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2006/11/16

"Prove to me that you are not working with our enemies"

@ 07:05 PM (21 months, 13 days ago)

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck's racist credentials come shining through again.

Keith Ellison, a Democrat, recently became the first Muslim ever elected to Congress.  And he recently made an appearance on Glenn Beck's CNN Headline News Program.

During his appearance, Glenn Beck said to Ellison "...What I feel like saying is, "Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies."

In other words, because Ellison is a Muslim, Beck automatically wonders whether Ellison might not have the best intentions towards the United States.

We have a name for that, Glenn.  It's called racism.  It's called racial profiling.

CNN's Beck to first-ever Muslim congressman: "[W]hat I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies' "

Comment(s) »

  1. Islam is not a race therefore Beck's questions/comments were not racist.

    Comment by Ernie Els— 2006/11/20 @ 08:50 PM — (Reply)

  2. anti Islam maybe but not racist

    Comment by Ernie Els— 2006/11/20 @ 08:51 PM — (Reply)

  3. Glenn Beck’s comments implied that Keith Ellison needed to prove his loyalty to the American public because he happens to practice the Muslim faith. Some people, including prominent religious leaders, equate Islam with terror. If the situation was reversed and Glenn Beck was asked to prove that he was not working with our enemies because he is a Christian (assuming he is one), there would be outrage and condemnation for those comments.

    Comment by — 2006/11/21 @ 05:35 AM — (Reply)

  4. my point is that these are not "racist" comments as Islam is a religion not a race

    Comment by Ernie Els— 2006/11/21 @ 05:54 AM — (Reply)

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