Two Muslim religious leader were kicked off an airplane last week in Memphis – simply because they were Muslim. The two imams - both in traditional Muslim dress – went through multiple security screenings – and boarded the Delta Airlines Commuter flight. But shortly after taxing toward the runway – the plane returned to the gate and TSA came aboard and removed the men citing concerns from the other passengers. The imams went through an additional security screening – once again proving that they were not a threat – but the pilot refused to let them on the plane again and took off. Delta is now conducting an internal investigation into the matter – they so far have yet to offer an official explanation as to why the men were kicked off their flight. Coincidently – the two imams were on their way to attend a conference on Islamophobia in America. Needless to say – they have a bunch of new material to report. So how bad does Islamophobia have to get in America – before we realize it may be time to start a new Civil Rights movement for Muslims in America?

-Thom

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The Daily Stack

Quote: "I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him." -- Booker T. Washington.

Hour One: Wisconsin Republicans rushing to pass agenda ahead of recalls with John Nichols, Washington Correspondent - The Nation Magazine.

Article: "Wisconsin's Walker Heads to DC to Take Lead in Fight to Privatize Education" by John Nichols.

Article: "Wisconsin Republicans rushing to pass agenda ahead of recalls" by David Ferguson.

Article: "How Town Hall Protests Against Paul Ryan's Plan Changed the Medicare Debate" by John Nichols.

Book: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.

Article: "Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to Deliver School Choice Policy Address at D.C. Summit" by PRNewswire.

Article: "Republicans seek cure for Medicare ills" by Stephanie Kirchgaessner and James Politi.

Article: "John Boehner goes to New York to talk debt" by Jake Sherman.

Article: "Republican overtures to Wall Street" by James Politi.

Cartoon: "The True Story" by Tom Tomorrow.

Article: "Man airlifted after fight with cat" by Vanesa Brashier.

Article: "From oligarchy to philanthropy" by Neil Buckley.

Article: "Commodity hedge fund loses $400m in oil slide" by Sam Jones.

Law: "Glass-Steagall Act", 1933.

Article: "SEC reform proposal threatens ‘dark pools’" by Telis Demos.

Law: "Commodity Futures Modernization Act", 2000.

Hour Two: Pilot refuses to fly two Muslim men to tolerance conference with Bill Keller, Founder - Live Prayer.com.

Article: "Pilot refuses to fly two Muslim men to tolerance conference" by Kase Wickman.

Quote: "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." Gospel of Matthew 10:34".

Book: "Bush at War" by Bob Woodward.

Book: "The Five Gospels: What Did Jesus Really Say? The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus" by Robert W. Funk.

Talk Radio News Segment: Victoria Jones, White House Correspondent.

Book: " Threshold: The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Immigration – the next big push?" by Bonney Kapp.

Article: "Donald Trump: I'm Not Racist -- One Of My Apprentice Winners Is Black" by Jillian Rayfield.

Article: "Boehner might outline Republicans’ budget demands in Economic Club speech" by Paul Kane.

Hour Three: Reaganomics Vs. Obamanomics: Facts And Figures with Peter Ferrara, Director of Policy-Carleson Center for Public Policy.

Article: "Reaganomics Vs. Obamanomics: Facts And Figures" by Peter Ferrara.

Book: "America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb: How the Looming Debt Crisis Threatens the American Dream-and How We Can Turn the Tide Before It's Too Late" by Peter Ferrara.

Article: "9 Things The Rich Don't Want You To Know About Taxes" by David Cay Johnston.

Site: "Conversations With Great Minds ... with Thom Hartmann".

Article: "Who's To Blame for the Massive Deficit?" by Daniel J. Mitchell.

The good: Senator Bob Menendez: "Democrats See Strategy to End Big Oil Tax Breaks" by Carl Hulse.

The bad: "Carlson Asks If Credit For Bin Laden's Capture Should Go To "One Of Those Dudes Who Was Waterboarded"" by Media Matters.

The very, very ugly: "Florida Cuts Unemployment Benefits To Pay For Corporate Tax Cut" by Pat Garofalo.

Article: "More suicides under Conservative rule", 18 September, 2002.

Article: "Gov. Jan Brewer wants Supreme Court to overturn SB 1070 ruling" by Ginger Rough.

Article: "No Child Left Behind - Where Does The Money Go?" by Gerald W. Bracey.

Book: " The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Morale plummets in Afghanistan, Taliban lay siege to Kandahar" by Mark Benjamin.

Article: "Schumer Calls For ‘Do Not Ride’ List For Amtrak" by WCBS 880/AP.

Article: "Judicial Watch Announces Freedom of Information Act Requests Seeking bin Laden Photos and Videos" by PRNewswire.

Article: "Florida Law Would Bar Doctors From Asking Parents About Guns" by Matthew Heller.

Crazy alert: "Will Obama Tee Up Against House Speaker John Boehner?" by Russell Adams.

Coming up Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program

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