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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 ...
Farmer, NAACP Back USDA Official Who Quit in Racial Flap
By Lisa Flam - AOL News(July 20) -- The NAACP said today it was "snookered" into condemning former black USDA official Shirley Sherrod after seeing a partial video clip in which Sherrod made comments about not helping a white farmer as much as she should have. The civil rights group's reversal came after Sherrod said her comments had been taken out of context and the farmer's wife came to her defense. Eloise Spooner said Sherrod had helped save her family farm and is "a friend for life." Spooner told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Sherrod was not being treated fairly. "I said, 'That ain't right. They have ...
Barbara Bush Backs 'Obamacare' on Fox News
By Katie Drummond - Politics DailyAt least one of the Bush daughters has strayed from the Republican party line -- not to mention her own father's stance -- and endorsed the Democrats' $800 billion health reform package. Barbara Bush, the 28-year-old daughter of former President George W. Bush, told Fox News she was "glad" to see the health reform bill passed. "Health care should be a right for everyone," she told Fox host Chris Wallace. In an interview with the Washington Times last year, President Bush expressed "worry" over the prospect of "encouraging the government to replace the private sector when it comes to ...
Glenn Beck and Rep. Anthony Weiner: A Fight for the Gold
By David Corn - Politics DailyThe end is near, buy gold. That's been right-wing talker Glenn Beck's advice to those who listen to his syndicated radio show and watch his Fox News show. You need to "think like a German Jew in 1934, maybe 1931," he has said -- and that means loading up on the yellow, shiny stuff, so that when economies and currencies collapse, you'll be able to buy food (or letters of transit). Beck is free to give whatever economic advice to his fans, but he has blended his analysis with self-serving commerce, promoting a particular gold coin retailer called Goldline, which has too often ripped off ...
Fox News Refuses to Air Climate Bill Ad
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFox News is refusing to air an advertisement connecting a climate bill to U.S. national security interests. A spokesman for VoteVets, a liberal group founded by veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said the network claimed the ad was "too confusing," Politico reported. The 30-second ad pushes the belief that climate legislation would have national security benefits by reducing the oil profits of hostile Middle Eastern countries. "Every day Congress doesn't pass a clean energy climate plan our enemies get stronger," the ad's narrator says. A VoteVets spokesman questioned the ...
Fox News Should Step Up and Hire Michael Steele -- Everybody Will Win
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailySomebody needs to make Michael Steele an offer he can't refuse. I nominate Roger Ailes and Fox News Channel. Fox is already the Republican home away from home, a refuge for has-beens, wannabes, and all who strive to stay relevant. They never get demerits for those "he/she said WHAT?" moments -- in fact controversy is an FNC family value. The pay is good, and there's no requirement to make it public. Simply sit back, spout off, and enjoy the fallout. Do I even need to say how perfect all of this would be for Steele? Not to mention his long-suffering party? He'd be a great commentator and an ...
Conservative Sen. Coburn Defends Pelosi as 'Nice Person,' Cautions on Fox News
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyTom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican regarded as among the most conservative of U.S. Senators, defended Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- at least on a personal level -- and took a swipe at Fox News, a favorite outlet for many conservatives. "Come on now, she is nice -- how many of you have met her; she's a nice person," Coburn said to some jeers from a crowd at a recent town hall meeting, according to The Hill newspaper. "Let me give you a little lesson here. I hope you will listen to me. Just because somebody disagrees with you, doesn't mean they're not a good person." In a comments ...
Sarah Palin's Fox News Show Premieres Thursday
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailySarah Palin's Fox News series "Real American Stories" will debut Thursday night, featuring tales of ordinary people and a mixed bag of celebrity guests. The premiere episode airs Thursday at 10 p.m. EDT. It will profile a Marine who died to save his fellow soldiers and a stock broker who helps underprivileged students pay for college, according to The Chicago Tribune. In a segment called "In Their Own Words," former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch and rapper LL Cool J will discuss their careers. Also country music star Toby Keith will talk about his song "Courtesy of the Red, ...
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Glenn Beck Urges Listeners to Leave Churches That Preach Social Justice
By David Sessions - Politics DailyOn his daily radio and television shows last week, Fox News personality Glenn Beck set out to convince his audience that "social justice," the term many Christian churches use to describe their efforts to address poverty and human rights, is a "code word" for communism and Nazism. Beck urged Christians to discuss the term with their priests and to leave their churches if leaders would not reconsider their emphasis on social justice. "I'm begging you, your right to religion and freedom to exercise religion and read all of the passages of the Bible as you want to read them and as your church ...
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