( also on politico : republicans line up to rip michele bachmann ) if anything , the uproar seems to have galvanized her base .
report cited by bachmann claims norquist linked to muslim brotherhood by eric w. dolan sunday , july 22 , 2012 11:11 edt like raw story on facebook anti - tax crusader grover norquist helped the muslim brotherhood infiltrate the u.s. government , according to the report that rep. michele bachmann ( r - mn ) cited in an attack on top state department aide huma abedin .
the movies claim that the “ muslim brotherhood was helped in its efforts to achieve information dominance over the george w. bush administration ” by norquist , a christian .
earlier this month , bachmann and four other republicans sent a letter to inspectors general in the state , homeland security , defense and justice departments calling on them to investigate “ potential muslim brotherhood infiltration ” of the obama administration by abedin , an aide to secretary clinton and wife of former rep. anthony weiner ( d - ny ) .
” nearly every republican in congress have refused to sign the
last week claimed abedin ’s family had ties to the muslim brotherhood and asked for a probe to see if she is helping the islamist organization .
supporters like duane halstad , a 69 - year - old from isanti said bachmann ] would make something up .
elk river , minn. — the verdict from washington last week was swift and bipartisan : michele bachmann was out of line .
accusing two prominent muslims — state department aide huma abedin and democratic rep. keith ellison of minnesota — of being tied to the muslim brotherhood was a step too far , even for the conservative firebrand .