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[–] 6223064? 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
"Fact checkers at the Washington Post looked into the charges and found them to be “bogus.” The allegations stem from Abedin’s upbringing in Saudi Arabia and a staid academic journal her mother publishes that Islamic scholars say is decidedly not radical."
So we are supposed to trust WaPo and Islamic scholars?
[–] foltaisaprovenshill 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Guys, the jihadist extremists investigated her and declared her to not be an extremist, so it must be true.
The worst part is that millions of Americans will believe this shit.
[–] edistojim 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
I think we need to put Huma on suicide watch.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago (edited ago)
[–] Prepackaged 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I think /u/edistojim means the double-tap sort of suicide.
[–] edistojim 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
exactly.
[–] SonOfRobin 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Are you suggesting that Huma will be killed by her husband Weiner when he tries to commit suicide?
[–] edistojim 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Be sweet justice huh?
[–] BentAxel 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Reminder: She is a public servant. She makes her money from taxpayers. These people are hoisting them up to be some sort of celebrity. It is absolutely disgusting that this bitch is being paid a full salary from the government, from the Clinton foundation and other groups.
'To quote Huma, I don't get paid enough' -- her pay $490,000
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/24/hillary-clinton-signed-deal-let-huma-abedin-double/
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/email-to-quote-huma-i-dont-get-paid-enough-her-pay-490000/article/2571207
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[–] Gorillion 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Her strength was always her anonymity. I only heard her name less than a month ago now (I think?), and now it's clear she's one of the major players in the Hillary narrative and wielder of no small amount of power and influence.
Every time Wiener gets brought up forever more it will only serve to direct light onto Abedin, because it turns out she's way more interesting and worrying a figure than her strange sext-pest ex who at worst, just seems to be kind of an egotistical moron. There's no threat from his quarter. He's a joke.
[–] NomeSayin ago
One could say he's a big weenie.
[–] piratse 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
"Liability." LOL there has been proof of Hillary being one of the shittiest people ever to hold office shoved down people throats this year. Yet Dems don't care. No one wants to change their mind, they just want to bring up how "just as bad" the other guy is.
[–] con77 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Huma is about to join WitSec to avoid being suicided.
[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
https://archive.is/7bnd1 :
'Even Bill Clinton sometimes can’t get to his wife without working through Abedin, who carries Hillary Clinton’s cellphone in her purse. '
'Now, Clinton’s campaign finds itself unable to duck unwanted attention drawn to Abedin, a 40-year-old aide closer to Clinton than anyone else on her payroll. ', "It's just another example of Hillary Clinton's bad judgment."
'But the Clinton campaign has been unable to easily swat away some of the other charges that swirl around Abedin. '
'Anthony Weiner’s creepy sexting even came to light, his wife had attracted unwanted attention for her boss, Hillary Clinton. '
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[–] Gorillion 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
LOL, that sounds like Hillary became a Scientologist and Huma is her assigned handler. I imagine something similar happened in the final years of L Ron Hubbard's life when the other cult members took over.
Both players are despicable and creepy, but the newer player has an extra shot of creepy because you never noticed them before. Like a shadow that suddenly opened it's eyes.
[–] murgerbeister ago
You guys should read more.
Ms Abedin has been in the news for a while due to Weiner's history and due to the fact she's so hot - as the target of salacious, untrue, gossip about her relationship with Mrs C.
Those rumors are bittersweet... I am willing to get behind the idea but then it ends "with Mrs C" and you feel your whole libido taking damage.
But then again maybe it's true she doesn't get paid enough.
[–] NomeSayin ago
Uhh, not in my book. She looks like a tranny.