MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

By Elisabeth Meinecke – “At a House hearing on Muslim-American radicalization in prisons Wednesday, several Democrat members were anxious to focus on anything but the topic at hand, instead bringing up threats in prisons posed by ‘right-wing’ radicals, gun possession, and gang members.

‘The violent right-wing ideology of many of these gangs must be discussed,’ said ranking member Rep. Bennie Thompson when stating his case why the committee should be focusing on ‘extremists of all stripes.’

He also tried to shift the spotlight to gun shows.

‘Earlier this month, Adam Gadahan, an American-born spokesman for al Qaeda, released a video calling on Muslims to commit acts of violence against America by taking advantage of the gun show loophole,’ Thompson said.

Democrat Rep. Laura Richardson of California called holding such hearings as this one ‘discriminatory’ for focusing on a particular religious group and tried to make the argument that gangs are radicalized in prison.

The comments by congressional members eventually prompted a response from California Rep. Dan Lungren.

‘The political correctness in this room is astounding,’ said Lungren, the former attorney general of California.” Read more.