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Bloody Pig's Foot Mailed to Rep. Peter King Intercepted
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John Del Signore
Published Apr 5, 2011
Modified Apr 5, 2011
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Representative Peter King, the Long Island Republican who's been criticized for holding hearings on Muslim "radicalization," was sent a little care package via the U.S. Postal Service yesterday: a bloody pig's foot and a note with "anti-Semitic ramblings." Sources tell NBC that Capitol police are investigating, but it appears the sender mistakenly believed that King, a Roman Catholic, is Jewish. Orthodox Jews, of course, don't dig on swine, but King's religion has no such restrictions. Unfortunately, the delicious trotter was intercepted before it could get to King's office.
“Somewhere in the message it says ‘all the babies in America will be named Mohammed,’” a source tells Politico. "I guess you have to interpret it as a threat. It’s certainly not a sign of affection." The letter also says “kiss my black Muslim ass.” Reached for comment, King told Politico, "Any time you get involved in any controversial issue, there’s always going to be extremes that react."
CBS reports that the parcel was intercepted at the Congressional mail facility in Landover, Maryland, where mail sent to lawmakers is screened for security risks. Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations and a target of King's hearings tells CBS that he can relate, because his group regularly "receives pig-themed hate messages, including letters smeared with bacon." Mmmmm, hate mail.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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