Fred Thompson’s Pan-Islamist Campaign Manager
As per Debbie Schlussel:
Don’t believe Thompson’s claim that he understands the Islamist jihadist threat to America. His announcement, yesterday, of his choice of Spencer Abraham as campaign manager, told us everything we need to know. Although Abraham, of Lebanese descent, is a Christian, he is a career water carrier for Islamists of the most extremist stripe and made that the cornerstone of his failed, one-term Senate career and equally lousy tenure as Energy Secretary.
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As a Senator, he took marching orders from James Zogby of the pan-Islamist Arab American Institute, opposing profiling of Arabs, the use of secret evidence against Muslims (at the behest of Muslim groups), attempting to repeal the Clinton counterterrorism package, refusing to fund computer tracking of student and other foreign aliens, giving millions in our tax money right to Hezbollah, and putting CAIR on the map on Capitol Hill (taking the group’s officials around to meet other Senators and Members of Congress). He took campaign contributions from the relatives of Hezbollah-backed top Lebanese officials after he got the group millions in our tax money.
Spence was one of only two Senators in the entire U.S. Senate who refused to sign a letter calling on President Clinton to condemn Palestinian terrorism and Yasser Arafat. This was at the height of a series of homicide bombings in Israel in 1999 and 2000.
Michelle Malkin adds that besides being an Islamist sympathyzer, Spencer Abraham is also an Open Borders advocate:
In my 2002 book Invasion (p. 71, 76), I noted the open-borders obstructionism of former Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Michigan), who fought to block the implementation of two different tracking databases–one for foreign student visa holders and the other for all temporary visitors (which was mandated by Section 110 of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act). Abraham led efforts to starve the first database of funding and crusaded several times to kill Section 110 altogether. On September 11, 2001, neither of those databases was in place. To this day, they remain incomplete.
July 28, 2007 at 10:46 pm
In the beginning, I gave money to Fred Thompson, the Reagan-esque character who turned the heads of conservatives, rapped the knuckles of neo-Cons, and kicked the butts of the Far Left. It wasn’t easy giving money to him, because his website didn’t work, and no one on his staff responded to emails that said, “Hey! I wanna give you money!” Then I heard he asked Spencer Abraham to join his staff. I wrote to him asking why. And again, even as an intrepeid contributor, I got the profound white silence. So now, I’m here to say clearly — I’m *through* with Fred. He needs to head back to television, where he can play whatever character he’d like to be. The last thing we need in the United States is a president who is unresponsive, unaware and unable to tell friend from foe.
August 2, 2007 at 2:18 am
Can anyone send websites, names of books, other sources, etc., confirming Spencer Abraham’s connections to Hezbollah?
I was seriously considering supporting Fred Thompson because I disliked various stances of the other candidates, but I will not support someone who has any connection with Hezbollah.
If I can confirm this info, I will let Mr. Thompson know that it is the reason I can’t support him.
Thank You.
Concerned citizen
August 6, 2007 at 1:33 am
Thanks for all the info you left at Right Truth. I’m always interested in how a politician voted in the past. It’s a good indicator of what they believe and how they will act in the future. Much appreciated.
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December 28, 2007 at 9:39 pm
Funny how you so-called conservatives have no problem with Zionist Israeli connections with candidates (who are also open border nuts). Heck, look at Abramoff! Instead of wringing your hands about someone who has some tie to ONE foreign interest while igorning ties to OTHERS, why not insist on a candidate that actually is loyal to the US FIRST. Not an “Israel First” candidate like Giuliani and/or a CFR candidate like, well, Giuliani, Romney, etc…..