Congress Should Investigate Suicide Bombings by Seventh-Day Adventists
Congressman Peter King (R - NY), Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, is pressing ahead with plans to hold hearings regarding the terrorist threat from radicalized American Muslims, despite a cacophony of voices from the Muslim community and their friends on the Left, who, one after another, have trotted out predictable talking points.
Dawud Walid, Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic relations, joins Muslim Representative Keith Ellison (D- MN), in calling the proposed hearings "McCarthyism". Ellison also trots out the evergreen reference to "...people who bomb abortion clinics..." in order to assert that domestic terrorism is an equal-opportunity enterprise.
Ezra Klein, tyro Washington Post blogger, reminds us that American Muslims have no monopoly on terrorism because, "We've had school shootings by Christian kids."
Imam Rauf, former head of the effort to establish a mosque at Ground Zero, argues that King's hearings will fuel radicals in the Muslim world.
Mark Potok, of the left-wing Southern Policy Law Center, told CNN that radical Islam "...isn't our biggest domestic terror threat...that pretty clearly comes from the radical right in this country."
The recurring theme appears to be that Representative King will be remiss if he fails to expand the scope of his investigation to possible terrorist threats emanating from all religions, not just Islam. Well, then, bring it on: let's hear about the suicide bombers of the Seventh-Day Adventists; the car bombers of Christian Science; the Mormon Brigades.
By the way, who do you think Peter King should invite to present testimony? I'd start with Andrew McCarthy.
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Mar '11
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It's obvious: Muslim leaders want to cover their tracks. Democrat partisans want to stir the pot and see how many votes come to the top. Pretty disgusting, all in all, when you think about what's at stake.
I think he should "invite testimony" (doesn't he have subpoena power?) by the Imams who instructed members to stonewall the FBI, for starters. He should call, or subpoena people, especially Muslims, who knew people like the Ft Hood shooter and others, to discover how we went so wrong as to allow such a person to be in the military. If ever there was a case for gun control, it was here.
There are a lot of experts on this stuff, but if he doesn't call Daniel Pipes, then I want to know why. He was casting light on radical Islam before Ezra Kline was even born.
Jun '10
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Yes, get Andrew McCarthy in front of Congress!
Oct '10
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Perhaps, to take a que from the Dems, King should bring in a litany of victims of domestic suicide bombers, and perhaps even a few Israelis, to show us our future. Wouldn't help to bring in 17 year old Rifqa Bary, whose father tried to kill her for becoming a Christian.
Remember, apart from uncovering truth, the other role of congressional hearings is to bring public attention and sympathy to the subject.
Jan '11
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By what I read, he's not going to call anybody but Muslims and law enforcement people. I believe he's already said that he doesn't plan to call Steve Emerson, Andrew Bostom, or Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Somehow I doubt that he'll be interested in hearing from Daniel Pipes or Andrew McCarthy.
He seems to be bending over backwards to give the MSM and the Muslim community no grounds for protesting the hearings - and it isn't working. My feeling is, since CAIR has already begun to scream bloody murder before the hearings even start, why bother even trying to protect their delicate sensibilities? But then, I'm not a politician.
Jun '10
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Speaking for the Mormon Brigades, we're still positively seething over that little dust-up we had with the feds prior to the Civil War (way worse than the Crusades--though no one was actually killed, we definitely had a "climate of hate" imposed on us). I'd be happy to testify about our terroristic efforts to bring down the alcohol and coffee industries through our concerted boycott. Word from the "Mormon street" is that this could break into violence at any moment.
Edited on Mar 9, 2011 at 7:06amJun '10
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P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry, authors of Muslim Mafia have a great deal of documented evidence of CAIR and ISNA's practice of deception and orchestrated and sometimes successful attempts to block any serious law enforcement investigations of jihadist activity in America. It's also been an embarrassment to some law enforcement agencies that they've already been infiltrated by Muslims who have been recommended by CAIR in an effort to gain access to police investigations, investigative techniques, evidence or to frustrate ongoing investigations. It would be great if they were called but I'm not holding my breath. Perhaps they will if King begins to get frustrated or realizes that he's being stonewalled by the witnesses he has called.
Dec '10
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From what I've read, he's not inviting the Daniel Pipes and Andrew McCarthy's of the world because he's trying to stick strictly to law enforcement and to solicit information from Muslim leaders directly.
Personally, I'm glad that the hearing is going to happen, but I'm also skeptical that it will have any impact.
Oct '10
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Pete King has already surrendered the cause if he thinks playing nice will gain him anything. Does the capital "R" stand for "Retard"?
Aug '10
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If King is going to play McCarthy, who gets to be Bobby Kennedy and Roy Cohn ?
"Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the Muslim faith ? "
or "...to the best of my recollection..."
or "...have you no decency Sir ?..."
or "....Mr Hiss, please swear..."
lies,damned lies and statistics will be the results
Nov '10
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I would love to see all religions represented at the hearing and time allotted according to the threat and the incidents. Especially when the graphs and pie charts come out. It would help to illustrate the intended purpose of the hearing.
tabula rasa...I for one, am pleading "uncle" to your ruthless boycott. You win. The Mormon Street prevails. Can I still have tea? Vanilla extract? Cough syrup?
Sep '10
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Don't forget the Jehovah's Witness Brotherhood. They prowl innocent neighborhoods, knocking on doors, disturbing a peaceful afternoon of Judge Judy viewing.
Jun '10
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Don't forget the Mormon missionaries. My three sons all served, one in Spain, one in Mexico, and one in Houston. It's perfect cover for bombers--though, to the best of my knowledge none has thrown one yet (and there are nearly 60,000 serving at any given time).
Jun '10
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Herbal tea only. All the vanilla extract you can drink. Cough syrup (with a doctor's prescription) is OK.
But don't even think of a high-test full caffeinated Mountain Dew or you will feel our wrath. Here's an example of what will happen:
"Louis: Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"
And dogs and cats will be living together.
Nov '10
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tabula rasa
"Louis: Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"
I can't read that without falling into my best Rick Moranis impression. You're one funny Mormon t.r..
Edited on Mar 9, 2011 at 12:22pmJun '10
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Risky
tabula rasa
"Louis: Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"
I can't read that without falling into my best Rick Moranis impression. You're one funny Mormon t.r.. · Mar 9 at 12:01pm
Edited on Mar 09 at 12:22 pm
This may demonstrate my lack of culture, but I consider that one of the greatest lines in movie history. One of my sons can quote every Rick Moranis line from Ghostbusters.
Nov '10
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tabula rasa
One of my sons can quote every Rick Moranis line from Ghostbusters. ·
Any true fan can recite all the lines in the movie. I'm not one of them. Yet.
My favorite bit from the movie can't be repeated on Ricochet. It's during the big confrontation in the mayor's office with the EPA guy. You know which one.
Jul '10
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tabula rasa
Risky
tabula rasa
"Louis: Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"
I can't read that without falling into my best Rick Moranis impression. You're one funny Mormon t.r.. · Mar 9 at 12:01pm
Edited on Mar 09 at 12:22 pm
This may demonstrate my lack of culture, but I consider that one of the greatest lines in movie history. One of my sons can quote every Rick Moranis line from Ghostbusters. · Mar 9 a et 12:48pm
This has to win the most-thoroughly-hijacked thread award for the year....
Nov '10
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Sorry Kenneth. I appreciated your post and the opportunity to share my point of view. We just got a little caught up. An informal place to converse would be nice, but I don't know how practical or manageable such a thing would be.
Looking forward to your next post. I'll try to stay focused.
Jul '10
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Risky: Sorry Kenneth. I appreciated your post and the opportunity to share my point of view. We just got a little caught up. An informal place to converse would be nice, but I don't know how practical or manageable such a thing would be.
Looking forward to your next post. I'll try to stay focused.
· Mar 9 at 1:53pm
I'm just joking with ya. That's the nature of the beast here.
Nov '10
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I knew you were.