On the recordNovember 18, 2009
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: “The political correctness here is not about profiling. It is a reluctance to acknowledge that this problem actually…”
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Hoekstra discussed the need to confront the issue of radicalization without falling into the trap of political correctness.
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