How the Professional Left's Blind Obama Hatred Got them Played by a Far-Right Nutjob

[ucrdem]

54. Snowden's lawyer is 100% wingnut, with connections to Rand Paul AND LaRouche

though he claims to have no connection to either group:

In a curious development, NSA traitor Edward Snowden’s father is being represented by attorney Bruce Fein, who appeared with Senator Rand Paul at his anti-NSA news conference on June 13. Fein says “someone in Senator [Rand] Paul’s office” recommended him to Edward Snowden’s father, Lonnie. It appears that Fein is trying to negotiate Edward Snowden’s return to the U.S, although his father reportedly hasn’t spoken to his son since April.

Asked about his involvement in the case, including a letter he wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder on behalf of Edward Snowden and his father, Fein told me on Friday: “I do not work for or represent Senator Paul or any associated group in any capacity and never have. I was not representing Lonnie Snowden at the time of the [June 13] press conference. The representation agreement was signed earlier this week. Lonnie called me on the phone last week seeking my advice and assistance. I was informed someone in Senator Paul’s office recommended me and a few others who could be trusted and would be unwavering in defense of the Constitution, especially the Fourth Amendment.”

But his involvement in the Snowden case isn’t the only controversial aspect of Fein’s recent career moves. A well-respected constitutional lawyer whose books include American Empire: Before the Fall, Fein has appeared at two conferences this year sponsored by the Schiller Institute, a group started by political extremist and convicted felon Lyndon LaRouche.

“I have no involvement” in the LaRouche organization, Fein told me. “They have asked me to speak at a few events which I did, and gave the same message I give to all of my audiences. The Constitution is sacred. The American Republic was founded on the idea that every man and woman is a king and queen but no one wears a crown. We take risks others shun because we believe life as a vassal or serf to Big Government is not worth living.”

http://www.aim.org/aim-column/snowden-lawyer-close-to-senator-rand-pauls-office/

The right-wing nutbag outfits are apparently joining forces to topple the Kenyan tyrant, so I don't see the logic of the Maduro announcement either. But then Chavez always thought Chomsky was his friend and defender, but it turned out when the chips were down, Chomsky was just another RW propagandist denouncing Chavez on trumped up human rights charges.