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(47,470 posts)
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:38 PM Feb 2013

Ben Affleck thanks Huma Abedin

If you watched as the credits rolled at the end of Argo, you may have seen a note of thanks to Huma Abedin.

I was curious about that, so googled and found this one

http://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2012/10/the-hollywood-white-house-ben-affleck-huma-abedin-a-close-friend-who-was-instrumental-in-making-of-argo-2502290.html

A few years ago, Weiner advised Ben Affleck — the director and star of “Argo” – on his political role in “State of Play.” But it was actually Abedin, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who helped Affleck with this movie, the actor said.

“Huma is a really close friend of mine,” Affleck explained on the red carpet. “In fact, Huma — the reason why she’s here — is she was instrumental in helping us shoot the State Department.

As you know, we shot at the real State Department. We never would have had any of that stuff in our research [otherwise]. …Huma was enormously helpful, and obviously we invited her and she brought her husband. I look forward to seeing him.”

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Ben Affleck thanks Huma Abedin (Original Post) question everything Feb 2013 OP
This is Huma and her Husband Yavin4 Feb 2013 #1
Are they still married? n/t condoleeza Feb 2013 #3
yes JI7 Feb 2013 #6
they have a really cute kid JI7 Feb 2013 #4
Is this significant? I've never heard of her,but maybe that's just me. virgogal Feb 2013 #2
she is top aide to Hillary Clinton (state department) JI7 Feb 2013 #5
Thank you. virgogal Feb 2013 #9
Her husband is/was Anthony Weiner n/t condoleeza Feb 2013 #8
Oh my. Thanks. virgogal Feb 2013 #10
Michelle Bachmann and a few other cracked teapots railed against her fujiyama Feb 2013 #11
I've heard nothing but good things about her condoleeza Feb 2013 #7
Same here. She really worked hard with Hillary question everything Feb 2013 #12

fujiyama

(15,185 posts)
11. Michelle Bachmann and a few other cracked teapots railed against her
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 01:04 AM
Feb 2013

and claimed she was a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer a few months ago.

Oddly enough, John McCain did a nice job condemning the witch-hunt, before he went all Benghazi...

condoleeza

(814 posts)
7. I've heard nothing but good things about her
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:50 PM
Feb 2013

she didn't deserve to have to live through that scandal, I hope she's happy and I'm glad to hear she helped them with the film. It was a great movie.

question everything

(47,470 posts)
12. Same here. She really worked hard with Hillary
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 11:10 AM
Feb 2013

even before they both went to the State Department.

And she had to tolerate the embarrassment about her husband and the dirt thrown by Bachmann.

A classy lady who deserves now well earned time off.

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