Karen Hughes - attempts to disappear her previous work with "Terror Mosque" Imam Rauf.

[kpete]

Karen Hughes: I don't remember any of my work with Imam

As you may have heard, former Bush senior adviser Karen Hughes came out against Cordoba House over the weekend. Hughes called on Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to move the project in order to "provide a path toward the peaceful relationships that he and his fellow Muslims strive to achieve."

What was mystifying about her opposition, as TPM noted, was that she did not mention that Rauf had a long-term relationship with the Bush administration. Nor did she mention that as the Bush State Department's chief of outreach to Muslims she participated with him in multiple bridge-building efforts to the Muslim world.

Here's her explanation: Hughes claimed in a statement to me that she doesn't remember any of the work she did with him.

As it happens, when people first started pointing out the connections betweeen Hughes and Rauf, I asked Ms. Hughes' office to comment. She sent me a statement, which I didn't get around to posting. Here it is:

*****HUGHES: "As Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, President Bush asked me to focus on interfaith dialogue to try to encourage greater understanding and respect between leaders of different faiths, and to encourage leaders of all faiths to speak out against all acts of terror and violence. As a result, I met with many Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders and attended numerous events and conferences across the world and it's entirely possible he was at some of those, but I don't have specific recollections of that. I believe acts of violence pervert all faith and I continue to encourage religious leaders to speak out against suicide bombings, terrorist attacks and all acts of violence."

As TPM points out, http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/karen-hughes-neglects-to-mention-her-relationship-with-cordoba-house-imam.php?ref=fpblg Rauf repeatedly participated in events with Hughes, who saw improving relations with the Muslim world as an imperative. Rauf even claims he met with her. So I'll leave it to you to judge how likely it is that Hughes wouldn't remember any of their work together.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/08/karen_hughes_i_dont_remember_a.html

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. Another lying piece of shit from the BushCo criminal enterprise lying

about her past interactions with the Imam. These people have no shame, no soul and no morality at all. Hughes is also the woman that was tasked with cleaning up Smirky's past.

[gratuitous]

2. "I believe acts of violence pervert all faith"

Really, Mrs. Hughes? Because that's certainly not the impression of your beliefs I formed during the eight year Reign of Error of George W. Bush. Or maybe you don't consider unprovoked national agression to be violence? Maybe you could talk to some of the survivors of U.S. foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan, and find out if they think your good friend and boss was engaging in acts of violence?

[hughee99]

3. What a hypocrite!

She worked on several projects that he was also involved in 4 or 5 years ago, and MAY have even met him in person, and now she doesn't fully support what he's doing and claims to not even remember the person?

I know that if a Democrat had worked on projects with someone and met them in person, they would continue to support whatever that person is working on AND remember them.

[tkmorris]

4. Cute, but that's not going to work

[hughee99]

5. What was my evil plan

To deceptively paint this as a non-story because Hughes' opinions
1) have no relevance to whether than can or will build
2) have no relevance to whether they should or should not build
3) have no value as she is not a candidate and not advising any candidates in the coming election

Yeah, but they really nailed Hughes with this story who has been living in "who the fuck are you" land for several years now. Perhaps they can get Bob Dole's take on this next.

[Winterblues]

8. "she worked"

[Scurrilous]

6. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Javaman]

7. After which her pants burst into flames. nt

[Critters2]

9. ...

:thumbsup:

[CTyankee]

10. Wow. Down the memory hole....

Revisionism is such fun, isn't it?

I hope she squirms good over this one...