Sue Myrick

Constituents Confront GOP Rep. Myrick Over Muslim-Bashing At Tense Town Hall (AUDIO)

Justin Elliott | March 2, 2010, 6:45PM

Sue Myrick (R-NC)

Muslim constituents repeatedly challenged Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) at an emotional town hall meeting in Charlotte Thursday, with Myrick scrambling to distance herself from the Islam-bashing co-author of the book Muslim Mafia, whose foreword was written by the congresswoman herself.

Myrick has had a tense relationship with her district's Muslim community for many years, but it's been aggravated recently by her campaign to investigate undercover Muslim intern "spies" on Capitol Hill.

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