Does CAIR ever stop whining?

Washington (CNN) — The U.S. congressman set to hold hearings this week on “radicalization in the American Muslim community” wants Americans to find out how much al Qaeda is trying to influence U.S. Muslims, he told CNN Wednesday. . . .

He also wants American Muslims to “be more aggressive in choosing their leaders,” he said, arguing that groups such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations are not “doing an adequate job — in some ways they are doing a very poor job as far as the radicalization of the community.”

CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper dismissed King’s criticism out of hand.

“In other words, he doesn’t like that CAIR criticizes his past anti-Muslim statements and his Keystone Cops hearing,” Hooper told CNN.

CAIR said it will hold a news conference Wednesday to challenge King to provide facts to back up his claims that 85% of mosques in his state and nationwide are run by “radicals.”

King, the Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will convene his hearing Thursday.

CAIR said its news conference will “challenge misinformation” that may be repeated at the hearing.