Dem Congressman: Investigating Radical American Muslims is ‘McCarthy-istic’

In responding to Republican Rep. Peter King’s proposal to investigate radical Muslims in America, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said he was “fearful” and that “to vilify this group is scary.”

Instead, Ellison insisted to MSNBC’s Ed Schultz — who deemed King’s proposal a “witch hunt” — that the U.S. should “enlist Muslims” to safeguard the country: