Why Won’t Sen. **** Durbin Respond to Multiple Inquiries From TheBlaze? Possibly Because We’re Asking About This Story
It has been two days since a rather unflattering story broke about Alaa Mukahhal, one of Senator **** Durbin’s “Dream Act” poster children. His website also refers to them as “American Dreams” and highlights their stories online.
In those two days, the offensive Facebook pages of Alaa Mukahhal have been scrubbed and Senator Durbin has managed to duck or avoid TheBlaze’s efforts to secure a comment on her offensive actions and words.
Before 10 a.m. on Thursday, TheBlaze tried contacting Sen. Durbin’s office in Washington, D.C. In our first request to speak with the senator’s press secretary, we were hung up on. Additional requests for a connection to the lawmaker’s press secretary, Maria McElwain, via a cellphone or email address were not honored. No calls have been returned.
At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, an intern in Durbin’s Washington office told TheBlaze that the senator was “aware” of the controversy, but no statement had been released. The young man also assured us that the press secretary would likely have a response soon. We were instructed to “call back in an hour, and we should have something.” An hour later we called and were once again transferred to a generic voicemail account for the “press department.”
Since Durbin represents Illinois and has a large office in Chicago, we also reached out to that office. Shortly before 4 p.m. ET, we spoke with another intern who attempted to connect us with the Chicago press chief, someone named “John” (the Durbin staffers don’t seem to like to share last names with Blaze editors). We were placed on a lengthy hold before being told, “I’m sorry, I thought John was here, he’s not.”
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...ossibly-because-were-asking-about-this-story/
'Dreamer' Promoted By Durbin Laughs About Using US Flag As Prop For 'Messaging'
A prominent "Dreamer" activist named Alaa Mukahhal took to social media to laugh about her cynical use of the American flag as a prop for "messaging" after her story was highlighted by Illinois Democrat Sen. **** Durbin.
In 2012, Sen. Durbin took to the floor of the Senate and held up a gigantic photograph of a smiling young woman wearing a Muslim hijab with an American flag in the background. He introduced her as Alaa Mukahhal, a Kuwaiti-born 'Dreamer' activist whom he described as being 'of Palestinian descent,' and who was brought to the country illegally at a young age by her parents, went on to become an honor student, get a degree in architecture and now needed a path to citizenship so, Durbin said, she could fufill her American dream. Durbin even went so far as to feature Alla on his own official webpage.
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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/09/16/Dreamer-Promoted-By-Sen-****-Durbin-Laughs-About-Using-U-S-Flag-As-Prop-For-Messaging
It has been two days since a rather unflattering story broke about Alaa Mukahhal, one of Senator **** Durbin’s “Dream Act” poster children. His website also refers to them as “American Dreams” and highlights their stories online.
In those two days, the offensive Facebook pages of Alaa Mukahhal have been scrubbed and Senator Durbin has managed to duck or avoid TheBlaze’s efforts to secure a comment on her offensive actions and words.
Before 10 a.m. on Thursday, TheBlaze tried contacting Sen. Durbin’s office in Washington, D.C. In our first request to speak with the senator’s press secretary, we were hung up on. Additional requests for a connection to the lawmaker’s press secretary, Maria McElwain, via a cellphone or email address were not honored. No calls have been returned.
At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, an intern in Durbin’s Washington office told TheBlaze that the senator was “aware” of the controversy, but no statement had been released. The young man also assured us that the press secretary would likely have a response soon. We were instructed to “call back in an hour, and we should have something.” An hour later we called and were once again transferred to a generic voicemail account for the “press department.”
Since Durbin represents Illinois and has a large office in Chicago, we also reached out to that office. Shortly before 4 p.m. ET, we spoke with another intern who attempted to connect us with the Chicago press chief, someone named “John” (the Durbin staffers don’t seem to like to share last names with Blaze editors). We were placed on a lengthy hold before being told, “I’m sorry, I thought John was here, he’s not.”
more
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...ossibly-because-were-asking-about-this-story/
'Dreamer' Promoted By Durbin Laughs About Using US Flag As Prop For 'Messaging'
A prominent "Dreamer" activist named Alaa Mukahhal took to social media to laugh about her cynical use of the American flag as a prop for "messaging" after her story was highlighted by Illinois Democrat Sen. **** Durbin.
In 2012, Sen. Durbin took to the floor of the Senate and held up a gigantic photograph of a smiling young woman wearing a Muslim hijab with an American flag in the background. He introduced her as Alaa Mukahhal, a Kuwaiti-born 'Dreamer' activist whom he described as being 'of Palestinian descent,' and who was brought to the country illegally at a young age by her parents, went on to become an honor student, get a degree in architecture and now needed a path to citizenship so, Durbin said, she could fufill her American dream. Durbin even went so far as to feature Alla on his own official webpage.
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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/09/16/Dreamer-Promoted-By-Sen-****-Durbin-Laughs-About-Using-U-S-Flag-As-Prop-For-Messaging