On the recordNovember 18, 2009
I think the political correctness here is not about profiling. It is a reluctance to acknowledge that this problem actually exists, to confront it, and ultimately then to defeat it.
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transcripts.cnn.comPete Hoekstra: “I think the political correctness here is not about profiling. It is a reluctance to acknowledge that this problem…”
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Hoekstra comments on the political correctness surrounding the discussion of radicalization and profiling after the Fort Hood tragedy.
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