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CNN host to first-ever Muslim congressman: "Prove to me that you're not working with our enemies." [VIDEO]
Another good catch from Media Matters:
[Media Matters]
On the November 14 edition of his CNN Headline News program, Glenn Beck interviewed Rep.-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN), who became the first Muslim ever elected to Congress on November 7, and asked Ellison if he could "have five minutes here where we're just politically incorrect and I play the cards up on the table." After Ellison agreed, Beck said: "I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.' " Beck added: "I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way."Beck was interviewing Ellison about the Democrats' plans for Iraq.
[Media Matters]
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