Representative Peter King said so the other day, and politico.com posted it as a "for what it's worth" piece.
I think a couple of things on this issue. For starters, mosques are not the problem, only a symbol of the problem. As with most things, ideology is at the heart of the matter, and Rep. King is right to desire to infiltrate the gathering place of that ideology, the mosque.
I guess it's too close to profiling for liberals. I'm going to say something that will likely upset a few people here, but it has a biblical connotation, so put it in context: If you want to find prostitutes, you go to the places they gather or hang out. It will be easier than waiting for one to get into Eddie Murphy's car for a "ride home." You could, you know, stake out Senatorial offices, democrat fund raisers, and just a few years ago, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.... But, I digress.
My point is that muslims are most certainly worthy of our deepest scrutiny, and even they cannot deny that. For us to NOT infiltrate the places where muslims congregate is to invite a level of disaster far greater than 9/11. The next time it will not be a plane into a building. Just as you cannot yell "FIRE" in a theater, you cannot yell "DEATH TO AMERICA" in a mosque. Period. It isn't even an option. There are already laws against it, called conspiracy to commit:
I love to hear liberals whine about measures we take to protect ourselves and our troops. I know for a fact that they would be the first ones to scream bloody murder that the government is failing to protect them, should a terrorist show up in their neighborhood. Ya can't have it both ways, fellas. Give it a rest, already.
Anyway, here's the post from politico.com
New York Rep. Peter King, a prominent House Republican, said there are “too many mosques in this country” in a recent interview with Politico.
“There are too many people sympathetic to radical Islam,” King said. “We should be looking at them more carefully and finding out how we can infiltrate them.”
King is the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee. And as an outspoken advocate of strong anti-terror measures, he has been unafraid to ruffle some feathers in his drive to protect the homeland.
When asked to clarify his statement, King did not revise his answer, saying “I think there has been a lack of full cooperation from too many people in the Muslim community.” The interview was for a profile of the committee, as part of Politico’s Committee Insider Series.
Earlier, King had said in an interview with radio and television host Sean Hannity that 85 percent of the mosques in this country are controlled by “extremist leadership,” a comment that prompted strong condemnations from many religious organizations and from the Democratic National Committee.
UPDATE: On Wednesday, the congressman said: “The quote was taken entirely out of context by Politico. 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. Unfortunately, Politico was incapable of making this distinction.”
UPDATE 2: After Congressman King said his comment was taken out of context, Politico posted the fuller Q&A for readers to decide.
