Keith Ellison

Conservatives Mock Ellison For Emotional Testimony On Muslim 9/11 First Responder

Ryan J. Reilly | March 11, 2011, 1:05PM

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)

Rep. Keith Ellison's emotional testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee's hearing on Muslim radicalization as he recounted the tale of a 9/11 first responder who died in the attack was powerful stuff. But some conservatives had a different reaction -- suggesting Ellison was putting on a show and even that there were not false rumors about the 9/11 first responder in the heated period after the attacks.

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Muslim Radicalization Hearings

Peter King Hearing Focuses On Whether Peter King Hearing Was A Good Idea

Ryan J. Reilly and Melissa Jeltsen | March 10, 2011, 4:15PM

Constitutions were waved. Tears were shed. Off-color analogies were made. And, of course, Randall Terry, Code Pink and a massive pack of cameras were there for the highly-publicized, intensely debated hearings on the "Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response" held by Rep. Peter King (R-NY) on Thursday.

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Islamic Terrorism

Lungren On King Hearings: No One Complained About Scope Of Hearings On Neo-Nazis Or The KKK (VIDEO)

Jillian Rayfield | March 10, 2011, 1:30PM

Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) said that it's unfair to criticize Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) hearings on Muslim radicalization for having a "singular focus," because the hearings are "looking at a specific problem and we're trying to deal with it" -- just like similar panels, he said, that dealt with neo-Nazis, the KKK, and militia groups.

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Muslim Radicalization Hearings

Peter King: Neo-Nazis Aren't As Big A Threat As Al-Qaeda (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | March 10, 2011, 11:45AM

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) hit back at criticism of his hearings on Muslim radicalization in his opening statement before the Homeland Security Committee on Thursday and said that the threat of neo-Nazis and lone mad men don't compare to the threat of al-Qaeda.

"I am well aware that the announcement of these hearings has generated considerable controversy and opposition," King said. "Some of this opposition such as my colleague and friend Mr. Pasqual has been measured and thoughtful. Other opposition from special interest groups and the media has ranged from disbelief to rage and hysteria."

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Islamic Terrorism

King, Wolf Go After CAIR At Muslim Radicalization Hearings

Ryan J. Reilly | March 10, 2011, 11:25AM

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) went after the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) at the Homeland Security Committee's hearing on Muslim radicalization on Thursday.

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Peter King

Rep. Ellison Tears Up At King Hearings While Telling Story Of Muslim 9/11 First Responder (VIDEO)

Jillian Rayfield | March 10, 2011, 11:15AM

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) was moved to tears today at Peter King's hearings on radicalization in the American Muslim community, when telling the story a Muslim first responder who lost his life on September 11th, 2001.

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Muslim Radicalization Hearings

Dingell: Remember McCarthy, Don't 'Blot Good Name' Of Muslims (VIDEO)

Melissa Jeltsen | March 10, 2011, 10:53AM

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the first witness to speak at Thursday's hearings on Muslim radicalization, warned House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Peter King (R-NY) to proceed with caution.

"For years, I ran investigative committees. I kept a picture of Joe McCarthy hanging on the wall so that I would know what it was I did not want to look like, to do or to be."

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Peter King

Love Boat Actor's Wife: Muslim Brotherhood Conducting 24/7 'Civilization Jihad' In U.S.

Ryan J. Reilly | March 9, 2011, 8:00AM

Didn't get your fill of radio scandals yesterday? Here's a different one that involves an actor from "The Love Boat" (who went on to represent Iowa as a member of Congress), his wife, and their campaign against radical Islam that they say got them fired from the morning radio program they hosted on a conservative Washington, D.C., radio station.

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Peter King

Official: Peter King Represents 'Majority Perspective' Of Federal Law Enforcement

Ryan J. Reilly | March 9, 2011, 7:58AM

Rep. Peter King (R-NY)

There are basically two schools of thought on the hearings on Muslim radicalization that Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is holding tomorrow. One side sees the hearing as a witchhunt akin to Sen. Joseph McCarthy's anti-Communist campaign of the 1950s that will result in the "demonization and scapegoating" of Muslim-Americans because of their religion. The other side sees King as an American hero who refuses to let political correctness get in the way of protecting national security.

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Jon Stewart

Stewart: Protestors Treated Praying Muslim Like He Was Shooting Free Throws (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | March 9, 2011, 7:10AM

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart aired TPM's footage of anti-Sharia protestors taunting and throwing crosses at the feet of a Muslim man worshipping in front of the White House in a segment last night on Rep. Peter King's controversial hearings on the radicalization of the Muslim community.

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Peter King

Administration Reaches Out To Muslims Ahead Of 'Radicalization' Hearings

Eric Lach | March 8, 2011, 8:35AM

Rep. Pete King (R-NY)

On Sunday, White House Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough gave a speech at a Muslim center in Virginia, highlighting the Obama administration's attempts at "engagement" with Muslim communities. On Thursday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, will hold hearings on the "radicalization" of American Muslims. And while McDonough didn't mention King, The New York Times calls the timing of the speech "no accident."

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