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« What now for social security? | Main | This land isn't your land » Thursday, November 16, 2006Xenophobia reaches to the topSpeaking of reflexive fear and hatred of Islam, as I did yesterday, can this possibly be real?? It's an interview by CNN's Glenn Beck of the first ever Muslim elected to the US Congress, Keith Ellison. Given attitudes like Beck's, it is remarkable that America elected a Muslim in this particular era. He said responsible Muslims ought to be "lining up to shoot bad Muslims in the head" (am I my brother's keeper?) and that he feels like asking Ellison to "prove to me that you are not working with our enemies." Guilt by association -- not only bigoted but the oldest trick in the book of politics: use a big brush when smearing. Posted by Evan Hughes at 11:49 AM
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