concerns. come on. tell us what this really is about. listen, i think this is about a an extreme agenda that clearly a wing in the republican party has that congresswoman bachmann represents. i mean, if you step back and you think about what she said, it has to be one of the most despicable things at least i ve heard in politics in a long time. that says a lot. there s a lot of despicable things said in politics. here s a lady that s a public servant, given years of her life. the pay is not great. the work is incredibly demanding and she s doing it for a passion and love of the country. that should be honored, not condemned or made these disgusting sinuations. it s truly a pathetic thing that the congresswoman has done. you make a great point about huma abedin, the service she s rendered at the low rates, not making money her critics are raking in, yet her patriotism is being subject to this immoral scrutiny.
sorry, i can t right now. i want to ask you about senator mccain on the senate floor i can t do it right now. can you do it later? yes, i can. wow, huma huma, that s what bachmann is asking there. mccain s defense of abedin has triggered several comments from republicans. the speaker john boehner also weighed in. from everything i do know of her, she has a sterling character, and i think accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous. yet bachmann is standing by her rhetoric. if my family members were associated with hamas, a terrorist organization, that alone could be sufficient to disqualify me from getting a security clearance. let s turn to democratic strategist chris kofinis, welcome to the show. thank you. bachmann says the content of these letters are being distorted and this is about serious national security
been on bachmann, what about the other four house members, what is their standing? my guess is they are going to run for the hills now and let congresswoman bachmann take the punches, but they are all guilty of this. i give senator mccain credit for speaking out, but i haven t seen a tidal wave of folks speaking out. this kind of behavior, this kind of actions from any member of congress, but we ve seen this too much from congresswoman bachmann. i m personally tired of it. i couldn t imagine being the brunt of it. i feel really sorry for ms. abed abedin. huma abedin is a wonderful woman and noteworthy and wonderful servant. mr. kofinis thank you so much. thank you. much more coming this hour on the ed show, stay tuned. i just don t think the president, by his comments, suggests an understanding of what it is that makes america such a unique nation. the romney campaign picks up
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concerns. come on. tell us what this really is about. listen, i think this is about a an extreme agenda that clearly a wing in the republican party has that congresswoman bachmann represents. i mean, if you step back and you think about what she said, it has to be one of the most despicable things at least i ve heard in politics in a long time. that says a lot. there s a lot of despicable things said in politics. here s a lady that s a public servant, given years of her life. the pay is not great. the work is incredibly demanding and she s doing it for a passion and love of the country. that should be honored, not condemned or made these disgusting sinuations. it s truly a pathetic thing that the congresswoman has done. you make a great point about huma abedin, the service she s rendered at the low rates, not making money her critics are raking in, yet her patriotism is being subject to this immoral