Creating Enmity With Words

On Gaffney's Radio Show, Rep. King Suggests Muslims Aren't American
Lee Fang at Think Progress reports that Rep. Peter King (R-NY), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee who plans on holding hearings on the "Radicalization" of American Muslims, said on Frank Gaffney's radio program last week that Muslims aren't real Americans in combatting Terrorism: Joining anti-Muslim Conspiracy theorist Frank Gaffney on Gaffney's radio program last week, King doubled down on his promise to launch a witch-hunt against Muslims. He repeated a falsehood that he stated ea...

Peter King hates Muslims
By Michael J.W. Stickings (As I've stressed before, no, not that Peter King, that Peter King -- who seems to call himelf "Pete," perhaps to distinguish himself from the more famous other Peter King. Obviously.) ********** Think Progress: Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, has promised to launch a series of investigations of Muslim Americans beginning in February. "I've made it c...

On Gaffney's Radio Show, King Suggests Muslims Aren't American
Lee Fang at Think Progress reports that Rep. Peter King (R-NY), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee who plans on holding hearings on the "Radicalization" of American Muslims, said on Frank Gaffney's radio program last week that Muslims aren't real Americans in combatting Terrorism: Joining anti-Muslim Conspiracy theorist Frank Gaffney on Gaffney's radio program last week, King doubled down on his promise to launch a witch-hunt against Muslims. He repeated a falsehood that he stated ea...

Radical Muslims in America
Recent remarks by Attorney General Eric Holder on the threat posed by "radicalized" American Muslims are revealing—not just because of what they say regarding the domestic situation, but for their international implications as well. According to Holder: "[T]he threat is real, the threat is different, the threat is constant. The threat has changed … to worrying about people in the United States, American Citizens—raised here, born here, and who for whatever reason, have decided that they a

Through the congressional looking glass
THROUGH THE CONGRESSIONAL LOOKING GLASS.... I can appreciate why members of Congress have taken a renewed interest in their personal safety this week, but some of the proposals seem off-track. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.), for example, has talked up a bill that would make it a crime to bring a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official. This idea probably won't go far. Others are getting even more creative. An aide to Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) tells CBS New...

Raymond Ibrahim on jihadis in America: all the benefits and still turning to jihad
Common sense and pointed questions from our old friend Raymond Ibrahim. "Radical Muslims in America: All the Benefits and Still Turning to Jihad," by Raymond Ibrahim in Hudson New York (via RaymondIbrahim.com), January 12: [...] Holder's assertion that "the Terrorists only have to be successful once" has important implications: aside from the obvious--that it only takes one strike to create devastation on U.S. soil--it is also a reminder that when people argue that most American Muslims are mo...

Speaker Boehner: Read My Lips - No New Gun Laws
Rep. Peter King's attempt to create a 1,000 foot radius gun free zone around government officials will not get the support of the new Speaker: Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control Legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in response to the weekend shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others in Arizona. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) announced plans Tuesday to introduce Legislation prohibiting people from carrying guns within 1,000 feet ...

Speaker Boehner Rejects New Gun-Control Laws
Speaker Boehner said he will oppose the gun-control Legislation offered by Rep. Pater King (R-NY) following the Tucson shooting on Saturday. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control Legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in response to the weekend shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others in Arizona. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) announced plans Tuesday to introduce Legislation prohibiting people from carrying guns within 1,000 feet of ...

NYT editorial makes sense
From the Hill: “Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control Legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in response to the weekend shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others in Arizona. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) announced plans Tuesday to introduce Legislation prohibiting people from carrying guns within 1,000 feet of members of Congress.” Bravo, Mister Speaker. The country needs to stop panicking every time something bad happen...

GOP Leaders: We oppose Rep. King's new gun control idea
The Republicans may just have to agree to disagree. House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) are against a new gun-control proposal put forth by a fellow GOPer in response to the Tucson shootings. Rep. Peter King (R-L.I.), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, said Tuesday that he'd introduce a new bill that bars anyone from carrying a gun within 1,000 feet of a federal official. He believes the Legislation could have prevented the Jan. 8 Arizona shooting...

GOPer Doesn't Want Guns Near Him
Bwahahahahahhha: The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Peter King, R-New York, announced today that he will introduce a bill that would ban knowingly carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of certain high-profile government officials. ...

Orange Julius Doesn't Disappoint
As expected, House Speaker Boehner won't even allow any Gun Control Legislation up for a vote, including Republican Peter King's bill. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control Legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in response to the weekend shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others in Arizona. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) announced plans Tuesday to introduce Legislation prohibiting people from carrying guns within 1,000 feet of members...

No More Mister Nice Blog
THE Conspiracy TO KEEP YOU PERPETUALLY ENRAGED (AND, INCIDENTALLY, PARANOID) Steve Benen and Atrios have both flagged this Harold Meyerson column in The Washington Post, and I thought I'd add my thoughts about why right-wing Rhetoric inevitab...

Congressman Peter King suggests that Muslims are not American
Lee Fang at ThinkProgress. Note that even the Conservative Political Action Conference has frozen out King's interviewer, Frank Gaffney, for being a "crazy bigot." Joining anti-Muslim Conspiracy theorist Frank Gaffney on Gaffney’s radio program last week, King doubled down on his promise to launch a witch-hunt against Muslims... GAFFNEY: It sounds like what you’re recognizing — thank God — is that within the Muslim community, even in this country, let alone elsewhere, folks are fi

Rep. Peter King Says Muslims Arent American When It Comes To War
Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, has promised to launch a series of investigations of Muslim Americans beginning in February. “I’ve made it clear that I’ll focus the committee on Counterterrorism and hold hearings on a wide range of issues, including Radicalization of the American Muslim community and homegrown Terrorism,” he told Newsday. King has repeatedly said that he only wants to single out “Islamic Terrorism”...

NYS CPPAC will be 1/31, Mark Steyn will keynote
Mark Steyn will be the featured speaker at the Conservative Party’s Political Action Conference on January 31 at the Holiday Inn in Colonie. The annual gathering is a must-attend for most Republicans seeking favor with the party, which often cross-endorses Candidates and provides winning margins in close Elections. In 2009, now-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, spoke at the gathering in an appearance that then-fueled thoughts of his gubernatorial prospects. Last year, Rick Lazio launched hi...

Boehner sets 1000-foot perimeter around House to gun legislation
Don’t count the new leader of the House among supporters for Peter King’s new gun-restriction Legislation.  The Hill reports that John Boehner will oppose the bill, which creates a 1000-foot bubble around federal officeholders and judges in which Gun Possession would become a crime.  However, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is still reserving judgment (via Instapundit): Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Se...

OVERNIGHT TECH: Rep. King tasks Geithner with WikiLeaks run-in
Homeland Security chairman wants Geithner to confront Wikileaks: House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) wants Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to add WikiLeaks and founder Julian Assange to the SDN List, which would prevent U.S. companies from conducting business with them. King, in a letter to Geithner on Wednesday: "The U.S. government simply cannot continue its ineffective piecemeal approach of responding in the aftermath of Wikileaks’ damage.  The Administrati...

Pete King Wants Geithner to Target WikiLeaks
Rep. Pete King, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, is asking Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to go after Wikileaks. In a letter to the secretary today, the Long Island Republican says Geithner can help Crack Down on the site that has revealed thousands of embarrassing U.S. documents and secrets by adding it and its founder, Jullian Assange, to the Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons List....

Boehner rejects new gun regulation
Image by Getty Images via @daylife The Hill: Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control Legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in response to the weekend shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others in Arizona. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) announced plans Tuesday to introduce Legislation prohibiting people from carrying guns within 1,000 feet of members of Congress. ...How are you going to enforce a moving 1,000 feet exclusion zone again...

Protecting lawmakers: Arm them? Install shields?
(01-11) 16:18 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Several lawmakers defiantly vowed Tuesday to arm themselves after the shooting rampage in Arizona despite the Senate's top Law Enforcement officer's admonition that more guns would not be the answer. "It's not that I'm going to be like Wyatt Earp," declared Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., who said he was re-applying for a state permit to carry a Concealed Weapon even if he didn't necessarily plan to carry the pistol to public events. In a Capitol already ringed...

Pete King: We Need to Stop the Fear
Rep. Pete King thinks cops need the power to stop people carrying guns within 1,000 feet of federal officials because Americans are becoming afraid of listening to lawmakers in public. The powerful Long Island Republican who chairs the Homeland Security Committee thinks the Arizona shootings that killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) with a bullet hole in her head have deeply chilled regular Americans. "I’ve gotten people saying, 'Hey, you’re a good guy -- do...

Security tight as Obama flies into Tucson
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 11 January 2011 20.02 GMT Barack and Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence at the White House for the Victims of the shootings. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Security will be tight in Arizona tomorrow when Barack Obama flies in for a memorial service for the Victims of the weekend shooting rampage. Obama's address at the University of Arizona in Tucson comes against a backdrop of a nationwide debate about whether violent political Rhetoric contributed...

Mike's Blog Roundup
Comments are restricted to Registered Users only. Has Rep. Peter King actually come up with a decent idea on Gun Control? Beck claims 'I don't use [violent Rhetoric] on or off the air': Oh really? How on-target was Homeland Security's right-wing Extremism bulletin? Very Beck claims 'I don't use [violent Rhetoric] on or off the air': Oh really? Anderson Cooper Brings on 'Left Behind' Actor Cameron to Discuss Bird and Fish Deaths in Arkansas -- Seriously? Anderson Cooper Brings on ...

Schumer calls for restored funding
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer calls on the Department of Homeland Security to provide the Capital Region with more counter-terrorism funding during a news conference on Albany City Hall steps Tuesday January 11, 2011. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) ALBANY -- If the Capital Region were ever under the threat of Terrorism, it could be vulnerable. That's the message Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., delivered under snow flurries and surrounded by police Tuesday on the steps of City Hall. The word...