(2011/03/26) McCarthyism Redux (Religious Tolerance)

Edition #469

McCarthyism Redux

 

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Act 1: Mistaken for Muslim - 1700% Project

Song 1: Look what you've done - JET

Act 2: Anti-muslim bill in TN banning practice of Islam - Young Turks

Song 2: Dare you to move - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 3: Beck STILL thinks 10% of Muslims are terrorists - Media Matters

Act 4: Al Qaeda populating US with peaceful "decoy Muslims" - The Onion

Song 4: This is why we fight - The Decemberists

Act 5: Peter King understands violent radicalism - Colbert Report

Song 5: Like a prayer - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 6: Beck: Reform Judaism "almost like" radicalized Islam - Media Matters

Act 7: Reza Aslan on Peter King's Radicalized Muslims hearing - Colbert Report

Song 7: More than a feeling - Boston

Act 8: Pet Peter King's terrorist ties - Young Turks

Song 8: Unforgiven - Apocalyptica

Act 9: Glenn Beck apologizes - Media Matters

Act 10: Radical Muslim hearing and IRA terrorism with John Oliver - Daily Show

Song 10: Zombie (Techno version) - The Cranberries

Act 11: Reporting on McCarthyite hearings - Counterspin

Song 11: Radioactive - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 12: Fox cheerleads Muslim witch-hunt hearings - Media Matters

Act 13: Rep. Keith Ellison Cries During Testimony at Muslim Radicalization Hearing - C-Span

Song 13: All these things that I've done - The Killers

Act 14: Keith Ellison on radicalization of American Muslims - Bill Maher

Song 14: Don't stop believing - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 15: Fox Gives 3x more airtime to Peter King supporers - Media Matters

Act 16: Actual case on terrorism by non-Muslim - Counterspin

Song 16: Welcome to the black parade - My Chemical Romance

Act 17: Radical Muslim hearings - Daily Show

 

Voicemails:

Using religion for liberal good - Jeffrey from Longbeach, CA

Request for animal cruelty and diet episodes, plus supporting Mumia - Brenden the contractor from Portland

Freedom box foundation call to action - Jamie Cobb from Santa Fe, NM

Response to education system episode - Liz from South Dakota

Sick and tired of all these wars! - John From Portland, OR

Response to date rape story caller - Anonymous

 

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

 

Final comments on the launch of the new pseudo-video version of BotL

 

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Allah in the Family - Daily Show

 

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

 

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