{"id":4268,"date":"2011-03-11T06:46:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T14:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=4268"},"modified":"2011-03-11T06:46:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T14:46:53","slug":"republican-bigot-caught-lying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/11\/republican-bigot-caught-lying\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Bigot Caught Lying"},"content":{"rendered":"

I considered calling Peter King (R-NY) a Hypocrite, because, given his long time support for the IRA, he may well be a worse hypocrite than he is a bigot.  That aside, one thing is certain.  He is a liar when he tried to deny his bigotry.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"11KingIRA\"Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King at his hearing on the "radicalization" of American Muslims earlier today, responding to<\/font><\/a> criticism that he had once said there were too many mosques in America:<\/font><\/p>\n

I said that there are too many mosques that don\u2019t cooperate with law enforcement. I think testimony today has backed that up. <\/font>I never said there were too many mosques in America.<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Via ThinkProgress, here’s what King said<\/font><\/a> four years ago:<\/font><\/p>\n

We have unfortunately, we have a, uh, too many mosques in this country<\/strong><\/span>, too many people that are sympathetic to radical Islam. We should be looking at them more carefully. I think there\u2019s been a lack of full cooperation from too many people in the Muslim community. There\u2019s a real threat here in this country<\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2026 [emphasis original<\/em>]<\/font><\/p>\n

Inserted from <Daily Kos<\/a>><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the video:<\/font><\/p>\n