Rep. Joe McCarth...er, sorry, "Peter King"..has had security protection for the "last 3 or 4 months"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Washington (CNN) -- House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King's own personal security has been stepped up ahead of a controversial hearing he is holding on American Muslim radicalization.

The increased security is because of concern around the hearing he plans to hold Thursday, which has drawn a good deal of anger and protest, King told CNN.

He described threats he is getting as a "combination of things" and said the decision to step up protection was made because of various "threat assessments." King also revealed to CNN that he has already had security protection with him at home in New York for the "last three or four months."

As the public learned following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, most members of Congress do not have security protection, but King says that he now has someone either from the New York Police Department or the Nassau County Police with him at all times when he is in his district. He said this too was done because of threat assessments by law enforcement officials.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/10/king.security/index.html?hpt=Sbin

[Solly Mack]

1. So much for James Bond.

Snicker.

[wtbymark]

2. paranoid much?

what about recall efforts on this loser

[Liberal Veteran]

7. Paranoid or not, it is a question we want to discourage?

It's a conundrum for us as a people to know when to raise red flags.

Though, more often than not, these nascent witch hunts tend to be self-limiting, there is always the chance that this might be the beginning of the next "ethnic cleansing".

I'd like to think our country is smarter than these people, but look at some of the things we've already tolerated as of late: Torture, collateral damage, being felt up at airport...etc.

It's hard to not at least acknowledge that it's not absurd to suggest this could get very ugly.

[walldude]

3. Big fucking tough guy.. right up till he's not.

[Liberal Veteran]

4. And he's got the ghost of Roy Cohn helping him find the next Rosenbergs.

Scary fucking shit, that.

[sabrina 1]

5. Is there a way to recall this racist fool?

Isn't he the one who boasted about stealing the election in 2004 claiming that it didn't matter how many votes there were, it mattered who countred them and that his party would be doing that?

So sick of these zealots being elected in this country.

It doesn't say much for the people of his district that they continue to keep him in power.

[Johonny]

6. well the English might get him otherwise