I need help refuting an alleged Obama/Hasan connection.

[Blue_In_AK]

One of my Facebook "friends" posted this on a thread my daughter had started about SP.

Yea yea, she is not flawless.
Oh hey, are you aware that the man who killed 13 in texas at Ft. Hood was on Obamas Home land security panel. Just another example of poor judgement. Also his approval ratings are dropping like the tempature here in Prudhoe Bay>
Yesterday at 10:36pm

(Bless his heart, he's got the spelling down, doesn't he? He's a sweet kid, but of "a certain mindset" for sure. He's married to my daughter's long-time friend.)

A little Googling brings me to this http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/11/fort-hood-shooter-was-member-of-homeland-security-panel-advising-obama.html and several other references which seem to be quoting each other pretty much.

What would be a snappy come-back for me? Billy's post was the first I had heard this rumor, so I'm caught kind of flat-footed. I did ask him to provide a link, but I'm sure he'll go to these, which are no doubt right-wing fear-mongering sites.

Has anyone else dealt with refuting this one? Suggestions?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. Yes! Someone posted it on DU, I'll find the link.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. Found it: Here you go!

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7041417&mesg_id=7042298

[Blue_In_AK]

6. THANK YOU, SCQ

I knew there had to be more to it than what Billy was stating. I'll post the link.

Like I said, he's a nice, hard-working young man and has been a stabilizing influence on his wife, who was somewhat wayward in her youth, but politically he fails to dig much below the surface. I'm trying to educate him.

[NYCGirl]

3. Just send them this:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/nidalhasan.asp

[gratuitous]

4. The easy answer is always . . .

"Prove it."

[Arkana]

5. Completely untrue--it seems that Sarah's fans, much like their Messiah,

have an affinity for making up "facts".

[notadmblnd]

7. No he wasn't he attended some conference at a university that wrote a paper.

and gave recommendations to the White House. It was not solicited by Obama and was not implemented. the White House had nothing to do with it. It was disproved here a couple of weeks ago. Do a search, I'm sure you'll find it.

[mitchum]

8. Billy is one dumb motherfucker, but at least, he will no longer be ignorant about that lie

[Blue_In_AK]

9. Yep.

I've already posted the link back to him. He's not a bad kid, maybe I can wise him up.