Reading the Pictures: "Muslim Radicalization" Hearings: Day 1 in 3 Pictures

Those paranoid eyes.

Optic of the day has King's Muslim fellow Congressman in tears? At best, GOP succeeds in muddying the waters. At worse, who's terrorizing who?

By way of the headscarf, the shoulder patch and the shimmering bar on the collar, the photo is most impressive in aligning the Muslim community with local law enforcement. As the L.A. Sheriff's testimony rebuts Muslim hysteria, what this united front emphasizes is just how divorced Capitol Hill is from the everyday world.

Hearing slideshow.

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photos: Alex Wong/Getty Images. caption 1: Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) (L) and ranking member Bennie Thompson (D-MS) (R) during a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee March 10, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Homeland Security held the hearing to examine "The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response." caption 2: U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) becomes emotional as he testifies during a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee March 10, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.caption 3: Samira Hussein (L) of Gaithersburg, Maryland, listens as Sheriff Lee Baca (R) of Los Angeles County, California, testifies during a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee March 10, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Homeland Security held the hearing to examine "The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response."

 

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Comments

[Onceago1]

11:05 PM on 03/14/2011

there's no difference at all. I vote against every incumbent, in every race, regardless of party.

[zdeedle]

12:49 PM on 03/14/2011

come on, really, does anyone really still think there is no difference between dems and repubs? really?

[JavaSavant]

01:51 PM on 03/14/2011

There is a difference in social matters, but in everything else, not so much.

[pkafin]

07:12 PM on 03/14/2011

These hearings cannot be dismissed as a "social matter".

[KathyinMichigan]

10:35 AM on 03/14/2011

"Divorced from the every day world". You said that right.

[cvbnm67]

09:29 AM on 03/14/2011

Peter, Peter, Peter?

What a bad idea.

[dbw53022]

11:38 PM on 03/12/2011

I thought he hit rock bottom when he couldn't get 1 GOP Senator to support Healthcare for 9/11 responders... I was wrong. He's sunk further.

[dwedge]

10:20 AM on 03/12/2011

This is the perfect example of what happens when Republicans gain power. They immediately demonstrate that they are out of touch with the public. Next King will be investigating God for causing that earthquake in Japan and diverting attention from his hearings.

[ras2000]

09:45 PM on 03/11/2011

Peter King is the reincarnation of Joe McCarthy. Politicians should all be required to pass an IQ test
before running for office as well as the electorate before voting.

[wonderYrednow]

01:34 AM on 03/12/2011

But so many would FAIL, unless you counted the runs.

[blinkthink]

03:10 PM on 03/11/2011

King is wasting such time and money while making such a fool of himself in the process.

[tacevad]

01:03 PM on 03/11/2011

Peter King is taking the low road again, not unexpected but disappointing anyway.

[asnevitt]

12:40 PM on 03/11/2011

Don't we have laws against bigotry? Didn't we already learn the lessons of Japanese internment camps and McCarthyism? It seems to me King is guilty of something illegal with these hearings. At a minimum they are very offensive and anyone who voted for him should be embarrassed and seeking a recall.

[risingsun4995]

08:08 PM on 03/13/2011

If our government had any sanity then the attack and defunding of Acorn would not have happened.