Posted on 07/31/2012 5:47:05 PM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann said the backlash and national headlines in the past two weeks over her calls for an investigation into alleged Islamic influence in U.S. government show that political correctness is trumping national security concerns in this country.
"The concerns I have and my colleagues have are real," Bachmann told the Pioneer Press on Monday, July 30. "We cannot elevate political correctness over national security."
Bachmann was in Minnesota touring work on the St. Croix River for the new bridge near Stillwater and meeting with small business owners in St. Michael and Hanover.
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Many other prominent Republicans condemned her allegations, including House Speaker John Boehner, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and her former presidential campaign chairman Ed Rollins.
But others have come to her defense, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who wrote an op-ed for Politico in support of Bachmann.
"We have replaced tough mindedness about national security with a refusal to think seriously and substituted political correctness and a 'solid' assurance that people must be OK because they are 'nice' and 'hard working' for the systematic, intense investigations of the past," Gingrich wrote.
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Is it a legitimate line of inquiry to investigate U.S. officials’ possible ties to The Muslim Brotherhood?
Total Votes = 524
Yes 38.16 %
No 59.54 %
I don’t know 2.290 %
Joseph McCarthy was right. So is Michelle Bachman.
FReeped! And it needs serious FReeping,too!!
“We cannot elevate political correctness over national security.””
Sure we can, Michelle! We’ve been doing it for a couple decades.
Can you call out the posse, DU is gonna hit it they are in shock over the whole Chick-Fil -A thing..
http://www.waff.com/story/19169250/customers-line-up-for-chick-fil-a-appreciation-day
I’m not surprised that Newt spoke up to support her. I’m sure he agrees 100%. “Political correctness” is nothing more than a gag on our First Amendment rights & a systematic movement to manipulate society’s perceptions. It’s one thing to be respectful (when it’s warranted). It’s something entirely different to try & change the truth or the practical aspects of any given situation.
Senator Bachmann’s efforts are *especially* important in light of who Huma Abedin is in relation to the SoS from a national security perspective.
If we haven’t learned anything else from the last (almost) 4 years, it should be that *no one* in our government should be above rigorous scrutiny.
bfl
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