Why isn't glen beck fired for asking the first Muslim elected to Congress to prove his loyality?

[still_one]

I do NOT watch cnn, fox, or any of the MSM, but when I saw this exerpt on the Daily Show last night I was outraged. beck was interviewing an American Citizen who was elected to Congress, and asking him, "how do I know you are not working for our enemies?"

This is media santioned bigotry

[Ganja Ninja]

1. Why did they hire him in the first place? n/t

[waiting for hope]

2. Here's the Media Matters link

to this:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200611150004

Take a look around the site - go to Issues/Topics and click on Media Personalities. This may take a few hours, so sit back, use the rest room beforehand, fill up the coffee dispenser and enjoy! There is tons of media sanctioned bigotry and all of them have done it at one time or another.

On Edit: Except Keith Olbermann...the man is a GOD.

[LA lady]

3. He got away with it because of the damned ratings

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/

Beck #1 In Demo On Cable News Wed.

It's all money; who gets the viewers gets to say what they want.

[still_one]

4. so in other words as long as the ratings are good, lies and slander will be allowed

[TechBear_Seattle]

11. Welcome to America

Truth means nothing when compared to ratings.

I would dearly love to see Beck sued for slander.

[Cosmocat]

20. Jesus ...

HOW ...

I caught him on XM a couple times, and have made a point of NEVER watching him on CNN ... He just is horrible ... Not only one in a seemingly endless train of cardboard cut out conservative talking heads, but he is clearly mental, and not in the least bit funny or entertaining ...

I just don't get it ...

Also ... It is a SAD statement on our media, and our country, when some penishead TV commentator can say what he said to congressman elect ... If this had occured in some way in revese, as noted in the string, the right wing would have gone APE SHIITE ...

[Liberal In Texas]

5. I think the RW is going to anoint him as the new Rush. I think Limpballs is going to

be cut loose pretty soon and this nut-case will be the new numero uno hate/propaganda monger for the RW.

He's despicable.

[still_one]

7. and so is CNN for hiring him

[Deep13]

6. Hey, why single out that one bigotted remark...

...when he gives us so many to choose from. He is a horrible person. I don't listen to him, but sometimes Stephie plays clips.

[still_one]

8. It was the one I heard listening to the Daily Show, since I do NOT watch cnn

[Deep13]

10. Ah, The Stewart.

Hey, he's also a non-Christian! Where's his loyalty oath? Holy shit, so am I! Where's mine? How do I know that I won't betray me to my enemies? Sure, I could turn myself in, but I would just deny it when confronted and start squawking about the Constitution and stuff.

[still_one]

25. lol

[RB TexLa]

9. ratings

I've never heard of this guy before he got this show. I assume they hired him and told him to just say the craziest shit he can say, create controversy.

[maxrandb]

12. I think it's because

none of the dozens of people in America that listen to his show complained.

[irislake]

13. That is definitely one of the

tackiest things I have ever seen on TV. I cringe from embarrassment when I see it.The level of ignorance of the man. How did he get a job like that? What an insult to the voters too. He needs to apologize as does his employer. Unbelievable.

[helderheid]

14. If I didn't know what I know about the media, I would be shocked. It's disgusting.

[Virginia Dare]

15. If they were going to fire him for being a bigot...

he would have been gone long ago.

[irislake]

16. I hadn't realized that was on CNN since I don't watch it

just saw it on Jon Stewart and read about it. That sort of astounding ignorance makes CNN look REALLY bad to ousiders (like Canadians for example) who might be tempted to think, "No WONDER Americans are in trouble with terrorists in the first place and no wonder the Iraqis didn't welcome them with flowers!" Doesn't do CNN's reputation any good at all. What there is of it. I can't watch it. CNN has a bad "ugly American" problem and should be more concerned about the face they present to the world. I just think that question takes the cake for being politically incorrect. Almost as bad as some of Barbara Bush's famous quotes. I would sooner watch Al Jezeera any day.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

17. because people are racist. and accept racism.

[Karenina]

18. CNN and Beck's Amurikkan viewers

APPROVE of his message.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

19. exactly. he is just saying what a lot of his viewers are thinking or saying.

racism and intolerance are well and alive/

[librechik]

21. Disgraceful. Where did G learn about patriotism, in Stalingrad?

not honoring our elected representatives is bad enough, but this blatant display of racism was unacceptable. Who cares what G "just can't help himself from saying?" A professional could "stop himself." But I think he did it on purpose to thrill his racist viewers--both of them.

[treestar]

22. True, and the Jewish/Zionist/American people have a duty to speak up against it

at least the ones who mouth off about how wrong it is to ask that of someone with dual citizenship with Israel. This guy may only have one citizenship. And we know Muslims are to blame for terrorism as a group, due to the lack of a group spokesman to speak up condemnning every terrorist attack carried out by other Muslims.

This is the tribal mentality. America never was based on "the tribe" and doesn't need to now. It can't, it's too diverse.

[The Stranger]

23. Glen Beck IS THE ENEMY.

Someone should give him a drink -- he needs it. Get him drunk or drugged up again -- it may save American lives overseas and spare us his racist, bigoted, hate-mongering broadcast.

[Poiuyt]

24. I sent this email to CNN yesterday:

Fire Glenn Beck NOW!!

There is no place on mainstream TV for bigots and racists. After his comments to a newly elected member of Congress on November 14, Glenn Beck has got to go! He's not funny, he's not "politically incorrect," he's just a racist.

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