By John Perazzo
When Rep. Joe Sestak won his Congressional seat in November 2006, unseating Republican incumbent Curt Weldon, he was hailed as a new kind of Democrat. A retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, Sestak did not seem to conform to the mold of the doctrinaire leftist that has increasingly come to dominate his party. But in his brief time in office, the Pennsylvania Democrat has dashed any hopes that he could be a true independent. If anything, Sestak has proven to be the quintessential party hack. As such, he has lacked the courage to condemn radical groups that enjoy his party’s support. In 2007, for instance, Sestak accepted an invitation to speak at a fundraiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a band of America-hating Islamo-supremacists posing as a “civil rights” group.
When some critics suggested that his decision to appear at the CAIR function was ill-advised, Sestak explained that he had accepted the invitation because he wished to support his local Muslim constituency, and because some 250 of the people who were expected to attend were residents of his own 7th District. “If they’re from my district, I will be there,” he said. “I’ve talked to this community many times and I will continue to do so.” Such an explanation gives no hint that Sestak remotely understands – or even cares about – the Council’s ties to radical Islamists. Read more ...
When Rep. Joe Sestak won his Congressional seat in November 2006, unseating Republican incumbent Curt Weldon, he was hailed as a new kind of Democrat. A retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, Sestak did not seem to conform to the mold of the doctrinaire leftist that has increasingly come to dominate his party. But in his brief time in office, the Pennsylvania Democrat has dashed any hopes that he could be a true independent. If anything, Sestak has proven to be the quintessential party hack. As such, he has lacked the courage to condemn radical groups that enjoy his party’s support. In 2007, for instance, Sestak accepted an invitation to speak at a fundraiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a band of America-hating Islamo-supremacists posing as a “civil rights” group.
When some critics suggested that his decision to appear at the CAIR function was ill-advised, Sestak explained that he had accepted the invitation because he wished to support his local Muslim constituency, and because some 250 of the people who were expected to attend were residents of his own 7th District. “If they’re from my district, I will be there,” he said. “I’ve talked to this community many times and I will continue to do so.” Such an explanation gives no hint that Sestak remotely understands – or even cares about – the Council’s ties to radical Islamists. Read more ...
Source: FrontPage Magazine
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