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Susan Collins Destroys Obama on War on Terror in GOP Weekly Radio Address
Saturday, January 30, 2010 | Kristinn

Posted on 01/30/2010 6:39:33 AM PST by kristinn

Maine Senator Susan Collins totally destroys Barack Obama over his administration's conduct of the war on terror in the Republican weekly radio address.

Video here

No need to elaborate. Read the text for a masterful take down of Obama.

“Less than one hour. That’s right, less than one hour.

“In fact, just fifty minutes.

“That’s the amount of time that the FBI spent questioning Abdulmutallab, the foreign terrorist who tried to blow up a plane on Christmas Day.

“Then, he was given a Miranda warning and a lawyer, and, not surprisingly, he stopped talking.

“How did we get to this point? How did the Obama administration decide to treat a foreign terrorist, who had tried to murder hundreds of people, as if he were a common criminal?

“On Christmas Day, the skies above Detroit became a battleground in the War on Terrorism.

“That day the bomb being carried by Abdulmutallab failed to detonate. Thanks to the courageous action of the passengers and crew, nearly 300 lives were saved on the plane and more lives were spared on the ground.

“The government’s security system, a front line in the war against terrorists, failed long before Abdulmutallab boarded his flight to the United States.

“It failed when his visa wasn’t revoked, even though his father had warned our embassy in Nigeria about his son’s ties to Islamic extremists.

“It failed when the intelligence community was unable to connect the dots that would have placed Abdulmutallab on the terrorist watchlist.

“It failed when this terrorist stepped on to the plane in Amsterdam with the same explosive used by the ‘Shoe Bomber,’ Richard Reid, more than 8 years ago.

“But, today, I want to discuss another failure – a failure that occurred after Abdulmutallab had already been detained by authorities in Detroit – an error that undoubtedly prevented the collection of valuable intelligence about future terrorist threats to our country.

“This failure occurred when the Obama Justice Department unilaterally decided to treat this foreign terrorist as an ordinary criminal.

Abdulmutallab was questioned for less than one hour before the Justice Department advised him that he could remain silent and offered him an attorney at our expense.

“Once afforded the protection our Constitution guarantees American citizens, this foreign terrorist ‘lawyered up’ and stopped talking.

“When the Obama administration decided to treat Abdulmutallab as an ordinary criminal, it did so without the input of our nation’s top intelligence officials.

“The Director of National Intelligence was not consulted.

“The Secretary of Defense was not consulted.

“The Secretary of Homeland Security was not consulted.

“The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center was not consulted.

“They would have explained the importance of gathering all possible intelligence about Yemen, where there is a serious threat from terrorists whose sights are trained on this nation. They would have explained the critical nature of learning all we could from Abdulmutallab. But they were never asked.

“President Obama recently used the phrase that ‘we are at war’ with terrorists. But unfortunately his rhetoric does not match the actions of his administration.

“The Obama administration appears to have a blind spot when it comes to the War on Terrorism.

“And, because of that blindness, this administration cannot see a foreign terrorist even when he stands right in front of them, fresh from an attempt to blow a plane out of the sky on Christmas Day.

“There’s no other way to explain the irresponsible, indeed dangerous, decision on Abdulmutallab’s interrogation. There’s no other way to explain the inconceivable treatment of him as if he were a common criminal.

“This charade must stop. Foreign terrorists are enemy combatants and they must be treated as such. The safety of the American people depends on it.

“I’m Senator Susan Collins from Maine. Thank you for listening.”


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 111th; abdulmutallab; gopresponse; holder; napolitano; obama; susancollins
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To: bobzeetwin

If you want to know the number of Ellie Lights covering this site,
just take note of all the posts invalidating Conner rather then praising her for speaking out.


61 posted on 01/30/2010 8:07:38 AM PST by TET1968 (SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)
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To: kristinn

Susan Collin’s first dose of reality in years!


62 posted on 01/30/2010 8:11:17 AM PST by Lucky2 (Impeach Obama and fast before America sinks into oblivion!)
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To: grey_whiskers

A broken clock is right twice a day...


63 posted on 01/30/2010 8:15:09 AM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (We bury Democrats face down so that when they scratch, they get closer to home.)
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To: kristinn
I was sure this was from “The Onion”

I am happy to see that at least on one of the most important issues we face in this Country, Collins “gets’ it!

Great post kristinn.

64 posted on 01/30/2010 8:23:40 AM PST by jan in Colorado (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. --George Orwell.)
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To: kristinn

Yawn. She’s just trying to look conservative.


65 posted on 01/30/2010 8:25:03 AM PST by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: paul in cape

Do your best to keep her feet to the fire.

(Advice brought to you from the conservative heartland of Illinois - 100% dem control from the local to the national level.)


66 posted on 01/30/2010 8:28:30 AM PST by Western Phil
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To: kristinn

It is amazing that this comes from Collins. Even more amazing is the absence of the Republican leadership.

Where are the other republicans?


67 posted on 01/30/2010 8:29:05 AM PST by Venturer
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To: kristinn

Did she use her “mommy, preachy, pedantic” voice, or did she speak like a human being! Anyhow...Collins making noises like a conservative? You know, like an actual American?? Is she up for election this year or what?


68 posted on 01/30/2010 8:36:20 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
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To: kristinn
Yo, Susie! "How did we get to this point"?!?

Howza about YOU and the other RINOs ENABLING this do-nothing excuse for a real leader for an entire YEAR, letting crap get passed (usually with YOUR help, and Snowe's and pre-Dem Specter!!) without even reading it!!!! >:-(

America is ticked off, all right, that terrorism isn't taken seriously like it is in the rest of the world. We are ticked off that American is verging (if not already IN) bankruptcy because of YOU and the other ENABLERS. We are ticked off that the world is snickering at us TO OUR FACE because we (they think All of America) voted this rube into office and look at all the damage he's done in one short year! >:-(

Yes, YOU are finally reading the writing on the wall, so now you are saying what we want to hear, but WE THE PEOPLE aren't falling for it anymore. Come election time, WE THE PEOPLE are going to be having a little TEA Party INTERVENTION, and tossing the ENABLERS like YOU out on your rear ends! Enough of the BLAME AMERICA crowd and make her pay for her 'evil' ways (ie screwing the taxpayers)--time for AMERICA FIRST, THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!

< stops to catch breath and jump off soapbox >
69 posted on 01/30/2010 8:37:53 AM PST by pillut48 ("Stand now. Stand together. Stand for what is right."-Gov.Sarah Palin, "Going Rogue")
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To: kristinn

Blind pig. Truffle.

Either that, or she’s petrified of being Browned.

But it’s welcome either way.


70 posted on 01/30/2010 8:39:56 AM PST by RightOnTheLeftCoast (Obama: running for re-election in '12 or running for Mahdi now? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi])
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To: mo

Collins, trying for ‘damage control’.

they truly think we will forget they voted to force the government takeover of our healthcare down our throats, by november.


71 posted on 01/30/2010 8:52:05 AM PST by Freddd
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

What is really funny: She’s not up for re-election until 2014.


72 posted on 01/30/2010 8:53:22 AM PST by AmishDude
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To: paul in cape
I tend to agree. We can do better than McCain in Arizona, or Graham in SC. I'm not so sure that, right now, there are better, electable, options than Snowe and Collins in Maine.

To be sure, I have many issues with them - their stances on social issues, their support for the porkulus bill, etc. I wouldn't want either near a national GOP ticket. But both Snowe and Collins have also both been solid, reliable hawks on defense and national security. Snowe supports the death penalty. Collins supported the Bush tax cuts, and has fought hard against granting habeas corpus to terror suspects. They are essentially Joe Lieberman types. I'd rather have a solid conservative, but I don't see that happening in Maine in the near future. So it's either Snowe and Collins or some of the genuinely hard lefties that have run against them. Speaking for myself, I'll take Olympia Snowe any day of the week (and twice on Sunday) over the likes of Jean Hay Bright.

73 posted on 01/30/2010 8:54:40 AM PST by DemforBush (Somebody wake me when sanity has returned to the nation.)
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To: mia

Hmmmmm is it possible that the won tallking down to and lecturing the GOP and SCOTUS Wednesday night has lost him the support of the twister sisters from Maine?


74 posted on 01/30/2010 8:58:41 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: kristinn

They let COLLINS give the weekly response??

Is this an attempt by the GOP leadership to “rehabilitate” the image of a RINO who will get the thrashing she most certainly deserves in November?

Doesn’t anybody remember how Susan Collins screwed the GOP (and the nation) by voting for the Stimulus Bill? In fact, her vote ALLOWED the Stimulus Bill to get past the Senate?

Nice speech, Susan. Now say good night.


75 posted on 01/30/2010 8:59:54 AM PST by DNME (Remember, we are still under a state of national emergency for H1N1! Remain vigilant!)
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To: kristinn
50 minutes. Just long enough to sit down, exchange names, confirm the spelling of his name (consarned ferners, cain't use real speling), and ask about how his family is doing, and whether he's been treated OK in detention.

In other words, other than platitudes and introductions, they didn't question him at all. Period. That's not national security, that's not even good civilian police-work. What a bunch of clowns.


76 posted on 01/30/2010 9:14:34 AM PST by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: kristinn

Sue must have listened to Scott Brown’s polling data.


77 posted on 01/30/2010 9:19:08 AM PST by Rockitz (This isn't rocket science- follow the money and you'll find truth.)
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To: kristinn

I’ll give the RINO’s credit, most of them are very anti-terrorism, hawkish types.


78 posted on 01/30/2010 9:19:42 AM PST by Paradox (ObamaCare = Logan's Run ; There is no Sanctuary!)
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To: kristinn; All
Susan COLLINS??!?! Senator Susan 'RINO' Collins?!?!?

O...M...G... !!!!

This is it Elizabeth, I'm comin'!!!
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79 posted on 01/30/2010 9:45:59 AM PST by mkjessup (Hi, Sarah Palin here, asking you to put aside your common sense and vote for that RINO John McCain)
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To: paul in cape
Let this be a lesson to our side.

Watch out, before you know it, some of your fellow FReepers will be calling you a RINO for displaying common sense.

80 posted on 01/30/2010 9:47:30 AM PST by 08bil98z24 (The WOD is unconstitutional ------>>> NObama ... Anybody but him!)
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