Even fifth-columnist’s dream come true.
Via Daily Caller:
Washington Democrat Darcy Burner has talked to “actual members of the Taliban,” she says.
It’s not everyday that you hear a U.S. House candidate flaunt her experience yammering with America’s enemies. But Burner — who is running for the open seat in Washington state’s 1st congressional district — seemed comfortable weaving the mention into an answer about her immigration reform plans, should she be elected.
“I do think we need to secure our borders. I’ve talked to, unfortunately, actual members of the Taliban, who are very bad people,” Burner claimed at a Friday candidate’s forum, and in video obtained by The Daily Caller. “I do not want them sending people here with bombs.” […]
“She was a member of the Afghanistan Study Group,” elaborated Burner’s press aide, Dean Nielsen, in an email to TheDC. “As such, she was invited to an international conference in Berlin in November 2011 where she participated in a number of panel discussions, including with the Taliban.”
Burner, a former executive at Microsoft, is an all-star among staunch liberals and has been lauded by the far-left bloggers at Daily Kos as “one of our own,” “a champion of progressive causes,” and “a true progressive.”