Peter King

[[File:Peterking.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Peter King wants to know if you're a [[terrorist]].]]{{uspolitics}}
'''Peter "A noun, a verb, and [[Al Qaeda]]" King'''<ref>Also see [[Rudy Giuliani]]</ref> (1944– ) was the [[Republican]] [[House of Representatives|Representative]] for [[New York]]'s third district (located in Long Island) from 1993 until 2013, and then of the second from 2013 to 2021. King is a staunch [[Roman Catholic]] and is one of the many [[Christopher Hitchens|public figures]] to have jumped on the [[Islamofascism]] bandwagon after [[9/11]]. Before this, King had actually enjoyed broad support from the [[Muslim]] community, helping to raise funds for a multi-million dollar [[prayer]] hall and supporting US intervention in [[Bosnia]] and [[Serbia]] to protect Muslims.

==Islamophobia==
After [[9/11]], King cited some [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitic]] and [[paranoia|conspiratorial]] statements made by members of a local mosque he had worked with as "evidence" of [[Scapegoat|widespread]] Muslim radicalization in the [[US]]. In a 2004 appearance on [[Sean Hannity]]'s show, he stated:

{{cquote|I would say, you could say that [[PIDOOMA|80-85 percent]] of mosques in this country are controlled by Islamic fundamentalists...Those who are in control. The average Muslim, no, they are loyal, but they don't work, they don't come forward, they don't tell the police.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=23257 Congressman: Muslims 'enemy amongst us'], [[WorldNutDaily]]</ref>}}

King became an apologist for [[George Bush|Bush administration]] policies such as the [[PATRIOT Act]], [[torture|enhanced interrogation techniques]], and [[Gitmo]]. He joined in the pro-[[Sam Harris|racial profiling]] chorus as well. In 2007, he told ''Politico'' that there were “too many mosques in this country," then "clarified" by stating "My position in this interview, as it has been for many years, is that too many mosques in this country do not cooperate with law enforcement." He also jumped on the "[[Park51]] as a [[terrorist]] command center" [[molehill mountaineering]].[[File:Chickenhawks.gif|thumb|They so proudly wear this insignia.]]

In 2010, King was chosen as chairman of the House [[Homeland security|Homeland Security]] committee and announced that he would hold hearings on Muslim radicalization in America. King's crass double standard on the matter was revealed as the evil traitorous [[liberal media|media]] dug up his history of support for the [[Irish Republican Army]] during the 1980s, when he called himself "the [[Oliver North|Ollie North]] of [[Ireland]]."<ref>[http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/peter-king-terrorism-problem Peter King's Terrorism Problem], Mother Jones</ref> King is a long-time supporter of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and compared him to [[George Washington]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030406635.html Peter King, IRA supporter and enthusiastic counter-terrorism advocate], ''Washington Post''</ref> [[Jon Stewart]] summed up the situation thusly:<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/11/jon-stewart-rips-peter-ki_n_834434.html Stewart on King]</ref>
{{cquote|I see your charges of [[hypocrisy]] and I raise you a "'''Go fuck yourself'''!"}}

King was considering a presidential run for [[2016 U.S. Presidential Election|2016]],<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/18/peter-king-for-2016/ Peter King for 2016?], CNN</ref> which explained his grandstanding in the House. For obvious reasons, this dodo of a plan never took flight.

King supported Donald Trump's executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, saying “I don’t think the Constitution applies to people coming in from outside the country, especially if there is a logical basis for it.”<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/29/republicans-on-trump-travel-ban/] This guy has a law degree?!</ref>

==What the actual facts say==
Duke University's Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security issued a report noting:

{{cquote|Tips from the Muslim American community provided the source of information that led to a terrorist plot being thwarted in 48 of 120 cases involving Muslim Americans.}}

The director of the center stated:

{{cquote|[T]his study puts into perspective the threat presented by domestic radicalization of Muslim Americans. Is this a problem that deserves the attention of law enforcement and the Muslim American community? Absolutely. But Americans should take note that these crimes are being perpetrated by a handful of people whose actions are denounced and rejected by virtually all the Muslims living in the United States.<ref>[http://sanford.duke.edu/centers/tcths/about/news_release20110202.php Study: Terrorism by Muslims Down in 2010], Duke University</ref>}}

In January of 2011, Rep. Bennie Thompson ([[Democratic Party|D]]-[[MS]]) wrote an open letter in ''Politico'' stating that, in his work, no [[law enforcement]] officials had made complaints like those King purported.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48239.html Homegrown terrorists are not just Muslims], Bennie Thompson</ref>

The hearings began in March of 2011. Sheriff of Los Angeles County Lee Baca, one of the witnesses called, even invited King to LA to see that Muslim informants were important in foiling terrorist plots. King has declined to comment on Baca's invitation.

King's hearings have been compared to those of [[Joe McCarthy]] by some. However, they overlook the fact that while the intention may be similar, King is simply a [[wingnut]] with limited political pull and the [[Fun:Liberal boogeyman|boogeyman]] du jour is [[Obamunism]], so King is about five years too late on this.

==External links==
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012304394.html Hearings on Muslims Trigger Panic], ''Washington Post''

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