Bachmann gets strong support on Muslim Brotherhood questions

Politico:
The verdict from Washington last week was swift and bipartisan: Michele Bachmann was out of line. 
Accusing two prominent Muslims — State Department aide Huma Abedin and Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota — of being tied to the Muslim Brotherhood was a step too far, even for the conservative firebrand.


But the Northeast corridor’s stunned disbelief at what it saw as a loony conspiracy theory is replaced with hollers of support among Bachmann’s many devoted fans here in the exurbs north of the Twin Cities that she represents.

If anything, the uproar seems to have galvanized her base. And the contrasting reaction demonstrates why Democrats will have a hard time in their latest effort to unseat the GOP lightning rod.


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The story seems to imply that some of this support is kooky.  But in doing so it is making assumptions that are unwarranted about the voters and about the questions raised by Bachmann.

Look, reporting on an issue like this should not be that hard.  Go to Abedin and Ellison and ask them what their attitude is toward the Muslim Brotherhood and whether they are concerned about  the religious bigotry expressed by some of its leaders and by their support of groups like CAIR.  Do they see the group as a threat to the US or Israel?

PJ Tatler has some of the details on Ellison's connections to the Muslim Brotherhood.  His denials do not look to plausible at this point.

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