you have a problem with that?
Feisty or whatever: "moooochhelle" we now know who you are. Do any of you remember his "stage" name where he used that word forever.
Either:
a) Your comment is some strange form of satire, or
b) You've been a Democrat for 15 minutes and no one explained what that means.
Democrats always cross party lines to either defend someone or attack someone. It's the Republican party that tends to march in lock-step.
Will Rogers once said; "I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!" That's what it means to be a democrat. Getting us to agree on anything is like herding cats. That's our weakness and our strength.
huma and Clinton are lovers and yes she is using her position to help the Muslim brother hood, huma father and mother member of Muslim brother hood, lived in Saudi Arabia.
LMAO PR, so does a lot of George jr's friends..or did you forget the whisking away of the Bin Laden family not a half hour after 9-11? So was George Bush jr in league with them as well? Hey, im only following your guidelines to make my assumption lol...all kidding aside, if one is going to suggest that a govt employee is a traitor or in league with terrorists, definitive proof should be provided at the time instead merely speculation absent any facts. That you believe this, makes you crazier than Bachmann!
Thank you Senator McCain! You are my senator and a very honorable gentleman. I am so happy that you stand for truth , commonsense and the ability to find compromise today in the capital. Its something that your cohorts in DC need to learn.
I wish to second AndyS statement. I have always believed Senator McCain was a fair and honest man. He embodies a true American! I wonder what American politics would have been today if only Senator McCain was elected president 2 election cycles before!
Beeeeeotch Bachman is a freak show psycho!!! A Palin clone! Or is it the other way around?! But then again, that's your typical Republican Fundamentalist!
Even the GOP can't stand the GOP.
I'm glad Senator McCain still here, righteously and courageously to defend Americans. You have my vote Mr. McCain.
McCain is a self serving simpleton, he needs to resign and hit the rocking chair.
Senator McCain - your stock has gone up in my book. I love it when a gentleman fights for the honor of a lady.
Chivalry is not dead. Thank you Senator McCain!