Shelia Jackson Lee's Tantrum at King Hearings

The boss from hell is a real piece of work.  She quotes herself in the third person, which I found very amusing.  She then continues to go on and on (and I really mean on and on) about the KKK.  I went online to try and find out when the last murder committed by the KKK was.  The most recent thing I could find was from 08 and it was a white woman who was shot at an initiation meeting.  She was there to get training to recruit new members.  I don't see that as a major issue.  I am in no way downplaying the dangers of an organization like the KKK, I am just saying that they are not an immediate threat to national security. 

The Department of Justice announced recently that the threat is real.  This coming from AG Holder himself.  Holder who has bent over backwards to give terrorists every single benefit of the doubt. The most recent comments from DoJ is that there is a threat to the public coming from homegrown terrorists almost every two weeks.  Sooner or later they are going to get it right.  Do you really want to be seen as the person who standing against the investigation into the root causes of how our young are being used to committ acts of violence against innocents? 



There are real reasons why this topic must be addressed. 

Oh, by the way Congresswoman, the reason that you don't see the people that are not cooperating in front of you is because they are not cooperating.

Radicals, Terrorists, and Common Sense

Congressman King will be having hearings this week on homegrown radicals this week. Of course there is plenty of noise coming from the peanut gallery, calling it bigotry and an attack on all Muslims. Al Sharpton doesn't understand why he isn't investigating the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords and the Virginia Tech shootings.


That is an easy answer, they were crazy and it had nothing to do with terrorism.

 

Terrorism Noun:
the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.

Both shootings were committed by young men with mental health problems and had no political motive. While both shootings did scare people, they do not fit the definition of terrorism. Hence that is why it doesn't need to be investigated by congress. Now, if they choose to do a hearing on mental health in this country then both these shootings would of course be included. But, since this hearing is specifically on the growth of terrorism being committed by Americans they don't belong in these hearings.

 

Al Sharpton is also upset that they are not including the Oklahoma City bombing. The OKC bombing has been investigated by congress, several times in fact. So to include this seems like a waste of time. We also need to look at the fact that we are not exactly having a rash of bombings being done by American's who are upset over Waco and feel that our government has become the enemy like McVeigh said he did. That bombing happened almost 16 years ago and we have not had an incident since. That would say to anyone thinking rationally that it really isn't a big problem. Matter of fact, it sounds like a non-existent one to me.

 

 

 

In less than four months in late 2009 we had the following incidents happen: (source New York Times)

 

• September 19: Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan citizen and U.S. legal resident, is arrested on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Authorities claim that Zazi traveled to Pakistan to receive explosives and weapons training and that he planned to launch an attack in the U.S.
• November 5: Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly kills 13 and wounds 30 at Fort Hood Army Base, outside Killeen, Texas. Early reports reveal that Hasan had been in contact with radical Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
• November 23: Federal officials unseal indictments against eight people charged in connection with the alleged recruitment of up to two-dozen Somali-Americans to fight with the Somali insurgent group and al Qaeda affiliate, al-Shabaab.
• December 8: The F.B.I. accuses U.S. citizen David Coleman Headley of conspiring with operatives of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani terrorist group, in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Authorities also allege that Headley had planned to attack a Danish newspaper.
• December 9: Five young Northern Virginia men are arrested in Sargodha, Pakistan. U.S. and Pakistani authorities claim the group traveled there to fight alongside Taliban militants in Afghanistan

 There are some realities that have to be faced. The vast majority of terrorism around the world is done in the Islam. Many terrorism experts say that about 7% of Muslims have been radicalized. While that seems like a very small percentage, there are more than a billion Muslims worldwide. That gives a very high number of radicals running around plotting to kill non believers and infidels.

 

7% of respondents think that the 9/11 attacks were "completely" justified and view the United States unfavorably. Among those who believe that the 9/11 attacks were not justified, whom we'll call "moderates," 40% are pro-United States, but 60% view the United States unfavorably.

 

Analyzing and comparing the answers of the 7% with the moderate majority produced some surprising results. By focusing on the 7%, whom we'll call "the politically radicalized" because of their radical political orientation, we are not saying that all in this group commit acts of violence. However, those with extremist views are a potential source for recruitment or support for terrorist groups. This group is also so committed to changing political conditions that they are more likely to view other civilian attacks as justifiable: 13% of the politically radicalized versus 1% of moderates say that attacks on civilians are "completely justified."

 

We can keep our heads in the sand or we can take preventative measures to protect our society. It is the job of the federal government to keep the nation safe. That is actually in the constitution, so it seems that the congressman is doing his job.

 

The reality is that this is war that is within Islam. Muslims can continue to blame the American public for bigotry or they can take a stand and do something about the dangerous elements within their ranks and refuse to allow people to kill innocents in their name or in the name of Allah. The choice is theirs.

 

Quote of the Day - Pete King Edition

Why yes, this is the equivalent of life in prison.



“I don’t believe the findings warrant the censure. Censure is a very extreme penalty. If expulsion is [like] the death penalty, censure is life in prison.”

Congressman Pete King on Charlie Rangel's Censure

Censure is like life in prison.  It took a total about two minutes of standing in the well while Nancy Pelosi read a very short statement and it recommended that he pay his back taxes. 


Recommended that he pay his back taxes?  Wouldn't I be in jail if I hadn't paid mine?  I am pretty sure that Wesley Snipes would say yes. 

I don't know King's voting record very well and he seems to be quite tough on terrorism, but at least on this issue he is jackass.  It truly is a club, regardless of party.