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Glenn Beck Eats Crow Over Judaism Comments [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsIt could be "one of the worst analogies of all time." That's how Glenn Beck feels about his recent comparison between Reform Judaism and "radicalized Islam," which he apologized for during his radio show today. The Fox News personality made the assertion on his Tuesday radio program, stating that Reform rabbis are "generally political in nature," almost like "radicalized Islam in a way." Beck's statement, which he made clear did not refer to terror, generated immediate response from several Jewish groups including the Anti-Defamation League, which issued a statement calling Beck's comment ...
Glenn Beck vs. Google: It's On [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsGlenn Beck just ruined his chance of scoring a birthday Google doodle. The conservative commentator instead decided to pick a fight with the all-mighty search engine, which he accuses of "bizarrely inserting" itself into the story of the Egyptian revolution. "May I recommend if you are doing your own homework, don't do a Google search. Seems to me that Google is pretty deeply in bed with the government," Beck told his audience. Beck listed Google's close ties to the U.S. government, support for "hardcore leftists" and disregard for user privacy as three reasons he's skeptical of the ...
Obama Backs 'Common Sense' Concept Behind Jon Stewart's 'Restore Sanity' Rally
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyHe didn't get the name of the event right, but President Obama seemed to be saying that he thinks comedian Jon Stewart's upcoming "Rally to Restore Sanity" on the National Mall is a good idea and will appeal to people across political boundaries. The president stopped short of an outright endorsement, nor did he give any hint that he would participate in the planned Oct. 30 event. "I was amused -- Jon Stewart, you know, the host of 'The Daily Show,' apparently he's going to host a rally called something like, 'Americans in Favor of a Return to Sanity,' or something like that," Obama told a ...
Jon Stewart Plans 'Restoring Sanity' Rally to Counter Glenn Beck Event
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyTake it down a notch, folks. An odd theme for a mass rally, but that's what comedian Jon Stewart has in mind for a semi-serious event planned for Oct. 30 in Washington, apparently in answer to Glenn Beck's mega "Restoring Honor" rally on the National Mall last month. This one's not going to be any "tea party." The "Rally to Restore Sanity" almost sounds like an Un-Rally. "We're looking for the people who think shouting is annoying, counterproductive, and terrible for your throat, who feel that the loudest voices shouldn't be the only ones that get heard, and who believe that the only time ...
Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck to Commemorate 9/11 With 'Patriots' at Alaska Event
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailySarah Palin and Fox News personality Glenn Beck will commemorate the ninth anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks on America with "patriots" at an event far-removed from Ground Zero or their joint appearance in Washington last month. The two are reuniting in Anchorage, Alaska -- Palin's home state. "We can count on Glenn Beck to make the night interesting and inspiring, and I can think of no better way to commemorate 9/11 than together with patriots who will 'never forget,' " Palin said in a Facebook posting about the Saturday evening event at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage. Unlike Beck's ...
Glenn Beck's 'Blaze' News Site Is Up, With Year-Old Lead Story
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Aug. 31) -- After only one day of "Blazing," Glenn Beck is already looking a bit slow. Today, fresh off his successful "Restoring Honor" rally over the weekend, the Fox News personality launched his new "news, information, and opinion" website The Blaze, leading with the following video expose. It covers Ricardo Dominguez, a University of California, San Diego professor who retrofits cheap cell phones with a simple GPS application to help save the lives of illegal immigrants crossing a perilous stretch of desert between Mexico and the United States. It's an important story, no doubt. So ...
Glenn Beck and Obama's Religion: Presidential Piety Wouldn't Be Enough
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics DailyI'm gonna make this so clear that even y'all in the lamestream media can understand it. 1) Saturday's Glenn Beck march was not about politics, not at all. We know this because Beck said it, and the New York Times did, too. Plus, there were no political signs at the rally, as per Beck's specific request. Yes, Sarah Palin was there, but "in a new role," as a soldier's mom. To review: It was not about politics. 2) Instead -- hell-o -- it was all about God, turning back to God, after "walking in darkness for too long." (Can you think of things that are dark? Let's see: dirt, night, sin, what ...
Does Glenn Beck Deserve a Prime-Time Slot on Fox News?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyOn Glenn Beck's radio show recently, the host shared a discussion he had prior to Saturday's "Restoring Honor" rally with Fox News' colleague Bill O'Reilly (video below). According to Beck, O'Reilly told him: "I tell you what: If you have over a hundred or 200,000 [at the rally], you need to anchor the 8 p.m. show." O'Reilly's comments, of course, were probably made in jest. But it does make one wonder -- if Glenn Beck can turn out 300,000 supporters (estimates vary) to the Lincoln Memorial, has he earned a prime-time spot? That Glenn Beck has achieved the level of success he has at the 5 ...
Rising Clamor: Obama Should Reinstate Shirley Sherrod
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyPresident Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack find themselves besieged today with demands from a vast array of liberal voices -- and some prominent conservatives -- to reinstate hastily fired USDA regional official Shirley Sherrod. As new facts have emerged -- all of them pointing to the capricious nature of Sherrod's sacking -- the White House has found itself the target of stinging criticism from voices that are usually raised in defense of Democrats. Vilsack and Obama are being vilified not just for the pell-mell nature of Sherrod's firing, but for cravenness and cowardice as ...
The Right Wing's Memorial Day Attack on Obama
By David Corn - Politics DailyThere's a hole in the bottom of the ocean. Unemployment is still near 10 percent. There are two wars underway. And what are conservative pundits fretting about? That this year President Obama won't be laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. The liberal watchdog outfit, Media Matters, has been keeping track of this latest right-wing meme: - Glenn Beck says, "Obama is skipping out on a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington Cemetery because he'll be in Chicago on vacation. I'm sorry, I don't ever, ever question the president's vacation. I ...
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