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Well that confirms it. John Bolton's (U.S. National Security Adviser) pick for NSC chief of staff, Fred Fleitz, must be a terrific choice. The proof ? It has sparked a firestorm of criticism from the left. What better affirmation could one have ?
Ben Rhodes, a former top Obama adviser tweeted of the Fleitz appointment: "Hard to overstate how far this choice is outside what used to be the mainstream." I'm not sure what Rhodes is defining as > "what used to be the mainstream", but if it's the Obama administration that he was an integral part of, I'd say the farther from it, the better.
There was also a shot across the bow from the leftist Southern Poverty Laughingstock Center. Same looney tunes who 4 years ago, labeled current HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson an "extremist". After a storm of criticism, they removed the post, and apologized to Dr. Carson.
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, president and founder of the American Islamic Foundation for Democracy, and a Muslim himself, defended Fleitz from aspersions being cast by left-leaning groups suggesting he is anti-Muslim.
"They do the exact same thing to me," said Jasser, a Muslim, himself >> "They label an individual an Islamophobe, a bigot, and other labels, but they never actually produce speech that legitimizes or verifies what they say."
Jasser described Fleitz as "a man of character, of integrity" and noted he has a long record of written work as well thousands of hours on television as a commentator. He said Fleitz's critics will not find any evidence he is against Islam or espouses any conspiracy theories involving Muslims. "I've never ever gotten the sense that he was in any way anti-Muslim or anti-Islamic," Jasser says.
Fleitz has a long history of govt service in the Stte Dept + senior CIA analyst + a high level position is the Washington Dc think tank the Ceter For Security Policy.
Bolton's NSC Pick of Fleitz Draws Attacks, Strong Praise
Ben Rhodes, a former top Obama adviser tweeted of the Fleitz appointment: "Hard to overstate how far this choice is outside what used to be the mainstream." I'm not sure what Rhodes is defining as > "what used to be the mainstream", but if it's the Obama administration that he was an integral part of, I'd say the farther from it, the better.
There was also a shot across the bow from the leftist Southern Poverty Laughingstock Center. Same looney tunes who 4 years ago, labeled current HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson an "extremist". After a storm of criticism, they removed the post, and apologized to Dr. Carson.
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, president and founder of the American Islamic Foundation for Democracy, and a Muslim himself, defended Fleitz from aspersions being cast by left-leaning groups suggesting he is anti-Muslim.
"They do the exact same thing to me," said Jasser, a Muslim, himself >> "They label an individual an Islamophobe, a bigot, and other labels, but they never actually produce speech that legitimizes or verifies what they say."
Jasser described Fleitz as "a man of character, of integrity" and noted he has a long record of written work as well thousands of hours on television as a commentator. He said Fleitz's critics will not find any evidence he is against Islam or espouses any conspiracy theories involving Muslims. "I've never ever gotten the sense that he was in any way anti-Muslim or anti-Islamic," Jasser says.
Fleitz has a long history of govt service in the Stte Dept + senior CIA analyst + a high level position is the Washington Dc think tank the Ceter For Security Policy.
Bolton's NSC Pick of Fleitz Draws Attacks, Strong Praise
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