McCain Slams Bachmann For ‘Unwarranted And Unfounded Attack’ On Clinton Aide

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McCain Slams Bachmann For ‘Unwarranted And Unfounded Attack’ On Clinton Aide
By Ali Gharib on Jul 18, 2012 at 1:19 pm

On the floor of the Senate Wednesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repudiated Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) McCarthyesque witch-hunt to root out the alleged Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the U.S. government. The flap started when Bachmann all but directly accused Secretary Hillary Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin of working on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood in a letter with four colelagues to the State Department’s Inspector General demanding an investigation.

While some Democrats have taken Bachmann to task for the charges, some Republicans, like House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers (MI), lauded her witch-hunt.

Enter McCain, who put his foot down today and chided his fellow Republicans for the accusations against Abedin. McCain brought up his personal relationship with Abedin, adding that she “represents what is best about America.” He noted Bachmann’s letter and its sourcing to a report from notorious Islamophobe Frank Gaffney‘s Center for Security Policy (CSP). He then said:

To say that the accusations made in both documents are not substantiated by the evidence they offer is to be overly polite and diplomatic about it. It is far better, and more accurate, to talk straight: These allegations about Huma Abedin, and the report from which they are drawn, are nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable citizen, a dedicated American, and a loyal public servant.

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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/07/18/541361/mccain-bachman-abedin-muslim-brotherhood/

[Plucketeer]

1. Sorta dumbfounding

when McCain has one of the rare moments of reason overcome him. Too bad it doesn't happen more often. I'll bet every now and then, he remembers where one of his homes is at!

[Kalidurga]

2. This is not good...

if he keeps it up the baggers and assorted nuts will drum him out of the GOP. Guess where he ends up.

[Quantess]

3. Good.

[russspeakeasy]

4. Did johnny manage to slip in "that he is a veteran and a hero and

loves this country" ?
Every time the piece of shit talks, he plugs up another sewer line.

[Downwinder]

5. Someone should investigate Bachmann to see if she is a body snatcher or not.

[abolugi]

6. Bachman is a threat

to national security. She needs to be charged with sedition.

[jjewell]

7. Even a busted clock is right twice a day...

Good on McCain...

[Jack Rabbit]

8. McCain is not a busted clock

I won't defend everything he's ever done or said, but he has his limits as to how far he will go. This isn't the first time he's let Republicans know when they're just being demagogs. He defended Senator Kerry against the Swift Boat Liars and he stood up for Obama's character even while running against him for President. These remarks today are very much in character for him.

When it comes to defending any one, even a political opponent, against smears or personal attacks, McCain has been a class act.