After years as the former secretary of state’s loyal assistant, Huma Abedin is emerging as a campa

[riversedge]

Interesting article. Have to admit, I was hesitant about opening the link after reading the headline--but



Hillary's shadow

After years as the former secretary of state’s loyal assistant, Huma Abedin is emerging as a campaign power center of her own.

By Annie Karni

7/2/15 5:34 AM EDT


.....When she is on the trail, Abedin has taken on an expansive set of duties. On trips to South Carolina, for instance, which Clinton visited last week to attend the funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Abedin has held two private meetings with South Carolina state legislators on her boss’s behalf.

When Clinton got stuck in traffic on her way to a meeting with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — who since the meeting has refused to endorse her campaign — Abedin met with him one-on-one for 45 minutes before Clinton eventually appeared.

It marks a transformative shift for Abedin, from loyal assistant, more often seen than heard, to campaign power center of her own. “For all intents and purposes, she’s No. 3 on the campaign, after [campaign chairman John] Podesta and [campaign manager Robby] Mook,” explained a Clinton campaign aide.

Her elevation comes as longtime top Clinton aides like Cheryl Mills, Maggie Williams and Philippe Reines have receded in influence and are not functioning as part of the current campaign’s inner circle. Instead, Abedin has been elevated to the most senior member of Clinton’s old guard, and the person filling a role Clinton has always valued: the strong, trusted, female adviser.

Clinton and Abedin, according to top officials who worked with them at the State Department, also share a visible bond that comes from having spent the majority of the past two decades side by side.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-2016-campaign-huma-abedin-119671.html#ixzz3eqL6sTGB

[Thinkingabout]

1. A true team player, loyal and ready to work. Good for Hillary for having such a wonderful

worker who always wants to show Hillary at their best. Hillary attracts good people.

[DustyJoe]

2. ties

Maybe more people would be more comfortable with Ms Abedin if her very public ties with the Egypt Muslim Brotherhood from the great Arab Spring debacle wasn't such a front burner issue. A public declaration of dissolution of those ties would probably help the campaign along greatly, otherwise it threatens to provide ammunition for her opposition. Just IMO.

[riversedge]

3. Read this from Snopes. Your post is a Michelle Bachmann smear!...

...Huma Mahmood Abedin is a long-time aide to Hillary Clinton who served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the State Department while Clinton was Secretary of State from 2009-2013; she is also the wife of former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York. Abedin is the American-born daughter of an Indian father and a Pakistani mother, and although she was raised in Saudi Arabia and is a practicing Muslim, claims that her late father, her mother and her brother were all "connected" to Muslim Brotherhood have no factual basis to them. That rumor was promulgated by former Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, who in June 2012 sent a letter to the Deputy Inspector General at the Department of State asserting that "infomation has recently come to light that raises serious questions about Department of State policies and activities that appear to be a result of influence operations conducted by individuals and organizations associated with the Muslim Brotherhood." Bachmann cited as proof of these nefarious "influence operations" the example that "the Department's 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."

Even Bachmann's fellow Republican John McCain found her claims about Abedin so outrageous that he condemned them on the floor of the U.S. Senate as having "no logic, no basis and no merit":
Huma Abedin, a Muslim and the deputy chief of staff and aide to Clinton, has been accused by former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and four other House Republicans of being connected to a conspiracy theory that the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to infiltrate the highest levels of the U.S. government.

A somber McCain rose in her defense — not just to support a friend but also to take on fringe voices in his own party. It was a familiar role for McCain, who built a reputation as a maverick with a willingness to criticize what he believes are radical views within his party.

"Rarely do I come to the floor of this institution to discuss particular individuals," McCain said at the beginning of his remarks. "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 called Abedin a friend and a devoted public servant, and denounced what he called "sinister" accusations. The charges "are nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable woman, a dedicated American and a loyal public servant," McCain said. "These attacks on Huma have no logic, no basis and no merit. And they need to stop now."

In an interview following his speech, McCain said he learned about Bachmann’s inquiry and felt compelled to correct the record.

Read more at http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslimgovernment.asp#3TJihFxtxDYV4JLm.99

[brush]

5. Stop spreading this tired old lie.

Are you on someone's payroll?

[Starry Messenger]

6. Whut?

[OKNancy]

7. THis is what has become of the jury system

THis obvious Republican talking point is left by the jury.


On Fri Jul 3, 2015, 11:56 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

ties
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=10936

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Debunked republican smear tactics don't belong on DU

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Jul 3, 2015, 12:03 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: I am not a Hillary supporter and I think she deserves harsh criticism, but she does not deserve to be smeared. This post crosses that line, this is not criticism it is a smear.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Alerters comment about "debunked republican smear tactics don't belong on DU" belongs in the thread, with a link to an article debunking the smear.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: THis is a Republican troll.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: You have got to be kidding? It’s a freaking opinion...from one of us...It may be even the truth..Republican’s will pull on anything...So desperate..
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Truth hurts? Get over it.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[OKNancy]

9. yes

[Kingofalldems]

11. Looks like it's gonna be a nightmare.

I told hrmjustin what I thought privately, I know now it would be hidden if I said it in a thread.

[Evergreen Emerald]

12. What I find interesting

is that the people who are shouting for a specific candidate because they want to save the democracy...are certainly willing to destroy a democratic process to suit their agendas.

[riversedge]

16. I appreciate good solid critiques of any candidate but smears are

over the line. The OP is an old Republican smear simple as that.

[Cha]

22. Yeah, so what does that make them? If I said.. I'd get a HIDE. ROFL!

[riversedge]

14. drats. The OP

is a Hillary smear campaign talking point.--yet even folks on DU want to keep it going.

Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Truth hurts? Get over it.

[hrmjustin]

13. Just for the record i banned Dusty Joe from this room.

[riversedge]

15. Thanks.. It ca

post its Hillary smears elsewhere on DU now. Small consolation IMHO.

[Gothmog]

18. You have a very tough job-

Thank you for your efforts

[hrmjustin]

19. Thanks.

[calimary]

20. Thank you michele bachmann! I didn't know you posted here!

[Cha]

21. too bad you have to spread rw lies to attempt your smear tactics.

[Iliyah]

4. K & R

[Gothmog]

17. Abedin is a very competent lady

This was a good article. Thank you for posting