Jackson Lee at Radical Islam Hearing: Let's 'Have a Hearing on Right-Wing Extremists, Ideologues'

At a hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security today about the radicalization of young Somali American Muslims by the al-Shabaab terrorist group, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said the committee should hold a hearing on "right-wing extremists" in the United States.

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[garciadelacadena]

Only an ignorant electorate is able to keep these kind of people representing them.

[SuperNache]

@Streetmastaalex "ignorant fuck?" really? They were only Right-Wing in that they believed in States' Rights and limited Federal Govt. They were lynching black people and fighting for "Separate but equal" at a time when Republicans were championing the belief that All men are created equal. a pretty Right-Wing idea. If you look at Liberal/Progressive policies, they've done a lot to hurt minorities over the last 80 years. They incentivize stagnation and poverty.

[1yearyounger]

Go Lee, Right-ring extremism is more scary than Al-Quada 

[9millionvoices]

Madam Jackson Lee - 9millionvoices did not hear you as blood of blacks, Africans, Christians, young, old, feeble, innocent, weak women, boys flow in Libya? You are quiet as blood of poor Africans flow - why? tell us why? Why? MM Kirschbaum for 9millionvoices

[ColinS61]

@SuperNache that "stagnate" point is overused BS. Wealth is being consolidated exponentially (anecdotal emphasis) in the upper 1 percent in America. The poverty rate in America is growing much faster than any middle class migration to the "rich" (rich in America is defined as individual income just over $250K which to me doesn't seem rich). Of the upper 1 percent, the wealth of the of top 50% is vastly greater than the other 50%. 98% of the remaining Americans own 30% of any "crumbs" left.

[SuperNache]

@ColinS61 the truth is, everyone has gotten exponentially more wealthy and approximately the same rate. people who are able to exceed the growth rate in a given year may move up to a higher income bracket and thus the rate of growth will affect them more dramatically than those who do not. without a hand out from govt, people would be more inclined to use their money in a way that would increase their wealth, rather than stagnate for fear of loosing easy money.

[SuperNache]

@ColinS61 It is true that the upper incomes have increased ave income far higher than lower incomes, but if you take the ave income from the Census from 1967 to 2009(the data available) and calculate the yearly growth, you will find that the rate of growth has almost always been about the same across all income levels. the reason for the disaprity is simple exponential growth. you also assume that noone can earn more income and become more wealthy or vice versa.

[ColinS61]

@SuperNache "They 'incentivize' stagnation and poverty." NO one should be poor in America, PERIOD. The distribution of wealth in the last 80 years has gone to ONLY the upper 1 percent in America. That is how 'fair' America is really.

[ColinS61]

@SuperNache My, my, my how the parties have changed. Now, the KKK ARE Republicans. Indeed Democrats (so called Dixiecrats, Southern) were quite racist. The parties HAVE flipped. Republicans are now the leading racist party in the good ole US of A.

[TROPICALWATERBUM1]

@Streetmastaalex Reading your comment is mind boggling !!! You are one lost soul..........

[Streetmastaalex]

This woman is awesome. Why don't we try the Christian terrorists? They are the ones shooting up children in camps and setting off bombs for JESUS