Emerson on Fox Business Discusses Center for American Progress Report

August 30, 2011

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ERIC BOLLING: A new report claims that American fears of Muslims is driven by a small but well-funded network of Muslim haters. And who is behind this new report? Bill Clinton’s former chief of staff who still has ties to the Obama administration, that’s Mr. Podesta. Joining me now is Steve Emerson of the Investigative Project on Terrorism, one of the groups blasted by the new report. Steve, what is going on here? Break it down for us, sir.

STEVE EMERSON, INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM: First of all, I sort of feel somewhat complimented because they are attributing to me and four other people the ability to control the minds of 300 million Americans for 15 years.

Look, the reality is, and bottom line is, the cause of any suspicion toward Muslims is because 65 to 70 percent to all international terrorist attacks are carried out by radical Muslims. So there is a fear based on that. If these people were concerned about the security of this country, genuinely concerned about moderate Islam, they would not quote terrorist organizations — they quote a front group for Hamas. They would not claim that I’m behind this hysteria but they would look at the rampant anti-Americanism, anti-extremism, anti-Christianity that promotes the airwaves in Muslim world and even in the United States.

BOLLING: Let’s go back to this report. This report was released by the Center for American Progress, is that right?

EMERSON: Yes. And that is a $38 million a year organization that looks like Democratic Party in exile.
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