US Politics: The Daily Show on Martin Luther King (1963) and Glenn Beck (2010)

Apparently a few people are gathering in Washington DC, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, to hear radio and TV talk-show host Glenn Beck reclaim "civil rights" for America on the same spot --- or rather, in Beck's words, "two flights [of steps] down --- from where Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the same day in 1963:

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UPDATED New York's Proposed Islamic Cultural Center: The Daily Show's Investigation

UPDATE 22 August: And the comedy and incisive comment keeps on coming. Jon Stewart and his crew have returned to the controversy over the Islamic Cultural Center to take on "guilt by association" claims in "Extremist Makeover --- Homeland Edition". Their conclusion? Using the critics' "logic" and the example of a piece of cardboard and a yellow highlight, you can turn Fox News into Terrorist Command Central.

And, if you stay tuned, you get The Daily Show's take on the contest between "Team Mohammad" and "Team Jesus".



Watch programme.... (US Readers: "Extremist Makeover" and "Team Mohammed v. Team Jesus")

US Politics & Religion: A Way Forward on and beyond the Islamic Cultural Centre (Ezell)
New York's Proposed Islamic Cultural Center: Information & Comment (Olbermann)

Prompted by readers, we're hoping to feature analyses later this week on the controversy over the proposed Islamic Cultural Center on Park Avenue, 2 1/2 blocks from the site of the World Trade Center. I am working through many thoughts and some emotion on this issue, so --- while I reflect --- I turn this issue over to The Daily Show, which has not just one but two commentaries by Jon Stewart and not just one but two reports by Wyatt Cenac.

Watch Programme 1.... (US readers watch via Daily Show for Stewart and Cenac)

Watch Programme 2.... (US Readers watch via Daily Show site)