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Jeanne Shaheen & a couple of friends…
Oh that Jeannie, there she goes again! Despite the fact that at one time she claimed to support the President’s action and responses to the September 11 attacks, and the Iraq war that followed, as we all know, she now wants to end the war and bring the troops home. Being a Democrat in the Clinton mold by changing her "core beliefs" depending on what will curry the most favor at a given moment, this is certainly no surprise. Given the rabid antiwar peaceniks that make up a good chunk of the Democratic Party base here in the Granite State, what other position could she possibly take? By playing it safe on this, she has avoided any serious primary challenge in her quest for the US Senate seat presently held by John E. Sununu. In Democrat circles, this is a smart move.
As reported by our friends at PolitickerNH.com, in an article the Valley News, a spokesman for Mrs. Billy Shaheen stated
"When it comes to the war in Iraq, John Sununu is taking a page from George Bush and John McCain," said communications director Kate Bedingfield. "Sununu continues to support the Bush-McCain agenda in Iraq while ignoring both the advice of military officials and the facts on the ground.
Like the time she blamed President Bush for the wildfires in California, this is pure hogwash. Which military officials? What facts on the ground? Maybe she should read more of Major Luedeke’s Dragon Soup writings from Iraq to get some real facts from the ground about the progress that’s being made. Maybe she should click here to watch the video interview I did with Senator Sununu nearly a year ago to find out where he stands on the war. While generally supportive, I would not say that his level of enthusiasm comes close to some like Senator McCain. No, Shaheen has no basis for the above characterization other than it’s what the DNC talking points have been over and over again practically since the war’s inception. Ms. Bedingfield went on:
New Hampshire families see through the rhetoric and they want a leader who will stand up and demand a new direction to help bring our troops home as quickly and safely as possible. That is exactly what they’ll get from Jeanne Shaheen."
Poor Jeanne- she really botched the timing on this one! While her mouthpiece was telling the media she’ll bring our troops home ASAP, our number one enemy– Osama bin Laden– was telling the Arab media something too. Reports CNN:
CNN — Al-Jazeera broadcast on Thursday an audiotape on which a voice identified as Osama bin Laden declares "Iraq is the perfect base to set up the jihad to liberate Palestine."
The voice calls for the people of neighboring countries "to do their best in supporting their mujahedeen brothers in Iraq."
"My speech to you is about the siege of Gaza and the way to liberate it," he said.
"The Gaza siege is a direct result of Annapolis," he adds, apparently referring to the site of November’s summit in Annapolis, Maryland, where Israeli and Palestinian leadership agreed to work toward a two-state solution.
The voice also calls on "Muslims in the neighboring countries" to support the "mujahedeen in Iraq."
Does this mean anything at all to Mrs. Shaheen? Does she recall a place called Somalia, and what happened there? Does she not know that America’s cut and run from that situation has been a rallying cry for jihadists the world over ever since? My guess is she does, but doesn’t care. Like her mentors Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jeanne Shaheen will say and do whatever it takes to win an election– even if it does give aid and comfort to our enemies.
"Hey Doug, the title says she’s done it AGAIN. When was the other time?" Heh. Remember the big stink when former Iranian president Mohammed Khatami came to give a speech at Harvard? Yep- it was JEANNE SHAHEEN that was
deeply involved in the "invitation process" for Khatami and is organizing the controversial event.
Next time she shows up in your neck of the woods campaigning and actually exposes herself to unscreened questions, ask her whose side she’s on…
