Rep. King Bashes Media's 'Mindless Hysteria' Over Islamic Radicalization Hearings
As NewsBusters has been reporting since last week, the media have been in full panic mode over hearings the House Homeland Security committee was scheduled to have concerning the radicalization of American Muslims.
At the conclusion of the first hearing Thursday, Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) gave a brief statement criticizing what he called the "mindless hysteria" of the press in the weeks leading up to this day (video follows with transcript and commentary):
MEGYN KELLY, HOST: Meantime, this is a Fox News alert. The chairman of the Homeland Security committee in the House speaking just moments ago. Several lawmakers talking about the hearings into how some American Muslims are getting radicalized. Let’s take a quick listen.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: …told the facts and the truth and I commend these gentlemen for what they did and I thank them very much.
REPRESENTATIVE PETER KING, CHAIRMAN HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE (R-NEW YORK): I’m now going to ask the witnesses to come forward. Let me just say also, I would hope, now that this hearing is over, that the media in particular would look back and reflect upon the mindless hysteria that occurred over the last two or three weeks, and not in the future rely so much on what opponents, such as CAIR and others, who do not want these type hearings, say. Again I think the hysteria and the madness leading up to this hearing did nobody much good and certainly didn’t reflect well on those who were reporting it.
Indeed it didn't. Here's a small sampling of that hysteria:
- Carl Bernstein, Cenk Uygur Team Up to Thrash Muslim-American Hearings as 'Un-American,' 'Coliseum-like Atmosphere'
- On Faith' Reprints Testimony of Sheriff Critical of Muslim Radicalization Hearings, But Not of Muslim Man Who Supports Them
- Andrea Mitchell's Revelation to GOP Congressman: 'You and I Are Both White'
- CNN to Rep. Peter King: Are You Obsessed With Muslim Radicalization?
- Networks Frame Congressional Hearings on Radical Islam as 'Witch Hunt,' All Cite CAIR Spokesman
- Another New York Times Attack on an Opponent of Radical Islam, Brigitte Gabriel
- Ezra Klein Balks at Rep. King's Islamic Radicalism Hearings; 'We've Had School Shootings From Young Christians'
- CNN's 'Highly Regarded Expert on Extremism': Radical Right a Bigger Terror Threat Than Jihadis
- Noel Sheppard's blog
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Peter King
Submitted by RightRealDeal on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 8:20pm.
Peter King is a great American. I wish all of them had the spine that he does. King is what makes us proud ro be Americans. All the rest are mamby pambys.That was it?
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 8:28pm.
One day? Why bother? How much money did that waste?Why bother?
Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 8:34pm.
It was a heck of a distraction for the media wasn't it?Yea.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 8:37pm.
They had a super hissy fit over nothing.King nails it.
Submitted by Slyrr on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 8:39pm.
He's not like Larry King at all - he's RIGHT. Right now what we're seeing from liberals and Democrats is baby-style temper tantrums. They've been having their way for a long time now. Whether selling American exceptionalism to Red China, grabbing their ankles for terrorists and thugs, or gorging themselves at the taxpayer trough through unions and NPR, liberals have been laughing on the gravy train for ages. But the gravy train is coming to a stop. And like the spoiled brats that they are, they react the only way a spoiled brat knows how to react. They screw up their faces, squeeze out some crocodile tears, then throw themselves on the floor, beating their fists and kicking and screaming at the top of their lungs. It's about time for the grown-ups to drag these spoiled liberals off to the woodshed by their ears, tan their hides and send them to bed without their supper.While I applaud Rep. King for his efforts...
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 9:47pm.
...these hearings are much too narrowly focused.
I would like to see them expanded deep into other areas - particularly those areas covering Islamic infiltration into our government and media, as well as any and all collusions between same.
We are, after all, at war, and it's time we started acting like it and stopped pussy-footing around with the 7th Century barbarians that wish to enslave or kill us all.
Remember, the Islamists helped take down the Roman Empire, and they could very well do the same to us.
Many Americans seem to believe rather foolishly that America is forever. Tell that to the residents of the former USSR, as their "empire" collapsed virtually overnight.
What makes us special?
Nothing.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
We can hope that King's hearings are just a beginning.
Submitted by Thalpy on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 10:28am.
The hearings yesterday were a start. Critics of the critics of Islam often use the Oklahoma City bombing as an example of "other" terrorists' work. Perhaps it's time to investigate in depth the Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols connections to the religion of peace.