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What "news channel allowed Muslim bashing?

Right-wing media respond to Fort Hood shooting by attacking American Muslims
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Right-wing media figures have used the shooting at Fort Hood as an excuse to attack Islam and American Muslims in particular, with Debbie Schlussel, for example, urging readers to think of the alleged shooter "whenever you hear about how Muslims serve their country in the U.S. military." Additionally, commentators have blamed the shooting on "political correctness," with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade suggesting the implementation of "special debriefings" for Muslim American soldiers to prevent future attacks.

http://mediamatters.org/research/200911060032

Anonymous Asked at 6:05 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
  • Answered at 10:54 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
    autod...

    yeah, just the other day I heard children on a playground debating racial profiling, discrimination, mental illness and military recruiting.


    eye rolling

  • Answered at 6:07 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
    Anonymous
    KILMEADE: Do you think it's time for the military to have special debriefings of Muslim Army officers -- anybody enlisted?...Because if I'm going to be deployed in a foxhole, if I'm going to be sticking in an outpost, I got to know the guy next to me is not going to want to kill me.

  • Answered at 6:09 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
    Anonymous
    I thought it was the job of the media to ask questions that are sometimes uncomfortable to answer. I guess we have been dumbed down more than I thought.
  • Answered at 6:14 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
    Carpy
    Whats wrong with that?
  • Answered at 6:16 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
    jesse...

    Mediamatters.org is a "non-profit progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in ..." Don't think you can trust them to be unbiased.


    Their agenda is to find weighted words and make a case from that. Of course they will do some investigating to make sure this is a one time event. The lives of other soldiers depend on it. If they don't and others are killed, the military will be blasted for that.

  • Answered at 6:16 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
    momof...

    I dont see the problem and I am a Little confused on the Christianity comparison that people are throwing out. Are we at war with Christians at the moment OR Muslim extremists? Are Christians killing our boys and girls in uniform by the thousands each year OR Muslim extremists? Are Christians the ones blowing up THEIR OWN INNOCENT WOMEN AND CHILDREN by the hundreds EVERY DAY OOOOORRRRRR is it the Muslim Extremists? Yes I DO realize that there was a time in our HISTORY where Christians killed many in the name of rel;igion and eventually MANY people came together to put a stop to it......and they DIDNT do this by attacking ANOTHER religion that wasnt doing anything. I also find it silly that my 82 yr old white male grandpa got stopped and asked to take off his shoes at the airport while the Arabic looking man was waved through....yeah because the chances are WAY greater that my grandpa was going to cause problems......

  • Answered at 6:17 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
    jesse...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Matters_for_America
  • Answered at 6:20 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
    Anonymous
    I like what they said.

    Why do we have to "tippy toe" around isssues.

    Political correctness IS one of the major problems in our society. Sickning!
  • Answered at 6:22 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
    hot-m...
    I think it is degrading and horrible to put good law abiding Muslims through this kind of segregation. Just cause their are a few bad seeds doesn't mean you throw out the whole lot.
  • Answered at 6:28 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
    Anonymous
    If the few "bad seeds" were going to kill your family, you might begin to feel differently.

    Of course I dont believe in punishing law abiding citizens. But if it seems to be a certain race or religion that is causing serious numbers of murders. Then it MUST and should be looked into.

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