It is a problem in all western countries. Many muslims hold very high level jobs, and as we can see in the UK, they are often members of organisations that have been proscribed as terrorist organisations. It is fair to ask if they can be trusted and if they really are able to keep a distance from the terrorists.

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Ellison does not occupy a politcally appointed position that requires a security clearance, and his credentials as a patriot have already been throughly vetted by his constituents during our electoral process. Suggesting his faith presupposes membership in a terrorist organization is myopic, ignorant and discriminatory. Should all Christian congessmen be asked if they support assasinating abortion doctors and the fire-bombing of women's clinics? Indicting all members of an religious organization with the crimes of their most radical element is proof that you have a meager understanding of what the real problem actually is. This is not a fair question, but a baited one designed to provoke and appeal to morons such as yourself.

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"Mr. Kennedy, how do we know you are not just doing the Pope's bidding?"

"Mr. Inouye, how can we be sure you don't want to represent Hawaii just so you can bomb Pearl Harbor again?"

"Dr. King, aren't you just trying to overthrow America on behalf of Africa?"

"Mr. Reagan, isn't it true that the Screen Actors Guild is a Communist organization?"

Maybe we could have an Inane Question Contest.

Those are my entries.

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I can't get too worked up about this, if only because he qualified the question about 8 times before asking it. Having said that, the Rep-elect could have nailed him for the double-standard (associating all members of one faith with that faith's most radical elements), but instead he grinned, and said something defensive about how there's no need to question his own patriotism. Pity.

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FIRE HIM! That was NOTHING but biggoted pap and he should be ashamed he ever put it out into the public.

I wonder.. would he tell Bush or any other WHITE CHRISTIAN candidate that he is "nervous" because they need to prove that they aren't working with people who bomb abortion clinics or "Christian" white supremecist groups, or Christian groups that seek to have an American theocracy???

FIRE HIM! This question COULD have been asked in a tactful way because it is a legitimate point.. but the way this was asked is disgusting.

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A) You can't prove a negative.
B) Why should anyone "prove" their patriotism? And what does that really prove, anyway? And by who's definition?
C) To CNN reporter: Prove to me that you don't have your head up your a**.

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To even think of asking such a question, even with multiple clarifications, is despicable. He would have been better to ask "Have you had any negative feedback from constituents about the fact that you are a Muslim?"

That line could be asked of a Christian, and maybe would be, in the right context.

It seems to me the real issue he was pressing here is that because 1) he's a practicing Muslim, and 2) he's a Democrat, then he could be "working with the enemy"

When did McCarthyism rear it's head so blatantly again? Except now it's Muslim's instead of Communists...

My greatest fear for the US is this: Another attack on American soil. If you think things are crazy now, just imagine how bad things would be if there is another attack of any kind...

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Mr. Beck is a class-A moron...he is part of the good old boy white system..I cant stand to watch him interrupt guests and the way he gestures...He is not to be trusted and shame on CNN for even allowing him to have his own show...he is right up there with Limbaugh, Trent Lott,Ann Coulter..and the rest of the neo-cons still trying to scare us to shit by propagating fear!

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This guy is a piece of scum.
He sould not be at the CNN at all.
He work for FOX

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Don't people know the simplest rules of logic any more?

You can't prove a negative. It's up to the people who affirm a positive - that this man is working with the "other" - to prove THAT.

That's why in any civilized legal system it's not up to the accused to prove they didn't do it - it's up to the prosecutors to prove their case.

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of the Institutionalized bigotry and racism of US'A.

Beck isn't TRYING to be a rascist and a bigot.

Like many of US'A, it's "just the way he feels."

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I wonder the reaction if it was asked of the Jewish members of congress to prove they are not working with the known spies at AIPAC.

Or asking the HUNDREDS of Jewish members of Cabinet and Congress over the decades if they have any links to Mossad ( Israeli Inteligence agency)

"Evidence linking these Israelis to 9/11 is classified. I cannot tell you about evidence that has been gathered. It's classified information." -- US official quoted in Carl Cameron's Fox News report on the Israeli spy ring and its connections to 9-11.

After all, Fair is fair.

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I've seen EXACTLY this kind of behavior time and time again. Coming from the south, I've cringed as I've watched people stutter and qualify themselves to justify asking a racist or bigoted question born out of ignorance. These same people, once the minority left the room, would revert back to casually using epithets or other offensive and derogatory language. I've seen it again and again. And I cringed watching Beck because that's exactly how he's acting. All that stuttering you see? That's because he's nervous. Watch closely - he's about to reveal just how prejudice he really is and he's scared. He's scared because he knows he's outing himself as a jackass.

Get rid of him! And get rid of whoever decided he'd be the best person to do the interview. It's obvious he has way too many personal issues to be qualified interviewing a Muslim.

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This is a perfect example of the sort of backward, false, disingenuous "journalism" practiced by the right. You float a baseless accusation, ("'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.'"), then you simply blame it on "a lot of Americans." It matches Fox's "many people are saying" clarification they use repeatedly in their reporting with little or no facts to back up these "many" people. You continually float the idea and hope it sticks with a large chunk of your viewers.

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How did Keith Ellison keep his composure? That's like the most offensive thing you could have said to someone. Ugh. CNN, you prove to me how fucking stupid you are ONCE again.

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This a**hole represents the worst of broadcast media, that is, until they invent something even more debased.

He's patronizing, insincere, meaningless. CNN should be ashamed.

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It's the brain child of the American and Pakistan intelligence agencies. It is absolutely unfair to ask any Muslim to prove he is not the enemy. People should really try to think outside the Fox even when its CNN trying to brainwash them!

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The real enemy would be Methodists, since thats what Bush and Cheney claim they are.

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John Boehner, as minority leader of the House of Reps, and a vocal conservative Republican, I just have one request. Prove to me you've never smoked crystal meth, beat your wife, or hired a male prostitute.

An unfair statement? Absolutely. But turnabout is fair play.

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Glenn Beck is an asshole!!!!! There is no more I can say. Good night, and good luck.....

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IT'S ALREADY BEEN PROVEN THAT THE 911 ATTACKS WERE AN INSIDE JOB..SEE www.911Truth.org. BUSH AND CHENEY ARE LIARS, TORTURERS AND THE MURDERERS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. WHAT A JOKE TO QUESTION A MUSLIM. PLEASE SEE MUJCA.COM WHERE MUSLIMS , JEWS AND CHRISTIANS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVE THAT IT IS THE ENTIRE BUSH REGIME THAT IS GUILTY. THAT'S WHY RUMSFELD HAS JUMPED SHIP.

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It seemed to me that jerk (must be related to the chimp) inferred that Congressman Ellison was elected because Minneapolis has a large Somali population.While that is true it is far from large enough to have much effect on a local election. Mr. Ellison won with a very respectable margin. Not surprising since he had already disinguished himself in the Minnesota legislature.

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and that's because "TV News" is an oxymoron. Broadcasters are a bunch of maroons -- the lot of them.

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If CNN were forced to hire someone as far to the left as Glen Beck is to the right, who would they hire? I can't think of anyone by name. I guess somebody from the CPUSA would qualify or perhaps some Trotskyist splinter group could be as far off center as Beck. Can anyone imagine CNN giving a regular show in prime time to such a person? I guess what I am trying to show here is how far right our main stream media has tilted. The center has become the far left.

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Share your thoughts on Glenn Beck with CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?69

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Any decent journalist could have framed the question better, such as:

"Some Americans have said that Jewish-American leaders have divided loyalties on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. Likewise, some Americans may wonder if your Muslim faith will cause you to have any divided loyalties on foreign policy issues. What would you say to such sentiments?"

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Look left and you'll see the American Extremist himself, being advertised on Alternet. Yes, that's right - Alternet is taking advertisements from a right-wing fanatic, who is out to scare the he** out of us with stories about what some idiot with three people listening to him talk in a corner of the Middle East is saying. It's a good thing Al Jazeera is so middle of the road because if they had fanatics like Beck doing the same thing on their side of the world we would definitely be at war already. Check out their new news channel. It's pretty darn good!

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Can somebody please explain why Alternet has an advertisement for this guy's program on their website?

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