[JesexhiSeeces]

She's in Africa and... she did something? Something happened? She said something? Where's the circus? So far the Congressman has a media circus, but the wife not so much.
Abedin did not stand dutifully by her husband at his tearful press conference in New York on Monday. Though reportedly in the city, she chose to stay out of the spotlight.
Huma Abedin and wronged political wives: few options, hard choices - CSMonitor.com

Aside from where she was raised I really do feel for her. The media will be all over her if they can, along with the Clintons.
I read yesterday that Bill officiated for their wedding.
So how can a top State aide not know her own husband yet help define US foreign policy?
BTW Mr Weiner needs to pack his trash, if only for lying.

[Rndouglas]

So you would deprive me of an opinion and resort to name calling with your bunk-mate Arjay? Very weak.

I can't deprive you of an opinion but I can judge your opinions. If your opinion is that her "our foreign policy [is] skewed" (whatever that means) solely because she was raised in Saudi Arabia and born to a Pakistani mother then I feel no compunction in using idiot. I find immigrant-baiting to be despicable--but wait, she's not even an immigrant. Yet to you where she grew up and the ethnicity of her parents are marks against her. I know plenty of good people who are as "questionable" as Huma Abedin and it irks me to no end when people bring up these 'questions' about factors outside of their control and use the information to try and delegitimize and make their lives more difficult.

[Wavgbtif]

I can't deprive you of an opinion but I can judge your opinions. If your opinion is that her "our foreign policy [is] skewed" (whatever that means) solely because she was raised in Saudi Arabia and born to a Pakistani mother then I feel no compunction in using idiot. I find immigrant-baiting to be despicable--but wait, she's not even an immigrant. Yet to you where she grew up and the ethnicity of her parents are marks against her. I know plenty of good people who are as "questionable" as Huma Abedin and it irks me to no end when people bring up these 'questions' about factors outside of their control and use the information to try and delegitimize and make their lives more difficult.

I only threw up the legitimate question of whether her background could INFLUENCE US foreign policy, such as the
1.4 billion we give to Pakistan every year.

Never said anything about betrayal. Are you drinking tap water again? What are you talking about 'immigrant baiting',
she's not an immigrant. Please do your homework before trashing fellow posters.

[ImmimiFruff]

I only threw up the legitimate question of whether her background could INFLUENCE US foreign policy, such as the
1.4 billion we give to Pakistan every year.

Never said anything about betrayal. Are you drinking tap water again? What are you talking about 'immigrant baiting',
she's not an immigrant. Please do your homework before trashing fellow posters.

Of course her background influences her views. But so does the background of a Welsh-English Methodist. And both of them support giving aid to Pakistan. But you seem to worry about what might INFLUENCE Abedin but not what might influence Clinton. You think that her views must be investigated because of her foreigness. I made clear that she wasn't an immigrant and only sought to link immigrant-baiting to questioning of 'foreigness'. I am not trashing you--I am disagreeing with you and telling you that you're missing the point and questioning her for things she could not control instead of those she can. It's perfectly legitimate to question her views on Pakistan. It's irrelevant to attempt to ascribe those views to parentage and where she grew up and then use that as a reason to think her views are less legitimate.

[avodeinst]

Of course her background influences her views. But so does the background of a Welsh-English Methodist. And both of them support giving aid to Pakistan. But you seem to worry about what might INFLUENCE Abedin but not what might influence Clinton. You think that her views must be investigated because of her foreigness. I made clear that she wasn't an immigrant and only sought to link immigrant-baiting to questioning of 'foreigness'. I am not trashing you--I am disagreeing with you and telling you that you're missing the point and questioning her for things she could not control instead of those she can. It's perfectly legitimate to question her views on Pakistan. It's irrelevant to attempt to ascribe those views to parentage and where she grew up and then use that as a reason to think her views are less legitimate.

Thanks Gren I agree with a lot of what you're saying except the last sentence. When somebody, anybody, is a top US
official everything is on the table. Just my opinion and longtime US tradition such as the scrutiny given to Court nominees.
Her D-bag husbands gotta go, I'd wager over the weekend if he has any sense. He just threw it all away and I doubt
she'll stand by him but who knows.

[vypusknye]

Aside from where she was raised I really do feel for her. The media will be all over her if they can, along with the Clintons.
I read yesterday that Bill officiated for their wedding.
So how can a top State aide not know her own husband yet help define US foreign policy?
BTW Mr Weiner needs to pack his trash, if only for lying.

Let us know when this media onslaught begins. As long as Lohan and Palin keep grabbing the media space Mrs. Wiener doesn't seem get above the fray.

[Teeppoodiug]

Let us know when this media onslaught begins. As long as Lohan and Palin keep grabbing the media space Mrs. Wiener doesn't seem get above the fray.

Aye Aye Sir. You seem entranced with this media thing but to each his own.

Here's a guy who raised the same question that I did but goes deeper ~ HUMA DINGER | scotshonor.com

[AsmViktor]

Well because a blog on the internet said it, must be true.

Your insinuation that her background can influence foreign policy is flawed. Her background can influence her OPINION, but she on her own is only an aide. Not Hillary Clinton. Your initial post came off as Conspiracy Theory speculation.

[Mappaindy]

Thanks Gren I agree with a lot of what you're saying except the last sentence. When somebody, anybody, is a top US
official everything is on the table. Just my opinion and longtime US tradition such as the scrutiny given to Court nominees.
Her D-bag husbands gotta go, I'd wager over the weekend if he has any sense. He just threw it all away and I doubt
she'll stand by him but who knows.

My problem with what you said is that it came off as we should be worried because she was born to a Pakistani mother and raised in Saudi Arabia. As if she is likely to be fifth column. And that's not a reason to be worried. We should scrutinize her as all state department officials with clearances are scrutinized and if we fine out she wants to overthrow the American government then that is the problem, not who her mother is or where she's born. But I feel strongly that it's problematic when we start assuming immigrants are likely to be threats. We should punish behavior not ethnicity. I felt that was the insinuation being made in your first post--that she should be singled out for scrutiny because of parentage.

[alegsghed]

She is much higher level than her title might suggest being that she's a personal aide to Hillary Clinton since
the White House days.

I haven't formed an opinion one way or the other, except it's a more important topic than Rep Weiner sending pics of
his privates over the Internet. Also the question came up back in 2008:
Huma 101 (Huma Abedin: Muslim Assist. to the Secretary of State)